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1 July 2008 10:29 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Disney/Pixar's Wall-E performed about as expected at the box office over the weekend, taking in $63.1 million dollars, according to final figures released Monday by box-office trackers Media by Numbers. But the real surprise was the performance of Universal's Wanted, starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy, which took in $50.9 million despite playing in 20-percent fewer theaters than Wall-E. In fact, Wanted took in more on a per-theater basis than the Disney hit, averaging $16,040 per theater versus $15,803 for Wall-E. In its second week, last week's box-office leader, Warner Bros.' Get Smart, dropped to third place with $20.2 million. Overall, the top 12 films grossed $180,202,418, up 23 percent from the same weekend a year ago. For the year, box office revenue is now up 0.7 percent over 2007. However, attendance is down 2.15 percent. 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. Wall-E, Disney, $63,087,526, (New); 2. Wanted, Universal, $50,927,085, (New); 3. Get Smart, Warner Bros., $20,211,242, 2 Wks., $77,477,031; 4. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $11,692,061, 4. Wks., $179,276,754; 5. The Incredible Hulk, Universal, $9,577,245, 3 Wks., $115,859,210; 6. The Love Guru, Paramount, $5,340,895, 2 Wks., $25,222,377; 7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, 6 Wks., $5,179,960, $300,085,447; 8. The Happening, Fox, $3,907,948, 3 Wks., $59,120,854; 9. Sex and the City, Warner Bros, $3,808,288, 5 Wks., $140,170,362; 10. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, Sony, $3,175,214, 4 Wks., $91,190,129.

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30 June 2008 10:23 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

In what looked like a holiday weekend at the box office -- and there will be such a weekend beginning next Friday -- the two top films earned a combined $113.6 million and the top 12 movies pulled in $179.2 million, lifting the box office 22 percent over the same weekend a year ago, according to studio estimates. Topping the list was the Disney/Pixar animated film Wall-e, which took in about $62.5 million, making it the third-best opening for a Pixar film behind The Incredibles ($70.5 million) and Finding Nemo ($70.2 million). The film, the best-reviewed of the year, performed at the low end of analysts' predictions. However, the No. 2 film, Wanted, starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy, soared well above their predictions, earning $51.1 million (plus $33 million overseas). In addition, last week's top film, Warner Bros.' Get Smart slipped to third place with $20 million, while Paramount/DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda added another $11.7 million to its total. "The box office is incredibly robust right now," Media by Numbers chief Paul Dergarabedian told today's (Monday) Los Angeles Times. "Historically, films do well when times are tough, when going to the movies is an inexpensive way to forget about your troubles. This is a perfect example of that." One glaring failure on the list was Paramount's The Love Guru, which plunged 61 percent to just $5.4 million in its second week. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Wall-e, $62.5 million; 2. Wanted, $51.1 million; 3. Get Smart, $20 million; 4. Kung Fu Panda, $11.7 million; 5. The Incredible Hulk, $9.2 million; 6. The Love Guru, $5.4 million; 7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $5 million; 8. The Happening, $3.9 million; 9. Sex and the City, $3.8 million; 10. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $3.2 million.

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24 June 2008 10:40 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Get Smart, starring Steve Carell as title character Maxwell Smart, took in $38.68 million over the weekend, well above estimates by box-office predictors and Warner Bros., the studio that released it, according to final figures released Monday by Media by Numbers. The only other film to open wide, Paramount's The Love Guru, starring Mike Myers, found little love among moviegoers as it debuted in fourth place with just $13.91 million. Meanwhile, the second week of Universal's The Incredible Hulk slipped to second place with $22.14 million, while Kung Fu Panda, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount, brought in $21.93 million in its third week. Meanwhile, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull returned to the top of the international box office for the third week with $25 million. The film has now taken in $392 million overseas versus $291 million at home. 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. Get Smart, Warner Bros., $38,683,480, (New); 2. The Incredible Hulk, Universal, $22,136,060, 2 Wks. ($97,055,430); 3. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $21,934,716, 3 Wks. ($155,830,875); 4. The Love Guru, Paramount, $13,907,130, (New); 5. The Happening, 20th Century Fox, $10,482,146, 2 Wks. ($50,749,495); 6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $8,540,313, 5 Wks. ($290,961,044); 7. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, Sony, $7,453,215, 3 Wks. ($84,308,418); 8. Sex and the City: The Movie, Warner Bros, $6,532,394, 4 Wks. ($132,452,769); 9. Iron Man, Paramount, $4,030,272, 8 Wks. ($304,816,141); 10. The Strangers, Universal, $2,122,410, 4 Wks. ($49,759,735).

