Movies you need to see at Sundance: Part 1
Posted by Scott on January 7, 2009 4 Comments

Since I am heading down to Sundance Film Festival in 2 weeks I thought it would be important to prepare myself and try to figure out what movies were important for me to see. Here …

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Box Office Totals July 11-13: Hellboy KO’s Hancock & Meet Dave’s a Dud!
Sunday, 13 Jul, 2008 – 15:16 | No Comment
Box Office Totals July 11-13: Hellboy KO’s Hancock & Meet Dave’s a Dud!

Hancock’s reign as the1 hero at the box office is short lived with Hellboy and the gang at B.P.R.D. knocking Smith out of the top spot after just one week! Eddie Murphy’s attempt for a …

‘Hulk’ reboot succeeds! … but, Marvel balks on sequel?
Tuesday, 8 Jul, 2008 – 22:16 | 3 Comments
‘Hulk’ reboot succeeds! … but, Marvel balks on sequel?

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, a Marvel insider is quoted saying “We’re happy with the financial results, even if they (only) reach the first film’s levels,” a Marvel insider insisted. “Having a sequel …

‘The Wackness’ beats the competition …
Monday, 7 Jul, 2008 – 7:15 | One Comment
‘The Wackness’ beats the competition …

If you compare the per screen average (Since the movie only opened on 6 Screens) ‘The Wackness’ comes away with a W against all the competition. They took home an average per screen of $24,166 …

Box Office Totals: ‘Hancock’ is a “Super” hero!
Sunday, 6 Jul, 2008 – 16:40 | 3 Comments
Box Office Totals: ‘Hancock’ is a “Super” hero!

Will Smith straps Wall-E to a bottle rocket a sends him back into space as Hancock takes over the top spot for the holiday weekend at the box office. Hancock took in 107.3 million in …

What will ‘Hancock’ do this weekend?
Wednesday, 2 Jul, 2008 – 6:47 | No Comment
What will ‘Hancock’ do this weekend?

Will Smith movies typically do really well over 4th of July weekend, but if you factor in the Internet, word of mouth and some pretty strong negative reviews of the flick will he push it …

Box Office Totals for June 27-29
Monday, 30 Jun, 2008 – 6:18 | No Comment
Box Office Totals for June 27-29

WALL-E takes out a “hit” on Angelina Jolie and her group of assassins by grabbing the #1 spot at the box office this weekend! Here are the numbers according to Variety.com:

 
FILM
GROSS

1
WALL-E
$62,500,000

2
Wanted
$51,117,500

3
Get Smart
$20,000,000

4
Kung Fu Panda
$11,746,000

5
Incredible Hulk, …

‘The Happening’ … not so happening anymore.
Monday, 23 Jun, 2008 – 7:03 | 8 Comments
‘The Happening’ … not so happening anymore.

Look at the sad, depressed expression on their faces… its not because its the end of the world (well maybe M Night’s), its because ‘The Happening’ had a 67% drop off in numbers this week. …

Get Smart “C.O.N.T.R.O.L.s” the Weekend Box Office!
Sunday, 22 Jun, 2008 – 12:40 | 2 Comments
Get Smart “C.O.N.T.R.O.L.s” the Weekend Box Office!

Steve Carell’s new comedy “Get Smart” successfully subdued the “Kaos” of Mike Myers’ Love Guru. While Smart has taken the top spot, The Love Guru is the front runner for the “Razzie” for worst …

Hulk & Panda Team up to give the Happening 1-2 Punch!
Monday, 16 Jun, 2008 – 10:05 | 5 Comments
Hulk & Panda Team up to give the Happening 1-2 Punch!

