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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

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

Sex And The City has held on to the Australian box office top spot for a second week. The romantic comedy held off competition from Prince Caspian, which remained at two, and The Incredible Hulk, which entered at three. Elsewhere, Mark Wahlberg's The Happening charted at five, while Speed Racer debuted at six. Jack Black's latest comedy vehicle Kung Fu Panda went straight in at number nine. the top ten in full: 1. (1) Sex (more)

By Alex Fletcher

3 June 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Even the box office estimates for the opening weekend of Warner Bros.' Sex and the City turned out to be too conservative as the film earned a million and a half dollars more on Sunday than studio executives had reckoned. The film took in a total of $56.9 million for the weekend, substantially ahead of Paramount's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which brought in $44.8 million in its second week, pushing its gross past the $200-million mark to $215.6 million. The No. 3 film, Universal's horror flick The Strangers, also performed better than expected with $21 million -- more than what the film cost to produce. In fourth place, Iron Man appeared to have legs of steel, as it brought in another $13.5 million after five weeks. Rounding out the top five, Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian added $12.7 million to its gross in its third week. 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. Sex and the City: The Movie, Warner Bros, $56,848,056, (New); 2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $44,754,615, 2 Wks. ($215,635,899); 3. The Strangers, Universal, $20,997,985, (New); 4. Iron Man, Paramount, $13,541,264, 5 Wks. ($276,166,336); 5. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $12,704,545, 3 Wks. ($115,362,725); 6. What Happens in Vegas, 20th Century Fox, $6,681,097, 4 Wks. ($65,904,971); 7. Speed Racer, Warner Bros., $2,259,031, 4 Wks. ($40,677,371); 8. Baby Mama, Universal, $2,194,320, 6 Wks. ($56,117,805); 9. Made of Honor, Sony, $1,913,035, 5 Wks. ($42,878,354); 10. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $1,059,840, 7 Wks. ($60,485,980).

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2 June 2008 5:55 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

U.S. basketball star Samuel Dalembert is suing a design studio he claims conned him out of more than $1 million (GBP500,000) he thought he was investing into comic book movie Speed Racer.

The Philadelphia 76ers player claims he handed the money over to a design studio in New York in 2006, in the belief it was using his investment to license Speed Racer products and merchandise.

According to TMZ.com, Dalembert has filed a lawsuit, seeking more than $50,000 (GBP25,000) from Art Asylum, claiming they never had the rights to Speed Racer in the first place.

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2 June 2008 10:32 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

When Friday's box-office results for Sex and the City came in on Saturday, Hollywood gurus were stunned. The movie had earned just about as much as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull had earned the previous Friday, just under $30 million. While advance word was that the movie would do especially well on Friday as groups of women got together for the premiere, no one had predicted that it would do that well. But Warner Bros. distribution chief Dan Fellman told the Associated Press, "There were women that came in and bought out entire theaters in advance and invited all their friends." Co-star Sarah Jessica Parker told the New York Times, "It is kind of mind-boggling." (Eighty-five percent of the audience Friday night was female.) And in fact the movie took in only half its Friday gross on Saturday and again on Sunday, winding up with $55.7 million -- just about what it reportedly cost to produce. And yes, it became the top moneymaker at the box office for the weekend, pushing Indy into second place with $46 million -- also something that no one had predicted. Also opening solidly was the horror flick The Strangers, with about $20.7 million, to place third. Some experts are predicting that Crystal Skull will return to the top spot next week and remain there for a while, pointing out that the potential audience for that film is far greater than that for Sex and the City -- especially as kids begin pouring out of school for summer vacation.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. Sex and the City, $55.7 million; 2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $46 million; 3. The Strangers, $20.7 million; 4. Iron Man, $14 million; 5. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $13 million; 6. What Happens in Vegas, $6.9 million; 7. Baby Mama, $2.2 million; 8. Speed Racer, $2.1 million; 9. Made of Honor, $2 million; 10. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $1 million.

