James Cameron and 20th Century Fox have announced that an extended version of the director's sci-fi epic "Avatar" will hit the big screen next month.
"Avatar: Special Edition" will be released on Friday, August 27, in a "limited theatrical engagement" and exclusively in Digital 3D and IMAX 3D.
It contains eight minutes of previously unseen footage.
Since the film's original release last December, many cinemas have updated their technology to include digital 3D screens, allowing more people to see it if they are unable to get to an IMAX venue.
In a press statement issued recently, Cameron said: "Audiences repeatedly told me they wanted more of Pandora, and wished they could have stayed there longer. So we're making that possible.
"Avatar: Special Edition will be exclusively in 3D, and will have eight minutes of never before seen footage, including new creatures and action scenes. Whether you already love the movie, or you've never seen it, with this Special Edition, you'll be seeing it like never before."
Fox Filmed Entertainment chairmen and CEOs Jim Gianopulos and Tom Rothman said: "Avatar: Special Edition is especially gratifying, because not only has Avatar become one of the most beloved films in history, but after its initial theatrical release we have been inundated with requests to re-release the film in theatres in 3D. Equally important, we're thrilled that Jim Cameron is able to give audiences even more of what they loved about Avatar."
The epic is the highest grossing film to date, taking in over $2.7 billion globally. It is also the top-selling Blu-ray disc.
And all the money made from this re-release will go into the immense total gross earnings the film already has. How much will this film earn? And will people flock to theaters to a film that they've already seen (and that's already on DVD and Blu-ray) for just an eight extra minutes? We'll find out in August...
The Geek Files
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Other sources: USA Today, First Showing, Rope of Silicon, UGO Movie Blog, Live for Films, Screen Rant
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Friday, April 23, 2010
'Avatar' Breaks Even More Records
I thought the days of writing about "Avatar" breaking all sorts of records (No. domestic film, No. 1 worldwide film, No. 1 several weeks in a row, etc.). were over.But now that the film has come out on DVD and Blu-ray it's breaking records in that medium as well.
From 20th Century Fox comes the news that first day sales of "Avatar" on Blu-ray came in at 1.5 million units, beating out the previous record of 600,000 set by "The Dark Knight."
Just think about that for a second – "The Dark Knight" was one of the most popular movies we’ve ever seen and the amount of people who bought it first day on Blu-ray was quite amazing. But along comes "Avatar" and trumps Batman by more than DOUBLE that amount.
What kind of sucks for all those people who bought the film is that is the only thing they got. No commentaries, making-of featurettes, no special features at all.
For people who actually want to see those and the movie, they will have to wait for the already planned four-disc ultimate edition due out this November. So my advice is if you don’t want to pay twice for the same movie, then hold on to your hard-earned cash for that full release.
Hopefully my next post on anything "Avatar" will not be about that film and will be about news on the upcoming sequel.
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Source: Screen Rant
Sunday, April 18, 2010
UPDATED: Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News
Movies coming out this week!
The Losers - After being betrayed and left for dead, members of a CIA black ops team root out those who targeted them for assassination.
The Back-up Plan - Single gal Zoe (Lopez) meets potential husband Stan (O'Loughlin) on the day of her artificial insemination. Despite the initial spark, the two lovers begin to wonder if they're taking the right steps to an enduring romance.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
Avatar
The Lovely Bones
Crazy Heart
The Young Victoria
Summer Hours
UPDATE: It appeared that "Kick-Ass" failed to take home the gold medal at the box office as "How To Train Your Dragon" returned to first place after four weeks in theaters.
But Sunday's box-office estimates aren't measuring up with new numbers pegging "Kick-Ass" as the No. 1 movie of the weekend with a $19.8 million haul. "How To Train Your Dragon" earned $19.6 million, a few strides shy of its previously estimated $20-million finish.
So "Kick-Ass" did as its title says and slew the dragon. It doesn't mean much since the numbers are still low, but the No. 1 crown is psychologically important to Lionsgate, which promoted the movie heavily with hopes of discovering a franchise. Joe Drake, Lionsgate’s co-chief operating officer, appears to still have hope. “Our marketing and distribution teams have brilliantly positioned it for a long and successful run,” he said in a news release on Monday.
(NY Times, MTV News)
Geez, I've had to update two box office results posts in a row. What's with the close calls lately?
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 How To Train Your Dragon $20.0 M
2 Kick-Ass $19.7 M
3 Date Night $17.3 M
4 Death at a Funeral $17.0 M
5 Clash of the Titans $15.7 M
6 The Last Song $5.8 M
7 Why Did I Get Married Too? $4.1 M
8 Hot Tub Time Machine $3.5 M
9 Alice in Wonderland $3.5 M
10 The Bounty Hunter $3.2 M
We may never truly understand the reason why "Kick-Ass" came in 2nd place with an estimated $19.7 million to the 4th week box office giant "How to Train Your Dragon" which came in 1st place again with $20 million.
Was it the marketing? Was it the hard 'R' rating? Was it the fact that the comic book isn't that well known to the general public? Was it Nicolas Cage's hairstyle?
The 'R' rating probably does hurt a bit, and it doesn't have the inflated 3D prices to help its box office numbers, but I figured it would have done at least $30 million. Maybe people weren't as excited about it as I thought.
And while Kick-Ass will still prove profitable for Lionsgate, the movie demonstrates the difficulty in translating online interest in a film to in-house cash. Another obscure comic-book adaptation, 2006's "300," enjoyed the same Comic-Con welcome and fan interest and opened with $70 million. So why did "Kick-Ass" not deliver on its opening weekend?
It wasn't for a lack of advertising - that's for sure. Posters and trailers galore were out for this film, nearly double than "How to Train Your Dragon." Hopefully good word of mouth will keep "Kick-Ass" as a strong contender for next week.
Even more surprising was "Clash of the Titans" getting it's head chopped off. While estimates had it losing to "Date Night" last week, it actually did come in 1st place. But now it has slid down to 5th with $15.7 million. No matter, the movie has made just over $250 million worldwide. Sequel? We shall see.
The remake of "Death at a Funeral" didn't do too bad. It came in 4th place with $17 million but don't expect it to hang out in the top ten for very long.
(Latino Review, USA Today)
The Losers - After being betrayed and left for dead, members of a CIA black ops team root out those who targeted them for assassination.
The Back-up Plan - Single gal Zoe (Lopez) meets potential husband Stan (O'Loughlin) on the day of her artificial insemination. Despite the initial spark, the two lovers begin to wonder if they're taking the right steps to an enduring romance.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
Avatar
The Lovely Bones
Crazy Heart
The Young Victoria
Summer Hours
UPDATE: It appeared that "Kick-Ass" failed to take home the gold medal at the box office as "How To Train Your Dragon" returned to first place after four weeks in theaters.
But Sunday's box-office estimates aren't measuring up with new numbers pegging "Kick-Ass" as the No. 1 movie of the weekend with a $19.8 million haul. "How To Train Your Dragon" earned $19.6 million, a few strides shy of its previously estimated $20-million finish.
So "Kick-Ass" did as its title says and slew the dragon. It doesn't mean much since the numbers are still low, but the No. 1 crown is psychologically important to Lionsgate, which promoted the movie heavily with hopes of discovering a franchise. Joe Drake, Lionsgate’s co-chief operating officer, appears to still have hope. “Our marketing and distribution teams have brilliantly positioned it for a long and successful run,” he said in a news release on Monday.
(NY Times, MTV News)
Geez, I've had to update two box office results posts in a row. What's with the close calls lately?
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 How To Train Your Dragon $20.0 M
2 Kick-Ass $19.7 M
3 Date Night $17.3 M
4 Death at a Funeral $17.0 M
5 Clash of the Titans $15.7 M
6 The Last Song $5.8 M
7 Why Did I Get Married Too? $4.1 M
8 Hot Tub Time Machine $3.5 M
9 Alice in Wonderland $3.5 M
10 The Bounty Hunter $3.2 M
We may never truly understand the reason why "Kick-Ass" came in 2nd place with an estimated $19.7 million to the 4th week box office giant "How to Train Your Dragon" which came in 1st place again with $20 million.
Was it the marketing? Was it the hard 'R' rating? Was it the fact that the comic book isn't that well known to the general public? Was it Nicolas Cage's hairstyle?
The 'R' rating probably does hurt a bit, and it doesn't have the inflated 3D prices to help its box office numbers, but I figured it would have done at least $30 million. Maybe people weren't as excited about it as I thought.
And while Kick-Ass will still prove profitable for Lionsgate, the movie demonstrates the difficulty in translating online interest in a film to in-house cash. Another obscure comic-book adaptation, 2006's "300," enjoyed the same Comic-Con welcome and fan interest and opened with $70 million. So why did "Kick-Ass" not deliver on its opening weekend?
