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'Warrior' Director Gavin O'Connor To Direct Underworld Thriller 'Yakuza'
10 May 2012 10:49 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
So are yakuza flicks the hot new trend in Hollywood or are those Far East markets more important than ever? Probably a bit of both. Earlier this year, "Safe House" helmer signed up to direct the yakuza crime flick "The Outsider" at Warner Bros., and now a rival project of sorts is gearing up.
"Warrior" helmer Gavin O'Connor will get behind the camera for the clearly named "Yakuza" for the suits at Universal. Originally penned by Chap Taylor ("Changing Lanes"), with O'Connor and Josh Fagin ("Pride & Glory") to rewrite, the story centers on an American intelligence officer who gets caught up in the post-tsunami underworld of Japan, mixing it up with a yakuza godfather. So yeah, that's pretty vague, but it's all we got for now. O'Connor certainly is no stranger to men squaring off mentally, emotionally or physically and he's a pretty solid choice by producer Brian Grazer to direct the flick. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Josh Duhamel in Talks for Nicholas Sparks Adaptation 'Safe Haven'
25 April 2012 10:41 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Despite the fact that The Notebook has essentially been turned into a punchline in today's pop culture landscape, we can't ignore one thing: movies based on Nicholas Sparks books make a lot of money at the box office. Zac Efron's The Lucky One made $22 million last weekend, and that's enough for Relativity Media to give the greenlight to the next in the list of Sparks novels waiting to turn into box office gold. Variety reports that the studio is in talks with Transformers actor Josh Duhamel to star in Safe Haven, an adaptation that will see him playing a widowed father who starts a relationship with a mystery woman. More below! Safe Haven - not to be confused with Denzel's Safe House, or Jason Statham's Safe (what's with the word "safe" in recent movie titles these days?) will be directed by Lasse Hallstrom, someone who, as the director »
- Ben Pearson
"American Reunion," "Titanic 3D" No Match for "The Hunger Games"
8 April 2012 9:58 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
"The Hunger Games" continued to dominate the box-office leading the pack for its third-straight weekend. Studio estimates put the Lionsgate action-thriller-romantic drama extravaganza on the top spot with $33.5 million. So far, the film based on the popular Suzanne Collins novel has scored $302.8 million at the box-office, the first 2012 release to crossover the $300 million mark. ("The Hunger Games" movie review)
But the big question still looms large for Lionsgate -- will original director Gary Ross return for the sequel "Hunger Games: Catching Fire?" Apparently, Ross wants more money! I say give it to him! He deserves every penny much as the main cast which will be back for the sequel -- Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss), Liam Hemsworth (Gale), and Josh Hutcherson (Peeta). But if Ross does not return, you know who will be cool to direct the sequel? I vote for Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow. She can bring her "Hurt Locker" sensibilities to the sequel, »
- Manny
Weekend box office: 'The Hunger Games' tops 'Titanic 3D,' 'American Reunion'
8 April 2012 1:30 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
The odds seem to be forever in "The Hunger Games'" favor since the movie again won the weekend box office, easily surpassing "American Reunion" and "Titanic 3D" to take the Easter weekend prize.
The Jennifer Lawrence/Josh Hutcherson-starring movie about a dystopian future in which teens fight to the death in an arena grossed $33.5 million in ticket sales, according to Box Office Mojo, down from last week's take but still more than enough to bury "American Reunion's" $21.5 million. James Cameron's "Titanic 3D" came in third with $17.4 million at the box office -- respectable, but a far cry from the film's original opening weekend in 1997 when it raked in $28 million and kept going as fans went back to see the film a second and third time.
Rounding out the top 10: "Wrath of the Titans" ($15M), "Mirror Mirror" ($11M), "21 Jump Street" ($10.2M), "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" ($5M), "Salmon »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Sorry Bella, Katniss Has More Box-Office Power Than You! "The Hunger Games" Scores Third Biggest Opening Ever!
26 March 2012 11:54 AM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
We all predicted that "The Hunger Games" would take the box-office crown this past weekend but I didn't think we knew just how much! Well, suffice it to say that Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games" was a bonafide box-office bonanza scoring the third-best debut of all time, and the best for any film opening outside of summer! ("The Hunger Games" movie review)
"The Hunger Games," starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Collins from the bestselling young-adult novel by Suzanne Collins," sold $155 million worth of box-office tickets, claiming the top spot and broke box-office records including having the biggest opening for a non-sequel.
