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Blu-ray Review: College Road Trip

17 July 2008 1:15 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

The Disney Raven-Symone/Martin Lawrence comedy College Road Trip made almost $45-million dollars at the box office during its release. While I know that this number shouldn't sicken me (the film stars a Disney Channel Favorite and was marketed directly to the pint-sized viewers who watch the Cable network religiously) for some reason it does all the same, the fact the Mouse House was able to bamboozle so many into believing this could be even remotely decent is depressingly incomprehensible. The simple fact is that I am not this picture's audience. Neither are parents. Nor are older siblings or pre-teen brothers and sisters. We will sit watching it as if stuck in purgatory, damned to 80-plus minutes of tired comedic shenanigans and decibel-screeching tomfoolery the likes of which are almost too horrific to even imagine. Don't get me wrong. I'm not a total idiot. The target audience of pre-teens and

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Sara Michelle Fetters

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On DVD Today: July 15, 2008

15 July 2008 12:39 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

DVD Links: Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest There isn't a whole lot to say about One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest that hasn't already been said. You can look back at just about every single Jack Nicholson performance and find reason to call one or the other his best. Cuckoo's Nest is without a doubt one of his best. Warner didn't send me a review copy of this film so I can't tell you how the transfer looks, how it sounds or what the special features are like, but knowing them it's going to be impressive. Very rarely am I ever not impressed by a Warner special edition release and I highly doubt they would mess this one up. I still remember the first time I watched this movie and there is one line that gets me still to this day, "Hit me,

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Brad Brevet

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21 Aces No. 1

1 April 2008 10:32 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Box office forecasters crapped out over the weekend as the film they had bet on to lead the competition came in third and a film they had expected to flop wound up at the top. In fact, Sony's gambling movie 21 far surpassed predictions, taking in $24.1 million over the weekend. Fox's Horton Hears a Who!, meanwhile, continued to take advantage of the kids' Easter break from school and slid just $27 percent to $17.4 million, putting its three-week total well above the $100-million mark. But Superhero Movie clearly did not have the kind of muscle analysts thought it did, winding up with just $9.5 million in its debut -- a far cry from the $15-20 million that had been predicted for it. Paramount's Stop-Loss -- despite generally strong reviews -- was not expected to do well, and it didn't. It came in eighth with just $4.6 million. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. 21, Sony/Columbia, $24,105,943, (New) ); 2. Horton Hears a Who!, Fox, $17,740,106, 3 Wks. ($117,589,254); 3. Superhero Movie, Mgm/The Weinstein Co., $9,510,297, (New) ); 4. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, Lionsgate, $7,481,508, 2 Wks. ($32,549,825); 5. Drillbit Taylor, Paramount, $5,713,585, 2 Wks. ($20,487,226); 6. Shutter, Fox, $5,221,016, 2 Wks. ($18,998,604); 7. 10,000 B.C., $4,947,174, 4 Wks. ($84,992,525); 8. Stop-Loss, Paramount, $4,555,117, (New) ); 9. College Road Trip, Disney, $3,457,756, 4 Wks. ($38,322,829); 10. The Bank Job, Lionsgate, $2,780,168, 4 Wks. ($19,521,672).

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21 Blackjacks Its Rivals

31 March 2008 10:29 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Defying analysts' odds, the gambling flick 21 topped the box office over the weekend with $23.7 million. Superhero Movie, which most industry forecasters had picked to win the competition, wound up with just $9.5 million to place third. The third week of Horton Hears a Who turned out to be music to the ears of Fox executives as it wound up with $17.4 million, taking it well past the $100-million mark to $117.2 million. Meanwhile, Stop-Loss, the best-reviewed new film, became the latest anti-Iraq-war movie to be shot down at the box office, as it opened in eighth place with just $4.5 million. Not even making the top-ten list was the Picturehouse comedy Run, Fat Boy, Run, which barely got off the blocks with $2.4 million in ticket sales. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. 21, $23.7 million; 2. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, $17.4 million; 3. Superhero Movie, $9.5 million; 4. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, $7.8 million; 5. Drillbit Taylor, $5.8 million; 6. Shutter, $5.3 million; 7. 10,000 B.C., $4.9 million; 8. Stop-Loss, $4.5 million; 9. College Road Trip, $3.5 million; 10. The Bank Job, $2.8 million.

