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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...
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One-Up
Tags: A-Team , Clash Of The Titans , District 9 , Double Dragon , Jackie Chan , Jaden Smith , Salt , The Karate Kid , Trigger LA , online games
ONE-UP Online games are the latest movie marketing ploy, and they’re getting smarter every day by Amy Nicholson T he Karate Kid hit theaters on June 11, but fans have been getting to know stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan for months in an online video game created by Trigger LA, a digita...
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
On The Horizon
Tags: , , Aaron Johnson , Adrien Brody , Amanda Peet , Amelie , Angelina Jolie , Annette Bening , Anthony Hopkins , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Big Love , Brian Koppleman , Cate Blanchett , Catherine Keener , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Chloe Moretz , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Christopher Nolan , Cillian Murphy , Common , Danny DeVito , Dany Boon , Delicatessen , Diary of the Dead , Don Cheadle , Ellen Page , Eric Cantona , George A. Romero , Grindhouse , Gwyneth Paltrow , Happiness Runs , Here and There , Iron Man 2 , James Ivory , Jean- Pierre Jeunet , Jenna Fischer , Jon Favreau , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Juan José Campanella , Juno , Just Wright , Ken Loach , Ken Watanabe , Kick-Ass , Land of the Dead , Laura Linney , Leonardo DiCaprio , Liev Schreiber , Looking For Eric , Marion Cotillard , Mark Strong , Mark Strong , Matthew Vaughn , Michael Douglas , Mickey Rourke , Micmacs , Mother And Child , Nicolas Cage , Nimród Antal , Oliver Platt , Perrier's Bounty , Phillip Noyce , Please Give , Predators , Queen Latifah , Rebecca Hall , Ricardo Darín , Richard Connell , Ridley Scott , Robert Downey Jr , Robert Rodriguez , Rodrigo Garcia , Russell Crowe , Salt , Six Feet Under , Soledad Villamil , Solitary Man , Steve Evets , Survival of the Dead , Susan Sarandon , The City of Lost Children , The City of Your Final Destination , The Dark Knight , The Good Heart , The Most Dangerous Game , The Secret In Their Eyes , The Sopranos , The White Ribbon , Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her , William Hurt
BOLD FOOT FORWARD French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet has his fourth cult classic with Micmacs rom com Something New and a tour of duty on The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2— and Fox Searchlight is betting that she’ll turn out a flick with enough sneaker sweat to be a decent date night tick...
On The Horizon
Tags: , , Aaron Johnson , Adrien Brody , Amanda Peet , Amelie , Angelina Jolie , Annette Bening , Anthony Hopkins , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Big Love , Brian Koppleman , Cate Blanchett , Catherine Keener , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Chloe Moretz , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Christopher Nolan , Cillian Murphy , Common , Danny DeVito , Dany Boon , Delicatessen , Diary of the Dead , Don Cheadle , Ellen Page , Eric Cantona , George A. Romero , Grindhouse , Gwyneth Paltrow , Happiness Runs , Here and There , Iron Man 2 , James Ivory , Jean- Pierre Jeunet , Jenna Fischer , Jon Favreau , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Juan José Campanella , Juno , Just Wright , Ken Loach , Ken Watanabe , Kick-Ass , Land of the Dead , Laura Linney , Leonardo DiCaprio , Liev Schreiber , Looking For Eric , Marion Cotillard , Mark Strong , Mark Strong , Matthew Vaughn , Michael Douglas , Mickey Rourke , Micmacs , Mother And Child , Nicolas Cage , Nimród Antal , Oliver Platt , Perrier's Bounty , Phillip Noyce , Please Give , Predators , Queen Latifah , Rebecca Hall , Ricardo Darín , Richard Connell , Ridley Scott , Robert Downey Jr , Robert Rodriguez , Rodrigo Garcia , Russell Crowe , Salt , Six Feet Under , Soledad Villamil , Solitary Man , Steve Evets , Survival of the Dead , Susan Sarandon , The City of Lost Children , The City of Your Final Destination , The Dark Knight , The Good Heart , The Most Dangerous Game , The Secret In Their Eyes , The Sopranos , The White Ribbon , Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her , William Hurt
THESLATE QUICKTAKES for complete interviews and reviews, go to B KILLER POSE Christopher Mintz-Plasse is ready to throw down KICK-ASS A surprisingly good take on the superhero genre DISTRIBUTOR Lionsgate CAST Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe M...
