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Chris Miller & Phil Lord’s ’21 Jump Street’ Reboot Gets a Trailer

That’s right, this film should be known as being from the mind of Chris Miller and Phil Lord. The team that brought us Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and MTV’s short-lived animated series Clone High. One could say that … Continue reading →

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Jonah Hill’s ’21 Jump Street’ Movie Gets ‘Cloudy’ Directors

Jonah Hill (Funny People, Superbad) who has been working on an update of the 80’s television show 21 Jump Street for Sony, has announced that the movie is in negotiations to sign it’s directors. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Saw’ Gets Spooked By Some ‘Paranormal Activity’

When it comes to horror,  for the last several years October has been monopolized by the persistent and prolific offerings of a one Saw series. Jigsaw might be smarting a bit this Monday, because he was decidedly trounced by “the … Continue reading →

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Max (And ‘Wild Things’) Are King of The Box Office

As predicted, Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are seemingly dominated the Box Office with $32.4M.  It played on a whopping 3,700+ screens, including IMAX screens, for a per-screen average of $8,693.  Sounds decent, but figure in the reported budget … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Audiences Flock to ‘Couple’s Retreat’

Here’s your weekly Box Office report. Studio estimates are from Box Office Mojo. Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau should be feeling pretty good about themselves this Monday morning.  Their film Couples Retreat received a critical drumming, but still made $35M … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Zombieland’ Brings It Home

Overall, it was not a particularly impressive weekend at the box office, with the top films boasting relatively modest numbers. Sony Pictures should be smiling, though, because their studio nabbed the top two spots. According to Box Office Mojo, Zombieland … Continue reading →

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Box Office Breakdown

For the second week in a row, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs garnered the top spot on the weekend box office with around $24 million. The film only dropped about 19% from last week’s total, which is very good … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs’

Don’t be so quick to write this movie off as conventional kiddie-fare. Smart, beautiful and prescient, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is bound to become an animated classic. It tackles the timely topic of obesity and our insatiable appetite for … Continue reading →

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