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Entries in Eddie Murphy (6)

Saturday
13Jun2009

'The Hangover' wins Friday box office again

DateSaturday, June 13, 2009 at 2:51PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

The Hangover wins Friday box office.

Todd Phillips' comedy "The Hangover" topped the North American box office Friday for the second consecutive week with an estimated $10.4 million in ticket sales.

Playing at 3,355 locations, the R-rated film lifted its domestic total to $82.4 million after just one week in release. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helm and Zach Galifianakis star as three guys who lose their best friend on a night out in Vegas.

At No. 2, Pixar's "Up" collected another $8.8 million, bringing its total haul to $165.5 million. New entry "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" debuted with $8.2 million in third place, playing currently at 3,074 locations.

Things didn't go so well for Eddie Murphy's new comedy "Imagine That," which finished sixth with a daily gross of $1.8 million from 3,008 locations. In the film, Murphy plays a financial executive who finds the key to success in his daughter's imaginary world.

Meanwhile, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" picked up $2.9 million at No. 4, lifting its cumulative gross to $136.8 million. At No. 5, "Land of the Lost" pulled in $2.9 million also, reaching a total gross of $28.7 million.

Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

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Friday
12Jun2009

Movie Review: “Imagine That”

DateFriday, June 12, 2009 at 7:25PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Seen on: June 12, 2009

The players: Director: Karey Kirkpatrick, Writers: Ed Solomon, Chris Matheson, Cast: Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Nicole Ari Parker, Ronny Cox, Martin Sheen

Facts of interest: Karey Kirkpatrick also helmed "Over the Hedge."

The plot: A busy financial executive starts caring for his daughter only after he discovers her imaginary friends are the key to his success.

Our thoughts: Karey Kirkpatrick’s family comedy “Imagine That” is as predictable as a standard family flick can get, but at least it’s not as disastrous as Eddie Murphy’s recent disasters “Norbit” and “Meet Dave.” I know that doesn’t mean much, but it’s a start.

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Monday
08Jun2009

This week's new movie releases - June 12, 2009

DateMonday, June 8, 2009 at 10:46PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

This week, we're only looking at two wide releases: Tony Scott's remake "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" with Denzel Washington and John Travolta; and Karey Kirkpatrick's family film "Imagine That" with Eddie Murphy:

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3

Synopsis: Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train's passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour.

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Wednesday
11Feb2009

Ratner says 'Beverly 4' gets R, but who cares?

DateWednesday, February 11, 2009 at 5:52PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

I'm sure by now you've heard Brett Ratner will direct the fourth "Beverly Hills Cop" movie. Personally, I couldn't care less about this, but if you're excited about it, good for you.

We've heard plenty of rumors about the film's rating and acript over the past months, but now Ratner finally clarified some of the things that have been surfacing on the Web lately.

In an interview with MTV, Ratner promised the film will be rated R. “It’s a hard R,” he told MTV News.

He also said he's not going to call it "Beverly Hills Cop 4." Instead, he said it will be a "reinvention."

“I’m going to reintroduce it to a contemporary audience. I’m going to take the best of the first two films and put it into the new one,” he said.

To me, that sounds horrible. Furthermore, Ratner also said Eddie Murphy is a genuis and making this film is a dream for him. Well, I am glad someone out there is excited about it. Or are you thrilled as well?

Read more from Ratner at MTV here.

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Monday
19Jan2009

Eddie Murphy in 'Imagine That' trailer

DateMonday, January 19, 2009 at 2:03PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Could Karey Kirkpatrick's upcoming comedy "Imagine That" be the hit Eddie Murphy so desperately needs?

I'm not quite sure at this point. The trailer below the jump doesn't exactly look as bad as Murphy's previous misstep "Meet Dave," but it doesn't exactly look that intriguing either. In fact, it looks rather boring.

Murphy plays Evan Danielson, a successful financial executive who has more time for his blackberry than his 7-year-old daughter. When he has a crisis of confidence and his career starts going down the drain, however, he finds the solution to all his problems in his daughter's imaginary world.

"Imagine That" is set to open June 12, 2009. Thomas Haden Church, Nicole Ari Parker and James Patrick Stuart co-star. Kirkpatrick most recently co-directed "Over the Hedge."

Do you think this looks like the kind of movie to resurrect Murphy's career? Sound off below.

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Tuesday
18Nov2008

Universal could go all 'Nutty' again

DateTuesday, November 18, 2008 at 3:27PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Let's be honest here: would you really want to see another sequel to "The Nutty Professor"? While I personally think it's completely unnecesary, the folks over at Universal think it's a great idea. Of course they do.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the studio is already working on a third movie in the series, which kicked off in 1996 and starred Eddie Murphy as an overweight professor who develops a chemical that turns him into a slim but utterly obnoxious person.

Following the success of the first flick, a sequel entitled "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps" followed in 2000, which earned a little less money at the box office but still proved to be quite profitable.

Eight years later, someone out there thinks it's time to bring "Nutty" back. Universal is currently looking for writers to come up with a decent idea for the third installement, although Murphy is apparently not yet attached to return.

The trade says Eddie's return may depend on the quality of the story, the director and other elements, but my best guess is he'll do it no matter what. After "Meet Dave," the man desperately needs a movie some people out there may actually end up seeing.

Anyway, that's all we know about this right now. I would be interested in reading your opinion on this potential return of Sherman Klump. Let me know what you think below!

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