DISTRICT 9 Tops Box Office
Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi actioner District 9 flew past its competition to the top spot at the North American box office this weekend with $37 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Pulling strong reviews, the Peter Jackson-produced film scored a solid average of $12,135 per theater at 3,049 locations. District 9 is set in a world where unwelcomed aliens are living as refugees in slump-like conditions on Earth.
The Time Traveler’s Wife, the weekend’s second wide release, made it to second place with a gross of $19.2 million. Playing at 2,988 locations, Robert Schwentke’s romance follows the relationship between a woman (Rachel McAdams) and a man (Eric Bana) who [...]
by Franck Tabouring | August 16, 2009
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Tags: Bandslam, Box Office, District 9, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Jeremy Piven, Julie and Julia, Meryl Streep, Ponyo, Rachel McAdams, The Goods: Live Hard Sell Hard, The Time Traveler's Wife, Vanessa Hudgens
Zac Efron’s 17 AGAIN at the Top of the Box Office
Zac Efron’s latest teen comedy, 17 Again, beat the competition at the North American box office this weekend with $24 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Directed by Burr Steers, the film follows a 37-year-old man who despises his existence and gets to relive his past as a 17-year-old. Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon and Michelle Trachtenberg co-star.
Debuting in second place with $14 million was Kevin Macdonald’s thriller State of Play, which stars Russell Crowe as a print journalist who launched his own investigation into the murder of a congressman’s assistant. Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren and Rachel McAdams round out the lead cast.
Things didn’t turned out as well [...]
by Franck Tabouring | April 19, 2009
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Tags: 17 Again, Ben Affleck, Box Office, Crank: High Voltage, DreamWorks, Fast and Furious, Helen Mirren, I Love You Man, Jason Segel, Jason Statham, Justin Lin, Kevin Macdonald, Knowing, Miley Cyrus, Monsters vs. Aliens, Nicolas Cage, Observe and Report, Paul Rudd, Paul Walker, Rachel McAdams, Russell Crowe, Seth Rogen, State of Play, Virginia Madsen, Zac Efron
Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams in STATE OF PLAY Photos
Ben Affleck
Helen Mirren
Rachel McAdams
Ben Affleck
Robin Wright Penn, Ben Affleck
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Ben Affleck, Russell Crowe in STATE OF PLAY Photos
Sylvia Miles, John Barry at MIDNIGHT COWBOY Screening
Oscar 2009: Robert Pattinson, Sophia Loren, Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon
Oscar 2009: Jennifer Aniston, Penélope Cruz, Zac Efron, Daniel Craig
Oscar 2009: Penélope Cruz, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey
by Deborah Arthur | April 12, 2009
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Tags: Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Kevin Macdonald, Photos, Political Movies, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright, State of Play, Thrillers
Ben Affleck, Russell Crowe in STATE OF PLAY Photos
Ben Affleck, Russell Crowe
Directed by Kevin Macdonald and adapted by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, and Billy Ray from Paul Abbott’s television series, the thriller State of Play stars Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Jeff Daniels, Justin Bateman, and Michael Berresse.
State of Play opens in the US on April 19.
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Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams in STATE OF PLAY
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Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams, Russell Crowe
Helen Mirren, Russell Crowe
Jeff Daniels, Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck
Sylvia Miles, John Barry at MIDNIGHT COWBOY Screening
Oscar 2009: Robert Pattinson, Sophia Loren, Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon
Oscar 2009: Jennifer Aniston, Penélope Cruz, Zac Efron, Daniel Craig
Oscar 2009: Penélope Cruz, Angelina Jolie, Brad [...]
by Deborah Arthur | April 12, 2009
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Tags: Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Jeff Daniels, Kevin Macdonald, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Photos, Political Movies, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright, Russell Crowe, State of Play, Thrillers, Tony Gilroy
THE FAMILY STONE – Diane Keaton, Claire Danes
The Family Stone (2005)
Direction and screenplay: Thomas Bezucha
Cast: Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Ty Giordano, Paul Schneider
Diane Keaton, Claire Danes, Ty Giordano, Craig T. Nelson, Dermot Mulroney in The Family Stone
The Family Stone is the sort of fairy tale that works in reverse. Watching the film, I was actively rooting for the uptight, sexless, anal-retentive (surely a Republican Committee member) fiancée played by Sarah Jessica Parker, who is brought into the home of the oh-so-liberal Stone family for their annual miserable little Christmas celebration. Something tells me that’s not what writer-director Thomas Bezucha had intended.
But considering how obnoxiously and hypocritically p.c. the Stones are, it’s no [...]
by Andre Soares | December 16, 2005
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Tags: Claire Danes, Craig T. Nelson, Dermot Mulroney, Diane Keaton, Film Reviews, Gay Interest, Luke Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Sarah Jessica Parker, The Family Stone, Thomas Bezucha, Ty Giordano
