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The Butler Tops The US Box Office, With Kick-Ass 2 Faltering

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butler-poster1Going into the weekend, most box office watchers were predicting that Kick-Ass 2 would win the weekend, with Lee Daniels’ The Butler coming second. In the end The Butler did better than expected and took the top spot, with Kick-Ass 2 faltering and only managing fourth place on the chart.

The Butler took $25 million to take the top spot, about on par with The Help, which opened August 2011. It did a lot better than expected, with Hollywood once more underestimating the African American audience, who turned out in large numbers to support the civil rights themed movie. With good word of mouth building, some are saying it could end up taking $100 million.

Kick-Ass 2 ended up fourth with a comparatively dismal $13.5 million, about half what some had expected and six million below the first film’s opening weekend take. However the Kick-Ass only really became a hit on DVD, so the sequel will now have to hope it can do the same.

The only other new movie in the top 10 is Jobs, which took $6.7 million. It’s not a great start but about in line with expectations. It seems that mixed reviews didn’t help a movie that never managed to really sell why you should want to see a film about Steve Jobs.

At least it did better than Paranoia, as despite the presence of Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and Liam Hemsworth, it only took $3.5 million for a 13th place finish. Many expect it to become the lowest grossing movie Ford’s ever starred in.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of August 16th-18th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Lee Daniels’ The Butler $25.0 $25.0
2 We’re The Millers $17,7 $69.5
3 Elysium $13.6 $55.9
4 Kick-Ass 2 $13.5 $13.5
5 Planes $13.1 $45.0
6 Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters $8.3 $38.9
7 Jobs $6.7 $6.7
8 2 Guns $5.5 $59.2
9 The Smurfs 2 $4.6 $56.9
10 The Wolverine $4.4 $120.4
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New Jobs Trailer – Ashton Kutcher is an Official American Legend

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While Jobs got a bit of a mixed reaction when it debuted earlier this year at Sundance, there’s certainly a fair amount of interesting in the movie. Now a new trailer has popped up, so we can get our own feel for the film, which promises it’s about an ‘Official American Legend’.

The film is about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher), following him ‘from the enthusiasm and self-discovery of his youth through his darkest days, brightest triumphs, and the ultimate power of his drive, his passions, and his undying will to change everything we thought possible. Dark, honest, and uncompromising, Jobs plunges into the depths of Steve Jobs’ character, uncovering his driving motivations, his gifts, his flaws, his failures, and his ultimate successes.’

It hits US cinemas on August 16th. No UK date is set yet. [Read more…]

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Ashton Kutcher Gets Colourful In A New Jobs Poster

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Jobs got a bit of a mixed reaction when it debuted earlier this year at Sundance, with some saying it was interesting and well acted, while others found it a bit of a dull journeyman effort. The distributor when delayed it from a planned spring opening, with some saying they may have been doing some tinkering in the editing room.

Now a colourful new poster for the movie has emerged, with Ashton Kutcher doing a good job of looking like Steve Jobs.

The film is about Apple co-founder Jobs, following him ‘from the enthusiasm and self-discovery of his youth through his darkest days, brightest triumphs, and the ultimate power of his drive, his passions, and his undying will to change everything we thought possible. Dark, honest, and uncompromising, Jobs plunges into the depths of Steve Jobs’ character, uncovering his driving motivations, his gifts, his flaws, his failures, and his ultimate successes.’

It hits US cinemas on August 16th. No UK date is set yet.

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Jobs Trailer – Ashton Kutcher takes on the Apple co-founder

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Jobs got a bit of a mixed reaction when it debuted earlier this year at Sundance, with some saying it was interesting and well acted, while others found it a bit of a dull journeyman effort. The distributor when delayed it from a planned spring opening, with some saying they may have been doing some tinkering in the editing room.

Now a new trailer has popped up, so we can get our own feel for the movie.

The film is about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher), following him ‘from the enthusiasm and self-discovery of his youth through his darkest days, brightest triumphs, and the ultimate power of his drive, his passions, and his undying will to change everything we thought possible. Dark, honest, and uncompromising, Jobs plunges into the depths of Steve Jobs’ character, uncovering his driving motivations, his gifts, his flaws, his failures, and his ultimate successes.’

It hits US cinemas on August 16th. No UK date is set yet.

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First Official Look At Ashton Kutcher In jOBS

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There have been two Steve Jobs movies floating around Hollywood, a semi-official one that Aaron Sorkin is writing, and another that’s streaked ahead and has already been filmed, with Ashton Kutcher in the lead role.

The news has just been announced that the movie, title jOBS, will premiere at Sundance in January as the closing night film, and with that has come the first official photo from the movie, showing Kutcher as a young Steve Jobs in the early days of Apple. He’s certainly a good match for the technology guru in his younger days.

Here’s the Sundance synopsis: ‘jOBS / U.S.A. (Director: Joshua Michael Stern, Screenwriter: Matt Whiteley) — The true story of one of the greatest entrepreneurs in American history, jOBS chronicles the defining 30 years of Steve Jobs’ life. jOBS is a candid, inspiring and personal portrait of the one who saw things differently. Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, Matthew Modine.’

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James Woods Joins Ashton Kutcher In Jobs

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Ron Eldard, John Getz, Lesley Ann Warren and James Woods have joined Ashton Kutcher in Jobs, the biopic about the iconic Silicon Valley visionary which started shooting a couple of weeks ago. The cast also includes Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, Matthew Modine and Dermot Mulroney.

Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote, Neverwas) directs, from an original screenplay by Matt Whiteley, with the film chronicling Steve Jobs’ transformation of character from the enthusiasm and self-discovery of his youth, to the personal demons that clouded his vision, and finally to the ultimate triumphs of his later life.

Ashton Kutcher plays the title role, with Josh Gad portraying Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Ron Eldard is Apple designer Rod Holt; John Getz portrays Jobs’ father, Paul Jobs; Lesley Ann Warren plays Jobs’ adoptive mother, Clara Jobs; and James Woods is Jobs’ former Dean of Students, Jack Dudman. Lukas Haas is Apple engineer Daniel Kottke; Matthew Modine portrays former Apple CEO John Sculley; and Dermot Mulroney is investor and second Apple CEO Mike Markkula.

The movie should be out this winter. (Source: Variety)

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