Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600)	538	$130,164,645
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 601-700)	655	$203,883,455
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400)	328	$130,164,645
Top 2007 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	19	$130,164,645
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies	17	$130,164,645
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400)	344	$130,164,645
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies	26	$130,164,645
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies	47	$130,164,645
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies	88	$130,164,645
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies	77	$130,164,645

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Nov 2, 2007	1	$43,565,135		3,054	$14,265	$43,565,135	1
Nov 9, 2007	2	$24,028,445	-45%	3,059	$7,855	$80,388,420	2
Nov 16, 2007	3	$12,875,250	-46%	3,110	$4,140	$100,650,615	3
Nov 23, 2007	8	$9,013,925	-30%	2,814	$3,203	$115,550,290	4
Nov 30, 2007	11	$4,263,175	-53%	2,699	$1,580	$121,716,990	5
Dec 7, 2007	12	$2,538,485	-40%	2,132	$1,191	$125,553,670	6
Dec 14, 2007	14	$1,081,350	-57%	1,215	$890	$127,582,340	7
Dec 21, 2007	21	$341,875	-68%	459	$745	$128,477,115	8
Dec 28, 2007	23	$294,715	-14%	307	$960	$129,018,725	9
Jan 4, 2008	24	$260,120	-12%	327	$795	$129,499,865	10
Jan 11, 2008	29	$174,825	-33%	282	$620	$129,767,770	11
Jan 18, 2008	36	$123,450	-29%	213	$580	$129,967,250	12
Jan 25, 2008	39	$100,535	-19%	172	$585	$130,127,620	13

