Tuesday, August 2, 2011

International Box Office (29 – 31/07/2011)

Rank/Title/Weekend Gross*/Total Gross*
1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 66.6 690.4 2 Captain America: The First Avenger 49.1 53.9
3 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 42.2 645.9
4 Cars 2 30.0 217.6

5 Bad Teacher 7.5 81.7
*(In millions of dollars)

UAE Box Office (28 - 31/07/2011)

Rank /Title/Weekend Admissions/Total Admissions
1 Kung Fu Master 28238 28238
2 Zookeeper 20590 81851
3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – part 2 18521 224659
4 Bridesmaids 13375 48277
5 Horrible Bosses 9248 86530

Monday, August 1, 2011

A new Comedy for Miley Cyrus

Paramount has picked up an untitled comedy where Miley Cyrus is attached to star and produce. The precise details are under wraps, but the premise involves “a broken promise to God.”

Robert De Niro in talks to join The Silver Linings Playbook

David O. Russell will round up an impressive cast to star in his next feature, an adaptation of The Silver Linings Playbook. Mark Wahlberg dropped out due to a scheduling and Bradley Cooper is in talks to replace him. Jennifer Lawrence gets the female lead and Robert De Niro is in negotiations for a role in the movie. The Weinstein Company production will shoot in the fall.

Clash of the Titans 2 = Wrath of the Titans

Warner Bros and Director Jonathan Liebesman have finally picked a title for Clash of the Titans 2, that new title is Wrath of the Titans. Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson and Danny Huston are all back, joined by Bill Nighy, Toby Kebbell and Rosamund Pike. Wrath of the Titans will be released in the US on March 30, 2012.

Non-Stop new film by Dark Castle

Dark Castle has purchased a script entitled Non-Stop to be produced by Joel Silver and has set Cry Wolf’s Jeff Wadlow to direct. Details are currently few for this thriller, but the storyline is said to revolve around an air marshall and an ordeal that occurs while the plane is in-flight.

Cary Fukunaga will direct Spaceless

Jane Eyre director Cary Fukunaga has signed on to direct Universal Pictures’s sci-fi project Spaceless. Based on a script by Jeff Vintar (I, Robot), the project involves an interstellar assassin who, after trying to fulfill a contract aboard a space station, awakens to find himself drifting helplessly through space in a computerized spacesuit. Gore Verbinksi is attached to the project as a producer.

Reese Witherspoon gets a Wish List

Reese Witherspoon has signed on to star in the upcoming comedy Wish List for Walt Disney Pictures. Witherspoon will play the leading role of a woman who, as a child, made ten wishes on a single coin at a wishing well, unaware that her coin never quite reached the well's magical bottom. When the coin is finally jostled loose 25 years later, the wishes all come true in the middle of her unsuspecting adult life.

US Box Office (29 – 31/07/2011) Updated

Rank/Title/Weekend Gross*/Total Gross*
1 Cowboys & Aliens 35.6 35.6
2 The Smurfs 36.2 36.2
3 Captain America: The First Avenger 25.5 117.4
4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 21.9 318.5
5 Crazy,Stupid,Love 19.1 19.1
*(In millions of dollars)

Movie Ticket Price in the US Hits All-Time High

The price of movie tickets in the US hit a new high in the second quarter of this year climbing to $8.06, according to the National Association of Theater Owners. That means the price of a ticket in the second quarter was up 2.15% over the average for 2010, which was $7.89. This is not the first time the average price has risen above $8 however. It was $8.01 in the fourth quarter of 2010, but then fell to $7.86 in the first quarter of this year.

Nymphomaniac for Lars Von Trier

Controversial writer/director/producer Lars Von Trier has began researching his next film, currently entitled Nymphomaniac, with a mind to begin shooting during Summer 2012.

New Images and Set Photos from Francis Ford Coppola’s Twixt

Twixt stars Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Ben Chaplin, and Elle Fanning

Avatar actor Sam Worthington goes shirtless as he takes a dip in the water while spending time on the beach in Hawaii on Sunday with his new girlfriend

Miley Cyrus Gets Equality Tattoo on Finger

Miley Cyrus got a new Tattoo and showed it off on Twitter saying “All LOVE is equal.” This tattoo features a small equal sign on the side of her ring finger. Miley Cyrus ’s Equality Tattoo is seventh addition in her collection of ink. Her latest small but meaningful finger tattoo seems to show her support for gay marriage equality. Miley Cyrus’s new tattoo sparked a discussion on Friday and one of her fans criticized her stance on gay rights.Miley replied back, “Where does it say in the bible to judge others? Oh right. It doesn’t. GOD is the only judge honey. ‘GOD is love,’”