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Hannah Montana + Wall-E Triumph At Children's BAFTAs

30 November 2008 5:35 PM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Miley Cyrus' hit show Hannah Montana and animated movie Wall-E were the big winners at the British Academy Children's Awards in London.

The Children's BAFTAs ceremony, which took place on Sunday night, saw the hit Disney series named most popular feature in the Kids Vote category.

The winner was decided by a poll of children aged from seven to 14 and attracted a record number of votes - with over 200,000 fans registering their opinion.

Hit sci-fi move Wall-e saw off still competition from Ratatouille, Horton Hears a Who! and Stardust to be named Best Feature Film.

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Movie Reviews: Bolt

21 November 2008 1:34 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Critics are giving Disney's Bolt no standing ovation, as they are wont to do for most of the Pixar product the studio releases, but they are giving it plenty of polite applause. Consider A.O. Scott's comments in the New York Times: "If Bolt ... does not quite rise to the level of bona fide Pixar masterpieces like Wall-E, Finding Nemo and Ratatouille, it does manage to be frisky, funny and inventive enough to engage the attention of grown-ups as well as children." Claudia Puig in USA Today comes to the identical conclusion, writing: "Funny and heartwarming, if not entirely original, Bolt is bound to charm audiences of all ages." Roger Moore in the Orlando Sentinel comments that it "marries the best Disney traditions with Pixar polish." Lou Lumenick in the New York Post doesn't go that far, calling it "sporadically entertaining, occasionally quite funny and presented in unremarkable 3-D," but concluding that overall, it's "deeply mediocre." The movie itself reportedly underwent a major overhaul after the Disney/Pixar merger, and several critics observe that the touch of Pixar's John Lasseter, who is now overseeing all Disney animated fare, is evident in the movie. Writes Glenn Whipp in the Los Angeles Daily News: "Lasseter believes that 'for every laugh, there should be a tear.' Which is another way of saying that movies should have heart, a quality in short supply in Disney animated offerings this decade. ... You won't need to keep a pack of tissue at the ready here, but Bolt does have some lump-in-the-throat moments courtesy of a vividly drawn, huggable main character you grow to love." Similarly, Kenneth Turan writes in the Los Angeles Times: "At the end of the day, Bolt is a sweet Disney family film, but Lasseter's oversight has made it smarter than it otherwise would have been. It's not in Pixar's league, but it's laced with idiosyncratic characters with pleasantly wacky attitudes."

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The Showdown: Wall-E Vs. Batman

14 November 2008 5:55 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

While many industry observers are predicting that the planned December 9 release of The Dark Knight on DVD will become the year's biggest video hit, a few others suggest that next Tuesday's release of Disney/Pixar's Wall-E should not be overlooked. They point out that animated features have a long history of dominance in home-video sales and that Wall-e is one of the few that holds as much appeal for adults as it does for children. Meanwhile, websites that focus on high-definition fare have unanimously endorsed the Blu-ray version of Wall-e as the HD gold standard. On dvdtown.com, James Plath begins his review of the Blu-ray release with the single word "Wow." He calls the picture detail "remarkable" and says that it often displays a "pleasing" 3-D quality that gives the illusion of depth "without 'popping' the figures out at you as if you were watching a film with those funny cardboard glasses." On bluray.com, Ben Williams calls the video quality "flawless ... simply stunning." He adds: "Wall-e is as perfect and stunning on Blu-ray as anyone could have hoped." On highdefdigest.com, Peter M. Bracke calls the Wall-e Blu-ray package "a truly ground-breaking achievement." He goes on to write that it is "guaranteed to rank as a new demo disc of choice. ... Pixar has crowed that there is not a pixel out of place, and the hyperbole is justified. Wall-E is a visual masterpiece."

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Wall-E + Kung Fu Panda Lead Animated Oscars Shortlist

12 November 2008 4:13 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Box office hits Wall-E and Kung Fu Panda are already early frontrunners for next year's Academy Award nominations.

Both films have been shortlisted for the best animated feature Oscar, in a category that will see 14 pictures battle it out for three final slots to compete for the coveted award.

Other films shortlisted in the category include Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Dr Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!, Bolt, Igor, Fly Me to the Moon and animated documentary Waltz with Bashir.

This year's awards saw the honour go to Pixar's Ratatouille.

The award will be announced at the annual ceremony in Hollywood on 22 February.

