U.K. box office: ‘Angels & Demons’ heavenly

Everybody loves Tom Hanks. Or the prospect of the Vatican getting blown up: 1. Angels & Demons: £6 million (NEW) 2. Star Trek: £3.5 million (2nd week; drops 42%) 3. Coraline: £1.4 million (2nd week; drops 44%) 4. X-Men Origins: Wolverine: £1.2 million (3rd week; drops 46%) 5. Hannah Montana: The Movie: £1 million (3rd … more…

U.K. box office: ‘Star Trek’ beams up

Geeks are ascendant over the pond, too: 1. Star Trek: £5.95 million (NEW) 2. Coraline: £2.4 million (NEW) 3. X-Men Origins: Wolverine: £2.2 million (2nd week; drops 67%) 4. Hannah Montana: The Movie: £1.3 million (2nd week; drops 36%) 5. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: £.79 million (2nd week; drops 19%) (actual numbers, not estimates) Trek … more…

added screening: ‘Coraline’

Oops, this popped up so quickly I didn’t even have time to get psyched for it. I just heard about a screening tomorrow of Coraline (opens in the U.S. on February 6, and in the U.K. on May 15), and of course I jumped on it. Neil Gaiman done up Nightmare Before Christmas style with … more…