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"Star Trek" Tops 2009's Piracy List
1 hour ago | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Not unsurprisingly, "Star Trek" topped the list of the most pirated movies of 2009 according to Torrent Freak. Bootlegs of J.J. Abrams' sci-fi epic pulled in 10.96 million downloads this year, easily beating last year's winner "The Dark Knight" with 7 million downloads.
Some expected blockbusters saw placings in the Top Ten like this year's "Harry Potter" and "Transformers" sequels, "The Hangover" and "Twilight". It was the odd ones out though that surprised.
Chief among them was third place winner "RocknRolla", Guy Ritchie's 2008 British gangster drama/comedy that scored a mere $25 million at the worldwide box-office. The film however has since found a strong cult following on DVD, especially outside the Us, and its 9.4 million downloads figure has surprised quite a few.
Less unusual but still surprising was Russell Crowe thriller "State of Play" at #8 with 7.4 million downloads. The film only did mediocre box-office ($87.8m globally) but the high download rate »
- Garth Franklin
Robert Downey Jr. talks filming Sherlock Holmes in London
3 hours ago | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
Sign up to star in a Guy Ritchie movie and chances are it’s going to involve shooting in London. The Brit filmmaker has a cinematic love affair with the English capital, making it the star of his show in the likes of Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and RocknRolla and for his latest, a reboot of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, it was a given that London would once again feature. (Can you imagine Sherlock Holmes set anyway else? Baker Street is just as essential as Dr Watson!) However, someone obviously failed to tell star Robert Downey Jr. about the London filming when he signed on to star as the super sleuth, as unfortunately London hadn’t always been a happy place for him in the past… »
Hollywood On Fire: Biggest Weekend Grosses Ever; "Avatar" And "Sherlock" Top The Hits
5 hours ago | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Studio executives were grinning ear to ear as Santa delivered the biggest box-office weekend grosses ever. Leading the pack was Avatar, which had staying power beyond what anyone had hoped. Coming in second was Sherlock Holmes. The detective hasn't been big box-office since the days of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, but director Guy Ritchie seems to have succeeded in reinventing the detective as a modern action hero. The plan is to turn the film into a tentpole series. Also opening well was the adult comedy It's Complicated, but better results were from the far more modestly-budgeted Up in the Air, which was made for only $24 million as opposed to the other film's $80 million budget. The only major disappointment was Rob Marshall's Nine, which may be too avant garde for mainstream audiences. For full analysis click here »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Jude Law: 'We want to make a Sherlock Holmes sequel'
5 hours ago | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Sherlock Holmes star Jude Law has revealed the cast would love to a make a sequel to the hit movie. Guy Ritchie's take on the classic Holmes' tales took in a staggering $65 million in its opening weekend in the Us. Now Law, who plays Holmes' sidekick Dr Watson, has confirmed that the cast - which also includes Robert Downey Jnr, Rachel McAdams and Mark Strong - want to come back for a sequel in the near future. Law said: 'We'll certainly stay in contact and my hope is that everyone enjoys the film so much that they want us to do it again. 'And if that's the case, I would happily grow my moustache »
- Nicola Pittam
Sherlock Holmes star Rachel McAdams reveals she did most of her own stunts
5 hours ago | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Sherlock Holmes star Rachel McAdams has revealed she loved doing her own stunts for Guy Ritchie's new film. The actress completed as many of her own stunts as she could while filming alongside Robert Downey Jnr and Jude Law. McAdams told Ok! magazine: 'I did a few stunts, but there was some pyrotechnic stuff involving fire and explosions that I couldn't quite do myself but there was a lot of fun stuff. 'Falling off Tower Bridge on to a pile of mattresses and doing some of the weapons work and punching - all that stuff was fun.' And despite her stunt work, Rachel, who plays Irene Adler, says she managed to escape with just a »
- Nicola Pittam
Aniston may join celebs converted to Kabbalah
