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29 May 2008 4:57 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Lost star Matthew Fox's stressful, jet-setting life has wrecked his efforts to stop smoking.

The puffing actor promised to quit his bad habit at the beginning of the year, but his life has been so hectic that he hasn't been able to put the cigarettes down.

He says, "I went out to promote the movie Vantage Point and ended up travelling to nine countries in three weeks. It was incredibly stressful and I smoked a bit."

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21 May 2008 4:38 PM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

Discover the horrifying evil frozen beneath the arctic tundra as Genius Products presents the psychological thriller/ environmental message movie The Last Winter on DVD July 22. Starring Ron Perlman (Hellboy), James LeGros (Vantage Point), Connie Britton (NBCs Friday Night Lights), Zach Gilford (NBCs Friday Night Lights) and Kevin Corrigan (Definitely, Maybe), and directed by Larry Fessenden (The Brave One), you can check out full details and new art inside.

3 May 2008 5:32 PM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

We learned this morning that Christine Lahti, Bruce McGill (Vantage Point) and Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween, April Fool's Day) will join the previously announced Beyonce Knowles, Ali Larter and Idris Elba in Sony Screen Gems' Obsessed, which begins lensing May 5 in Los Angeles, Ca. In the film directed by Steven Shill, Elba will play an asset manager who has a knockout wife (Knowles) and thriving career until a temp office worker (Larter) begins stalking him. The screenplay was written by David Loughery.

6 April 2008 10:18 PM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

Richard T. Jones (pictured inside; Tyler Perrys Why Did I Get Married) is set to co-star in David Ellis Final Destination 4, which deserves to be in 3-d. Jones will play a security guard whose wife is killed in a car accident. Jones stars on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and recently appeared in Vantage Point, starring Forest Whitaker and Dennis Quaid. He joins Nick Zano, Krista Allen, Andy Fiscella, Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Haley Webb and Mykelti Williamson in the film that is currently lensing for a 2009 release. The story kicks off when a teenager's premonition of a deadly racecar crash spares his life and those of a few lucky others. But death continues to stalk those who escaped it.

25 March 2008 10:18 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The sound of $24.6 million being plunked down at the box office greeted theater owners showing Horton Hears a Who! over the Easter weekend. According to final figures released by Media by Numbers, the animated Fox film based on the Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) children's book, the movie has taken in $86 million since it opened on March 14. Coming in second was Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, which opened with $20.1 million. But from those two leaders, the box office dropped off sharply. The horror film Shutter placed third with $10.4 million, about $100,000 ahead of Drillbit Taylor, starring Owen Wilson. Rounding out the top five was 10,000 B.C., which took in $8.9 million. Also making the top-ten was the Spanish-language Under the Same Moon from Fox Searchlight and The Weinstein Co. Playing in just 266 theaters, the film earned $2.8 million, the biggest opening ever for a Spanish-language movie. 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. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!, 20th Century Fox, $24,590,596, 2 Wks. ($86,010,517); 2. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, Lionsgate, $20,082,809, (New); 3. Shutter, 20th Century Fox, $10,447,559, (New); 4. Drillbit Taylor, Paramount, $10,309,986, (New); 5. 10,000 B.C., Warner Bros., $8,934,064, 3 Wks. ($76,401,302); 6. Never Back Down, Summit Entertainment, $4,827,250, 2 Wks. ($16,790,361); 7. College Road Trip, Disney, $4,697,683, 3 Wks. ($32,073,003); 8. The Bank Job, Lionsgate, $4,191,773, 3 Wks. ($19,521,672); 9. Vantage Point, Sony/Columbia, $3,805,541, 5 Wks. ($65,300,784); 10. Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna), Fox Searchlight/Weinstein Co. $2,770,000, 1 Wk. ($34,967,10 -- Since Wednesday).