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Nov 2, 2007	1	$15,865,355			3,054	$5,195	$15,865,355	1
Nov 3, 2007	1	$17,652,120	+11%		3,054	$5,780	$33,517,475	2
Nov 4, 2007	2	$10,047,660	-43%		3,054	$3,290	$43,565,135	3
Nov 5, 2007	1	$3,573,180	-64%		3,054	$1,170	$47,138,315	4
Nov 6, 2007	1	$3,527,370	-1%		3,054	$1,155	$50,665,685	5
Nov 7, 2007	1	$2,931,840	-17%		3,054	$960	$53,597,525	6
Nov 8, 2007	1	$2,762,450	-6%		3,054	$905	$56,359,975	7
Nov 9, 2007	1	$7,173,355	+160%	-55%	3,059	$2,345	$63,533,330	8
Nov 10, 2007	2	$10,217,060	+42%	-42%	3,059	$3,340	$73,750,390	9
Nov 11, 2007	2	$6,638,030	-35%	-34%	3,059	$2,170	$80,388,420	10
Nov 12, 2007	3	$2,921,345	-56%	-18%	3,059	$955	$83,309,765	11
Nov 13, 2007	1	$1,590,680	-46%	-55%	3,059	$520	$84,900,445	12
Nov 14, 2007	1	$1,451,795	-9%	-50%	3,059	$475	$86,352,240	13
Nov 15, 2007	1	$1,423,125	-2%	-48%	3,059	$465	$87,775,365	14
Nov 16, 2007	2	$3,873,125	+172%	-46%	3,111	$1,245	$91,648,490	15
Nov 17, 2007	3	$5,846,800	+51%	-43%	3,111	$1,879	$97,495,290	16
Nov 18, 2007	3	$3,155,325	-46%	-52%	3,111	$1,014	$100,650,615	17
Nov 19, 2007	2	$1,104,050	-65%	-62%	2,814	$392	$101,754,665	18
Nov 20, 2007	4	$1,306,225	+18%	-18%	2,814	$464	$103,060,890	19
Nov 21, 2007	9	$1,547,885	+19%	+7%	2,814	$550	$104,608,775	20
Nov 22, 2007	8	$1,927,590	+25%	+35%	2,814	$685	$106,536,365	21
Nov 23, 2007	8	$3,596,715	+87%	-7%	2,814	$1,278	$110,133,080	22
Nov 24, 2007	8	$3,624,705	+1%	-38%	2,814	$1,288	$113,757,785	23
Nov 25, 2007	9	$1,792,505	-51%	-43%	2,814	$637	$115,550,290	24
Nov 26, 2007	7	$503,820	-72%	-54%	2,814	$179	$116,054,110	25
Nov 27, 2007	8	$504,025	n/c	-61%	2,814	$179	$116,558,135	26
Nov 28, 2007	7	$475,830	-6%	-69%	2,799	$170	$117,033,965	27
Nov 29, 2007	8	$419,850	-12%	-78%	2,799	$150	$117,453,815	28
Nov 30, 2007	10	$1,335,425	+218%	-63%	2,693	$496	$118,789,240	29
Dec 1, 2007	10	$1,889,300	+41%	-48%	2,693	$702	$120,678,540	30
Dec 2, 2007	11	$1,038,450	-45%	-42%	2,693	$386	$121,716,990	31
Dec 3, 2007	9	$311,250	-70%	-38%	2,699	$115	$122,028,240	32
Dec 4, 2007	8	$338,505	+9%	-33%	2,699	$125	$122,366,745	33
Dec 5, 2007	7	$325,015	-4%	-32%	2,699	$120	$122,691,760	34
Dec 6, 2007	8	$323,425	n/c	-23%	2,699	$120	$123,015,185	35
Dec 7, 2007	11	$699,000	+116%	-48%	2,133	$328	$123,714,000	36
Dec 10, 2007	11	$233,455		-25%	2,133	$109	$125,787,125	39
Dec 11, 2007	10	$244,995	+5%	-28%	2,133	$115	$126,032,120	40
Dec 12, 2007	11	$234,025	-4%	-28%	2,133	$110	$126,266,145	41
Dec 13, 2007	11	$234,845	n/c	-27%	2,133	$110	$126,500,990	42
Jan 1, 2008	-	$72,145			307	$235	$129,150,735	61
Jan 21, 2008	36	$22,365			213	$105	$129,989,615	81
Jan 22, 2008	-	$12,780	-43%		213	$60	$130,002,395	82
Jan 23, 2008	23	$11,805	-8%		213	$55	$130,014,200	83
Jan 24, 2008	-	$12,885	+9%		213	$60	$130,027,085	84
Jan 25, 2008	-	$28,295	+120%		172	$165	$130,055,380	85
Jan 26, 2008	-	$44,720	+58%		172	$260	$130,100,100	86
Jan 27, 2008	-	$27,520	-38%		172	$160	$130,127,620	87
Jan 28, 2008	-	$10,335	-62%	-54%	172	$60	$130,137,955	88
Jan 29, 2008	-	$9,460	-8%	-26%	172	$55	$130,147,415	89
Jan 30, 2008	-	$8,645	-9%	-27%	172	$50	$130,156,060	90
Jan 31, 2008	-	$8,585	-1%	-33%	172	$50	$130,164,645	91

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Nov 2, 2007	1	$56,359,975		3,054	$18,454	$56,359,975	1
Nov 9, 2007	2	$31,415,390	-44%	3,059	$10,270	$87,775,365	2
Nov 16, 2007	3	$18,761,000	-40%	3,110	$6,032	$106,536,365	3
Nov 23, 2007	9	$10,917,450	-42%	2,814	$3,880	$117,453,815	4
Nov 30, 2007	10	$5,561,370	-49%	2,699	$2,061	$123,015,185	5
Dec 7, 2007	11	$3,485,805	-37%	2,132	$1,635	$126,500,990	6
Dec 14, 2007	15	$1,634,250	-53%	1,215	$1,345	$128,135,240	7
Dec 21, 2007	26	$588,770	-64%	459	$1,283	$128,724,010	8
Dec 28, 2007	23	$515,735	-12%	307	$1,680	$129,239,745	9
Jan 4, 2008	24	$353,200	-32%	327	$1,080	$129,592,945	10
Jan 11, 2008	29	$250,855	-29%	282	$890	$129,843,800	11
Jan 18, 2008	37	$183,285	-27%	213	$860	$130,027,085	12
Jan 25, 2008	39	$137,560	-25%	172	$800	$130,164,645	13

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800)	786	$137,820,811
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500)	495	$137,820,811
Top 2007 Movies at the International Box Office	20	$137,820,811
All Time International Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies	12	$137,820,811
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 501-600)	517	$137,820,811
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies	34	$137,820,811
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies	91	$137,820,811
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200)	124	$137,820,811
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies	97	$137,820,811