It wasn't for a lack of advertising - that's for sure. Posters and trailers galore were out for this film, nearly double than "How to Train Your Dragon." Hopefully good word of mouth will keep "Kick-Ass" as a strong contender for next week.
Even more surprising was "Clash of the Titans" getting it's head chopped off. While estimates had it losing to "Date Night" last week, it actually did come in 1st place. But now it has slid down to 5th with $15.7 million. No matter, the movie has made just over $250 million worldwide. Sequel? We shall see.
The remake of "Death at a Funeral" didn't do too bad. It came in 4th place with $17 million but don't expect it to hang out in the top ten for very long.
(Latino Review, USA Today)
Friday, April 2, 2010
'Avatar 2' Trailer is Completely Original
"Avatar" was such a completely original film and made so much money that a sequel was in the works before the first film finished its run in theaters. Now the trailer for "Avatar 2" has come online and dare I say it - it is even more original and inventive than the first film.
If you couldn't tell, this is my late April Fool's Day post. I kind of missed it yesterday, so here ya' go.
If you feel cheated and pissed off about not seeing a real trailer for "Avatar 2," then watch the first official trailer for "Harry Potter and the Death Hallows" below.
Oh wait...that's fake too. Oh well, enjoy these funny videos anyway and have a great weekend!
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
If you couldn't tell, this is my late April Fool's Day post. I kind of missed it yesterday, so here ya' go.
If you feel cheated and pissed off about not seeing a real trailer for "Avatar 2," then watch the first official trailer for "Harry Potter and the Death Hallows" below.
Oh wait...that's fake too. Oh well, enjoy these funny videos anyway and have a great weekend!
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News
Movies coming out this week!
Clash of the Titans - n a loose adaptation from Greek mythology, Perseus (Worthington) who was born a god but raised as a man, sets off on an epic mission to combat Hades (Fiennes) before he can seize power from Zeus (Neeson) and unleash hell on earth.
The Last Song - A drama centered on a rebellious young woman (Cyrus) who is sent to spend the summer with her estranged father, who abandoned his family in the past.
Why Did I Get Married Too? - Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife.
Furry Vengeance - An arrogant real estate agent gets in way over his head after he agrees to develop property on an Oregon forest and the area's animals sabotage his plans.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
Sherlock Holmes
An Education
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Alice in Wonderland: Special Un-Anniversary Edition
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 How To Train Your Dragon $43.3 M
2 Alice in Wonderland $17.3 M
3 Hot Tub Time Machine $13.6 M
4 The Bounty Hunter $12.4 M
5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid $10.0 M
6 She's Out of My League $3.5 M
7 Green Zone $3.3 M
8 Shutter Island $3.1 M
9 Repo Men $3.0 M
10 Our Family Wedding $2.2 M
Wow...is "Avatar" gone? It...it really is. "Avatar" did not make the Top Ten for the weekend. It now must be considered the least bankable film of all time. Wait...I think I may have that wrong...
Joking aside, "How to Train Your Dragon" beat out "Alice in Wonderland." Except the No. 1 film's numbers aren't that impressive considering "Monsters vs. Aliens" opened last year with $59 million (and that was with lower ticket prices since 3D just went up). Meanwhile, "Alice in Wonderland" has banked $656m in worldwide cume. A huge hit for the Mouse House. And it'll kill on Blu-Ray/DVD.
"Hot Tub Time Machine" came in third with a disappointing opening weekend. Can word of mouth bring this funny film up? Maybe, but there are new films coming out next weekend...
And "Bounty Hunter" only fell 40 percent? The human race fails again.
The rest of the films continue to peter out of existence with "Repo Men" taking the hardest hit since it basically made no money in its time in theaters.
What about next weekend though? Can the dragons stay on top or will mythological battles rule the day? And then there's that Miley Cyrus flick and that Tyler Perry flick...but how many people are going to see those? Oh...right...
Clash of the Titans - n a loose adaptation from Greek mythology, Perseus (Worthington) who was born a god but raised as a man, sets off on an epic mission to combat Hades (Fiennes) before he can seize power from Zeus (Neeson) and unleash hell on earth.
The Last Song - A drama centered on a rebellious young woman (Cyrus) who is sent to spend the summer with her estranged father, who abandoned his family in the past.
Why Did I Get Married Too? - Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife.
Furry Vengeance - An arrogant real estate agent gets in way over his head after he agrees to develop property on an Oregon forest and the area's animals sabotage his plans.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
Sherlock Holmes
An Education
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Alice in Wonderland: Special Un-Anniversary Edition
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 How To Train Your Dragon $43.3 M
2 Alice in Wonderland $17.3 M
3 Hot Tub Time Machine $13.6 M
4 The Bounty Hunter $12.4 M
5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid $10.0 M
6 She's Out of My League $3.5 M
7 Green Zone $3.3 M
8 Shutter Island $3.1 M
9 Repo Men $3.0 M
10 Our Family Wedding $2.2 M
Wow...is "Avatar" gone? It...it really is. "Avatar" did not make the Top Ten for the weekend. It now must be considered the least bankable film of all time. Wait...I think I may have that wrong...
Joking aside, "How to Train Your Dragon" beat out "Alice in Wonderland." Except the No. 1 film's numbers aren't that impressive considering "Monsters vs. Aliens" opened last year with $59 million (and that was with lower ticket prices since 3D just went up). Meanwhile, "Alice in Wonderland" has banked $656m in worldwide cume. A huge hit for the Mouse House. And it'll kill on Blu-Ray/DVD.
"Hot Tub Time Machine" came in third with a disappointing opening weekend. Can word of mouth bring this funny film up? Maybe, but there are new films coming out next weekend...
And "Bounty Hunter" only fell 40 percent? The human race fails again.
The rest of the films continue to peter out of existence with "Repo Men" taking the hardest hit since it basically made no money in its time in theaters.
What about next weekend though? Can the dragons stay on top or will mythological battles rule the day? And then there's that Miley Cyrus flick and that Tyler Perry flick...but how many people are going to see those? Oh...right...
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News
Movies coming out this week!
Alice in Wonderland - 19-year-old Alice (Wasikowska) returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
Brooklyn's Finest - In Brooklyn, New York, three veteran cops (Gere, Hawke, and Cheadle) struggling with their own personal and professional dilemmas dispatched to a notorious housing project, where they will each collide with destiny.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
2012
Where the Wild Things Are
Ponyo
Gentlemen Broncos
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Shutter Island$22.2 M
2 Cop Out$18.5 M
3 The Crazies $16.5 M
4 Avatar $14.0 M
5 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief $9.8 M
6 Valentine's Day $9.5 M
7 Dear John $5.0 M
8 The Wolfman $4.1 M
9 The Tooth Fairy $3.4 M
10 Crazy Heart $2.5 M
"Shutter Island" stayed at the top of the list as the No. 1 film, knocking off two newcomers and managing to earn decent coin while doing so. The Scorsese thriller has reached just over $79 million worldwide and will hopefully continue to do well since its budget was around $80 million.
Watching the trailers for "Cop Out" didn't make me feel good about the film, but I was still hoping to hear positive feedback from other critics. Sadly, I have heard only negative feedback. How long will it stay in the Top Ten if everyone keeps saying it's bad?
As for "The Crazies," everything I hear is good - that it is more than a remake, it is a whole horror reimagining. Besides, I just like Timothy Olyphant as an actor.
"Avatar" refuses to falter. That's eleven weekends in a row its been in the top four, a feat I'd have thought impossible these days. It has now passed $700 million in domestic dollars and is sitting pretty with a worldwide gross of $2,481,904,000. My keyboard just ran out of zeroes for the day.
The rest of the films continue to peter out with "The Wolfman" dropping like a rock and "Valentine's Day" somehow still staying above the surface. I have my theories on this, but I feel a wave of estrogen fury will come my way if I continue to mouth off - both online and off.
Next weekend, "Alice in Wonderland" tumbles into theaters and will most likely take the No. 1 spot.
(Latino Review, Rope of Silicon)
Alice in Wonderland - 19-year-old Alice (Wasikowska) returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
Brooklyn's Finest - In Brooklyn, New York, three veteran cops (Gere, Hawke, and Cheadle) struggling with their own personal and professional dilemmas dispatched to a notorious housing project, where they will each collide with destiny.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
2012
Where the Wild Things Are
Ponyo
Gentlemen Broncos
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Shutter Island$22.2 M
2 Cop Out$18.5 M
3 The Crazies $16.5 M
4 Avatar $14.0 M
5 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief $9.8 M
6 Valentine's Day $9.5 M
7 Dear John $5.0 M
8 The Wolfman $4.1 M
9 The Tooth Fairy $3.4 M
10 Crazy Heart $2.5 M
"Shutter Island" stayed at the top of the list as the No. 1 film, knocking off two newcomers and managing to earn decent coin while doing so. The Scorsese thriller has reached just over $79 million worldwide and will hopefully continue to do well since its budget was around $80 million.