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24 March 2008 10:25 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Kids returned to the movie theaters over the Easter weekend, giving Horton Hears a Who! a second consecutive box-office win with an estimated $25.1 million. Following last weekend's tally and solid midweek business, the film has now taken in $85.5 million in its first week. Lionsgate's Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns opened in second place with $20 million, about what analysts had predicted. The horror film Shutter from 20th Century Fox debuted in third place with $10.7 million, just ahead of Paramount's comedy, Drillbit Taylor, starring Owen Wilson, which earned around $10.2 million. In a surprise, the Spanish-language film Under the Same Moon from Fox Searchlight and The Weinstein Co. opened in 10th place with $2.6 million in 266 theaters, the most any Spanish-language film has ever made in its debut in the U.S. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Horton Hears a Who!, $25.1 million; 2. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, $20 million; 3. Shutter, $10.7 million; 4. Drillbit Taylor, $10.2 million; 5. 10,000 B.C., $8.7 million; 6. Never Back Down, $4.9 million; 7. College Road Trip, $4.6 million; 8. The Bank Job, $4.1 million; 9. Vantage Point, $3.8 million; 10. Under the Same Moon, $2.6 million.

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21 March 2008 9:12 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Mythical odyssey 10,000 Bc has left its cinematic counterparts back in the dark ages after topping the U.K. box office chart in its first week of release.

The pre-historic film, directed by Roland Emmerich, clawed in more than $3.86 million (GBP1.93 million), bumping last week's (begs10Mar08) number one, Vantage Point, into second place.

The Game Plan beat off the competition to stay at number three, while Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman's historical drama The Other Boleyn Girl drops two places to number four and The Bank Job completes the top five at five.

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18 March 2008 2:56 PM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Horton Hears a Who! enjoyed a weekend opening at the box office that was as big as the elephant at the center of the tale itself. According to final figures, the G-rated movie took in just over $45 million, making it the biggest opening for any film this year. As Dr.-Seuss-stories-turned-into-movies go, Horton beat The Cat in the Hat but not How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Among other opening films, Never Back Down produced a so-so $8.6 million. The film was produced for only $20 million. But another action flick, Doomsday, lived up to its name with a weekend tally of $4.9 million. Meanwhile, last weekend's winner, 10,000 B.C., headed for a fast extinction as it dropped 53 percent to $16.8 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. Horton Hears a Who!, 20th Century Fox, $45,012,998, (New); 2. 10,000 B.C. Warner Bros., $16,773,312, 2 Wks. ($61,577,423); 3. Never Back Down, Summit Entertainment, $8,603,195, (New); 4. College Road Trip, Disney, $7,810,400, 2 Wks. ($24,203,543); 5. Vantage Point, Sony/Columbia, $5,462,747, 4 Wks. ($59,263,128); 6. The Bank Job, New Line, $3,043,162, 3 Wks. ($29,809,714); 7. Doomsday, Universal, $4,926,565, (New); 8. Semi-Pro, New Line, $3,043,162, 3 Wks., ($29,809,714; 9. The Other Boleyn Girl, Sony/Columbia, $2,882,846, 3 Wks. ($19,153,729); 10. The Spiderwick Chronicles, Paramount, $2,335,238, 5 Wks. ($65,376,031).

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17 March 2008 10:21 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Whoville scored a massive victory at the box-office over the weekend as the G-rated Horton Hears a Who! hauled in an estimated $45.1 million, making it the best opening so far this year. Some analysts predicted that the actual take will turn out to be even higher when receipts from morning and matinee screenings for kids on Sunday are tallied. With spring break hitting many cities this week, the film is also expected to perform strongly through next weekend, which includes the Easter holiday. Also opening this week, Summit Entertainment's Never Back Down performed about as expected as it took in about $8.6 million to place third, but Universal's Doomsday appeared doomed to failure as it debuted in seventh place with just $4.7 million. Last weekend's winner, 10,000 B.C., came closer to extinction when it dropped 54 percent to earn $16.4 percent, raising its gross to $61.2 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, $45.1 million; 2. 10,000 B.C., $16.4 million; 3. Never Back Down, $8.6 million; 4. College Road Trip, $7.9 million; 5. Vantage Point, $5.4 million; 6. The Bank Job, $4.9 million; 7. Doomsday, $4.7 million; 8. Semi-Pro, $3 million; 9. The Other Boleyn Girl, $2.9 million; 10. The Spiderwick Chronicles, $2.4 million.

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16 March 2008 6:35 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Jim Carrey has scored the biggest movie debut of 2008 - as an animated elephant.

