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It's another week where two Academy hopeful hit a handful of screens. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford goes to 15, and Into the Wild hits four screens. While those interested in Eastern Promises, Across the Universe and In the Valley… Continue reading
1999 Little Red Corvette Joy in Repetition Uptown Kiss 1 The Brave One $14,015,000 $5,087 $14,015,000 2 3:10 to Yuma $9,150,000 (-34.8%) $3,430 $28,549,000 3 Mr. Woodcock $9,100,000 $4,078 $9,100,000 4 Dragon Wars $5,376,000 $2,363 $5,376,000 5 Superbad… Continue reading
And the festivals keep coming. Very exciting for good movies. Alas, for normal folk outside of New York and LA, the pickins are leftovers, and shit. Though Dragon Wars should feature Dragons. So that's something.THE ART HOUSE CIRCUITThis week Across the… Continue reading
Ttl Wknd B Pr Scrn ttl 1 3:10 to Yma $14,100,000 $5,316 $14,100,000 2 Hllwn $10,034,000 (-61.9%) $2,887 $44,230,000 3 Sprbd $8,000,000 (-35.8%) $2,606 $103,668,000 4 Blls f Fry $5,693,000 (-49.9%) $1,847 $24,281,000 5 Th Brn ltmtm $5,478,000 (-47.4%) $1,819… Continue reading
There are two PSA's that remind me of awesome. The first one everyone saw. It's the one where the dad comes home to find his child doing drugs, and the son says to the dad "I learned it from watching you!" Even having grown up exceptionally square this was… Continue reading
Film Four Day Weekend Total Per Screen Total 1 Halloween $31,012,000 $8,932 $31,012,000 2 Superbad $15,600,000 (-13.5%) $5,196 $92,435,000 3 Balls are Furry $13,837,000 $4,533 $16,798,000 4 The Bourne Ultimatum $13,193,000 (+5.8%) $4,010 $202,613,000 5 Rush… Continue reading
The DVD Journal, I'll miss you.IS THIS THE END FOR LITTLE HARVEY WEINSTEIN?It seems Peter Piskind's uneven but essential book Down and Dirty Pictures should have an addendum coming soon, for Biskind will need some space to cover the tortured history of The… Continue reading
Title (Letting the days go by) Weekend Total (let the water hold me down) Per Screen (Letting the days go by) Total (water flowing undergound 1 Superbad $18,000,000 (-45.5%) $6,105 $68,572,000 2 The Bourne Ultimatum $12,361,000 (-37.8%) $3,359 $185,143,000 3… Continue reading
Superbad keeps performing, so it looks to be a $100 million picture. Not so bad, eh? The problem with this is going to be the people who will run jokes into the ground. Don’t be McLovin’ it too much, all right? Save it for the stage, Romeo. THE LOSERS OF… Continue reading
Judd Apatow's Title Judd Apatow's Weekend Judd Apatow's Per Screen Judd Apatow's Total 1 Judd Apatow's Superbad $31,200,000 $10,583 $31,200,000 2 Rush Apatow 3 $21,830,000 (-55.5%) $5,778 $88,153,000 3 The Apatow Ultimatum $18,986,000 (-42.3%) $5,129… Continue reading
There's really no point in rehashing the love of Apatow this week, is there? The film to see, undoubtedly, is Superbad. Jump on it. AS SUMMER COMES TO A CLOSE The internet allows for expediency heretofore unimagined, so let's do an analysis of the summer… Continue reading
Tittles Gross-out Pube Screen All the way Total 1 Tush Hour 3 $50,240,000 $13,298 $50,240,000 2 The Horny Ultimatum $33,670,000 (-51.4%) $9,134 $132,343,000 3 The Simpsons Dirty Movie $11,125,000 (-55.7%) $3,132 $152,237,000 4 Starbust $9,011,000 $3,547… Continue reading
