“The Dark Knight” Passes “Star Wars”; Now #2 Highest Grossing Film of All-Time August 19, 2008 7:17 pm
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After placing first for four straight weekends, The Dark Knight fell to second place this weekend with $16.4M, edged out by the hilarious movie-within-a-movie comedy Tropic Thunder which took first place with $25.8M.
However, and more impressively, The Dark Knight passed up Star Wars ($461M) to take second place on the domestic all-time chart. Through Sunday, its gross stood at $471.1M and is now at $473.2M when including Monday’s grosses. The film moved its way into the number two spot on Saturday.
How appropriate is it that Star Wars fell out of the number two spot on the weekend when a new Star Wars film, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, was released? ‘The Clone Wars’ in fact could only manage a third place $14.6M.
I’m currently projecting the final domestic gross of The Dark Knight at between $502-513M.
The rest of the top 10 follows after the jump.
“Tropic Thunder” Viral Site Updates July 26, 2008 11:15 am
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DreamWorks/Paramount has launched a new batch of viral sites linked from the Rain of Madness website. Rain of Madness is a mockumentary telling what happened during the shooting of Tropic Thunder. The sites launched are an official site for Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller) and an official site for Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.). And lastly, there’s a new website for the Make Pretty Skin Clinic, the company resonsible for changing Lazarus into a black man.
Tropic Thunder hits theaters on August 13, 2008.
Tropic Thunder to Release Two Days Earlier + New Viral Sites July 16, 2008 2:31 pm
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DreamWorks has announced that Tropic Thunder will now be released on Wednesday, August 13th, two days earlier than the film was originally scheduled to release. Also, several new viral sites, all related to the film via the mockumentary Rain of Madnes, have gone live. Check them out below.
simplejackmovie.com
tuggspeedman.com
scorchermovie.com
Synopsis
Ben Stiller directs and stars in a high-concept action comedy about a film crew struggling against Murphy’s Law during the production of a big-budget war film, and just what happens when the actors become possessed by the bravura of their onscreen counterparts. Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Steve Coogan, and Nick Nolte co-star in this DreamWorks production.
“Rain of Madness” Poster and Trailer July 10, 2008 3:16 am
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As part of Paramount’s promotion of August’s Tropic Thunder, the studio has released a trailer and poster (pictured right) for Rain of Madness, a mockumentary of sorts chronicling the fictional movie. Here’s the tagline:
“German born documentarian, Jan Jürgen blows the lid off Hollywood, exposing the frenzy, the insanity and the madness surrounding the filming of ” Tropic Thunder”. One of the most ambitious war films ever made.”
Check out the trailer and poster after the jump.
Tropic Thunder hits theaters on August 15, 2008.
“Tropic Thunder” International Trailer July 9, 2008 6:23 pm
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Paramount has released a new international trailer for their upcoming August comedy Topic Thunder. Check it out after the jump.
Synopsis
Ben Stiller directs and stars in a high-concept action comedy about a film crew struggling against Murphy’s Law during the production of a big-budget war film, and just what happens when the actors become possessed by the bravura of their onscreen counterparts. Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Steve Coogan, and Nick Nolte co-star in this DreamWorks production.
Tropic Thunder hits theaters on August 15, 2008.
“Tropic Thunder” Movie Trailer March 18, 2008 12:25 am
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The full movie trailer for Tropic Thunder has made its way online. Check it out here.
New “Tropic Thunder” Photos, Plus Official Plot Synopsis March 12, 2008 7:36 pm
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DreamWorks Pictures has released two new photos and an official plot synopsis of Tropic Thunder.
“Tropic Thunder” Teaser Trailer March 11, 2008 4:35 pm
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The red-band teaser trailer for Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder has been released. Check it out after the jump.
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