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23 June 2008 10:28 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Would you believe that Warner Bros.' Get Smart, starring Steve Carell, took in an estimated $39.2 million at the box office over the weekend? That was about $10 million more than what most box-office forecasters had predicted. On the other hand, Paramount's The Love Guru, starring Mike Myers, took in just $14 million, about $10 million less than what forecasters had predicted. Two holdover films were almost too close to call. Paramount said that the DreamWorks' Animation-produced Kung Fu Panda took in $21.7 million, while Universal claimed that The Incredible Hulk took in $21.6 million. While box-office trackers Media by Numbers listed them as the No. 2 and No. 3 film in its top-ten chart, their positions could change when final figures are released later today (Monday). Overall, the top 12 movies took in about $136.9 million, up 10 percent over the comparable weekend a year ago. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Get Smart, $39.2 million; 2. Kung Fu Panda, $21.7 million; 3. The Incredible Hulk, $21.6 million; 4. The Love Guru, $14 million; 5. The Happening, $10 million; 6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $8.4 million; 7. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $7.2 million; 8. Sex and the City, $6.5 million; 9. Iron Man, $4 million; 10. The Strangers, $1.9 million.

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17 June 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Two features from Marvel Entertainment, a company that only ten years ago was forced into bankruptcy, landed among the box office's top ten over the weekend. The Incredible Hulk sold $55.4 million worth of tickets, putting it in first place, while Iron Man added $5.6 million to its gross, bringing its seven-week total to $297.9 million. Meanwhile, performing well above expectations, Fox's The Happening took in $30.5 million in its debut -- nearly twice what analysts had predicted. Last weekend's champ, Kung Fu Panda slipped to second place with $33.6 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. The Incredible Hulk, Universal, $55,414,050, (New); 2. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $33,612,594, 2 Wks. ($117,289,932); 3. The Happening, 20th Century Fox, $30,517,109, (New); 4. You Don't Mess With The Zohan, Sony, $16,370,344, 2 Wks. ($68,760,685); 5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $14,741,834, 4 Wks. ($276,524,265); 6. Sex and the City, Warner Bros., $9,788,353, 3 Wks. ($119,522,016); 7. Iron Man, Paramount, $5,620,375, 7 Wks. ($297,918,329); 8. The Strangers, Universal, $4,024,485, 3 Wks. ($45,287,220); 9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $3,165,013, 5 Wks. ($131,904,474); 10. What Happens in Vegas, Fox, $1,667,587, 6 Wks. ($75,755,145).

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16 June 2008 10:41 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Movie theaters across North America saw a lot of green inside and out over the weekend as The Incredible Hulk debuted with an estimated $54.5 million. It marked the second superhero movie from Marvel Entertainment to open at No. 1 at the box office in just over a month. Iron Man hauled in over $100 million in its debut on May 2. Although most critics agreed that the latest film version of the Marvel classic was an improvement over Ang Lee's Hulk five years ago, the new film actually earned less than its predecessor, which took in $62.1 million. Meanwhile, M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening, starring Mark Wahlberg, opened with a better-than-expected $30.5 million, according to Media by Numbers. Most box-office forecasters had predicted an $18-22-million opening for the thriller. Last week's top film, Kung Fu Panda, fell to second place with $34.3 million, while You Don't Mess With the Zohan, the latest Adam Sandler comedy plunged to $16.4 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. The Incredible Hulk, $54.5 million; 2. Kung Fu Panda, $34.3 million; 3. The Happening, $30.5 million; 4. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $16.4 million; 5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $13.5 million; 6. Sex and the City, $10.2 million; 7. Iron Man, $5.1 million; 8. The Strangers, $4.1 million; 9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $3 million; 10. What Happens in Vegas, $1.7 million.

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15 June 2008 6:24 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The comic world's mean, green fighting machine The Hulk has enjoyed an incredible opening weekend, taking in $54.5 million (GBP27.25 million) at the U.S. box office.

The Incredible Hulk roared into first place, making a third of its $150 million (GBP75 million) budget in just three days in one territory.

The film, a collaboration between Marvel Studios and Universal Pictures, stars Edward Norton as a well-meaning doctor who turns into The Hulk and Tim Roth as his nemesis, The Abomination.

