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The Weekend Box Office – Our Take

Scott Schachter — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:21:47 +0000

This weekend, Natalie Portman was able to capitalize on the buzz generated from her Golden Globe win as her new film No Strings Attached opened at number 1 as we predicted .The Green Hornet showed a decent hold coming in at number 2, also as we predicted, dropping less then 50% ,while the The Dilemma fell to number 3.

And now for the rest of the top 10…

With a Golden Globe win for Best Actor (Colin Firth) The King’s Speech climbed to the number 4 spot this weekend, while the Golden Globe shutout True Grit slid to number 5 witnessing a larger then normal weekend decline. With No Strings Attached debuting at number 1, Portman’s other film Black Swan dropped to number 6, coming in slightly below our predictions.

The rest of the top 10 sees a neck to neck finish with Little Fockers coming at number 7, and Golden Globe winner The Fighter at number 8, while Yogi Bear and Tron Legacy finished slightly off from our predictions in regards to final gross and placement.

All in all, it was an interesting weekend at the box office! Stay tuned for this upcoming weeks box office predictions.

The Weekend Box Office Results-Our Take

Scott Schachter — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:53:51 +0000

After it was all said and done The Green Hornet opened slightly below my prediction to open at #1 with $33.7M, while The Dilemma bombed with $17.8M, and True Grit held strong at #3 with $10.9M.

Now on to the rest of the top 10…

The enormous theater expansions for both The Black Swan & The King’s Speech helped both films respective box office takes soar pushing them past my box office predictions and moving The Fighter down two spots. A slew of holiday leftovers were able to post modest declines as Yogi Bear held strong with a small decline as it was the only real option for adults to take their children to, while Little Fockers/Tron continued to under-perform.

I believed Country Strong would have held a little better at the box office due to Gwyneth Paltrow’s appearance on SNL as well as her rumored duet with Cee-Lo(which did not occur) of his song “Forget You,” but in this case it did not.

Rounding out the rest was Nicolas Cage’s The Season Of The Witch which tumbled in its second weekend but was still able to manage to finish inside the top 10 . This was above my prediction that it would it would fall out of the top ten completely, showing that people still want to see Cage in films ,and hopefully his upcoming Drive Angry will perform somewhat better.

Well, that’s all for now folks! Stay tuned for this week’s Box Office Predictions.

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Weekend Box Office: Little Fockers Stays on Top, Hits 100K

Laura Aguirre — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:47:41 +0000

It’s 2011 folks! Time for new beginnings and… wait, there’s no new movies, at least not on the top 10. Even though everyone seemed to take a break from Blue Valentine and Another Year this past weekend, the Little Fockers was still hard at work. The Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro movie exceeded $100k during the new year weekend with Yogi Bear and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader right behind it.

It seems that studios were right to rely on a large, built in fan bases. Check out this weekends box office numbers to see…

Little Fockers | Last Week #1 | Uni. | Weekend Gross $26,300,000 | Average Per Theater $7,400 | Total Gross $103,191,000 | Film’s Budget – $100 | Week 2
True Grit | Last Week #2 | Par. | Weekend Gross $24,500,000 | Average Per Theater $7,947 | Total Gross $86,765,000 | Film’s Budget – $38 | Week 2
Tron Legacy | Last Week #3 | BV | Weekend Gross $18,306,000 | Average Per Theater $5,440 | Total Gross $130,854,000 | Film’s Budget – $170 | Week 3
Yogi Bear | Last Week #5 | WB | Weekend Gross $13,000,000 | Average Per Theater $3,698 | Total Gross $66,130,000 | Film’s Budget – $80 | Week 3
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Last Week #4 | Fox | Weekend Gross $10,500,000 | Average Per Theater $3,562 | Total Gross $87,141,000 | Film’s Budget – $155 | Week 4
Tangled | Last Week #7 | BV | Weekend Gross $10,008,000 | Average Per Theater $3,876 | Total Gross $168,027,000 | Film’s Budget – $260 | Week 6
The Fighter | Last Week #4 | Par | Weekend Gross $10,000,000| Average Per Theater $3,946 | Total Gross $46,389,000 | Film’s Budget – $25 | Week 4
Gulliver’s Travels | NEW | Fox | Weekend Gross $9,100,000 | Average Per Theater $2,946 | Total Gross $27,229,000 | Film’s Budget – N/A | Week 2
Black Swan | Last Week #9 | FoxS | Weekend Gross $8,450,000 | Average Per Theater $5,441 | Total Gross $47,370,000 | Film’s Budget – $13 | Week 5
The King’s Speech | Last Week #11 | Wein. | Weekend Gross $7,649,000 | Average Per Theater $10,927 | Total Gross $22,807,000 | Film’s Budget – $15 | Week 6

