Box Office Breakdown: Kick-Ass Saves Its Ass
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Disney, MGM, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Drama, Remakes, Science Fiction, Comedy, Box Office, Lists,
Kick-Ass had a hard time living up to its name this weekend.
Despite high expectations for the R-rated superhero entry, Matthew Vaughn’s film barely won the box office battle. In fact, it looked on Sunday like Lionsgate’s actioner would place second overall. Fortunately, the final numbers worked in Kick-Ass’ favor…but not by much. Less than $200,000 separated How to Train Your Dragon from this week’s chart topper.
Meanwhile, attendance at Death at a Funeral‘s services was good enough to get the comedy a fourth place debut. Neil LaBute’s remake of the 2007 British film recovered most of its budget - it cost approximately $21 million to make - with its $16.2 million gross.
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Remake News: Godzilla, Popeye and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks, New Line, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, Rumors, Scripts, Technology, Upcoming Releases,
Godzilla: You didn’t think Godzilla would go down without another fight, did ya? Legendary Pictures has announced that it plans to resurrect the giant creature in 2012 with help from Warner Bros. The film, which will not be a sequel to the 1998 version starring Matthew Broderick, will “pay respects” to the 1954 outing. A director has not yet been named.
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Box Office Breakdown: Titans Disappoints Date Night
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Disney, MGM, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Independent, Religious, Remakes, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Box Office, Lists,
Looks like Sunday wasn’t a great day for a Date Night.
Despite early predictions that the Steve Carell/Tina Fey laugher would end the weekend with a $27.1 million take and a first place finish, the movie wound up falling slightly short. When the final numbers were turned in, the Shawn Levy-directed comedy had raked in just $25.2 million in ticket sales - positioning it right between Clash of the Titans and How to Train Your Dragon.
Although Date Night did not come close to surpassing Carell’s personal best (Get Smart opened to $38.7 million in 2008), it did top Fey’s previous high (Baby Mama‘s $17.4 million from 2008).
Meanwhile, the only other entry in this weekend’s Top 10 was a movie that only opened in 897 theaters. Letters to God - which only grossed $1.1 million and a $1,228 per screen average - helped push Shutter Island and She’s Out of My League off the charts.
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Box Office Breakdown: Titans Rules Over Competition
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Disney, MGM, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Remakes, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
Clash of the Titans’ use of 3D may not have been favorably reviewed, but that didn’t keep the remake from conquering the box office.
The Warner Bros. film, which was delayed for a last-minute technology upgrade, officially became the biggest Easter weekend opener to date. Titans’ $61.2 million topped previous holiday champ Scary Movie 4 and bested 1999’s The Matrix to become the best April release ever. (That 1999 film debuted to $27.8 million.)
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Angelina Jolie Rumored for Sleeping Beauty’s Maleficent Role
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Adaptation, Adventure, Remakes, Casting, Celebrity Gossip, Rumors, Upcoming Releases,
Right now, Angelina Jolie is busy working with actor Johnny Depp on their upcoming film The Tourist. Some time down the line, she may also find herself paired up with her co-star’s favorite director.
According to a report, the Oscar winning actress could be tapping into her darker side to play Maleficent in Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Sleeping Beauty. In the classic tale, the evil fairy godmother is responsible for putting Princess Aurora into a 100-year sleep. The updated version - being written by Linda Woolverton (The Lion King) - would tell the story from the villainess’ perspective.
If cast, Jolie may work Tim Burton, the man behind Disney’s wildly successful Alice in Wonderland adaptation. Although Burton’s name has been rumored for the project for some time now, he has not yet formally committed himself to the movie.
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Box Office Breakdown: How to Train Your Dragon Soars to #1
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Disney, Fox Searchlight, MGM, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Family, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
Jay Baruchel may be dating a girl out of his league, but he’s now got a dragon under his command.
Friday’s premiere of How to Train a Dragon had both Baruchel and Gerard Butler pulling double-duty over the weekend. The animated feature easily surpassed both Out of My League, Bounty Hunter and - most importantly - the reigning champ (Alice in Wonderland) to take the win with a $43.7 million take.
Unfortunately, even higher ticket prices couldn’t lift the 3-D feature past a previous Dreamworks entry. Last March, Monsters vs. Aliens towered over the competition with a $59.3 million bow.
Meanwhile, Hot Tub Time Machine - the weekend’s only other new wide release - warmed up to a $14 million debut and a third-place finish.
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Box Office Breakdown: Wimpy Kid Bests the Bounty Hunter
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Books, Box Office, Lists,
Two out of three ain’t bad.
Although Hollywood has yet to present a real threat to Alice in Wonderland, two studios this weekend made strong attempts. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, based on a series of Jeff Kinney books, proved there was more than enough room for kid-friendly fare at the box office. Fox’s adaptation unfolded to over $22 million in ticket sales - approximately $12 million shy of the three-time winner, but enough for second place.
The Bounty Hunter - starring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler - also managed to nab a decent bounty for itself during this frame. Sony’s critically-panned comedy grossed over $20 million, falling just short of Diary.
Meanwhile, Repo Men, Friday’s only other wide release, came a distant fourth with $6.1 million.
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Tim Burton Foresees Bad 3-D in Our Future
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Although he’s pleased with how his most recent entry turned out, director Tim Burton predicts we’ll be seeing a wave of bad 3-D films in theaters soon.
“It’s true that 3-D is being hyped at the moment. It was different when we started working on Alice in Wonderland a few years ago. I’m glad I started using it early on and wasn’t forced to shoot a film in 3-D at all costs, because everyone’s doing it now. We’re surely going to see a lot of bad 3-D films in the near future, because Hollywood cannibalizes every recipe for success. That’s how the industry works,” Burton stated.
Despite his concerns at 3-D being overused, Tim finds the technology thrilling. “It’s a great thing when you use it as a technical tool and not as a wonder weapon,” he added.
Box Office Breakdown: Alice in Wonderland in the Green Zone
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The combined forces of Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass could not earn Green Zone the green.
Although the film nearly matched The Hurt Locker‘s total domestic gross ($15.7 million) in just one weekend, Green became the latest war-based film to open to underwhelming numbers. The movie, which debuted to $14.3 million and cost approximately $100 million to produce, also came nowhere near Damon and Greengrass’ last project together. (The Bourne Ultimatum opened to $69.3 million in 2007.)
Meanwhile, Alice in Wonderland continued along its fantastic journey. The movie, which has now taken in over $209 million domestically, has officially become one of Disney’s Top 20 all-time entries.
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Box Office Breakdown: Wonderful Start for Alice in Wonderland
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
Something tells me we’ll be seeing more collaborations between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton soon.
Alice in Wonderland, the latest project from the famous movie-making team, unfolded to a whopping $116 million over the Oscar weekend. Disney’s 3-D adaptation had the best open ever for a non-sequel and the largest debut for any winter release outside of the holiday season. (And we thought Passion of the Christ‘s $83.8 million looked good six years ago.)
Tim Burton’s entry gave the director his best first weekend to date (compared to the $68.5 million Planet of the Apes grossed in 2001). The movie did, though, come in second to Johnny Depp’s personal high. (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men’s Chest raked in $135.6 million in 2006.)
Alice also topped all 3-D openers…including Avatar. (Granted, James Cameron did have a blizzard to contend with at the time.)
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