For those who are without HBO, but have been hearing non-stop about the greatness of Game of Thrones, now is your chance to own it legally! It leads the pack of new releases, which include such fall winners as Jack and Jill, The Immortals, and Footloose, and catalog greats from Eddie Murphy, Ron Howard, Alfred Hitchcock, and Monty Python. Check out the best of this week’s new releases:
Over the weekend, Immortals fought its way to the top of the box office. The action film grossed $32 million, which came as a shock to us. We expected Puss In Boots to hold on to the No. 1 spot a little longer. Adam Sandler‘s twin-drag comedy Jack and Jill followed Immortals in second place, earning $26 million. Puss In Boots came in third with 25.5 million, bringing its total to $108.9 million, while Brett Ratner‘s Tower Heist came in fourth, earning $13.2 million. Rounding out the top five was Clint Eastwood‘s biopic J. Edgar, which earned $11.4 million.
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Adam Sandler‘s Jack and Jill features twins named after the childhood rhyme. Puss in Boots features those characters from the childhood rhyme. Both are the most likely candidates for the top slot at the box office this weekend, with The Immortals and J. Edgar also hitting theaters. Last weekend saw Boots rebound from bad weather and hold the top spot against Tower Heist – perhaps it will make it a week three. Weak three could also describe the wide releases this weekend.
Adam Sandler may have found his new leading lady in Katie Holmes according to a report from THR. The trade claims that the actress is in talks to star opposite Sandler in his upcoming film Jack and Jill, a comedy that has the actor reuniting with his Grown Ups director Dennis Dugan. Not only will Holmes be going against Sandler but she’ll also be going toe to toe with Al Pacino, who in the film plays — Al Pacino. Seriously!