Anyone notice another “huge” comedy missing the list? How Do You Know with the Holiday darling Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson and of course Jack Nicholson.

And while most films remained in their spots of last week, the buzz surrounding The King’s Speech is definitely working because the film has managed to break into the top ten during its sixth week in theaters. Good for them!

What did you see this weekend?

Weekend Box Office: 80s Sequel ‘Tron’ Tops the Charts

Laura Aguirre — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:17:29 +0000

Twenty years later, the world gets Tron: Legacy (read review). The much anticipated film opened this weekend and it topped the box office charts with $43.6 million. The Warner Bros. animated film Yogi Bear (read review) came in at No. 2, but didn’t make anything close to the Sci-fi film which stars Jeff Bridges, Garret Hedlund, and Olivia Wilde.

Check out this weekends box office numbers to see…

Tron: Legacy | NEW | BV | Weekend Gross $43,600,000 | Average Per Theater $12,63 | Total Gross $43,600,000 | Film’s Budget – $170 | Week 1
Yogi Bear | NEW | WB | Weekend Gross $16,705,000 | Average Per Theater $12,634 | Total Gross $43,600,000 | Film’s Budget – $80 | Week 1
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Vogaye of the Dawn Treader | Last Week #1 | Fox | Weekend Gross $12,400,000 | Average Per Theater $3,488 | Total Gross $42,764,000 | Film’s Budget – $155 | Week 2
The Fighter | Last Week #19 | Fox | Weekend Gross $12,200,000 | Average Per Theater $3,488 | Total Gross $12,634,000 | Film’s Budget – $25 | Week 2
The Tourist | Last Week #2 | Sony | Weekend Gross $8,700,000 | Average Per Theater $3,157 | Total Gross $30,791,000 | Film’s Budget – $100 | Week 5
Tangled | Last Week #3 | BV | Weekend Gross $8,676,000 | Average Per Theater $2,710 | Total Gross $127,819,000 | Film’s Budget – $260 | Week 4
Black Swan | Last Week #6 | FoxS | Weekend Gross $8,300,000 | Average Per Theater $8,655 | Total Gross $15,708,000 | Film’s Budget – $13 | Week 3
How Do You Know | NEW | Sony | Weekend Gross $7,600,000 | Average Per Theater $3,061 | Total Gross $7,600,000 | Film’s Budget – $120 | Week 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 | Last Week #4 | WB | Weekend Gross $4,845,000 | Average Per Theater $1,694 | Total Gross $265,546,000 | Film’s Budget – N/A | Week 5
Unstoppable | Last Week #5 | Fox | Weekend Gross $1,800,000 | Average Per Theater $961 | Total Gross $77,343,000 | Film’s Budget – $100 | Week 6

The new Reese Witherspoon rom-com had a weak opening this weekend with $7.6 million. On the other had, limited released movies like Black Swan and The Fighter are fighting (see what I did there?) their way to the top. Good for them! They’re good films!

What did you see this weekend?

Yogi Bear: Movie Review

Justine JC — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:03 +0000

Hide your pic-a-nic baskets and run for cover, people, because Yogi Bear and Boo Boo are back to reek havoc on the forest! This time around disaster strikes in 3D/live action, which indicates sheer elation for children and gut wrenching nausea for parents. Director Eric Brevig teams up with Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, and Anna Faris for this “Jellystone” adventure that opens in theaters nationwide this Friday.