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27 May 2008 10:29 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

When the final tally of Memorial Day weekend ticket sales is calculated, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is expected to wind up with $311.1 million worldwide, with about $151.1 million of that amount coming from the U.S. and Canada, according to Paramount Pictures, its distributor. The movie reportedly got a boost from 30- and 40-year-old moviegoers, a demographic group that is more selective about the films it takes in in than the primary teens and 20-year-olds who make up the primary movie-going audience. "That [older] audience was excited to see the movie and excited to bring their kids with them," Paramount distribution chief Rob Moore told Reuters. The expected $151.1-million Memorial Day gross in the U.S. was surpassed only by the $153 million that Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End took in over the same holiday weekend last year. The top ten films for the four-day (Friday through Monday) holiday weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers (Thursday results are not included):1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $126,040,000; 2. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $28,642,000; 3. Iron Man, Paramount, $25,650,000; 4. What Happens in Vegas, $Fox, $11,150,000; 5. Speed Racer, Warner Bros., $5,205,000; 6. Baby Mama, Universal, $4,208,100; 7. Made of Honor, Sony/Col/Rev, $4,200,000; 8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $2,19,9120; 9. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantánamo Bay, Warner Bros., $1,200,000; 10. The Visitor, Overture Films, $91,7000.

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26 May 2008 10:22 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull earned an estimated $101 million between Friday and Sunday and might well outdo the current Memorial Day holiday champ, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, for the five-day record. Pirates earned $153 million during that period last year. Currently Crystal Skull is expected to come in at about $151 million. Final figures are due to be released on Wednesday. The film is expected to earn nearly the same amount internationally, due primarily to the greater strength of foreign currency. Nevertheless, it will take more than a single Indiana Jones success to lift the box office to its year-ago level. Currently, total ticket sales for 2008 are down almost 4 percent from 2007 and admissions are down 6.7 percent, according to box-office trackers Media by Numbers. In an interview with the London Financial Times, Dergarabedian said, "Indiana Jones is a shot in the arm but we're going to need consistency in the entire marketplace to catch up to last year." The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $101 million; 2. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $23 million; 3. Iron Man, $20.1 million; 4. What Happens in Vegas, $9 million; 5. Speed Racer, $4 million; 6. Made of Honor, $3.4 million; 7. Baby Mama, $3.3 million; 8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $1.7 million; 9. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay, $900,000; 10. The Visitor, $800,000.

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26 May 2008 9:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull struck gold at the international box office this weekend, raking in $143 million (GBP71.5 million) on its first four days on release.

The Steven Spielberg-directed movie has already taken the U.S. by storm, with a $56 million (GBP28 million) haul in the first 48 hours after hitting cinemas on Thursday.

And its impressive draw continued around the globe - making the action adventure the sixth biggest foreign launch of all time, behind the likes of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Spider-Man 3 and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is the second most popular movie outside the U.S. market with $18 million (GBP9 million), while Iron Man and romantic comedy What Happens in Vegas are tied at three with $12.5 million (GBP6.25 million) each.

Rounding out the top five is Speed Racer, which continues to slip out of interest with just $3 million (GBP1.5 million).

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21 May 2008 6:35 AM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Hello, good day, and welcome once again to Bard's Eye View, where I, your humble filmic analyst, attempt to probe and dissect the latest upcoming large-scale releases with the deftness of a surgeon and the timing and accuracy of a Swiss watch. And I say "attempt" with as much aplomb as I can muster, given that my recent predictions for Made of Honor and What Happens in Vegas show what a fallible, fickle job assessing box office trends can be. It's nice to be right, but there's always that proverbial banana peel in your path, isn't there? And who'da thunk Speed Racer would tank That massively? I mean, $18 million?? Yikes.

