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25 May 2007 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Producer Harvey Weinstein has hit back at Luc Besson, branding him a "has-been", after the French director accused him of ruining his fantasy movie Arthur And The Invisibles. The Fifth Element filmmaker said he was disappointed with the U.S. performance of the movie - which he wrote and directed - in an interview with SuicideGirls.com. Besson said, "I've worked in the movie business for 30 years now. (The Weinstein Company) was the worst I have worked with in my entire life, in any country. Why the critics didn't like Arthur was because they changed so much of the film and tried to pretend the film was American. The critics aren't stupid. They watched the film, they vaguely smell American but they can feel the film is forced for an American audience." Weinstein brought in Madonna, Snoop Dogg and Robert De Niro to provide the voiceovers for the U.S. version, replacing the original French actors who appeared in the Gallic version. In response, Weinstein tells the New York Daily News, "He's out of his mind. He's a has-been."

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23 January 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Despite the addition of numerous critically praised films to the marquees of thousands of theaters, the overall box office plummeted 20 percent from the same week a year ago. Widening their releases were such Oscar hopefuls as Dreamgirls, Pan's Labyrinth, The Queen, Babel and The Last King of Scotland. But the winners were holdovers, including the urban musical Stomp the Yard, which placed first with $12.29 million, and the Ben Stiller comedy Night at the Museum, which placed second with $12.01 million. The latter film has now crossed the $200-million mark with a total of $204.85 million. The musical Dreamgirls moved up one notch to third place with $8.01 million.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Stomp the Yard, Sony/Screen Gems, $12,287,352, 2 Wks. ($40,550,946); 2. Night at the Museum, 20th Century Fox, $12,012,724, 4 Wks. ($204,852,656); 3. Dreamgirls, Paramount, $8,008,749, 5 Wks. ($77,415,704); 4. The Hitcher, Focus Features, $7,818,239, (New); 5. The Pursuit of Happyness, Sony, $6,310,133, 5 Wks. ($146,121,200); 6. Freedom Writers, Paramount, $5,207,062, 3 Wks. ($26,524,683); 7. Pan's Labyrinth, Picture House, $4,502,243, 4 Wks. ($9,932,414); 8. Children of Men, Universal, $3,710,945, 4 Wks. ($27,491,508); 9. The Queen, Miramax, $3,400,061, 17 Wks. ($35,557,521); 10. Arthur and the Invisibles, Mgm, $3,080,698, 3 Wks. ($9,272,106).

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22 January 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Only one film, the horror flick The Hitcher, debuted in wide release at the box office over the weekend, and it performed weakly, taking in an estimated $8.3 million on 2,831 screens ($2,932 per screen). Meanwhile, some of the Golden Globe winners that had previously been seen in only a handful of theaters moved into wider distribution and performed strongly. Pan's Labyrinth spread into 609 theaters and took in $4.7 million ($7,758 per screen). Universal's Children of Men upped its theater count to 1,100, bringing in $3.8 million ($3,455 per screen). After 17 weeks in release, The Queen widened into 1,586 theaters where it wound up with $3.6 million ($2,289 per screen). Babel, which won the Golden Globe for Best Picture - Drama, expanded to 889 theaters and grossed $2.3 million ($2,569 per screen). And The Last King of Scotland spread to 495 theaters, grossing $1.8 million ($3,545 per screen). Meanwhile, last weekend's winners continued to hold up well. Stomp the Yard kept its place at the top of the box office with $13.3 million in 2,051 venues, edging out Night at the Museum with $13 million.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. Stomp the Yard, $13.3 million; 2. Night at the Museum, $13 million; 3. Dreamgirls, $8.7 million; 4. The Hitcher, $8.2 million; 5. The Pursuit of Happyness, $6.7 million; 6. Freedom Writers, $5.6 million; 7. Pan's Labyrinth, $4.7 million; 8. Children of Men, $3.7 million; 9. The Queen, $3.7 million; 10. Arthur and The Invisibles, $3.1 million.

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17 January 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Final box office results for the weekend, delayed because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, were released Tuesday. They showed Sony Screen Gems' Stomp the Yard leading the field with $21.8 million. (It took in $25.9 million over the four-day holiday.) The movie replaced Night at the Museum, which had held the lead over the previous three weekends. The Ben Stiller comedy, which earned $17.1 million over the weekend, has now grossed $190.5 million and is poised to become the first $200-million movie of the new year by this weekend. Three other newcomers fared poorly. Universal's Alpha Dog opened with $6.4 million; Disney's Primeval took in $6.0 million; and MGM's Arthur and the Invisibles tanked with just $4.3 million.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Stomp the Yard, Sony Screen Gems, $21,833,312, 1 Wk. ($25,876,318 (4 Days); 2. Night at the Museum, 20th Century Fox, $17,162,357, 4 Wks. ($190,503,618); 3. The Pursuit of Happyness, Sony, $8,901,206, 5 Wks. ($138,082,302); 4. Dreamgirls, Paramount/DreamWorks, $8,362,451, 5 Wks. ($67,101,078); 5. Freedom Writers, Paramount, $7,324,853, 3 Wks. ($20,172,832); 6. Alpha Dog, Universal, $6,412,775, 1 Wk. ($7,411,750 - 4 Days); 7. Children of Men, Universal, $6,371,335, 4 Wks. ($22,415,823); 8. Primeval, Disney, $6,048,315, 1 Wk. ($6,792,318 - 4 Days); 9. Arthur and the Invisibles, MGM, $4,294,936, 1 Wk. ($5,702,789 - 4 Days); 10. Charlotte's Web, Paramount, $3,786,488, 5 Wks. ($73,731,304).

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15 January 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Surprising just about every analyst, Sony's Stomp the Yard emerged as the No. 1 film over the weekend, earning an estimated $22 million, despite no major stars, a budget of only $14 million, and mixed reviews. Stomp stomped out the three-week reign of Night at the Museum at the top of the box office, which dropped to No. 2 with $17.1 million. Its four-week total now stands at $185.8 million. Sony's The Pursuit of Happyness slipped to third place with $9.1 million. Although it doubled the number of theaters showing it, DreamWorks' Dreamgirls placed fourth with $8.1 million, about $500,000 less than it took in last week. Analysts had voiced little hope for other new films that opened over the weekend -- and results proved them on the mark. Universal's Alpha Dog and Disney's Primeval each grossed about $6 million, while Arthur and the Invisibles discovered virtually invisible ticket sales at some theaters as it opened with just $4.3 million.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. Stomp the Yard, $22 million; 2. Night at the Museum, $17.1 million; 3. The Pursuit of Happyness, $9.1 million; 4. Dreamgirls, $8.1 million; 5. Freedom Writers, $7.1 million; 6. Children of Men, $6.4 million; 7. Alpha Dog, $6.1 million; 8. Primeval, $6 million; 9. Arthur and the Invisibles, $4.3 million; 10. The Good Shepherd, $3.9 million.

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