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Whoville Comes In Loud And Clear

25 March 2008 10:18 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The sound of $24.6 million being plunked down at the box office greeted theater owners showing Horton Hears a Who! over the Easter weekend. According to final figures released by Media by Numbers, the animated Fox film based on the Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) children's book, the movie has taken in $86 million since it opened on March 14. Coming in second was Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, which opened with $20.1 million. But from those two leaders, the box office dropped off sharply. The horror film Shutter placed third with $10.4 million, about $100,000 ahead of Drillbit Taylor, starring Owen Wilson. Rounding out the top five was 10,000 B.C., which took in $8.9 million. Also making the top-ten was the Spanish-language Under the Same Moon from Fox Searchlight and The Weinstein Co. Playing in just 266 theaters, the film earned $2.8 million, the biggest opening ever for a Spanish-language movie. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!, 20th Century Fox, $24,590,596, 2 Wks. ($86,010,517); 2. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, Lionsgate, $20,082,809, (New); 3. Shutter, 20th Century Fox, $10,447,559, (New); 4. Drillbit Taylor, Paramount, $10,309,986, (New); 5. 10,000 B.C., Warner Bros., $8,934,064, 3 Wks. ($76,401,302); 6. Never Back Down, Summit Entertainment, $4,827,250, 2 Wks. ($16,790,361); 7. College Road Trip, Disney, $4,697,683, 3 Wks. ($32,073,003); 8. The Bank Job, Lionsgate, $4,191,773, 3 Wks. ($19,521,672); 9. Vantage Point, Sony/Columbia, $3,805,541, 5 Wks. ($65,300,784); 10. Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna), Fox Searchlight/Weinstein Co. $2,770,000, 1 Wk. ($34,967,10 -- Since Wednesday).

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An Elephant Stays In The Box Office

24 March 2008 10:25 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Kids returned to the movie theaters over the Easter weekend, giving Horton Hears a Who! a second consecutive box-office win with an estimated $25.1 million. Following last weekend's tally and solid midweek business, the film has now taken in $85.5 million in its first week. Lionsgate's Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns opened in second place with $20 million, about what analysts had predicted. The horror film Shutter from 20th Century Fox debuted in third place with $10.7 million, just ahead of Paramount's comedy, Drillbit Taylor, starring Owen Wilson, which earned around $10.2 million. In a surprise, the Spanish-language film Under the Same Moon from Fox Searchlight and The Weinstein Co. opened in 10th place with $2.6 million in 266 theaters, the most any Spanish-language film has ever made in its debut in the U.S. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Horton Hears a Who!, $25.1 million; 2. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, $20 million; 3. Shutter, $10.7 million; 4. Drillbit Taylor, $10.2 million; 5. 10,000 B.C., $8.7 million; 6. Never Back Down, $4.9 million; 7. College Road Trip, $4.6 million; 8. The Bank Job, $4.1 million; 9. Vantage Point, $3.8 million; 10. Under the Same Moon, $2.6 million.

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Horton Gets Off To Strong Midweek Box Office

19 March 2008 10:13 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Box office analysts were predicting big mid-week business for 20th Century Fox's Horton Hears a Who! as schools let out for the pre-Easter holiday break. On Monday, the G-rated film earned $3,615.494, according to box-office trackers Media by Numbers. That brought the film's four-day take to $48,628,492. Another family-targeted film, Disney's College Road Trip, took in $655,236 on Monday, off only 10 percent from the previous Monday.

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Horton Hears A Cash Register

18 March 2008 2:56 PM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Horton Hears a Who! enjoyed a weekend opening at the box office that was as big as the elephant at the center of the tale itself. According to final figures, the G-rated movie took in just over $45 million, making it the biggest opening for any film this year. As Dr.-Seuss-stories-turned-into-movies go, Horton beat The Cat in the Hat but not How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Among other opening films, Never Back Down produced a so-so $8.6 million. The film was produced for only $20 million. But another action flick, Doomsday, lived up to its name with a weekend tally of $4.9 million. Meanwhile, last weekend's winner, 10,000 B.C., headed for a fast extinction as it dropped 53 percent to $16.8 million. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Horton Hears a Who!, 20th Century Fox, $45,012,998, (New); 2. 10,000 B.C. Warner Bros., $16,773,312, 2 Wks. ($61,577,423); 3. Never Back Down, Summit Entertainment, $8,603,195, (New); 4. College Road Trip, Disney, $7,810,400, 2 Wks. ($24,203,543); 5. Vantage Point, Sony/Columbia, $5,462,747, 4 Wks. ($59,263,128); 6. The Bank Job, New Line, $3,043,162, 3 Wks. ($29,809,714); 7. Doomsday, Universal, $4,926,565, (New); 8. Semi-Pro, New Line, $3,043,162, 3 Wks., ($29,809,714; 9. The Other Boleyn Girl, Sony/Columbia, $2,882,846, 3 Wks. ($19,153,729); 10. The Spiderwick Chronicles, Paramount, $2,335,238, 5 Wks. ($65,376,031).

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Who'S On First

17 March 2008 10:21 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Whoville scored a massive victory at the box-office over the weekend as the G-rated Horton Hears a Who! hauled in an estimated $45.1 million, making it the best opening so far this year. Some analysts predicted that the actual take will turn out to be even higher when receipts from morning and matinee screenings for kids on Sunday are tallied. With spring break hitting many cities this week, the film is also expected to perform strongly through next weekend, which includes the Easter holiday. Also opening this week, Summit Entertainment's Never Back Down performed about as expected as it took in about $8.6 million to place third, but Universal's Doomsday appeared doomed to failure as it debuted in seventh place with just $4.7 million. Last weekend's winner, 10,000 B.C., came closer to extinction when it dropped 54 percent to earn $16.4 percent, raising its gross to $61.2 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, $45.1 million; 2. 10,000 B.C., $16.4 million; 3. Never Back Down, $8.6 million; 4. College Road Trip, $7.9 million; 5. Vantage Point, $5.4 million; 6. The Bank Job, $4.9 million; 7. Doomsday, $4.7 million; 8. Semi-Pro, $3 million; 9. The Other Boleyn Girl, $2.9 million; 10. The Spiderwick Chronicles, $2.4 million.