Shrykespeare

20 May 2008 10:12 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Like last week, the top film at the box office, having already brought in less than analysts had predicted on Sunday, when the studio announced its weekend estimate, earned even less than that when the actual ticket-sales figures were finally disclosed on Monday. Although The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian was not the unmitigated disaster that Speed Racer was last week, the movie's $55.03 million take was $1.6 million below Sunday's estimate. By contrast, the No. 2 film, Iron Man earned $31.84 million, somewhat more than the $31.20 million that the studio had calculated. Overall, the weekend's top 12 films grossed $125.8 million, 28 percent below last year's $173.6 million for the comparable weekend. 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. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $55,034,805, (New) ); 2. Iron Man, Paramount, $31,838,996, 3 Wks. ($223,124,385); 3. What Happens in Vegas, Fox, $13,883,874, 2 Wks. ($40,341,516); 4. Speed Racer, Warner Bros., $8,117,459, 2 Wks. ($30,284,073); 5. Made of Honor, Sony, $4,702,950, 3 Wks. ($33,903,519); 6. Baby Mama, Universal, $4,680,610, 4 Wks. ($47,343,255); 7. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $2,786,220, 5 Wks. ($55,313,405); 8. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, Warner Bros., $1,997,450, 4 Wks. ($34,098,389); 9. The Forbidden Kingdom, Lionsgate, $1,073,856, 5 Wks. ($50,368,985); 10. The Visitor, Overture Films, $672,448, 6 Wks. ($3,388,821).

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19 May 2008 6:25 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Christina Ricci is so obsessed with her packing rituals she feels depressed if she doesn't have time to complete them before travelling to a new city.

The Speed Racer star, 28, has admitted to an out-of-control shopping habit, and now says she's gone to extremes, organizing her overflowing closet in order to prevent her from spiralling into a depression.

She says, "I have to make a list of every single item, down to three T-shirts, two sweaters. I look at my list and I check things off. I like order.

"When things are messy or a suitcase is exploding, I feel out of sorts. Coming back to a sloppy room is very depressing to me."

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19 May 2008 2:09 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

As Speed Racer (Warner Bros.) wraps its second weekend at the nation's theaters with a less-than-stellar $8.1 million, it continues to deal with a crush of negative press. After a disappointing 10-day total of just less than $32 million, it will be difficult for this film adaptation from the Wachowskis to survive the box office onslaught of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which arrives Wednesday at midnight and could be the highest grossing film of the summer. Critics have given mixed-to-negative reviews (35 percent Fresh at Rotten Tomatoes), but there is a segment of moviegoers who are especially satisfied with the movie. Anime fans.

Steve Mason

19 May 2008 12:20 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Action blockbuster Iron Man has scored a third week atop the global box office, after fighting off competition from The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

The movie, which is adapted from the Marvel comic book series and stars Robert Downey Jr., raked in $25.6 million (GBP12.8 million) in the international market, while the second installment in The Chronicles of Narnia series debuted at two with $20.7 million (GBP10.35 million).

Romantic comedy What Happens In Vegas sits just behind in third place with $20 million (GBP10 million) and Speed Racer is at four with $7 million (GBP3.5 million).

Patrick Dempsey's Made of Honor comes in at five with $5.7 million (GBP2.85 million), to round out the world's top five most popular movies outside the U.S.

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19 May 2008 10:19 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Although a few box office analysts had predicted that The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian would gross as much as $100 million over the weekend and the general prediction was that it would do about $70-80 million, the film fell far short of those predictions. According to studio estimates, it opened with $56.6 million. It was the second week in a row that a big-budget film had failed to fulfill expectations -- although Prince Caspian did not match the disastrous performance of last week's Speed Racer, which opened with just $18.6 million. That film sold only $7.6 million in its second week and dropped to fourth place. Iron Man, which had held the top spot for the previous two weeks, dropped to second place with $31.2 million, as it crossed the $200-million mark to finish the weekend with $222.5 million. What Happens in Vegas slipped to third place with $13.9 million, to bring its domestic total to $40.3 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $56.6 million; 2. Iron Man, $31.2 million; 3. What Happens in Vegas, $13.9 million; 4. Speed Racer, $7.6 million; 5. Baby Mama, $4.6 million; 6. Made of Honor, $4.5 million; 7. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $2.5 million; 8. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay, $1.8 million; 9. The Forbidden Kingdom, $1 million; 10. The Visitor, $687,000.

