MONSTERS VS. ALIENS Soars to the Top of the Box Office
Monsters vs. Aliens easily destroyed its competition at the North American box office this weekend with a whopping $58.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
DreamWorks Animation’s latest 3D-animated adventure follows a group of monsters assisting the U.S. government in the destruction of a ruthless alien leader. The film’s voice cast includes Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen and Hugh Laurie.
Debuting at No. 2 this weekend with $23 million was Peter Cornwell’s horror thriller The Haunting in Connecticut. Starring Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner and Amanda Crew, the film follows a family experiencing supernatural events in their new home.
Last week’s winner, Knowing, dropped to third place, collecting [...]
by Franck Tabouring | March 29, 2009
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Tags: 12 Rounds, Box Office, Clive Owen, DreamWorks, Duplicity, I Love You Man, Julia Roberts, Knowing, Monsters vs. Aliens, Nicolas Cage, Paul Rudd, Pierre Morel, Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Taken, The Haunting in Connecticut, Virginia Madsen
KNOWING Tops Box Office
Knowing emerged as the champion at the North American box office this weekend with $24.8 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Alex Proyas’ apocalyptic thriller celebrated the widest release this week at 3,332 locations, taking the No. 1 spot as early as Friday. In the film, Nicolas Cage tries to prevent a series of global disasters.
Debuting in second place was John Hamburg’s latest comedy I Love You, Man, which picked up $18 million. Starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, the movie centers on a man who doesn’t have male buddies and heads out to find the perfect best man for his wedding.
Duplicity, the weekend’s third [...]
by Franck Tabouring | March 22, 2009
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Tags: Box Office, Coraline, Danny Boyle, Duplicity, I Love You Man, Jason Segel, Knowing, Nicolas Cage, Paul Rudd, Slumdog Millionaire, Taken, The Last House on the Left, Watchmen, Zach Snyder
TAKEN – Liam Neeson
Taken (2008)
Direction: Pierre Morel
Screenplay: Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen
Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Xander Berkeley, Katie Cassidy, Olivier Rabourdin
Taken, directed by Pierre Morel and written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, is a remarkably effective action thriller. Liam Neeson stars as Bryan Mills, an ex-CIA agent who quit his job so as to salvage his relationship with his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace). Bryan had already sacrificed his marriage to his (by now) ex-wife Lenore (Famke Janssen) and doesn’t want to repeat the same mistake.
After Bryan saves a flippant singer from a would-be attacker, he encounters a situation infinitely more dangerous than his CIA assignments. Though hesitant, Bryan allows Kim to go to Paris with her friend [...]
by Reginald Williams | January 31, 2009
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Tags: Crime Movies, Film Reviews, Liam Neeson, Luc Besson, Maggie Grace, Pierre Morel, Robert Mark Kamen, Taken, Trhillers