Watching the trailers for "Cop Out" didn't make me feel good about the film, but I was still hoping to hear positive feedback from other critics. Sadly, I have heard only negative feedback. How long will it stay in the Top Ten if everyone keeps saying it's bad?
As for "The Crazies," everything I hear is good - that it is more than a remake, it is a whole horror reimagining. Besides, I just like Timothy Olyphant as an actor.
"Avatar" refuses to falter. That's eleven weekends in a row its been in the top four, a feat I'd have thought impossible these days. It has now passed $700 million in domestic dollars and is sitting pretty with a worldwide gross of $2,481,904,000. My keyboard just ran out of zeroes for the day.
The rest of the films continue to peter out with "The Wolfman" dropping like a rock and "Valentine's Day" somehow still staying above the surface. I have my theories on this, but I feel a wave of estrogen fury will come my way if I continue to mouth off - both online and off.
Next weekend, "Alice in Wonderland" tumbles into theaters and will most likely take the No. 1 spot.
(Latino Review, Rope of Silicon)
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News
Movies coming out this week!
The Crazies - As a toxin begins to turn the residents of Ogden Marsh, Iowa into violent psychopaths, sheriff David Dutton (Olyphant) tries to make sense of the situation while he, his wife (Mitchell), and two other unaffected townspeople band together in a fight for survival.
Cop Out - A comedy about a veteran NYPD cop (Willis) whose rare baseball card is stolen. Since it's his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, he recruits his partner (Morgan) to track down the thief, a memorabilia-obsessed gangster.
Movies coming out on Blu-ray and DVD!
The Informant!
Sorority Row
The Box
Everybody's Fine
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Shutter Island$40.2 M
2 Valentine's Day $17.1 M
3 Avatar $16.1 M
4 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief $15.3 M
5 The Wolfman $9.8 M
6 Dear John $7.3 M
7 The Tooth Fairy $4.5 M
8 Crazy Heart$3.0 M
9 From Paris With Love $2.5 M
10 Edge of Darkness $2.2 M
"Shutter Island" had a great debut despite it being delayed from its original October release. The studio says it delayed the film for more opportunity to display advertising for the film during the Super Bowl and Olympics. Looked like that extra time paid off.
"Valentine's Day" continues to steal money from hard working individuals as it fell one notch to 2nd place. Some might say this film is doing fine since it only fell one spot. Indeed, that's an accurate statement for monetary reasons as the film's reported worldwide earnings are now up to $122 million. However, if I made a film that hit the $122 million mark and held a 17 percent rating at RottenTomatoes - I'm not sure how high I would hold my head.
James Cameron's sci-fi epic lost out to "Percy Jackson" last weekend, but came back with some extra blue aliens and 3D technology to put the fantasy film in its place - which is beneath "Avatar." And a lot has been said about "Avatar" already… so I really have nothing more to add other than to point out it is now over $2.4 billion worldwide… which is a lot of money.
"The Wolfman" dropped to 5th with $9.8 million. It has earned $97 million so far worldwide and probably won't be getting a sequel (though if you saw the film, you would understand how a sequel would be very...different).
The rest of the films continue to peter out.
Next week we start getting nuts as "The Crazies" makes its horror debut. It's going up against Kevin Smith's police comedy "Cop Out."
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Sources: Latino Review, Rope of Silicon, USA Today
The Crazies - As a toxin begins to turn the residents of Ogden Marsh, Iowa into violent psychopaths, sheriff David Dutton (Olyphant) tries to make sense of the situation while he, his wife (Mitchell), and two other unaffected townspeople band together in a fight for survival.
Cop Out - A comedy about a veteran NYPD cop (Willis) whose rare baseball card is stolen. Since it's his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, he recruits his partner (Morgan) to track down the thief, a memorabilia-obsessed gangster.
Movies coming out on Blu-ray and DVD!
The Informant!
Sorority Row
The Box
Everybody's Fine
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Shutter Island$40.2 M
2 Valentine's Day $17.1 M
3 Avatar $16.1 M
4 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief $15.3 M
5 The Wolfman $9.8 M
6 Dear John $7.3 M
7 The Tooth Fairy $4.5 M
8 Crazy Heart$3.0 M
9 From Paris With Love $2.5 M
10 Edge of Darkness $2.2 M
"Shutter Island" had a great debut despite it being delayed from its original October release. The studio says it delayed the film for more opportunity to display advertising for the film during the Super Bowl and Olympics. Looked like that extra time paid off.
"Valentine's Day" continues to steal money from hard working individuals as it fell one notch to 2nd place. Some might say this film is doing fine since it only fell one spot. Indeed, that's an accurate statement for monetary reasons as the film's reported worldwide earnings are now up to $122 million. However, if I made a film that hit the $122 million mark and held a 17 percent rating at RottenTomatoes - I'm not sure how high I would hold my head.
James Cameron's sci-fi epic lost out to "Percy Jackson" last weekend, but came back with some extra blue aliens and 3D technology to put the fantasy film in its place - which is beneath "Avatar." And a lot has been said about "Avatar" already… so I really have nothing more to add other than to point out it is now over $2.4 billion worldwide… which is a lot of money.
"The Wolfman" dropped to 5th with $9.8 million. It has earned $97 million so far worldwide and probably won't be getting a sequel (though if you saw the film, you would understand how a sequel would be very...different).
The rest of the films continue to peter out.
Next week we start getting nuts as "The Crazies" makes its horror debut. It's going up against Kevin Smith's police comedy "Cop Out."
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Sources: Latino Review, Rope of Silicon, USA Today
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News
Movies coming out this week!
Shutter Island - When a psychotic killer (Mortimer) disappears from a mental institution on Shutter Island, a pair of U.S. Marshals (Ruffalo and DiCaprio) race against the clock in order to track her down.
The Ghost Writer - A ghostwriter (McGregor) hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister (Brosnan) uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
Movies coming out on Blu-ray and DVD!
Law Abiding Citizen
Coco Before Chanel
Black Dynamite
Hunger
Halo Legends
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Valentine's Day$52.4 M
2 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief$31.1 M
3 The Wolfman $30.6 M
4 Avatar $22.0 M
5 Dear John $15.3 M
6 The Tooth Fairy $5.6 M
7 From Paris With Love $4.7 M
8 Edge of Darkness $4.5 M
9 Crazy Heart $4.0 M
10 When in Rome $3.4 M
I blame films like "Valentine's Day" for ruining relationships for people who love movies. Say a person loves films and are critical of them (and has high standards) and knows that films like "Valentine's Day" are crap and doesn't want to see them. But say that person's significant other wants to see the film because it happens to fall on a romantic holiday, but the movie lover refuses to see crap films and thus arguments ensue.
*sigh*....was not the best weekend. Especially since "Valentine's Day" won the No. 1 spot. I don't know if it was the scores of women dragging their helpless and cowardly boyfriends to the movie, or if Aston Kutcher got all of his followers on Twitter to buy a ticket, but "Valentine's Day" made huge numbers and a sequel is already in the works centering on New Years Eve.
I can't wait for a film about relationships centered around the Fourth of July, Labor Day and Martin Luther King Jr. day!
"Percy Jackson" and "Wolfman" opened to humble numbers considering they are totally different genres from each other and "Valentine's Day."
Other films keep falling, but "Avatar" continues to hang in there, surpassing films that are newer than it is.
To reiterate earlier points made...it's not that I don't appreciate "escape cinema." I do. The issue is that it's impossible to escape if you've seen it a dozen times before. When films start getting into formulas to make money, that is when I get irritated because you can clearly see story is thrown out for hopes of making money. And the formulas work. Only the movie lovers and critics can see behind the veil that are the studios. The GMA (general movie audience) fall prey so easily...
As I said...wasn't the best weekend. Excuse me for my ranting.
Next weekend, "Shutter Island" finally comes out after its long delay!
Shutter Island - When a psychotic killer (Mortimer) disappears from a mental institution on Shutter Island, a pair of U.S. Marshals (Ruffalo and DiCaprio) race against the clock in order to track her down.
The Ghost Writer - A ghostwriter (McGregor) hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister (Brosnan) uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
Movies coming out on Blu-ray and DVD!
Law Abiding Citizen
Coco Before Chanel
Black Dynamite
Hunger
Halo Legends
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Valentine's Day$52.4 M
2 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief$31.1 M
3 The Wolfman $30.6 M
4 Avatar $22.0 M
5 Dear John $15.3 M
6 The Tooth Fairy $5.6 M
7 From Paris With Love $4.7 M
8 Edge of Darkness $4.5 M
9 Crazy Heart $4.0 M
10 When in Rome $3.4 M
I blame films like "Valentine's Day" for ruining relationships for people who love movies. Say a person loves films and are critical of them (and has high standards) and knows that films like "Valentine's Day" are crap and doesn't want to see them. But say that person's significant other wants to see the film because it happens to fall on a romantic holiday, but the movie lover refuses to see crap films and thus arguments ensue.