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700)	648	$267,985,456
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400)	387	$267,985,456
Top 2007 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	19	$267,985,456
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies	15	$267,985,456
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500)	415	$267,985,456
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies	29	$267,985,456
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies	64	$267,985,456
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200)	110	$267,985,456
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies	87	$267,985,456

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Feb 24, 2008	1	2,401,746		2,401,746	$40,637,542	$40,637,542	1
Mar 2, 2008	2	758,838	-68%	3,160,584	$12,467,708	$53,105,250	2
Mar 9, 2008	5	253,917	-67%	3,414,501	$4,354,677	$57,459,927	3
Mar 16, 2008	12	137,451	-46%	3,551,952	$2,283,061	$59,742,988	4
Mar 23, 2008	13	202,287	+47%	3,754,239	$3,355,941	$63,098,929	5
Mar 30, 2008	13	56,100	-72%	3,810,339	$845,298	$63,944,227	6
Apr 6, 2008	14	58,066	+4%	3,868,405	$959,250	$64,903,477	7
Apr 13, 2008	15	47,620	-18%	3,916,025	$764,777	$65,668,254	8
Apr 20, 2008	20	47,601	n/c	3,963,626	$772,088	$66,440,342	9
Apr 27, 2008	23	39,162	-18%	4,002,788	$590,849	$67,031,191	10
May 4, 2008	25	28,300	-28%	4,031,088	$426,235	$67,457,426	11
May 11, 2008	28	25,427	-10%	4,056,515	$383,711	$67,841,137	12

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Aug 16, 2009	18	10,733		10,733	$148,836	$148,836	78

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DVD Releases for June 16th, 2009 - Part I

June 16th, 2009

A strangely busy week for spotlight reviews with ten of them representing nine DVDs and seven Blu-rays. It would have been a bigger list, but several are late. As for the best of the best, I'm giving an tentative DVD Pick of the Week rating to Transformers - Generation One - 25th Anniversary Edition - Season One. However, those will to wait for the retail version of Matrix of Leadership - Complete Series, or willing to spend more on the limited release will want to give this one a pass. Additionally, we have a DVD Puck of the Week, as the Canadian release, Murdoch Mysteries - Season One, is a must have for all loyal Canucks. With the number of spotlight reviews, the column had to be split into to, with the second part found here More...

DVD Releases for October 14, 2008 - Part I

October 15th, 2008

The DVD Release Report finally comes out this week after a couple of delays. At least it is worth the wait as one of the most anticipated films of the year, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, comes out on both Two-Disc Collector's Edition and Blu-ray. This release is clearly the DVD Pick of the Week, on either format, while there are so many other releases that the list had to split into two. You can find the second part here. More...

DVD Sales - 101 New Releases

March 17th, 2008

New releases were again plentiful this week with nine reaching the top 30 and three of them sweeping the top few spots. The best of the best was 101 Dalmatians, which sold 1.36 million units during its first week for $21.64 million in revenue. More...

DVD Rentals - Into Second Place

March 17th, 2008

There were only four new releases to chart this week, and only one made it into the top five. This left Beowulf with an easy road to first place as it added $9.02 million in rentals for the week and $19.94 million after two. More...

DVD Sales - Beowulf has 7 Days on Top

March 10th, 2008

There were plenty of new releases to hit the sales chart this week, as well as an older release that returned to the top five. Number one was Beowulf with 902,000 units sold for $17.08 million in revenue in its first week. More...

DVD Rentals - Competition is no Match for Beowulf

March 10th, 2008

New releases were spread pretty evenly on the rental charts and included a new number one, Beowulf, which opened with $10.93 million. More...

DVD Sales - Ganging Up on the Competition

March 3rd, 2008

There were a number of new releases to chart this week, including the new number one, American Gangster, which sold 2.63 million units for $44.54 million in revenue. After one week, it is already the best selling DVD of the year. This isn't surprising as the film was the first $100 million hit to be released on the home market this year, but is an impressive start nonetheless. More...

DVD Rentals - All-American Release

March 3rd, 2008

New releases dominated the rental charts taking three of the top five spots, as well as five of the top ten and the best of the best was American Gangster with $9.67 million during its opening week. More...