Animated comedy Kung Fu Panda fell to second place with an impressive $34.3 million (GBP17.15 million), while M. Night Shyamalan's new thriller The Happening debuted at three with $30 million (GBP15 million).

The new top five is rounded off by Adam Sandler comedy You Don't Mess With The Zohan at four and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull at five.

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12 June 2008 11:29 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Please note that I am still refining my methodology for generating early grosses for weekdays. I posted Wednesday estimates last night and then revised Thursday morning at 9 a.m. (Pacific). That may be how I handle weekday estimates for the near-term with a rough night-of number followed by a revision the following morning. Please note that Monday's early numbers were dead-on, Tuesday's early numbers were a bit high and Wednesday's early numbers were a bit low. Friday 10 a.m. (Pacific): Exclusive Fantasy Moguls Early Thursday Estimates 1. Kung Fu Panda (Dreamworks) — $5.38 million, $1,308 PTA, $83.66 million cume 2. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (Sony) — $2.82 million, $815 PTA, $52.38 million cume 3. Sex and the City (Warner Bros.) — $2.52 million, $758 PTA, $109.73 million cume 4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) — $2.02 million, $484 PTA, $261.78 million cume 5....

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11 June 2008 10:50 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Thursday 9:00 a.m. (Pacific): Please note that I am still refining my methodology for generating early grosses for weekdays. I posted Wednesday estimates last night and then revised this morning at 9 a.m. (Pacific). That may be how I handle weekday estimates for the near-term with a rough night of number followed by a revision the following morning. Please note that Monday's early numbers were dead-on, Tuesday's early numbers were a bit high and Wednesday's early numbers were a bit low. Exclusive Fantasy Moguls Revised Wednesday Estimates 1. Kung Fu Panda (Dreamworks) — $5.64 million, $1,371 PTA, $78.26 million cume 2. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (Sony) — $3.21 million, $928 PTA, $49.56 million cume 3. Sex and the City (Warner Bros.) — $2.68 million, $806 PTA, $107.21 million cume 4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) — $2.11 million, $504 PTA, $259.73 million cume...

Steve Mason

10 June 2008 10:28 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

With the top two films earning nearly $100 million between them, the studios and exhibitors had a very good weekend, final reports by Media by Numbers indicated Monday. DreamWorks Animation/Paramount's Kung Fu Panda led the pack with $60.24 million, while Sony's You Don't Mess With the Zohan topped out at $38.5 million. Together, the top 12 films grossed $170.87 million, 31 percent above the $130.43 million reported for the same week a year ago. 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. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $60,239,130, (New); 2. You Don't Mess With The Zohan, Sony, $38,531,374, (New); 3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $22,793,630, 3 Wks. ($253,014,750); 4. Sex and the City: The Movie, Warner Bros, $21,218,305, 2 Wks. ($99,177,283); 5. The Strangers, Universal, $8,941,970, 2 Wks. ($37,298,770); 6. Iron Man, Paramount, $7,477,439, 6 Wks. ($288,847,640); 7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $5,658,836, 4 Wks. ($125,977,010); 8. What Happens in Vegas, 20th Century Fox, $3,437,801, 5 Wks. ($72,267,894); 9. Baby Mama, Universal, $806,750, 7 Wks. ($57,931,215); 10. Made of Honor, Sony, $804,055, 6 Wks. ($44,689,497).

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9 June 2008 10:33 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Although DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda and Sony's You Don't Mess With the Zohan were expected to run neck-and-neck at the box office over the weekend, the results weren't even close. The panda did in fact mess with Zohan as it attracted an estimated $60 million in ticket sales to $40 million for Zohan. The figure for Panda was about twice what box-office prognosticators had predicted it would earn. The two films together, combined with solid holdover performances by Warner Bros.' Sex and the City and Paramount's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull boosted the overall box office some 30 percent above the comparable weekend a years ago. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Kung Fu Panda, $60 million; 2. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $40 million; 3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $22.8 million; 4. Sex and the City, $21.3 million; 5. The Strangers, $9.3 million; 6. Iron Man, $7.5 million; 7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $5.5 million; 8. What Happens in Vegas, $3.4 million; 9. Baby Mama, $780,000; 10. Made Of Honor, $775,000.

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8 June 2008 6:33 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Kung Fu Panda has fought its way to the top of the American box office chart after earning an impressive $60 million (GBP30 million) in its opening weekend.