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Wall E Videos To Feature Advanced Definition

7 November 2008 10:46 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Pixar Animation Studios director Andrew Stanton says that the company has gone to extraordinary lengths to preserve precise details in its Blu-ray version of Wall-E, due to be released on Nov. 18. The Video Business website quoted Stanton as saying, "This is the first time where a format exactly represents how good a film looks in the building here. ... It used to be that you'd only go downhill from here after [creating films in the studio]. We sweat over every pixel." Pixar's general manager, Jim Morris, suggested that the extra work poured into the Blu-ray edition, was initially a matter of Pixar pride. "This is a filmmaker's dream. They didn't think that anyone cared about that level of technicality as much as they do, and now they are happy that people do."

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John Ratzenberger Recieves Career Achievement Award From Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival

18 October 2008 1:26 PM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Ft. Lauderdale, Fl (Cns) -- John Ratzenberger, star of TV sitcom phenomenon "Cheers" and countless films, was the recipient of the 2008 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Career Achievement Recipient on Friday, October 17th. He is best known for his role as lovable postman and 80's pop culture icon Cliff Clavin on "Cheers", which he played for 11 years. He's been featured in films like A Bridge Too Far, Reds, and Gandhi. He's directed, written, and produced for television, and guest starred on countless TV shows. He even foxtrotted his way through a season of "Dancing With The Stars."

He's also spent the better part of the last 13 years in the recording studio, lending his voice work to the Disney/Pixar films. He is the only actor to have had a speaking role in every single Disney/Pixar release since Toy Story where he played hilarious piggy bank Hamm to Wall-e where

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Mamma Mia! Keeps Singing Atop Global Box Office Chart

6 October 2008 12:07 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Abba musical Mamma Mia! is still going strong at the global box office, raking in $14.1 million (GBP7.62 million) across 47 countries in the last week.

The film, starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan, remains atop the international box office chart for its fifth consecutive week, bringing it's total haul outside of the U.S. to $377.2 million (GBP203.8 million).

Animated family movie Wall-e is in second place with $10.9 million (GBP5.89 million), while Shia Labeouf's new film Eagle Eye took third place with $8.3 million (GBP4.48 million).

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Britain Launches Movie Awards Season

10 September 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

A British movie awards ceremony got a jump on all the others Tuesday night when the National Movie Awards, whose winners are decided by popular vote, gave top prizes to Mamma Mia! for best musical; The Dark Knight for best Superhero movie; Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull for best action/adventure film; Juno for best comedy; and Wall-E for best family film. Awards were also given to Johnny Depp for best actor (Sweeney Todd) and Meryl Streep for best actress (Mamma Mia!) The glittery awards show, which aired on ITV1, drew dismal ratings, however, averaging just 2.8 million viewers.

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Double Awards Win For Mamma Mia!

9 September 2008 5:19 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Movie musical Mamma Mia! has triumphed at a prestigious awards ceremony in London by scooping two gongs.

The film version of the glitzy Abba stage show was voted best musical at the U.K.'s National Movie Awards on Monday night.

And Meryl Streep was awarded best female for her role as Donna Sheridan in the picture.

Johnny Depp was named best male for his performance in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Other winners at the ceremony include Batman Begins sequel The Dark Knight, which was given the best superhero gong, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which won awards for best action and adventure film.

The best comedy gong went to Juno, while computer-animated sci-fi flick Wall-e was voted top family film.

The awards, held at London's Royal Festival Hall, are voted for entirely by the public rather than industry bosses or film critics.

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Can Knight Beat Titanic?

12 August 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The Dark Knight has come within striking distance of displacing the original Star Wars as the second-highest-grossing movie of all time. Final weekend figures released by Media by Numbers on Monday indicated that the latest Batman sequel grossed $26.1 million over the weekend to keep it at No. 1 for the fourth consecutive week. It has now grossed $441.32 million, or about $20 million short of Star Wars' achievement. However, it's far behind the George Lucas classic when inflation is taken into account. If tickets in 1977, when Star Wars came out, had cost what they do today, the movie would have earned $1.23 billion -- an amount The Dark Knight has no chance of equaling. (When adjusted for inflation the top film of all time is Gone With the Wind, which would have made $1.26 billion in today's dollars.) Analysts also suggest that it has no chance of equaling the $600 million (unadjusted for inflation) that Titanic took in a decade ago. Indeed Warner Bros. distribution chief Dan Fellman conceded as much in an interview appearing in today's (Tuesday) Hollywood Reporter. "Titanic was once in a lifetime, and I don't think we'll ever have another gross like that in the history of the industry," Fellman said.

