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Entries from August 2007

The Weekend Cheat Sheet: Balls of Fury, Death Sentence and Halloween

August 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Balls of Fury
The Players: Christopher Walken does his trademark Christopher Walken cameo that is funnier than anything in the rest of the film.
The Story: It’s about a ping-pong competition. I could elaborate, but somehow I don’t think that a plot that centers around a ping-pong competition merits it.
Rotten Tomatoes: 27%
Trailer
Alternate tagline: “A comedy that is […]

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The Weekend Box Office: Badder Than Ever Edition

August 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Film
Weekend Gross
Total Gross
Change

Superbad
$18,044,369
$68,616,643
-45.4%

The Bourne Ultimatum
$12,472,215
$185,253,615
-37.2%

Rush Hour 3
$11,706,643
$108,469,646
-45.2%

Mr. Bean’s Holiday
$9,889,780
$9,889,780

WAR
$9,820,089
$9,820,089

The Nanny Diaries
$7,480,927
$7,480,927

The Simpsons Movie
$4,317,689
$173,354,858
-36.8%

Stardust
$3,872,560
$26,374,432
-31.5%

Hairspray (2007)
$3,265,384
$107,271,846
-27.5%

The Invasion
$3,093,428
$11,468,121
-48.0%

(source:boxofficemojo.com)
Oh yes, another week with way to many movies opening, another weekend with a bunch of movies under performing. Must be the end of August.
Among the new films Mr. beans took the top spot, with almost $10 million. Not all that […]

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7 Great Moments From the Apatow Oeuvre

August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Judd Apatow and his motley crew of contributors are having a great year. And you know what? Apatow deserves it. The guy has been involved in a lot of great projects over the last few years. So, to celebrate his success, I decided to go to YouTube and hunt down some of my favorite moments […]

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The Weekend Cheat Sheet: Mr. Bean’s Holiday, The Nanny Diaries, Resurrecting the Champ, September Dawn, WAR

August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Mr. Bean’s Holiday
The Players: Rowan Atkinson reprises his most famous role.
The Story: Mr. Bean goes to France! Which is very similar to the storyline of Rush Hour 3 actually (Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker go to France!).
Rotten Tomatoes: 44%
Trailer
Here is a fun fact for you: Mr Bean’s Holiday has already earned $188 million from foreign […]

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The Weekend Box Office: Super Edition

August 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Film
Weekend Gross
Total Gross
Change

Superbad
$33,052,411
$33,052,411
 

Rush Hour 3
$21,353,361
$87,676,529
-56.5%

The Bourne Ultimatum
$19,874,370
$164,694,690
-39.6%

The Simpsons Movie
$6,829,648
$165,271,443
-39.4%

The Invasion
$5,951,409
$5,951,409
 

Stardust
$5,651,343
$19,493,894
-38.4%

Hairspray (2007)
$4,502,455
$100,805,456
-29.6%

Underdog
$3,848,791
$31,927,488
-39.4%

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
$3,656,379
$278,762,117
-32.7%

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
$3,601,545
$110,484,335
-38.7%

This weekend’s boxoffice brings some supergood news and some superbad news.
The good news come, of course, from Superbad’s opening. The AP put out this story, which is about how Superbad […]

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Those Crazy Swedes

August 20th, 2007 · No Comments

These brief article about Swedish movie ‘Ciao Bella’, which is finding it hard to get international distribution due to some graphic sex scenes, contains the following paragraph:
Pic, which opened on Aug.3 and notched up a respectable 30,000 admissions in 10 days, carries a G rating in Sweden where sex, even among young people, is not […]

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The Weekend Cheat Sheet: The Invasion, The Last Legion, Superbad and Death at a Funeral

August 16th, 2007 · No Comments

The Invasion
The Players: Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig in the main roles. Oliver Hirschbiege (Downfall), supposedly with a littleĀ  help from James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) and from the Wachowskis.
The Story: Is there anybody who hasn’t seem some version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers? Well, some aliens invade earth and start replacing people with […]

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The Weekend Box Office: Rush to the Top

August 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Film
Weekend Gross
Total Gross
Change

Rush Hour 3
$49,100,158
$49,100,158

The Bourne Ultimatum
$32,879,125
$131,552,425
-52.5%

The Simpsons Movie
$11,269,651
$152,381,993
-55.1%

Stardust
$9,169,779
$9,169,779

Hairspray (2007)
$6,396,666
$92,139,670
-30.7%

Underdog
$6,352,377
$24,643,289
-45.2%

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
$5,877,915
$103,777,170
-44.7%

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
$5,432,130
$272,047,388
-43.0%

No Reservations
$3,855,029
$32,025,018
-41.5%

Daddy Day Camp
$3,402,678
$4,887,285

So, Rush Hour 3 managed to grab the number one position this weekend, with about $49 million. Is that good or bad? Well, it’s kind of so-so.
The last Rush Hour […]

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The Weekend Cheat Sheet: Daddy Day Camp, Rush Hour 3, Skinwalkers and Stardust

August 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Another crowded weekend that is likely to leave most of the new films wishing for more. Money, that is.
Daddy Day Camp
The Players: Cuba Gooding Jr. once again shows that he has no dignity left. Fred Savage (yes, that one) directs.
The Story: A sequel to Daddy Day Care (why?) in which instead of a day care […]

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Joan Allen and Ian McShane Join Paul W.S. Anderson’s Death Race 2000 Remake

August 8th, 2007 · No Comments

I think that every single respectable actor has to sign some sort o secret contract which states that he/she has to take at least one part during their career which embarrasses them completely. That would certainly explain why Ian McShane and Joan Allen have decided to participate in the Death Race remake, which is being […]

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