Box Office: 'Princess and the Frog' reigns

Weekend of December 11 – 13, 2009: 'The Blind Side' finally defeated by 'Princess'

Walt Disney’s 2D-animated adventure “The Princess and the Frog” took the North American box office by storm this weekend with a solid $25 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Disney’s anticipated return to hand-drawn animation expanded to 3,434 locations Friday, earning a weekend average of $7,280 per theater. The film’s total gross currently stands at $27.8 million.

Sandra Bullock’s surprise hit “The Blind Side” slipped to No. 2, taking home another $15.4 million. The story about a family helping out a poor football hopeful reached a domestic total of $150.2 million.

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Review: "Brothers"

Seen on: December 1, 2009

The players: Director: Jim Sheridan, Writer: David Benioff, Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard

Facts of interest: Remake of Susanne Bier's "Brodre."

The plot: Brothers Sam and Tommy have a decent relationship until Tommy comforts Sam's wife after he goes missing in Afghanistan and is presumed dead for weeks. 

Our thoughts: Jim Sheridan’s “Brothers” doesn’t feel as intense as Susanne Bier’s original film of the same title, but a handful of surprisingly solid acting performances give this remake a dramatic touch that’s hard to ignore. I wouldn’t count it among my favorite films of the year, but as a drama about a family struggling with loss and loneliness, “Brothers” works.

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This week's new movie releases - Dec. 4, 2009

Opening this week are "Armored" with Matt Dillon; "Brothers" with Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal; "Everybody's Fine" with Robert De Niro, Kate Beckinsale and Drew Barrymore; and "Transylmania."

BROTHERS (with Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal)

Synopsis: When a decorated Marine goes missing overseas, his black-sheep younger brother cares for his wife and children at home—with consequences that will shake the foundation of the entire family. Brothers tells the powerful story of two siblings, thirtysomething Captain Sam Cahill and younger brother Tommy Cahill, who are polar opposites.

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Poster mania: 'Jennifer's Body;' 'Brothers' & more

Here are the latest movie posters, which debuted across the Web this week. Let's start with the new one-sheet for Karyn Kusama's upcoming Diablo Cody-scripted horror flick "Jennifer's Body," which stars a hot Megan Fox as a mean girl who gets a kick out of eating boys. Release: Sept. 18, 2009.

Next up is a new poster for Jim Sheridan's new drama remake "Brothers," which stars Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal. Personally, I absolutely adore this poster, and I hope the film will be as powerful as its trailer makes it out to be. Release is set for December 4.

Scroll down a bit and you'll come across a German poster for Robert Zemeckis's 3D motion capture adventure "A Christmas Carol" with Jim Carrey in several roles. The film will open November 6. Looks sweet. Here's to hoping we get to see a full trailer soon.

Finally, check out this energetic poster for Glenn Ficarra & John Requa's dramedy "I Love You Phillip Morris," starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. This is like the third film this year with "I Love You" in the title after "I Love You, Man" and " I Love You, Beth Cooper." Oh wait, "New York, I Love You" will also open soon.

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