The Vault
Ballad of the bone-breaker
Tags: Ant-Man , Arrested Development , Batman , Brandon Routh , Canaday day , Chris Evans , Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , Edgar Wright , Ferris Bueller , Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , Hot Fuzz , Hurwitz , Inception , Iron Man , Jason Schwartzman , John Hughes , Kieran Culkin , Luis Buñuel , MacGruber , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , McSweeney’s , Michael Cera , Nick Frost , Scott Pilgrim , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , Shaun of the Dead , Simon Pegg , Spaced , Storybook Gardens , The Art Of War , Wilde Kingdom , Will Arnett , comic book , graphic novel
Ballad of the bone-breaker
Tags: Ant-Man , Arrested Development , Batman , Brandon Routh , Canaday day , Chris Evans , Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , Edgar Wright , Ferris Bueller , Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , Hot Fuzz , Hurwitz , Inception , Iron Man , Jason Schwartzman , John Hughes , Kieran Culkin , Luis Buñuel , MacGruber , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , McSweeney’s , Michael Cera , Nick Frost , Scott Pilgrim , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , Shaun of the Dead , Simon Pegg , Spaced , Storybook Gardens , The Art Of War , Wilde Kingdom , Will Arnett , comic book , graphic novel
really freaked out because since I was the ing. It went away. main actor, they would have been in deep, deep trouble if I had gotten hurt. So they Obviously, you’re now an awesome fi ghter. quickly picked me up and asked if I was If you weren’t held back—crippled, even, okay. I didn’t...
Ballad of the bone-breaker
Tags: Ant-Man , Arrested Development , Batman , Brandon Routh , Canaday day , Chris Evans , Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , Edgar Wright , Ferris Bueller , Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , Hot Fuzz , Hurwitz , Inception , Iron Man , Jason Schwartzman , John Hughes , Kieran Culkin , Luis Buñuel , MacGruber , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , McSweeney’s , Michael Cera , Nick Frost , Scott Pilgrim , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , Shaun of the Dead , Simon Pegg , Spaced , Storybook Gardens , The Art Of War , Wilde Kingdom , Will Arnett , comic book , graphic novel
I’m a Catholic school girl. I hadn’t seen a lot of that. But what I fi nd interesting about the violence in Scott Pilgrim is it’s so inspired by videogames. Even when you throw a punch, it says, “Whoosh!” It’s comic violence. them would throw a punch. They both had their fists up and they’re ...
Ballad of the bone-breaker
Tags: Ant-Man , Arrested Development , Batman , Brandon Routh , Canaday day , Chris Evans , Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , Edgar Wright , Ferris Bueller , Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , Hot Fuzz , Hurwitz , Inception , Iron Man , Jason Schwartzman , John Hughes , Kieran Culkin , Luis Buñuel , MacGruber , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , McSweeney’s , Michael Cera , Nick Frost , Scott Pilgrim , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , Shaun of the Dead , Simon Pegg , Spaced , Storybook Gardens , The Art Of War , Wilde Kingdom , Will Arnett , comic book , graphic novel
figured out how you want to destroy the planet in World’s End, the last in your genre trilogy of Shaun and Hot Fuzz? That’s something Simon [Pegg] and I came up with the idea for. Everything feels like I’ve been writing it for years, but we did come up with the idea for it after Hot Fuzz...
Ballad of the bone-breaker
Tags: Ant-Man , Arrested Development , Batman , Brandon Routh , Canaday day , Chris Evans , Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , Edgar Wright , Ferris Bueller , Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , Hot Fuzz , Hurwitz , Inception , Iron Man , Jason Schwartzman , John Hughes , Kieran Culkin , Luis Buñuel , MacGruber , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , McSweeney’s , Michael Cera , Nick Frost , Scott Pilgrim , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , Shaun of the Dead , Simon Pegg , Spaced , Storybook Gardens , The Art Of War , Wilde Kingdom , Will Arnett , comic book , graphic novel
Toronto to get a quieter life. the actors not to divulge them. That fun fact he understood that the book is the book and couple? In the comics, that’s nebulous. about Scott pretty much says everything the film is the film. Rather than try and do a about the movie. Scott Pilgrim is the star of...
Ballad of the bone-breaker
Tags: Ant-Man , Arrested Development , Batman , Brandon Routh , Canaday day , Chris Evans , Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , Edgar Wright , Ferris Bueller , Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , Hot Fuzz , Hurwitz , Inception , Iron Man , Jason Schwartzman , John Hughes , Kieran Culkin , Luis Buñuel , MacGruber , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , McSweeney’s , Michael Cera , Nick Frost , Scott Pilgrim , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , Shaun of the Dead , Simon Pegg , Spaced , Storybook Gardens , The Art Of War , Wilde Kingdom , Will Arnett , comic book , graphic novel
deavor with high expectations right off the That’s a great idea. I’m sure that whoever’s Or you could do public debates with Tony GREAT Hale. He’ll say it’s bad, you’ll say it’s good. At least you’ll be on the producers’ good side. But back to the summer ahead, the two films people are most ...
