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8 July 2008 10:35 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Will Smith displayed his superpowers at the box office over the weekend as his poorly reviewed Hancock opened in first place with $62.6 million, making it Smith's 12th No. 1 opener. Still, Hancock was no Transformers, last year's Fourth-of-July blockbuster, and the overall box office for the year retreated behind 2007's by 0.65 percent to $4.81 billion (versus $4.84 billion), according to Media by Numbers. More significantly, the attendance gap between last year and this widened slightly to 3.46 percent. Overall, the box office recorded $153.19 million in total ticket sales, compared with $165.45 million a year ago, a 7.41-percent decline. Last weekend's top film, Wall-E dropped 48 percent to $32.5 million, while the Angelina Jolie thriller Wanted slipped to third place with $20.1 million, a 61-percent plunge.

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. Hancock, Sony, $62,603,879, 1 Wks. ($103,877,446 -- from Tuesday); 2. Wall-E, Disney, $32,509,206, 2 Wks. ($127,196,028); 3. Wanted, Universal, $20,050,070, 2 Wks. ($90,186,395); 4. Get Smart, Warner Bros., $11,109,408, 3 Wks. ($98,100,652); 5. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $7,318,635, 5 Wks. ($193,221,867); 6 . The Incredible Hulk, Universal, $4,899,280, 4 Wks. ($124,841,395); 7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $3,774,807, 7 Wks. ($306,428,521); 8. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, Picturehouse, $3,296,929, 3 Wks. ($5,822,544); 9. Sex and the City, Warner Bros, $2,382,438, 6 Wks. ($144,891,325); 10. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, Sony, $1,981,251, 5 Wks. ($94,773,156).

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7 July 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

In the latest demonstration of how little influence film critics are able to exert on the box office these days, the Will Smith starrer Hancock collected an estimated $66 million over the three-day weekend despite an avalanche of negative reviews. In an interview with Bloomberg News, Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media by Numbers, said, "The Sony marketing machine and Will Smith's recognition transcend any [critical] barbs the movie might sustain." In a separate interview with the Associated Press, Dergarabedian called Smith "the most bankable star in the world." Since Hancock opened with two preview screenings on Tuesday, it has taken in $107.3 million. It earned an additional $78 million overseas. It marked Smith's eighth consecutive film to open in first place. Meanwhile, last weekend's champ, Disney/Pixar's Wall-E, slipped to second place with about $33.4 million (a drop of 47 percent), to bring its 10-day total to $128.1 million. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, the only other film besides Hancock to open wide (it had played in New York and Los Angeles the previous two weeks), proved to be a disappointment, taking in only $3.6 million and winding up in eighth place. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Hancock, $66 million; 2. Wall-E, $33.4 million; 3. Wanted, $20.6 million; 4. Get Smart, $11.1 million; 5. Kung Fu Panda, $7.5 million; 6. The Incredible Hulk, $5 million; 7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $3.9 million; 8. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, $3.6 million; 9. Sex and the City, $2.3 million; 10. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $2 million.

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3 July 2008 3:35 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Prince Caspian has stormed to the top of the UK box office chart. The second movie in the Chronicles of Narnia franchise beat Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy's assassin film Wanted to the number one berth. Last week's number one The Incredible Hulk slips to third, while Keira Knightley's The Edge Of Love climbed to number seven. Elsewhere, there was a new entry for Kunal Kohli's romance Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic at ten. The top ten in full: 1. (-) The Chronicles (more)

By Alex Fletcher

1 July 2008 12:02 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian has shot to the top of box office ratings, taking $8.12 million (GBP4.06 million) in its opening weekend.

The film, starring British newcomer Ben Barnes, ends The Incredible Hulk's two-week reign at the top. The all-action blockbuster dropped to third, taking in $1.31 million (GBP652,680).

Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy's new movie Wanted has opened in second place with $6.36 million (GBP3.18 million).

Adulthood kept steady at the number four spot, bringing in (GBP1.29 million) GBP649,112. The new top five is rounded out by Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull which took $1.25 million (GBP625,630).

