Razzie Awards nominations

We're just hours away from the nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, and as usual, that means it's time to check out the nominations for this year's Razzie Awards! That's right! Here they are:

We've seen a lot of shitty pictures in 2009, and the nominees for worst film are: "All Aabout Steve," "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," "Land of the Lost," "Old Dogs" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

Worst actor: Will Ferrell for "Land of the Lost," Steve Martin for "Pink Panther 2," Eddie Murphy for "Imagine That," John Travolta for "Old Dogs" and the three Jonas brothers for their lame 3D concert flick.

Worst actress: Beyonce for "Obsessed," Sandra Bullock for "All About Steve," Megan Fox for "Jennifer's Body" and "Transformers," Miley Cyrus for "Hannah Montana: The Movie" and Sarah Jessica Parker for "Morgans."

Worst supporting actor: Billy Ray Cyrus in "Hannah Montana," Hugh Hefner in "Miss March," Robert Pattinson in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," Jorma Taccone in "Land of the Lost" and Marlon Wayans in "G.I. Joe."

Worst supporting actress: Candice Bergen in "Bride Wars," Ali Larter in "Obsessed," "Sienna Miller in "G.I. Joe," Kelly Preston in "Old Dogs" and Julie White in "Tranformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

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Yahoo!'s most-viewed trailers of 2009 are...

The folks at Yahoo! Movies always publish the list of the most-viewed trailers of the year, and this year's list is not entirely surprising. That said, the year's most-viewed trailers clearly aren't always the best.

The most-watched trailer is "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," which really doesn't surprise me. After all, that trailer is better than the entire film. "Moon" is followed by "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

The third most-viewed preview is "2012," followed by "Terminator Salvation." Wait, where is "Avatar"? It only made ninth place, and it's pretty much the only big surprise here. I expected it to be up higher.

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'Avatar' rules international box office

James Cameron really is the king of the world right now, considering his latest sci-fi action spectacle "Avatar" is dominating the worldwide box office. Overseas, the film bagged $145 million this weekend.

"Avatar" lifted its international total to $405 million, which means its worldwide gross currently stands at an impressive $617.3 million after a little more than one week in release. That's not bad for an early gross.

Following in second place this weekend was "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," which earned a solid $36.5 million in 42 territories. Domestically, the film grossed $77 million this week.

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'Avatar' storms worldwide box office with $232M

James Cameron's "Avatar" also topped the international box office this weekend with a stunning opening of $159.2 million in 106 markets. Domestically, the 3D sci-fi epic adventure bagged $73 million.

That brings the weekend total of the action spectacle to $232.2 million; an impressive result. The film's budget is now estimated at a massive $280 million, not including the 100+ million for marketing.

Also making a lot of money is "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," which bagged another $10.7 million at No. 2 for a total overseas gross of $381.1 million. Worldwide, the sequel has now grossed $655.7 million.

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Box Office: 'Avatar' wins race with $73M!

Updated on Monday, December 21, 2009 at 11:01AM by Franck Tabouring

Weekend of December 18 – 20, 2009: 'Avatar' scores big while the 'Morgans' crash & burn

James Cameron’s new sci-fi epic “Avatar” landed at the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend with a solid $73 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Early estimates predicted the film could bag up to $80 million, but it fell a little short.

Fox’s action spectacle, which is currently playing in 2D, 3D and IMAX at 3,452 locations, scored a superb average of $21,147 per theater. The film is budgeted at around $230 million, the most expensive project the studio has ever developed.

In “Avatar,” Sam Worthington plays a former marine who is sent into the wild to win over the trust of a native population on a distant planet that boasts minerals invaluable to the human race.

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'Avatar' scores solid $27 million Friday

James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar" stormed the North American box office Friday with a daily gross of $27 million in ticket sales at 3,452 locations. This includes $3.5 million from midnight screenings.

"Avatar," which is now playing in 2D, 3D and Imax, is currently bound for a solid opening weekend gross of around $80 million. The anticipated Fox adventure cost around $230 million to make.

At No. 2, Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" scored $3.4 million Friday, lifting its cume to $35.9 million. Following in third place with $3.1 million was "The Blind Side," which reached a total of $157.8 million.

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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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'New Moon' grabs another $85M overseas

"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" continued its world dominance at the box office this weekend, scoring $85.1 million on the international circuit in 56 markets. Domestically, the "Twilight" sequel grabbed $42.5 million.

Chris Weitz's film starring Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson reached $243 million overseas, compared to a domestic total of $230.6 million. It should cross the $500 million mark worldwide next week.

Following in second place was Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic adventure "2012," which grabbed another $61.7 million from ticket sales in 107 territories. The film's total gross now stands at a solid $455.8 million.

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Box Office: 'New Moon' reaches $230M!

Weekend of November 27 – 29, 2009: 'New Moon' & 'Blind Side' deliver superb results at b.o.

Chris Weitz’s “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” prevailed at the North American box office for the second consecutive weekend with a solid $42.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The sequel to “Twilight” scored a superb average of $10,515 per theater at 4,042 locations, lifting its domestic total to an incredible $230.6 million after a little more than one week in release.

Following closely in second place was Sandra Bullock’s surprise drama “The Blind Side,” which bagged another $40.1 million for a cumulative gross of $100.2 million.

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Ah! 'Blind Side' beats 'New Moon' on Thanksgiving!

This comes as a surprise to me. Sandra Bullock's family drama "The Blind Side" beat "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" at the North American box office on Thanksgiving Day, scoring a gross of $9.5 million.

"New Moon," which has been leading the box office every day since its big opening, only bagged $9.2 million Thursday. It's domestic total is now up to $188.4 million; "Blind Side" reached $60.1 million.

At No. 3, new entry "Ninja Assassin" picked up $4.6 million Thursday, bringing its early total haul to $7.9 million. Following in fourth place with $4.2 million was "Old Dogs," which reached a cume of $7.3 million.

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