Check out the review below…

The Players:

Director: Eric Brevig
Producers: Donald De Line, Karen Rosenfelt,
Writers: Brad Copeland, Jeffrey Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin
Cast: Justin Timberlake, Dan Akyroyd, Anna Faris, Andrew Daly

The Plot:

Jellystone Parl’s notorious troublemakers, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo, embark on another troublesome adventure of lunch stealing in the forest. Days of dodging his nemesis, Ranger Smith, and irritating daily campers seems like strictly fun and games – however, the party’s over when Yogi gets wind of some upsetting news: Jellystone Park is being sold! Desperate to save the forest, Yogi and Boo Boo reluctantly team up with Ranger Smith to devise a plan.

The Good:

Yogi/Boo Boo: While Yogi Bear appeals to a fairly limited audience, the characters of Yogi and Boo Boo hold incredibly iconic significance in the history of animation. Timberlake and Aykroyd had quite a responsibility in re-creating/paying tribute to the original “voices.” Aykroyd rarely fails to please, so noting his fabulously goofy rendition of Yogi is almost unnecessary. Timberlake, on the other hand, was surprisingly great, given that you don’t exactly pin the pop star turned “actor” as a family-movie kind of chap. You can take the boy out of the Mickey Mouse Club but can’t take the Mickey Mouse Club out of the boy, eh?
Live Action/3D Animation: Not that this is remotely original, but the live action coupled with 3D animation made for a perfectly entertaining adventure. Also, a little human to human action made the experience slightly less grueling for those of us over the age of 10.
Environmental Message: The film is ultimately encouraging children to embrace nature, which is an excellent thing to promote to a generation so deeply distracted by technology. Bravo!

The Good/Bad:

Cheesy: I’ll keep it brief: It’s Yogi Bear. If you aren’t babysitting your neighbor’s kid or being dragged to a family outing, you have no business in the theater.
Supporting Roles: “Kiddy” tones, over-exaggerated smiles, and tediously annoying melodramatics are warmly welcomed in this genre – but all of the supporting characters (Faris, Daly, Coddry) took these “luxuries” a notch too far. Some of the deliveries borderline obnoxiousness. Yes, they are children, but they aren’t imbeciles.

Overall:

I, personally, have little patience for animated adventures (!) but I imagine there are plenty of keen supporters of both this genre and Yogi, himself. As long as your expectations don’t exceed the realities of animated children’s films, you’re set.

Rating: 6/10

The film opens nationwide Friday, December 17th!

Interview: Justin Timberlake and Dan Akroyd Talk Yogi Bear

Justine JC — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:30:09 +0000

Grab your pic-a-nic baskets and run for cover, people, because Yogi Bear and his tomfoolery have returned to the forest. Warner Bros. and director, Eric Brevig, present a 3D adventure that is sure to make adults nauseous and children ecstatic. Yogi and Boo Boo, voiced by Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake, have received grave news: Jellystone Park is being sold!

We were fortunate enough to sit down with the actors to get their two cents on the picture. Check out the interview below…

You both had quite a responsibility in reviving the voices of two, iconic animated characters. What was that like?

Dan Akroyd: The characters are long establishing in American culture, from the 1960′s. They were well written and well done. Even though it was flat panel animation at the time, they had a lot of heart and a lot of sweetness that made them endure. We wanted to get as close as we could to the characterizations that were there originally because this is a re-tribute to that great Hanna Barbara franchise – so we wanted to be true to that. He can’t help who he is and I can’t help who I am, so I think you can hear that a lot of our personality comes through in the voices and a lot of our own vocal skill. [Justin's] dryness is incredible, he really channels this character. It’s a two-hander with an incredible supporting cast.

Justin Timberlake: I think an interesting thing about the process of voicing these characters, and so genius of Eric, the director, was he had Dan and I come to record together. We had two or three sessions together because we really did see this as a Batman and Robin, if you will, sort of duo. It really made a difference with the rhythm of the banter between Yogi and Boo Boo. In the specifics of re-voicing such iconic characters, we were honored to pay tribute to multi-generational characters and knowing these characters would be introduced to young minds for the first time. We were encouraged to put a new spin on them. I was just excited to wear a bow-tie.

