Golden Globes 2010 Predictions: Best Picture – Comedy or Musical
2010 Golden Globes Predictions: Best Picture – Comedy or Musical
The Informant! (above, with Matt Damon), d: Steven Soderbergh; scr: Scott Z. Burns
A pathological liar helps the US government nab a nefarious agribusiness conglomerate.
Julie & Julia (above, with Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci), d & scr: Nora Ephron
Julia Child starts cooking decades ago, while in the early 21st-century blogger Julie Powell decides to boil and broil every single recipe found in Child’s first book.
The Men Who Stare at Goats (above, with Kevin Spacey), d: Grant Heslov; scr: Peter Straughan
US military "intelligence" and its use of paranormal activities.
Nine (above, with Judi Dench, Penélope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson), d: Rob Marshall; scr: Michael Tolkin, Anthony [...]
by Andre Soares | November 20, 2009
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Tags: Film Awards, Golden Globe Predictions, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2010, It's Complicated, Julie and Julia, Nine, The Informant, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Proposal, Up in the Air
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE Tops Box Office
Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
David Yates‘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince stormed to the top of the North American box office this weekend with a solid $79.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Since its opening Wednesday, the sixth installment in the popular series has collected a stunning $159.6 million at 4,325 locations. Daniel Radcliffe returns as Harry Potter, who explores the dark past of Voldemort while the forces of the Dark Lord create further terror at Hogwarts and in the world of muggles.
At a distant No. 2, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs picked up $17.7 million, reaching a domestic total of $152 million after three weeks.
Following in third place with [...]
by Franck Tabouring | July 20, 2009
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Tags: Box Office, Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock, The Proposal, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
BRÜNO Tops Box Office
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Brüno jumped to the top spot at the North American box office with a solid $30.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Larry Charles-directed comedy debuted at 2,756 locations Friday, beating the opening weekend gross of Borat by $4 million. (It should be noted that Borat opened in considerably fewer theaters.) In Brüno, Cohen plays a flamboyant gay Austrian fashionista heading to Los Angeles to become the biggest Austrian celebrity since Hitler.
This week’s second wide release, the comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper, debuted at No. 7 with only $5 million. Directed by Chris Columbus, I Love You, Beth Cooper stars Hayden Panettiere as [...]
by Franck Tabouring | July 13, 2009
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Tags: Box Office, Brüno, I Love You Beth Cooper, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Public Enemies, Ryan Reynolds, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sandra Bullock, The Proposal, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
TRANSFORMERS / ICE AGE Tie at the Box Office?
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (above, top photo) and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (above, lower photo) tied for the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend with $42.5 million each, according to studio estimates Sunday.
While Michael Bay’s sequel lifted its domestic total to an impressive $293.4 million after only a little more than a week in release, the third installment in the Ice Age series brought its total to $67.5 million.
Playing at 4,099 locations, Dawn of the Dinosaurs scored an average of $10,360 per theater, while Revenge of the Fallen pulled $10,038 per theater at a total of 4,234 locations.
Michael Mann’s [...]
by Franck Tabouring | July 5, 2009
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Tags: Box Office, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Johnny Depp, Public Enemies, Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock, The Proposal, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN Tops Box Office
Though massacred by critics, Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen crushed the North American box office this week with an impressive $201.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, and Josh Duhamel, the anticipated sequel to Transformers opened at 4,234 locations Wednesday and scored a daily gross of $60.6 million, the highest ever for a Wednesday. The film brought in another $28 million Thursday and $36.7 million on Friday.
At a distant No. 2, last week’s winner The Proposal collected $18.4 million, reaching a domestic gross of $69 million. Starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, the film follows an overbearing book editor who [...]
by Franck Tabouring | June 29, 2009
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Tags: Box Office, Bradley Cooper, Cameron Diaz, Jason Patric, My Sister's Keeper, Sandra Bullock, The Hangover, The Proposal, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Up
