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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

Wreck-It Ralph Smashes Into US Box Office

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Wreck-It Ralph certainly got a good start this weekend, with the highest opening ever for a non-Pixar Disney animated movie. The film took $49.1 million, just ahead of Tangled’s $48.8 million debut. It’s a great start, helped by the fact it appealed to both boys and girls, and with little to challenge it in the family demographic over the next few weeks, it should have strong legs.

Robert Zemeckis’ return to live action, Flight, was no slouch either, with the Denzel Washington starring film taking a far better than expected $25.1 million in its first three days. On a per-theater average, that’s actually better than Wreck-It Ralph, as going against the conventional wisdom that for a big opening you need 3000+ screens, Flight opened on just 1800. It’s particularly good as well for an R rated movie with mixed reviews.

The final new entry on the chart was RZA’s directorial debut, The Man With The Iron Fists, which placed fourth with $8.2 million. Although about what was expected, it’s not a great start, although it’s always been thought the stylised kung-fu action would play better outside the US.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of November 2nd-4th:

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Wreck-It Ralph $49.1 $49.1
2 Flight $25.0 $25.0
3 Argo $10.2 $75.8
4 The Man With The Iron Fists $8.2 $8.2
5 Taken 2 $6.0 $125.6
6 Cloud Atlas $5.2 $18.2
7 Hotel Transylvania $4.5 $137.4
8 Paranormal Activity 4 $4.3 $49.5
9 Here Comes The Boom $3.6 $35.5
10 Silent Hill: Revelation $3.3 $13.9
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Argo Goes Top Of The US Box Office, With Skyfall Going Ballistic Internationally

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It was certainly a slow weekend at the US box office, with no new movie coming that really excited audiences. It allowed Argo, which has been showing strong legs, to top the box office on its third week of release. Ben Affleck’s film dropped only 24% from last weekend to add another $12 million, for a total of $60 million so far.

The highest new entry was Cloud Atlas, which placed third with $9.4 million. It a disappointing but not surprising for a movie which may look too unusual and complex for the average moviegoer. Nor has it been helped by glowing reviews.

Despite it being Halloween in a few days, Silent Hill: Revelation took only $8 million, far less than the $20 million the first Silent Hill movie took on its debut. The only other new entry in the top 10 was Fun Size, which tanked with just $4 million to place 10th. Even that was better than the Gerard Butler surfing flick Chasing Mavericks, which made just $2.2 million on its opening.

While the studios had little cheer at the US box office, MGM & Sony will be far happier about the debut of Skyfall in 25 international markets. The film took a stonking $77 million, including what’s believed to be the second biggest three-day opening ever in the UK, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. It’s opened ahead on Quantum Of Solace in nearly all markets its debuted in, suggesting it will become the highest grossing Bond to date, eventually overtaking Casino Royale’s $430 million.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Argo $12.3 $60.7
2 Hotel Transylvania $9.5 $130.4
3 Cloud Atlas $9.4 $9.4
4 Paranormal Activity 4 $8.6 $42.6
5 Taken 2 $8.0 $117.2
6 Silent Hill: Revelation $8.0 $8.0
7 Here Comes The Boom $5.5 $30.6
8 Sinister $5.0 $39.5
9 Alex Cross $5.0 $19.3
10 Fun Size $4.0 $4.0
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Paranormal Activity 5 Confirmed For Next Year, Plus Latino Themed Spin-off

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This should come as a surprise to no one, but Paramount has confirmed that Paranormal Activity 5 is in the works and will hit cinemas next October, according to Deadline. As we reported earlier today, part four opened soft in the US, with its $30 million opening gross more than $20 million down on part three’s.

However, as they films cost so little to make (Paranormal Activity 3’s budget is under $5 million), they’re still incredibly profitable, so it’s little wonder Paramount wants to kee them going. Indeed they’re planning to expand the franchise, as they’ve also confirmed a rumoured Latino-themed spin-off, which will arrive in cinemas early next year.

This spin-off will be designed to appeal to the ‘very sizeable’ Latino audience that flocks to the Paranormal Activity films, as well as to play on it popularity in Central and South America. The film would be about the same demon from the original films, which has possessed several unlucky victims, but would star mostly Latino actors and take place partly in Spanish.

Christopher Landon, the writer of the 2007 surprise hit Disturbia and son of actor Michael Landon, will direct this spin-off.

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Paranormal Activity 4 Soft But Still Tops US Box Office

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While each of the previous Paranormal Activity movies has opened stronger than the last, Paranormal Activity 4 broke that streak with a soft $30 million debut. It will still be an incredibly profitable film, as it only cost $5 million to make, but it’s certainly a dip from part 3’s $52.6 million.

However Paranount can console itself with the fact that elsewhere in the world the movie has opened stronger than the last film. That said, with dodgy reviews and apparently soft word of mouth, it may not hold up stunningly well in the rup up to Halloween.

Although it’s a rather made up record, Warner is trumpeting that Argo has had the best hold of any live action movie ever released outside the November and December holiday window, dropping just 15% from its debut. It added another $16.3 million, suggesting amazing word of mouth.

Other than PA4, the only other new movie to hit the top 10 was the Tyler Perry starrer Alex Cross, which opened to a disappointing $11.75 million. Despite a marketing campaign that tried to sell the film outside Perry’s core African American audience, trying to lure in James Patterson fans, 74% of the those buying tickets were black. It’s not a great start and is likely to nix plans that were already in motion for a sequel.

Here’s the US top 10 for October 19th-21st.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Paranormal Activity 4 $30.2 $30.2
2 Argo $16.6 $43.1
3 Hotel Transylvania $13.5 $119.0
4 Taken 2 $13.4 $105.9
5 Alex Cross $11.7 $11.7
6 Sinister $9.0 $31.9
7 Here Comes The Boom $8.5 $23.2
8 Pitch Perfect $7.0 $45.7
9 Frankenweenie $4.4 $28.3
10 Looper $4.2 $57.8
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New Paranormal Activity 4 Trailer – What happened to Katie & Hunter?

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After Paranormal Activity 2 & 3 took us further and further into the past, we’re finally moving forward to discover what happened to Katie and Hunter after they disappeared. A new trailer gives us our best look at the plot yet, with Hunter now several years older but apparently still surrounded by a lot of creepy crap. Luckily he’s moved in near some teens who seem just as obsessed with filming every moment of their life as his own folks were. Plus things get a little more techy with the use of an Xbox Kinect. The film hits UK cinemas on October 17th.

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Paranormal Activity 4 Trailer – All the activity has led to this, apparently

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The other day we had a brief teaser for the Paranormal Activity 4 trailer, and now it’s here. After following Katie and her family’s story backwards in time in the first three films, part 4 is going to move things forward, hopefully explaining what happened to Katie, and according to this trailer, it involves a blonde woman who also loves filming everything she does.We’ll be able to find out the full story on October 19th, and hopefully the story going forward will be as fun as it was going backward. Take a look at the trailer and the brand new poster (image via Dread Central) below.

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Paranormal Activity 4 Teaser Trailer

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The first teaser for Paranormal Activity 4 is incredibly short – just 13 seconds – but its here to announce the movie is coming and that the full trailer will arrive on August 8th. It also suggests that perhaps after three movies where we’ve worked our way parallel and back in time, the franchise may finally be moving forward, telling us what happened to Katie and her niece. And thanks goodness for that. The film is due out October 19th, with Paranormal Activity 3 helmers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman returning to direct.

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