8 hours ago | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Jennifer Aniston may be joining her celebrity sisters Madonna, Demi Moore and Gwyneth Paltrow in seeking out the wisdom of the Kabbalah. Aniston of late has struck up a friendship with Moore, a devotee of the teachings of Kabbalah, which are based on Jewish mysticism. Madonna has been a Kabbalah follower for some years. She took her daughters Lourdes and Mercy James to a Kabbalah Centre in London on Boxing Day. Her sons Rocco and David Banda stayed with ex-husband Guy Ritchie. Aniston, who has spoken of her dismay at not finding true love, reportedly already shares the same Hollywood life coach with Moore. But they recently bumped into each other at a Mont Blanc party »
- Philippa Bourke
Avatar garners record weekend earnings
9 hours ago | Hindustan Times - Cinema | See recent Hindustan Times - Cinema news »
James Cameron's 3D science fiction epic Avatar led the Us cinema to its highest earning weekend ever. Box offices took in nearly $300 million in North America over the Christmas weekend, initial studio estimates showed. Avatar earned $75 million in its second weekend, after breaking the Us record for December releases in its opening. Since opening 10 days ago, the much-hyped Avatar has brought in $212.3 million in the Us and Canada and $467.9 million worldwide. British director Guy Ritchie's unorthodox take on detective "Sherlock Holmes" earned $65.4 million in second place. While animated sequel "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" landed at »
Box Office: Avatar Holds Off Sherlock Holmes, Meryl Streep, and Chipmunk Abominations
10 hours ago | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
James Cameron’s “Avatar” is still king of the box office — though just barely. According to studio estimates, the sci-fi actioner that would change the way filmmaking is made for years to come (not to mention the marketing, natch) grossed $75 million in its second week of release, down just 2.6% from its first weekend. That gives the film $212 million in two weeks of release at the domestic box office, and already $615 million worldwide. I think it’s safe to say that the film’s bloated budget (estimated by some to be at the $500 million mark) was well spent. Word of mouth about the film’s wow special effects, it seems, has taken hold of the public. “Avatar’s” $75 million gave it $10 million more than the debut of Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes”, its closest competitor which took in $65 million over a record-breaking weekend for Hollywood. The period action film, a more »
- Nix
New Weekend Box Office Record Led by Avatar
11 hours ago | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
It was a Christmas to remember for movie studios as the all-time weekend box office record fell behind the might of James Cameron's Avatar, Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes and the encore performance of those high-pitched Chipmunks based on early estimates.
Avatar led the way for its second straight weekend win with a cool $75 million from Friday through Sunday, a mere 3% drop from its opening weekend and a domestic tally of $280 million and counting. Factor in overseas business and Avatar is already at $617.3 million with $800 million to $1 billion not out of the question.
Another Fox entry, Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel, beat the original's bow of $44 million by opening to $50.2 million and third place. A third film in the franchise is expected to be announced barring a catastrophic collapse heading into New Years.
Warner Bros. was hoping Sherlock Holmes could dethrone Avatar but will gladly take the $65.4 million opening and second place, »
The Most Pirated Movies of 2009 and Avatar: The Making of the Bootleg
11 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
The above graph is from ChartsBin, showing the top 10 most pirated movies of 2009. The list, which was collected by Torrent Freak from several sources, is pretty odd. It's not surprising that big Hollywood blockbusters like Star Trek and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen topped the list, but who would have thought that a film like Guy Ritchie's Rocknrolla would end up at #3? Also surprising is that X-Men Origins: Wolverine ended up at at the bottom of the list, at #9, even though a workprint of the film infamously hit the internet a month before the theatrical release. Alex Proyas' Knowing places #10, which is probably a good example of a movie that people had an interest in seeing (especially after some of the Wtf buzz) but weren't willing to pay for. How do films end up on the internet? Free Love Forum has posted a faux behind the scenes »
- Peter Sciretta
Robert Downey Jr.’s Low-Tech ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Packs Powerful Punch
11 hours ago | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Instead of relying of high-tech gadgetry and big-budget Hollywood CGI, Guy Ritchie’s gritty “Sherlock Holmes” does what major films often don’t: delivers big-payoff action sequences merely utilizing the body and mind.
