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Twilight Takes A Bite Out Of Teen Choice
10 August 2009 5:16 AM, PDT
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Vampire movie Twilight led the way at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night - scoring a massive 11 wins.
The bloodsucker film was named best movie drama in the ceremony at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre, with its stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart taking home best actor trophies.
The hit 2008 picture also secured wins in a string of off-beat categories including best romance and best liplock, while Cam Giganget was named best villain and Taylor Lautner lauded as the year's fresh face male.
Pattinson was also named choice male hottie alongside choice female hottie Megan Fox.
Other big winners in the acting categories were Hugh Jackman who picked up two prizes for his comic book blockbuster X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Zac Efron who landed two honours for his role in 17 Again and a further award for his turn in High School Musical 3: Senior Year.
Teen drama Gossip Girl ruled the TV section, picking up four awards, including best drama show and best actor awards for Leighton Meester and Chace Crawford. Ed Westwick was named best TV villain.
Miley Cyrus landed four surfboard trophies in the acting categories - two for her big screen outing in Hannah Montana: The Movie and two for her Hannah Montana TV show. Her father Billy Ray Cyrus was named TV's top parental unit for his part in the teen franchise and her co-star Emily Osment was named best TV sidekick.
Cyrus also led the way in the music categories with her hit track The Climb being named single of the year and her Jonas Brothers collaboration Before the Storm winning best summer song.
Taylor Swift was named best female artist and handed the best female album award for her hit record Fearless while Jason Mraz landed the male equivalent in both categories, winning best male album for We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things.
Other music stars to pick up honours included Kanye West (rap artist), Beyonce (R&B artist) and Paramore (rock group).
The Jonas Brothers, who hosted the show and performed their track Much Better, won five surfboards, including male red-carpet icons and breakout TV show (Jonas).
The night also saw performances from the Black Eyed Peas, Sean Kingston and Miley Cyrus, who went on to present Britney Spears with the coveted Ultimate Choice award, telling the crowd, "I'm a big fan of hers!"
The list of main winners is as follows:
Movie Action Adventure: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Movie Drama: Twilight
Movie Bromantic Comedy: Marley & Me
Movie Comedy: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Movie Chick Flick: 27 Dresses
Movie Horror/Thriller: Friday the 13th
Movie Music/Dance: High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Movie Hissy Fit: Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie
Movie Actor Drama: Robert Pattinson, Twilight
Movie Actress Drama: Kristen Stewart, Twilight
Movie Actor Action Adventure: Hugh Jackman, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Movie Actress Action Adventure: Jordana Brewster, Fast & Furious
Movie Actor Comedy: Zac Efron, 17 Again
Movie Actress Comedy: Anne Hathaway, Bride Wars
Movie Actress Music/Dance: Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie
Movie Actor Music/Dance: Zac Efron, High School Musical 3: Senior Year
TV Show Drama: Gossip Girl
TV Show Action Adventure: Heroes
TV Show Comedy: Hannah Montana
TV Actor Drama: Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl
TV Actress Drama: Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl
TV Actor Comedy: Jonas Brothers, Jonas
TV Actress Comedy: Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana
TV Breakout Show: Jonas
TV Villain: Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl
TV Parental Unit: Billy Ray Cyrus, Hannah Montana
Music Single: Miley Cyrus, The Climb
Choice Music Hook-Up: Lady Ga Ga and Colby O'Donis, Just Dance
Music Male Artist: Jason Mraz
Music Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Music Rap Artist: Kanye West
Music R&B Artist: Beyonce
Music Rock Group: Paramore
Music Album Male Artist: Jason Mraz, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
Music Album Female Artist: Taylor Swift, Fearless
Choice Award: Britney Spears.
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Fast And Furious Boosts Universal
6 August 2009 3:11 PM, PDT
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Universal Pictures, which has been having a disastrous year at the box office, got some good news from its home video unit on Wednesday. Its Fast & Furious titled roared to the top of the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert DVD and Blu-ray sales charts and topped Home Media magazine's rental chart for last week. Many people who bought the latest movie also picked up the original, too. It returned to the sales chart at No. 10. So did the 2006 release, The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift (at No.12) and 2003's 2 Fast 2 Furious (at No. 14).
