Woman In Black
02/03/2012
Big Miracle
02/03/2012
Journey 2
02/10/2012
This Means
2/17/2012
Ghost Rider
02/17/2012
The Vow
2/10/2012
Safe House
2/10/2011
Lorax
3/2/2012
Project X
3/2/2012
The Raven
3/9/2012
John Carter
03/09/2012
Thousand Words
03/23/2012
Hunger Games
03/23/2012
Wrath of Titans
3/30/2012
Goon
3/30/2012
American Reunion
04/06/2012
The Three Stooges
04/13/2012
The Avengers
5/4/2012
The Dictator
05/11/2012
Battleship
05/18/2012
Tintin
05/18/2012
Snow White
06/01/2012
Madagascar 3
06/08/2012
Rock Of Ages
06/15/2012
Paranorman
08/17/2012
Spider Man
07/03/2012
Ice Age 4
07/13/2012
Dark Knight
07/20/2012
Odd Life
08/15/2012
Brave
06/22/2012
Justin Timberlake in Talks to Join Trouble with the Curve
Justin Timberlake is in negotiations to join the cast of Trouble with the Curve, which stars Clint Eastwood and will be his first return to acting sinceGran Torino. It is directed by Robert Lorenz and also stars Amy Adams. The film is written by Randy Brown and features "Eastwood as a baseball scout who is losing his vision with his age just as he and his daughter (Adams) take a final road trip to Atlanta to check out a prospective talent." Timberlake would portray Johnny Flanagan, a former-pitcher-turned-scout. He would also be the love interest for Adams. Matthew Lillard might be a rival baseball scout. The film is targeting a September 28th release.
Piper Perabo Joins Cast of Red Machine
Piper Perabo has joined the cast of the next "man versus nature" film, Red Machine. She will take a role as "a deaf photographer who is engaged to Beckett (Thomas Jane), whom she met during the Iraq War." The film also stars James Marsden and Billy Bob Thornton. There should be one more role for a female. David Hackl (Saw V) is directing this film, which is now shooting in Canada. The screenplay is from J.R. Reher. The story follows two couples who venture out on a camping expedition in Alaska only to meet a grizzly bear that is out for their blood.
Ryan Gosling Talks About Boxing Training in His Next Film Only God Forgives
Ryan Gosling is currently in Bangkok, Thailand filming his new movie, Only God Forgives. He made some comments about his time in Thailand and training for the film. When asked if he is enjoying the city of Bangkok, he replied: "Incredible... Ever since I came here I've been dreaming about making a film in Bangkok. I'm happy to be here." He talked about the boxing training he is involved with for the film: "It's sparring basically. They don't really use weights. Nicolas is doing it as well. It's very hard. They have people training around me and they could all beat me up." He's training for two to three hours per day. This film reunites him with Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn.
Bill Hader and Kate Hudson Join Me and My Shadow
DreamWorks Animation has announced the voice cast for the upcoming filmMe and My Shadow. The studio has revealed that Bill Hader, Kate Hudson and Josh Gad ("The Book of Mormon") have signed on to voice the leads in the film. The project will be a mix of CGI and hand-drawn animation, and will be about Stan (Hader), an extremely frustrated shadow who yearns for a dynamic life, but happens to be stuck with Stanley Grubb (Gad), the world's most boring human. Finally pushed to the brink, Shadow Stan breaks the singular rule of the Shadow World and takes control of Stanley. Hudson will play a non-shadowy love interest for the two. The film will hit theaters on November 8, 2013.
Adam Sandler Takes on Candyland
Hasbro has announced via press release that their film adaptation ofCandyland has moved from Universal to Sony, and that Adam Sandler has signed on to produce and star in the film. The company is in final talks wo develop the live-action take on the board game with Columbia Pictures and Sandler's Happy Madison shingle. Kevin Lima (Enchanted) will direct the film with Sandler and Robert Smigel writing the script.
"Candy Land is more than just a game," said Columbia president Doug Belgrad. "It is a brand that children, parents and grandparents know and love. The world of Candy Land offers an extraordinary canvas upon which to create a fantastical, live-action family adventure film with a larger than life part for Adam. We are thrilled to partner with Hasbro and Happy Madison on this project."
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence to Star in Serena
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence are set to star in Serena. Susanne Bier will direct the film, which will be based on Ron Rash's 2008 novel of the same name, and is described as follows…
The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains where they plan to create a timber empire. Although George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child, Serena is new to the mountains—but she soon shows herself to be the equal of any man, overseeing crews, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. Together this lord and lady of the woodlands ruthlessly kill or vanquish all who fall out of favor. Yet when Serena learns that she will never bear a child, she sets out to murder the son George fathered without her. Mother and child begin a struggle for their lives, and when Serena suspects George is protecting his illegitimate family, the Pembertons' intense, passionate marriage starts to unravel as the story moves toward its shocking reckoning.
Darren Aronofsky was previously attached to direct the project, with Angelina Jolie starring.