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Carrey's Elephant Tops U.S. Box Office

16 March 2008 6:35 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Jim Carrey has scored the biggest movie debut of 2008 - as an animated elephant.

The funnyman's Horton Hears A Who! has topped the U.S. box office with a $45.1 million (GBP22.5 million) opening weekend haul.

The film marks Carrey's second outing as a Dr. Seuss character - he also took the lead in How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

The family film easily held off the competition at the U.S. box office; last weekend's chart-topper, 10,000 B.C., dropped to number two with a $16.4 million (GBP8.2 million) second weekend take.

Djimon Hounsou's ultimate fighting film Never Back Down debuted at three with $8.6 million (GBP4.3 million).

The new top five in America is:

1. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!

2. 10,000 B.C.

3. Never Back Down

4. College Road Trip

5. Vantage Point

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10,000 Bc Opening: More Woolly Than Mammoth

11 March 2008 10:22 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Ordinarily a film that collects more than $35 million over its opening weekend is considered a smash hit. Not so in the case of Warner Bros.' 10,000 B.C., which many analysts claimed had an outside chance of setting a March record, beating last year's 300. As things turned out, however, 10,000 B.C. wound up with $35.9 million, about half of 300's opening take. Nevertheless, Warner Bros. executives expressed satisfaction with the result, pointing out that it exceeded their own prediction of $30 million. Moreover, the film performed strongly in its first roll-out overseas, where it took in $25.3 million in 20 countries. The real disappointment, analysts said, was the continued dreadful performance of New Line's Semi-Pro. Opening well below expectations last weekend, the movie's ticket sales dribbled down to just $5.8 million, dropping it to fifth place in its second weekend. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. 10,000 B.C., Warner Bros., $35,867,488, (New); 2. College Road Trip, Disney, $13,601,419, (New); 3. Vantage Point, Sony Pictures, $7,356,236, 3 Wks. ($51,536,985); 4. The Bank Job, Lionsgate, $5,935,256, (New); 5. Semi-Pro, New Line, $5,786,032, 2 Wks. ($24,721,340); 6. The Spiderwick Chronicles, Paramount, $4,712,945, 4 Wks. ($61,633,488); 7. The Other Boleyn Girl, Sony Pictures, $4,048,026, 2 Wks. ($14,660,260); 8. Jumper, Fox, $3,662,375, 4 Wks. ($72,446,523); 9. Step Up 2 the Streets, Disney, $3,062,501, 4 Wks. ($53,016,888); 10. Fool's Gold, Warner Bros., $2,782,416, 5 Wks. ($62,802,900).

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10,000 B.C. Tramples Competition To Claim U.S. Number One

9 March 2008 6:21 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Pre-historic adventure movie 10,000 B.C. has roared its way to the top of the U.S. box office chart with weekend (07-09Mar08) takings of $35.73 million (GBP17.87 million).

Director Roland Emmerich's epic film beat out competition from Martin Lawrence comedy College Road Trip to land the number one spot.

College Road Trip is at two with $14 million (GBP7 million), while political thriller Vantage Point falls a place to three with $7.5 million (GBP3.75 million).

Last week's number one, Semi-Pro, drops to four with $24.84 million (GBP12.42 million).

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Movie Reviews: College Road Trip

7 March 2008 10:33 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Kyle Smith in the New York Post gives College Road Trip one of the greatest left-handed compliments in reviewer history. He writes that it "is better than most Martin Lawrence movies -- much as strep throat is better than malaria." Other reviewers take a similar tack, like Michael Phillips in the Chicago Tribune: "Look, I know families have a low bar for this sort of diversion," he remarks. "When my kid's interested in seeing a movie, all the parent part of me (as opposed to the critic part) wants is an hour and a half or so that won't audibly rot his brain. By those low standards you could do worse than director Roger Kumble's" movie.

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10,000 Bc Could Set March Record, Say Analysts

7 March 2008 10:33 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Roland Emmerich's 10,000 Bc is expected not only to dominate the box office this weekend, but set ticket-sales records for the month as well, some analysts have predicted. The current record was set by last year's 300, which took in $70.9 million over the comparable weekend a year ago. Two other films are opening wide today (Friday), but are expected to provide weak competition. Disney is offering the G-rated comedy College Road Trip, starring Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symoné of The Cosby Show and That's So Raven, which is expected to take in $15-18 million. Lionsgate is distributing the British film The Bank Job, which is likely to take in $5-8 million.

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14 articles from 2008

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