Box Office Breakdown: Jennifer Lopez Needs a Back-up Plan
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Remakes, Science Fiction, Comedy, Box Office, Lists,
Jennifer Lopez’s recent performance at the box office - like her number at the American Music Awards - wasn’t exactly flawless.
The Back-up Plan, Lopez’s first major release since 2005, was not what moviegoers had planned for their few days off. The romantic comedy, which co-stars Alex O’Loughlin, earned a lackluster $12.2 million in ticket sales and a seat behind the five-week-old How to Train Your Dragon.
CBS Films did have one thing to brag about though: it’s movie performed better than any new wide release this weekend. (Granted, that isn’t saying much.) The Losers - an actioner featuring a large ensemble of actors - wrangled up a disappointing $9.4 million for fourth place. While that was enough to surpass last week’s champ, Kick-Ass, the two films were only separated by about $400,000. Meanwhile, Oceans, Disney’s nature documentary, landed in 8th place with $6.1 million.
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In Theaters This Weekend: April 23, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, IFC Films, Warner Bros, Action, Documentary, Drama, Independent, Romance, Comedy, Lists, New Releases, Trailers,
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- The Back-Up Plan (PG-13): starring Jennifer Lopez, Alex O’Loughlin, Eric Christian Olsen (directed by Alan Poul)
- The Losers (PG-13): starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, Zoe Saldana (directed by Sylvain White)
- Oceans (G): (directed by Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud) **opens April 22nd/Earth Day**
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Ryan Phillippe Auditioning for Captain America
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases,
MacGruber star Ryan Phillippe recently confirmed to MTV News that he will be auditioning for the part of Steve Rogers, the lead role in The First Avenger: Captain America.
“I actually am going in to meet on Captain America, which is kind of cool. After Superman, he was kind of my favorite,” Phillippe said about the superhero.
Ryan, however, faces stiff competition for the role. Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl) and Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe) are also believed to be in contention.
A shortlist for the female lead of Golden Girl reportedly includes Keira Knightley, Emily Blunt and Alice Eve. Meanwhile, Hugo Weaving (The Matrix) has been cast as Captain America’s adversary, the Red Skull.
The film - which is being directed by The Wolfman filmmaker Joe Johnston - is scheduled for release in July 2011.
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: July 7, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Action, Classics, Documentary, Horror, Music, Science Fiction, Comedy, Home Entertainment,
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:
- Beau Geste: DVD
- The Deep: Blu-ray
- Grumpy Old Men: Blu-ray
- Iron Maiden: Flight 666: Blu-ray
- Knowing: DVD, Blu-ray
- Lonely are the Brave: DVD
- Night Train: DVD, Blu-ray
- Nursery University: DVD
- Push: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine: DVD
- The Unborn: DVD, Blu-ray
Click here to see the TV-on-DVD options for this week.
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Box Office Breakdown: Friday the 13th Slashes the Holiday Competition
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, FOCUS, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Drama, Horror, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
Twelve turned out to be a lucky number for good old #13.
Blood-thirsty audiences helped push Friday the 13th into the record books this holiday weekend. (There’s no better way to spend a Valentine’s Day than scared in your honey’s arms.) The franchise’s twelfth installment scared up $43.6 million over the last four days to become the top horror opener of all time. Friday also had the second best showing ever for a President’s Day weekend debut. (Ghost Rider pulled in $52 million in 2007.)
The horror film wasn’t the only newsmaker this February. Paul Blart: Mall Cop, this week’s sixth-place finisher, added on another $13.8 million to officially break the $100 million mark. (The comedy currently stands at $112.3 million.) That’s the first time a January opener has ever done that.
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Box Office Breakdown: He’s Just Not That Into You Debuts on Top
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, FOCUS, Fox Searchlight, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may have returned home with more losses this weekend, but Jennifer Aniston was a big winner.
For the third time in a row, the Friends star found herself in a familiar position. Although it is technically an ensemble piece, He’s Just Not That Into You became the 39-year-old’s latest chart topper. (The Break-Up and Marley & Me also debuted at #1.) The adaptation’s $28 million gross helped push another romantic comedy offering, New in Town, completely out of the Top Ten. (The Renee Zellweger film had only been there for one week.)
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In Theaters This Weekend: February 6, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: FOCUS, IFC Films, Magnolia, New Line, Sony, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Horror, Music, Political, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Lists, New Releases,
Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:
- Coraline (PG): starring Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Dawn French (directed by Henry Selick)
- He’s Just Not That Into You (PG-13): starring Jennifer Connelly, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore (directed by Ken Kwapis)
- The Pink Panther 2 (PG): starring Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Alfred Molina (directed by Harald Zwart)
- Push (PG-13): starring Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle (directed by Paul McGuigan)
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In Theaters This Weekend (4/11)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Fox Searchlight, Miramax, Paramount, Sony, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Horror, Independent, Religious, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases,
Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:
- Prom Night (PG-13): starring Brittany Snow, Johnathon Schaech, Jessica Stroup (directed by Nelson McCormick)
- Street Kings (R): starring Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Chris Evans (directed by David Ayer)
- Bra Boys* (R): starring Russell Crowe, Sunny Abberton, Jai Abberton (directed by Sunny Abberton, Macario De Souza)
- Dark Matter* (R): starring Meryl Streep, Liu Ye, Aidan Quinn (directed by Chen Shi-Zheng)
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Will There Be Another Fantastic Four?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Sequels, Rumors,
It’s been almost a year since the last Fantastic Four movie hit the big screen…should we be expecting another one to come sometime soon? Well, according to Chris Pine
Evans—probably not.
The actor who fired up the first two installments as the Human Torch is apparently not banking on a third episode. At a time when sequels are greenlighted at the mere flash of a dollar bill (e.g. Cloverfield), 20th Century Fox has given its core four no hint of any possible future plans. Evans
recently told MTV, “We had all planned on doing [another] one but if there were going to be a third I think a week after the second one was released we would have heard.”
Well at this point, even if Fox was interested in churning out another FF film, the studio would probably have to wait some time before they could even begin production. I don’t anticipate the pregnant Jessica Alba will be ready to don that skin-tight costume again for quite a while.
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This Week on HD DVD and Blu-ray: January 08, 2008
Posted by Johnny Mercedes Categories: 20th Century Fox, Buena Vista, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Independent, Science Fiction, Sequels, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, New Releases,
This week marks the release of the first batch of high-definition DVDs since on-the-fence Warner landed decidedly on the Blu side; I must admit, as an HD DVD man, the day feels a bit colder than normal. But no matter—the format war is far from over.
On a lighter note, both formats have some exciting titles to speak of, including the Blu-ray release of one of my favorite movies from 2007, Sunshine; Roman Polanski’s Oscar-winning film, The Pianist, on HD DVD; and the long-awaited special edition of David Fincher’s Zodiac, also on HD DVD. The DVD release from July contained nary a special feature, so this two-disc director’s cut ought to please those Fincher fans waiting for a decent version.
Check out the full list of high-def releases after the jump.
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