The film now sits close to the top of the all-time box-office heap with "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" ($169.2 million) at No. 1 and "The Dark Knight" ($158.4 million) at No. 2. "The Hunger Games" rightfully claimed the No. 3 all-time spot scoring a huge opening bigger than any of the "Twilight »
- Manny
The Hunger Games Bites Off a Staggering $155 Million Box Office Debut
25 March 2012 10:09 PM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
All odds favored Lionsgate Entertainment's The Hunger Games starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth this weekend as it opened to spectacular numbers at the North American box office. The critically-praised film adaptation of the Suzanne Collins futuristic novel not only debuted at number one, it made twice as much as the entire top ten combined. Suffice it to say, Katniss and pals helped lift the box office to new heights for the year: 119% higher than last week, 95% higher than last year at this time, and 81% higher than the top ten from 2010.
Starting at 12:01 am Friday morning, the much-anticipated The Hunger Games launched in 4,137 theaters - including 268 limited run IMAX theaters - and earned a huge $19.75 million alone from midnight shows and additional 3 a.m. showings. It then went on to earn a terrific $48.5 million during its first full day of release, which is third in all-time non-midnight »
The Hunger Games Devours Huge $155 Million Opening Weekend
25 March 2012 7:44 PM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
The odds were definitely in the favor of Lionsgate's The Hunger Games this weekend as it opened to spectacular numbers at the North American box office. The critically-praised film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' futuristic novel starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth not only debuted at number one, it made twice as much as the entire top ten combined. Suffice it to say, Katniss and pals helped lift the box office to new heights for the year: 119% higher than last week, 95% higher than last year at this time, and 81% higher than the top ten from 2010.
Starting at 12:01 am Friday morning, the much-anticipated The Hunger Games launched in 4,137 theaters (including 268 IMAX theaters for a limited run) and earned a huge $19.75 million alone from midnight shows and additional 3 a.m. showings in some theaters. It then went on to earn a terrific $48.5 million during its first full day of release, »
Weekend Box-Office: 'Hunger Games' On Fire with Third Best Opening Ever
25 March 2012 9:37 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Everyone knew The Hunger Games was going to be big, but how big seemed to be a mystery, but all those questions have been answered as the first film based on the Suzanne Collins trilogy of young adult novels now own the third best opening of all-time. Let's take a closer look... Laremy predicted the #1 movie correctly 4 Weeks In A Row The Hunger Games When I reported The Hunger Games had brought in $19.7 million from midnight openings alone and then said it should be looking at $150-160 million for the weekend, a lot of commenters didn't agree. My theory was that it wouldn't hit The Dark Knight status, but it would certainly top Twilight franchise status due to a larger demographic appeal. As it turns out that's exactly what happened, and with high CinemaScore ratings it will be interesting to see how this one does next weekend. Anyone care to wager an early guess? »
- Brad Brevet
Weekend Box Office: 'Hunger Games' Scores Third Highest Opening In Box Office History With Massive $155 Million Haul
25 March 2012 9:30 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Who’s hungry? “The Hunger Games” proceeded to predictably beat the stuffing out of the box office, scoring $155 million, the third highest opening weekend in history, and highest for a non-sequel. The fan base came out in full force, no doubt, but so did the normals, as the books don’t (yet) have nearly the support of “Harry Potter” or “Twilight.” But make no mistake, this property had a similar groundswell of opinion, including an ad blitz and news and web coverage suggesting this was the “good” version of those pre-existing properties. Within three days, Lionsgate has their highest grossing domestic release of all time, and Hollywood’s strongest new franchise. Because everyone secretly loves child murder.
Fans were notably pleased, as the picture registered an ‘A’ Cinemascore, which shifted to an ‘A+’ for younger demographics. While there’s no full demo breakdown, it’s likely much of this audience were males, »
- Gabe Toro
The Devil Inside scares off 21 Jump Street at the UK box office
20 March 2012 12:17 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March 2012...
The low budget found footage horror The Devil Inside repeats its North American debut from earlier this year by opening atop the UK box office chart, fending off competition from fellow new releases 21 Jump Street, We Bought a Zoo and Contraband. A haul of £1,988,461 was enough to give The Devil Inside the lead ahead of the Jonah Hill / Channing Tatum action comedy 21 Jump Street, which takes second place with a decent bow of £1,556,039, while Cameron Crowe's latest drama We Bought a Zoo pulled in £850,651 to open in fifth, one place ahead of the Mark Wahlberg action thriller Contraband with £683,654.