The funnyman's Horton Hears A Who! has topped the U.S. box office with a $45.1 million (GBP22.5 million) opening weekend haul.

The film marks Carrey's second outing as a Dr. Seuss character - he also took the lead in How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

The family film easily held off the competition at the U.S. box office; last weekend's chart-topper, 10,000 B.C., dropped to number two with a $16.4 million (GBP8.2 million) second weekend take.

Djimon Hounsou's ultimate fighting film Never Back Down debuted at three with $8.6 million (GBP4.3 million).

The new top five in America is:

1. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!

2. 10,000 B.C.

3. Never Back Down

4. College Road Trip

5. Vantage Point

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12 March 2008 9:11 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Political thriller Vantage Point has shot to the top of the U.K. box office, stealing the number one spot from heist movie The Bank Job.

Vantage Point, which features an all-star cast including Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker and Sigourney Weaver, has opening weekend (07-09Mar08) takings of $3.08 million (GBP1.54 million) - making it the only movie to ever debut in the U.K. box office with profits of more than $2 million (GBP1 million).

Tudor drama The Other Boleyn Girl is at two with a total of $1.9 million (GBP952,405) to date, while comedy The Game Plan is at number three with $1.54 million (GBP770,851).

Last week's (ends02Mar08) most popular film The Bank Job slips to four, and Uma Thurman's romantic comedy The Accidental Husband rounds out the top five in fifth position.

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11 March 2008 10:22 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Ordinarily a film that collects more than $35 million over its opening weekend is considered a smash hit. Not so in the case of Warner Bros.' 10,000 B.C., which many analysts claimed had an outside chance of setting a March record, beating last year's 300. As things turned out, however, 10,000 B.C. wound up with $35.9 million, about half of 300's opening take. Nevertheless, Warner Bros. executives expressed satisfaction with the result, pointing out that it exceeded their own prediction of $30 million. Moreover, the film performed strongly in its first roll-out overseas, where it took in $25.3 million in 20 countries. The real disappointment, analysts said, was the continued dreadful performance of New Line's Semi-Pro. Opening well below expectations last weekend, the movie's ticket sales dribbled down to just $5.8 million, dropping it to fifth place in its second weekend. 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. 10,000 B.C., Warner Bros., $35,867,488, (New); 2. College Road Trip, Disney, $13,601,419, (New); 3. Vantage Point, Sony Pictures, $7,356,236, 3 Wks. ($51,536,985); 4. The Bank Job, Lionsgate, $5,935,256, (New); 5. Semi-Pro, New Line, $5,786,032, 2 Wks. ($24,721,340); 6. The Spiderwick Chronicles, Paramount, $4,712,945, 4 Wks. ($61,633,488); 7. The Other Boleyn Girl, Sony Pictures, $4,048,026, 2 Wks. ($14,660,260); 8. Jumper, Fox, $3,662,375, 4 Wks. ($72,446,523); 9. Step Up 2 the Streets, Disney, $3,062,501, 4 Wks. ($53,016,888); 10. Fool's Gold, Warner Bros., $2,782,416, 5 Wks. ($62,802,900).

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10 March 2008 8:02 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Caveman adventure movie 10,000 B.C. has clubbed its way to debut at the top of the international box office chart with takings of $25.3 million (GBP12.65 million).

A day after claiming the top spot in America on its first weekend on release, the pre-historic film, directed by Roland Emmerich, has narrowly beaten competition from record-breaking French movie Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis to become the most popular film outside the U.S.

Bienvenue Chez Lez Ch'tis, which recently broke French box office records by scoring $39.7 million (GBP19.85 million) in its first week on release, is at two with $25.2 million (GBP12.6 million).

After three weeks at number one, Jumper falls to three with $12.2 million (GBP6.1 million), while Vantage Point drops two places to four with $10.5 million (GBP5.25 million).

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9 March 2008 6:21 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Pre-historic adventure movie 10,000 B.C. has roared its way to the top of the U.S. box office chart with weekend (07-09Mar08) takings of $35.73 million (GBP17.87 million).

Director Roland Emmerich's epic film beat out competition from Martin Lawrence comedy College Road Trip to land the number one spot.

College Road Trip is at two with $14 million (GBP7 million), while political thriller Vantage Point falls a place to three with $7.5 million (GBP3.75 million).

