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Final Weekend Box Office Has "Speed Racer" Finishing 3rd
It looks like Mike was on to something when he asked if Speed Racer would be this year’s first official Flopbuster. We reported late Friday night that the number for Speed Racer weren’t looking good. A lot depended on the Saturday numbers, but they weren’t good either. Continue →
"Speed Racer" first summer flopbuster?
I invented a new word today which appears in the title of this blog post, and it may not be a great one, but I think it gets the point across. Continue →
In the second week of our summer blockbuster season, Speed Racer is looking like it could be a flop. Right now it’s tracking on Rotten Tomates with a 34%…egads. My wife said USA Today gave it 1.5 out of 4 stars. Continue →
"Iron Man" Turns Into Gold For Marvel With $100M+ Opening
Marvel Studio’s first fully financed film and the first official film of the summer movie season blasted into theaters this weekend as Iron Man turned up jaw-dropping ticket sales in the US and around the world. Continue →
"Dr Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!" Has Who-Mongous Opening
Twentieth Century Fox’s “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!” opened to an impressive $45.1M at the domestic box office this weekend – the biggest opening so far in 2008. The #1 box office opening was another big win for Blue Sky Studios which Fox owns. Continue →
Jumper wins at the box office, sequel likely to happen now
The new supernatural, superhero movie, Jumper, was pretty much a bust in my eyes, but with it having such an open-ended finish, a sequel had already been planned and a box office victory was all the stood in its way. Well, it appears the sequel could get made since the movie “jumped” all over the [...] Continue →