*sigh*....was not the best weekend. Especially since "Valentine's Day" won the No. 1 spot. I don't know if it was the scores of women dragging their helpless and cowardly boyfriends to the movie, or if Aston Kutcher got all of his followers on Twitter to buy a ticket, but "Valentine's Day" made huge numbers and a sequel is already in the works centering on New Years Eve.
I can't wait for a film about relationships centered around the Fourth of July, Labor Day and Martin Luther King Jr. day!
"Percy Jackson" and "Wolfman" opened to humble numbers considering they are totally different genres from each other and "Valentine's Day."
Other films keep falling, but "Avatar" continues to hang in there, surpassing films that are newer than it is.
To reiterate earlier points made...it's not that I don't appreciate "escape cinema." I do. The issue is that it's impossible to escape if you've seen it a dozen times before. When films start getting into formulas to make money, that is when I get irritated because you can clearly see story is thrown out for hopes of making money. And the formulas work. Only the movie lovers and critics can see behind the veil that are the studios. The GMA (general movie audience) fall prey so easily...
As I said...wasn't the best weekend. Excuse me for my ranting.
Next weekend, "Shutter Island" finally comes out after its long delay!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News
Movies coming out this week!
The Wolfman - Nobleman Lawrence Talbot (Del Toro) returns to his ancestral homeland, where his brother has gone missing and villagers are being killed by a nightmarish beast. The search reunites him with his estranged father (Hopkins) and draws him near to his brother's fiancée (Blunt), however, Talbot's lager concern is the discovery of a side to himself which he never could have imagined existed ...
Valentine's Day - Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief - Life changes in an instant for troubled 12-year-old Percy Jackson (Lerman) when he learns his birth father is the god Poseidon and he's looped in on a cross-country mission to settle a feud between his dad, Zeus, and Hades.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
Couples Retreat
A Serious Man
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Stepfather
Serious Moonlight
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Dear John$32.4 M
2 Avatar $23.6 M
3 From Paris With Love $8.1 M
4 Edge of Darkness $7.0 M
5 The Tooth Fairy $6.5 M
6 When in Rome $5.5 M
7 The Book of Eli $4.8 M
8 Crazy Heart$3.6 M
9 Legion $3.4 M
10 Sherlock Holmes $2.6 M
"Avatar" has been knocked off its box office throne after almost 8 weeks of dominating movie theaters. "Dear John" came in at No. 1 thanks to a ton of women looking to do something for Super Bowl weekend.
"The Notebook" opened at $13 M back in 2004, so I'm not sure where the precedent was for this. Could female audiences have been starved for content, and "When in Rome" wasn't doing the trick? The budget here was $25 M, which means you can expect a ton more Sparks' content in your future.
"Avatar" came in 2nd place, so obviously it's now a financial disaster, having only grossed $2.2 billion. (Whoa).
"From Paris With Love" flattened out in 3rd place. Opening a guy focused actioner on Super Bowl Sunday is either crazy insane or insane crazy. I'm not sure which one I'm leaning towards just yet.
The rest of the movies fell as expected, with only "Crazy Heart" being bumped up into the top ten once word of mouth got out on how awesome Jeff Bridges is in it (but he's just awesome in almost everything he's in).
The Wolfman - Nobleman Lawrence Talbot (Del Toro) returns to his ancestral homeland, where his brother has gone missing and villagers are being killed by a nightmarish beast. The search reunites him with his estranged father (Hopkins) and draws him near to his brother's fiancée (Blunt), however, Talbot's lager concern is the discovery of a side to himself which he never could have imagined existed ...
Valentine's Day - Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief - Life changes in an instant for troubled 12-year-old Percy Jackson (Lerman) when he learns his birth father is the god Poseidon and he's looped in on a cross-country mission to settle a feud between his dad, Zeus, and Hades.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
Couples Retreat
A Serious Man
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Stepfather
Serious Moonlight
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Dear John$32.4 M
2 Avatar $23.6 M
3 From Paris With Love $8.1 M
4 Edge of Darkness $7.0 M
5 The Tooth Fairy $6.5 M
6 When in Rome $5.5 M
7 The Book of Eli $4.8 M
8 Crazy Heart$3.6 M
9 Legion $3.4 M
10 Sherlock Holmes $2.6 M
"Avatar" has been knocked off its box office throne after almost 8 weeks of dominating movie theaters. "Dear John" came in at No. 1 thanks to a ton of women looking to do something for Super Bowl weekend.
"The Notebook" opened at $13 M back in 2004, so I'm not sure where the precedent was for this. Could female audiences have been starved for content, and "When in Rome" wasn't doing the trick? The budget here was $25 M, which means you can expect a ton more Sparks' content in your future.
"Avatar" came in 2nd place, so obviously it's now a financial disaster, having only grossed $2.2 billion. (Whoa).
"From Paris With Love" flattened out in 3rd place. Opening a guy focused actioner on Super Bowl Sunday is either crazy insane or insane crazy. I'm not sure which one I'm leaning towards just yet.
The rest of the movies fell as expected, with only "Crazy Heart" being bumped up into the top ten once word of mouth got out on how awesome Jeff Bridges is in it (but he's just awesome in almost everything he's in).
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News
Movies coming out this week!
Dear John - A romantic drama about a soldier (Tatum) who falls for a co-ed (Seyfried) while he's home on leave. Their relationship is tested in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, an event that causes him to re-enlist for service.
From Paris with Love - In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador (Myers) hooks up with an American spy (Travolta) looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
Zombieland
Love Happens
Amelia
The House of the Devil
Casablanca
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Avatar$30.0 M
2 Edge of Darkness$17.1 M
3 When in Rome $12.0 M
4 The Tooth Fairy$10.0 M
5 The Book of Eli $8.7 M
6 Legion $6.8 M
7 The Lovely Bones $4.7 M
8 Sherlock Holmes $4.5 M
9 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $4.0 M
10 It's Complicated $3.7 M
Looks like Mel Gibson's return was no match for the power of James Cameron's "Avatar." For 7 weeks in a row, the sci-fi fantasy has crushed anything in its way. It will most likely beat "Titanic's" record for No.1 in domestic box office sometime this week. It has already sunk the previous record for worldwide box office gross.
"Edge of Darkness" came in a disappointing 2nd place with just $17 million. Warner Brothers was expecting this film to become No. 1 and make way more money that it actually did, but it wasn't meant to be.
"When in Rome" debuted in 3rd with $12 million and everything else flattened out under the weight of "Avatar." "Legion" dropped four places but is doing well considering how low the budget was for the film (though I don't know how much the marketing was). "Alvin and the Chipmunks" are still hanging in there, having earned over $383 million dollars worldwide (expect a third film in 2-3 years).
Can the emotion forcing "Dear John" finally send "Avatar" packing or will the action-filled John Travolta movie "From Paris With Love" win the weekend? Or...will "Avatar" topple the first weekend in February as it has tackled the past 7 weekends in a row?
(Latino Review)
Dear John - A romantic drama about a soldier (Tatum) who falls for a co-ed (Seyfried) while he's home on leave. Their relationship is tested in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, an event that causes him to re-enlist for service.
From Paris with Love - In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador (Myers) hooks up with an American spy (Travolta) looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
Zombieland
Love Happens
Amelia
The House of the Devil
Casablanca
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Avatar$30.0 M
2 Edge of Darkness$17.1 M
3 When in Rome $12.0 M
4 The Tooth Fairy$10.0 M
5 The Book of Eli $8.7 M
6 Legion $6.8 M
7 The Lovely Bones $4.7 M
8 Sherlock Holmes $4.5 M
9 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $4.0 M
10 It's Complicated $3.7 M
Looks like Mel Gibson's return was no match for the power of James Cameron's "Avatar." For 7 weeks in a row, the sci-fi fantasy has crushed anything in its way. It will most likely beat "Titanic's" record for No.1 in domestic box office sometime this week. It has already sunk the previous record for worldwide box office gross.
"Edge of Darkness" came in a disappointing 2nd place with just $17 million. Warner Brothers was expecting this film to become No. 1 and make way more money that it actually did, but it wasn't meant to be.
"When in Rome" debuted in 3rd with $12 million and everything else flattened out under the weight of "Avatar." "Legion" dropped four places but is doing well considering how low the budget was for the film (though I don't know how much the marketing was). "Alvin and the Chipmunks" are still hanging in there, having earned over $383 million dollars worldwide (expect a third film in 2-3 years).
