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Jack The Giant Slayer Fails To Make A Killing At The US Box Office

March 4, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Bryan Singer’s Jack The Giant Slayer is the first mega-budget movie of 2013, but if Hollywood was hoping it would break the box office bank and point to a bumper year ahead, they’ll be disappointed. The film took $28.1 million in its first weekend in US cinemas, which isn’t a complete disaster, but considering the movie cost nearly $200 million to make, it’s now going to have to rely on becoming a major success outside North America if it hopes to make its money back.

For comparison, the similarly budgeted John Carter took $30 million last March and ended up a financial disaster for Disney.

There were two more new entries in the US top 10, although neither of them covered themselves in glory. 21 And Over, the directorial debut of Hangover writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, took $9 million to place third on the chart. That’s less than half what the similarly pitched Project X took last year.

At number 4 is The Last Exorcism Part II, taking $8 million in its first three days. Considering the first film opened with $20 million, it’s a bit of a failure (but at least it was cheap to make).

While it was a rough weekend at the box office, with the overall gross down 38% on last year, at least there were a couple bright spots, with Identity Thief passing the $100 million mark in the US while, thanks to China, The Hobbit made it to $1 billion worldwide.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of March 1st-3rd.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Jack The Giant Slayer	$28.0	$28.0
2	Identity Thief	$9.7	$107.4
3	21 And Over	$9.0	$9.0
4	The Last Exorcism Part II	$8.0	$8.0
5	Snitch	$7.7	$24.4
6	Escape From Planet Earth	$6.7	$43.2
7	Safe Haven	$6.3	$57.0
8	Silver Linings Playbook	$5.9	$115.5
9	A Good Day To Die Hard	$4.5	$49.6
10	Dark Skies	$3.5	$13.4

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FILMS: Jack The Giant Slayer, Identity Thief, 21 & Over, The Last Exorcism Part II, Snitch, Escape From Planet Earth, Safe Haven, The Silver Linings Playbook, A Good Day to Die Hard, Dark Skies

Identity Thief Goes Back To The Top Of The Us Box Office

February 25, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Despite the box office usually being fairly open over the Oscar weekend, it was a particularly bad time for new movies, as the Dwayne Johnson action flick Snitch just missed out on the top spot, taking $13 million to place second. That allowed Identity Thief to return to the top, adding another $14 million, to take its total so far in American to $93 million.

There was only one other new entry in the top 10, the sci-fi horror Dark Skies, which could only place sixth with $8.8 million – although as it only cost $3.5 million to make, it’s by no means a disaster.

If Bruce Willis was hoping A Good Day To Die Hard would have a long run at the US box office, he’s likely to be disappointed, as the film plummeted from first to fifth spot over the weekend, dropping 60% to take $10 million over the three days. At least the film is still top of the international box office, with those outside the US still enjoying a bit of John McLane.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of February 22nd-24th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Identity Thief	$14.0	$93.6
2	Snitch	$13.0	$13.0
3	Escape From Planet Earth	$11.0	$35.1
4	Safe Haven	$10.6	$48.0
5	A Good Day To Die Hard	$10.0	$51.8
6	Dark Skies	$8.8	$8.8
7	Silver Linings Playbook	$6.0	$107.4
8	Warm Bodies	$4.7	$58.2
9	Side Effects	$3.5	$25.2
10	Beautiful Creatures	$3.4	$16.3

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FILMS: Identity Thief, Snitch, Escape From Planet Earth, Safe Haven, A Good Day to Die Hard, Dark Skies, The Silver Linings Playbook, Warm Bodies, Side Effects, Beautiful Creatures

A Good Day To Die Hard Tops The US Box Office

February 18, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Despite some truly atrocious reviews, audiences’ love of John McLane won out over the weekend, with the movie topping the US box office with $25 million from Friday to Sunday and $33 million since it was released last Thursday.

Although not a great start, it’s not too far behind Die Hard 4’s $38 million four-day total. However, it’s not likely to get great word of mouth, so it may find it difficult to sustain its box office power over the coming weeks.

As it’s Presidents Day weekend, Die Hard 5 was just one of a slew of titles hitting cinemas. Safe Haven placed third with a decent $21 million (and $30 million since its Thursday opening), which is about on par with The Lucky One, but well behind Dear John’s first weekend.

While indie animation doesn’t usually do that well, Escape From Planet Earth took a pretty good $16 million, no doubt helped by the holiday weekend and the fact that for the last couple of months US cinemas have been full of R-rated entertainment.

While Warner Bros might have hoped Beautiful Creatures would be the new Twilight, it certainly won’t be, as the film placed sixth on the chart and took just $7 million over the weekend. It’s safe to say we’re unlikely to get the sequels Warner were hoping to make.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of February 15th-17th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	A Good Day To Die Hard	$25.0	$33.2
2	Identity Thief	$23.4	$70.7
3	Safe Haven	$21.4	$30.2
4	Escape From Planet Earth	$16.0	$16.0
5	Warm Bodies	$9.0	$50.2
6	Beautiful Creatures	$7.4	$10.0
7	Side Effects	$6.3	$19.1
8	Silver Linings Playbook	$6.0	$98.4
9	Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters	$3.4	$49.6
10	Zero Dark Thirty	$3.1	$88.0

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FILMS: A Good Day to Die Hard, Identity Thief, Safe Haven, Warm Bodies, Beautiful Creatures, Side Effects, The Silver Linings Playbook, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Zero Dark Thirty

New A Good Day To Die Hard Trailer – Bruce Willis gets explosive in Russia

January 4, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Presumably there’s not enough of the US left that John McLane hasn’t had a hand in destroying, and so this time he’s going international, heading to Russia to team up with his son (Jai Courtney) for a new, and as this trailer show, suitably explosive adventure.

