So Avatar made a few million more then originally thought. The new 3D experience from James Cameron reached $77 million in the US Box Office, and is expected to continue to benefit from positive word of mouth. The worldwide tally put Avatar at 242.5 million, well on its way to hopefully make a profit as …
Kevin James’ latest comedy, “Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” surprised many, (myself included,) to top the box office this weekend. “Blart” took in $33.8 million. In case you missed that, I’ll type it again: $33.8 million. Just goes to prove that I have no idea about what makes a hit movie. Clint Eastwood’s “Gran Turino,” came …
The literary sensation is apparently also a big hit on the big screen. ‘Twilight,’ which set a new record for advance sale tickets, followed that up with an amazing opening weekend, taking in $70.5 million. Audiences seem to be mostly made up of women under 25. The next film in the series, ‘New Moon,’ …
‘High School Musical 3,’ opened at the top spot this weekend, earning $40 million US, and garnering another $40 million internationally.
The latest film based on a video game was tops at the box office this past weekend. ‘Max Payne,’ starring Mark Wahlberg, (who, just so you know does not talk to animals… No matter what ‘Saturday Night Live,’ may tell you,) opened at number one, raking in $18 million. The confusingly popular ‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua’ …
Ben Stiller’s comedy ‘Tropic Thunder,’ is spending its second week as the top film at the box office.
Despite horrid reviews, audiences were split this weekend between ‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,’ and ‘The Dark Knight.’ In its third week, ‘Dark Knight,’ dropped only 42% from the week prior, totaling and estimated $43.8 million for the weekend.
It wasn’t easy being the competition this weekend. Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight,’ shot past ‘Spider-Man 3’s’ record debut to claim the spot of highest weekend opening ever, the film earned $155.4 million domestically.
It was a great weekend to be a panda. The Jack Black starred ‘Kung Fu Panda’ pulled in $60m to take the top spot for the weekend, with Adam Sandler’s ‘You Don’t Mess with the Zohan’ trailing in 2nd place, with a $40m take. ‘Indiana Jones’ showed its legs, with $22.8m and ‘Sex and the …
Paramount is reporting that Cloverfield made an estimated 18.25M on its opening night, breaking the trend in typically lackluster performances by virally marketed films (i.e. Snakes on a Plane). Cloverfield, Directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J.J. Abrams, and a cast devoid of stars was made for around 25M, so all around, I’m sure they’re …