Weekend Box Office — January 26-28, 2007 January 29, 2007 6:42 pm
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The new release Epic Movie won day-to-day, ahead of Smokin’ Aces to take the top spot for the weekend, taking in $18.61M from 2,801 theaters.
Top 20 DVD Sales For The Week Ending January 21, 2007 January 28, 2007 12:30 pm
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Six new releases made their way into the top 20 DVD charts this past week, with five of them in the top 10. Coming in at number one was Gridiron Gang followed by Employee of the Month at number two.
Other new releases in the top 10 were Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning at number three, The Protector at number four and That So Suite Life of Hannah Montana at number eight.
Elsewhere in the top 20 was Undisputed II: Last Man Standing at number 15.
Top 10 Box Office for Friday, January 26, 2007 January 27, 2007 4:52 pm
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According to preliminary estimates, Fox’s Epic Movie took the top spot on Friday with $6.66M million in its first day of release.
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Beam Me Up James? Star Trek XI Casting Rumor January 27, 2007 3:00 pm
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According to the British tabloid Sunday Mail, James McAvoy may be given the role of Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in the upcoming film Star Trek XI.
Katie Holmes Out of Batman Sequel January 27, 2007 2:50 pm
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Katie Holmes’ character has been recast for Batman: The Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman Begins.
Nominations announced for the 2007 Academy Awards January 23, 2007 11:27 am
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Nominations for the 79th Annual Academy Awards have been announced.
Weekend Box Office — January 19-21, 2007 January 22, 2007 9:34 pm
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Stomp the Yard held firm day-to-day to narrowly come away as the number one movie of the weekend for the second straight week. It took in $12.29M from 2,051 theaters and its total domestic take currently stands at $40.55M.
“Ghost in the Shell” Live-action Remake Planned January 22, 2007 7:32 pm
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Variety is reporting that cartoon house Production I.G. has acquired the rights to Ghost in the Shell from Kodansha for the purpose of making a live-action remake of the popular manga.
Mummy 3 Details January 22, 2007 7:25 pm
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Al Gough, co-writer of the next installment in the Mummy franchise let slip a few more details pretaining to Mummy 3.
Sean Connery considering a return to film (“Indiana Jones 4”) January 22, 2007 7:10 pm
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After five years of calling it quits in acting, Sir Sean Connery told the newspaper Scotland that he is mulling over the possibility of returning to the big-screen to reprise his role as Dr. Henry Jones in Indiana Jones 4.
Scorsese interested in making “Departed” trilogy January 22, 2007 7:00 pm
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According to MTV, director Martin Scorsese is in talks with Robert De Niro to join the cast of an upcoming sequel to the mob hit The Departed.
David Koepp discussing Spider-Man 4 January 22, 2007 6:48 pm
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According to Superhero Hype!, is reporting that Spider-Man screenwriter David Koepp is currently in talks with Sony Pictures to write Spider-Man 4.
Top 10 Box Office for Friday, January 19, 2007 January 20, 2007 3:42 pm
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According to preliminary estimates, Stomp the Yard took the top spot on Friday night with $3.75 million. Its total now stands at $32.01M through eight days.
Top DVD Sales For The Week Ending January 14, 2007 January 20, 2007 11:30 am
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Five new releases made their way on to the top 20 DVD charts this past week. Coming in at number one was Crank followed by The Illusionist at number two. Other new releases in the top 10 were Broken Bridges at number eight and Night Listener at number nine.
Elsewhere in the top 20 was the new release Bandidas at number 15.
Rumored Casting For James Cameron’s “Avatar” January 19, 2007 6:51 pm
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Ain’t It Cool News is reporting from their sources that Michael Biehn will be in Cameron’s new Sci-Fi epic Avatar. Another Aliens alum is also rumored to be involved.
Oscar Nominations To Be Announced January 23rd January 19, 2007 6:50 pm
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The nominations for the 79th annual Academy Awards will be announced this coming Tuesday, January 23, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) president Sid Ganis and Oscar-nominated actress Salma Hayek (2002 Best Actress – Frida).
