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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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Sunday

08Nov2009

'Christmas' reigns for Disney at the box office

Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 12:07PM | By

Weekend of November 6 – 8, 2009: Scrooge beats goats, aliens and creepy boxes...

As expected, Walt Disney’s “A Christmas Carol” took the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend with a solid $31 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The Robert Zemeckis-directed 3D motion-capture adventure based on Charles Dickens’ classic tale opened at 3,683 locations and scored an average of $8,417 per theater, enough to crush its competition.

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Sunday

08Nov2009

Movie Review: “The Box”

Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 10:47AM | By

Seen on: November 7, 2009

The players: Director: Richard Kelly, Writer: Richard Kelly, Cast: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne

Facts of interest: Based on the story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson.

The plot: A couple in financial trouble receive a mysterious box and must make an important decision that will change everything.

Our thoughts: Richard Kelly’s latest big-screen experiment “The Box” is a creepy, chaotic, yet highly entertaining supernatural thriller that caught my attention right away and then refused to let go of me until the very end. Not for a second there did I try to resist, because I totally enjoyed the twisted world the film pulled me into.

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Saturday

07Nov2009

'A Christmas Carol' easily tops Friday box office

Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 1:17PM | By

Robert Zemeckis' 3D motion-capture version of "A Christmas Carol" topped the North American box office Friday with a solid $8.9 million in ticket sales. Opening at 3,683 locations, the Walt Disney release scored an average of $2,433 per theater.

New entry "The Fourth Kind" also delivered a decent start at the box office, pulling in $5 million from ticket sales at 2,527 locations. Based on actual case studies, the film stars Milla Jovovich as a psychologist investigating unstable patients in Alaska.

At No. 3, Grant Heslov's comedy "The Men Who Stare at Goats" brought in $4.6 million. The film started its theatrical run at 2,443 locations and stars George Clooney as an eccentric solider who claims he's a psychic spy with paranormal powers.

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Monday

02Nov2009

This week's new movie releases - Nov. 6, 2009

Monday, November 2, 2009 at 11:49PM | By

Opening this week are Richard Kelly's "The Box" with Cameron Diaz; "A Christmas Carol" with Jim Carrey; "The Men Who Stare at Goats" with George Clooney; and "The Fourth Kind" with Milla Jovovich.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (with JIM CARREY)

Synopsis: Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

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24Jun2009

Trailer for Richard Kelly's 'The Box' arrives

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 11:19PM | By

As a Richard Kelly fan, I'm quite excited about his upcoming thriller "The Box," which stars Cameron Diaz, James Marsden and Frank Langella, and which opens in theaters Oct. 30, 2009.

A first trailer for the film has just debuted online, and you can check it out below. The footage hasn't quite won me over yet, but I admit I am somewhat intrigued to find out what really goes down in the thriller.

In the film, Norma and Arthur Lewis (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden), a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button.

Intrigued as well? Then check out the trailer and share your thoughts. Kelly also directed "Donnie Darko" and "Southland Tales," two flicks I really enjoyed.

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Monday

06Apr2009

Here's the poster for Kelly's 'The Box'

Monday, April 6, 2009 at 9:59PM | By

Richard Kelly just posted a one-sheet for his upcoming thriller "The Box" at MySpace, and you can check it out after the jump. While I'm excited about the movie (I'm a Kelly fan, and YES, I loved "Southland Tales"), I can't say I'm loving this poster all too much.

Norma and Arthur Lewis (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden), a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button.