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HAVE YOU GOT ANY CASTLES
All us old folks watched these cartoons on television when we grew up and loved them. This is one of my favourites. Please note that it contains racial stereotyping but the music and story is wonderful. These cartoons were made for adults and not children The kids will enjoy this one as well, if they have any knowledge of books shown in the cartoon.
'THE BOOK OF ELI' DENZEL WASHINGTON'S NEWEST FILM OPENED IN THE NUMBER TWO SPOT, UNABLE TO TAKE DOWN THE CAMERON JUGGERNAUGHT. ON ITS OPENING WEEK THE BOXIFFCE PERFORMED WELL WITH A TAKE OF $38 MILLION. REVIEWS WERE GOOD SO IT SHOULD DO WELL IN THE LONG RUN AS THIS IS WASHINGTON'S SECOND BIGGEST OPENING TO DATE.
THIRD PLACE WAS TAKEN BY PETER JACKSON'S THRILLER, 'THE LOVELY BONES'. A NICE $20 MILLION PLUS OPENING FOR A MOVIE WITH NOT SO GREAT REVIEWS.
POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS ALI BABA'S FORTY THIEVES
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THIS WEEKEND For a fifth straight weekend James Cameron's Avatar controlled the box office setting another milestone as it moved past Star Wars into third place on the all-time domestic box office chart. Watch out Dark Knight, you're next.
The unstoppable force that is Avatar brought in another $54.6M, according to new four-day estimates for the Martin Luther King holiday session, bringing its 32-day total to an other-worldly $505.1M. Internationally, the film has now made $1.1B, which is just a hop, skip and a jump from Titanic's current record of $1.2B. Combined, the 3D sci-fi adventure flick has made an astounding $1.6B worldwide in only five weeks and the only question now is when it'll beat Titanic, not if.
Avatar set new industry records for the fastest to the $500M mark beating Dark Knight which needed 45 days, and the best fifth weekend gross besting Titanic's $30M from a dozen years ago this frame. The Book of Eli gave it a valiant effort, but fell short this weekend, taking in $38M, according to estimates, over four days. That's good enough to give Denzel Washington his second biggest opening weekend ever, behind only 2007's American Gangster which shot up $43M in its opening weekend on its way to a final gross of $130M. The Book of Eli averaged a very strong $12,221 this weekend over four days which could portend good things for the future. Rising up to third place this weekend after a nationwide rollout was Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones. The movie version of the bestselling novel brought in $20.5M, according to estimates, for an above average per screen take of $8,013. Reviews had been mixed for the dark tale of a murdered girl who narrates her life from the beyond, but apparently there were enough fans of the book that wanted to see the film regardless of the reviews. Fourth place went to the squeaky Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel which sang to the tune of $15M this weekend, according to estimates. Its total now stands at $196.1M, which is just a stone's throw from the original's $217.3M final total. Debuting softly in fifth place was Jackie Chan in The Spy Next Door. The spy-turned-babysitter film took in $13M this weekend, according to estimates, for a per screen average of only $4,446. Apparently families have not had their fill of singing rodents leaving Mr. Chan and his brood out in the cold. Sixth place went to the dashing duo Holmes and Watson as Sherlock Holmes brought in another $11.7M, according to estimates, bringing its cume to $181.9M. Universal took the next two spots on the chart with It's Complicated and Leap Year. Complicated took in $9.1M in its fourth weekend of release, according to estimates, bringing its total to $89.7M and a shot at the $100M mark definitely within reach. On the opposite end of the spectrum was Leap Year, starring Amy Adams, which fell from last weekend to an estimated $6.9M. Its total stands at $18.6M and should end its run with around $35M. And in ninth was George Clooney's award-bait Up in the Air which fell to $6.7M, according to estimates. The total now stands at $64M with a lot more to come if it can win a few major awards in the next few weeks. In tenth place was the surprise hit of the season, The Blind Side which just keeps rolling along, this time taking in $6.5M, according to estimates, bringing its total to a tremendous $227.7M. A couple of last weekend's debuts dropped heavily in their sophomore frame as Daybreakers fell to an estimated $6.3M over four days and Youth in Revolt tumbled to an estimated $3.7M. Totals are $25.5M and $12.8M respectively, which not a lot more left in the tanks. Compared to projections, The Book of Eli came in just above my $28M forecast, while The Spy Next Door came in just below my $12M prediction. And The Lovely Bones blasted by my $7M projection. by Gitesh Pandya |
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TOP 10 MOVIES
The North American Boxoffice According to studio estimates which are collected on Sunday by Reuters.
BOXOFFICE CHART
"Hollywood's Horse Race...and they're off!
Weekend of January 15 to January 17, 2010 - Source:Exhibitor Relations Co. |
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| This Wk | Last Wk | Title | Dist. | Weekend Gross | Cumulative Gross | Rlse Wks | # of Theaters |
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | 20th Century Fox | $41,300,000 | $491,767,000 | 5 | 3285 |
| 2 | - | The Book of Eli | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution | $31,615,000 | $31,615,000 | 1 | 3111 |
| 3 | - | The Lovely Bones | Paramount Pictures | $17,060,000 | $17,527,000 | 6 | 2563 |
| 4 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | 20th Century Fox Distribution | $11,500,000 | $192,592,000 | 4 | 3296 |
| 5 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution | $9,825,000 | $180,018,000 | 4 | 3173 |
| 6 | - | The Spy Next Door | Lionsgate | $9,700,000 | $9,700,000 | 1 | 2924 |
| 7 | 5 | It's Complicated | Universal Pictures | $7,672,000 | $88,224,000 | 4 | 2670 |
| 8 | 6 | Leap Year | Universal Pictures | $5,828,000 | $17,529,000 | 2 | 2512 |
| 9 | 7 | The Blind Side | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution | $5,564,000 | $226,774,000 | 9 | 2408 |
| 10 | 8 | Up in the Air | Paramount Pictures | $5,460,000 | $62,833,000 | 7 | 2107 |
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Read REVIEW of... AVATAR Read REVIEW of... THE BOOK OF ELI Read REVIEW of... THE LOVELY BONES Read REVIEW of... ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL Read REVIEW of... SHERLOCK HOLMES Read REVIEW of... THE SPY NEXT DOOR Read REVIEW of... IT'S COMPLICATED Read REVIEW of... LEAP YEAR Read REVIEW of... THE BLIND SIDE Read REVIEW of... UP IN THE AIR GENIE AWARDS |
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Bollock Brothers Horror Movies
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