Fox Renews “So You Think You Can Dance?” August 4, 2008 6:18 pm
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Surprising no one, Fox has renewed its hit summer reality series So You Think You Can Dance? for a fifth season. In announcing the renewal, Fox’s President of Alternative Entertainment, Mike Darnell said, “We’re delighted to have DANCE back for a fifth season next year. FOX is very lucky to have television’s preeminent performance competitions in AMERICAN IDOL and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, and it’s no coincidence that creator and executive producer Simon Fuller and executive producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe have been a part of both these successes.” The full press release follows after the jump.
“The Dark Knight” Stays In Front in Third Week August 4, 2008 6:13 pm
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor got off to a strong start on Friday with $15.2M, a good deal ahead of The Dark Knight ($12.7M), but it fell behind on Saturday and Sunday en route to a $40.56M weekend, just below the $42.66M taken in by first place finisher The Dark Knight.
The Mummy’s box office take over the weekend compares favorably with the first film in the franchise which took in $43.37M in its first weekend back in 1999, but is well below what The Mummy II drew in 2001 ($68.14M). Industry expections were for the film to take in somewhere in the neighborhood of $45-50M so it slightly underperformed.
Moving back to The Dark Knight, this is the film’s third consecutive weekend at #1and its new domestic cume is now $393.75M, putting it in eighth place on the all-time domestic gross list. Though Titanic’s domestic record of $600.79M looks now to be safe, second place holder Star Wars with $461M will likely go down. My current estimate has The Dark Knight ending its box office run somewhere between $486-539M. I’ll update those totals as the weeks go on.
“Terminator Salvation” Photo August 4, 2008 5:43 pm
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Warner Bros. has released a new photo from Terminator Salvation (pictured above). Click to enlarge
Terminator Salvation hits theaters on May 22, 2009.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, August 1, 2008 August 2, 2008 9:20 pm
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Click more to read my full analysis of the night’s ratings.
“Swingtown” Down More Than 20% In New Friday Time Slot August 1, 2008 2:55 pm
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Whereas Flashpoint was successful in its new Thursday night time slot, and the results were even stronger for its second airing last night, the same can’t be said for Swingtown.
Premiering in its new Friday night time slot last week, Swingtown drew the following ratings: 2.9/6 HH rating/share, 4.20M viewers, 1.4/5 A18-49 rating/share. That was a decline of 26% among households, 1.12M/21% among viewers and 12.5% among adults 18-49 from its last aired episode (3.9/7 HH rating/share, 5.32M viewers, 1.6/5 A18-49 rating/share on Thursday, July 17th).
Additionally, it hurt the time slot signficantly, especially among total audience where is was down by 37% among households and 41%/2.92M among viewers from what Flashpoint posted in the same time slot the week prior (4.6/9 HH rating/share, 7.12M viewers, 1.5/5 A18-49 rating/share). The only category it did okay in (with relation to how Flashpoint fared) was among adults 18-49, where it was off just 7% from what Flashpoint posted. However, that rating was considered very low for Flashpoint (hence the switch to Thursday nights’), so it’s really not much of a positive.
Through eight aired episodes (seven on Thursday and one on Friday), Swingtown has averaged a 4.1 HH rating, 5.82M viewers and a 1.9 A18-49 rating.
Its second episode in its new time slot airs this evening. Check back tomorrow for a look at how it fared and an overall analysis of the Thursday/Friday Swingtown/Flashpoint swap.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, July 31, 2008 August 1, 2008 12:55 pm
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A stronger second week in its new time slot for Flashpoint helped CBS finish in first place last night among households and viewers.
Meanwhile, Fox still took first place among adults 18-49, but the return of Don’t Forget the Lyrics! caused the network to slip some among viewers and households, falling to second place in both categories, down one spot from the week prior.
Click more to read my full analysis of the night’s ratings.
Top 10 Broadcast and Cable TV Ratings (July 21-27, 2008) August 1, 2008 12:36 pm
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Here are the top 10 programs for the past week (July 21-27) for both broadcast television and cable.
