Box Office: 'Toy Story 3' is a hit with $109M!

The toys are back in action, and they're taking the world by storm. Pixar's "Toy Story 3" took the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend with $109 million in ticket sales, according to estimates.

The third installment in the series opened in 2D and 3D at 4,028 locations, scoring a massive average of $27,061 per theater. Lee Unkrich's film scored the highest opening ever for a film released in June.

Meanwhile, "Jonah Hex," this week's second wide release, only made it to No. 8 after a disappointing performance at 2,825 locations. Starring Josh Brolin, the film pulled $5 million only.

At No. 2, "The Karate Kid" bagged another $29 million, reaching a total of $106.5 after only a little more than one week in release. The remake delivered an average of $7,917 per theater at 3,663 locations.

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'Toy Story 3' leads Friday box office with $41M

Pixar's "Toy Story 3" is officially a hit! The third installment in the popular series of animated flicks debuted at the North American box office with a fantastic $41 million in ticket sales, according to estimates.

That's a big bowl of wow right there, even though we have to remember 3D ticket prices helped boost the opening day gross a lot. "Toy Story 3" scored an average of $10,179 per theater at 4,028 locations.

"Toy Story 3" also brought in a lot more than last year's "Up," which opened at 3,766 locations only back in May 2009. The Lee Unkrich-directed film is likely to generate $120 million this weekend. Nice!

Things aren't looking that well for "Jonah Hex," which tanked with only $1.9 million Friday. The lame action western with Josh Brolin and Megan Fox opened at 2,825 locations, making it only to No. 5.

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Movie Review: "Jonah Hex"

Seen on: June 18, 2010

The players: Director: Jimmy Hayward, Writers: Neveldine & Taylor, Cast: Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich

Facts of interest: Hayward also helmed "Horton Hears a Who!"

The plot: Jonah Hex is a badass bounty hunter chasing down the worst bad guy ever: John Malkovich.

Our thoughts: “Jonah Hex” is a bloody mess of a movie. It’s an utterly chaotic big-screen adventure lacking a decent story and intriguing characters, and the whole film just feels like it was rushed without any passion or attention to detail. On top of that, it’s also a boring flick, and this despite its short 80-minute running time.

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Finally! First 'Jonah Hex' trailer debuts online

It sure took a while, but the first trailer for Jimmy Hayward's upcoming action adventure "Jonah Hex" has finally found its way to the web. After all, the movie is opening in theaters June 18, 2010, and this is the first footage we see from the film based on John Albano and Tony DeZuniga’s graphic novel.

As expected, the trailer boasts a bunch of gun battles and fun action sequences, and it looks like "Jonah Hex" will be quite the entertaining adventure. Brolin seems to be the right guy for the role, but I'm still not entirely sold on Megan Fox. This character may work for her, but she fails to impress in this trailer.

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First 'Jonah Hex' footage hits web

Jimmy Hayward's "Jonah Hex" is supposed to hit theaters June 18, 2010, but so far, we haven't seen that much of the action adventure starring Josh Brolin, Megan Fox and John Malkovich. Well, SyFy premiered a short trailer preview recently, and that spot has now landed on the Web. Check it out below while it lasts.

I know it's too short to really appreciate, but this thing does promise a lot of boom and bang. "Hex" follows a bounty hunter and gunslinger with a scarred face who's tracking down a voodoo practitioner (John Malkovich) trying to raise an undead army of confederate soldiers. Michael Shannon co-stars.

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First official photo from 'Jonah Hex' is online

We've already seen him on set and on a poster, but here is Josh Brolin in the first official photo from Jimmy Hayward's upcoming big-screen adaptation of "Jonah Hex."

This still is more of a mysterious shot, and as you can see, it doesn't show us Hex's entire face. For a better look at his badass scars, check out this set image right here.

"Hex" follows a bounty hunter and gunslinger with a scarred face who's tracking down a voodoo practitioner (John Malkovich) trying to raise an undead army of confederate soldiers.

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Poster Madness: 'Jonah Hex,' 'Ninja Assassin,' '2012'

It's been a good week for new posters surfacing on the Web, and the following are new one-sheets for Roland Emmerich's "2012," "Jonah Hex," "Ninja Assassin," "Saw VI," "Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself" and "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time."

I definitely enjoy the ones for "Hex," "Assassin" and "Prince of Persia," but the rest of them are not necessarily that spectacular or memorable, really. The poster for Emmerich's apocalyptic "2012," for instance, looks rather cheap.

Josh Brolin looks pretty cool as the scarred bounty hunter and gunslinger Jonah Hex, and Megan Fox doesn't look that bad either. From a creative perspective, "Ninja Assassin" pretty much rules them all.

Anyway, look for these flicks in theaters later this year and in 2010. If I had to pick the flick I'm most excited about, I'd go with "Hex." As for the one I couldn't care less about... that'll be "Saw VI."

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Here's Josh Brolin as 'Jonah Hex' on set!

Now that we've already caught a glimpse of Megan Fox from the set of Jimmy Hayward's big-screen adaptation of John Albano and Tony DeZuniga’s graphic novel “Jonah Hex," it's time to see what the man himself looks like. LaineyGossip recently posted three set pics from the flick, giving us a good look at Brolin in costume and make-up. Check out the stills above and below, and one more here.

"Hex" follows a bounty hunter and gunslinger with a scarred face who's tracking down a voodoo practitioner (John Malkovich) trying to raise an undead army of confederate soldiers. Will Arnett and Michael Shannon also recently joined the cast of the film, which is set to open Aug. 6, 2010. Looks cool, don't you think?

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New photos of Megan Fox on 'Jonah Hex' set!

A couple of weeks ago I stumbled across some "Jonah Hex" set photos of Megan Fox wearing a boring robe over her costume, but now we've finally got a great look (via ComingSoon) at what she's really wearing in this flick. As you can see in the still after the jump, she looks quite sharp and seems to be in a pretty good mood.

Also starring Josh Brolin, "Hex" follows a bounty hunter and gunslinger with a scarred face who's tracking down a voodoo practitioner (John Malkovich) trying to raise an undead army of confederate soldiers. Will Arnett and Michael Shannon also recently joined the cast of the film, which is set to open Aug. 6, 2010.

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Check out Megan Fox on the 'Jonah Hex' set

Jimmy Hayward's big-screen adaptation of John Albano and Tony DeZuniga’s graphic novel “Jonah Hex" has started filming, and the folks at I Don't Like You In That Way have posted several pics of Megan Fox on the set.

As you can see in the pic to the left, she's covering up her costume with a bathrobe. Tooooo bad; I would have loved to see what her whole outfit looks like.

Also starring Josh Brolin, "Hex" follows a bounty hunter and gunslinger with a scarred face who's tracking down a voodoo practitioner (John Malkovich) trying to raise an undead army of confederate soldiers.

Will Arnett and Michael Shannon also recently joined the cast of the film, which is set to open Aug. 6, 2010. With a bit of luck, we'll get to see more Megan Fox on set in the near future. And maybe a scarred Josh Brolin?? Click here for more pics.