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1 July 2008 10:29 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Disney/Pixar's Wall-E performed about as expected at the box office over the weekend, taking in $63.1 million dollars, according to final figures released Monday by box-office trackers Media by Numbers. But the real surprise was the performance of Universal's Wanted, starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy, which took in $50.9 million despite playing in 20-percent fewer theaters than Wall-E. In fact, Wanted took in more on a per-theater basis than the Disney hit, averaging $16,040 per theater versus $15,803 for Wall-E. In its second week, last week's box-office leader, Warner Bros.' Get Smart, dropped to third place with $20.2 million. Overall, the top 12 films grossed $180,202,418, up 23 percent from the same weekend a year ago. For the year, box office revenue is now up 0.7 percent over 2007. However, attendance is down 2.15 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. Wall-E, Disney, $63,087,526, (New); 2. Wanted, Universal, $50,927,085, (New); 3. Get Smart, Warner Bros., $20,211,242, 2 Wks., $77,477,031; 4. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $11,692,061, 4. Wks., $179,276,754; 5. The Incredible Hulk, Universal, $9,577,245, 3 Wks., $115,859,210; 6. The Love Guru, Paramount, $5,340,895, 2 Wks., $25,222,377; 7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, 6 Wks., $5,179,960, $300,085,447; 8. The Happening, Fox, $3,907,948, 3 Wks., $59,120,854; 9. Sex and the City, Warner Bros, $3,808,288, 5 Wks., $140,170,362; 10. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, Sony, $3,175,214, 4 Wks., $91,190,129.

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30 June 2008 10:23 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

In what looked like a holiday weekend at the box office -- and there will be such a weekend beginning next Friday -- the two top films earned a combined $113.6 million and the top 12 movies pulled in $179.2 million, lifting the box office 22 percent over the same weekend a year ago, according to studio estimates. Topping the list was the Disney/Pixar animated film Wall-e, which took in about $62.5 million, making it the third-best opening for a Pixar film behind The Incredibles ($70.5 million) and Finding Nemo ($70.2 million). The film, the best-reviewed of the year, performed at the low end of analysts' predictions. However, the No. 2 film, Wanted, starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy, soared well above their predictions, earning $51.1 million (plus $33 million overseas). In addition, last week's top film, Warner Bros.' Get Smart slipped to third place with $20 million, while Paramount/DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda added another $11.7 million to its total. "The box office is incredibly robust right now," Media by Numbers chief Paul Dergarabedian told today's (Monday) Los Angeles Times. "Historically, films do well when times are tough, when going to the movies is an inexpensive way to forget about your troubles. This is a perfect example of that." One glaring failure on the list was Paramount's The Love Guru, which plunged 61 percent to just $5.4 million in its second week. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Wall-e, $62.5 million; 2. Wanted, $51.1 million; 3. Get Smart, $20 million; 4. Kung Fu Panda, $11.7 million; 5. The Incredible Hulk, $9.2 million; 6. The Love Guru, $5.4 million; 7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $5 million; 8. The Happening, $3.9 million; 9. Sex and the City, $3.8 million; 10. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $3.2 million.

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30 June 2008 9:17 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

While Timur Bekmambetov’s action hit “Wanted” failed to outperform Pixar’s “Wall-e” at the North American box office, the thriller starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie easily took the No. 1 spot overseas, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“Wanted” opened in 22 markets this weekend, collecting an impressive $33 million. Its domestic rival “Wall-e” only debuted in six international markets, taking in $3.1 million. The computer-animated adventure will expand into more markets in the coming weeks and months.

DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda” finished second at the international box office this weekend with $21.5 million, brining its foreign total to $98.5 million. Following closely in third place was “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” which opened in several new markets with a gross of 20.1 million.

“The Incredible Hulk” slipped to No. 4 with a weekend gross of $12.1 million and a total international haul of  $85.5 million, while “Get Smart” earned $11.8 million in 21 territories. Peter Segal’s

Franck Tabouring

29 June 2008 5:50 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Futuristic film Wall-E has outsmarted the competition in its opening weekend, taking in over $62.5 (GBP31.25 million) at the U.S. box office.

The animated movie - featuring the voices of actress Sigourney Weaver and Curb Your Enthusiasm star Jeff Garlin - triumphed over rivaling Angelina Jolie action film Wanted, which came in at the number two spot with $51.1 million (GBP25.55 million) during its opening weekend.

Meanwhile, spy-themed action film Get Smart slid from its top spot to number three, taking in an additional $20 million (GBP10 million).

Jack Black-narrated animated feature Kung Fu Panda came in number four - garnering over $11.7 million (GBP5.85 million) - making an impressive three-week run total at $179.3 million (GBP89.65 million).

The new top five is rounded off by comic movie adaptation The Incredible Hulk, which fell from its number three spot, taking in an additional $9.2 million (GBP4.6 million).

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26 June 2008 3:05 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

We're officially at the unofficial halfway point of summer, and it's an interesting race this week, up to a point. For starters, you have two of the best summer movies competing for totally different week one crowds. Yes, there will be some crossover between Pixar's Wall-e and the assassin flick Wanted, but the families who go to Wall-e this weekend would hire a sitter for next week to catch Wanted.

