Box Office News
America’s Favorite Dog Movie of 2011 is…
by Redbox | February 13th, 2012 | Filed under: Box Office News, NewsDog owners are a special breed. They love their pups with fierce devotion, and most will go wild for anything dog-related. In honor of the Westminster Dog Show beginning tonight, Redbox is putting on a dog show of its own: the top dog movies in America, based on rentals in 2011. Congratulations to the winner: [...]
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The Most Romantic City in America (and More!)
by Redbox | February 1st, 2012 | Filed under: Box Office News, News, Redbox InsiderWith Valentine’s Day just a couple of weeks away, Redbox announced the most and least romantic cities in America (based on the number of romantic comedies rented in 2011). And let’s just say that when it comes to romance, the Midwest is best. Top 10 Most Romantic Cities: La Crosse, Wis. Green Bay, Wis. Ames, [...]
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Dawn Keeps On Breaking: Twilight Tops Soft Box Office for Third Weekend
by Locke Peterseim | December 4th, 2011 | Filed under: Box Office News, News1) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 — $16.9 million Even though it fell a hefty 60%, a slow post-holiday weekend with no new wide releases let the vamps stay on top for a third weekend–the first such feat for a Twilight film. (2009′s New Moon was number one two weekends in a row.) In 17 [...]
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Yay, Nay, or Maybe: Hailee Steinfeld and Hugo’s Asa Butterfield to Star in Ender’s Game?
by Locke Peterseim | December 3rd, 2011 | Filed under: NewsIn Orson Scott Card’s classic Ender’s Game science-fiction novels, space travel can take hundreds, even thousands of years. And fans of the beloved books have sometimes felt it might take that long to get them to the big screen. Various directors, writers, and studios have been circling the project for well over a decade. But [...]
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First Look at Daniel Day-Lewis as Spielberg’s Lincoln
by Locke Peterseim | December 1st, 2011 | Filed under: NewsWhile Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse* are about to hit theaters in coming weeks, The Beard never rests–as we speak he’s been in Virginia for a month filming his upcoming Lincoln biopic. And now thanks to a leaked picture originally tweeted by Michael Phillips, we’ve got our first look at the [...]
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Friends with Benefits Co-Stars Keep Their Promises to Marines
by Erika Olson | December 1st, 2011 | Filed under: Hollywood Chatter, NewsIn July, Afghanistan-based Sergeant Scott Moore asked actress Mila Kunis (via YouTube) to accompany him to the Marine Corps Ball. His video became a viral sensation, and was brought to Mila’s attention by her Friends with Benefits co-star, Justin Timberlake, during a live TV interview. She accepted the invitation while on the show, and then [...]
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British Director Ken Russell, 1927-2011
by Locke Peterseim | November 28th, 2011 | Filed under: Movies, NewsBritish director Ken Russell passed away this weekend after a series of strokes. He was 84. Younger film-goers might not immediately recognize Russell’s name, but during the 1970s he was one of the leaders of the British film revolution. His terrific early films—an adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s Women in Love (1969) starring Alan Bates, Oliver Reed and [...]
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Hi-Ho! The Muppets Put on a Good Show, but Can’t Top the Vamps
by Locke Peterseim | November 27th, 2011 | Filed under: Box Office News, News1) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 — 3-day: $42 million / 5-day: $62.3 million Though it tumbled 70% from its opening weekend (a common trend among the Twilight films), Breaking Dawn still hung on to the holiday top spot at the box office. In just 10 days, the film (which cost $110 million to make) [...]
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First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage, Then Comes a Vampire Baby and $140 Million at the Box Office
by Locke Peterseim | November 20th, 2011 | Filed under: Box Office News, News1) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn–Part 1 — $139.5 million To the surprise of absolutely no one living, dead, or lupine, the fourth Twilight film did bonkers box-office business on its opening weekend. As usual, the Twi-hards showed up early–midnight screenings on Thursday brought in $30 million. Breaking Dawn didn’t quite top New Moon‘s opening weekend [...]
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Yay, Nay, or Maybe: Is a Princess Diana Movie in Bad Taste?
by Erika Olson | November 14th, 2011 | Filed under: News, Quizzes, Contests & PollsI’m one of those Americans who’s inexplicably obsessed with All Things Royal (yes, you can bet that I got up at the crack of dawn to watch Prince William get married this past April), and—like so many millions of people around the world—have always had a soft spot in my heart for the late Princess [...]
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