The animated hit toppled Sex and the City: The Movie from the top spot. The film version of the hit U.S. TV show tumbled to fourth place, taking $21.3 million (GBP10.65 million).

New Adam Sandler comedy You Don't Mess with the Zohan entered the chart in second place, earning $40 million (GBP20 million) over the weekend. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull dropped to third with $22.8 million (GBP11.4 million).

Horror film The Strangers came fifth with $9.8 million (GBP4.9 million).

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6 June 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times calls the new Adam Sandler comedy You Don't Mess With the Zohan "shameless in its eagerness to extract laughs from every possible breach of taste or decorum." Nevertheless, Ebert suggests, Sandler succeeds in doing just that. "This is a mighty hymn of and to vulgarity, and either you enjoy it, or you don't. I found myself enjoying it a surprising amount of the time, even though I was thoroughly ashamed of myself." A.O. Scott in the New York Times also agrees that "a lot of the crude bodily-function jokes are actually pretty funny." Rafer Guzmán's take on the film in Newsday: "Crude, idiotic, ridiculous - in other words, flat-out hilarious, and Sandler's funniest film in years." But Mark Olsen in the Los Angeles Times suggests that such an assessment is far too generous. "If this was to be unapologetically funny, likable in an un-ironic, non-guilty-pleasure way," he writes, "You Don't Mess With the Zohan falls short. As a cutting comedic satire about the Arab-Israeli conflict and stereotypes, it misses more than it hits. As another run-of-the-mill Sandler movie, it is better than most." And Carrie Rickey in the Philadelphia Inquirer assesses it this way: "An amiable mess."

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6 June 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

You Don't Mess With the Zohan may be the title of Adam Sandler's latest comedy, but the message in the title is likely to be ignored by a fighting Kung Fu Panda, the DreamWorks Animation feature with Jack Black providing the voice of the title character. Analysts are expecting the match-up to be close and the box office for all movies this weekend to be solid -- what with holdovers Sex and the City, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and other strong-legged features like The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Iron Man, continuing to vie for attention.

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5 June 2008 2:39 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

If silliness equaled greatness, You Don't Mess With The Zohan would instantly join Citizen Kane and It's A Wonderful Life high atop the pantheon of great American films. The latest Adam Sandler vehicle— which was co-written by the formidable team of Sandler, Judd Apatow, and Robert Smigel—is spectacularly, unimpeachably, relentlessly preposterous. In the hands of a crackpot genius like Stephen Chow, this cartoonish romp about a Mossad operative turned New York hairdresser might have been sublimely silly. In the hands of professional Sandler crony Dennis Dugan, it's merely amiably ridiculous. In a performance so ludicrous it threatens to retroactively negate his dramatic turns in Punch Drunk Love, Reign Over Me, and Spanglish, Sandler plays a super-soldier who tires of endless warfare and sectarian violence and decides to fake his own death and start anew under an assumed name. In New York, he quickly becomes a superstar hairdresser, partly...

Nathan Rabin

2 June 2008 7:35 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Neil Pedley

Among this week's offerings: The pregnancy comedy goes pre-natal, the fate of all the jungle rests in the hands of the world's most lethargic endangered species, and Dario Argento has a new film, rendering the rest of this list mostly unnecessary.

"Dreams With Sharp Teeth"

Author Harlan Ellison is widely regarded as one of the finest writers of the 20th century. He is also, as this documentary readily highlights, abrasive, petulant, egotistical and prone to fits of belligerent rage. Collecting together more than two decades worth of footage and interviews, "Grizzly Man" producer Erik Nelson lifts the dust jacket off one of literature's genuinely larger than life characters and a man who has filed more lawsuits than the Aclu, proving that sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction, even Ellison's sci-fi tales.

Opens in New York.

"The Go-Getter"

On paper, it sounds like the dictionary definition of

Neil Pedley

12 March 2008 7:58 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Marilyn Monroe-obsessed Mariah Carey recently received a special gift from funnyman Adam Sandler - a replica of the movie icon's 'leaning board'.

Sandler heard the pop superstar, who owns Monroe's piano, was looking for a film prop similar to the one her heroine used for costume changes on movie sets - and realised he had one.

The comedian gave Carey the board as a thank-you to her for appearing in his new film You Don't Mess With The Zohan.

Carey says, "When actresses of the day had to be sewn into costumes they had to use a leaning board.

"Adam had one from an old movie and I really liked it, so he had another one made in pink and sent to me."

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