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Romanian Films Winning Awards, Few Viewers In Romania
4 June 2009 2:47 AM, PDT
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Many Romanian films that have received top honors at film festivals
internationally are not performing well at the box office in Romania itself,
the website FilmNewEurope.com reported Wednesday. The biggest hit of the
year in that country, the website observed, was the Hollywood feature Yes
Man, which sold 90,524 tickets, followed by Fast and Furious 4
(overseas title) with 88,794. By contrast, the top-drawing Romanian film,
Weekend With My Mother drew just 4,144 moviegoers and The Happiest
Girl in the World, which won the special C.I.C.A.E. award at the Berlin
Film Festival this year, has sold only 1,300 tickets. And the latest
Romanian film to hit local theaters, Carol I, has sold just 642
tickets.
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Jealous Gibson Wants To Rejoin Fast & Furious Franchise
5 May 2009 12:20 PM, PDT
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Actor Tyrese Gibson is desperate to star in the next Fast & Furious movie, after the massive success of the latest installment.
Gibson starred in 2003's 2 Fast 2 Furious, but he opted out of subsequent sequels.
The franchise returned in 2009 with its fourth film, Fast & Furious, which proved to be a surprise U.S. box office hit - taking a staggering $72.5 million (£50 million) in its opening weekend last month (03-05Apr09).
And Gibson is so impressed, he wants to jump back onboard.
He tells Starpulse.com, "Listen, love Fast and the Furious, love the numbers it did, love the cast. If my phone rings for five (the fifth installment) I'm right there. They were all beating the door down to try to get me in in four (Fast & Furious). Would've loved to have been a part of it. Didn't work out for whatever reason so my phone is wide open for five and I would love to do it."
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Fast & Furious Still A Big Hit At International Box Office
3 May 2009 6:25 PM, PDT
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Fast & Furious is racing away with the top spot in the international box office chart, grossing $15.9 million (£10.7 million) in its third week of release.
The Vin Diesel movie, the fourth installment of the action franchise, proved to be the most popular film outside of the U.S. for the third consecutive week, bringing its worldwide box office haul to $316.7 million (£213 million).
Animated film Monsters vs. Aliens claimed the number two position with takings of $10.7 million (£7.2 million), while Zac Efron's 17 Again is at three with $6.8 million (£4.57 million).
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State Of Play Tops U.K. Box Office Chart
29 April 2009 5:10 AM, PDT
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Russell Crowe and Dame Helen Mirren's thriller State Of Play has stormed to the top of the U.K. box office in its opening weekend (25-26Apr09), with takings of $2.175 million (£1.5 million).
The movie, which sees Mirren star as Crowe's newspaper editor, knocked Reese Witherspoon's Monsters Vs. Aliens in to second place, earning $1.576 (£1.087 million).
Vin Diesel's high-speed action film Fast & Furious dropped to three, pulling in $1.525 million (£1.052 million), while comedy 17 Again, starring Zac Efron, was at four, garnering $1.486 million (£1.025 million).
Rounding out the top five with takings of $1.027 million (£708,071) was I Love You, Man starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel.
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It Might As Well Be Summer
28 April 2009 2:45 AM, PDT
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From the beginning of the year through the 26th of April, generally regarded
as the slowest period of the year for domestic box office, some $3.06
billion in ticket sales have been recorded, a record for the period,
according to box-office trackers Media by Numbers. Total revenue is up 17.37
percent over last year, when the box office gross stood at $2.61 million at
this point. Attendance is up 15.60 percent. By contrast, last year revenue
was down 2.66 percent from the previous year, while attendance was down 5.41
percent. Last weekend's box office, led by Sony's low-budget Obsessed, which raked in $28.61 million, was up 30.28 percent above the same
weekend a year ago.
The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by
Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to
date):1. Obsessed, Sony, $28,612,730, (New); 2. 17
Again, Warner Bros., $11,518,495, 2 Wks. ($39,823,333); 3.
