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19 June 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Twentieth Century Fox's Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer had a fantastic opening at the box office over the weekend as it took in $58.1 million -- beating the studio's own weekend estimate of $57.3 million. But the box office overall seemed less impressive as its total fell behind last year's for the comparable weekend for the third consecutive week, down some 4 percent. For the year, however, box-office receipts are up 4 percent. Nearly all of that rise can be attributed to increases in ticket prices; attendance remains virtually flat. Last weekend's top film, Warner's Ocean's Thirteen, slipped to second place with $19.7 million. Continuing to impress, Universal's R-rated Knocked Up dropped only 28 percent to place third with $14.1 million, bringing its three-week total to $90 million. Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End fell to fourth place with $12.4 million, while Sony's animated Surf's Up rounded out the top five with $9.3 million. 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. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, 20th Century Fox, $58,051,684, (New); 2. Ocean's Thirteen, Warner Bros., $19,724,405, 2 Wks. ($70,429,741); 3. Knocked Up, Universal, $14,069,880, 3 Wks. ($90,016,695); 4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Disney, $12,411,786, 4 Wks. ($274,145,510); 5. Surf's Up, Sony, $9,254,793, 2 Wks. ($34,625,490); 6. Shrek the Third, Paramount, $9,003,044, 5 Wks. ($297,245,100); 7. Nancy Drew, Warner Bros., $6,832,318, (New); 8. Hostel: Part II, Lions Gate, $3,026,131, 2 Wks. ($14,208,497); 9. Mr. Brooks, MGM, $2,902,024, 3 Wks. ($23,523,243); 10. Spider-Man 3, Sony, $2,505,151, 7 Wks. ($330,021,137).

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18 June 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Twentieth Century Fox's decision to produce Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer in such a way that it would receive a PG rating apparently paid off in spades for the studio over the weekend. The film defied analysts' predictions of a $30-million opening and grossed nearly twice that amount -- an estimated $57.4 million -- to take the top spot at the box office. In an interview with today's (Monday) Los Angeles Times, Fox sales manager Chris Aronson, said, "We made a concerted effort to make this one PG to cast a wider umbrella and make it family-friendly." Meanwhile, last week's top film, Ocean's Thirteen, ebbed 47 percent to take in just $19 million. In third place was Universal's R-rated Knocked Up with $14.1 million, bringing its gross to $90.5 million. It has now surged ahead of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which placed fourth with $12 million. The only other new film at the box office this weekend, Warner Bros.' Nancy Drew, drew only $7 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, $57.4 million; 2. Ocean's Thirteen, $19.1 million; 3. Knocked Up, $14.5 million; 4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, $12 million; 5. Surf's Up, $9.3 million; 6. Shrek the Third, $9 million; 7. Nancy Drew, $7.1 million; 8. Hostel: Part II, $3 million; 9. Mr. Brooks, $2.8 million; 10. Spider-Man 3, $2.5 million.

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12 June 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Not only did the final box-office results come in below analysts' predictions on Friday, they came in below the studios' own estimates on Sunday. Topping the list was Ocean's Thirteen, which wound up with $36.1 million, a million dollars less than what Warner Bros. had estimated it would take in. Overall, the box office was down almost 12 percent from the comparable week last year, when Disney/Pixar's animated Cars led with $60.1 million in its debut. By contrast, Sony's animated Surf's Up, which received mostly positive reviews, opened this weekend in fourth place with a disappointing $17.64 million. 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. Ocean's Thirteen, Warner Bros., $36,133,403, (New); 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, Disney, $21,143,905, 3 Wks. ($253,441,723); 3. Knocked Up, Universal, $19,643,080, 2 Wks. ($65,867,020); 4. Surf's Up, Sony, $17,640,249, (New); 5. Shrek the Third, Paramount, $15,317,614, 4 Wks. ($281,460,065); 6. Hostel: Part II, Lions Gate, $8,203,391, (New); 7. Mr. Brooks, MGM, $4,911,319, 2 Wks. ($18,593,620); 8. Spider-Man 3, Sony, $4,304,986, 6 Wks. ($325,585,149); 9. Waitress, Fox Searchlight, $1,600,600, 6 Wks. ($11,967,049); 10. Disturbia, Paramount, $523,504, 9 Wks. ($77,768,967).

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11 June 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Following a month of smooth sailing in May, the box-office has begun encountering some rougher seas in June with ticket sales well below analysts' expectations over the weekend. "The results could be summed up as a C-minus," the Los Angeles Times commented. "Overall, the weekend was pretty tepid," said Daily Variety. In fact, while the 2007 box office had been up nearly 5 percent over 2006 going into the weekend, the weekend's results wound up more than 9 percent lower than the comparable weekend a year ago. Topping the list was the premiere of Ocean's Thirteen with an estimated $37.1 million. That figure was down slightly from the first two Ocean's movies. (Ocean's Eleven opened with $38.1 million; Ocean's Twelve, with $39.1 million.) In second place was the third week of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, with about $21.3 million -- down 52 percent from last week, and only slightly ahead of the relatively low-budget comedy Knocked Up, which brought in $20 million. The take for the debut of the animated Surf's Up was nothing for studio executives to be stoked about, as it finished fourth with $18 million. It competed for the family audience with Shrek the Third, which took fifth place in its fifth week with $15.8 million. The horror flick Hostel: Part II bled to death in its opening weekend with just $8.8 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. Ocean's Thirteen, $37.1 million; 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, $21.3 million; 3. Knocked Up, $20 million; 4. Surf's Up, $18 million; 5. Shrek the Third, $15.75 million; 6. Hostel: Part II, $8.75 million; 7. Mr. Brooks, $5 million; 8. Spider-Man 3, $4.4 million; 9. Waitress, $1.65 million; 10. Disturbia, $550,000.

