Showing posts with label .Movie News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label .Movie News. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Charlize Theron and Will Smith: “Hancock” premiere in Paris


Wearing a sexy cleavage-baring white ensemble with leopard print heels, South African-born American actress Charlize Theron was a red carpet stunner at the Paris premiere of “Hancock” on Monday night (June 16).

Joined by co-star Will Smith, the duo laughed amongst one another as they posed for a lineup of photographers before making their way into the theater for the screening.

The movie, which hits theaters in the States on July 2nd (France on July 9th), tells the story of “a hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public, then entering into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who’s trying to repair his image.”

Speaking about a scene in the movie, Charlize recently told press that Will Smith slapped her for real on-set, although he isn’t quite willing to accept responsibility.

“He tried to fake slap me one time, but the fake one just didn’t happen. We’re still debating this one. I think he just hit me! But Will claims I leaned into his hand and that’s how it happened. I was so shocked! I was like, ‘He just slapped me! But he said, ‘I did not slap you. I had my hand there and you turned into it,’” she tells.

Not letting a little contact ruin their growing friendship, Charlize adds: “We’re just like kids, it’s so much fun. He’s not a woman beater!”

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Sex and the City: The Movie Premieres in New York City



The Sex and the City stars hit the pink carpet on Tuesday evening at Radio City Music Hall for the New York City premiere of their much-anticipated movie. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall were all present for the fans and press, who got there in the early hours of the morning to see the Sex and The City stars gracing the pink carpet. “Sex and the City: The Movie” will hit theaters on May 30, 2008.

Monday, May 26, 2008

"Indiana Jones"# 1 Weekend Box Office $126 Million Opening



Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull battled it’s way to the top of the U.S box office this Memorial Day Weekend, earning $126 million in it’s first four days of release. Indy 4, the franchise’s first film in nineteen years, witnessed a sixty-five-year old Harrison Ford in his signature role as archeologist Indiana Jones. The opening falls just $2 million short of the Memorial Day Weekend record set by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End in 2007.

Take a look at how the Weekend Box Office Top Ten rounded out.

1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $126 million.

2. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $23 million.

3. Iron Man, $20.1 million.

4. What Happens in Vegas, $9 million.

5. Speed Racer, $4 million.

6. Made of Honor, $3.4 million.

7. Baby Mama, $3.3 million.

8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $1.7 million.

9. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, $900,000.

10. The Visitor, $800,000.

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Monday, May 19, 2008

Iron Man Box Office Sucess




Iron Man” movie raked in $100.8 million over the weekend, according to studio estimates from Nielsen EDI. The film is the ninth-highest debut of all time and second-largest for a movie that wasn’t a sequel. The record-holder was another Marvel star, “Spider-Man,” whose 2002 debut was $114.8 million. The comic book adaptation is directed by Jon Favreau starring with Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridge.

The official reports are saying that Iron Man will end up with a weekend total of $104.2 million domestic. Combine that with $96.8 million internationally and the total take for the film is around $201 million - now that is impressive! If you're not convinced, check out these headlines - Variety: Iron Man a Box Office Marvel and Entertainment Weekly: Iron Man Forges Historic Box Office Win. Wow, historic?! What is not historic is GTA IV being so big that Iron Man flopped. Whoever started this idea that GTA IV would hurt its box office should be commended, or given a raise or promotion, because they probably helped Iron Man succeed! It gained even more traction when everyone started writing about how it wasn't going to do well. All publicity is good publicity!

What is currently missing are the numbers for GTA IV. The original prediction over at Next Generation claimed that GTA IV could sell upwards of 5.8 million copies in the first week, which would be a bigger opening than Halo 3 last year. However, I still haven't seen or heard the launch numbers for GTA IV - which must mean that it didn't hit as big as everyone was predicting. I know when I went to pick up my copy at midnight there definitely wasn't even half as much hype as there was for Halo 3. Besides this news from GameStop, I haven't heard anything else. As far as I can tell, this entire thing was flip flopped - Iron Man was the one that had the phenomenal release and GTA IV only performed rather normally.

I guess what I'm saying people should take away from this is to never jump on the bandwagon when industry analysts make predictions. In this day and age, numbers on paper aren't real ways of measuring potential success - and that's now confirmed. That is why you never see me throwing around any numbers or any predictions based on tracking or surveys because I always feel they're quite inaccurate. All of my predictions I make purely based off of the hype and buzz that I can feel when I go to the movie theater and when I talk with friends and colleagues. This time I was right - Iron Man did amazingly well despite GTA IV's launch. And I think those of you who predicted otherwise should think more broadly when it comes to entertainment - numbers on paper aren't real ways of measuring potential.