Rank Title Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross Weeks in Release 1 Ghost Rider $44,500,000 $44,500,000 1 2 Bridge to Terabithia $22,075,000 $22,075,000 1 3 Norbit $16,802,000 $58,884,000 2 4 Music and Lyrics $14,000,000 $19,529,000 1 5 Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls $12,100,000 $17,793,000 1 6 Breach $10,371,000 $10,371,000 1 7 Hannibal Rising $5,465,000 $22,127,000 2 8 … Continue reading
It’s been far too long since we’ve been exposed to a film about sentient, murdering vines and their flowers. Thankfully, Dreamworks is about to change all that. The studio SKG built and sold has signed Carter B. Smith to direct its adaptation of the Scott Smith singing vine novel, The Ruins. Smith will also write the screenplay, ala … Continue reading
If you’ve been into any bookstore in the last year, you’ve noticed the sugar-coated cover of a cute l’il "yellow" Labrador Retriever puppy, head cocked, that belongs to the memoir Marty & Me. They’re everywhere. I haven’t read it, but it’s generally praised as heartwarming and has sold New York Times Best-Seller earning quantities. Personally, … Continue reading
I don’t know anyone who was asking for Die Hard 4, but by crap, whoever was is gonna get it. And the way the trailers are looking, that isn’t a bad thing at all. The new international trailer for Die Hard 4 is out, and interestingly, there’s not a mention of Live Free or Die … Continue reading
The great, great grandson of Rambo, Rambo IV: Pearl of the Cobra (I won’t even touch that) has added broken armed Army Ranger and evil doctor/orchid-loving Anaconda bait Matthew Marsden to its ranks.Matthew hops in the boots of a mercenary who joins forces with the "save them missionaries!" Christian warrior previously known as Rambo, the … Continue reading
The Civil War is one of those periods in history films visit, but seldom visit well or often enough. Ted Turner churned out a couple bank-busting epics with Gettysburg and Gods and Generals (and by epics I mean Lunesta-replacing boring). The last emotionally involving Civil War film I can think of was Glory— and that … Continue reading
Cross-platform development is going bananas and video games are getting crazy love. Hot on the heels of Metal Gear being optioned comes the news unreleased Eidos (whose Hitman is currently ramping up) title Kane & Lynch has had its screen rights acquired by Lionsgate. Kane & Lynch hasn’t even been released as a game yet, … Continue reading
With the upcoming release of the film Jim Carrey reportedly fired his agency over, The Number 23, PR folks are in full water-bailing effect, proving themselves to be tactless assholes in the process.Today my film critic buddy received a press release for The Number 23 from Sara Gans Blue of Wodell Associates, 23‘s PR firm. … Continue reading
Spain has always had a decent tradition of film history, but 2006/2007 are shaping up to be a banner year for high-profile exposure of its artists. In fact, Spain is shaping up to be the new "it" girl of foreign cinema. Volver has obviously earned a boatlaoad of critical acclaim and Spanish horror is on … Continue reading
Jacob Forman must be pissing a lot of aspiring screenwriters off. The guy is relatively new to the profession, but has sold off three spec scripts in a few short years. Forman’s latest screenplay sale became the catalyst for headaches amongst New Line, Fox Atomic and Universal as they were out-dollared by Paramount’s MTV films … Continue reading