Shifting to the hold-over films and John Madden's The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel drops one spot to third, adding another £1.5m to give it a strong cumulative gross of £13.8m in its fourth week on screens. »
- flickeringmyth
Chronicle, Journey 2 and Project X Sequels Already in Development
8 March 2012 10:36 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
For the most part, the first two months of 2012 have lived up to expectations, delivering a few unexpected gems but mostly a lot of forgettable crap. That being said, someone still has to win at the box office, and there have been a handful of success stories throughout these winter weeks. The Vow and Safe House are currently sitting at the top of the charts and The Lorax seems likely to catch them shortly. However, there are a few other hits that might surprise you. In particular, the Journey to the Center of the Earth sequel Journey 2: The Mysterious Island starring The Rock, which is easily the highest international earner so far this year with $271 million and counting. You better believe a sequel is being fast-tracked, along with follow-ups to a couple recent found footage flicks as well. According to THR, New Line has closed deals with director Brad Peyton »
- Sean
Discuss: After 'Project X,' 'Chronicle' & Universal's $5 Million Retool Of 'Ouija' Is Low-Budget The New Mega-Budget?
7 March 2012 11:58 AM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
After a brutal year at the box office in 2011, with many seemingly sure-fire mvoies underperforming, the studios have been breathing a sigh of relief in 2012 so far. For each of the nine weekends of 2012, takings at U.S. theaters have been significantly higher than the equivalent weekends in previous years, and two movies -- "The Vow" and "Safe House" -- have already crossed the psychologically vital $100 million barrier, with "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" a dead cert to join them by the end of next weekend.
Even the arrival of tentpole question mark "John Carter" this weekend is unlikely to curb the upswing -- even assuming it opens at the lowest end of estimates, around $25 million, that would still be more than "Limitless," the winner of the equivalent weekend last year. But it's a mark of the current climate that it's the $250 million Disney tentpole that everyone's worried about, whereas »
- Oliver Lyttelton
FX Acquires TV Rights To Ghost Rider: Sov, Chronicle And More
27 February 2012 1:21 PM, PST | ComicBookMovie.com | See recent ComicBookMovie news »
In their article reporting about the FX network gaining the television rights to the recently released Act Of Valor, Deadline says that the network has also gained the rights for several films that have been released early this year. Among the titles that were picked up included Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance (Neveldine/Taylor's non-sequel to the 2007 film Ghost Rider), Josh Trank's found footage/superhero flick Chronicle, and Tarsem Singh's Immortals (which stars Henry 'Superman' Cavill). In addition, FX has also gained the rights to air the fourth Underworld installment, Underworld Awakening. The network also received the rights for many other releases such as This Means War, Red Tails, Safe House and Contraband. No word on when the movies will air on the network, but expect most (if not all) of these titles to begin their airtime within the next couple years. In the meantime, you can »
Weekend Box-Office: 'Act of Valor' Tops Oscar Weekend as None of the Nominees Make the Top Ten
26 February 2012 9:02 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
It's Oscar weekend and not a single one of the nominees is in the top ten. Last year two of the year's Best Picture nominees, including the eventual Best Picture winner, were in the top ten and four of the Best Picture nominees were in the top 20. Of course, this year four of the nine Best Picture nominees are already available on DVD and Blu-ray so it's not exactly a fair comparison.
As for this year's awards crop, I'll talk a bit more about them in the closing of this article, but the front-runner for Best Picture, The Artist sits at #13 this weekend and will soon become the second lowest grossing Best Picture winner ever. The Hurt Locker is the lowest, but can you think of what the current #2 is?
Not sure what The Artist's box-office stature says about the potential for tonight's Oscar ratings, but hopefully you'll at least »
- Brad Brevet
'The Vow' tops Australian box office in first week
13 February 2012 7:59 PM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
The Vow has topped the Australian box office in its first week at the cinema. The romantic movie, which stars Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, took almost $$3 million in ticket sales, followed by new entry Safe House with $$2,719,388. In third place is Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, originally released in 1999 but now reworked as a 3D motion picture. This is followed by last week's number one Chronicle, a Josh Trank-directed sci-fi film which tells the story of three high school friends who discover they have superpowers. George Clooney's The Descendants, which took $$785,038 in box office sales, drops down from second to fifth place in the list, closely followed by new Rachael Taylor and Josh Lawson comedy (more) »
- By Rebecca Davies
Any Questions For Ben? posts modest opening while Shame nets $170K
12 February 2012 9:16 PM, PST | IF.com.au | See recent IF.com.au news »
Rob Sitch.s latest feature film Any Questions For Ben? has posted a modest opening at the local box office. The romantic comedy, starring Josh Lawson and Rachael Taylor, grossed $608,731 for Roadshow on 235 screens, giving it a screen average of $2590.