On The Horizon
Tags: , , Aaron Johnson , Adrien Brody , Amanda Peet , Amelie , Angelina Jolie , Annette Bening , Anthony Hopkins , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Big Love , Brian Koppleman , Cate Blanchett , Catherine Keener , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Chloe Moretz , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Christopher Nolan , Cillian Murphy , Common , Danny DeVito , Dany Boon , Delicatessen , Diary of the Dead , Don Cheadle , Ellen Page , Eric Cantona , George A. Romero , Grindhouse , Gwyneth Paltrow , Happiness Runs , Here and There , Iron Man 2 , James Ivory , Jean- Pierre Jeunet , Jenna Fischer , Jon Favreau , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Juan José Campanella , Juno , Just Wright , Ken Loach , Ken Watanabe , Kick-Ass , Land of the Dead , Laura Linney , Leonardo DiCaprio , Liev Schreiber , Looking For Eric , Marion Cotillard , Mark Strong , Mark Strong , Matthew Vaughn , Michael Douglas , Mickey Rourke , Micmacs , Mother And Child , Nicolas Cage , Nimród Antal , Oliver Platt , Perrier's Bounty , Phillip Noyce , Please Give , Predators , Queen Latifah , Rebecca Hall , Ricardo Darín , Richard Connell , Ridley Scott , Robert Downey Jr , Robert Rodriguez , Rodrigo Garcia , Russell Crowe , Salt , Six Feet Under , Soledad Villamil , Solitary Man , Steve Evets , Survival of the Dead , Susan Sarandon , The City of Lost Children , The City of Your Final Destination , The Dark Knight , The Good Heart , The Most Dangerous Game , The Secret In Their Eyes , The Sopranos , The White Ribbon , Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her , William Hurt
These Merry Men ain’t in tights DISTRIBUTOR Universal Pictures CAST Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, William Hurt, Scott Grimes, Kevin Durand, Alan Doyle, Danny Huston DIRECTOR Ridley Scott SCREENWRITERS Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris, Brian Helgeland PRODUCERS Russell Crowe, Brian Grazer...
On The Horizon
Tags: , , Aaron Johnson , Adrien Brody , Amanda Peet , Amelie , Angelina Jolie , Annette Bening , Anthony Hopkins , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Big Love , Brian Koppleman , Cate Blanchett , Catherine Keener , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Chloe Moretz , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Christopher Nolan , Cillian Murphy , Common , Danny DeVito , Dany Boon , Delicatessen , Diary of the Dead , Don Cheadle , Ellen Page , Eric Cantona , George A. Romero , Grindhouse , Gwyneth Paltrow , Happiness Runs , Here and There , Iron Man 2 , James Ivory , Jean- Pierre Jeunet , Jenna Fischer , Jon Favreau , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Juan José Campanella , Juno , Just Wright , Ken Loach , Ken Watanabe , Kick-Ass , Land of the Dead , Laura Linney , Leonardo DiCaprio , Liev Schreiber , Looking For Eric , Marion Cotillard , Mark Strong , Mark Strong , Matthew Vaughn , Michael Douglas , Mickey Rourke , Micmacs , Mother And Child , Nicolas Cage , Nimród Antal , Oliver Platt , Perrier's Bounty , Phillip Noyce , Please Give , Predators , Queen Latifah , Rebecca Hall , Ricardo Darín , Richard Connell , Ridley Scott , Robert Downey Jr , Robert Rodriguez , Rodrigo Garcia , Russell Crowe , Salt , Six Feet Under , Soledad Villamil , Solitary Man , Steve Evets , Survival of the Dead , Susan Sarandon , The City of Lost Children , The City of Your Final Destination , The Dark Knight , The Good Heart , The Most Dangerous Game , The Secret In Their Eyes , The Sopranos , The White Ribbon , Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her , William Hurt
INCEPTION Daring dreamscape DISTRIBUTOR Warner Bros. CAST Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy DIRECTOR Christopher Nolan SCREENWRITER Christopher Nolan PRODUCERS Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas GENRE Action/Sci-Fi RATING...