While that concept is consistent with the technology present in a dreary 1890s London during Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s time (Sherlock Holmes is his most legendary literary character), that doesn’t mean a big-ticket film wouldn’t be tantalized into injecting unauthentic visual ridiculousness. Thankfully, Guy Ritchie resists.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Instead, Robert Downey Jr. treats us with a glimpse into Sherlock Holmes’ brilliant mind as he deconstructs and debilitates his enemies through the acute understanding of the human body, its weaknesses and how it can most effectively be broken.
These well-choreographed, no-weapon sequences redefine the traditional fight scene with masterful execution, original style and memorable cinematic achievement. Aside from the brute force of his fist, Holmes »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Avatar Tops Record-Breaking Holiday Weekend
12 hours ago | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
In its second week in theaters, James Cameron’s Avatar topped the largest weekend box office in history that totaled an estimated $264 million in sales. The figure may be even higher once the final numbers shake out on Monday.
Cameron’s 3D epic contributed $75 million, the second biggest second weekend in history just behind The Dark Knight’s July 2008 run. Typically movies will see around a 50% decline between weekends, but Avatar managed to drop only 2.6% from its opening on the way to $212 million domestic and already rank 7th in 2009 grosses.
On top of that, it added another $145 million overseas for an unbelievable worldwide total thus far of $617.3 million.
Warner Bros’ Sherlock Holmes put up equally impressive numbers, setting the Christmas Day record with $24.9M on the holiday opening before tallying $65.4 million through Sunday. Outside of Iron Man, it’s the biggest weekend for stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, »
- Jeff Leins
'Avatar' Comes Unchallenged at Box Office's Top
12 hours ago | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
A strong Christmas Day at the U.S. Box Office didn't give "Sherlock Holmes" the push it needed to dethrone James Cameron's sci-fi love story "Avatar" over the weekend (25-27 Dec 09).
The humans vs. aliens movie, starring Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, scored a second week at the top of the chart with a stunning $75 million three-day take. The weekend estimate gives the film a 10-day total of $212.3 million in America alone. The film made a worldwide splash last week when it scored a $232.2 million opening weekend.
After beating Avatar on Christmas Day, Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" failed to keep up, but it's $65.4 million opening was still $15 million more than experts predicted. Meanwhile, the family film "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" has come in third after another strong Christmas weekend showing - it raked in $50.2 million over the three days.
Christmas weekend served up the biggest U. »
- AceShowbiz.com
'Avatar' Stays On Top, Smashes $200M Mark
14 hours ago | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »
Typically, movies have a big opening weekend and then drop the second weekend. But not "Avatar," the first James Cameron film in well over a decade. "Avatar" pounded the box office again, this time leading what is being deemed by Hollywood.com as the biggest movie weekend ever, with $75 million. That is up some $2 million from the previous weekend, and has now reached $212.2 million. It took the top spot after getting some fierce competition from Guy Ritchie and his latest outing "Sherlock Holmes," which did a strong $65.4 million. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" finished third with $50.2 million, giving it $77.1 million since it opened on Wednesday. Overall, the top movies grossed more than $269 million, easily beating the previous record set the weekend of July 18, 2008, »
Sherlock Holmes takes on Avatar in record weekend at box office
15 hours ago | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Guy Ritchie'S action-hero reinvention of Sherlock Holmes this weekend took on James Cameron's sci-fi epic Avatar this weekend took on at the box office. So who came out on top?
While Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law, found all the clues for success when it opened on Friday with $24.9million in the USA compared with Avatar's $23.5million on that day, the case wasn't closed and it didn't hold the No1 spot.
The weekend has ended with Avatar taking $75million in North America and $145million overseas, bringing its total earnings so far to $212million in North America and $403million overseas - a global total of a staggering $615million in just 10 days.
