This week offers some of 2012′s bigger releases of the early months of the year – with a romance and vampires versus werewolves – and one of it’s possible cult movies. And for the older titles, there’s a a good Criterion release, some western and noir classics, and one of the great unheralded sequels. Not a bad bunch, and check it out the full list after the jump.
The active-duty Seals that starred in Act of Valor took the weekend handily, while Hollywood was getting their nails done and hair right for their biggest night of self congratulation. Wanderlust and Amanda Seyfried‘s Gone died quick and horrible deaths, and Tyler Perry sans Madea-drag proved to be weak box office sauce. Full numbers below…
Oh hey, it’s Oscar weekend. That’s not going to stop movies from coming out, mind you, but it’s that time of year when the film industry congratulates itself for still making movies. Since the industry has changed dramatically over the last couple years, the films that are doing the most business right now aren’t the nominees, with only The Descendents currently in more than a thousand theaters. And I don’t see The Weinstein’s yet expanding The Artist. What’s up with that?
It is a holiday weekend – at least for some government employees and students – so it’s worth looking at the four day numbers, though there’s very little difference. The big winner is last week’s Safe House, which managed to hold stronger than The Vow, while Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance proved a weaker draw than expected. Let’s look at the numbers, shall we?
Can Nicolas Cage keep the Ghost Rider going? When the first film hit, it opened to $45 Million around the same weekend in 2007. But the film was not all that well received. And then there’s last weekend’s big winner The Vow. The Valentine’s day is over, but the film is a monster hit. One wonders if they can find a way to make a sequel. And then there’s This Means War - which after The Vow‘s showing, looks like it came to the dance without a date. Interesting times.
Success continues at the box office, this time with the pre-Valentine’s Day movie The Vow leading the way. The Rachel McAdams-Channing Tatum romance opened to a sizable $41.7 million, an amount none of us saw coming. The Vow was followed closely by the new action flick Safe House with $39.3 million. But The Vow and Safe House weren’t the only surprises this weekend – Journey 2: The Mysterious Island also brought in a fair amount of $27.6 million, beating out George Lucas‘ rerelease of Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace, which opened at No. 4 with $23 million. And finally, at No. 5 was Chronicle, which earned another $12.3 million, bringing its new total to an amazing $40.1 million.
Check out the numbers…
Last weekend, we saw two new picture do much more business than expected on a Super Bowl weekend. This weekend we’re looking at four pictures that could all do over $20 Million. Safe House, The Vow, The Phantom Menace 3-D, and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island all have name players, and target audience appeal. Who wins? Take a look…
We’ve got a good chunk of casting news to report today, so let’s get to it. Anthony Mackie may have lost out to Jeremy Renner for a role in Mission Impossible 4, but that hasn’t stopped him from taking other projects. According to Variety, he’s negotiating to star in a police thriller opposite Sam Worthington called Man On a Ledge. The story centers on a former NYPD officer (Worthington), who threatens to jump to his death. More castings below….
Two Nicholas Sparks veterans are joining forces for another dramatic sap-fest entitled, The Vow. According to Variety, Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams will star in a new book adaptation but this time the story will be based on actual events. The film will bring the drama, so don’t forget the tissues, because you’ll be flooded with tears…