The Incredible Hulk and Kung-Fu Panda teamed up to give M.Night Shymalan and his new film “The Happening” the ol’ 1-2 punch, dropping the eco-thriller to the number 3 spot at the box office this …

‘Indy 4′ brought in $311 million worldwide …
Tuesday, 27 May, 2008 – 6:59 | No Comment
‘Indy 4′ brought in $311 million worldwide …

The numbers have come in, and Indiana Jones 4 has earned $311.1 million in 5 days. That is an enormous amount of money and this is a sign that Movie Nostalgia can get you very, …

Box Office Wrap Up!
Monday, 24 Mar, 2008 – 17:29 | No Comment

Weekend Box Office Actuals (U.S.) *Table Courtesy of: Yahoo!
Mar 21 - 23 weekend

 

This Wk
Last Wk
Title
Dist.
Weekend Gross
Cumulative
Gross
Rlse
Wks
# of
Theaters

1
1
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who
20th Century Fox Distribution
$24,590,596
$86,010,517
2
3961

2
-
Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns
Lionsgate
$20,082,809
$20,082,809
1
2006

3
-
Shutter
20th Century Fox
$10,447,559
$10,447,559
1
2753

4
-
Drillbit Taylor
Paramount …

Box Office Wrap Up
Sunday, 16 Mar, 2008 – 21:48 | One Comment

Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
Mar 14 - 16 weekend  Courtesy of: Yahoo!

This Wk
Last Wk
Title
Dist.
Weekend Gross
Cumulative
Gross
Rlse
Wks
# of
Theaters

1
-
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who
20th Century Fox Distribution
$45,100,000
$45,100,000
1
3954

2
1
10,000 B.C.
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
$16,415,000
$61,219,000
2
3410

3
-
Never Back Down
Summit Entertainment, LLC
$8,610,000
$8,610,000
1
2729

4
2
College Road Trip
Buena …

Semi-Pro TOPS, and FLOPS @ the Box Office!
Tuesday, 4 Mar, 2008 – 3:26 | One Comment

Weekend Box Office (U.S.)
Feb 29 - Mar 2 weekend

This Wk
Last Wk
Title
Dist.
Weekend Gross
Cumulative
Gross
Rlse
Wks
# of
Theaters

1
-
Semi-Pro
New Line Cinema
$15,075,114
$15,075,114
1
3121

2
1
Vantage Point
Sony Pictures Releasing
$12,819,245
$40,823,745
2
3150

3
2
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies
$8,700,378
$55,028,942
3
3654

4
-
The Other Boleyn Girl
Sony Pictures Releasing, Focus Features
$8,203,061
$8,203,061
1
1166

5
3
Jumper
20th Century Fox …

‘Juno’ Is Biggest “Indie” Hit in Six Years. Sigh …
Tuesday, 19 Feb, 2008 – 14:01 | One Comment
‘Juno’ Is Biggest “Indie” Hit in Six Years. Sigh …

Currently blessed with a $125 million gross to date, Fox Searchlight’s Juno is the biggest “indie” hit since My Big Fat Greek Wedding in 2002, which for some reason ended up with about $241 million …

A sad weekend for movie lovers, movie geeks…America.
Monday, 4 Feb, 2008 – 14:45 | One Comment
A sad weekend for movie lovers, movie geeks…America.

With mixed emotions I report on this weekends activities. There is good new and bad news. The Patriots finally fell thus avoiding a historical, yet controversial, 2007 winning season. The Giants pulled it out …

The Future of Wehrenberg Theatres
Sunday, 27 Jan, 2008 – 14:00 | No Comment
The Future of Wehrenberg Theatres

 
Fred Wehrenberg’s life was changed after he saw a moving picture at the 1904 World’s Fair. He opened the Cherokee Saloon, a silent film theatre in 1906. The success of the Cherokee inspired Wehrenberg to …

No Suprises..Cloverfield Number Uno.
Tuesday, 22 Jan, 2008 – 8:23 | No Comment
No Suprises..Cloverfield Number Uno.

So, as you all know by now Cloverfield hit number 1 at the box office over the weekend. Grabbing up $43 million monster driven bucks. So what does this tell us?
A) It did great, and …

It was a National Treasure weekend.
Wednesday, 26 Dec, 2007 – 7:56 | No Comment
It was a National Treasure weekend.

National Treasure seemed to thump all other competition with 45.5 million over the weekend. Honestly, there is no suprise there for me. However what I am suprised at is the fact that Walk Hard didnt …