Were you pleased to be a part of a project that’s ultimately encouraging children to embrace nature? Especially in a generation that’s so distracted by technology?

DA: Put up the texting, put up the Blackberry, put up the laptop, at least for a long weekend once or twice a month. We are ruining the attention span of this generation. It’s time to get back to nature and see that there are other creatures out there. I grew up on the edge of a national park and had to walk to school, and that’s when I used to watch Yogi. In the afternoons after walking through this park – timber wolves, creeks, snow drifts, a bat highway.

JT: I did a film about the birth of social networking and it drove me crazy even being part of that movie. It’s way beyond my brain span, I grew up in Tennessee on the edge of a state park.

Justin, you’re voice is responsible for the bulk of your career. What was it like to use your voice in such a specific capacity?

JT: At the risk of ruining my social life, funny enough, I kind of learned how to sing when I was a kid imitating singers on the radio; Al Green and Michael Jackson and Don Henley, but also I was an only child and obviously really bored. I would entertain my parents by imitating Scooby Doo and Boo Boo, all the cartoon voices.

What was the recording process like for you?

JT: Ha, they all shot this live action in New Zealand and then Dan and I show up and there were these weird stencil drawings running through and it was our job to find what we thought was funny. I grew up with Hanna-Barbara cartoons and I don’t think I realized I would be in character as Boo Boo the entire time. I grew up with them and laughed with them as a kid – nostalgia is probably the reason I did the film.

Were you able to jump right into the Boo Boo? Or was there any vocal-character prep required?

JT:I did some sessions by myself toward the end of the process. Hanna Barbara had a knack for creating characters that stand the test of time. It had weight with me as a young person, as well as with Dan, which speaks so much about how well these characters were thought out when they were first created. Getting the voice of Boo Boo, I had someone on hand with the old 60′s and 70′s cartoons and I would sit there and listen to it in between takes and before we would start ou sessions. It would take me 15-20 minutes to really get it – this is all really boring, geeky vocal stuff – but to get your palate to the right level of the character, after the first 20 minutes, I would go back and re-record everything we’d done in the first half hour. You just get in the pocket of the tone and inflection. I’m really killing any sort of coolness I had before I got here.

Check out Akroyd and Timberlake’s vocal talents in Yogi Bear in theaters this Friday December 17th!

New Yogi Bear Trailer Slightly Funnier Than the First

Krystal Clark — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:27:35 +0000

Warner Bros is still trying to prove that their upcoming Yogi Bear adaptation is better than the rest with this new trailer. IGN, got first dibs on the video that features some fresh footage and more food stealing hijinks from Yogi and his sidekick Boo Boo. The film stars Dan Aykroyd in the title role with Justin Timberlake voicing his younger, more reasonable companion. If you hated the first trailer, take comfort in knowing that this one is slightly better…

Yogi Bear is a live-action-CGI hybrid that features plenty of real people such as Tom Cavanagh and Anna Faris. They serve as foils for the constantly hungry bear who makes it his business to steal food (especially sandwiches) from the patrons at Jellystone Park. His latest need to feed couldn’t come at a worse time, the park has been losing money and the corrupt mayor has plans to shut it down.

Faced with his biggest challenge ever, Yogi must prove that he really is “smarter than the average bear” as he and Boo Boo join forces with their old nemesis Ranger Smith to find a way to save Jellystone Park from closing forever. Timberlake’s Boo Boo voice is really working for us here, but Aykroyd not so much. It sounds like he’s doing a bad impression of what the character sounded like in the cartoon but it’s not working.

Yogi Bear hits theaters on December 17th.

What do you think of the trailer?

