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 Oscars have been announced so The Descendants – which was still a limited release – is going wide this weekend. One wonders when The Artist will follow. Since the front runner’s still in limited release, mainstream audiences can choose between Liam Neeson and wolves in The Grey, Katherine Heigl in One for the Money, and Sam Worthington in Man on a Ledge. Decisions, decisions. It’s likely last weekend’s winners will stay viable.
Kate Beckinsale jumped from one top spot to another. The fierce actress remained at the top of the box office with her new movie Underworld Awakening, which brought in a solid amount of $25.4 million. In the No. 2 spot was Red Tails which made a surprising solid debut of $19.1 million. Contraband, Beckinsale’s other movie, fell to No. 3. The heist thriller grossed $12.2 million over the weekend, bringing its total to $46.1 million. Five weeks after its debut, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close finally broke into the top 10 with $10.5 million, coming in before Stephen Soderbergh‘s Haywire. The 9/11 film came in at No. 4, while Haywire rounded out the top 5 with $9 million.
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This weekend you can watch a lot of women kick butt. Not only is there Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: Awakening, Gina Carano makes her acting debut in Steven Soderbergh‘s Haywire. And then there’s George Lucas‘s Red Tails, which highlights the African American pilots who fought and flew in World War II. And for those looking for something more heartwarming, you can watch Tom Hanks die on 9/11 in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Something for everyone. Who wins? Find out…
The Success of the 3-D Resident Evil film seems to have given new life to the Underworld franchise. It would explain why Kate Beckinsale is back after basically skipping the third film, why the film is in 3-D, and why probably a whole host of other things. The fourth film film Underworld Awakening is due out January 20, 2012, and the latest trailer offers a look at the plot, which concerns a werewolf vampire hybrid and no Scott Speedman. Check it out…
