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With so much going on in the movie world for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, I wanted to compile a quick list of updates for anyone trying to keep track.
First off, Changeling did really well at the box office considering its competition. It was up against movies that had huge demographics – High School Musical 3 took top spot for the second week in a row, pulling in a good portion of the teens, tweens, kids, and their parents. Zack and Miri Make a Porno came in second place, drawing in comedy fans and people looking for something light and fluffy to watch amid the very real tough economic times and election tensions. Saw V, in its second week of showing, got third place at the box office, getting the older teenagers and the adults who love action, horror, and gore. Meanwhile, in its first real (non-preview) week, Changeling made fourth place in box office results, grossing almost $9.5 million.
I think that they’re probably very happy with those results. In addition to last week’s select openings, Changeling has now grossed a grand total of just over ten million dollars. I think it will likely enjoy a good steady run even if it never makes it to the top three. Also, if the Oscar buzz holds true – for Angelina Jolie, for Clint Eastwood, for the movie itself, or all of the above – it will get another surge next year since Oscar contenders often get re-released to theaters and people flock to see what the excitement is about before the ceremony night.
In other news, Wanted will be available in six versions on December 2nd. You’ll have your choice of single disc, 2-disc special edition, Blu-Ray, Collector’s Edition set, and Blu-Ray Collector’s edition set. By the end of its theater run, Wanted grossed $134.3 million, which exceeded studio expectations, earning even more than The Incredible Hulk did.
Kung Fu Panda, which earned over $213 million at the box office (that’s just domestically, worldwide, it earned over $604.5 million!), will be released on DVD November 9th. It will include a stand-alone short film called The Furious Five, which features back story on the main characters.
And in addition to that, Angelina Jolie will be back in her voice role for the Kung Fu Panda sequel, Pandemonium which is tentatively set to be released in June 2011.
Inglourious Basterda is still filming in Germany, and there are some photos of the set over here. Brad was still in the U.S. as recently as October 31st so he seems to be on a nice little film break but may have more filming to do coming up.
And as always, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will be released in theaters on December 25th, a great choice if you enjoy seeing movies on Christmas Day. It’s not a tradition I’ve ever participated in, what with Christmas being packed full of family things, but if I did, I know that’s the movie I’d pick to see!
Whew! I think we’re all caught up now!
Image used with permission: Universal Pictures
(Thank you to Ligaya for the DVD release info!)
667 days ago
(Kim, hee, actually Sherry usually gets the scoop, anyway I’ve been busy with electionn stuff and defending Angelina’s honor on some Oscar blogs – more on that later)
Variety, Hollywood Reporter: “Universal got spectacular results from 15 runs of “Changeling” in nine markets. The Clint Eastwood-helmed pic bowed with $502,000, or $33,441 per house (the highest of all the LIMITED RUN movies).”
Variety: Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling,” from Universal, grossed a NOTEWORTHY $9.4 million from 1,850 as it went nationwide to place No. 4. Drama posted a per location average of $5,085, THE BEST OF ANY FILM IN THE TOP 10 CHART.
The Hollywood Reporter: “Changeling jumped 16 places to No. 4 with $9.4 million in its first weekend of wide release. Including its haul from a limited opening last weekend in nine markets, the total stands at $10.1 million – **more than A Mighty Heart’s domestic total.**
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667 days ago
UNDER MOD: Variety & Hollywood Reporter’s analysis of Changeling’s box office numbers from this weekend and a weekend ago.
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boxofficemojo:
Changeling rang up $9.4 million on around 2,000 screens at 1,850 sites. The Clint Eastwood-directed period drama, for which both grieving mother and fighting-the-system angles were pushed in its marketing, ranks as Angelina Jolie’s best start as the top-billed lead in a drama. According to distributor Universal Pictures’ exit polling, 68 percent of Changeling’s audience was over 30 years old and 61 percent was female.
boxofficeprophets:
Finishing fourth is Changeling, a film that proved to be excellent counter-programming against such a strange weekend. Changeling earned $9.4 million from a very small venue count of 1,850. It had the best venue average in the top ten, coming in at $5,085. From director Clint Eastwood and current it-girl Angelina Jolie, Changeling had the goods to draw audiences. Changeling had an internal multiplier of 4.1, which tells us it was not ignored on Friday night.
This opening is a huge success for Universal, Eastwood and Jolie. Clint Eastwood’s last English language film was Flags of our Fathers, and it opened to $10.2 million in October of 2006. However, it was surrounded by a lot more fanfare, and the opening weekend was considered somewhat of a disappointment.
Changeling, on the other hand, has not been embraced by critics. Reviews are currently split down the middle on this one, with a 54% fresh rating at RottenTomatoes. Unlike Flags, Changeling isn’t a director’s follow-up to an Oscar winner (Million Dollar Baby).
For Angelina Jolie, this is a respectable start, considering she’s carrying the film and no one is being blown up. She has already bested the gross of her previous Oscar bait, A Mighty Heart, as the story of Daniel Pearl’s widow finished with a domestic total of only $9.6 million.
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667 days ago
UNDER MOD:
boxofficemojo’s and boxofficeprophets’ analyses of weekend numbers
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667 days ago
I was pre-ordering my KFP dvd (comes out this Sunday 11/9 instead of usual Tuesday) on amazon and just have to share this very funny-punny review:
The secret ingredient, June 8, 2008
By Amanda Richards “Modest to the extreme” (Georgetown, Guyana) – See all my reviews
You have to try to understand a
Noodle eating lazy panda
Who should be serving noodles faster
But dreams that he’s a kung-fu master
Short Attention Span Summary (SASS):
1. Noodle eating lazy panda, Po (Jack Black) dreams of becoming a kung-fu master.
2. He’s really a waiter at the family noodle shop
3. A new Dragon Master is about to be named to battle the fearsome Tai Lung (Ian McShane), just in case he succeeds in breaking out of his escape-proof prison
4. The front runners for the job are the members of the “Furious Five” – Master Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Master Crane (David Cross), Master Mantis (Seth Rogen), Master Viper (Lucy Liu) and master Monkey (Jackie Chan)
5. Po drops in on the ceremony, causing an upset
6. The soup hits the fan when Tai Lung escapes
7. Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) has to make a martial arts master out of a panda bear, and fast!
8. With the right motivation, Po learns the secret of the sacred Dragon scroll
9. Crouching Leopard meets Lazy Panda with hidden Dragon
10. Exciting fight scenes ensue
Take the kids out for a treat
This kung fu cartoon’s really neat
Despite his metabolic rate
This panda is a heavyweight
This is a spectacular animated action film for all ages. Big name actors, non-stop action and with a moral to the story to boot. Who could ask for more?
Well….actually……
We COULD ask for a sequel!
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667 days ago
This just in from this article:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obama by NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer:
“Sensing a historic victory, a massive crowd of supporters that included celebrities Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt gathered in Grant Park to hear Obama speak later in the night, a fitting final event for a campaign that has drawn eye-popping audiences across the country. Evening temperatures were in the 60s — rare for Chicago in November.”
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666 days ago
DH and I saw Changeling on Saturday. It was an intense story, and Angie was (pardon the cliche) luminous. She really delivered a great performance.
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662 days ago
I really like this movie, wish it was out on dvd. I have seen it three times. Each time I saw something different. Love it! The photography and costumes are beautiful. Love Angie’s acting, she should at least get a nomination.
I cry now when I see pictures from the movie!!!
With the other movies that are out there, Changeling is the only one that is serious with some meat to it. The others are comedies. Went to Soulman with my husband. Rated it 2 stars. A lot of profanity.
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