Andrew Garfield Talks Amazing Spider-Man
Andrew Garfield recently spoke about his role as the lead in The Amazing Spider-Man. Check out the highlights:
On what aspect of the character he identified with: "I have tried to explore Peter Parker as an orphan. Orphans, I feel, are the strongest human beings on the planet. The amount of things they have to deal with in their lives, is amazing. I have tried to capture how Peter copes with the feelings of being an underdog, his confusions and his self-doubt. This, I hope, has brought, a certain empathy and sensitivity to his character that explains how it helps him become the hero that he eventually turns out to be."
On whether there are any iconic screen moments: "Well yes, there is the first kiss between Peter and his love interest, Gwen Stacy."
On whether the kiss was as hard to do as the stunts: "Well, I got to practise for that - although on my own, I must add (laughs). I practised kissing on my hand, arms and in the mirror. I was just hoping I'll remember how to kiss when the moment comes and not fumble."
This Means War Gets PG-13 Rating
This Means War is now rated PG-13 after FOX edited some of Chelsea Handler's sex jokes. The Classification and Rating Appeals Board initially upheld the R rating for the film on Thursday and FOX agreed to trim some of the sexual jokes. The jokes included several made by Chelsea Handler's character. On Friday, the film was given the PG-13 rating. The film follows two seasoned government operatives and best friends (Tom Hardy & Chris Pine) who turn their skills against one another after falling for the same woman (Reese Witherspoon). Timothy Dowling and Simon Kinberg wrote the script.
Daniel Radcliffe Not Surprised By Harry Potter Oscar Snub
Daniel Radcliffe says he's not surprised that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 didn't get nominated for Best Picture at this year's Oscars. He said: "I didn't expect it to be nominated for Best Picture, and no, it doesn't faze us. Just because we've been around for a long time, and made a lot of movies, I don't think when you come to the end of that series anyone's obligated to say you're best picture. Obviously it would have been lovely, but I don't think it's something we're going to be losing sleep over." He also talked about award ceremonies in general, adding: "We love to pat ourselves on the back in this industry, and we like to tell ourselves how well we've done and how amazing we are. It's all very self-congratulatory."
Chronicle won a closely-fought race for #1 at the box office this weekend. The found footage-style superhero film overperformed to bring in $22 million, well above the mid-teens expectations, to take the crown. The film opened in 2,907 theaters for a $7,568 average and is looking like it will be a very profitable film for Fox, who spent $12 million on the production budget.
Close behind and also overperforming was the period horror film The Woman in Black. Daniel Radcliffe's first post-Harry Potter film was also expected to hit the mid-teens but came in at $21 million, averaging $7,356 from 2,855 theaters. The film had a budget of $13 million.
Liam Neeson's The Grey fell two spots to #3 in its second week, bringing in $9.5 million. That gave the action-thriller a 52% drop, about in line with the average for its genre. It has a total domestic gross of $34.8 million in two weeks from a budget of $20 million.
The family film Big Miracle opened at #4 with $8.5 million. The Drew Barrymore-led film opened in 2,129 theaters and had a per-theater average of $3,992. The film had a budget of $40 million.
Underworld Awakening fell three spots to #5 with $5.6 million. The fourth film in the action-horror franchise has a three-week total of $54.4 million domestically and $94.4 million worldwide on a $70 million budget. It's the second-highest domestically-grossing film of the franchise, behind only Underworld Evolution which did $62.3 million in 2006.
One for the Money fell three spots to #6 with $5.3 million. The Katherine Heigl action-comedy dropped 55% in its second weekend, high for the genre. Its two-week total is $19.7 million from a $40 million budget.
Lucasfilm's Red Tails fell three spots as well, finishing at #7 with $5.0 million. The historical action-drama has now grossed $41.3 million in three weeks on a budget of $58 million.
The Oscar-nominated The Descendants held even this week, staying at #8 with $4.6 million off an impressive 26% drop. The George Clooney dramedy has now grossed $65.5 million domestically and $92.4 million worldwide in twelve weeks on a budget of around $20 million.
Sam Worthington's Man on a Ledge fell four spots to #9 with $4.5 million. The film had a decent second-weekend drop of 44% but will struggle to make back its budget, with a two-week total of $14.7 million from a $42 million budget.
Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock's Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close fell four spots to #10 in its seventh weekend. The film grossed $3.9 million to hit a total of $26.7 million.
The overall box office tally was $116.1 million, up an impressive 33% from the $87.3 million grossed the same time last year when The Roommate opened at #1 with a $15.0 million opening weekend.
Note: A studio recoups 55% of a film's grosses on average, meaning it needs to approximately double its budget to be profitable during its theatrical run.
BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
1. Chronicle - $22.0 million ($22.0 million total)
2. The Woman in Black - $21.0 million ($21.0 million total)
3. The Grey - $9.5 million ($34.8 million total)
4. Big Miracle - $8.5 million ($8.5 million total)
5. Underworld Awakening - $5.6 million ($54.4 million total)
6. One for the Money - $5.3 million ($19.7 million total)
7. Red Tails - $5.0 million ($41.3 million total)
8. The Descendants - $4.6 million ($65.3 million total)
9. Man on a Ledge - $4.5 million ($14.7 million total)
10. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - $3.9 million ($26.8 million total)