June usually has competitions for box office supremacy, while May and July are more often one-movie debuts. What's curious about this weekend is that carryover between audiences. Real movie fans love Pixar and they generally dig action movies, too, especially smart ones that get good reviews. So while these box office numbers will probably fairly accurate, there's a chance one movie will go five million higher and the other five million lower.

Still, it's Wall-e's weekend to lose, and he won't lose it.

Colin Boyd

26 June 2008 4:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Incredible Hulk has a strong hold on the U.K. box office, remaining number one for a second consecutive week.

The comic book superhero, played by Ed Norton, kept hold of the top spot with $3.74 million (GBP1.87 million), while Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull climbed up one place to two with $2.92 (GBP1.46 million).

Sex and the City: The Movie slips into third place with takings of $2.42 million (GBP1.21 million); youth drama Adulthood is a new entry at four with $2.4 million (GBP1.2 million), and thriller The Happening rounds out the top five with $1.67 million (GBP834,624).

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25 June 2008 12:18 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Liv Tyler has laughed off rumours she is dating her Incredible Hulk co-star Edward Norton, insisting their relationship is "strictly platonic".

The newly-single actress prompted speculation when she raved about Norton's buff physique while promoting the new movie. She claims she found love scenes intimidating: "because his body looks so much more beautiful than mine!'"

America's Star magazine goes a step further, with sources alleging they are already an item.

But Tyler's representative insists their friendship "is and has always been platonic".

Tyler split from her rocker husband Royston Langdon after five years of marriage last month. The couple has a son, four-year-old Milo, together.

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25 June 2008 10:13 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

William Hurt and Amber Heard have boarded Matt Leutwyler’s upcoming coming-of-age drama “The River Why,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Based on David James Duncan’s 1983 Sierra Club novel, the movie focuses on Gus Orviston (played by Zach Gilford), a young man who embarks on a quest to find an elusive steelhead trout. In fact, his search for the fish is a metaphor for his search for self-knowledge.

Hurt plays Gus’ father, while Heard jumps into the role of his love interest, an adventurous fly-fisher. Leutwyker is directing an adaptation by Thomas A. Cohen and John Jay Osborn Jr.

Heard recently starred in Jeff Wadlow’s action flick “Never Back Down.” She will next be seen alongside Seth Rogen and James Franco in David Gordon Green’s “Pineapple Express.”

Hurt is currently onscreen in Universal’s “The Incredible Hulk.” He recently wrapped principal photography for Julie Delpy’s upcoming drama “The Countess.

Franck Tabouring

25 June 2008 4:46 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

The Incredible Hulk has retained the UK box office number one spot for a second week. Sex And The City slipped to third, while the fourth Indiana Jones movie moved back up to number two. Elsewhere, there were new entries for Noel Clarke's drama Adulthood at four and dark comedy Teeth at number seven. Keira Knightley's The Edge of Love debuts at nine, while horror The Ruins enters at ten. The top ten in full: 1. (1) The Incredible (more)

By Alex Fletcher

24 June 2008 10:40 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Get Smart, starring Steve Carell as title character Maxwell Smart, took in $38.68 million over the weekend, well above estimates by box-office predictors and Warner Bros., the studio that released it, according to final figures released Monday by Media by Numbers. The only other film to open wide, Paramount's The Love Guru, starring Mike Myers, found little love among moviegoers as it debuted in fourth place with just $13.91 million. Meanwhile, the second week of Universal's The Incredible Hulk slipped to second place with $22.14 million, while Kung Fu Panda, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount, brought in $21.93 million in its third week. Meanwhile, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull returned to the top of the international box office for the third week with $25 million. The film has now taken in $392 million overseas versus $291 million at home. 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. Get Smart, Warner Bros., $38,683,480, (New); 2. The Incredible Hulk, Universal, $22,136,060, 2 Wks. ($97,055,430); 3. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $21,934,716, 3 Wks. ($155,830,875); 4. The Love Guru, Paramount, $13,907,130, (New); 5. The Happening, 20th Century Fox, $10,482,146, 2 Wks. ($50,749,495); 6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $8,540,313, 5 Wks. ($290,961,044); 7. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, Sony, $7,453,215, 3 Wks. ($84,308,418); 8. Sex and the City: The Movie, Warner Bros, $6,532,394, 4 Wks. ($132,452,769); 9. Iron Man, Paramount, $4,030,272, 8 Wks. ($304,816,141); 10. The Strangers, Universal, $2,122,410, 4 Wks. ($49,759,735).

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24 June 2008 7:38 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Our quick thoughts: Do the names Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer ring a bell? Yep, they’re the untalented makers of the “Scary Movie” series, “Date Movie,” “Epic Movie” and “Meet the Spartans,” and on Aug. 29, 2008, they will return to the big screen with “Disaster Movie,” yet another ridiculous spoof comedy that will likely earn the title of worst film of the year.

