Sunday, June 26, 2011

'Cars 2' races to No. 1 at box office

Critics be damned.

Despite terrible reviews for its latest offering, Disney Pixas showed it can still set box-office records.

"Cars 2" dominated the weekend at U.S. movie theaters with an estimate haul of $68 million.

The question is whether the film has legs (or wheels) with word-of-mouth expected to be mediocre.

Here's Brandon Gray's analysis from BoxOfficeMojo.com
Pixar's reliability was on display again with the roll-out of Cars 2. The manufacturer's latest model generated its 12th No. 1 opening in a row with an estimated $68 million over the weekend. Moviegoers were also hot for Bad Teacher as well, but Green Lantern flamed out.

Riding on approximately 7,700 screens at 4,115 locations, Cars 2 delivered the fourth highest-grossing June opening weekend ever and the fifth highest-grossing opening weekend yet for a Pixar movie, behind Toy Story 3's $110.3 million, The Incredibles' $70.5 million, Finding Nemo's $70.3 million and Up's $68.1 million. The talking car sequel out-grossed the first Cars' $60.1 million opening weekend from June 2006, but trailed it in terms of estimated attendance. Cars 2's weekend was towards the back of the Pixar attendance pack, ahead of only A Bug's Life, Ratatouille and Toy Story.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Sarah Palin film to debut in Iowa next week

Palin film to debut in Iowa next week - TheHill.com

Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending June 19, 2011

Rentrak Announces Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending June 19, 2011

'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' Theatrical Trailer

RIP: 'Columbo' Star Peter Falk Dead at 83

RIP: 'Columbo' Star Peter Falk Dead at 83

J.K. Rowling Announces Pottermore website

J.K. Rowling Announces Pottermore

'Cars 2' - Trailer

Oscar-Nominated Actor Gary Sinise to Launch Sinise Foundation at National Press Club, June 30

Oscar-Nominated Actor Gary Sinise to Launch Sinise Foundation at National Press Club, June 30

'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' Tickets Unleashed on Fandango

TICKET ALERT: "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Tickets Unleashed on Fandango

Thursday, June 23, 2011

'The Zookeeper' - Trailer



This looks like Paul Blart Mall Cop goes to the zoo. But Kevin James is usually hilarious.

Monday, June 20, 2011

'Green Lantern' Tops Box Office with $52.6M

Rentrak Announces Official Box Office Numbers for Weekend of June 17, 2011

'TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON' to Open Exclusively in 3D and IMAX at 9pm on Tuesday, June 28th

'TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON' to Open Exclusively in 3D and IMAX at 9pm on Tuesday, June 28th

Columnist: The Poorly Behaved Housewives of New Jersey

Ellen Karis explores the latest TV phenomenon: Housewives behaving badly:
One would hope that a reality show depicting housewives and their families who are all parents to mostly underage children would be better behaved and more mature than their kids but its not, which only means that this particular show will be duplicated many times over as long as there is money to be made, lives to be humiliated, and audiences who will eat it up no matter what discriminatory behavior is aired.
Ellen Karis: The Poorly Behaved Housewives of New Jersey

A MARVELous Summer at the Movies

For so many years, Marvel was the poor relation of DC in the world of comic books, but when it comes to movie adaptations of comic books, Marvel rules.

A MARVELous Summer at the Movies

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Highly Recommended: 'The Way Back'



Hardly anyone saw this 2010 release in theaters, but it's a terrific film with a top-notch cast (Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan) and A-list director (Peter Weir) now available on DVD.

Base on a true story, the film follows a group of political prisoners in 1941 who escape a brutal Russian gulag in Siberia and embark on a treacherous 4,000-mile journey to freedom through Russia, Mongolia, China, Tibet and finally over the Himalayas into India.

Top Ten Movies-on-Demand Titles Week Ending June 05, 2011

Rentrak Announces Top Ten Movies-on-Demand Titles Week Ending June 05, 2011