Lasse Hallström Articles

Channing Tatum in Lasse Hallström’s Dear John (top); John Travolta, Melissa Mars, Jonathan Rhys Meyers in From Paris with Love (bottom) According to estimates provided by Box Office Mojo, Lasse Hallström’s romantic tearjerker Dear John, starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried, topped the domestic box-office this weekend, with $32.4 million in ticket sales. Avatar came at a distance second, with $23.6 million. James Cameron’s 3D [...]

Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried in Dear John A blonde socialite and a hunky military type have dethroned James Cameron and his Na’vi from atop the box-office charts. With $32.4 million, Lasse Hallström’s tearjerker Dear John far surpassed Avatar’s $23.6 million at the US/Canada box office this weekend, according to estimates provided by Box Office Mojo. Starring Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum, Dear John chronicles the [...]

Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried in Dear John After seven weeks, Avatar’s reign at the box office may finally be over: an estimated $6.2 million on Friday vs. $13.8 million for the tearjerker Dear John on Day One, according to figures found at Box Office Mojo. Avatar had a small but not insignificant 16.7 percent drop from the previous Friday; even if the film rallies on [...]