As the estimates were released for this weekend, both Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen were tied for first with an estimated gross of $42.5M on the dot. I knew that it was too inconceivable for BOTH movies to truly have such a round number as their gross, as […]
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This week we look at the trailer for this new resort comedy staring Vince Vaughn. Couples Retreat I don’t know if it’s because Kristen Bell is part of the cast, but I really can’t help but compare this film to Forgetting Sarah Marshall, even though it is obviously a different kind of film. The film
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Since I’ve noticed that all I do in this column is reiterate the box office numbers (with little to no actual thoughts), I thought I shall change things around this week by only centering on the top film. So, this week the BIG winner at the box office was Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen which
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After a battle with cancer, Farrah Fawcett has died at the age of 62. She was probably best known for her role of the Charlies Angels TV series and also had roles in the films The Cannonball Run, The Apostle, and Logan’s Run. I believe the only film I really saw her in was the
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I don’t know about this. It is being reported that there are now going to be ten best picture nominees at the Oscars, something that hasn’t been done since 1943. I’m personally not too crazy about this idea, since the field of nominees will be spread so thin that almost any film could win (there
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The romantic comedy The Proposal was the top film for the weekend with a gross of $33.6M. This knocks The Hangover down from its two week perch at the top. The other new film of the week Year One, also a comedy, didn’t fare as well, opening at fourth place with a gross of $19.6M.
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This week we look at the forth collaboration between Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese. Shutter Island I don’t believe that Scorsese has really been in horror/thriller territory since 1991’s Cape Fear and I suppose he decided to make a fun creepy film after winning his Oscar for The Departed. And boy does this trailer look
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Even though the estimates suggested Up was on top, the final numbers provided a different story as it is The Hangover that ended up being the true box office winner with a gross of $45M, compared to Up’s $44.1M. Land of the Lost also made a little more than expected with a gross of $18.8.
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Up topped the box office for the second week with an estimated gross of $44.2M. The Hangover was close behind with an estimated gross of $43.3M. Land of the Lost opened in third place with an estimated $19.5M, which probably hints that Will Ferrell should stick with his familiar territory. And that’s the box office
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Now this one’s sad. David Carradine, known the TV show Kung Fu, as well as being the title character in Kill Bill was found dead in his hotel room at the age of 72. I won’t go into details, but apparently there were signs that he committed suicide. I wasn’t really all that family with
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