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…thanks to weak newcomers: 1. A Christmas Carol: £1.5 million 2. Where the Wild Things Are: £.883 million (NEW) 3. Planet 51: £.765 million (2nd week; drops 49%) 4. Paranormal Activity: £.759 million (3rd week; drops 59%) 5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: £.750 million (4th week; drops 54%) (actual numbers, not estimates) It’s not … more…
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you really hate those 3D glasses– oh, who are we kidding: you’re gonna see Avatar this weekend if you have to knock over someone’s granny for a ticket. But just in case you’re feeling the slightest bit guilty about having … more…
Peter Hartlaub at SFGate’s The Poop — a baby blog, not a movie blog — recently asked raised an intriguing possibility: [T]his may be the greatest year for animated feature films of all time. One could make make a strong argument for 1937 with the seminal “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” 1940 with “Pinocchio” … more…
…but can it hold on through the holidays? 1. The Princess and the Frog: $24.2 million (NEW in wide release) 2. The Blind Side: $15.1 million (4th week; drops 25%) 3. Invictus: $8.6 million (NEW) 4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: $8 million (4th week; drops 48%) 5. A Christmas Carol: $6.8 million actual numbers, … more…
For all the ground that Avatar breaks, you’re gonna see a lot of familiar things there, too: space marines, the notion that anything could be valuable enough to be worth hauling out of a gravity well in huge quantities and transporting it across intersteller distances, the spy who goes native, and a lot more. You’ll … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I realized I hadn’t posted a trailer since the teaser ages ago. If you’re avoiding my review till you’ve seen the movie, this offers a good taste of what you’re in for without spoiling anything. In fact, it’s probably impossible to spoil this movie, because it really … more…
James Cameron is the 12th highest-grossing director in film history, having earned $1.117 billion (and that’s just domestically) from just seven films. With Avatar, he is likely to surpass Chris Columbus, currently at No. 5… and if Avatar does Titanic business, he could catapult to the No. 3 spot, behind Robert Zemeckis and the king, … more…
The closest I will ever come to visiting another planet, and what an exhilarating trip.
UPDATE: 3:40PM: I’ve gotten confirmation from my Fox rep that the embargo has indeed been lifted. I’m writing my review now and will post asap… I was told, concerning Avatar: “Please hold reviews until opening day, December 18th.” I realize that’s a bit vague, but I generally take that to mean that I cannot post … more…
And new openers tank: 1. Paranormal Activity: £1.8 million (2nd week; drops 49%) 2. A Christmas Carol: £1.7 million 3. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: £1.6 million (3rd week; drops 62%) 4. Planet 51: £1.5 million (NEW) 5. Law Abiding Citizen: £.99 million (2nd week; drops 33%) (actual numbers, not estimates) The best a new … more…
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