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End Of Watch & House At The End Of The Street Tie At Top Of US Box office

September 24, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Normally by Monday morning, we know which movie has topped the chart over the weekend, but not so today, as there are three movies which could end up on top when final figures are released later on. Based on estimates, both End Of Watch and House At The End Of The Street took $13 million, while Trouble With The Curve was close behind with $12.7. There’s a chance any of those movie could end up at number one when final figures are tallied.

None of them can be described as a breakout hit, although End Of Watch and Trouble With The Curve certainly won’t be disappointed, as many had wondered whether they’d struggle more than they have.

Dredd however came to earth with a thud, taking $6 million to place sixth on the chart. While the film has had good reviews, it doesn’t seem to have struck a chord with American audiences, which is a shame.

The Master also made its first appearance in the top 10, after breaking records in extremely limited release last week. The film took $5 million as it expanded from five to 788 screens. With ecstatic reviews, it should continue to play well over the next few weeks.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 (based on estimates) for the weekend of September 21st-23rd.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 End Of Watch $13.0 $13.0
2 House At The End Of The Street $13.0 $13.0
3 Trouble With The Curve $12.7 $12.7
4 Finding Nemo (3D) $9.4 $29.9
5 Resident Evil: Retribution $6.7 $33.4
6 Dredd $6.3 $6.3
7 The Master $5.0 $6.0
8 The Possession $2.8 $45.6
9 Lawless $2.3 $34.5
10 Paranorman $2.2 $52.5
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FILMS: End Of Watch, House At The End Of The Street, Trouble With The Curve, Finding Nemo, Resident Evil: Retribution, Dredd, The Master, The Possession, Lawless, Paranorman  

Dredd Trailer Arrives Online – Welcome to Mega City One

June 21, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


After a brief teaser yesterday, the first full trailer for Dredd has arrived, and while the Judge himself looks pretty badass, the jury is still out on the movie itself. Dredd takes us to the wild streets of Mega City One, the lone oasis of quasi-civilisation on Cursed Earth. Judge Dredd (Karl Urban) is the most feared of elite Street Judges, with the power to enforce the law, sentence offenders and execute them on the spot – if necessary. It’s a tough world, and one that’s hopefully going to be better than when Stallone was in charge. Lena Headey, Olivia Thirlby and Domhnall Gleeson also star, with Pete Travis (Vantage Point) directing and Alex Garland on scripting duties (and it’s the last of these that should give us the most hope). The film’s due out September 7th.

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ACTORS: Karl Urban, Lena Headey  DIRECTORS: Pete Travis  FILMS: Dredd  

First Dredd Poster Hits – Welcome to Mega City One

June 9, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

There’s been a sense that there have been a few problems with Dredd, not least because it was filmed well over a year ago, and its release has been delayed from last December to this September 7th. Mix that with reports director Pete Travis’ input got restricted in post-production and there are reasons to worry. However there’s still plenty of promise, and if it can get close to being as cool as this first poster (which debuted on JoBlo), we should be okay.

Dredd takes us to the wild streets of Mega City One, the lone oasis of quasi-civilisation on Cursed Earth. Judge Dredd (Karl Urban) is the most feared of elite Street Judges, with the power to enforce the law, sentence offenders and execute them on the spot – if necessary. It’s a tough world, and one that’s hopefully going to be better than when Stallone was in charge.

Lena Headey, Olivia Thirlby and Domhnall Gleeson also star, with Pete Travis (Vantage Point) directing and Alex Garland on scripting duties (and it’s the last of these that should give us the most hope). Take a look at a couple of new images below.

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ACTORS: Karl Urban  DIRECTORS: Peter Travis  FILMS: Dredd  

Pete Travis Not Out Of Dredd After All

October 22, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

At the weekend we reported that director Pete Travis (Vantage Point), was no longer part of the team that’s putting a new film version of Judge Dredd together, and that writer/producer Alex Garland had taken over in the editing room and would complete the project. There were even talks of reshoots being needed (although no one was sure who would helm them) and that Garland may have sought a co-directing credit.

However, now Travis and Garland have stepped forward and issued a statement refuting what was said in the initial LA Times report that brought us news of possible problems on Dredd. They told the Times that, “During all stages of the filmmaking, ‘Dredd’ has been a collaboration between a number of dedicated creative parties. From the outset we decided on an unorthodox collaboration to make the film. This situation has been misinterpreted. To set the record straight, Pete was not fired and remains a central part of the collaboration, and Alex is not seeking a co-director credit. We are all extremely proud of the film we have made, and respectfully suggest that it is judged on viewing when its released next year.”

It’s interesting that they use the words ‘misinterpreted’ rather than wrong, as it still suggests Garland may be in charge of all things post-production. Indeed from that statement it’s still possible that Travis has pretty much removed himself from Dredd, it’s just that he wasn’t fired. As they say though, we should wait to judge the film when we see it, but history suggests that once a film starts having problems in post-production (which on balance it still seems Dredd has), it’s difficult to overcome them.

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ACTORS: Karl Urban  DIRECTORS: Pete Travis  FILMS: Dredd  

Pete Travis Out Of Dredd

October 22, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

It’s never good news when between shooting a movie and it getting to cinemas a director leaves a project. However that’s what happened with the upcoming new take on Judge Dredd. Pete Travis (Vantage Point) has left the project in the middle of post-production, with the LA Times citing “creative disagreements with producers and executives”, which is the stock Hollywood answer anytime there’s a dispute. It’s not entirely clear if Travis walked away or if he’s been removed from Dredd.

Screenwriter/producer Alex Garland is now likely to take over the project in the editing room, and may seek a director’s credit. Dredd wrapped principal photography earlier this year and it seems the producers and executives in charge of the production were not pleased with the footage Pete Travis was delivering. However an insider claims that while Pete Travis isn’t involved in the post-production process, he is still keeping tabs on the project.

There is also the possibility that Dredd may undergo reshoots, although it isn’t known who would direct those. Many had wondered if there were issues with Dress, as the release date kept slipping backward, from the end of this year until it wasn’t due to arrive until September 21st, 2012. However the delay does mean there time to try and fix things, although it’s rare for a movie to be able to pull things back after ructions like this.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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ACTORS: Karl Urban  DIRECTORS: Pete Travis  FILMS: Dredd  

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