International Details - Rambo Charges for the Top

February 24th, 2008

Rambo climbed five spots just missing the top five with $6.96 million on 1989 screens in 25 markets for a total of $25.63 million. The film opened in second place in Germany with $2.78 million 405 screens while it managed third in Mexico with $704,000 on 300. Next up is the U.K., Australia, and Italy, where it opens this weekend, while it enters South Korea next weekend. More...

DVD Releases for February 19, 2008

February 19th, 2008

With the Oscars less than a week away, we have a few Oscar contenders on this week's list. However, for DVD Pick of the Week I've made what many might consider a weird choice and went with Walker - Criterion Collection - Buy from Amazon. More...

International Details - Juno Jumps Up the Charts

February 17th, 2008

Thanks to an opening in the U.K., Juno shoot up the charts nearly reaching the top five with $8.28 million on 1111 screens in 15 markets for a still early total $17.15 million. In the U.K. the film placed second with $3.91 million on 363 screens, but had the best per screen average in the top 10 there. It also opened in France scoring sixth place with $1.22 million on 149 screens, which gave it the second best per screen average in the top ten there. Meanwhile in Spain the film grew by 5% to $1.03 million on 170 screens over the weekend and a total of $2.34 million after two. More...

Oscar Contest - Category Highlight - Supporting Acting Roles

February 17th, 2008

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role. More...

International Top Five - Asterix has Olympic-Sized Opening

February 6th, 2008

Asterix at the Olympic Games, the latest adaptation of the popular comic series, opened in first place on the international charts thanks to a number of big debuts. This included a first place opening in its native market of France where it pulled in $23.35 million on 1,078 screens. Meanwhile, it earned a very, very close second place in Russia with $4.45 million on 550 screens. On the other hand, the film opened in limited release in the U.K. earning just under $20,000 on 3 screens. It also opened in second place in Germany with $2.99 million on 600 screens while it slipped to second place in Poland with $609,000 on 136 screens for a total of $1.94 million. Overall it now has $38.30 million on 3,002 screens in 19 markets for a total of $39.76 million, which is a great start, but unless it does well in many other markets, it will have trouble making back its budget of nearly $100 million, which makes it the most expensive French film. More...

International Details - That's Amore!

February 4th, 2008

The Italian movie, Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore, opened in first place in Italy with $7.55 million on 491 screens, which was more than double its nearest competition. More...

Awards Season - SAG Awards - Old Men are Newest Winners

January 27th, 2008

The Screen Actors Guild nominations handed out the hardware tonight and there were five winners amongst the six theatrical awards. More...

International Top Five - Smith's Legend Grows

January 24th, 2008

I Am Legend has become the third film in Will Smith's career to top $500 million worldwide, which is a very impressive milestone. It was able to reach that mark in part thanks to the film's first place finish on the international charts with $28.12 million on 5,369 screens in 49 markets and now has $260.89 million. The film opened in first place in Mexico with $4.10 million on 450 screens and in Brazil with $2.81 million on 423 screens. In the latter, it earned more than the rest of the top five combined, while in the former it earned more than the top ten combined. While those were impressive starts, the film's best market of the weekend was Germany where it remained in first place with $5.12 million on 717 screens for a total of $17.68 million while in Italy it added $4.26 million on 506 screens for a total of $15.24 million. I Am Legend has yet to open in Russia and a few other markets and should have little trouble hitting $300 million before long. More...

Awards Season - No Shortage of Love for Country or Blood

January 22nd, 2008

The Oscar nominations were announced today and there is no shortage of contenders. In fact, with no real juggernaut to deal with, the competition is more up in the air that most years. More...

International Details - Some Enchanted Weekend

January 20th, 2008

Enchanted fell out of the top five but still had a very impressive weekend box office adding $8.12 million on 4348 screens in 43 markets for a total of $151.50 million. This includes a fifth place opening in South Korea where the film earned $1.08 million on 322 screens over the weekend and $1.34 million in total. Meanwhile it also earned fifth place in the U.K. with $1.59 million on 472 screens over the weekend for a total of $29.46 million after a month of release. Its chances at $200 million internationally depend heavily on its run in Japan staring mid-March, but $300 million worldwide is all but assured now. More...

