30th Annual Golden Razzie Awards

They got what they deserved!

Every year, the worst of the worst are honored in Hollywood at the funny Razzie Awards, and this year's big winner is "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen," a terrible film that took the Razzie for the worst picture of 2009. Oh, it also won worst screenplay.

On top of that, "Revenge of the Fallen" also won the worst director award for Michael Bay. Sandra Bullock won worst actress for her terrible performance in "All About Steve," and now I can only hope she won't win the Oscar for "The Blind Side" tomorrow.

Bullock also got to share the award for worst screen couple with Bradley Cooper, also for "All About Steve." All three Jonas brothers received the award for worst actors of the year. They starred in that unnecessary "3D Concert Experience."

Sienna Miller scored the prize for worst supporting actress in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," while Billy Ray Cyrus won worst supporting actor in "Hannah Montana: The Movie." I hope next year he will win the same award for his role in "The Spy Next Door."

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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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Michael Bay gives brief 'Transformers 3' update

Michael Bay is busy working on "Transformers 3," even though he said a while ago that he would take a break from all the explosive robots. The sequel is on track for a 2011 release, and here's what's new:

On his site, Bay announced he is currently location scouting for the third installment in the popular action series. "Busy scouting - Chicago, Detroit, and Washington D.C. for Transformers last week," he wrote.

"Things are going well. The script is feeling very different from the other two," he wrote. As he announced already, the third film will apparenlty feature less robots and focus a bit more on character this time.

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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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Shortlist for visual effects Oscar contenders

As the 82nd Annual Academy Awards are slowly approaching, more lists of semifinalists are starting to pop up. Now we finally know what films will be competing for a nomination for best visual effects.

"Angels & Demons," "Avatar," "Coraline," "Disney's A Christmas Carol," "District 9," "G-Force," "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" are among the 15 films trying to get a spot.

Also competing for nominations are "Sherlock Holmes," "Star Trek," "Terminator Salvation," "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," "2012," "Watchmen" and "Where the Wild Things Are." Only three will make it.

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Michael Bay confirms 'Transformers 3' for 2011

Michael Bay today confirmed he will be back for "Transformers 3," and he also said the third installment in the series will come to theaters July 1, 2011. That's right folks: the brainless robots will be back soon...

Bay announced the news on his Web site, and the original statement follows below. He said he just met with ILM here in San Francisco, and now he's heading to Hasbro with screenwriter Ehren Kruger to talk biz, etc.

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'Half-Blood Prince' remains on top overseas

While high-tech guinea pigs ruled the North American box office this weekend, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" continued its overseas dominance with an estimated $84.4 million in ticket sales.

Playing in 64 markets, the David Yates-directed adventure lifted its international total to $405.3 million, compared to a domestic gross of $221.8 million.

At No. 2, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" finished with $40.6 million, bringing its cumulative gross to $505.4 million. Following in third place with $10.2 million was Todd Phillips' "The Hangover," which reached an overseas cume of $98.5 million.

Meanwhile, Michael Mann's "Public Enemies" took home $9.6 million in 33 territories, lifting its total haul to $36.3 million. Johnny Depp stars in the film chronicling the adventures of John Dillinger.

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Box Office: 'G-Force' crawls to top with $32M

Weekend of July 24 – 26, 2009

Walt Disney’s 3D-animated family flick “G-Force” topped the North American box office with $32.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The Jerry Bruckheimer-produced film follows a squad of smart guinea pigs trying to stop a ruthless villain from taking over the world. The film grabbed an average of $8,697 per theater at 3,697 locations.

Last week’s winner “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” collected another $30 million in second place, reaching a total gross of $221.8 million after an excellent one-week run.

New entry “The Ugly Truth” debuted in third place with a weekend gross of $27 million from ticket sales at 2,882 locations. Starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler, the film centers on a TV producer struggling to control the cocky host of one of her shows.

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'Half-Blood Prince' dominates overseas box office

David Yates' "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" topped the international box office with a stunning five-day total of $237 million, enough to score the largest-ever five-day start overseas.

Worldwide, the sixth installment in the popular series has collected $396.7 million to date. The film is currently playing in 54 markets on the international circuit and had no trouble beating the five-day launch of $192.9 million set by "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."

At a distant No. 2, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" picked up another $60.7 million, lifting its overseas total to $429 million. Following in third place with $15.3 million was "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," which brought its total gross to $398 million.

Meanwhile, Sacha Baron Cohen's R-rated comedy "Brüno" pulled $10.6 million this weekend, reaching a cumulative gross of $46 million.

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Box Office: 'Half-Blood Prince' rules with $79M

David Yates' "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" stormed to the top of the North American box office this weekend with a solid $79.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Since its opening Wednesday, the sixth installment in the popular series has collected a stunning $159.6 million at 4,325 locations. Daniel Radcliffe returns as Harry Potter, who explores the dark past of Voldemort while the forces of the Dark Lord create further terror at Hogwarts and in the world of muggles.

At a distant No. 2, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" picked up $17.7 million, reaching a domestic total of $152 million after three weeks in advance. Following in third place with $13.7 million was "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," which brought its total haul to $363.8 million.

Last week's box office winner "Brüno" slipped to fourth place, earning $8.3 million for a cumulative gross of $49.8 million. The Larry Charles-directed comedy stars Sacha Baron Cohen as a gay Austrian fashionista trying to become a star in the U.S.

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