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18 May 2008 5:51 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Fantasy adventure film Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian has shattered the competition at the U.S. box office on its first week of release.

The film, starring newcomer Ben Barnes, made $56.5 million (GBP28.25million) in its opening weekend (16-18May08), toppling action hit Iron Man, which slipped to two with $31.2 million (GBP15.6million). The big-screen adaptation of the popular comic has made an impressive $222 million (GBP111million) since it opened in theatres three weeks ago.

Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher's romantic comedy What Happens in Vegas is at number three, taking in $13.8 million (GBP6.9million), while Speed Racer is in fourth place with just over $7.6 million (GBP3.8million).

The top five is rounded out by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's comedy Baby Mama, which brought in just under $4.6 million (GBP2.3million).

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16 May 2008 6:06 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

May 16-18 Actuals 1. New The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney) — $15.24 million Sunday, $55.03 million three-day, $55.03 million cume 2. Iron Man (Paramount) — $9.74 million Sunday, $31.83 million three-day, $223.12 million cume 3. What Happens in Vegas (20th Century Fox) — $3.71 million Sunday, $13.88 million three-day, $40.34 million cume 4. Speed Racer (Warner Bros.) — $2.66 million Sunday, $8.11 million three-day, $30.28 million cume 5. Made of Honor (Sony) — $1.24 million Sunday, $4.7 million three-day, $33.9 million cume 6. Baby Mama (Universal) — $1.18 million Sunday, $4.68 million three-day, $47.34 million cume 7. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal) — $873,000 Sunday, $2.78 million three-day, $55.31 million cume 8. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo (Warner Bros.) — $646,000 Sunday, $1.99 million three-day, $34 million cume 9. The Forbidden Kingdom (Lionsgate) — $355,730 Sunday, $1.07 million three-day, $50.37 million cume 10. The Visitor (Overture Films) —...

Steve Mason

14 May 2008 8:52 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Iron Man has topped the UK box office chart for the second week.

The Marvel superhero adaptation held off competition from Ashton Kutcher comedy What Happens in Vegas, which makes its debut at two.

Family adventure Speed Racer and futuristic thriller Doomsday are the week's other new entries, landing at four and six respectively.

Elsewhere, Jessica Alba horror The Eye drops five places to ten and Patrick Dempsey comedy Made . . .

Beth Hilton

13 May 2008 11:57 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Tuesday Night: Marvel's Iron Man (Paramount), directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey Jr., has powered past the $185 million mark, after grabbing an estimated $3.38 million on Tuesday. 20th Century Fox's What Happens in Vegas, driven by the all-star romantic-comic duo of Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz, was No. 2 for the day with $1.69 million and a new cume of $23.5 million. Speed Racer (Warner Bros.) finished third with about $960,000.

Steve Mason

13 May 2008 3:17 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Susan Sarandon has admitted that she hates watching herself on screen.

The actress said she was happy to take a smaller role in adventure movie Speed Racer because she could see it without being too conscious of her own performance.

She is quoted as saying: "Most of the time when I watch a movie I'm in, it takes me about three times before I can see it because I'm so critical of myself.

"I'm not in Speed Racer so much so it was very painless for me to watch it. It's easier for me, because there's . . .

Beth Hilton

13 May 2008 12:12 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Guy Ritchie will direct a film starring Dc Comics character Sgt. Rock for producer Joel Silver.

In an interview with Ain't It Cool News, Silver revealed that Ritchie would direct Sgt. Rock "very soon".

"I'm going to make that. I'm going to make that very soon. With Guy Ritchie, I think," Silver said.

However, the producer noted that developing big budget movies can be troublesome, citing the involvement of Julien Temple and J.J. Abrams in aborted Speed Racer projects . . .

Simon Reynolds

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