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Entries in 2012 (14)

Saturday
21Nov2009

'New Moon' scores astonishing $72M Friday

DateSaturday, November 21, 2009 at 10:39AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

It's done! "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" just beat the opening day gross of "The Dark Knight." Wait, what? No, this is not a mistake; "New Moon" did indeed score an amazing $72.7 million Friday.

The Chris Weitz-directed sequel to "Twilight" already pulled $26.2 million from midnight screenings yesterday. Now playing in 4,024 theaters, it raced past the $67.1 million opening day gross of "Knight."

"New Moon" is now easily on track to beat $100 million this weekend, but I'm not quite sure it will manage to top the $158 million "The Dark Knight" brought in during the first three days. We'll see what happens.

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Sunday
15Nov2009

Emmerich's '2012' dominates global box office

DateSunday, November 15, 2009 at 5:07PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

John Cusack in 2012

Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic action epic "2012" blew up the worldwide box office this weekend, scoring a stunning $160 million opening on the international circuit, according to the latest estimates.

"2012," which follows a group of people trying to survive numerous cataclysms as the world is coming to an end, took the No. 1 spot in all 105 markets this weekend. Domestically, the film bagged $65 million.

Far away at No. 2, Disney's 3D motion-capture adventure "A Christmas Carol" generated $16 million from ticket sales in 21 markets. The Robert Zemeckis-directed film reached an overseas total of $33.6 million.

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Sunday
15Nov2009

Box Office: '2012' explodes with $65M!

DateSunday, November 15, 2009 at 1:33PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

John Cusack in 2012

Weekend of November 13 – 15, 2009: Emmerich's action flick destroys everything!

Roland Emmerich’s apocalyptic action spectacle “2012” destroyed its competition at the North American box office this weekend with a solid $65 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Sony’s “2012” opened at 3,404 locations Friday and scored an explosive average of $19,095 per theater this weekend, easily beating the $35,8 million opening gross of Emmerich’s previous film “10,000 B.C.”

Starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt and Danny Glover, the action adventure follows a group of individuals trying to survive a series of cataclysms as the world is coming to an end.

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Saturday
14Nov2009

Movie Review: “2012”

DateSaturday, November 14, 2009 at 12:46AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Seen on: November 13, 2009

The players: Director: Roland Emmerich, Writers: Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser, Cast: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt

Facts of interest: None, really.

The plot: As the world comes to an end in the year 2012, a group of brave people try to survive the cataclysms surrounding them. 

Our thoughts: Roland Emmerich’s latest apocalyptic big-screen spectacle works best as a comedy. The film boasts a number of excellent laughs, and that’s the main reason I found it moderately enjoyable. Other than that, it’s nothing more than yet another utterly ridiculous, overblown sci-fi action piece about the end of the world.

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Tuesday
10Nov2009

This week's new movie releases - Nov. 13, 2009

DateTuesday, November 10, 2009 at 11:14PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Opening this week are Roland Emmerich's new apocalyptic action flick "2012" with John Cusack; and Richard Curtis' comedy "Pirate Radio" with Bill Nighy, Nick Frost and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

2012 (with John Cusack, by Roland Emmerich)

Synopsis: The film focuses on a little group of people struggling with the large-scale cataclysm ensuing from the end of the world in 2012. As usual, Emmerich blows up the entire planet. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Amanda Peet co-star.

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Tuesday
13Oct2009

New clip from Emmerich's '2012' debuts online

DateTuesday, October 13, 2009 at 8:04PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

2012

A brand-new clip from Roland Emmerich's upcoming apocalyptic action spectacle "2012" has debuted online, and it features John Cusack and Woody Harrelson sharing a little chat. Check it out after the jump.

The film focuses on a little group of people struggling with the large-scale cataclysm ensuing from the end of the world in 2012. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Amanda Peet co-star.

No, you won't get to see any big action or destruction in this short clip, but you get a funny Woody Harrelson telling and showing Cusack's character he knows the big apocalypse is coming for sure.

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Thursday
01Oct2009

Crazy action-packed 5-minute scene from '2012'

DateThursday, October 1, 2009 at 9:16PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Scene from 2012

John Cusack is the best driver and luckiest bastard you'll ever get to see on the big screen. I mean, this guy drives a limo across Los Angeles as the entire city is being destroyed. Don't believe me? See below!

A five-minute clip from Roland Emmerich's upcoming apocalyptic action flick "2012" debuted on TV today, and the clip is now online. It's incredibly ridiculous, folks, but somehow, it's also somewhat entertaining.

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Friday
04Sep2009

Action-packed clip from '2012' hits web

DateFriday, September 4, 2009 at 5:46PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

John Cusack in 2012

As you may already know, Roland Emmerich has another apocalyptic action flick coming out Nov. 13, 2009, and this time, the world comes to an end in 2012. A new clip has debuted online at MTV, and you can check it out after the jump. It involves a big plane and a bunch of cars, and... see for yourself.

The film focuses on a little group of people struggling with the large-scale cataclysm ensuing from the end of the world in 2012. John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Danny Glover and Amanda Peet star.

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Thursday
27Aug2009

Three new posters for Emmerich's '2012'

DateThursday, August 27, 2009 at 7:06PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Roland Emmerich is putting an end to the world yet again in "2012," his latest apocalyptic action spectacle that we'll get to see in theaters Nov. 13, 2009. Just yesterday we got a look at a new Japanese trailer with plenty of new footage from the film, and today, I've found three new posters via Yahoo!

As you can see after the jump, they show an awful amount of destruction. Bye bye Los Angeles, bye bye White House and see ya Rio de Janeiro. As usual, keep in mind that fancy posters and spectacular trailers don't mean we're in for a fantastic Emmerich film. His couple of previous ones kind of sucked.

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Wednesday
26Aug2009

Japanese '2012' trailer boasts new footage

DateWednesday, August 26, 2009 at 1:44PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

John Cusack in 2012

A couple of months ago, we saw the first full trailer for Roland Emmerich's next action spectacle "2012," and that preview contained quite a few shots of the world coming to end in 2012. Now a new Japanese trailer has hit the Web, and if you choose to watch it below, you'll get to see a whole lot of new footage and more destruction.

The film focuses on a little group of people struggling with the large-scale cataclysm ensuing from the end of the world in 2012. John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Danny Glover and Amanda Peet star.

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