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Archive for August, 2007

29.08.07 Big Summer Take
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The Hollywood summer season came to a close with the weekend being ruled by Superbad. It was a gargantuan overall season as a lot of blockbusters came to take the audiences’ attention and only a few disappointments were recorded. Of course, the month of May proved to be the month of the threequel but August […]

28.08.07 Worldwide Bean
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Mr. Bean’s Holiday may seem to be a disappointment in its opening weekend gross in the United States box office. With its initial take of $10.1 million, one could say it is decent at best and lowly and mediocre at worst. However, a closer look would reveal that it is one of the more profitable […]

27.08.07 Still Super
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Just as we anticpated a few days ago, the weekend box office would belong once more to the teen comedy romp Superbad. It remained at the top of the heap, adding $18 million to its already healthy coffer. It ended the summer with a bang. All it did was make a lot of people laugh, […]

25.08.07 Another Super Weekend
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This might just be the first time in almost three months wherein it would be two straight weeks at number one for a film. Then again, I could be wrong. This would not be the first time it would happen. After all, there would be a host of new releases that would slug it out […]

24.08.07 Valkyrie Troubles
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Various news sources have confirmed about the latest trouble to befall the upcoming Tom Cruise flick, Valkyrie. Police said that eleven extras were hurt during the filming of the film in its Germany set. This comes in the heels of many objections to Cruise’s attachment to the film depicting the assassination plot on Adolf Hitler.
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23.08.07 Definitely Last
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What was clear in the weekend box office results in the United States was the last thing on most people’s minds was watching The Last Legion. Maybe they have had their fill of epic adventures. Maybe the excruciating memory of King Arthur was still fresh in their minds. There could be a lot of reasons […]

22.08.07 Unsuccessful Invasion
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Not even Nicole Kidman and the new James Bond could save the critical and financial mess that is The Invasion. The film was derisively dismissed by most critics and earned the wrath of audiences as well. It simply bombed at the tills on its opening weekend. Simply put, it is another failure in a list […]

21.08.07 Superbad People
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The film Superbad is another successful collaboration for director Judd Apatow and writer/star Seth Rogen. The team that brought us The 40-Year Old Virgin and this year’s surprise blockbuster Knocked Up has added another feather to their cap, thanks to the current number one film in the United States box office.
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20.08.07 Superbad Shows The Way
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In almost the same way that the original American Pie opened a few years ago to stellar numbers, the teen comedy Superbad opened as the number one film in the U.S. box office. Once again, the comedic team of Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen worked wonders to charm audiences and flock to their film […]

17.08.07 Daddy Bombs Away
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For Eddie Murphy to not agree to return to a succesful film, it is quite an omen that the said film is a disaster waiting to happen. And it did happen. To Cuba Gooding Jr., of all people. For an Oscar winner to attempt to make an all-time low in film history speaks a lot […]