Sunday, November 16, 2003
Weekend Report :: November 14 - 16, 2003
1. Elf ($27.2 Million)
2. Master and Commander ($25.7 Million)
3. The Matrix Revolutions ($16.3 Million)
4. Brother Bear ($12.0 Million)
5. Looney Tunes ($9.5 Million)
6. Love Actually ($8.9 Million)
7. Scary Movie 3 ($6.1 Million)
8. Radio ($5.0 Million)
9. Tupac Resurrection ($4.7 Million)
10. Mystic River ($3.3 Million)
Amidst almost universally negative word-of-mouth, Warner Brothers’ much-hyped Matrix Revolutions, took a precipitous 66% nosedive at the box office.
Elf took advantage of its almost universally positive word-of-mouth and nabbed the top slot. This is a mere 12% drop from its opening weekend.
The Russell Crow vehicle Master and Commander surpassed expectations and opened at #2 with $25.7 million. The film is based on Patrick O’Brian’s immensely popular series of novels set during the Napoleanic wars.
The weekends real disappointment was Looney Tunes: Back in Action which earned a measly $9.5 million. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin and a bunch of cartoon characters.
Overall box office receipts fell and were almost 25% lower than the same weekend last year when Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets opened.
Next Week: Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat
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Saturday, November 15, 2003
News Briefs | More Mandy Moore!
Mandy Moore’s latest
By popular demand, our Mandy Moore coverage continues with this poster from her next film Chasing Liberty in which she plays the presidents daughter. This should not be confused with the Katie Holmes’ flick First Daughter which will be released around the same time.
Exorcist reshoot news
The newly redesigned Dark Horizons, brings news of the Exorcist 4 reshoots. As we’ve already reported, original director Paul Schrader was fired from the project after delivering his initial cut of the film. He was replaced by Renny Harlin. “The scale of the shoot has grown significantly, and looks now like it’ll be at least six weeks with just a very small amount of the original movie ending up being used,” reports Dark Horizons’ confidential source. “Big sets have been erected at Cinecitta in preparation, and casting for new roles is on going in several countries apparently”.
Is JINX still jinxed?
USA Today interviewed Halle Berry regarding her soon to be released Gothika. Of interesting note was this little item: “the [James] Bond spinoff based on her Jinx character is still in development, despite reports that MGM has pulled the plug.” Berry has mentioned in several articles about how upset she is about the project being cancelled.
Steve Martin signs on for PINK PANTHER
It’s official. Steve Martin will take over the role of Inspector Clouseau in MGM’s relauch of The Pink Panther franchise.
TREMORS 4???
Apparently, there is a huge audience for cheesy movies about killer worms. Tremors 4 will hit store shelves on January 2nd. This film is actually a prequel. But don’t worry—Michael Gross (Family Ties,Tremors: The Series) will be playing the great-grandfather of the character he normally plays. To compensate for the lack of anybody who cares this movie, Universal is throwing a copy of the first Tremors in for free. Read the rest...
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Friday, November 14, 2003
BIG FISH pics... lots of em!
Sony Pictures seems to be feeling pretty good about Tim Burton’s Big Fish right now. The movie has been pushed back to a Christmas Day released and is already being promoted by the studio as an Oscar contender. So far, everything about it looks great. The following pics are very cool and Sony has launched a brand new website for the film. I’m looking forward to this one.
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Thursday, November 13, 2003
News Briefs :: Natalie gets serious
Portman on Capa
In an attempt to wash off the Star Wars cooties, Natalie Portman has signed on to star in Capa, a biopic about war photographer Robert Capa. Capa will be played by Adrien Brody. The film is directed by Menno Meyjes (Max).
Bourne 2 starts production
Universal Pictures announced today that principal photography has begun on The Bourne Supremacy, the sequel to the excelleng Matt Damon thriller The Bourne Identity. Original cast members Matt Damon, Franka Potenta, Brian Cox and Julia Stiles will be returning, unfortunately, director Doug Liman will not. Paul Greengrass (Bloody Sunday) will be directing the sequel.
Groonies? WTF?
Mtv News has released more info on Dick Donner’s proposed Goonies sequel. If you thought this project couldn’t get any more embarrassing, Donner has announced the title is Groonies. That’s right. I’m not kidding. And check out Donner’s explanation for the title:
"The new group is called the Groonies, because they happen to live in a town where [Data], the Chinese kid, lives ... and he’s got an electronics repair shop and all the kids hang out at his shop. He has this Chinese accent and he calls the Goonies the Groonies, and so the new kids call themselves the Groonies, until they get into a situation where the old Goonies have to save the new Groonies, or vice versa."
Chuckie’s SEED gets greenlight
Fangoria report that after years of rumors the fifth Chucky film has been greenlighted. The Seed of Chucky will be written and directed by Don Mancini who is the creator of Child’s Play. The film will be produced by Focus Features and will begin filming in Romania in March. Read the rest...
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KILL BILL 2 pics
It’s currently in vogue to bash Kill Bill, but I am totally convinced that we won’t be able to properly assess this movie until we have seen the second part. Sure, it does seem like an idiotic idea to split this into two films. But what’s the point in bitching. Here are our first few glimpses at Kill Bill Volume 2.
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