Ballad of the bone-breaker
Tags: Ant-Man , Arrested Development , Batman , Brandon Routh , Canaday day , Chris Evans , Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , Edgar Wright , Ferris Bueller , Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , Hot Fuzz , Hurwitz , Inception , Iron Man , Jason Schwartzman , John Hughes , Kieran Culkin , Luis Buñuel , MacGruber , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , McSweeney’s , Michael Cera , Nick Frost , Scott Pilgrim , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , Shaun of the Dead , Simon Pegg , Spaced , Storybook Gardens , The Art Of War , Wilde Kingdom , Will Arnett , comic book , graphic novel
Hughes. I took a photo on the day he died and wrote a eulogy to him on my blog on the set. I had “R.I.P. J.H.” up on the set for the day. Here, when people throw punches, they pop up on the screen as “Ka-pow!” How can you reclaim that from Batman?
Ballad of the bone-breaker
Tags: Ant-Man , Arrested Development , Batman , Brandon Routh , Canaday day , Chris Evans , Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , Edgar Wright , Ferris Bueller , Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , Hot Fuzz , Hurwitz , Inception , Iron Man , Jason Schwartzman , John Hughes , Kieran Culkin , Luis Buñuel , MacGruber , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , McSweeney’s , Michael Cera , Nick Frost , Scott Pilgrim , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , Shaun of the Dead , Simon Pegg , Spaced , Storybook Gardens , The Art Of War , Wilde Kingdom , Will Arnett , comic book , graphic novel
What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever done for love? Oh boy. Maybe destroy a lot of friendships and burn a lot of bridges. Cut all my ties and get rid of everything. A slash and burn approach. Yeah, I would just kind of destroy my life. To make the other person feel guilty? Desperation, I...
Stop Press
by Peter Cane
Tags: Book It! , Christopher Nolan , Inception
STOPPRESS We’ve got a lot of ground to cover this month. Our new websites – BoxOffice.com and BoxOfficeMagazine.com – are covered in the pages that follow. The former delivers a new toolkit for the industry, and the latter carries on our 90-year tradition of reporting and analy...
Numbers Never Lie
Tags: Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore , Charlie St. Cloud , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Doctor Zhivago , E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial , Gone With The Wind , Hancock , Hannah Montana , Inception , Jaws , Predators , Ramona And Beezus , Return Of The Jedi , Salt , Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs , The Dark Knight , The Last Airbender , The Passion Of The Christ , The Polar Express , The Sorcerer's Apprentice , The Sound Of Music , The Ten Commandments , Titanic
CHARTS & GRAPHS ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION CHAMP $198,676,568 / $1,857,470,000 (adj) BREAKDOWN BY DISTRIBUTOR OF THE TOP 50 ALL-TIME GROSSERS(ADJ) Fox 11 Universal 8 Paramount 8 Disney 5 Warner Bros. 5 Columbia 4 MGM 3 Other 6 NUMBERS NEVER LIE With the relaunch of BoxOffi ce.com (and its s...
Summer Sensations
Tags: Adam McKay , Adrien Brody , Alice Braga , Angelina Jolie , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Bruce Willis , Cameron Diaz , Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore , Christopher Nolan , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Dolph Lundgren , Eclipse , Get Him to the Greek , Grown Ups , Inception , Iron Man 2 , Jake Gyllenhaal , Jason Statham , Jay Baruchel , Jerry Bruckheimer , Jet Li , Jonah Hex , Jonah Hill , Knight And Day , Leonardo DiCaprio , Macgruber , Mark Wahlberg , Marmaduke , Nicolas Cage , Predators , Prince of Persia , Ridley Scott , Robin Hood , Russell Brand , Russell Crowe , Salt , Sex And The City 2 , Shrek Forever After , Sorcerer’s Apprentice , Steve Carell , Survival Of The Dead , Sylvester Stallone , The A-Team , The Expendables , The Karate Kid , The Last Airbender , The Other Guys , Tom Cruise , Topher Grace , Toy Story 3 , Twilight , Will Ferrell , Zach Galifianakis
BOXOFFICE PREDICTS THE SUMMER HITS 30 Boxoffice · The Business of Movies May 2010
Summer Sensations
Tags: Adam McKay , Adrien Brody , Alice Braga , Angelina Jolie , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Bruce Willis , Cameron Diaz , Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore , Christopher Nolan , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Dolph Lundgren , Eclipse , Get Him to the Greek , Grown Ups , Inception , Iron Man 2 , Jake Gyllenhaal , Jason Statham , Jay Baruchel , Jerry Bruckheimer , Jet Li , Jonah Hex , Jonah Hill , Knight And Day , Leonardo DiCaprio , Macgruber , Mark Wahlberg , Marmaduke , Nicolas Cage , Predators , Prince of Persia , Ridley Scott , Robin Hood , Russell Brand , Russell Crowe , Salt , Sex And The City 2 , Shrek Forever After , Sorcerer’s Apprentice , Steve Carell , Survival Of The Dead , Sylvester Stallone , The A-Team , The Expendables , The Karate Kid , The Last Airbender , The Other Guys , Tom Cruise , Topher Grace , Toy Story 3 , Twilight , Will Ferrell , Zach Galifianakis
