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Entries from December 2009

Weekend Box Office: December 25 – 27

December 29th, 2009 · No Comments

#1 Avatar from Fox holds at #1 with a weekend gross of $75.6 million (-1.8%) in 3456 theaters (+4). Total gross to date is $212.7 million. Budget is unknown. #2 Sherlock Holmes from Warner Brothers debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $62.3 million in 3626 theaters. Budget is unknown. #3 Alvin and [...]

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Theatrical Review: Sherlock Holmes

December 27th, 2009 · No Comments

As Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson are closing the case on the nefarious Lord Blackwood, they’re also looking at closing out their own relationship as Watson is about to get married. But seemingly, Lord Blackwood returns from the dead, to hatch his scheme again, and Watson finds himself still tethered to Holmes to deal [...]

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Weekend Box Office: December 18 – 20

December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

#1 Avatar from Fox debuts at #1 with an opening weekend gross of $77.0 million in 3452 theaters. Budget is unknown. #2 The Princess and the Frog from Buena Vista drops from #1to #2 with a weekend gross of $12.1 million (-49.7%) in 3475 theaters (+41). Total gross to date is $44.7 million. Budget was [...]

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Theatrical Review: Avatar

December 20th, 2009 · No Comments

It’s the year 2154, and former marine Jake Sully has been offered the chance of a lifetime. Jake has lost the use of his legs, and his twin brother was originally supposed to be a part of a scientific expedition on the planet Pandora, a planet whose atmosphere is lethal to humans, but after his [...]

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Weekend Box Office: December 11 – 13

December 15th, 2009 · No Comments

 #1 The Princess and the Frog from Buena Vista jumps from #16 to #1 with a weekend gross of $24.2 million (+3,137.7%) in 3434 theaters (+3432). Total gross to date is $27.0 million. Budget was $105 million. #2 The Blind Side from Warner Brothers drops from #1 to #2 with a weekend gross of $15.0 [...]

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Theatrical Review: Armored

December 13th, 2009 · No Comments

Ty Hackett has returned from his tour of duty in Iraq and has his own set of problems to deal with once he’s back, his parents have passed away, his younger brother Jimmy is always getting into trouble, and he’s about to lose the family home. To make ends meet, Ty has been training with [...]

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Contest: MALICE

December 10th, 2009 · No Comments

“TALL JAKE, TAKE ME AWAY…” Everyone’s heard the rumors. Call on Tall Jake and he’ll take you to Malice, a world that exists inside a terrifying comic book. A place most kids never leave. Seth and Kady think it’s all a silly myth. But then their friend disappears, and suddenly the rumors don’t seem so [...]

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Weekend Box Office: December 4 – 6

December 8th, 2009 · No Comments

#1 The Blind Side from Warner Brothers jumps from #2 to #1 with a weekend gross of $20 million (-50.0%) in 3326 theaters (+186). Total gross to date is $128.8 million. Budget was $29 million. #2 New Moon from Summit drops from #1 to #2 with a weekend gross of $15.4 million (-64.0%) in 4124 [...]

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Theatrical Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox

December 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Mr. Fox, out on a romp with his wife Mrs. Fox, decides to have some fun and go after some squab, only to find himself trapped and his wife pleading to him that if they survive this, they need to change their life, and by the way, she’s pregnant. Well, they do survive and two [...]

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BSP Episode 123: My Big Fat Greek Wedding

December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

(As is becoming the norm, the real show notes will be posted in a few days.) What’s everybody drinking: Tony – Ouzo by Metaxa Darrell – Dry (Designated Driver) Julie – Hurricane Unofficial Drink Count for those playing the Official BSP Drinking Game: 7 00:15 – A brief reading of the rules. 00:27 – Julie [...]

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