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Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw in Bright Star Oscar 2010: Early Predictions for Best Picture Part I Among the top runners-up in that category are: Jane Campion's period romance Bright Star, which would have a much better chance had its box-office figures been more impressive; Quentin Tarantino's dark World War II fantasy Inglourious Basterds; Marc Webb's quirky 500 Days of Summer; Tom Hooper's The Damned United, [...]

Online leak or no, X-Men Origins: Wolverine slashed its competition at the North American box office with a remarkable $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Released by 20th Century Fox, the Gavin Hood-directed action spectacle scored an average of $21,225 per theater at 4,099 locations. Starring Hugh Jackman in the title role, the film follows Wolverine as he seeks revenge against [...]

Beyoncé Knowles' Obsessed defeated its competition at the North American box office with $28.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. In the Steve Shill-directed thriller, Idris Elba co-stars as a successful asset manager who gets into trouble with his wife (Knowles) when his new temp (Ali Larter) starts stalking him. At No. 2, last week's box office winner 17 Again collected another [...]

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 [...]