GRAN TORINO at the Top of the Box Office
Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino raced to the top of the North American box office this weekend with $29 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The film, which stars Eastwood as a war veteran who bonds with a Hmong teenager, easily shook off its competition after expanding into 2,808 theaters. Its domestic total currently stands at $40 million.
Debuting at No. 2 with $21.5 million was Gary Winick’s latest comedy, Bride Wars, starring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson (above) as best friends who become the worst enemies after their weddings are accidentally booked on the same day.
Meanwhile, new entry The Unborn finished third with $21 million. The David [...]
by Franck Tabouring | January 13, 2009
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Tags: Box Office, Bride Wars, Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Marley and Me, Not Easily Broken, Odette Yustman, Owen Wilson, The Unborn
MARLEY & ME Again Tops Box Office
Marley & Me topped the North American box office for the second consecutive weekend with $24 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
David Frankel’s comedy starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston easily dominated the competition all week long, bringing its domestic total to an impressive $106.5 million after barely two weeks in release.
At No. 2, Adam Sandler’s latest comedy, Bedtime Stories, picked up another $20.3 million, reaching a total haul of $85.3 million. In the film, Sandler plays a hotel handyman whose bedtime stories become true the next day.
Meanwhile, David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button picked up $18.4 million in third place, lifting its cumulative [...]
by Franck Tabouring | January 5, 2009
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Tags: Adam Sandler, Amy Adams, Bedtime Stories, Box Office, Brad Pitt, Doubt, Jennifer Aniston, Marley and Me, Owen Wilson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Tom Cruise, Valkyrie
Oscar 2008: Cate Blanchett, Jon McLaughlin, Owen Wilson
Jon McLaughlin performs "So Close" from Enchanted
Cate Blanchett
Owen Wilson
Photos: Darren Decker / © A.M.P.A.S.
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by Andre Soares | February 25, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Cate Blanchett, Film Awards, Jon McLaughlin, Owen Wilson, Photos
THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU – Bill Murray, Owen Wilson
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Direction: Wes Anderson
Screenplay: Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach
Cast: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seu Jorge, Robyn Cohen, Seymour Cassel
AT SEA WITH BILL ENNUI
Those who roll in the aisles laughing whenever Bill Murray raises a tired eyebrow, or when he indicates boredom through sideway glances, or when he sighs with the air of someone who’s seen it all, will love Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. On the other hand, those of us who find Bill Murray’s chronic ennui contagious might consider looking for entertainment elsewhere.
The story of oceanographer-cum-TV-personality Steve Zissou’s quest for revenge against a mythical shark that [...]
by Andre Soares | January 12, 2005
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Tags: Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Film Reviews, Jeff Goldblum, Noah Baumbach, Owen Wilson, Seymour Cassel, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Wes Anderson
