October 2nd, 2009 at 8:47 am by Laff at the Movies under Entertainment
Drew Barrymore’s directoral debut coming-of-age movie shot in the Ann Arbor area, Michigan documentary filmmaker Michael Moore’s latest, an animation favorite returns in 3D, a romantic comedy, and a horror/comedy throwback to B-movies past…
New at Theaters (Friday): “Capitalism: A Love Story”, “The Invention of Lying”, “Toy Story/Toy Story 2″ (3D), “Whip It”, “Zombieland”
Limited Release in Grand Rapids market:
“Cold Souls” (UICA in Grand Rapids and The Harbor Theater in Muskegon 10/2),
“Lorna’s Silence” (The Harbor Theater in Muskegon 10/2)
Moving to Woodland Mall this week ($4.00 shows): “500 Days of Summer”, “The Hangover”, “G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra”, ”Anvil: The Story of Anvil”
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July 7th, 2009 at 7:22 am by Laff at the Movies under Entertainment
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” stays just ahead of “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”
“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” beat “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” on its opening day last Wednesday, but for the weekend it came up a little short of upsetting last week’s number one. The holiday weekend’s other new movie “Public Enemies” was a strong 3rd.
“Transformers 2″ is quickly closing in on $300 million in just 12 days. Overall, the entire box office was down 20% from last weekend, but its hard tocompare to the opening weekend of a blockbuster and a holiday weekend that keeps many people out of theaters.
TOP MOVIES AT WEEKEND BOX OFFICE (estimated results):
1. “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” - $42.32 million ($293.35 million total)
(2nd week, was #1 last week, lost 61% from last week)
2. “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” – $41.69 million (1st week)
3. “Public Enemies” – $25.27 million (1st week)
4. “The Proposal” – $12.86 million
(3rd week, was #2 last week, lost 31% from last week)
5. “The Hangover” - $11.27 million ($205.04 million total)
(5th week, was #3 last week, lost 34% of audience from last week)
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June 29th, 2009 at 1:33 pm by Laff at the Movies under Entertainment
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” beats everyone at the weekend box office
There wasn’t really any doubt which movie would be number one during the weekend… it was just a matter of by how much… “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” pulled in $112 million for the weekend and $201 million since its Wednesday opening. “Transformers 2″ set a new high for a June weekend, its also the highest-grossing non-holiday, highest grossing non-Friday opening weekend and becomes the seventh opening weekend overall. “The Dark Knight” is still the biggest 5-day opening all time ($203.8 million).
“Transformers 2″ boosted the entire box office 35% more than last weekend and at $194.97 million, it marks the biggest weekend of the year. “Up” has passed “Star Trek” as the biggest movie of 2009 with $250 million so far.
TOP MOVIES AT WEEKEND BOX OFFICE (estimated results):
1. “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” - $112.00 million ($201 million total) (1st week)
2. “The Proposal” – $18.47 million
(2nd week, was #1 last week, lost 45% from last week)
3. “The Hangover” - $17.22 million
(4th week, was #2 last week, lost 36% of audience from last week)
4. “Up” – $13.05 million ($250 million total)
(5th week, was #3 last week, lost 45% from last week)
5. “My Sister’s Keeper” – $12.03 million (1st week)
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June 26th, 2009 at 8:26 am by Laff at the Movies under Entertainment
New at Theaters (Friday): “Away We Go”, “My Sister’s Keeper”, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (Wednesday)
Best Bet(s): 3 very different movie ths weekend: the sci-fi action blockbuster “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”, the romantic comedy “Away We Go”, and the heartbreaking drama “My Siser’s Keeper”… so depending on what your in the mood for… this weekend is wide-open.
New on DVD (Tuesday): “Confessions of A Shopaholic”, “Inkheart”, “Pink Panther 2″, “Waltz With Bashir”
Best Bet(s): “Waltz With Bashir” was an Oscar nominated foreign animated drama, the other three had mixed success and reviews
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Next Week at Theaters: “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” (Wednesday), “Public Enemies” (Wednesday), “Whatever Works” (might play in Grand Rapids & Lansing)
Next Week on DVD: “12 Rounds”, “The Betrayed”, “The Education of Charlie Banks”, “The Jonas Brothers 3-D Concert Experience”, “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li”, “Two Lovers”
MY REVIEWS OF OTHER MOVIES CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THEATERS OR AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY:
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