Fighting, Universal, $11,024,370, (New); 4. The Soloist,
Paramount, $9,716,458, (New); 5. Earth, Disney, $8,825,760, (New);
6. Monsters Vs. Aliens, Paramount, $8,520,826, 5 Wks. ($175,813,830);
7. State of Play, Universal, $6,848,885, 2 Wks. ($25,081,890); 8.
Hannah Montana: The Movie, Disney, $6,437,141, 3 Wks. ($65,655,057);
9. Fast & Furious, Universal, $6,204,940, 4 Wks. ($145,367,040);
10. Crank: High Voltage, Lionsgate, $2,618,379, 2 Wks. ($11,735,952).
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Box Office Remains On A Tear
27 April 2009 2:34 AM, PDT
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Even with a film that was not even screened for critics coming in at No. 1,
the box office's hot streak continued uninterrupted over the weekend -- as
overall gross was projected to be about $112 million, 24 percent ahead of
the comparable weekend a year ago, according to Media by Numbers. "We have
never been in this strong a position heading into the summer season, ever,"
Media by Numbers President Paul Dergarabedian told the Associated Press. The
summer season kicks off next weekend with 20th Century Fox's X-Men
Origins: Wolverine, which has received much positive buzz, possibly
intensified by the online release of a pirated workprint late last month.
Also opening is Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, which has also been
tracking well. The following weekend brings the return of Star Trek. Still, it seemed like summer last weekend as the Beyonce
Knowles/Idris Elba thriller Obsessed, which reportedly cost $20
million to make, opened with a whopping $28.5 million in ticket
sales, or about $11,300 per theater. But perhaps even more surprising was
the strong debut for the nature documentary Earth. Playing on 1,804
screens, the Disney release took in $8.55 million -- the highest weekend
gross ever for a nature documentary and the third highest for any sort of
documentary. It has earned $14.2 million since its opening on Wednesday,
Earth Day. Meanwhile, last weekend's champ, 17 Again and Universal's
new Fighting were in a close race for second place, with early
estimates giving the Zac Efron starrer a slight edge -- $11.66 million to
$11.44 million for Fighting. Coming in fourth was the well-reviewed
drama The Soloist, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx, with
$9.71 million.
The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by
Media by Numbers:1. Obsessed, $28.5 million; 2. 17
Again, $11.7 million; 3. Fighting, $11.4 million; 4. The
Soloist, $9.7 million; 5. Earth, $8.6 million; 6. Monsters vs.
Aliens, $8.5 million; 7. State of Play, $6.9 million; 8.Hannah
Montana: The Movie, $6.4 million; 9. Fast & Furious, $6.1
million; 10. Crank: High Voltage, $2.4 million.
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Summer In Winter Heats Up Box Office
23 April 2009 2:39 AM, PDT
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A decision by studio schedulers to move several "summer" films into the
usually slow first quarter is being credited with producing one of the best
annual starts for the movie industry ever, with revenue up 17 perccent and
attendance up 15 percent over the same period a year ago. Jeff Blake, vice
chairman of Sony Pictures, told Bloomberg News, "It's great news when
pictures like Mall Cop, Taken, or Fast & Furious work"
outside the summer and the Christmas season. Bloomberg noted that
Paramount-DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens had originally
been scheduled to open in May and that all three earlier Fast &
Furious films were released in the summer.
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Kids Rule The Box Office Again
21 April 2009 2:37 AM, PDT
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Teens and tweens packed movie houses across the country for the second
weekend in a row, as 17 Again starring heartthrob Zac Efron produced
$23.72 million in its debut. Other kids-focused films also performed well,
including Hannah Montana: The Movie, which earned $13.4 million in
its second weekend; Monsters vs. Aliens, which took in $13.2 million
in its fourth week; and Fast & Furious, which produced $11.77
million in its third week. The only adult standardbearer in the top five was
Universal's State of Play, starring Russell Crowe, which premiered in
second place with $14.07 million. Overall, the box office posted $100.39
million in receipts, 21.12 percent above the $82.88 million it took in
during the comparable weekend a year ago. Total revenue for the year comes
to $2.91 billion, up 17.22 percent over last year. Attendance is up 15.45
percent.
The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by
Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. 17 Again, Warner Bros., $23,722,310, (New); 2. State of
Play, Universal, $14,071,280, (New); 3. Hannah Montana: The
Movie, Disney, $13,406,217, 2 Wks. ($56,,874,039); 4. Monsters vs.
Aliens, Paramount/DreamWorks Animation, $13,240,233, 4 Wks.