What John doesn’t know when he first gets to Russia is that his wayward son, Jack, is actually a highly trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. Jack likes likes his modern, tech based techniques while John is old-school – and the combination may be the only way to stop the bad guys.

The film’s due out February 14th, 2013, so it’ll be a Valentine’s movie for the guys.

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ACTORS: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney DIRECTORS: John Moore FILMS: A Good Day to Die Hard

A Good Day To Die Hard Teaser Trailer – McClane and son go to Russia

October 5, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

We don’t get much plot on the teaser for A Good Day To Die Hard, but it certainly suggests playful humour, plenty of action and a little bit of sexiness. The film sees John McLane being a fish out of water once again, this time is Russia, where he teams up with his estranged son (Jai Courteney) to take down some bad guys. The film’s due out February 14th, 2013, so it’ll be a Valentine’s movie for the guys.

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New Pic From A Good Day To Die Hard Hits

October 4, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Die Hard is becoming a bit more of a family affair with the fifth installment, A Good Day To Die Hard. While we’ve seen John McLane’s ex-wife and kids before, they’ve never been fully involved in fighting the bad guys, but now his estranged son Jack (Jai Courtney) is taking on his father’s mantle.

The film sees father and son having to team up in Moscow to stop a nefarious Russian leader. Along with the image, EW has come comments from Jai Courtney about the movie. Talking about the father/son dynamic, he says, “The relationship isn’t always functional. These are two guys who have been estranged for some time. John likes to wing it, see what happens. Jack’s more of a strategist.”

While talking about the Moscow setting, he says, “That’s the thing about the Die Hard franchise, John’s always a fish out of water. What could be further out of water for him than Russia?”

The film will be out February 13th 2013.

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Jai Courtney Playing John McLane’s Son In A Good Day To Die Hard

February 23, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

There’s been a fair amount of speculation about who would play John McLane’s son in A Good Day To Die Hard, the fifith installment of the Die Hard series. The likes of Liam Hemsworth, Aaron Paul, Ben Foster, Paul Dano, and Milo Ventimiglia are all said to have tested for the part, but now the role has gone to somebody would wasn’t even mentioned in previous rumours about the role, Spartacus: Blood & Sand actor Jai Courtney.

20th Century Fox even released a shot of Courtney during a screen test with Bruce Willis, which you can see above.

A Good Day to Die Hard puts McClane on an international stage – truly a NYC fish out of water in Moscow – and introduces his estranged son Jack, who may even be more of a hardass than his father. Despite their differences, they must work together to keep each other alive – and the world safe for democracy. The film begins production this April, for a February 14, 2013 release.

Last year, Courtney landed a starring role opposite Tom Cruise in One Shot, directed by Christopher McQuarrie, so the Aussie actor’s star is definitely on the rise.

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Young Actors Sought For Die Hard 5

October 22, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

Yesterday, we brought you news that 20th Century Fox has set a Valentine’s Day 2013 release date for the fifth Die Hard flick, A Good Day to Die Hard. We also got a bit more info about the plot, which involves Bruce Willis’ John McClane heading to Russia to help his son.

Now Variety reports that Fox is already eyeing up actors as potential people to fill the role of McLane Jr, with Aaron Paul, Ben Foster, Paul Dano, and Milo Ventimiglia all set to test for the role next week. Fox has also reportedly shown interest in Paul Walker, although he is not expected to test for the role. However this isn’t just about finding someone to fill a supporting role like Justin Long did in Die Hard 4.0, as it’s being suggest that this character may end up carrying the franchise in future sequels.

As we said yesterday, A Good Day To Die Hard follows John McLane Moscow, where he tries sweet talk some cops into letting his apparently-wayward son out of jail. However, when he gets there, the events surrounding his son’s arrest aren’t what they appear and world-threatening terrorist hijinks ensue.

John Moore is directing A Good Day to Die Hard from a screenplay by Skip Woods with shooting expected to start early next year.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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ACTORS: Aaron Paul, Ben Foster, Paul Dano, Milo Ventimiglia, Paul Walker, Bruce Willis FILMS: A Good Day to Die Hard

Die Hard Will Be Your Valentine

October 22, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

20th Century Fox has been busy setting release, which has also allowed us to know exactly what the fifth Die Hard movie will be called. Indeed it’s let us know the film is a ot closer than many had thought it was.

According to Fox, it’ll be called A Good Day to Die Hard, and although you wouldn’t really think of the Die Hard franchise the ultimate in romance, it will hit theaters on Valentine’s Day 2013. But then, as Feb 14th is normally when guys take girls to see soppy films only the woman really wants to see, why should they release a film where it’s the other way around.

Shooting will begin on the movie January 2012, with John Moore in the director’s chair. The film will take the franchise international, as it set in Russia and starts out with John McClane heading to Moscow to sweet talk some cops into letting his apparently-wayward son out of jail. However, when he gets there, the events surrounding his son’s arrest aren’t what they appear and world-threatening terrorist hijinks ensue.

The studio has also set Taken 2 for a October 5, 2012 release, while Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters will hit on Wednesday March 27, 2013. Parental Guidance, formerly known as Us & Them, will arrive on November 21, 2012, while Of Men and Mavericks, previously known as Mavericks will be released on October 26, 2012, and Walking with Dinosaurs 3D has been moved from a December 20, 2013 release date to October 11, 2013.

So is A Good Day To Die Hard a good title? Let us know.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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