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Tuesday
25Aug2009

Bekmambetov to bring back Jolie for 'Wanted 2'

Angwlina Jolie in Wanted

The chance of Angelina Jolie's character Fox returning in "Wanted 2" is getting more and more likely. At the recent Comic-Con, "Wanted" director Timur Bekmambetov said he may have an idea how to bring back Jolie for the sequel, but at that stage, it all sounded more like a rumor than a fixed plan.

If you haven't seen "Wanted" but plan to watch it in the near future, I would advise you to stop reading, as a spoiler will follow. When talking to MTV recently, Bekmambetov said he now knows how he could bring Fox back from the dead. As you may remember, she took a bullet at the end of the first flick.

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Monday
22Dec2008

Ten Best Movie Trailers of 2008

The year 2008 is quickly coming to a close, so I've decided to go back and pick my 10 favorite movie trailers of the year (yes, "The Dark Knight" is one of them). Before I get started, here are some notes about my selection:

I've only looked at trailers for films that were actually released in 2008. Trailers for films that won't be released until 2009 were excluded from my selection, but I will take those into consideration at the end of next year.

Also, the following list is solely based on the quality of the trailers, and they have nothing to do with my opinion about the actual movies.

Lastly, feel free to post your own selections using the comment section below.

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Sunday
05Oct2008

'Mamma Mia!' prevails at overseas box office

Universal’s hit musical “Mamma Mia!” clung to the top spot at the international box office this weekend with an estimated $14.1 million in ticket sales. The film’s overseas total now stands at $377.2 million.

Ranking second with $10.9 million was Pixar’s animated adventure “WALL-E,” which lifted its cumulative gross to $230.3 million. Following at No. 3 was D.J. Caruso’s action thriller “Eagle Eye,” which brought its international total to $15.2 million after this weekend’s earnings of $8.3 million.

Meanwhile, DreamWorks’ action comedy “Tropic Thunder” dropped to fourth place, earning $5.2 million and lifting its total haul to $49.2 million. New entry “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” the weekend’s domestic champion, managed to grab the fifth spot with $4.8 million in five markets.

Other results from the overseas box office: “Mirrors” collected $4.6 million to reach a cumulative gross of $18.8 million; “Death Race” picked up another $3.5 million for a $17.2 million total; “Wanted” took home $2.5 million; and “Taken” brought its overseas total to $30.4 million after weekend earnings of $4 million.

New releases in some international markets included “Lakeview Terrace,” “Appaloosa” and “How to Lose Friends & Alienate People.”

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Sunday
28Sep2008

'Mamma Mia!' rules overseas b.o. yet again

Universal’s “Mamma Mia!” is still rocking the big screen overseas, clinging to the top spot for the fourth consecutive weekend with an estimated $15.3 million in ticket sales, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The hit musical starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, among others, lifted its international total to $356.4 million, a far better performance than its $142.2 million domestic take.

Meanwhile, Pixar’s “WALL-E” finished second with $11.1 million after opening in several new markets, lifting its overseas total to $215.4 million. Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder” followed at No. 3 with a weekend gross of $7.4 million and a total of $41 million.

At No. 4, Universal’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” took home $5.6 million, reaching an international total of $283.2 million. Following in fifth place was D.J. Caruso’s action hit “Eagle Eye,” which collected $4.2 million in 13 territories.

Other results from the international box office: “Wanted” scored $4 million to bring its total haul to $182.6 million; Peter Berg’s Will Smith vehicle “Hancock” climbed to $391.7 million after this weekend’s earnings of $2.3 million; “The Dark Knight” reached $460 million; and “Iron Man” earned another $2 million.

Also opening overseas was “The House Bunny,” which grabbed $755,000 in three markets.

Monday
22Sep2008

Bekmambetov to direct 'Moby Dick'

Surprise! Surprise! Timur Bekmambetov is all set to direct the big-screen reimagining of Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick,” according to Variety.

You will probably not see as much blood and violence as in Bekmambetov’s recent action hit “Wanted,” but screenwriters Adam Cooper and Bill Collage will bring some changes to the classic tale.

First steps: create a “graphic novel-style” version and eliminate Ishmael’s first-person narrative about Ahab’s obsession with killing the animal.

As the trade says, this change will allow them to depict the whale’s decimation of other ships prior to its encounter with Ahab’s Pequod, and Ahab will be depicted more as a charismatic leader than a brooding obsessive.

"This is an opportunity to take a timeless classic and capitalize on the advances in visual effects to tell what at its core is an action-adventure revenge story," Cooper told Variety.

