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Sunday
14Dec2008

Box Office: Sci-fi remake 'Day' stills competition

DateSunday, December 14, 2008 at 5:00PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

By Franck Tabouring
Weekend of December 12 -14, 2008

Twentieth Century Fox’s “The Day the Earth Stood Still” destroyed its competition at the North American box office with $31 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Scott Derrickson’s remake of the 1951 sci-fi thriller directed by Robert Wise opened at 3,560 locations this weekend, landing at the No. 1 spot early Friday. The film stars Keanu Reeves as an alien travelling to Earth to warn humanity of an imminent destruction.

Last week’s box office champion “Four Christmases” dropped to second place, earning $13.2 million for a domestic total of $87.9 million after a strong three-week run. Starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, the holiday comedy follows a couple paying a visit to their four divorced parents.

At No. 3, Catherine Hardwicke’s vampire romance “Twilight” picked up another $8 million, lifting its cumulative gross to an impressive $150.1 million. The film based on the Stephenie Meyer novel of the same title tells of a teenage girl (Kristen Stewart) who falls in love with a friendly vampire (Robert Pattinson).

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Sunday
30Nov2008

Box Office: 'Four Christmases' wins race

DateSunday, November 30, 2008 at 3:09PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

By Franck Tabouring
Weekend of November 28 – 30, 2008

Seth Gordon’s holiday comedy “Four Christmases” topped the North American box office this weekend with $31.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon as a couple paying a visit to all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day, the film lifted its domestic total to $46.7 million after only five days in release.

Jumping to No. 2 this weekend was Walt Disney’s “Bolt,” which collected another $26.5 million and brought its cumulative to $66.8 million. Featuring the voices of John Travolta and Miley Cyrus, the family adventure follows a dog who believes he has superpowers until he realizes he’s merely the star of a popular TV show.

At No. 3, Catherine Hardwicke’s vampire romance “Twilight” took home $26.3 million, reaching an impressive total haul of $119.6 million after a two-week run. With Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in the lead roles, the movie focuses on a teenage girl falling in love with a friendly vampire.

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Saturday
29Nov2008

'Four Christmases' tops Thursday box office

DateSaturday, November 29, 2008 at 8:40AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Seth Gordon's holiday comedy "Four Christmases" jumped to the top of the North American box office on Thanksgiving Day with $8.9 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Friday.

The comedy starring Vince Vaugh and Reese Witherspoon as a couple visiting their four divorced parents lifted its domestic total to $15 million after Wednesday's opening day gross of $6.1 million.

Slipping to No. 2 was Catherine Hardwicke's "Twilight," which generated $5.1 million to reach a total haul of $93.3 million after barely one week in theaters. The film should have no trouble breaking the $100 million mark by the end of today.

Meanwhile, Marc Forster's "Quantum of Solace" pulled in another $4.5 million in third place, bringing its cumulative gross to $122.5 million. Following at No. 4 was Walt Disney's "Bolt," which collected $4.3 million for a $40.2 million total.

This week's other new releases didn't perform as strongly as expected. Baz Luhrmann's epic adventure "Australia" picked up $2.9 million Thursday ($5.2 million total gross), while Olivier Megaton's "Transporter 3" finished sixth with $2.8 million ($6.1 million cumulative gross). 

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

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Wednesday
26Nov2008

Review: "Transporter 3"

DateWednesday, November 26, 2008 at 7:15PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Seen on: November 26, 2008

The players: Director: Olivier Megaton, Writers: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen, Cast: Jason Statham, Natalya Rudakova, Francois Berleand, Robert Knepper, Jeroen Krabbe

Facts of interest: Olivier Megaton also directed "La Sirène rouge" (The Red Siren).

The plot: This time, Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is forced to transport the kidnapped daughter of a powerful man from Marseilles to Budapest.

Our thoughts: Jason Statham suits up as Frank Martin for the third time in “Transporter 3,” and while his fancy car is the only thing that has positively evolved over the past years, everything around it just got worse. Directed by Olivier Megaton, this third installment takes way too many wrong turns, resulting in an unnecessary mess of an action flick that’s neither worth your time nor money.

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Wednesday
19Nov2008

Another, better 'Transporter 3' clip hits!

DateWednesday, November 19, 2008 at 6:54PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Yesterday I posted a new clip from Olivier Megaton's upcoming "Transporter 3," and I complained about how identical the fight scene in it looks to a specific action scene in the first film. Although the action in the "Transporter" flicks goes a little too far at times for my taste, this new clip after the jump looks much better.

Sure, what you see below is probably just as ridiculous as many other sequences in the film, but I've never seen Jason Statham use a bike like this one to catch his car. I guess that's one of those new things I was hoping to see in this third installment. Now I hope there'll be more of that. "Transporter 3" opens Nov. 26, 2008.

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Tuesday
18Nov2008

Statham fights bad guys in 'Transporter 3' clip

DateTuesday, November 18, 2008 at 8:26PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

As long as they're innovative enough and keep me entertained without wasting my time or insulting my intelligence, I generally have nothing against sequels. Still, I don't think "Transporter 3" was such a brilliant idea.

I certainly enjoyed the first film despite its silliness, but the first sequel left me disappointed in Frank Martin, especially because the action got more over the top and the plot unfolded in pretty much the exact same way as the first.

Well, now the third installment rolls along, and while the trailer looks at least a bit entertaining, this clip after the jump confirms my early fears: it's the exact same thing yet again. The scene below is just a copy of one scene from the first film, and even the fighting is totally identical.

Let's hope we'll see something new in "Transporter 3," which arrives in cinemas Nov. 26, 2008.

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Monday
10Nov2008

One more ‘Transporter 3’ TV spot pops up

DateMonday, November 10, 2008 at 2:55PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Although I didn’t really enjoy “Transposter 2,” I admit I am kind of looking forward to Olivier Megaton’s sequel “Transporter 3,” which arrives in theaters Nov. 26.

The story line will probably be even less interesting and more ridiculous than that of its predecessor, but if the action is right and Statham delivers a fun ride, why not give it a shot?

Here’s another new TV spot from the upcoming flick. Enjoy.

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