Can the emotion forcing "Dear John" finally send "Avatar" packing or will the action-filled John Travolta movie "From Paris With Love" win the weekend? Or...will "Avatar" topple the first weekend in February as it has tackled the past 7 weekends in a row?
(Latino Review)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
'Avatar' Sinks 'Titanic' as No. 1 Movie
James Cameron’s "Avatar" has surpassed "Titanic" as the No. 1 all time grossing film worldwide. "Titanic" held the record for over 12 years with a worldwide total of $1.843 billion (via Box Office Mojo).Yesterday, Monday January 25, "Avatar" hit the $1.843 billion mark, finally passing the director’s other success story about the famous sinking ship. No one can doubt James Cameron ever again when it comes to what he can do with any property and Fox Studios has smiles all around.
While sitting high as the No. 1 worldwide, "Avatar" still has a bit to go in terms of domestic gross with a little under $50 million needed at the U.S. box office until it passes "Titanic," which sits around the $600 million mark.
A big factor in "Avatar's" success is the 3D technology. At least 65 percent of its overseas box office and nearly 80 percent of its domestic earnings derive from 3D venues, which charge several dollars more than conventional 2D tickets. IMAX locations worldwide playing "Avatar" have rolled up $134 million in 38 days at ticket prices at about $15 each.
Although "Avatar" hit it big and has became the “game changer” it was touted to be for the industry’s push into the 3D genre, no other 3D film has hit anywhere close to "Avatar’s" success. In fact, no other 3D film has even gotten close to HALF of what "Avatar" has made.
Then there is the inflation factor. According to a formula developed by the department of U.S. Labor Statistics, "Titanic's" 1997 worldwide gross is worth at least $2.5 billion on an inflation adjusted basis, or $805 million domestic and $1.664 billion foreign.
On Box Office Mojo's all-time domestic gross chart that's adjusted for inflation, "Avatar" is only ranked No. 26 behind other films like "The Lion King," "Jurassic Park," "Jaws" and "Star Wars."
Still champ is "Gone With the Wind," which grossed $400 million worldwide in 1939, now worth at least $6 billion in today's dollars. One dollar in 1939 is the equivalent of $15.43 today.
However, I do believe this proves that "Avatar" is still a phenomenal success.
So far, the film has earned itself a massive fanbase, surprisingly fantastic critical reception and even some major awards including Best Director and Best Drama at the Golden Globes last week. The question going forward, is how well it will do at the Oscars?
As "Avatar" continues to break records, it will soon break the $2 billion mark, something no one ever dreamed was possible for an original flick based on overly-tall blue aliens in the future.
My only fear is seeing films that shouldn’t be in 3D, getting the basic 3D treatment for the sake of allowing for higher ticket prices. With more and more studios pushing for their movies to be in 3D, the 3D effect and experience is quickly becoming something not special and something of an annoyance for the gimmicks employed in a lot of these movies and especially the higher ticket costs which I believe will start deterring some moviegoers.
Since we now know that there are planned sequels, what do you expect of "Avatar 2" in terms of story and box office success? And how do you feel about so many movies becoming 3D?
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Sources: THR, First Showing, Screen Rant
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News
Movies coming out this week!
When in Rome - Beth (Bell) is a young, ambitious New Yorker who is completely unlucky in love. However, when she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love during a whirlwind trip to Rome, she finds herself aggressively pursued by a band of suitors.
Edge of Darkness - As homicide detective Thomas Craven (Gibson) investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent (Winstone) tasked with cleaning up the evidence.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
This Is It
Surrogates
Whip It
Saw VI
Bright Star
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Avatar$36.0 M
2 Legion$18.2 M
3 The Book of Eli $17.0 M
4 The Tooth Fairy$14.5 M
5 The Lovely Bones $8.8 M
6 Sherlock Holmes $7.1 M
7 Extraordinary Measures$7.0 M
8 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $6.5 M
9 It's Complicated $6.1 M
10 The Spy Next Door $4.7 M
Leave it to James Cameron to sink the "Titanic."
His new film "Avatar" soared past "The Dark Knight" to become the second highest-grossing domestice film of all time and is bearing down on the 1997 epic "Titanic," which holds the title with $601 million.
Now it's no longer a question of whether "Avatar" surpasses "Titanic," but by how much.
The picture racked in $36 million this weekend, keeping it atop the box office for the sixth straight week and lifting its total to $552 million.
The haul puts "Avatar" on track to eclipse "Titanic" by early next week, defying analysts who said that increased studio competition would make it impossible for a movie to beat "Titanic."
But Cameron is churning up the box office the same way he did 12 years ago: by releasing his movie over Christmas and pounding the weaker films that tend to populate winter. It doesn't hurt when your movie faces middling competition week after week.
"Legion," a low-budget horror film, took second place while the Denzel Washington thriller "The Book of Eli" continued to hold its own, taking third place and lifting its total to $62 million.
"The Tooth Fairy," Dwayne Johnson's family comedy, debuted at fourth while Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones" rounded out the top five with $8.8 million, bringing its total to $31.6 million.
The only other wide-release movie out this weekend, Harrison Ford's medical drama "Extraordinary Measures," took seventh place and might not make it into the Top 10 next weekend at all (much like how "The Spy Next Door" will disappear as well).
Will "Avatar" continue to hold off the other films and stay No. 1 for seven weeks or will another film take the top spot?
(USA Today)
When in Rome - Beth (Bell) is a young, ambitious New Yorker who is completely unlucky in love. However, when she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love during a whirlwind trip to Rome, she finds herself aggressively pursued by a band of suitors.
Edge of Darkness - As homicide detective Thomas Craven (Gibson) investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent (Winstone) tasked with cleaning up the evidence.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
This Is It
Surrogates
Whip It
Saw VI
Bright Star
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Avatar$36.0 M
2 Legion$18.2 M
3 The Book of Eli $17.0 M
4 The Tooth Fairy$14.5 M
5 The Lovely Bones $8.8 M
6 Sherlock Holmes $7.1 M
7 Extraordinary Measures$7.0 M
8 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $6.5 M
9 It's Complicated $6.1 M
10 The Spy Next Door $4.7 M
Leave it to James Cameron to sink the "Titanic."
His new film "Avatar" soared past "The Dark Knight" to become the second highest-grossing domestice film of all time and is bearing down on the 1997 epic "Titanic," which holds the title with $601 million.
Now it's no longer a question of whether "Avatar" surpasses "Titanic," but by how much.
The picture racked in $36 million this weekend, keeping it atop the box office for the sixth straight week and lifting its total to $552 million.
The haul puts "Avatar" on track to eclipse "Titanic" by early next week, defying analysts who said that increased studio competition would make it impossible for a movie to beat "Titanic."
But Cameron is churning up the box office the same way he did 12 years ago: by releasing his movie over Christmas and pounding the weaker films that tend to populate winter. It doesn't hurt when your movie faces middling competition week after week.
"Legion," a low-budget horror film, took second place while the Denzel Washington thriller "The Book of Eli" continued to hold its own, taking third place and lifting its total to $62 million.
"The Tooth Fairy," Dwayne Johnson's family comedy, debuted at fourth while Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones" rounded out the top five with $8.8 million, bringing its total to $31.6 million.
The only other wide-release movie out this weekend, Harrison Ford's medical drama "Extraordinary Measures," took seventh place and might not make it into the Top 10 next weekend at all (much like how "The Spy Next Door" will disappear as well).
Will "Avatar" continue to hold off the other films and stay No. 1 for seven weeks or will another film take the top spot?
(USA Today)
Monday, January 18, 2010
Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News: 'Avatar' Soars Past 'Star Wars'
Movies coming out this week!
Legion - God has lost his faith in humankind, causing him to send his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. A remote diner becomes the battleground, where the Archangel Michael (Bettany) bands together with a group of strangers, though Michael's true focus is to protect a pregnant waitress whose unborn child is humankind's hope for survival.
Tooth Fairy - A bad deed on the part of a tough minor-league hockey player (Johnson) results in an unusual sentence: He must serve one week as a real-life tooth fairy.
Extraordinary Measures - A drama centered on the efforts of John and Aileen Crowley (Fraser and Russell) to find a researcher (Ford) to develop a potential cure for their two children's rare genetic disorder.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
The Invention of Lying
Whiteout
Pandorum
Gamer
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Avatar$41.3 M
2 The Book of Eli$31.6 M
3 The Lovely Bones $17.0 M
4 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $11.5 M
5 Sherlock Holmes $9.8 M
6 The Spy Next Door $9.7 M
7 It's Complicated $7.6 M
8 Leap Year $5.8 M
9 The Blind Side $5.5 M
10 Up in the Air $5.4 M
"Avatar" has become the first film in 10 years to be the No. 1 film in America for 5 weeks in a row (last one was "The Sixth Sense"). Can it become the first film in the past 12 years to stay No. 1 for six weeks? Ironically, the last film to do that was James Cameron's previous film, "Titanic."
