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Entries from June 2010

Weekend Box Office: June 25-27

June 28th, 2010 · No Comments

#1 Toy Story 3 from Buena Vista holds at #1 with a weekend gross of $59.3 million (-46.2%) in 4028 theaters (no change). Total gross to date is $226.8 million. Budget was $200 million. #2 Grown Ups from Sony debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $40.5 million in 3534 theaters. Budget is [...]

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Weekend Box Office: June 18-20

June 21st, 2010 · No Comments

#1 Toy Story 3 from Buena Vista debuts at #1 with an opening weekend gross of $110.3 million in 4028 theaters. Budget was $200 million. #2 The Karate Kid from Sony drops from #1 to #2 with a weekend gross of $29.8 million (-46.3%) in 3663 theaters (no change). Total gross to date is $107.1 [...]

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Theatrical Review: Jonah Hex

June 20th, 2010 · No Comments

Near the end of the Civil War, Confederate officer Jonah Hex turns on his commander, Quentin Turnbull as Turnbull is about to lay waste to a hospital full of innocents. As a result of this, Hex in turn kills Turnbull’s brother, Jeb. The war is over and Hex is living a peaceful life with his [...]

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Theatrical Review: Toy Story 3

June 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Young Andy isn’t as young as he used to be, he’s now 17 and he’s not playing with his toys any more. Andy’s about ready to go off to college and now Woody, Buzz Lightyear and all of the rest of our Toy Story friends are worried about their future. Woody, of course being the [...]

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Weekend Box Office: June 11-13

June 15th, 2010 · No Comments

#1 The Karate Kid from Sony debuts at #1 with an opening weekend gross of $55.6 million in 3663 theaters. Budget was $40 million. #2 The A-Team from Fox debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $25.6 million in 3535 theaters. Budget was $110 million. #3 Shrek Forever After from Paramount/Dreamworks drops from [...]

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Theatrical Review: The A-Team

June 13th, 2010 · No Comments

By coincidence, (or as one character of this movie might think, extreme planning), four elite Army Rangers come together on one special mission. Those men are: • Colonel Hannibal Smith, known for having a plan for everything. • Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck, a smooth talker and Smith’s comrade for this mission. • Sergeant Bosco “B.A.” [...]

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Weekend Box Office: June 4-6

June 7th, 2010 · No Comments

#1 Shrek Forever After from Paramount/Dreamworks holds at #1 with a weekend gross of $25.4 million (-41.2%) in 4386 theaters (+19). Total gross to date is $183.2 million. Budget was $165 million. #2 Get Him to the Greek from Universal debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $17.5 million in 2697 theaters. Budget [...]

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Theatrical Review: Splice

June 6th, 2010 · No Comments

In the world of genetics, Clive Nikoli and Elsa Kast are rock stars. They’ve been working on combining parts of the DNA of various animals and they’ve been succeeding. They’re working for a pharmaceutical company who’s end goal is to profit from the protein compound that they’re promising to deliver. Clive and Elsa want to [...]

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Weekend Box Office: March 28-30

June 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

#1 Shrek Forever After from Paramount/Dreamworks holds at #1 with a weekend gross of $43.3 million (-38.9%) in 4367 theaters (+8). Budget was $165 million. #2 Sex and the City 2 from Warner Brothers debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $31.0 million in 3445 theaters. Budget was $100 million. #3 Prince of [...]

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