To put it in perspective, Stephan Elliott.s A Few Best Men grossed almost the same . $539,230 . in its third weekend on 237 screens.
It.d be a disappointing result for the team at Working Dog Productions, best known for such feature films as The Castle and The Dish. Australian favourite The Castle took in $764,378 on just 83 screens when it opened in 1997, while The Dish raked in just under $3 million across 281 screens in 2000 in its opening weekend. (They both went on to make $10.3 million and almost $18 million respectively.)
Sitch, who sat in the director's chair, co-wrote the film with Santo Cilauro and Tom Gleisner. The comedy follows Ben (Lawson) who suffers a »
- Sam Dallas
Weekend Box-Office: 'The Vow' Leads a Massive February Weekend
12 February 2012 8:51 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
This weekend was up almost 29% from last year with the top twelve at the box-office scoring $173.8 million. It wasn't until the final weekend in May last year that the box-office had a larger weekend as 2012 is clearly off to a great start with all four new films hitting theaters this weekend performed admirably. Let's take a look. Laremy predicted the #1 movie correctly 5 Weeks In A Row The Vow The Vow held up to expectations and with Valentine's Day a couple days away it should have a nice little five day run to kick off its theatrical debut. As far as predictions go, Laremy didn't dare go high enough but the readers weren't so shy as it seemed to be a competition to see who would go highest.
The highest bid on the board came from Brandon with $72.5 million, but it was Chuck Bartowski's $42.4 million bid that takes the credit for best of the week. »
- Brad Brevet
Geektyrant Weekly Podcast # 130: Chronicle of Trailers
8 February 2012 4:15 PM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Come one, come all, to the latest episode of GeekTyrant Weekly! (Trumpets sound dramatically.) In this week's episode, Venkman, Mazer, Tiberius, and Ben P. dissect Josh Trank's Chronicle and talk about some of the newest trailers to come out in the past few days.
Intro
Box Office Numbers - 3:55
Review
Chronicle - 5:00
Geek News
Harrison Ford in/not in Blade Runner spinoff - 28:47
The Amazing Spider-Man trailer - 33:40
The Bourne Legacy trailer - 41:02
Machete Kills moving forward - 43:49
The Avengers Super Bowl spot - 46:45
Coming Soon
Safe House - 50:28
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - 50:53
The Vow - 51:20
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D - 51:31 »
- benp
A Few Best Men grosses another $1m; Sam Worthington's Man on a Ledge opens
5 February 2012 9:06 PM, PST | IF.com.au | See recent IF.com.au news »
Local risqué comedy A Few Best Men has added a further $1.1 million to its box office tally, but has slipped 41 per cent in its second weekend.
The Stephan Elliott-directed film, distributed by Icon, was shown on 244 screens, netting a screen average of $4459 . however this was down on its impressive opening weekend when it raked in $1.83 million across 242 screens.
The film . an Aussie Hangover-esque comedy about a wedding that goes wrong . slipped down a position on the box office ladder and is currently in fourth place behind Chronicle, The Descendants and Underworld: Awakening.
Written by Death At A Funeral screenwriter Dean Craig, the film stars Xavier Samuel, Rebel Wilson, Kris Marshall, Kevin Bishop and Olivia Newton-John.
Chronicle and The Descendants gave Fox a double whammy, taking both first and second position at the box office, grossing $2.9 million (192 screens) and $1.3 million (229 screens) respectively. Chronicle . about a group of mates who gain »
- Sam Dallas
Which Films Will Lead In 2012?
10 January 2012 8:14 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Los Angeles — Hollywood is respecting the environment and recycling – again.
The prospect of a few dozen sequels, prequels, remakes and assorted other reworkings of familiar tales might sound tiresome until you look over the guest list studios have lined up.
More Batman with "The Dark Knight Rises." More Peter Parker with "The Amazing Spider-Man." More short guys on a quest with "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." More vamps and werewolves with "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2." More cool sunglasses with "Men in Black 3." More Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and Incredible Hulk with "The Avengers." More prehistoric pals with "Ice Age: Continental Drift." More traveling zoo animals with "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted." There's even more Curly, Larry and Moe with "The Three Stooges."
Add in three action flicks based on classic fairy tales and four 3-D reissues of major blockbusters, and 2012 might make good on Hollywood's aim to »
- AP
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