And this past weekend also made "Avatar" shoot past "Star Wars" as the No. 3 movie on the all-time domestic box office charts. Worldwide, 20th Century Fox's "Avatar" lifted its total to $1.6 billion, second only to 1997's "Titanic," at $1.8 billion.
"Avatar" topped the original "Star Wars", which took in $460.9 million domestically in its original run and several reissues over the years. But factoring in today's higher admission prices, "Star Wars" remains well ahead of "Avatar" on actual number of tickets sold.
"Avatar" now is closing in on "The Dark Knight," No. 2 domestically with $533.3 million. After that, only Cameron's "Titanic" at $600 million will remain ahead of "Avatar" domestically.
Even if "Avatar" sets a new revenue record, it's doubtful it would sell as many tickets as "Titanic" did because of today's higher admission prices.
"Titanic" sold about 130 million tickets domestically based on average ticket prices of about $4.60 back in 1997 and 1998. Based on today's average domestic price of about $7.50, "Avatar" would be at around half that mark.
Average admission prices for "Avatar" likely run even higher, given that much of its business comes from a 3-D version, which costs a few dollars extra to see.
Moving on to other films that aren't dominating the box office...
"Book of Eli" opened well and will have to continue along its path to make a profit from its production budget. Chan's "Spy Next Door" stalled in theaters as parents chose "Chipmunks" instead.
Speaking of "Chipmunks," the sequel has nearly made $200 million worldwide, more than "Sherlock Holmes," and also had a smaller budget than "Sherlock Holmes." Probably has to do with tons of kids wanting to see "Chipmunks" instead of "Holmes" and the parents obliging the requests.
Other films will continue to fall by the wayside has January begins to come to a close. The main question is how long will "Avatar" stay on top? With its recent Golden Globe win of Best Drama and Best Director, will more people go see the film (or see it again)? Will the film beat out "Titanic" and become the highest-grossing film of all time?
Only time will tell...but you really have to look at the ticket numbers since the revenue made now is different from 12 years ago due to inflation.
Source: USA Today
Legion - God has lost his faith in humankind, causing him to send his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. A remote diner becomes the battleground, where the Archangel Michael (Bettany) bands together with a group of strangers, though Michael's true focus is to protect a pregnant waitress whose unborn child is humankind's hope for survival.
Tooth Fairy - A bad deed on the part of a tough minor-league hockey player (Johnson) results in an unusual sentence: He must serve one week as a real-life tooth fairy.
Extraordinary Measures - A drama centered on the efforts of John and Aileen Crowley (Fraser and Russell) to find a researcher (Ford) to develop a potential cure for their two children's rare genetic disorder.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
The Invention of Lying
Whiteout
Pandorum
Gamer
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Avatar$41.3 M
2 The Book of Eli$31.6 M
3 The Lovely Bones $17.0 M
4 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $11.5 M
5 Sherlock Holmes $9.8 M
6 The Spy Next Door $9.7 M
7 It's Complicated $7.6 M
8 Leap Year $5.8 M
9 The Blind Side $5.5 M
10 Up in the Air $5.4 M
"Avatar" has become the first film in 10 years to be the No. 1 film in America for 5 weeks in a row (last one was "The Sixth Sense"). Can it become the first film in the past 12 years to stay No. 1 for six weeks? Ironically, the last film to do that was James Cameron's previous film, "Titanic."
And this past weekend also made "Avatar" shoot past "Star Wars" as the No. 3 movie on the all-time domestic box office charts. Worldwide, 20th Century Fox's "Avatar" lifted its total to $1.6 billion, second only to 1997's "Titanic," at $1.8 billion.
"Avatar" topped the original "Star Wars", which took in $460.9 million domestically in its original run and several reissues over the years. But factoring in today's higher admission prices, "Star Wars" remains well ahead of "Avatar" on actual number of tickets sold.
"Avatar" now is closing in on "The Dark Knight," No. 2 domestically with $533.3 million. After that, only Cameron's "Titanic" at $600 million will remain ahead of "Avatar" domestically.
Even if "Avatar" sets a new revenue record, it's doubtful it would sell as many tickets as "Titanic" did because of today's higher admission prices.
"Titanic" sold about 130 million tickets domestically based on average ticket prices of about $4.60 back in 1997 and 1998. Based on today's average domestic price of about $7.50, "Avatar" would be at around half that mark.
Average admission prices for "Avatar" likely run even higher, given that much of its business comes from a 3-D version, which costs a few dollars extra to see.
Moving on to other films that aren't dominating the box office...
"Book of Eli" opened well and will have to continue along its path to make a profit from its production budget. Chan's "Spy Next Door" stalled in theaters as parents chose "Chipmunks" instead.
Speaking of "Chipmunks," the sequel has nearly made $200 million worldwide, more than "Sherlock Holmes," and also had a smaller budget than "Sherlock Holmes." Probably has to do with tons of kids wanting to see "Chipmunks" instead of "Holmes" and the parents obliging the requests.
Other films will continue to fall by the wayside has January begins to come to a close. The main question is how long will "Avatar" stay on top? With its recent Golden Globe win of Best Drama and Best Director, will more people go see the film (or see it again)? Will the film beat out "Titanic" and become the highest-grossing film of all time?
Only time will tell...but you really have to look at the ticket numbers since the revenue made now is different from 12 years ago due to inflation.
Source: USA Today
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News
Movies coming out this week!
The Spy Next Door - Former CIA spy Bob Ho (Chan) takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.
The Book of Eli - In a post-apocalyptic United States, a lone man (Washington) fights his way across the country in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
The Lovely Bones - Young Susie Salmon (Ronan) watches over her family from "the in-between" as they deal with the aftermath of her brutal rape and murder.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
Halloween II
The Hurt Locker
Fame
In The Loop
Moon
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Avatar$48.5 M
2 Sherlock Holmes$16.6 M
3 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $16.3 M
4 Daybreakers$15.0 M
5 It's Complicated $11.0 M
6 Leap Year $9.1 M
7 The Blind Side $7.7 M
8 Up in the Air $7.1 M
9 Youth in Revolt $7.0 M
10 The Princess and the Frog $4.7 M
The winnings of "Avatar" finally begin to drop as the film earned less than $50 million this weekend. Considering it is now the second-highest grossing film of all time now, that really doesn't matter. But if "Avatar" wins next weekend as well, it will be the first film since "The Sixth Sense" be to at No. 1 for five weeks (and that film came out over 10 years ago).
And "Avatar" is really the only film to make money this past weekend. "Sherlock Holmes" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks" dropped a lot as did other films that hadn't just opened.
As for the films that did open, they didn't do well at all. Apparently "Youth in Revolt" and "Leap Year" had little to no audience while "Daybreakers" at least got the horror fans into theaters. I hear it is a pretty cool vampire film as well (as compared to other recent....vampire films).
Will "Avatar" take its fifth weekend in a row or will a new film reach the top?
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
The Spy Next Door - Former CIA spy Bob Ho (Chan) takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.
The Book of Eli - In a post-apocalyptic United States, a lone man (Washington) fights his way across the country in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
The Lovely Bones - Young Susie Salmon (Ronan) watches over her family from "the in-between" as they deal with the aftermath of her brutal rape and murder.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
Halloween II
The Hurt Locker
Fame
In The Loop
Moon
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Avatar$48.5 M
2 Sherlock Holmes$16.6 M
3 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $16.3 M
4 Daybreakers$15.0 M
5 It's Complicated $11.0 M
6 Leap Year $9.1 M
7 The Blind Side $7.7 M
8 Up in the Air $7.1 M
9 Youth in Revolt $7.0 M
10 The Princess and the Frog $4.7 M
The winnings of "Avatar" finally begin to drop as the film earned less than $50 million this weekend. Considering it is now the second-highest grossing film of all time now, that really doesn't matter. But if "Avatar" wins next weekend as well, it will be the first film since "The Sixth Sense" be to at No. 1 for five weeks (and that film came out over 10 years ago).
And "Avatar" is really the only film to make money this past weekend. "Sherlock Holmes" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks" dropped a lot as did other films that hadn't just opened.
As for the films that did open, they didn't do well at all. Apparently "Youth in Revolt" and "Leap Year" had little to no audience while "Daybreakers" at least got the horror fans into theaters. I hear it is a pretty cool vampire film as well (as compared to other recent....vampire films).
Will "Avatar" take its fifth weekend in a row or will a new film reach the top?
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
James Cameron Confirms 'Avatar 2'
Before "Avatar" debuted to critical praise and record-breaking numbers, producer Jon Landau said if the public liked "Avatar," "there could be a sequel." Since we now know the public response to the 3D epic, a sequel is inevitable.We still don’t know anything about "Avatar 2," but James Cameron revealed in an interview that he envisioned the entire story as a trilogy.