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. The Dark Knight, Warner Bros., $26,117,030, 4 Wks. ($441,628,497); 2. Pineapple Express, Sony, $23,245,025, 1 Wks. ($41,318,736 (From Wednesday); 3. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Universal, $16,490,970, 2 Wks. ($71048920); 4. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, Warner Bros., $10,678,430, 1 Wks. ($19,620,128 (From Wednesday); 5. Step Brothers, Sony, $9,128,662, 3 Wks. ($81132136); 6. Mamma Mia!, Universal, $8,208,580, 4 Wks. ($104,144,505); 7. Journey to the Center of the Earth, Warner Bros., $4,871,478, 5 Wks. ($81,775,323); 8. Hancock, Sony, $3,317,450, 5 Wks. ($221,726,791); 9. Wall-e, Disney, $3140083, 7 Wks. ($210,206,582); 10. Swing Vote, Disney, $3,125,290, 2 Wks. ($12,020,828).

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Knight Once Again Wins The Gold

11 August 2008 10:33 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

In its fourth weekend, The Dark Knight moved within striking distance of the original Star Wars to claim the title of the second-highest-grossing movie of all time. With its domestic gross now standing at $441.5 million, the movie should overtake the George Lucas classic, which has had several rereleases that have brought its total to $461 million. At its current pace, it should surpass that figure by next weekend. Nevertheless, box office analysts give the movie scant chance of breaking Titanic's record of $601 million. Once again, the Batman movie wound up at the top of the box-office heap with $26 million, beating out the debut of the stoner comedy Pineapple Express, which earned $22.4 million, according to industry estimates. It was the first movie to hold on to the box office crown for four consecutive weeks since Lord of the Rings: Return of the King did so in 2003. The only other movie to open wide was Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, which landed in fourth place with $10.8 million, behind The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor with $16.1 million. Overall, the box office took in $120 million, down from $154 million for the comparable weekend a year ago. Comparisons, however, are dicey, given this weekend's competition from the opening of the Olympic Games in China.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. The Dark Knight, $26 million; 2. Pineapple Express, $22.4 million; 3. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, $16.1 million; 4. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, $10.8 million; 5. Step Brothers, $8.9 million; 6. Mamma Mia!, $8.1 million; 7. Journey to the Center of the Earth, $4.9 million; 8. Hancock, $3.3 million; 9. Swing Vote, $3.1 million; 10. Wall-e, $3 million.

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The Dark Knight Continues To Rule U.K. Box Office

7 August 2008 12:12 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Batman continues to reign over the U.K. box office chart as The Dark Knight holds on to the top spot for a second week, with takings of $13.4 million (GBP6.7 million).

The Batman Begins sequel, starring the late Heath Ledger as The Joker and Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader, kept Abba musical movie Mamma Mia! in second place with ticket sales of $6.4 million (GBP3.2 million).

Animated robot Wall-e debuted on the chart at number three with earnings of $4.2 million (GBP2.1 million), while The X Files: I Want To Believe enters at four with $1.77 million (GBP887,209).

British teen film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, which took $1.43 million (GBP716,344), falls one place to fifth position.

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Knight Crosses $400-Million Mark in 18 Days

5 August 2008 10:32 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight on Monday sprinted past the $400-million mark in ticket sales 18 days after it was released, thereby setting a new box-office record and beating the 43-day record set by Shrek 2 in 2004 in reaching that milestone. The film earned $6,287,429 on Monday to bring its total gross to $400,038,494, according to Media By Numbers. Earlier, the box-office tracking group had indicated that the actual results for the weekend had not been so hardy as studios had estimated. Knight, which had been expected to earn $43.8 million, actually came in at $42.6 million, and Universal's The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, which had been expected to earn $42.5 million, actually came in at $40.5 million. Meanwhile, on MSNBC.com, film commentator Erik Lundegaard argued that there is little chance that The Dark Knight will be able to challenge Titanic for the title of the highest-grossing movie in history. Suggesting that from here on out the movie will depend on repeat business if it is to gross $600 million -- as Titanic did -- Lundegaard commented, "Fanboys are fanboys, but there are no repeat customers like teenage girls in love with Leonardo DiCaprio." Lundegaard noted that the fall-off in ticket sales for Knight closely mirrors that of last year's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. If it continues to do so, he observed, Knight will probably end up with a domestic total of $515 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. The Dark Knight, Warner Bros., $42,664,219, 3 Wks. ($393,751,065); 2. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Universal, $40,457,770, (New); 3. Step Brothers, Sony, $16,506,526, 2 Wks. ($63,172,026); 4. Mamma Mia!, Universal, $12,615,515, 3 Wks. ($87,470,125); 5. Journey to the Center of the Earth, Warner Bros., $6,662,406, 4 Wks. ($72,927,314); 6. Swing Vote, Disney, $6,230,669, (New); 7. Hancock, Sony, $5,087,756, 5 Wks. ($215,883,222); 8. Wall-e, Disney, $4,603,179, 6 Wks. ($204,078,076); 9. The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Fox, $3,385,878, 2 Wks. ($17,021,373); 10. Space Chimps, Fox, $2,720,177, 3 Wks. ($21,971,016).

