Mamma Mia! has become the surprise blockbuster of the summer. So far, the movie musical has raked in over $281M worldwide and it’s still going strong. To put this number in perspective, the Meryl Streep starrer only cost $52M to make. And now comes word that the soundtrack, featuring the voices of Streep, Bronson, Firth & others, has landed [...] [...more]
The Dark Knight staged a comeback Saturday to emerge victorious for the fourth straight frame, while some surprisingly durable holdovers continued to find traction in the middle of the top 10 pack. Warner Bros’ superhero sequel lost to Pineapple Express on Friday by a narrow $7.9 million to $7.6 million margin. But on Saturday it surged [...] [...more]
Warner Bros.’ The Dark Knight scored a three-peat this weekend, landing atop the domestic boxoffice again with $43.8 million. The latest Batman sequel dipped just 42% from the previous frame in pushing its domestic cume to $394.9 million. Earning horrid reviews, Universal’s three-quel The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor unraveled a franchise-low $42.5 million in [...] [...more]
It was a weekend of bests. Warner Brothers is reporting the Batman sequel has just had the highest grossing weekend opener ever at a staggering $158.4 million. This narrowly beats Spiderman 3’s opening of $151.1 million from 2007. The Dark Knight also broke many other records, including: 1 - LARGEST NUMBER OF OPENING THEATRES WITH 4,366 (MORE [...] [...more]
As everyone waits for The Dark Knight to open this weekend, Mamma Mia! is posed to debut at a very solid #2. The Abba-inspired musical premiered internationally over the weekend and did gangbuster business, making over $24 million. In the UK, the Meryl Streep film opened at #1, making $13.2M, which is the 4th highest Universal Studio [...] [...more]
Oscar legend Meryl Streep turned the U.K. on its head last night with the world premiere of Universal’s highly anticipated Mamma Mia. Streep joined co-stars Colin Firth, Pierce Bronson and producers Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson at the Odeon Leicester Square in London to screaming paps and fans. The film, which will be released in the states on [...] [...more]
Leading lady Megan Fox said Michael Bay has given her only one direction on both Transformers‘ movies… “Just. Look. Hot.” Coincidentally, this is exactly how Helen Mirren won her Oscar for The Queen. [...more]