($163,063,465); 5. Fast & Furious, Universal, $11,774,715, 3 Wks.
($136,205,795); 6. Crank: High Voltage, Lionsgate, $6,963,565, (New);
7. Observe and Report, Warner Bros., $4,174,939, 3 Wks.
($18,812,239); 8. Knowing, Summit Ent. $3,574,727, 5 Wks.
($73,795,283); 9. I Love You, Man, Paramount, $3,327,668, 5 Wks.
($64,616,979); 10. The Haunting in Connecticut, Lionsgate,
$3,114,892, 4 Wks. ($51,883,389).
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Fast & Furious Still In Pole Position In Foreign Box Office Chart
20 April 2009 12:10 PM, PDT
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Vin Diesel's return to the Fast & Furious film franchise is proving to be a big hit with fans - the latest installment has held onto pole position in the foreign box office chart for a second consecutive week.
Fast & Furious raced to the top with takings of $36 million (£24.8 million) outside of the U.S. market, while animated movie Monsters Vs Aliens beamed into second place with $20 million (£13.79 million).
Nicolas Cage's Knowing took third place with $8.4 million (£5.79 million); Zac Efron's 17 Again is at four with $6 million (£4.13 million), and Race to Witch Mountain scored $5.5 million (£3.79 million) to round out the top five in the foreign box office chart.
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Zac Zaps Box Office
20 April 2009 2:43 AM, PDT
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Zac Efron wasn't the box-office sensation that Miley Cyrus was a week ago,
but his 17 Again did trounce all others over the weekend as it
debuted to an estimated $24.1 million. (Cyrus's Hannah Montana: The
Movie hauled in $32.3 million last week.) Universal's State of
Play, starring Russell Crowe, opened in second place with about $14.1
million, about what had been expected for it. But Crank: High Voltage, which had not been screened for critics before it opened, displayed
little voltage at all, as it grossed around $6.5 million. (Critics insisted
the plot had little juice, either. Frank Lovece in Newsweek called it
"a joyless slog." Jeannette Catsoulis in the New York Times described
it as "boorish, bigoted and borderline pornographic." Liam Lacey in the
Toronto Globe & Mail concluded: "The movie feels like a form of
aversion therapy designed to take the fun out of dumb.") Nevertheless, the
box office continued on its year-long hot streak, with revenue up an
estimated 19 percent above the comparable weekend a year ago. "It's going to
be a record year, because we've never had a start to a year this strong,"
Media by Numbers President Paul Dergarabedian told the Associated Press.
"Unless the world goes off its axis and spins into the sun, I don't see how
we're not going to have a $10 billion year."
The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by
Media by Numbers:1. 17 Again, $24.1 million; 2. State of
Play, $14.1 million; 3. Monsters vs. Aliens, $12.9 million; 4. Hannah
Montana: The Movie, $12.7 million; 5. Fast & Furious, $12.3
million; 6. Crank: High Voltage, $6.5 million; 7. Observe and
Report, $4.1 million; 8. Knowing, $3.5 million; 9. I Love You,
Man, $3.4 million; 10. The Haunting in Connecticut, $3.2 million.
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Move Over Miley, Zac Efron is New Tween Box-Office Fave! "17 Again" Rules!
19 April 2009 10:38 AM, PDT
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Zac Efron's "17 Again" unseats Miley Cyrus' "Hannah Montana the Movie" as the weekend's box-office champ! "17 Again" made $24.1 million, making it the No. 1 film in North America! Meanwhile, "Hannah Montana" fell to No. 4 with $12.7 million.
Efron joins the likes of Kevin James ("Paul Blart: Mall Cop"), Liam Neeson ("Taken"), Tyler Perry ("Madea Goes to Jail"), and Cyrus in changing the rules in Hollywood on who should take the box-office crown.
Meanwhile, Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck must settle for No. 2. Their flick, "State of Play," took in $14.1 million. But apparently, Universal Pictures is happy with its modest outcome.
Another new release, Lionsgate's actioner, "Crank: High Voltage" failed to match "Fast & Furious'" stellar box-office power. The Jason Statham sequel only made $6.5 million debuting at No. 6.
