Posts Tagged ‘Transporter 3’
Posted by dominie in Films, News on December 17th, 2008
Luc Besson’s name may not ring a bell, but does The Fifth Element sound familiar? La Femme Nikita? The Professional? Well, you’ve guessed it. Besson’s the talent behind these classics. According to Collider.com, Besson will be returning to the sci fi realm after nearly a decade since The Fifth Element. Horray!
While at the press junket for Transporter 3, Collider caught up with Besson (who produced the film) to talk about the sci-fi project he spoke about creating one year earlier. Maybe something that will pick up where The Fifth Element left off? Hardly, although I did hope for it. Apparently the producers “didn’t have the guts.” In any case, Besson is planning to begin writing and developing the sci-fi flick come 2009. He won’t give away the plan, but 2009 is only weeks away! We’ll keep you posted as we hear more.
Posted by dominic in Films, General, News on December 15th, 2008
Fox’s remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, starring Keanu Reeves landed on earth at the top of the US box office this weekend with an estimated gross of $31 million. The $80 million picture had a soft opening, and averaged $8,708 per screen.
Warner Brothers Four Christmases dropped to second with $13.2 million, raising its three week total to $87.9 million.
Twilight moved down to third with just over $8 million. Summit Entertainments release was down 38.6% with a four week total of $150.1 million.
Disney’s Bolt was fourth with $7.5 million. The computer animated movie has grossed $88.8 million in four weeks of release and was down 23.4% from last week’s number.
In fifth was Australia with $4.2 million. The Fox epic was down 39.2% and has only grossed $37.8 million in the States with a world wide total of $52.7 million. Not so good.
Sony’s Quantum of Solace was sixth with $3.8 million.
Debuting in seventh with a take of $3.5 million was Nothing Like the Holidays starring John Leguizamo and Debra Messing, the only other Christmas movie this season besides Four Christmases.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa was close behind in eighth place with $3.2 million.
The Focus Feature Milk grossed a huge $2.5 million on 229 more screens than last week, raising its screen total to 328, and an on screen average of $8,037.
And Jason Statham and Lionsgate Films rounded out the top ten with Transporter 3’s haul of $2.2 million.
See you crazy kids next week.
Posted by dominic in Films, General, News on December 8th, 2008
Nothing new at the box office this weekend. Warner Brothers Four Christmases retained the top spot with a haul of $18.2 million bringing its twelve day total to $70.8 million.
Twilight jumped back to second place earning $13.2 million in its third week of release. The Summit Entertainment release was down 49.9% for a total $138.5 million.
Bolt switched to third after last weeks close tally nudged the animated movie just above Twilight. Disney’s release took in $9.7 million with a new take of $79.2 million.
The Fox epic Australia climbed a notch as well with a take of $7 million and fourth place. At just over $40 million dollars the film only has to make around $90 million dollars more to break budget.
James Bond and Sony rounded out the top five with Quantum of Solace. The movie grossed $6.6 million and is very close to passing the $500 million dollar mark world wide.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa was sixth with $5.1 million. The DreamWorks picture has grossed $165.6 million in five weeks.
Holding on to the seventh spot was Lionsgate Films The Transporter 3 with $4.3 million.
Opening in a very week eighth place was the new Punisher: War Zone. Starring Ray Stevenson who took the reigns from Tom Jane the Lionsgate release about the Marvel Comics vigilante debuted with $4 million.
With a more impressive debut Sony’s Cadillac Records opened on 668 screens taking $3.5 million. The film boasts an all star cast including Adrien Brody, Beyonce Knowles, Jeffrey Wright, Cedric the Entertainer and Mos Def.
And rounding out the top ten was Universals Role Models which nabbed $2.6 million in its fifth weekend in release raising its total to $61.6 million.
See you crazy kids next week.
Posted by dominic in Films, General, News on December 1st, 2008
Thanksgiving is over. I’m sure you’re all recovering from overeating and lounging around with family and traversing the holiday crowds, I know I am. According to box office estimates a lot of you also went to the movies over the holiday weekend. The top twelve movies this weekend at the box office grossed a total of $223.7 million, second only to $232.2 million take of 2000.
Four Christmases, the Warner Brothers comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn hauled in $31.7 million over the weekend for a five day total of $46.7 million. The comedy was the only Christmas themed film to open, and one of only two scheduled to open this Christmas season.
Bolt and Twilight were virtually neck and neck over the weekend, with Disney’s Bolt edging into second place with $26.6 million. Summit Entertainments Twilight suffered a second week drop of 62.1% and a take of $26.4 million, with a two week total of $119.7 million.
Sony’s Quantum of Solace sunk to number four with $19.5 million. The latest James Bond film has grossed $142.1 million domestically and $308.3 million overseas, bringing its seventeen day total to $450.4 million.
The Fox released Australia took in $14.8 million. The Baz Luhrmann directed WWII period piece starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman has pretty much flopped with a five day take of $20 million and a budget of $130 million.
The rest of the bottom recites a little like this: In sixth was DreamWorks Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa with $14.5 million. Opening in seventh was the Jason Statham lead Transporter 3 with a $12.3 million haul for distributor Lionsgate. Universals Role Models dropped to eighth with $5.3 million. At ninth was the Miramax release of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas with a weekend total of $1.7 million and a four week total of $5.1 million on 582 screens.
And opening in tenth was Focus Features bio-pic Milk, starring Sean Penn as the first openly gay elected official Harvey Milk who was murdered in November of 1978. The Gus Van Sant directed picture took in $1.4 million on 36 screens with on-sight average of $38,361.
See you next week you crazy kids.
Luc Besson’s name may not ring a bell, but does The Fifth Element sound familiar? La Femme Nikita? The Professional? Well, you’ve guessed it. Besson’s the talent behind these classics. According to Collider.com, Besson will be returning to the sci fi realm after nearly a decade since The Fifth Element. Horray!