Top DVD Sales for the week ending January 7th January 18, 2007 11:45 am
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Two new releases passed up last week’s top DVD (Jackass: Number Two – number three), The Covenant at number one and Snakes on a Plane at number two.Other
There was only one other new release in the top 20, the first season of the television show Martin, which was number 18.
Rounding out the top 10 were Pirates of the Caribbean at number four, The Devil Wears Prada at number five, Step Up at number six, Invincible at number seven, Barnyard at number eight, Little Miss Sunshine at number nine and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby at number 10.
Among TV shows on DVD, Martin: Season 1 at number 18 was followed by Family Guy: Vol. 4 at number 19 and The Simpsons: Season 9 at number 20.
Top DVD Sales for the week ending December 31st January 17, 2007 11:36 pm
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After serving three weeks on the top of the charts, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest was passed up by a newcomer, Jackass: Number Two.
Other new releases in the top 20 were paced by The Descent at number three, The Black Dahlia at number 10 and The Last Kiss at number 15.
Elsewhere in the top 10 were Step Up at number four, Invincible at number five, The Devil Wears Prada at number six, Little Miss Sunshine at number seven, Barnyard at number eight and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby at number nine.
There were no television shows on DVD ranked in the top 20 for the week.
MGM release more information about officially greenlit “Stargate SG-1” films January 15, 2007 9:45 pm
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios announced today their plans for two movies for the Stargate franchise.
The first of the two films is titled Stargate: The Ark of Truth and it will deal with the current running Ori plot, while the second film, Stargate: Continuum, will bring new challenges to the SG-1 crew.
Stars Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, and Michael Shanks are all tapped toreprise their roles from the series in the films.
“‘Stargate SG-1’ is to MGM Television what the ‘James Bond,’ ‘Pink Panther,’ and the ‘Rocky’ franchises are to our feature film unit,” said Charles Cohen, senior executive VP of MGM. “We are committed to continuing to release new SG-I content and its “Stargate Atlantis” spin-off, and we’re also steadfast in our dedication to extending the franchise. ‘Stargate’ is an indelible brand for MGM and we will support it well into the future.”
NBC Universal to launch new television network January 12, 2007 8:12 pm
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NBCU has announced that Chiller, a 24-hour horror channel, will be launched by the corp. on March 1 on DirecTV, which NBCU already has a distribution agreement with. Chiller will feature classic horror films and TV programs from the NBCU vault.
Peter Jackson responds to comments by New Line executive January 11, 2007 9:08 pm
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Responding to yesterday’s comments by New Line CEO Bob Shaye, Peter Jackson has issued a statement via Wingnut Films to his fans.
New artwork for Pirates 3 released January 11, 2007 8:56 pm
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Aint’t It Cool News has a first look at the new promo artwork for Walt Disney Pictures’ Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, which opens May 25th of this year.
Mummy 3 director January 10, 2007 6:51 pm
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Ever since writer-director Stephen Sommers announced he would not helm the third installment of the Mummy franchise, Universal has been looking for a replacement for The Mummy 3.
According to TMZ, it appears they’ve found their man: “Look for Universal to make the formal offer to Cohen sometime later this week,” TMZ.com said.
Cohen’s credits include Dragonheart, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Daylight and The Fast and the Furious.
Speaking of the movie itself, stars Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are both rumored to be interested in reprising their roles.
Source: — [TMZ.com] — Exclusive: …and “Mummy” Makes 3
Microsft Zune to be Video Game equipped by July 2008 January 10, 2007 6:49 pm
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Microsoft Corp. said that they expect to introduce video games for its Zune music player within 18 months, in an effort to stay on equal footing with Apple Inc.’s iPod.
The Zune hasn’t had much success against the Apple iPod, selling in the “..hundreds of thousands”, according to Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices division of Microsoft.
Source: — [Bloomberg.com] — Microsoft Will Add Video Games to Zune by July 2008
Kiefer Sutherland talks “24: The Movie” January 10, 2007 6:47 pm
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Speaking with Crave Online, Kiefer Sutherland, star of the hit Fox TV series 24, talked about a big screen version which is currently in development. (more…)
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