2 items from 2010
25 April 2010 1:25 PM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
How to Train Your Dragon continued to do its thing over the weekend, and that was all it needed to return to the top spot. New releases The Back-Up Plan, The Losers and Oceans generated little interest, while Dragon's photo finish rival from last weekend, Kick-Ass, conked out. Overall business suffered as a result: it was by far the lowest-grossing weekend of 2010 and was down 13 percent from the same timeframe last year when Obsessed grabbed first place. Easing 23 percent to an estimated $15 million, How to Train Your Dragon again saw the smallest dip among nationwide releases, though it was actually steeper than its previous two weekends. Its total climbed to $178 million in 31 days, handily eclipsing Monsters Vs. Aliens through the same point. Dragon and Monsters had pretty much the same Spring release pattern and Monsters had a much bigger start, but Dragon ultimately resonated better with audiences. At its current pace, »
- Brandon Gray <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
15 March 2010 3:59 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
'After Superman, he was kind of my favorite,' actor tells MTV News.
By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Photo: MTV News
The pool of leading Hollywood men reportedly up for the role of Captain America — a crew so diverse it has at one time included funnyman John Krasinski and action-flick vet Chris Evans — has grown by one. MTV News has exclusively confirmed that Ryan Phillippe will audition for the part.
During a conversation at the South by Southwest music and film festival on Monday (March 15), the 35-year-old Phillippe himself revealed that he's set to audition for what would be the lead role in "The First Avenger: Captain America."
"[I] actually am going in to meet on 'Captain America,' which is kind of cool," he said. "After Superman, he was kind of my favorite."
Phillippe's potential audition was first published by HitFix.com, which cited »
2 items from 2010
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