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Iron Man Kills It At The Box Office

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Iron Man raked in the big, big bucks at the box office this weekend.
Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Jon Favreau — who directed the film and made cameo as Tony Stark’s driver — must have had a perma-grin for the past three days, considering Iron Man made more than $100 million in […]


Jessica is Huge - In Ukraine

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Jessica Simpson has found the one place on the planet where she is still a star.
Her latest film, Blonde Ambition, was No. 1 in Ukraine, grossing $253,008 for the weekend of Feb. 14-17.
In December it was released in eight theaters in her home state of Texas and grossed just $1,771 in its opening weekend.
Conor Bresnan, […]


Juno’s Ellen Page - Oscar Frontrunner?

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

The Los Angeles Times has an interesting story today saying that Juno star Ellen Page is now considered the frontrunner for the best-actress Oscar.
The indie flick has received rave reviews and is a break-out box-office success.
Page’s performance definitely makes the movie and Oscar voters love a cute newcomer.
They claim her chief competitors are Julie Christie, […]


Simpson’s Movie Bombs Big Time

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Jessica Simpson’s new movie Blonde Ambition opened last weekend in limited release and grossed an embarrassing $48 per screen.
The stinker is going straight to DVD in January, but had a “vanity run” in eight theaters in Simpson’s homestate of Texas.
Meanwhile, boyfriend Tony Romo had to endure the wrath of Caroline Panthers fans who taunted him […]


Nicole Stars in Another Stinker

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Nicole Kidman’s latest film, The Golden Compass, tanked this weekend at the box office.
Although the film scored the top spot, it grossed $26 million, not the $30 - $40 mil New Line was banking on.
Nicole re-teamed with her co-star Daniel Craig from yet another flop, The Invasion, although the two don’t have any scenes […]


Reese Replaces Nicole As Highest Paid Actress

Friday, November 30th, 2007

America’s sweetheart Reese Witherspoon has topped Angelina Jolie as the highest paid actress in Hollywood.
Reese reportedly pulls in around $15 to $20 million per picture.
She replaces Nicole Kidman in the top spot, who dropped to number four.
The Hollywood Reporter says Nic has had a particularly rough year with stinkers like The Invasion and Margot […]


Weekend Box Office

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

We’re pretty sure Tom Cruise isn’t a happy camper after this weekend’s box office results.
His political thriller “Lions For Lambs” clocked in at the #4 spot this weekend, bringing in only $6.7 million. Cruise was ousted by uber-funnyman Vince Vaughn’s holiday comedy “Fred Claus”, which took in way more moolah at $19.2 million.
Vince Vaughn, hot. […]


Weekend Box Office

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Steve Carrell is having a tough time on celluloid of late.
His latest flick “Dan In Real Life” opened to only $12 million this weekend, getting roasted by “Saw 4″, which took in a cool $32 million.
Carrell’s last movie “Evan Almighty” also crashed and burned at the box office. But he’s just so funny in “The […]