Heroes May Be Returning, But It’s Still in Trouble March 8, 2009 10:36 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Heroes
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Although NBC promises the show is coming back for another season (see previous story), and insists that even season four won’t be its last, it’s time to face facts: Heroes is in deep trouble. Based just on season averages, over the course of three seasons the show has shed 5.78M viewers (-42%) and 2.3 A18-49 rating points (-38%).
But the bigger issue here is the more recent slide in viewers which has resulted in continued week-to-week series lows and an overall low viewership standing. Much more after the jump, including a full look at the ratings charts teased above. (more…)
Dakota Fanning To Star in New Moon March 8, 2009 8:21 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Movies, News, Summit Entertainment.Tags: Dakota Fanning, The Twilight Saga's New Moon
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It’s official. The late-January report from E! Online that Dakota Fanning was in talks to play Jane in The Twilight Saga’s New Moon has been confirmed. A rep for Summit Entertainment has confirmed the casting news to People Magazine.
Filming on ‘New Moon’ is set to begin in Vancouver later this month.
“We did just get a script. We’re shooting the rest of the films back to back,” says Nikki Reed, who plays Rosalie Hale in the film. “(Director) Chris Weitz is amazing and I think it’s going to be wonderful.”
The Twilight Saga’s New Moon hits theaters on November 20, 2009.
New Photos: Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time March 8, 2009 7:49 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Images/Photos, Movies.Tags: Jake Gyllenhaal, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
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The Huffington Post has gotten their hands on two new photos of Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan in Disney’s adapation of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Click the above photo to head on over to the Huffington Post to check out high-res versions of the photos.
Synopsis
Ubisoft’s popular video-game series of the same name gets adapted for the big screen in this sweeping fantasy adventure starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton. The setting is sixth century Persia. A nefarious nobleman covets the Sands of Time, a legendary gift from the gods that allows its possessor to turn back time. Whoever owns the Sands of Time has the power to rule the world, and this villainous lord would use that power to enslave all of humanity. The only person capable of defeating this tyrant and saving the world is Dastan (Gyllenhaal), a youthful prince. Now, with plucky princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) by his side, Dastan will attempt to prevent the Sands of Time from falling into the wrong hands. Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) directs a script penned by Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Jordan Mechner, and Boaz Yakin.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time hits theaters on May 28, 2010.
Knight Rider Probably Not Coming Back March 8, 2009 7:33 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in NBC, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Knight Rider
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Last Wednesday’s season finale of Knight Rider will likely serve as the show’s series finale. TV Guide is reporting that despite heavy reto0ling, the show will not be returning for a second season. Last Wednesday’s finale drew just 5.68 million viewers and a 1.7 A18-49 rating, down 23 and 32 percent, respectively from the show’s season premiere last fall (7.35M viewers and a 2.5 A18-49 rating). NBC refused comment.
Wolverine: New Deadpool Photo March 8, 2009 7:19 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 20th Century Fox, Images/Photos, Movies.Tags: Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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Superhero Hype! has received a brand new photo of Ryan Reynolds in the role of Wade Wilson/Deadpool in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Click the image above to check out a bigger version of the photo. And in case you missed it, head on through the jump to watch the film’s just-released final trailer.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters on May 1, 2009. (more…)
New Up Trailer March 8, 2009 7:11 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movie Trailers, Movies, News.Tags: Up
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Disney/Pixar have debuted the new trailer for their next animated feature Up. This looks like another winner for Pixar. The trailer gives us the deepest look into the film, including a new character (a talking dog) and a first look at the film’s villain. Watch the trailer after the jump. (more…)
Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, March 7, 2009 March 8, 2009 6:08 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Saturday
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Watchmen Takes Weekend With Strong Debut March 8, 2009 3:26 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Box Office, Movies, Warner Brothers.Tags: Watchmen
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According to studio estimates, Warner Brothers adaptation of the Alan Moore comic/graphic novel Watchmen pulled in a very respectable $55.7 million this weekend. The film took in $25.14 million on Friday, dropped to $19 million on Saturday and is expected to pull in another $11.52 million through tonight (Sunday).
Now, it’s true that the movie failed to match Snyder’s last, 300 (which grossed a March record $70.9 million in 2007) and WB had reportedly been hoping for $60 million or so, but this performance is still very impressive.
That’s all especially true when you factor in the age and difficulty in adapting the source material to the big screen with care, the fact that this is not a sequel of any kind and most especially the R-Rating and very long length (2 hours and 43 minutes). It’ll be very interesting to see where the movie lands in the coming weeks, but there is no doubt that the long length limited its opening weekend performance even though it played in 3,611 theaters, a record for an R-Rated film. Then again, it’s total screen count of 7,500 is no where near a record–again, this is all due to the film’s long length.
Looking a bit more on the positive angle, while some may feel the movie’s total gross was a little on the disappointing side, there should be no disappointment with the IMAX folks. Playing at 124 IMAX theaters (~3% of its total theater account), Watchmen drew an impressive $5.5 million (~$44,000 per theater average) of its business from the large-screen format, accounting for a hefty 10 or so percent of its overall weekend gross. In fact, it was the second-largest IMAX launch ever behind The Dark Knight which took in $6.3 million at 94 sites (accounting for just a little under 4% of its total gross) and unlike Watchmen had 24-hour showings to help boost its gross:
“This solidifies in our mind that we’re the choice for the fan boys, and we love having them,” said Greg Foster, Chairman and President of Filmed Entertainment for IMAX
Source: Box Office Mojo
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