If you say Rambo over and over it starts to sound really silly.
And I mean in the “Rambo? Are we supposed to be afraid of a guy named Rambo?” way.

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You know what wee need less of? Stupid movie title puns in stories about actors. Take this for example:
It’s hardly a titanic struggle, but a dispute between Leonardo DiCaprio and his neighbors isn’t departing anytime soon.
You see, Di Caprio was in Titanic and The Departed. And he has titanic and departing in that description. […]

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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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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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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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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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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 Invasion
The Players: Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig in the main roles. Oliver Hirschbiege (Downfall), supposedly with a little  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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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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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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