A reader of Ain’t It Cool News attended a press screening of the latest billion dollar film, "Avatar," and sent in an e-mail with a quote confirming "Avatar 2" from Cameron himself.
The news cam after the screening that the submitter attended during a Q&A session with Cameron and two of the crew members from the film.
Here’s a snippet from the e-mail AICN posted:
"I just saw a Variety Screening Series showing of 'Avatar' at the Arclight theater in Hollywood tonight, followed with a Q&A with James Cameron and two of his visual effects artists. One of the artists mentioned that they’ll never again do this for the first time, meaning that everything they did in the making of 'Avatar' was just a lot of instinctive grasping in the dark. Cameron agreed with him. He also told him to expect the studio to want another one, as they’d passed the billion $ mark. A second film will be easier, as the technology now exists, thanks to the movie. The moderator asked if there *would* be an 'Avatar' sequel. To which Cameron answered that the plan had always been to make a trilogy of films. Finally, Cameron actually said it: 'Yes, there’ll be another.'”
It’s not an official Fox announcement, but if Cameron says it, it must be true. Two billion dollar films on his resume allows him to do whatever he wishes. Oh, and as of today Avatar is the #2 all-time grossing film. It sits right below Cameron's other box office juggernaut, "Titanic."
Obviously Fox will want to take advantage of the heavy investment in time and money put into Cameron’s lengthy project and it’s a no-brainer that a film which banks a billion dollars in 17 days will need to get a sequel. With the technology, experience, 3D models and the in-depth development and research into the details of the lush world of Pandora already done, an "Avatar" sequel will be significantly easier and less costly to produce… Assuming it takes place on Pandora.
The question remains as to whether or not Cameron will again direct. Will he take full control over the creation of his ideas for the sequels or will he produce and work on his other projects while another director is brought in? Cameron likes to keep secrets, and it's true that he's never directed a sequel to any of his movies besides "Terminator 2."
What would you like to see in "Avatar 2" and do you think Cameron should direct the sequels?
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Sources: Screen Rant, First Showing
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News: AVATAR EDITION
Movies coming out this week!Daybreakers - In the year 2017, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher (Hawke) works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
Youth in Revolt - Like most teens, young Nick Twisp (Cera) is ruled by his libido. And from the recesses of a trailer park in Northern California, Twisp concocts a plan -- make that multiple schemes -- to lose his virginity to a local girl, the precocious Sheeni Saunders (Doubleday).
Leap Year - Anna (Adams) has spent four years with her boyfriend, Jeremy (Scott), without a wedding proposal. During his business trip to Dublin, Anna opts to act on Leap Day, an Irish tradition that encourages women to propose to men on the date February 29th. A re-routed plane trip, however, lands her at the door of a Welsh innkeeper (Goode), who might offer a diversion of his own.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
The Final Destination
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
10 Things I Hate About You Special Edition
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Avatar$68.3 M
2 Sherlock Holmes$38.3 M
3 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $36.6 M
4 It's Complicated$18.7 M
5 The Blind Side $12.6 M
6 Up in the Air $11.7 M
7 The Princess and the Frog $10.0 M
8 Did You Hear About the Morgans? $5.2 M
9 Nine $4.2 M
10 Invictus $4.1 M
"Avatar" has crushed the competition once again, coming in No. 1 three weeks in a row with $68.3 million. It has now grossed just over $1 billion, only the fifth movie in history to ever do so.
James Cameron is now the only director to claim the cinematic feat of having two movies gross over a billion dollars. No matter what anyone thinks of the film, audiences worldwide have responded.
Not only that, but it grossed that billion dollars in only 17 days! It took "The Dark Knight" 33 weeks (and a re-release) to pass the $1 billion mark in 2008. This is incredible!
For reference, the only other movies in cinematic history to pass $1 billion are (in order from smallest to largest via Box Office Mojo) "The Dark Knight" ($1.001B), "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" ($1.07B), "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" ($1.1B), and "Titanic" ($1.8B).
I don't think "Titanic" was even this successful, this fast, which makes me wonder..."Avatar" is quickly on pace to becoming the No. 2 box office worldwide gross of all time right behind "Titanic," but it only needs $800 million more worldwide to pass it... so could "Avatar" become No. 1?
It already has broken the record for second and third box office weekends and is now the No. 1 most successful 3D movie of all time.
"Sherlock Holmes" continued to do well, coming in second and earning $228 million worldwide. Sequel? I'm sure we'll see one. "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2" is a guaranteed hit. It came in third and grossed over $256 million worldwide. Yes. You can expect more "Chipmunks" in the future.
The rest of the movies didn't do too bad. "It's Complicated" continues to make money from the adults while "The Blind Side" isn't going anywhere.
Will "Avatar" win the weekend for the fourth time in a row or will a 2010 movie topple the billion-dollar behemoth?
(Latino Review, First Showing)
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News
Movies coming out this week!
Not much! :]
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
Paranormal Activity
Jennifer's Body
A Perfect Getaway
9
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Avatar $75M
2 Sherlock Holmes $65.4M
3 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $50.2M
4 It's Complicated $22.1M
5 Up in the Air $11.8M
6 The Blind Side $11.7M
7 The Princess and the Frog $8.68M
8 Nine $5.54M
9 Did You Hear About the Morgans? $5M
10 Invictus $4.39M
The weekend ended with "Avatar" taking $75 million in North America and $145 million overseas, bringing its total earnings so far to $212 million in North America and $403 million overseas - a global total of a staggering $615 million in just 10 days.
But "Sherlock" is still celebrating - the film took $65 million on its weekend debut in North America, the biggest Christmas weekend opening of all time Stateside. The previous record-holder was "Meet the Fockers" at $46 million.
Together, "Avatar," "Sherlock" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" led the biggest weekend of all time at the North American box office, with ticket sales racking up $285 million, reports Variety.
"It's Complicated" opened as was the adult alternative title, which was well placed among the more action and kid films. Meanwhile, "The Princess and the Frog" fell heavily (when it was expected to pick up again) while "Nine" had very little opening power.
This beat the previous biggest weekend when "The Dark Knight" opened in July 2008, which brought in $260 million for the three-day take. Not bad for the last weekend in 2009.
(The Geek Files)
Not much! :]
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
Paranormal Activity
Jennifer's Body
A Perfect Getaway
9
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Avatar $75M
2 Sherlock Holmes $65.4M
3 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $50.2M
4 It's Complicated $22.1M
5 Up in the Air $11.8M
6 The Blind Side $11.7M
7 The Princess and the Frog $8.68M
8 Nine $5.54M
9 Did You Hear About the Morgans? $5M
10 Invictus $4.39M
The weekend ended with "Avatar" taking $75 million in North America and $145 million overseas, bringing its total earnings so far to $212 million in North America and $403 million overseas - a global total of a staggering $615 million in just 10 days.
But "Sherlock" is still celebrating - the film took $65 million on its weekend debut in North America, the biggest Christmas weekend opening of all time Stateside. The previous record-holder was "Meet the Fockers" at $46 million.
Together, "Avatar," "Sherlock" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" led the biggest weekend of all time at the North American box office, with ticket sales racking up $285 million, reports Variety.
"It's Complicated" opened as was the adult alternative title, which was well placed among the more action and kid films. Meanwhile, "The Princess and the Frog" fell heavily (when it was expected to pick up again) while "Nine" had very little opening power.
This beat the previous biggest weekend when "The Dark Knight" opened in July 2008, which brought in $260 million for the three-day take. Not bad for the last weekend in 2009.
(The Geek Files)
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News
Movies coming out this week!
It's Complicated - During his son's college graduation, Jane (Streep) hooks up with her ex-husband, Jake (Baldwin), who's married to a younger woman. As if being your ex's mistress isn't tough enough, Jane also finds herself drawn to Adam (Martin), a smitten architect.
Sherlock Holmes - Detective Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - A story-telling doctor's deal with the devil sends him scrambling to save his daughter on the eve of her 16th birthday.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel - Alvin, Simon and Theodore must put aside music superstardom and return to school, where they look to win a $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands contest in order to save their school's music program. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes -- Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
District 9
(500) Days of Summer
It Might Get Loud
All About Steve
Extract
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Avatar$73.0 M
2 The Princess and the Frog $12.2 M
3 The Blind Side $10.0 M
4 Did You Hear About the Morgans?$7.0 M
5 The Twilight Saga: New Moon $4.3 M
6 Invictus $4.1 M
7 Disney's A Christmas Carol $3.4 M
8 Up in the Air$3.1 M
9 Brothers $2.6 M
10 Old Dogs $2.2 M
James Cameron's "Avatar" cost somewhere around $300 million to make and market. There were big expectations from Fox about how it would do its opening weekend. And how did it do? Not so great.