International Details - Bee Strong Overseas

January 13th, 2008

Bee Movie slipped to sixth place this weekend with $14.34 million on 4820 screens in 49 markets for a total of $131.97 million. This includes a first place opening in South Korea where it earned $1.96 million on 334 screens over the weekend and $2.30 million in total, but this is not a particularly strong start. More...

International Details - Requiem has Strong Start

January 6th, 2008

Alien vs. Predator: Requiem opened in sixth place internationally with $16.43 million on 1877 screens in 20 markets. The film opened in second place in Germany with an impressive $4.64 million on 553 screens, while it debuted in fourth place in Australia with $1.86 million on just 182 screens over the weekend and $2.95 million since Boxing Day. More...

Award Season - SAG Follows the Script - SAG Nominations

December 23rd, 2007

The Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced this week, but again there were no clear front runners for the six theatrical categories. More...

International Details - No Heartbreak for the Kid

December 16th, 2007

The Heartbreak Kid slipped a spot to sixth with $5.04 million on 2029 screens in 46 markets for a total of $79.44 million internationally, which is more than twice what it earned domestically. This includes France where it pulled in $1.10 million on 320 screens while lifting its running tally to $3.37 million in that market. More...

Award Season - Globes Spread the Love Around

December 13th, 2007

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, but there were no truly dominate films out of the 14 theatrical categories. More...

International Top Five - Beowulf Continues its Carnage

December 5th, 2007

Beowulf had its last major push into the international marketplace this past weekend and that helped it stay in first place with $19.06 million on 6229 screens in 56 markets for a total of $74.07 million. This includes a first place opening in Australia with $1.96 million on 269 screens, a third place, $1.81 million opening on 268 screens in Japan and first place, $1.11 million opening in 273 screens in Brazil. It's best holdover was Russia where it slipped to second while adding $1.83 million on 502 screens for a total of $6.99 million. At this point, $100 million internationally should not be an issue, but that's still not enough to be considered a financial boon. More...

Asleep at the Wheel

November 29th, 2007

The weekend after Thanksgiving is the only slow weekend during the entire Holiday Season. So it comes as no surprise that only one movie is opening wide, but it is a bit surprising that the weekend is a weak as it is. More...

International Top Five - Beowulf Conquers More Markets

November 28th, 2007

Beowulf opened in 23 more markets this past weekend, finishing in first place in 20 of them. This helped the film repeat as champion on the international box office with $25.40 million on 5433 screens in 44 markets for a total of $48.53 million. This includes number one debuts in Russia, ($4.13 million on 502 screens), and Mexico, ($1.93 million on 512 screens). However, it had to settle for second place in Spain, ($3.12 million on 450 screens), and fourth in France, ($1.88 million on 481). As for holdovers, no major openings let the film remain in second place in the U.K. with $3.03 million on 487 screens over the weekend and $9.35 million in total. On the other hand, it fell from first to fourth in South Korea with $1.36 million on 304 screens over the weekend and $6.13 million in total. The film is rapidly running out of major markets to open in, and it has made roughly half of the film's total costs worldwide so far. I think if the film fails to recoup its costs, it will be the fault of the technology, as it hasn't advanced enough to completely replace live actors without falling into the uncanny valley. More...

International Top Five - Beowulf is the Leader of the Pack

November 21st, 2007

Beowulf was able to come out on top on the international charts just as it did domestically, but it was by a lot closer margin of victory. During its first weekend of release, the film pulled in $17.41 million on 2432 screens in 13 markets, including a first place debut in South Korea where it earned $2.91 million on 365 screens over the weekend and $3.92 million in total. Beowulf opened in other major markets but had to settle for second in the U.K. with $4.51 million on 485 screens, and in Germany with $2.12 million on 698 screens while it could do no better than third place in Italy with $2.09 million on 368. Like its domestic debut, these results could be described as disappointing when placed next to its $150 million production budget. More...

Beowulf Adds a New Dimension to the Weekend Box Office

November 20th, 2007

It was another tough week at the box office. No film missed Thursday's prediction by a significant margin, but there was an overall weakness. This pushed the box office to $104 million, down 8% from last weekend. More importantly it was down 28% from the same weekend last year. It is getting close to the time to panic. Granted, this year is safe but there's little evidence that this slowdown at the box office, which has lasted almost the entire fall, is going to end now that the Holidays have started. The only good news is that last Thanksgiving was a terrible weekend for new releases. More...