Top 10 Broadcast TV Ratings (Viewers)
- America’s Got Talent – NBC – 13.24M
- Wipeout – ABC – 9.98M
- Two and a Half Men (R) – CBS – 9.76M
- 60 Minutes (R) – CBS – 9.52M
- So You Think You Can Dance-WED – FOX – 8.60M
- NCIS (R) – CBS – 8.52M
- Criminal Minds (R) – CBS – 8.44M
- So You Think You Can Dance-THUR – FOX – 8.38M
- CSI: Miami (R) – CBS – 8.13M
- House-MON (R) – FOX – 7.90M
Top 10 Cable TV Ratings (Viewers)
- The Closer – TNT – 7.06M
- NASCAR Sprint Cup (Brickyard 400) – ESPN – 6.67M
- Best of Hannah & Miley – DSNY – 5.86M
- Monk – USA – 5.06M
- WWE Raw – USA – 4.96M
- Burn Notice – USA – 4.76M
- Saving Grace – TNT – 4.57M
- Food Network Star – FOOD – 4.51M
- WWE Raw – USA – 4.49M
- Pysch – USA – 4.48M
Source: Nielsen Media
“Watchmen” High-Res Posters + Photos August 1, 2008 12:14 pm
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Warner Bros. has released high-res versions of the character posters released at Comic-Con
Also, the movie’s featured on the cover of Empire Magazine (two covers, as pictured on the right) and within the latest issue are four new photos that I’ve also included. Check it all out after the jump.
Brosnan Returning for Another “Thomas Crown Affair” August 1, 2008 12:12 pm
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USA Today is reporting that Pierce Brosnan will soon be returning to reprise his role in a Thomas Crown Affair sequel to the 1999 remake. The sequel will be partly based on 1964’s Topkapi: “We are just using a sliver of that,” Brosnan says. This time, the billionaire thief will be after a rare diamond instead of paintings. Rene Russo will not be returning, and Angelina Jolie is considered in the running for a new female co-star. “This is a different affair, ” Brosnan says.
Paul Verhoeven is returning to direct and the movie should arrive by next year.
Source: USA Today
“Dragonball” Poster and Promo Photos August 1, 2008 12:04 pm
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A high-res version of a previously released poster (pictured above) for Dragonball has been released, in addition to three new promo photos. Check those out below. As always, click to enlarge.
Sources: Movieland and MovieSoon (via ComingSoon.net)
“Guerrilla” Bootleg Trailer August 1, 2008 11:46 am
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A trailer for Guerrilla (formerly Che), Steven Soderbergh’s two part Che Guevara biopic has been leaked online. Check it out below.
Synopsis
Nearly 40 years after Che Guevara’s execution in Bolivia, director Steven Soderbergh retraces the life of the iconic Cuban revolutionary across the span of two feature-length films — The Argentine and Guerrilla. The Argentine begins on November 26, 1956, as Fidel Castro (Demián Bichir) sails into Cuban waters with 80 rebels in tow. Among those rebels is Argentine doctor Ernesto “Che” Guevara (Benicio Del Toro), a man who shares Castro’s dream of overthrowing corrupt dictator Fulgencio Batista. As the struggle gets under way, Guevara proves an indispensable part of the revolution due to his firm grasp on the concepts of guerilla warfare. Guevara is heartily embraced by both his comrades and the Cuban people, and quickly rises through the ranks to become first a commander, and ultimately a revolutionary hero. Part two of the saga, Guerrilla, begins with Guevara at the absolute peak of his fame and power. Disappearing suddenly, Guevara subsequently resurfaces in Bolivia to organize a modest group of Cuban comrades and Bolivian recruits in preparation for the Latin American Revolution. But while the Bolivian campaign would ultimately fail, the tenacity, sacrifice, and idealism displayed by Guevara during this period would make him a symbol of heroism to followers around the world. Though The Argentine and Guerrilla were screened together at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, they were set to be released separately in U.S. theaters later that same year.
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