This time, the plot (can you call it a plot, really?) centers on a group of immature youngsters struggling with a series of catastrophic events. As you can see in this lame trailer, the film spoofs “Iron Man,” “Sex and the City,” “The Incredible Hulk” and “Juno,” among many others.

Check out the trailer above and feel free to share your thoughts on this flick or on past spoof comedies. I personally think “Disaster Movie” is going to suck just as much as its insulting predecessors.

Freaky quote: “Hannah Montana is dead!

Franck Tabouring

23 June 2008 1:23 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

By Franck Tabouring

Weekend of June 20 – 22, 2008

“Get Smart” stormed to the top of the North American box office this weekend with $39.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

In the Peter Segal-directed spy comedy, Steve Carell stars as a clumsy secret agent who has only a few days to prevent a ruthless crime lord from securing world domination. Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin and Dwayne Johnson co-star.

DreamWorks Animation’s family film “Kung Fu Panda” stayed put at No. 2 with a weekend gross of $21.7 million, reaching a total domestic gross of $155.5 million after three weeks in release. Directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne, the film follows the adventures of a lazy panda who must learn the basics of kung fu.

Last week’s box office champion “The Incredible Hulk” slipped to third place with $21.5 million from ticket sales at 3,508 locations. Released by 20th Century Fox and directed by Louis Leterrier,

Franck Tabouring

23 June 2008 10:28 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Would you believe that Warner Bros.' Get Smart, starring Steve Carell, took in an estimated $39.2 million at the box office over the weekend? That was about $10 million more than what most box-office forecasters had predicted. On the other hand, Paramount's The Love Guru, starring Mike Myers, took in just $14 million, about $10 million less than what forecasters had predicted. Two holdover films were almost too close to call. Paramount said that the DreamWorks' Animation-produced Kung Fu Panda took in $21.7 million, while Universal claimed that The Incredible Hulk took in $21.6 million. While box-office trackers Media by Numbers listed them as the No. 2 and No. 3 film in its top-ten chart, their positions could change when final figures are released later today (Monday). Overall, the top 12 movies took in about $136.9 million, up 10 percent over the comparable weekend a year ago. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Get Smart, $39.2 million; 2. Kung Fu Panda, $21.7 million; 3. The Incredible Hulk, $21.6 million; 4. The Love Guru, $14 million; 5. The Happening, $10 million; 6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $8.4 million; 7. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $7.2 million; 8. Sex and the City, $6.5 million; 9. Iron Man, $4 million; 10. The Strangers, $1.9 million.

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23 June 2008 2:41 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Spy comedy Get Smart has topped the Us box office chart. The '60s TV remake, which stars Steve Carell as an incompetent secret agent, opened to $$39 million over the weekend. Mike Myers's new film The Love Guru debuted at number four, taking in a disappointing $$14 million. Last week's number two Kung Fu Panda held on to second place while The Incredible Hulk and The Happening slipped down the rankings, with ticket sales for both films dropping by more than 60%. (more)

By Simon Reynolds

22 June 2008 6:14 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Spy-themed action film Get Smart has outwitted the competition in its opening weekend, taking in over $39 million (GBP19.5million) at the U.S. box office.

The film - starring funnyman Steve Carell and actress Anne Hathaway - towered over animated comedy rival Kung Fu Panda, which remained at the number two spot with $21.7 million (GBP10.85million).

Meanwhile, comic book movie adaptation The Incredible Hulk softened its roar, sliding down to number three garnering a $21.6 million (GBP10.8million) at the box office.

The new top five is rounded off by Mike Myers' oddball spiritual-inspired comedy The Love Guru - opening at number four with $14 million (GBP7million) - and M. Night Shyamalan's new thriller The Happening, which fell from number three to five, taking in an additional $10 million (GBP5million).

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22 June 2008 10:56 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

It turns out Get Smart could hold on to its audience over the course of a weekend, besting our projections and winding up just short of $40 million in its debut, according to Box Office Mojo. You would have to consider this evidence that Steve Carell is now one of the comedians audiences will pay to see.

Even though Evan Almighty didn't make its ridiculous $200 million budget back last summer, it was a $100 million comedy by the end of the bean counting, and Dan in Real Life, even though it was a much smaller film, made about $50 million on a $25 million budget.

And it's curious to note that this is the weekend that cements him as a "movie star," because it's also the same weekend audiences completely gave up on Mike Myers.

His Love Guru was an absolute mess before anyone paid to see it, and now it's a bomb. Its

Colin Boyd

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