Last week's number one, Semi-Pro, drops to four with $24.84 million (GBP12.42 million).

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4 March 2008 10:31 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Amounting to a case of being kicked while they were down, departing New Line Cinema executives learned Monday that their latest film, Semi-Pro, starring Will Ferrell, had earned just $15.3 million during its opening weekend. The figure was about half what some box-office analysts had predicted the movie would earn. Only last week Time Warner announced that it would be shutting down most of New Line's operations, incorporating them into those of its other film studio, Warner Bros., and laying off some 600 employees, including the studio's co-chairmen. Semi-Pro wasn't the only film that fouled out. In its second week, Sony's Vantage Point slipped to $12.8 million, the only other film to finish in double digits. Paramount's The Spiderwick Chronicles slid to third place in its third week with $8.7 million. Sony's The Other Boleyn Girl opened in fourth place with $8.2 millioin, while Fox's Jumper rounded out the top five with $7.6 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. Semi-Pro, New Line, $15,075,114, (New); 2. Vantage Point, Sony/Col, $12,819,245, 2 Wks. ($40,823,745); 3. The Spiderwick Chronicles, Paramount, $8,700,378, 3 Wks. ($55,028,942); 4. The Other Boleyn Girl, Sony, $8,203,061, (New); 5. Jumper, 20th Century Fox, $7,568,462, 3 Wks. ($66,790,968); 6. Step Up 2 the Streets, Disney, $5,742,479, 3 Wks. ($48,621,711); 7. Fool's Gold, Warner Bros., $4,418,229, 4 Wks. ($58,800,790); 8. No Country for Old Men, Miramax, $4,114,994, 16 Wks. ($69,680,625); 9. Penelope, Summit Ent. $3,802,144, (New); 10. Definitely, Maybe, Universal, $3,382,005, 3 Wks. ($26,650,585).

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3 March 2008 10:23 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Box-office receipts barely dribbled in over the weekend for Will Ferrell's basketball spoof Semi-Pro. Although it beat all other contenders for the top spot, the movie wound up with only $15.3 million in ticket sales, yet another disappointment for its ailing distributor, New Line Cinema, which last week learned that it was being absorbed by Warner Bros. Many box-office analysts had predicted that the movie would earn $25-30 million, somewhat below the $33 million earned by Ferrell's 2007 ice-skating comedy Blades of Glory. Meanwhile, last weekend's winner, Sony's Vantage Point, starring Dennis Quaid, slid to No. 2 with just $13 million, while Paramount's fairy-tale film The Spiderwick Chronicles slipped to third place with $8.8 million. The Other Boleyn Girl, starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, opened in fourth place with $8.3 million. The only other film to open wide, Penelope, starring Christina Ricci, debuted in eighth place with $4 million. Overall, the top 12 films grossed just $81 million, down a whopping 25 percent from the comparable weekend a year ago. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Semi-Pro, $15.3 million; 2. Vantage Point, $13 million; 3. Spiderwick Chronicles, $8.8 million; 4. The Other Boleyn Girl, $8.3 million; 5. Jumper, $7.6 million; 6. Step Up 2 The Streets, $5.7 million; 7. Fool's Gold, $4.7 million; 8. Penelope, $4 million; 9. No Country For Old Men, $4 million; 10. Juno, $3.4 million.

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26 February 2008 10:32 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