But Sherlock is still celebrating - the film took $65million on its weekend debut in North America, the biggest Christmas weekend opening of all time Stateside. The previous record-holder was Meet the Fockers at $46million. »
- David Bentley
'Avatar' dominates Us box office
16 hours ago | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Avatar has remained at the top of the Us box office with $$75 million over the holiday weekend. The sci-fi adventure, starring Sam Worthington, has taken in more than $$212 million just two weeks after release. Debuting strongly are Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes at number two with $$65.3 million, Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel at number three with $$50.2 million and the Meryl Streep rom-com It's Complicated at number four with $$22.1 million. Moving up three spots is Jason Reitman's Up In The Air at number five, while Rob Marshall's musical Nine makes the biggest jump on the countdown, landing (more) »
- By Marcell Minaya
Star Trek Is The Most Pirated Film Of The Year
16 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Forget all the best and worst lists of the year; how about the most pirated film of the year? Even after the whole meltdown over the X-Men Origins: Wolverine leak in April, according to THR, the film only took the #9 spot on the list with 7.2 million estimated downloads. Soaring above and beyond the lot to the #1 spot is Star Trek with 10.9 million downloads followed by Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen with 10.6 million. The #3 spot belongs to Guy Ritchie.s RocknRolla with 9.4 million downloads and the #4 spot to The Hangover with 9.1. Rounding out the top five is Twilight with 8.7 million downloads. Is it just me or does RocknRolla seem very out of place on this list? I would have thought all ten spots would belong to big releases. I can see how Twilight could sneak its way onto the charts, but RocknRolla? And what about State of Play? State of Play »
Interview: Lord Blackwood Himself, British Actor Mark Strong
16 hours ago | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
If you've seen Sherlock Holmes, or at least seen the trailer, then you probably know who Lord Blackwood is. British actor Mark Strong plays Blackwood, Holmes' "depraved adversary" in the movie, and is not only quite devious and brilliant, but also seems to have supernatural powers. Just before I talked with director Guy Ritchie, I got on the phone with Mark Strong. Despite the sinister nature of the villain's he plays, he's one of the most down-to-earth and incredibly humbling actors I've ever had the pleasure of interviewing. This time my focus was on Sherlock Holmes, but I also threw in a few questions about John Carter of Mars. This is the second time I've talked with Mark Strong. Last year I did an exclusive profile on him and talked with him on the phone for over an hour. I don't say this often, but he's an actor that I »
- Alex Billington
Avatar, Robert Downey Jr, Chipmunks, Meryl Streep Top Box Office
16 hours ago | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
James Cameron’s Avatar prevailed at the North American box office this weekend as the sci-fi action spectacle regained the No. 1 spot with another stunning $75 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Even though Avatar was dethroned Friday by new entry Sherlock Holmes, the film regained momentum Saturday and Sunday to emerge as the weekend’s winner. Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Sigourney Weaver, Avatar has brought its domestic total to a solid $212.2 million. Guy Ritchie’s new take on Sherlock Holmes also delivered a strong performance at the box office, bagging a superb $65.3 million from ticket sales at 3,626 locations. Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, the [...] »
- Franck Tabouring
Avatar Keeps Sherlock Holmes Off The Top Of The U.S. Box Office
16 hours ago | WENN | See recent WENN news »
A strong Christmas Day at the U.S. box office didn't give Sherlock Holmes the push it needed to dethrone James Cameron's sci-fi love story Avatar over the weekend (25-27Dec09).
The humans vs. aliens movie, starring Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, scored a second week at the top of the chart with a stunning $75 million (GBP46.9 million) three-day take.
The weekend estimate gives the film a 10-day total of $212.3 million (GBP132.7 million) in America alone. The film made a worldwide splash last week when it scored a $232.2 million (GBP145.1 million) opening weekend.
After beating Avatar on Christmas Day, Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes failed to keep up, but it's $65.4 million opening was still $15 million (GBP9.4 million) more than experts predicted.
Family film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel has come in third after another strong Christmas weekend showing - it raked in $50.2 million (GBP31.4 million) over the three days.
Christmas weekend served up the biggest U.S. filmgoing weekend in recent history.
Estimated total theatrical receipts of $278 million (GBP173.75 million) from Friday to Sunday in the U.S. and Canada weren't just the largest ever recorded, according to Box Office at Hollywood.com, but also the highest number of tickets ever sold in a three-day period.
The next four biggest box-office weekends were all dominated by one picture that grossed well over $100 million (GBP62.5 million), according to the Los Angeles Times. »
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