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5 June 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Although it faced no competition from the opening of another summer blockbuster, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End saw its ticket sales plunge 68 percent in its second weekend to $44.2 million. It was the biggest second-week drop of any summer tentpole flick, and several analysts attributed the drop to an absence of repeat business. Particularly troubling -- galling even -- for studio executives who have routinely been pouring $100-200 million into such films is that Universal's Knocked Up debuted in second place with $30.7 million -- more than it cost to produce. It beat out the third week of DreamWorks Animation/Paramount's Shrek the Third, which took in $28 million and which lost 50 percent of its audience in its third week of release. Still, despite the dropoffs, an unnamed "high-ranking studio veteran" told today's (Tuesday) Daily Variety: "No one can complain with the results of any of these movies. If you're in the $300 million club, you've got something." 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. Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, Disney, $44,206,660, 2 Wks. ($217,545,728); 2. Knocked Up, Universal, $30,690,990, (New); 3. Shrek The Third, Paramount, $28,020,991, 3 Wks. ($255,927,783); 4. Mr. Brooks, MGM, $10,017,067, (New); 5. Spider-Man 3, Sony, $7,578,055, 5 Wks. ($318,342,110); 6. Waitress, Fox Searchlight, $2,012,857, 5 Wks. ($9,441,911); 7. Gracie, Picture House, $1,355,904, (New); 8. Bug, Lions Gate, $1,286,397, 2 Wks. ($6,158,052); 9. 28 Weeks Later, Fox Atomic, $1,214,942, 4 Wks. ($26,591,704); 10. Disturbia, Paramount, $1,112,533, 8 Wks. ($76,703,481).

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4 June 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

A movie that reportedly cost only about $25-30 million to make nearly stole the thunder from one that reportedly cost more than $200 million to make. While Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End did top the box office in its second week with an estimated $43.2 million, the total represented a 62-percent plunge from its opening. On the other hand, the raunchy Universal comedy Knocked Up -- described by New York Times critic A.O. Scott on Friday as "an instant classic" -- debuted with $29.3 million -- nearly twice the amount that analysts had predicted, to place second. Shrek the Third also recorded a big drop in its third weekend as it took third place with $26.7 million, about half of what it earned last weekend. The opening of MGM's Mr. Brooks came in at the low end of forecasts with $10 million. The only other film to open wide, Gracie, tanked with just $1.4 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, $43.2 million; 2. Knocked Up, $29.3 million; 3. Shrek the Third, $26.7 million; 4. Mr. Brooks, $10 million; 5. Spider-Man 3, $7.5 million; 6. Waitress, $2 million; 7. Gracie, $1.4 million; 8. Bug, $1.22 million; 9. 28 Weeks Later, $1.2 million; 10. Disturbia, $1.1 million.

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1 June 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

For a change, not a single sequel is opening at the box office this weekend. That said, none of the films that are opening is expected to give any of the sequels that arrived earlier any serious competition. Not only that, next week they will have to compete against another sequel that is expected to be a big draw -- Ocean's Thirteen. Analysts say that of the new releases, director Judd Apatow's well-received comedy Knocked Up with Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl has the best chance of making any kind of showing. The only other film that is expected to draw a respectable audience is MGM's Mr. Brooks, featuring Kevin Costner as a serial killer. Each film, however is expected to take in only around $15 million. By contrast, the second weekend of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and the third weekend of Shrek the Third are expected to draw about $55 million and $30 million respectively.

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1 June 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Mixed reviews are greeting Mr. Brooks, often in the critics' same sentences. For example, Jack Mathews in the New York Daily News calls it "totally absurd and equally entertaining." Susan Walker in the Toronto Star remarks: "Quite a few plot lines and character quandaries remain unresolved. And yet the movie makes sense as it stands." Bob Strauss concludes in the Los Angeles Daily News: "Mr. Brooks may be too much to swallow, but it's a rich feast of perverse delicacies." Richard Roeper confesses in the Chicago Sun-Times: "While acknowledging the plot is often a mess, I have to admit I was thoroughly entertained from start to finish." And Ty Burr observes in the Boston Globe: "There are three movies crammed into this one: The first is good, the second is so bad it's good, and the third is just plain bad. That's still three times the bargain most movies offer."

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8 May 2007 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood star Kevin Costner is celebrating becoming a father again after his wife Christine gave birth to a baby boy Sunday night. Cayden Wyatt Costner was born late Sunday at a Los Angeles area hospital. It is the couple's first child together. The actor's publicist, Paul Bloch, says, "Both mother and son are doing well." Costner has three children with former wife Cindy Silva: Annie, Lily and Joe. He also has a son, Liam, with Bridget Rooney. The Waterworld star married Christine three years ago and Cayden is her first child. The Dances With Wolves Oscar winner is next set to be seen this summer in thriller Mr. Brooks opposite Demi Moore.

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9 articles from 2007