On The Horizon
Tags: , , Aaron Johnson , Adrien Brody , Amanda Peet , Amelie , Angelina Jolie , Annette Bening , Anthony Hopkins , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Big Love , Brian Koppleman , Cate Blanchett , Catherine Keener , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Chloe Moretz , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Christopher Nolan , Cillian Murphy , Common , Danny DeVito , Dany Boon , Delicatessen , Diary of the Dead , Don Cheadle , Ellen Page , Eric Cantona , George A. Romero , Grindhouse , Gwyneth Paltrow , Happiness Runs , Here and There , Iron Man 2 , James Ivory , Jean- Pierre Jeunet , Jenna Fischer , Jon Favreau , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Juan José Campanella , Juno , Just Wright , Ken Loach , Ken Watanabe , Kick-Ass , Land of the Dead , Laura Linney , Leonardo DiCaprio , Liev Schreiber , Looking For Eric , Marion Cotillard , Mark Strong , Mark Strong , Matthew Vaughn , Michael Douglas , Mickey Rourke , Micmacs , Mother And Child , Nicolas Cage , Nimród Antal , Oliver Platt , Perrier's Bounty , Phillip Noyce , Please Give , Predators , Queen Latifah , Rebecca Hall , Ricardo Darín , Richard Connell , Ridley Scott , Robert Downey Jr , Robert Rodriguez , Rodrigo Garcia , Russell Crowe , Salt , Six Feet Under , Soledad Villamil , Solitary Man , Steve Evets , Survival of the Dead , Susan Sarandon , The City of Lost Children , The City of Your Final Destination , The Dark Knight , The Good Heart , The Most Dangerous Game , The Secret In Their Eyes , The Sopranos , The White Ribbon , Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her , William Hurt
★★★★ Richard Mowe says: Nicole Holofcener is reunited with her regular collaborator Catherine Keener, who plays a New York antique dealer and would-be philanthropist in her new comedydrama Please Give. The film’s humor is gentle and understated, which makes a refreshing change from the multiplex b...
On The Horizon
Tags: , , Aaron Johnson , Adrien Brody , Amanda Peet , Amelie , Angelina Jolie , Annette Bening , Anthony Hopkins , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Big Love , Brian Koppleman , Cate Blanchett , Catherine Keener , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Chloe Moretz , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Christopher Nolan , Cillian Murphy , Common , Danny DeVito , Dany Boon , Delicatessen , Diary of the Dead , Don Cheadle , Ellen Page , Eric Cantona , George A. Romero , Grindhouse , Gwyneth Paltrow , Happiness Runs , Here and There , Iron Man 2 , James Ivory , Jean- Pierre Jeunet , Jenna Fischer , Jon Favreau , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Juan José Campanella , Juno , Just Wright , Ken Loach , Ken Watanabe , Kick-Ass , Land of the Dead , Laura Linney , Leonardo DiCaprio , Liev Schreiber , Looking For Eric , Marion Cotillard , Mark Strong , Mark Strong , Matthew Vaughn , Michael Douglas , Mickey Rourke , Micmacs , Mother And Child , Nicolas Cage , Nimród Antal , Oliver Platt , Perrier's Bounty , Phillip Noyce , Please Give , Predators , Queen Latifah , Rebecca Hall , Ricardo Darín , Richard Connell , Ridley Scott , Robert Downey Jr , Robert Rodriguez , Rodrigo Garcia , Russell Crowe , Salt , Six Feet Under , Soledad Villamil , Solitary Man , Steve Evets , Survival of the Dead , Susan Sarandon , The City of Lost Children , The City of Your Final Destination , The Dark Knight , The Good Heart , The Most Dangerous Game , The Secret In Their Eyes , The Sopranos , The White Ribbon , Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her , William Hurt
Boxoffice · The Business of Movies PREDATORS THE MOST DANGEROUS PREY > Robert Rodriguez loved the ‘80s classic so much he wrote his own sequel in 1997 and pitched it to Arnold Schwarzenegger—who turned it down. Flash-forward 12 years and 20th Century Fox remembered his script and asked ...
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
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
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
BY PHIL CONTRINO WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DANIEL GARRIS & ALEX EDGHILL May 2010 Boxoffice · The Business of Movies 31
