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New Movie Releases — 'Prometheus' and 'Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'

Shauna Wright — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:00:48 +0000

Sci-fi adventure or family-friendly animated fun? Take your pick — those are the new offerings at the movies this weekend. In ‘Prometheus,’ considered the prequel to the 1979 hit ‘Alien,’ a clue to mankind’s origins leads a team of explorers to deep space where they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of [...]

New Movie Releases — 'The Cabin in the Woods,' 'Lockout' and 'The Three Stooges' [VIDEOS]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:00:12 +0000

Horror, action or comedy? Pick your poison, because all three genres will be represented in the movies opening in wide release this weekend. ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ has the most descriptive title since ‘Snakes on a Plane,’ because it involves five friends going to a — wait for it — cabin in the woods, [...]

New Movie Releases — 'Titanic 3D' and 'American Reunion'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:30:19 +0000

You won’t have to wait until Friday for one of this weekend’s new movie releases — but it may look mighty familiar. ‘Titanic 3D,’ which opens in wide release on Wednesday, is the 3D reboot of the 1997 movie that won a zillion Oscars and launched the A-list careers of stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo [...]

New Movie Releases — 'Act of Valor,' 'Gone,' 'Tyler Perry's Good Deeds' and 'Wanderlust'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:30:40 +0000

We know winter has been long and cold, so duck into a theater this weekend to shake off the doldrums — the four new flicks opening in wide release should have a little something for everyone. The long-awaited ‘Act of Valor’ stars real active-duty Navy SEALs in a fictionalized account of SEAL operations that takes [...]

New Movie Releases — 'This Means War' and 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:30:34 +0000

There are only two new movies in wide release this weekend, but they both feature marquis names. Reese Witherspoon stars in ‘This Means War,’ the story of two of the world’s deadliest CIA operatives who are inseparable partners and best friends — until they discover that they’ve fallen in love with the same woman. And [...]

New Movie Releases — 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,' 'Haywire,' 'Red Tails' and 'Underworld Awakening'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:30:31 +0000

Now that the holidays are officially dead and buried, studios are back to releasing new films at a brisk pace — and this weekend, you’ll have your choice of four. Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks star in ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,’ in which a young boy is convinced that his father who died in [...]

New Movie Releases: 'Paranormal Activity 3,' 'Johnny English Reborn,' 'The Three Musketeers'

Shauna Wright — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:42:32 +0000

With two sequels and a remake, this weekend’s movie premieres may not appeal to fans of completely new material, but they should make those who enjoyed the originals very happy. While ‘Paranormal Activity 3‘ is the third installment in the horror film franchise, it’s really more of a prequel — set in 1988, it recounts [...]

New Movie Releases: 'Abduction,' 'Dolphin Tale,' 'Killer Elite,' and 'Moneyball'

Shauna Wright — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:43:04 +0000

The four movies opening this weekend in wide release have a little something for everyone. ‘Abduction‘ finds ‘Twilight’ hottie Taylor Lautner in mortal danger after realizing that his entire childhood has been built on a vast conspiracy of lies. The heavily-hyped Morgan Freeman flick ‘Dolphin Tale‘ is the true story of a wounded dolphin and [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'The Lion King 3D' Roars to Number One

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:00:24 +0000

In a limited engagement in 3D, the 1994 Disney classic, ‘The Lion King,’ earned $29 million to take the top spot at the box office this weekend.

‘Contagion,’ last week’s most popular movie, moved to second place, while Ryan Gosling’s ‘Drive’ took third in its debut week. Former box office champ ‘The Help’ came in fourth, and ‘Straw Dogs’ rounded out the top five.

New Movie Releases: 'Drive,' 'I Don't Know How She Does It,' 'The Lion King 3D,' and 'Straw Dogs' [VIDEOS]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:17:01 +0000

If you aren’t too busy tailgating now that football is back, you might want to check out one of the new movies opening up this weekend. In ‘Drive,’ Ryan Gosling plays a stuntman and getaway driver who falls for a woman with a dangerous past. Sarah Jessica Parker’s latest rom-com, ‘I Don’t Know How She [...]

Billboards for 'Contagion' Made From Actual Bacteria [VIDEO]

Dylan Schenker — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:00:31 +0000

These ads take ‘viral’ marketing to a whole new level: To promote the new Steven Soderbergh movie ‘Contagion,’ a group of microbiologists and immunologists were tapped to create a billboard out of bacteria. Starting with two poster-sized petri dishes, they treated them with bacteria and fungi and let them grow into the film’ logo and [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'Contagion' Takes Top Spot from 'The Help'

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:00:24 +0000

It took a global epidemic to do it, but ‘The Help’ has finally been knocked out of the number one spot at the box office after three weeks at the top of the list.

The Steven Soderbergh-directed ‘Contagion,’ about a deadly and fast-spreading disease and the panic it causes, earned $23.1 million at theaters in its first week of release, relegating ‘The Help’ to a runner-up status. The mixed-martial arts action flick, ‘Warrior,’ came in third during its debut week, with ‘The Debt’ and ‘Columbiana’ rounding out the top five.

Weekend Box Office: 'The Help' Stays Number One for the Third Week

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:00:19 +0000

Earning a total of $123 million at the box office in the month since its release, ‘The Help’ kept its number one spot in theaters for the third week in a row, becoming the first film to do so since last summer’s ‘Inception.’ This weekend’s new releases — ‘The Debt,’ ‘Apollo 18,’ and ‘Shark Night [...]

New Movie Releases: 'Cowboys & Aliens,' 'The Smurfs,' 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' [VIDEOS]

Andy Scott — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:47:34 +0000

Three new movies will be added to theaters this Friday, offering everything from cowboys and aliens to the Smurfs in 3-D.

The first is the Jon Favreau-directed ‘Cowboys & Aliens,’ in which Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford team to fight off – you guessed it – an alien-invasion in 1873 Arizona.

Weekend Box Office: 'Transformers' Retains Top Spot

Grace Niemitalo — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:56:10 +0000

Boosted by unexpectedly strong word-of-mouth and generous reviews, 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' was number one for the second weekend in a row, becoming the top-grossing movie of 2011 thus far with a total take of $261.0 million.

Coming in second, the Jennifer Aniston-featured dark comedy 'Horrible Bosses' earned an estimated $28.1 million, while the family flick 'Zookeeper' came in third with $21.0 million.

New Movie Releases: 'Cars 2,' 'Bad Teacher' [VIDEOS]

Andy Scott — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:47:29 +0000

Another sequel cruises into theaters this weekend by way of Pixar’s ‘Cars 2,’ with Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) back for another fast-paced adventure – this time, at the first-ever World Grand Prix.

Reviews haven’t been too kind for the movie, but given Pixar’s recent successes, ‘Cars 2′ should have no problem taking the number-one spot at the box office.

Weekend Box Office: 'Super 8′ Is Number One

Grace Niemitalo — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:30:53 +0000

Though it wasn't what one might call a "super" performance, J.J. Abrams' alien-adventure movie 'Super 8' took the top spot at the box office this weekend with a healthy $37.0 million, opening slightly higher than expected.

That was more than enough to edge out last week's champ, 'X-Men: First Class,' which dipped 55 percent to earn just $25.0 million.

New Movie Releases – Thor and More [VIDEO]

Rick Darcy — Thu, 05 May 2011 21:04:49 +0000

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend.

One has the makings of a mega-blockbuster in 'Thor,' the latest in a long line of superhero movies from Marvel. Interestingly enough, this one is from critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated director Kenneth Branagh, the man behind such Shakespeare adaptations as 'Henry V.'