Here's the complete Top 10 box-office films for weekend of April 17:
1. "17 Again" $24.1 million
2. "State of Play" $14.1 million
3. "Monsters vs. Aliens" $12.9 million
4. "Hannah Montana the
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Zac Efron's '17 Again' leads Friday box office
18 April 2009 3:13 PM, PDT
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Zac Efron's latest teen comedy "17 Again" topped the North American box office Friday with an estimated $9.4 million in ticket sales. Directed by Burr Steers, the film follows a 37-year-old man who gets to relive his past as a 17-year-old.
Debuting at No. 2 with $4.5 million was Kevin Macdonald's latest thriller "State of Play," a thriller about a reporter who embarks on his own investigation into the murder of a congressman's assistant. Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck lead the cast.
Things didn't go as well for "Crank: High Voltage," which finished in sixth place with a daily gross of $2.6 million. Jason Statham returns as Chev Chelios, a man who's hunting down the gut who stole his heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker.
Last week's box office champion "Hannah Montana: The Movie" slipped to No. 3, collecting another $4 million for a domestic total of $47.8 million. Following in fifth place with $3.8 million was "Fast & Furious,
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Rodriguez: 'I Like Men Who Love Their Mums'
16 April 2009 6:30 PM, PDT
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Fast & Furious star Michelle Rodriguez has dismissed ongoing reports she's a lesbian, insisting she likes men who love their mothers.
The feisty actress has been dogged by reports about her sexuality for years - and was once linked to recently wed movie star Kristanna Loken - but she has revealed she's on the hunt for a real man.
Rodriguez tells Latina magazine, "I can't stand boys. A boy looks at me like he wants to bang me, and I wanna throw up.
"I like men, 'cause they've been around the block and they respect their mamis (sic). It's hard to find one that's not machista (sic)."
And, if she does find a Mr. Right, she has no plans to wed to marry him.
She adds, "I don't believe in commitment. That's like giving somebody the responsibility of your happiness, like, 'Here, you make sure that all my orgasms are great, that I have somebody to hold on cold winter nights, and just assure me that if anybody messes with me, you'll beat them up.' Other than that, I don't see the point of marriage.
"But, when I need my love, I get my love."
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Fast & Furious Wins U.K. Box Office Race
15 April 2009 5:10 AM, PDT
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Vin Diesel's high-speed action film Fast & Furious has raced to the top of the U.K. box office chart in its opening weekend (11-12Apr09), with takings of $7.2 million (£4.9 million).
The movie - the fourth in the popular franchise - revved ahead of last week's number one, animated movie Monsters vs Aliens, which pulled in around $4.1 million (£2.8 million).
High School Musical heart-throb Zac Efron's comedy 17 Again debuted at number three, making $3.7 million (£2.5 million), while Richard Curtis' The Boat That Rocked dropped to number four, taking $1.4 million (£965,000).
Nicolas Cage's thriller Knowing rounded out the top five most popular films in British cinemas, garnering $920,000 (£620,000).
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Is The Party Over For Hannah?
14 April 2009 2:47 AM, PDT
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Although Hannah Montana: The Movie opened on Friday with $17.44
million, it earned just $4.46 million on Easter Sunday, a day when families
are usually expected to turn up at theaters en masse. The disappointing
Sunday turnout caused a significant revision of the weekend total. While
Disney had estimated that Hannah would take in $34 million in its
three-day debut, final figures released by Media by Numbers indicated that
it had actually made $32.3 million. Most other films in the top ten also
opened below their earlier estimates. Universal's Fast & Furious,
which the studio figured would make $28.8 million, wound up with $27.2
million. And No. 3 Monsters vs. Aliens, which was supposed to bring
in $22.6 million, ended up with $21.8 million. No matter. The top 12 films
grossed $125.76 million over the weekend versus $80.83 million for the
comparable week a year ago, an increase of 55.59 percent. For the year,
total revenue is up 16.32 percent, while attendance is up 14.57 percent.
The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by
Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to
date):1. Hannah Montana The Movie, Disney, $32,324,487,
(New); 2. Fast & Furious, Universal, $27,237,905, 2 Wks.
