Thursday, December 29, 2011 11:15AM - By Damon Houx
It’s New Year’s Eve on Saturday, which means 2012 starts Sunday and we’ll be getting a non-stop stream of Mayan apocalypse jokes about everything. For the cinemas there are two movies opening: Pariah (12/28) on four screens and The Iron Lady (12/30) on another four screens. These are qualifying runs, and it’s likely that Meryl Streep will get a nomination for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher. Shame about the movie, though. Let’s talk numbers, shall we?
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Monday, December 19, 2011 10:56AM - By Laura Aguirre
Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise battled it out at the box office this weekend. Unfortunately for Cruise, it was the Warner Bros. sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows that scored the win. Fortunately for Cruise, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol only opened in IMAX, which means it’s off to a pretty good start. This coming week the action sequel will get a wider release. However, this time around it was RDJ’s second go-around as the witty and charming detective that brought in just over $40 million. The third Chipmunks movie Chipwrecked pulled ahead of Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and landed at No. 2 with $23.5 million. Mission Impossible, debuted at No. 3, with just $13 million. Last week’s winner New Year’s Eve and, The Sitter rounded out the top five.
Check out the numbers…
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Thursday, December 15, 2011 4:04PM - By Laura Aguirre
Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as the legendary fast-talking intellectual sleuth Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie‘s sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Jude Law also returns as Holmes’s faithful best friend and sidekick Dr. Watson. This time, the two travel to exotic places like Paris and Switzerland with the sole purpose of taking down the villainous Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), an influential scholar and close friend to the British prime minister. Joining them in their journey is Noomi Rapace, the Swedish actress who became an international success thanks to her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the original The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; comedian Stephen Fry plays Holmes’s snobby older brother. Let’s see if this blockbuster is worth your jolly golly time this Holiday season.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011 12:47PM - By Damon Houx
The holiday season is on us, and – though often there’s hit films over the last two months of the year – it seems this year the last couple films of 2011 are crammed in like a poorly packed suitcase. Last week was softer than soft, but this week brings Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Alvin and the Chimpmunks: Chipwrecked and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. If you’re a theater owner, it’s time to stock up on your colons.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 12:51PM - By Damon Houx
Will Robert Downey Jr. wear out his welcome? Hard to say, but he’s now got two franchises where he plays a smart jerk. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is Guy Richie‘s sequel to 2009′s surprisingly successful (it was overshadowed by Avatar, but made over $200 Million domestic) reworking of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous character. The newest entry co-stars Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, and Jared Harris. Check out the latest trailer…
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Thursday, July 14, 2011 1:11PM - By Laura Aguirre
Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are coming back for another bromance in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. With the mystery film scheduled to hit theaters in mid-December, a trailer was long overdue. Alas, it is here. Get ready to see a lot of chasing, explosions and drag. Yes, drag.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011 3:26PM - By Krystal Clark
This seems to be the week of new titles for movie franchises. Yesterday we learned that Sony’s Spider-Man reboot had been renamed The Amazing Spider-Man, and now Warner Bros wants to get in on the action. The studio has infused their upcoming Sherlock Holmes 2 with some added “oomph” in the title.
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