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Knight And Mummy In Tight Race

4 August 2008 10:33 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight remained the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office for the third weekend in a row, taking in an estimated $43.8 million and edging out the debut of Universal's The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, which took in $42.4 million. Mummy bested Knight on a per-theater basis, however, coming in with an average of $11,303 at 3,760 theaters versus $9,939 for Knight at 4,266 theaters. The results left Knight sitting on the edge of $400 million at $395 million after 17 days in release. Many analysts predicted the film could cross the magic number by today (Monday), it's 18th day in release, thereby setting yet another record. Previously the record for hitting $400 million in ticket sales in the shortest amount of time is held by last year's Shrek, which did it in 43 days. Many analysts have also begun predicting that the movie has a strong possibility of surpassing Titanic, which holds the record as the biggest earner of all time with $601 million. The only other film to open wide over the weekend was Kevin Costner's Swing Vote, which audiences voted down with just $6.3 million.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. The Dark Knight, $43.8 million; 2. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, $42.5 million; 3. Step Brothers, $16.3 million; 4. Mamma Mia!, $13.1 million; 5. Journey to the Center of the Earth, $6.9 million; 6. Swing Vote, $6.3 million; 7. Hancock, $5.2 million; 8. Wall-E, $4.7 million; 9. The X-Files: I Want to Believe, $3.4 million; 10. Space Chimps, $2.8 million.

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Box-Office Wrap-Up: Aug. 1 - Aug. 3, 2008

3 August 2008 1:59 PM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

I've never been so happy to be wrong. It was an extremely interesting weekend as Dark Knight started $2.6m behind Mummy 3 before a giant rally on Saturday. I'm still not sure these numbers will stick, but for now let's give Batman his due. #1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Week In A Row 1. The Dark Knight That's a perfect prediction. I'm happy here. Dark Knight passed $523m worldwide this weekend, or half a billion (as I like to say). It will never ever catch Titanic, so stow that dream, but it still evidently had enough juice to beat a clearly inferior film. Result: 43.8 million (My rank: #2, $1.1m off) 2. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Disaster. The last Mummy cleared $70m on its opening weekend. The lesson: when Rachel Weisz tells you to work on the script... you should probably work on the script. Result: 42.4 million (My rank: #1, $9.8m off) 3. Step Brothers

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Iger: No Plans To Revive Talks With SAG

31 July 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Disney chief Robert Iger, who is often credited with having found common ground between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and thereby ending the writers' strike, has suggested that a similar accord with the Screen Actors Guild is unlikely to come about. Speaking during a conference call to discuss Disney's latest quarterly results, Iger said that producers are unlikely to "offer to SAG terms that are different than what the other guilds agreed to." Iger insisted that the standoff is not likely to have "a damaging impact" on Disney's film business and that the company is moving forward with its TV and movie productions. Of greater concern, he suggested, was the deteriorating economy. However, he insisted, "We hold a strong hand in a very tough game." Disney's net income for its third quarter rose 9 percent from a year ago to $1.3 billion on revenue of $9.2 billion, beating analysts' estimates. Although results for its film division were down significantly from a year ago when Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was breaking box-office records, Iger says that the division will likely show strength in the next quarter when the effects of Wall-e are felt.

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Dark Knight Director Puzzled By Success

29 July 2008 10:16 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan has told reporters in Tokyo that he has no idea why his Batman movie is breaking box-office records. "I would not be able to point to exactly what it is," he said. "If I knew that all my films would have been successful." Final weekend figures confirmed Monday that the movie has broken yet another record -- best second-week performance of any film. The movie earned $75.2 million, which brought its 10-day total to more than $300 million, according to box-office trackers Media by Numbers. (The results somewhat diminished the achievement of Sony's Hancock, starring Will Smith, which crossed the $200-million mark after four weeks.) The film is now taking aim at Titanic's record of $600.8 million in ticket sales -- by far the top money maker of all time.