$73 million domestically isn't exactly something to high five each over but it did make a killing at $159 million overseas. So far it has earned $232 million dollars worldwide. And with the east coast having been snowed in, expect numbers to be strong next weekend when the East Coast finally gets to check it out and others enjoy a repeat viewing.
"The Princess and the Frog" dropped over 50 percent, which is bad news for people who wish to see another hand-drawn 2D film in the future. Yes, it will rebound a little over Christmas… but the film needs more good word of mouth to stay strong over its $105 M budget.
"The Blind Side" fell the least of the wide releases and has made nearly $165 M domestically. It only needs another $13 M to crack the top ten of 2009 (domestically) — seems like a sure thing.
"Did You Hear About the Morgans" is another formulaic rom-com that most likely came out while better films are in theaters. And "New Moon" is only $3 M away from passing "The Hangover" for fourth place in domestic gross for this year.
Other films are petering out into the world of DVD/Blu-ray land. But what can we expect of Christmas weekend? Will "Avatar" remain on top or will "Sherlock Holmes" knock it down? Or will the kids win out the holiday weekend with "Chipmunks 2"?
(Latino Review, Rope of Silicon)
It's Complicated - During his son's college graduation, Jane (Streep) hooks up with her ex-husband, Jake (Baldwin), who's married to a younger woman. As if being your ex's mistress isn't tough enough, Jane also finds herself drawn to Adam (Martin), a smitten architect.
Sherlock Holmes - Detective Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - A story-telling doctor's deal with the devil sends him scrambling to save his daughter on the eve of her 16th birthday.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel - Alvin, Simon and Theodore must put aside music superstardom and return to school, where they look to win a $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands contest in order to save their school's music program. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes -- Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
District 9
(500) Days of Summer
It Might Get Loud
All About Steve
Extract
Box Office results for the weekend!
1 Avatar$73.0 M
2 The Princess and the Frog $12.2 M
3 The Blind Side $10.0 M
4 Did You Hear About the Morgans?$7.0 M
5 The Twilight Saga: New Moon $4.3 M
6 Invictus $4.1 M
7 Disney's A Christmas Carol $3.4 M
8 Up in the Air$3.1 M
9 Brothers $2.6 M
10 Old Dogs $2.2 M
James Cameron's "Avatar" cost somewhere around $300 million to make and market. There were big expectations from Fox about how it would do its opening weekend. And how did it do? Not so great.
$73 million domestically isn't exactly something to high five each over but it did make a killing at $159 million overseas. So far it has earned $232 million dollars worldwide. And with the east coast having been snowed in, expect numbers to be strong next weekend when the East Coast finally gets to check it out and others enjoy a repeat viewing.
"The Princess and the Frog" dropped over 50 percent, which is bad news for people who wish to see another hand-drawn 2D film in the future. Yes, it will rebound a little over Christmas… but the film needs more good word of mouth to stay strong over its $105 M budget.
"The Blind Side" fell the least of the wide releases and has made nearly $165 M domestically. It only needs another $13 M to crack the top ten of 2009 (domestically) — seems like a sure thing.
"Did You Hear About the Morgans" is another formulaic rom-com that most likely came out while better films are in theaters. And "New Moon" is only $3 M away from passing "The Hangover" for fourth place in domestic gross for this year.
Other films are petering out into the world of DVD/Blu-ray land. But what can we expect of Christmas weekend? Will "Avatar" remain on top or will "Sherlock Holmes" knock it down? Or will the kids win out the holiday weekend with "Chipmunks 2"?
(Latino Review, Rope of Silicon)
Monday, December 14, 2009
Box Office Results and Weekly Movie News
Movies coming out this week!
Did You Hear About the Morgans? - In New York City, an estranged couple (Grant and Parker) who witness a murder are relocated to small-town Wyoming as part of a witness-protection program.
Avatar - A paraplegic former marine (Worthington) accepts a unique mission that sends him to the planet Pandora, where, through a connection to a remotely controlled biological body, he learns the way of the indigenous Na'vi people. His link to this world puts him in direct opposition with his orders to infiltrate the Na'vi and remove the barrier between them and the precious ore desired by military and corporate interests.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
The Hangover
Inglourious Basterds
G-Force
Taking Woodstock
1 The Princess and the Frog$25.0 M
2 The Blind Side $15.4 M
3 Invictus $9.0 M
4 The Twilight Saga: New Moon $8.0 M
5 Disney's A Christmas Carol $6.8 M
6 Brothers $5.0 M
7 2012 $4.4 M
8 Old Dogs $4.3 M
9 Armored $3.5 M
10 Ninja Assassin $2.7 M
Disney right now has three films in the Top Ten ("Princess and Frog," "A Christmas Carol" and "Old Dogs) and is doing well. But I'm sure the studio was hoping for a larger opening release for "The Princess and the Frog." And with "Avatar" coming out next week...can the Disney cartoon save 2-D films or not?
"The Blind Side" continues to be an unexpected box office juggernaut. "New Moon" also continues as it is an expected box office juggernaut. The question is do we prefer the expected ones or the surprise hits?
Drama and action fills out the rest of the slots. The big question is how big will "Avatar" be next weekend? Can it stand up against these other films and its $200 million budget? We'll have to wait and see.
Did You Hear About the Morgans? - In New York City, an estranged couple (Grant and Parker) who witness a murder are relocated to small-town Wyoming as part of a witness-protection program.
Avatar - A paraplegic former marine (Worthington) accepts a unique mission that sends him to the planet Pandora, where, through a connection to a remotely controlled biological body, he learns the way of the indigenous Na'vi people. His link to this world puts him in direct opposition with his orders to infiltrate the Na'vi and remove the barrier between them and the precious ore desired by military and corporate interests.
Movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray!
The Hangover
Inglourious Basterds
G-Force
Taking Woodstock
1 The Princess and the Frog$25.0 M
2 The Blind Side $15.4 M
3 Invictus $9.0 M
4 The Twilight Saga: New Moon $8.0 M
5 Disney's A Christmas Carol $6.8 M
6 Brothers $5.0 M
7 2012 $4.4 M
8 Old Dogs $4.3 M
9 Armored $3.5 M
10 Ninja Assassin $2.7 M
Disney right now has three films in the Top Ten ("Princess and Frog," "A Christmas Carol" and "Old Dogs) and is doing well. But I'm sure the studio was hoping for a larger opening release for "The Princess and the Frog." And with "Avatar" coming out next week...can the Disney cartoon save 2-D films or not?
"The Blind Side" continues to be an unexpected box office juggernaut. "New Moon" also continues as it is an expected box office juggernaut. The question is do we prefer the expected ones or the surprise hits?
Drama and action fills out the rest of the slots. The big question is how big will "Avatar" be next weekend? Can it stand up against these other films and its $200 million budget? We'll have to wait and see.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
'Avatar': Making A Scene Featurette
While I've been off hanging out for the holiday, movie news has been still coming out. So all my backed up posts will be coming out now. I'd like to start off with "Avatar" because I'm sure something else about the film will come out next week.
In the film, Zoe Saldana’s character, Neytiri, a Na’vi warrior, takes Sam Worthington’s character, Jake Sully, up to a mountain top where the alien pterodactyls known as “Banshees” nest. As mandated by Na’vi custom, Jake must earn his right of passage as a hunter by breaking in one of the wild banshees, much like a cowboy has to break a wild stallion before he can ride it.
Below is a 10-minute featurette on the "anatomy of a scene." Looking at it, you see how much work went into each and every sequence James Cameron put together.
(If not working, head to Hulu to watch it)
This behind-the-scenes featurette is the first time I’ve gotten an extensive look at the revolutionary technology used for this film actually being put to purpose other than promoting the film. I wonder if we will be seeing this style of movie-making a lot more in the future if "Avatar" does well.
"Avatar" hits theaters Dec. 18.
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Source: Screen Rant, Hulu
In the film, Zoe Saldana’s character, Neytiri, a Na’vi warrior, takes Sam Worthington’s character, Jake Sully, up to a mountain top where the alien pterodactyls known as “Banshees” nest. As mandated by Na’vi custom, Jake must earn his right of passage as a hunter by breaking in one of the wild banshees, much like a cowboy has to break a wild stallion before he can ride it.
Below is a 10-minute featurette on the "anatomy of a scene." Looking at it, you see how much work went into each and every sequence James Cameron put together.
(If not working, head to Hulu to watch it)
This behind-the-scenes featurette is the first time I’ve gotten an extensive look at the revolutionary technology used for this film actually being put to purpose other than promoting the film. I wonder if we will be seeing this style of movie-making a lot more in the future if "Avatar" does well.
"Avatar" hits theaters Dec. 18.
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Source: Screen Rant, Hulu
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