Yogi Bear 3D Trailer – Justin Timberlake is Surprisingly Good

Krystal Clark — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:57:13 +0000

After warming us up with a movie poster, Warner Bros has unveiled the first trailer for their upcoming CGI/live action adaptation of Yogi Bear. The famous forest creature and his sidekick Boo Boo, will be hitting the big screen accompanied by the voice talents of Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake (this guy’s in everything). Check out the trailer…

The trailer is introduced by an enthused Aykroyd (someone’s happy to be working again) who takes us into the new world of Yogi Bear. The film is based on the popular Hanna-Barbera cartoon series of the same name that originally debuted in 1958.

Yogi Bear is scheduled to hit theaters on December 17th but I’ll be sitting in IMAX watching Tron Legacy that day. Sorry, 3D Yogi. Maybe this will be the Alvin and the Chipmunks of last year? In December, it opened right after Avatar and still made a decent amount of money. Maybe Warner Bros is hoping that will happen here?

On a side note, Timberlake’s Boo Boo voice isn’t that bad! Maybe he should stick to voice acting?

What do you think of the first trailer for Yogi Bear? Are you interested in seeing the film?

First Poster for 3D Yogi Bear Movie

Krystal Clark — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:56:04 +0000

Are you smarter than the average movie goer? If so, you’ll probably run in the opposite direction before seeing this film. I’m talking about the new computer animated Yogi Bear movie. That’s right, Hollywood has once again gone back in time, raped one of the classics, drenched it in 3D, and are presenting it for your mass consumption — again. Over at Yahoo Movies, the first poster has been released for the film and it scares the living crap out of me. Is this a family flick or a horror movie? Take a look…

Official Synopsis:

Jellystone Park has been losing business, so greedy Mayor Brown (Andrew Daly), decides to shut it down and sell the land. That means families will no longer be able to experience the natural beauty of the outdoors — and, even worse, Yogi and Boo Boo will be tossed out of the only home they’ve ever known. Faced with his biggest challenge ever, Yogi must prove that he really is “smarter than the average bear” as he and Boo Boo join forces with their old nemesis Ranger Smith to find a way to save Jellystone Park from closing forever.

Yogi Bear is directed by Eric Brevig and stars Dan Aykroyd as the title character and Justin Timberlake as his sidekick, Boo Boo. I can’t even describe my anger at THAT casting but whatever. The film is based on the popular Hanna-Barbera cartoon series that originally debuted in 1958 with the lead character voiced by Daws Butler.

The 3D Yogi sucks. That’s not the bear I grew up with. Suddenly I have the urge to turn to the Boomerang Network and watch some old school cartoons because this CGI stuff is ruining everything!

Yogi Bear is scheduled to hit theaters this holiday season on December 17, 2010. Good luck trying to beat out Tron Legacy with that one!

What do you think of the first poster for Yogi Bear?

Aykroyd, Timberlake, and Faris Join Yogi Bear

Krystal Clark — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:32:59 +0000

Can we stop the madness with all these animation adaptations? Variety is reporting that Warner Bros has plans to produce a live action/CGI version of Yogi Bear. Remember, Yogi? He was smarter than the average bear as well as a petty thief, and according to the trade he’s going to get some help from the likes of Dan Aykroyd, Anna Faris, and Justin Timberlake.

Dan Aykroyd is in negotiations to voice Yogi, Justin Timberlake is in talks to play his sidekick Boo Boo, and Faris will take on the role of a documentary filmmaker. Yogi will be directed by Eric Brevig from a script by Brad Copeland and produced by Donald De Line and Karen Rosenfelt. The movie will be based on the popular Hanna-Barbera cartoon character that originally debuted in 1958 and was voiced by Daws Butler.

Aykroyd has been landing work recently left and right. We recently told you about his gig in the upcoming John Landis black comedy, Burke & Hare and he’s still holding out hope for Ghostbusters 3. Timberlake is in the process of transforming himself into a serious actor by tackling one of the primary roles in the David Fincher flick, The Social Network. Who would have thought ten years ago that this kid would still be making moves in the industry?

Shooting on Yogi is scheduled to begin in New Zealand next month.

What do you think about the casting for the Yogi Bear movie?

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