Will Mr. Magorium Be Wonderful or Will Beowulf Slay the Competition?

November 15th, 2007

It's looking like 2007 is going to end on a really soft note. Since mid-September, only one weekend has been above the same weekend last year, and there's almost no chance that things will turn around this weekend. This time last year, we had two $40 million openers. This weekend, we might not have a single film top $30 million. More...

Claus is Box Office Coal

November 12th, 2007

There was little to cheer over the weekend, as all four of the new releases missed expectations, some by substantial margins. This left the overall box office struggling with $113 million over the weekend, down 16% from last weekend and 11% from the same weekend last year. This means the streak of year-to-year growth ends at one. On the other hand, had the four wide releases mere met expectations, the overall box office would have been within a rounding error of last year. More...

Will Santa Bring a Gift to Theater Owners?

November 8th, 2007

With the streak of year-to-year declines finally over, the winter holiday season is looking to start earning back some of the loses from October. The good news is, this weekend there are three films that should top $20 million at the box office compared to just one that did last year. Bad news, that one film was Borat, which earned more than $28 million and there's a chance no film will replicate that performance this time around. More...

Gangster's Future is Now on the Per Theater Chart

November 6th, 2007

The overall box office leader, American Gangster, was also the champion on the per theater chart with $14,265. The only other film to crack $10,000 was Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten with an average of $10,440 in two theaters. More...

Gangsters are Busy Bees at the Box Office

November 5th, 2007

November got the box office back on track as a record-breaking opening for Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe, (and for that matter, Jerry Seinfeld), helped the overall box office earn $134 million over the weekend. That's 33% higher than the last weekend, but more importantly, it was 4% more than the same weekend last year. That growth doesn't even keep up with the growth in ticket prices, (although it is extremely close), however, it does stop the six-week slid we've been experiencing and hopefully this will mean bigger business over the holidays. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of November 2, 2007

November 3rd, 2007

Just like at the box office, we have two movie sites in a close battle it out for first place. But in this case it is Bee Movie - Official Site that takes the top prize while the movie will likely have to settle for second place at the box office. More...

First Weekend in November is Buzzing

November 1st, 2007

Thankfully October is done, but it did a lot of damage in four weeks. However, the damage has been done and the fall box office is down just under 1% from last year while ticket sales are down more than 5%. However, this weekend we have two potential $100 million movies and both should be significantly stronger than last year's surprise champ, Borat. More...

2007 Preview: November

November 1st, 2007

After a horrible October, we finally get to November and the start of the holiday season. Just like the summer season doesn't officially begin until Memorial Day, the winter holiday season doesn't officially begin until the Thanksgiving long weekend. However, studios are trying to stretch the lucrative box office season as long as possible and the holiday-like releases start during the first weekend of the month. This means practically every weekend this month, there's at least one potential $100 million movie. There are also a few that might be Oscar contenders, although not as many as I had expected. In fact, so far Award Season has been particularly slow, but at least this means there should be more buzz surrounding the upcoming films as the race is wide open. More...

Cast Updates - November 1, 2007

November 1st, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Game, Meet the Browns, The Taking of Pelham 123, and more! More...

Cast Updates - October 11, 2007

October 11th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Star Trek XI, and more! More...

Movie Website Updates for September 30 - October 6, 2007

October 6th, 2007

We are starting to get full websites for some of the massive holiday season releases, which should mean there will be at least one award worthy website on each week's list. As for this week, there were a few that have potential assuming the sections marked coming soon live up to the rest of the site. But just one site, The Seeker: The Dark is Rising - Official Site, that was worthy of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Cast Updates - August 30, 2007

August 30th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for American Gangster, The Informers, Nothing but the Truth, and more! More...

Movie Website Updates for June 3 - June 9, 2007

June 9th, 2007

There are a lot of movies on this week's list, but many have just the synopsis, image gallery, and the trailer, and many don't even have that. There were very few that stood out, but at least Speed Racer - Official Site got off to a great start. Perhaps it will win the award before it hits theaters. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - September 17, 2006

September 17th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains a number of new and changed release dates. More...