If movie fans were not sitting at home watching the Oscars on television Sunday, they were not going out to the movies, either. Movie attendance on Sunday was even lower than studios had expected, with the top film, Sony's Vantage Point, winding up with more than $1 million below expectations on the final day of the weekend. The movie's weekend gross came to $22.87 million. The real shocker was that last week's winner, Fox's Jumper, jumped to third place, beaten out by the third week of Paramount's The Spiderwick Chronicles. Spiderwick took in $13.10 million versus Jumper's $12.71 million. Disney's Step Up 2 the Streets placed fourth in its second week with $9.61 million. Three other new films that debuted over the weekend performed disastrously. The best performer of the lot was New Line Cinema's Be Kind Rewind, which wound up with $4.05 million. But Witless Protection did not even make the top-ten list, earning only $2.11 million, and U2 3D was mostly Dod, as it debuted with just $1.03 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. Vantage Point, Sony, $22,874,936, (New); 2. The Spiderwick Chronicles, Paramount, $13,100,192, 2 Wks., ($44,076,043); 3. Jumper, Fox, $12,708,768, 2 Wks., ($56,264,386); 4. Step Up 2 the Streets, Disney, $9,605,703, 2 Wks. ($41,238,093); 5. Fool's Gold, Warner Bros., $6,554,284, 3 Wks. ($52,717,413); 6. Definitely, Maybe, Universal, $5,217,775, 2 Wks. ($21,814,805); 7. Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins, Universal, $4,158,700, 3 Wks. ($35,667,115); 8. Juno, Fox Searchlight, $4,154,502, 12 Wks. ($130,431,948); 9. Be Kind Rewind, New Line, $4,050,655, (New); 10. There Will be Blood, Paramount Vantage, $2,687,229, 9 Wks. ($35,112,557).

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25 February 2008 10:26 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

On Friday, Wall Street Journal critic Joe Morgenstern complained that if Vantage Point became a hit, it wouldn't be on account of its content or performances but because of "yet another massive marketing campaign on behalf of damned near nothing, and there's no reason to think the effort won't bear fruit. It's rancid fruit, though, if you care about the state of the medium." Over the weekend, Sony distribution chief Rory Bruer appeared to acknowledge that the film owed its success to the studio's marketing department. "It was an out-of-the-box campaign that went so well with the movie," Bruer told the Los Angeles Times. The newspaper itself praised the film's posters and other ads that "used mosaic-style images in the tradition of classic thrillers."

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25 February 2008 10:26 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Say what you will about Vantage Point -- and critics last week unloaded on it -- the film delivered at the box office, producing an estimated $24 million in ticket sales. That's a lot more than could be said about the other new releases, several of which drew far milder responses from critics. Be Kind, Rewind opened with a so-so $4.1 million at 808 theaters. But Witless Protection was nearly devoid of witnesses, earning just $2.2 million, and Charlie Bartlett attracted just $1.8 million in sales. And the U2 concert flick U2 3D was no match for Hannah Montana, earning less than $1 million. Holdovers generally performed Ok, with last week's top film Jumper falling 54 percent to about $12.7 million and placing second to edge out The Spiderwick Chronicles with $12.6 million. Step Up 2 the Streets finished fourth with $9.8 million. Among the Oscar nominees, best-picture winner No Country for Old Men performed the best as it added theaters and rose 21 percent to about $2.3 million. Juno continued its long run on the box-office charts, taking in another $4.1 million to bring its total to $130.4 million. There Will Be Blood returned to the top ten (in tenth place) with $2.6 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Vantage Point, $24 million; 2. Jumper, $12.7 million; 3. Spiderwick Chronicles, $12.6 million; 4. Step Up 2 the Streets, $9.8 million; 5. Fool's Gold, $6.3 million; 6. Definitely, Maybe, $5.2 million; 7. Juno, $4.1 million; 7. Be Kind Rewind, $4.1 million; 9. Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins, $4 million; 10. There Will Be Blood, $2.6 million.

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22 February 2008 10:13 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Love the concept, hate the execution. That's essentially the attitude of most critics to Vantage Point. The film is a kind of Rashomon, presenting a presidential assassination through the eyes of several witnesses (including the president himself). However, as Jan Stewart writes in Newsday: "While the varying perspectives enable us to revise our sense of what actually went down, each chapter contains information that could never be available to the character at its focus. It's a big, adrenalin-pumping cheat." Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times indicates that he was originally drawn into the story but soon became disappointed. "Initially intriguing and energetic, this film ends up demonstrating that a good script needs to be more than a clever concept and fine direction must be more than moving things fast." Manohla Dargis in the New York Times dismisses the film as "a gimmick in search of a point." Joe Morgenstern in the Wall Street Journal suggests that, like last week's top film Jumper, the point is in the marketing. He writes: "This week an unsuspecting public is the target of yet another massive marketing campaign on behalf of damned near nothing, and there's no reason to think the effort won't bear fruit. It's rancid fruit, though, if you care about the state of the medium. Vantage Point is above contempt, but not all that far."

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