WE PICK THE BEST BETS FOR THE SEASON FROM THE MAJORS AND THE MINORS PLUS LAFF’S DAVID ANSEN ON PROMOTING SPECIALTY TITLES PLUS BOXOFFICE’S RICHARD MOWE ON LIFE ON THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT PLUS UNMINED GEMS: SEVEN HOT UNDER-THE-RADAR INDIES May 2010 Boxoffice · The Business of Movies
Summer Sensations
Tags: Adam McKay , Adrien Brody , Alice Braga , Angelina Jolie , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Bruce Willis , Cameron Diaz , Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore , Christopher Nolan , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Dolph Lundgren , Eclipse , Get Him to the Greek , Grown Ups , Inception , Iron Man 2 , Jake Gyllenhaal , Jason Statham , Jay Baruchel , Jerry Bruckheimer , Jet Li , Jonah Hex , Jonah Hill , Knight And Day , Leonardo DiCaprio , Macgruber , Mark Wahlberg , Marmaduke , Nicolas Cage , Predators , Prince of Persia , Ridley Scott , Robin Hood , Russell Brand , Russell Crowe , Salt , Sex And The City 2 , Shrek Forever After , Sorcerer’s Apprentice , Steve Carell , Survival Of The Dead , Sylvester Stallone , The A-Team , The Expendables , The Karate Kid , The Last Airbender , The Other Guys , Tom Cruise , Topher Grace , Toy Story 3 , Twilight , Will Ferrell , Zach Galifianakis
BY PHIL CONTRINO WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DANIEL GARRIS & ALEX EDGHILL May 2010 Boxoffice · The Business of Movies 31
Summer Sensations
Tags: Adam McKay , Adrien Brody , Alice Braga , Angelina Jolie , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Bruce Willis , Cameron Diaz , Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore , Christopher Nolan , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Dolph Lundgren , Eclipse , Get Him to the Greek , Grown Ups , Inception , Iron Man 2 , Jake Gyllenhaal , Jason Statham , Jay Baruchel , Jerry Bruckheimer , Jet Li , Jonah Hex , Jonah Hill , Knight And Day , Leonardo DiCaprio , Macgruber , Mark Wahlberg , Marmaduke , Nicolas Cage , Predators , Prince of Persia , Ridley Scott , Robin Hood , Russell Brand , Russell Crowe , Salt , Sex And The City 2 , Shrek Forever After , Sorcerer’s Apprentice , Steve Carell , Survival Of The Dead , Sylvester Stallone , The A-Team , The Expendables , The Karate Kid , The Last Airbender , The Other Guys , Tom Cruise , Topher Grace , Toy Story 3 , Twilight , Will Ferrell , Zach Galifianakis
WILL 2009 SUMMER DOMESTIC GROSSES PASS THE 32 Boxoffice · The Business of Movies May 2010
Summer Sensations
Tags: Adam McKay , Adrien Brody , Alice Braga , Angelina Jolie , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Bruce Willis , Cameron Diaz , Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore , Christopher Nolan , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Dolph Lundgren , Eclipse , Get Him to the Greek , Grown Ups , Inception , Iron Man 2 , Jake Gyllenhaal , Jason Statham , Jay Baruchel , Jerry Bruckheimer , Jet Li , Jonah Hex , Jonah Hill , Knight And Day , Leonardo DiCaprio , Macgruber , Mark Wahlberg , Marmaduke , Nicolas Cage , Predators , Prince of Persia , Ridley Scott , Robin Hood , Russell Brand , Russell Crowe , Salt , Sex And The City 2 , Shrek Forever After , Sorcerer’s Apprentice , Steve Carell , Survival Of The Dead , Sylvester Stallone , The A-Team , The Expendables , The Karate Kid , The Last Airbender , The Other Guys , Tom Cruise , Topher Grace , Toy Story 3 , Twilight , Will Ferrell , Zach Galifianakis
$4 BILLION MARK FOR THE 4TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR? May 2010 Boxoffice · The Business of Movies 33
Summer Sensations
Tags: Adam McKay , Adrien Brody , Alice Braga , Angelina Jolie , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Bruce Willis , Cameron Diaz , Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore , Christopher Nolan , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Dolph Lundgren , Eclipse , Get Him to the Greek , Grown Ups , Inception , Iron Man 2 , Jake Gyllenhaal , Jason Statham , Jay Baruchel , Jerry Bruckheimer , Jet Li , Jonah Hex , Jonah Hill , Knight And Day , Leonardo DiCaprio , Macgruber , Mark Wahlberg , Marmaduke , Nicolas Cage , Predators , Prince of Persia , Ridley Scott , Robin Hood , Russell Brand , Russell Crowe , Salt , Sex And The City 2 , Shrek Forever After , Sorcerer’s Apprentice , Steve Carell , Survival Of The Dead , Sylvester Stallone , The A-Team , The Expendables , The Karate Kid , The Last Airbender , The Other Guys , Tom Cruise , Topher Grace , Toy Story 3 , Twilight , Will Ferrell , Zach Galifianakis
SLEEPER > SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD 34 Boxoffice · The Business of Movies May 2010















