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  • October 2007

    • Vampire Flick Takes $16M Bite Out of Box Office

      Variety  |  Oct 21, 07 5:23 PM CDT

      Vampire Flick Takes $16M Bite Out of Box Office

      (Newser) - Vampire-seekers made 30 Days of Night number 1 this weekend amid pale box office numbers, Variety reports. Other new entrants couldn’t top Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? , The Game Plan , or Michael Clayton , which took second, third, and fourth, respectively. The AP reports that audiences want “something to have fun with,” says one insider. More »

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      box office  • George Clooney  • Tyler Perry  • Ben Affleck  • audiences  • movie premiere  • Tim Burton  • The Rock

    • Filmgoers Ask, Why Did I Get Married?

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 14, 07 4:57 PM CDT

      Filmgoers Ask, Why Did I Get Married?

      (Newser) - Black America flocked to Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? this weekend, lifting it to number one with $21.5 million. George Clooney and The Rock bowed to the actor/playwright's fourth effort, as The Game Plan fell to second at $11.5 million and Michael Clayton tied Mark Wahlberg’s We Own the Night at $11 million. More »

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      box office  • comedy  • George Clooney  • Janet Jackson  • Tyler Perry  • Mark Wahlberg  • Joaquin Phoenix

    • Stiller Feels Heartbreak as Flick Takes 2nd

      Variety  |  Oct 7, 07 6:20 PM CDT

      Stiller Feels Heartbreak as Flick Takes 2nd

      (Newser) - Ben Stiller stumbled with The Heartbreak Kid this weekend, a weak opening compared to his recent efforts. A mere $14 million return held it at 2nd behind a still-strong The Game Plan , which raked in $16.3 million in a moderate 29% drop. The Rock's vehicle has earned $42.8 million so far and looks ready to extend its streak on tomorrow's Columbus Day holiday. More »

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      movie  • box office  • Ben Stiller  • Ang Lee  • Lust, Caution  • Into the Wild  • Michael Clayton  • Kingdom  • The Rock

  • September 2007

    • Rock Scores With Game Plan

      Variety  |  Sep 30, 07 5:12 PM CDT

      Rock Scores With Game Plan

      (Newser) - Disney blitzed the weekend box office with The Game Plan , a PG comedy that outscored Universal's geopolitical shoot-'em-up, The Kingdom , $22.7 million to $17.7 million. They held a near-tie until Game Plan pulled away with a 63% increase on Saturday and Sunday. Variety reports that a third wide opening, The Feast of Love , served up just $1.7 million on 1,200 screens and didn't make the top 10. More »

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      box office  • Ang Lee  • Lust, Caution  • Jamie Foxx  • Kingdom  • The Rock

    • 'Resident Evil' Tops Box Office

      Hollywood Reporter  |  Sep 24, 07 3:18 AM CDT

      'Resident Evil' Tops Box Office

      (Newser) - "Resident Evil: Extinction" ruled the box office this week, raking in $24 million over the weekend, more than either of the previous two installments. The video game-inspired zombie threequel trounced fellow openers "Good Luck Chuck" ($14 million), which ranked second, fifth-place "Eastern Promises" ($5.7 million), and sixth-grossing "Sydney White" ($5.3 million). Unusually, the top five movies were all rated R. More »

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      movie  • Hollywood  • box office  • Brad Pitt  • Sean Penn  • Into the Wild  • The Assassination of Jesse James

    • Jodie Hits #1 With a Bullet

      Deadline Hollywood Daily  |  Sep 16, 07 2:00 PM CDT

      Jodie Hits #1 With a Bullet

      (Newser) - Jodie Foster's The Brave One ranked number one with a bullet this weekend at $13.5 million, although it failed to meet studio expectations, reports Deadline Hollywood Daily. Critic Nikki Finke laments the film's reviews and marketing, but applauds Foster as a rare actress able to open a hit movie. Taking second and third this week were 3:10 to Yuma and Mr. Woodcock , starring Billy Bob Thornton. More »

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      movie  • film  • box office  • entertainment  • Jodie Foster

    • 'Yuma' Rustles Up Movie Fans

      Variety  |  Sep 10, 07 4:35 AM CDT

      'Yuma' Rustles Up Movie Fans

      (Newser) - The ' "3:10 to Yuma" pulled into the station $14.1 richer at the end of  its opening weekend, a typically soft post-Labor Day figure. The Western beat out Rob Zombie’s swiftly declining " Halloween" remake for the top spot. Slower on the draw was  "Shoot 'Em Up," which debuted in sixth place, collecting only $5.5 million, according to Variety . More »

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      movie  • film  • box office  • Brad Pitt  • movie theaters  • Rob Zombie  • 3:10 to Yuma

    • Halloween Slashes the Competition

      Variety  |  Sep 2, 07 4:36 PM CDT

      Halloween Slashes the Competition

      (Newser) - Moviegoers basked in the glow of Halloween a month early this year, shocking the movie biz by capping the fastest $4 billion in Hollywood summer history. Rob Zombie’s horror remake topped the weekend box office with a record $26.5 million, scaring two-time champ Superbad out of first place - yet the teen romp scored another $11.6 million, totaling $89 million in three weeks. More »

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      movie  • Hollywood  • box office  • comedy  • movie remakes  • horror  • Superbad  • Rob Zombie

  • August 2007