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Entries from December 2008

Weekend Box Office For December 26 - 28

December 29th, 2008 · No Comments

#1 Marley and Me from Fox opens at #1 bringing $37 million in 3480 theaters. Budget is unknown.
#2 Bedtime Stories from Buena Vista opens at #2 netting $28 million in 3681 theaters. Budget is unknown.
#3 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button from Paramount opens at #3 bagging $27 million in 2988 theaters. Budget was $150 [...]

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Theatrical Review: Valkyrie

December 28th, 2008 · No Comments

In the summer of 1944, Col. Claus von Stauffenberg of the German Army and a group of other ranking German officials, both military and civilian, attempted the last of the Germans own attempts to kill Adolf Hitler and wrest away control of Germany to peaceably negotiate an end to World War II. Valkyrie is the [...]

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Theatrical Review: The Spirit

December 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The masked crimefighter of Central City known as The Spirit becomes embroiled in a plot by his archnemesis, The Octopus, to unlock mythological secrets that will garner for him the power to rule the world- all the while, also pursuing a mysterious woman from his past, the criminal Sand Saref.
The Spirit written and directed by [...]

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Weekend Box Office For December 19 - 21

December 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

#1 Yes Man from WB opens at #1 bagging $18.1 million in 3434 theaters. Budget is unknown.
#2 Seven Pounds From Sony debuts at #2 bringing in $16 million. Pounds showed in 2758 theaters. Budget was $55 million.
#3 The Tale of Despereaux from Universal debuts at #3 this weekend bringing in $10.5 million. Despereaux showed [...]

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News Briefs

December 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Stephen Norrington (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) has been tapped to reimagine The Crow, the 1994 flick based on the cult-classic comic book.
Harrison Ford has signed on to star in J.J. Abrams’ latest project, Morning Glory, a comedy about an ailing morning news show in chaos. Rachel McAdams is in talks to sign on as [...]

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Weekend Box Office For December 12 - 14

December 15th, 2008 · No Comments

#1 The Day The Earth Stood Still from Fox debuts at #1 bringing in $31 million. Earth showed in 3560 theaters. Budget is unknown.
#2 Four Christmases from Warner Bros. drops to #2 bringing in $13.2 million, down 20%, bringing total earnings to $87,972,000. Christmases showed in 3540 theaters, thats up 205. Budget was $80 million.
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Theatrical Review: The Day The Earth Stood Still

December 14th, 2008 · No Comments

The world is taken aback with the discovery an alien who has come to the planet. This alien named Klaatu has come with the idea of saving the Earth, not the people on it, but the planet from the people on it, with the rationale that the Earth is one of the few planets that [...]

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News Briefs

December 10th, 2008 · No Comments

According to Variety, Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler are talks to star in an as-yet untitled comedy centering on a bounty hunter whose latest mark just so happens to be his ex-wife, who is wanted after skipping out on bail. Hitch director Andy Tennant will helm the flick, which starts shooting this May.
Fran Drescher tells [...]

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Weekend Box Office For December 5 - 7

December 8th, 2008 · No Comments

#1 Four Christmases from Warner Bros. holds at #1 bringing in $18.1 million, down 41%, bringing total earnings to $70,843,000. Christmases showed in 3335 theaters, thats up 25. Budget was $80 million.
#2 Twilight holds at #2 bringing in $13.1 million, down 49%, bringing total earnings to $138,552,000. Twilight showed in 3620 theaters, up 195. Budget [...]

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Theatrical Review: Punisher: War Zone

December 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Frank Castle, the vigilante known as The Punisher, continues his war on crime in New York City. As he’s busting up his usual Mafioso, while they’re engaging in a deal with the Russians to bring over bio-toxic material to sell to terrorist organizations, two things happen- Castle inadvertently kills an undercover FBI agent and [...]

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Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office For November 26 - 30

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

#1 Four Christmases from Warner Bros. debuts at #1 bringing in $46.7 million. Christmases showed in 3310 theaters. Budget was $80 million.
#2 Twilight drops to #2 bringing in $39.5 million, down 43%, bringing total earnings to $119.6 million. Twilight showed in 3425 theaters, up 6. Budget was $37 million.
#3 Bolt holds at #3 this weekend [...]

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