($116,497,095); 3. Monsters vs. Aliens, Paramount/DreamWorks
Animation, $21,812,253, 3 Wks. ($140,203,799); 4. Observe and Report,
Warner Bros., $11,017,334, (New); 5. Knowing, Summit Ent. $6,433,433,
4 Wks. ($67,769,550); 6. I Love You, Man, Paramount, $6,280,790, 4
Wks. ($58,865,219); 7. The Haunting in Connecticut, Lionsgate,
$5,901,215, 3 Wks. ($46,488,580); 8. Dragonball Evolution, 20th
Century Fox, $4,756,488, (New); 9. Adventureland, Miramax,
$3,353,618, 2 Wks. ($11,370,909); 10. Duplicity, Universal,
$2,995,850, 4 Wks. ($36,847,445).
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Hannah Is Faster Than Fast
13 April 2009 2:34 AM, PDT
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The batting average of the box-office seers dropped further over the weekend
as Disney's Hannah Montana: The Movie bested the second week of
Universal's Fast and Furious. Indeed, the Miley Cyrus film earned
more on Friday alone than it was expected to earn over the entire Easter
weekend. Disney estimated that it took in $34 million -- the studio's best
Easter weekend ever. On the other hand, Fast and Furious dropped
nearly 60 percent in its second weekend, winding up with about $28.8
million. Overseas, however, it made $46 million to pass the $200-million
mark in worldwide ticket sales in just 10 days. The biggest disappointment
was the performance of Warner Bros.' Observe and Report, which
box-office prognosticators figured would duke it out with Hannah for
second place. Instead it wound up in fourth place with just $11.1 million.
Also debuting below expectations was Fox's Dragonball: Evolution,
which placed eighth with $4.6 million. The film, which was not screened in
advance for critics, got a pasting from them over the weekend, although
Nathan Lee in the New York Times allowed that it "has been perfectly
designed to blow the mind of a 10-year-old boy." Faring even worse with the
critics was Royal Kill, which opened in limited release.
Washington Post writer Dan Zak began his review by writing: Royal
Kill needs to be seen to be believed, but don't see it, under any
circumstances. Don't even read this review."
The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by
Media by Numbers:1. Hannah Montana: The Movie, $34 million;
2. Fast & Furious, $28.8 million; 3. Monsters vs. Aliens,
$22.6 million; 4. Observe and Report, $11.1 million; 5.
Knowing, $6.7 million; 6. I Love You, Man, $6.4 million; 7.
The Haunting in Connecticut, $5.7 million; 8. Dragonball:
Evolution, $4.7 million; 9. Adventureland, $3.4 million; 10.
Duplicity, $3 million.
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Fast & Furious Races To Top Of International Box Office
13 April 2009 12:00 AM, PDT
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Moviegoers the world over are feeling the need for speed - hot-rodding film Fast & Furious scored the top spot at the international box office over the Easter weekend (begs10Apr09).
The action movie, starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, earned $46.5 million (£31.8 million) across 50 countries, revving ahead of last week's number one, animated movie Monsters vs Aliens, which pulled in around $26.5 million (£18 million).
Nicolas Cage's thriller Knowing came in third position with $11 million (£7.5 million), while Dragonball Evolution - an adaptation of a Japanese cartoon - took the fourth slot with $10.6 million (£7.2 million).
Family movie Race to Witch Mountain came fifth after making a respectable $5.2 million (£3.5 million).
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Hannah Montana Sings To Number One At U.S. Box Office
12 April 2009 6:27 PM, PDT
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Miley Cyrus' Hannah Montana: The Movie has taken over the top spot at the U.S. box office, boasting earnings of $34 million (£23.2 million) in its debut weekend (10-12Apr09).
It's the second number one box office debut in America for Cyrus and her Disney alter-ego Hannah Montana - who took the top spot last year with a 3-D concert film.
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker's Fast & Furious was knocked from the top spot, but pulled in at second with earnings of $28.8 million (£19.6 million).
But the action film has held on to the title for the biggest opening weekend of 2009, boasting a two-week total of $118 million (£80.4 million).
Animated film Monsters vs Aliens took third place with $22.6 million (£15.4 million) and was followed by Seth Rogen's new comedy, Observe and Report, which debuted at $11.1 million (£7.5 million)
Nicolas Cage's thriller Knowing rounded out the top five, taking in $6.7 million (£4.6 million) in its fourth week at the box office.
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