But with Timur on board to direct, this could indeed work out. The man’s got plenty of talent, although nobody necessarily expected him to helm this kind of project.

Bekmambetov, the director of “Night Watch” and “Day Watch,” is also currently developing a sequel to “Wanted,” which starred James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie.

Monday
22Sep2008

‘Mamma Mia!’ rocks overseas box office

Mamma Mia!” continued its international box office reign this weekend with $14 million in 48 territories, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The lifts the musical’s overseas total to $334 million.

Working its way up to the second spot was Universal’s “Wanted,” which collected $11.6 million in 34 countries to reach a total gross of $172.1 million. Following at No. 3 with $8.1 million was Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder,” which reached an international total of $29.1 million.

Meanwhile, Pixar’s “WALL-E” pulled in $6.6 million in 37 markets, bringing its cumulative gross to $200.1 million. Ranking fifth was Peter Berg’s “Hancock,” which reached $387 million after this weekend’s earnings of $6.1 million.

Also opening overseas was Woody Allen’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” which took home a solid $3.2 million in Spain. Diane English’s comedy “The Women” earned $1.1 million to lift its total haul to $4 million.

Other results from the international box office: “The Dark Knight” picked up $4 million to reach $455.7 million total; “Step Brothers” made $3 million for a total of $15.6 million; and “Kung Fu Panda” brought its total to $408.2 million. 

Sunday
14Sep2008

'Mamma Mia!' still on top overseas

Universal’s hit musical “Mamma Mia!” held on to the top spot at the international box office this weekend with $17.5 million in 44 markets, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That raises the movie’s overseas total to $307 million.

Jumping to No. 2 was Sony’s action adventure “Hancock,” which took in $10 million in 34 markets. The Peter Berg-directed Will Smith vehicle brought its total gross to $375.2 million.

At No. 3, Universal’s “Wanted” picked up $8.2 million to reach an overseas total of $158.5 million. Following in fourth place with $7.5 million in 55 markets was “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” which lifted its cumulative gross to $268.5 million. It’s also the third Universal release to make it into the top 5.

Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” slipped to No. 5 this weekend, earning $6.7 million and bringing its international total to $448.9 milion. Pixar’s animated feature “WALL-E” followed with $4.3 million in 39 territories, while “Death Race” picked up $4 million in 11 countries.

Other results from overseas: “Kung Fu Panda” reached a total of $404.1 million thanks to weekend earnings of $2.7 million; “Babylon A.D.” took home $1.8 million; “Get Smart” lifted its cumulative to $93.6 million; and “Mirrors” brought its total to $8.2 million.

Sunday
31Aug2008

‘The Dark Knight’ still No. 1 at overseas b.o.

As the summer season at the movies comes to a close, Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” continues its box office dominance overseas, pulling in $19 million in 62 markets to reach a total gross of $416.7 million.

At No. 2, Universal’s musical “Mamma Mia!” delivered another strong international run, collecting $12.1 million and brining its cumulative to $258.3 million. Following in third place was DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda,” which took home $9.1 million and lifted its overseas total to $385 million.

Meanwhile, Peter Berg’s Will Smith vehicle “Hancock” climbed to No. 4, pulling in $8.9 million to reach an international total of $353 million. Pixar’s “WALL-E” and Sony’s “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” tied for fifth place with $7.7 million each.

Here are some other results from this weekend’s overseas box office: “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” scored $7.4 million to reach $40.7 million; “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” snatched $7.3 million; “Wanted” earned $4.2 million; and “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” finished with $4.8 million.

Opening in France a week before its U.S. release was Nicholas Cage’s new action thriller “Bangkok Dangerous,” which ended up grossing $1.4 million.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Sunday
24Aug2008

'The Dark Knight' flies high at overseas b.o.

"The Dark Knight" continued its overseas box office dominance this weekend with $34 million in 62 territories, bringing its international total to  $381.2 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Meanwhile, Universal’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” held on to its No. 2 spot, earning $12.8 million and lifting its overseas total to $222.4 million.

Following in third place with $12.5 million was Universal’s acclaimed musical “Mamma Mia!,” which reached a cumulative gross of $232.5 million. At No. 4, Adam Sandler’s comedy “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” pulled in $10.5 million to reach a total of $56.6 million

Pixar’s computer-animated adventure “WALL-E” finished in fifth place with a weekend gross of $8.7 million and an overseas total of $163 million, while “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” lifted its cumulative to $33 million thanks to this weekend’s take of $7.2 million.

Other results from the international box office: “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” earned $5 million; Universal’s “Wanted” took home $4 million; “Kung Fu Panda” pulled $3.8 million; and “Meet Dave” grossed 3 million.