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. The Dark Knight, Warner Bros., $75,166,466, 2 Wks. ($313,781,677); 2. Step Brothers, Sony, $30,940,732, (New); 3. Mamma Mia!, Universal, $17,746,725, 2 Wks. ($62,595,465); 4. The X-Files: I Want to Believe, 20th Century Fox, $10,021,753, (New); 5. Journey to the Center of the Earth, Warner Bros., $9,717,217, 3 Wks. ($60,487,455); 6. Hancock,Sony, $8,311,123, 3 Wks. ($206,482,007); 7. Wall-E, Disney, $6,422,186, 5 Wks. ($195,308,076); 8. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Universal, $5,100,305, 3 Wks. ($66,059,925); 9. Space Chimps, 20th Century Fox, $4,536,838, 2 Wks. ($16,167,380); 10. Wanted, Universal, $2,738,550, 5 Wks. ($128,627,405).

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Knight Slays Another Record

28 July 2008 11:02 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The Dark Knight lithely scaled another difficult hurdle at the box office this weekend, easily becoming the first movie in history to earn $300 million in 10 days. The Warner Bros. movie took in an estimated $75.6 million domestically to bring its total to $314 million since its debut on July 18, according to box-office trackers Media by Numbers. The Will Ferrell comedy Step Brothers opened in second place with about $30 million, while another new film, The X-Files: I Want to Believe earned an unbelievably low $10 million (although a Fox spokesman maintained that the figure was "within our reasonable expectations"). Some analysts marveled at the continued strength of The Dark Knight, with several noting that it was doing an amazing amount of repeat business. The film may not be done setting box-office records, as Media by Numbers President Paul Dergarabedian observed in an interview with Bloomberg News. He predicted that the film would become the first to hit $400 million in 18 days. "We're looking here at what could be Titanic-style numbers of a $600-million domestic box office," he said.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. The Dark Knight, $75.63 million; 2. Step Brothers, $30 million; 3. Mamma Mia! $17.9 million; 4. The X-Files: I Want to Believe, $10.2 million; 5. Journey to the Center of the Earth, $9.4 million; 6. Hancock, $8.2 million; 7. Wall-E, $6.3 million; 8. Hellboy II: The Golden Army, $4.9 million; 9. Space Chimps, $4.4 million; 10. Wanted, $2.7 million.

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Mamma Mia! Dances To The Top Of U.K. Box Office Charts

23 July 2008 12:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Movie musical Mamma Mia! has seen off competition from Wall-E to top the U.K. box office charts for the second consecutive week.

The animated Pixar film, about a trash compacting robot, took in $8.6 million (GBP4.3 million) in its opening weekend - but it wasn't enough to topple the Meryl Streep-starring Abba musical, which netted $9.2 million ($4.6 million).

Will Smith's superhero film Hancock, previously at number two, fell to third place with earnings of $4 million (GBP2 million), while Eddie Murphy's comedy Meet Dave debuted at number six.

Kung Fu Panda, which came in fourth place with $3 million (GBP1.5 million), and Brendan Fraser's Journey to the Center of the Earth, which brought in $1.1 million (GBP581,488), took fifth.

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Batman Is Robbin' The Box Office

22 July 2008 10:34 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Although some industry analysts had contended that Warner Bros. had inflated its estimate of what The Dark Knight took in on Sunday so that it could claim a record weekend, the final box office result showed that the studio's estimate was actually conservative. The film grossed $158.3 million, some $3 million more than the studio's forecast, according to the final figures from box-office trackers Media by Numbers. Perhaps most impressive of all was the per-theater gross at IMAX venues -- an average of more than $67,000 each. (And that doesn't count profits from IMAX tickets that were scalped on eBay for upwards of $50 apiece.) At the same time, Mamma Mia, starring Meryl Street set a box-office record for the best domestic opening for a musical as it grossed $27.7 million, edging out the previous record holder, Hair Spray, which took in $27.5 million last year. 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. The Dark Knight, Warner Bros., $158,411,483, (New); 2. Mamma Mia!, Universal, $27,751,240, (New); 3. Hancock, Sony, $14,040,178, 3 Wks. ($191,543,979); 4. Journey to the Center of the Earth, Warner Bros., $12,340,435, 2 Wks. ($43,504,712); 5. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Universal, $10,117,815, 2 Wks. ($56,526,885); 6. Wall-e, Disney, $10,070,396, 4 Wks. ($182,732,709); 7. Space Chimps, Fox, $7,181,374, (New); 8. Wanted, Universal, $5,072,805, 4 Wks. ($123,322,635); 9. Get Smart, Warner Bros., $4,125,021, 5 Wks. ($119,608,695); 10. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $1,860,854, 7 Wks. ($206,616,381).

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