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Resident Evil 5 Tops The US Box Office

September 17, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It was yet another slow weekend at the US box office, allowing Resident Evil Retribution to top the chart with a decent but not particularly amazing $21 million. That’s lower than the previous three films, although slightly higher than the original (but if inflation and 3D premiums are taken into account, it sold fewer tickets). However as it grossed around $60 million in international territories, it’s still going to be judged a success and makes Resident Evil 6 more likely.

The only other new entry in the top 10 (or technically re-entry) was the 3D re-issue of Finding Nemo, which took $17 million to place second on the chart. It’s less than what The Lion King took when it got an extra dimension, but about on par with Beauty & The Beast.

However it was outside the top 10 that the most interesting news happened. The Master only made it to number 18 on the list, but its $730,000 in only five cinemas is the highest per average screen take ever for a live action movie with $146,000 per screen (topping Moonrise Kingdom’s $130,000 earlier this year). It bodes very well for its expansion onto 600 screens this Friday.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10, for the weekend of September 14th-16th 2012.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Resident Evil: Retribution	$21.1	$21.1
2	Finding Nemo (3D)	$17.5	$17.5
3	The Possession	$5.8	$41.1
4	Lawless	$4.2	$30.1
5	Paranorman	$3.0	$49.3
6	The Expendables 2	$3.0	$80.2
7	The Words	$2.8	$9.1
8	The Bourne Legacy	$2.8	$107.8
9	The Odd Life Of Timothy Green	$2.5	$46.2
10	The Campaign	$2.4	$82.8

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FILMS: Resident Evil: Retibution, Finding Nemo, The Possession, Lawless, Paranorman, The Expendables 2, The Words, The Bourne Legacy, The Odd Life Of Timothy Green, The Campaign

The Possession Stays Top Of The US Box Office On Worst Weekend For Years

September 10, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

There’ll be some glum faced in Hollywood this week, with news that on the international market, box office is down about 20% compared to where it was this time last year (that’s more than a billion dollars less), and the US has seen its worse weekend for years. It’s the first time since 2008 that a movie has managed to hit the top spot with less than $10 million, with some sources suggesting that overall it’s the worst three-day total since 2001.

The Possession stayed top of the chart with just $9.5 million. The movie is doing okay for a mid-range horror flick, but on a normal weekend it would be at fourth or fifth place on the chart, rather than top.

Things weren’t helped by the new openers tanking badly, with the Bradley Cooper and Rober De Niro drama/thriller The Words taking just five million – which on many weekends wouln’t even put it in the top 10, but actually made it to number three.

The Cold Light Of Day truly flopped, taking just $1.8 million to place 13th. To be honest, that’s probably oddly good news for its star, Henry Cavill, as it means most people will have forgotten about its existence by the time Man Of Steel flies into cinemas next year.

Although early September is always a slack time as Hollywood transitions from their summer to autumn releases, but the weakness at the box office is pretty dreadful at the moment. Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend September 7th-9th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	The Possession	$9.5	$33.3
2	Lawless	$6.0	$23.5
3	The Words	$5.0	$5.0
4	The Expendables 2	$4.7	$75.4
5	The Bourne Legacy	$4.0	$103.7
6	Paranorman	$3.8	$45.0
7	The Odd Life Of Timothy Green	$3.6	$43.0
8	The Campaign	$3.5	$79.4
9	The Dark Knight Rises	$3.2	$437.8
10	2016 Obama’s America	$3.0	$26.0

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FILMS: The Possession, Lawless, The Words, The Expendables 2, The Bourne Legacy, Paranorman, The Odd Life Of Timothy Green, The Campaign, 2016: Obama's America

New The Words Trailer – Bradley Cooper becomes a plagiarist

August 1, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Words premiered at Sundance, but it’s only due to hit US cinemas on September 7th, and no UK release has been officially set yet. Now a new trailer has arrived, to whet our appetites. The romantic drama follows writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There’s only one catch – he didn’t write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man’s work, and for placing ambition and success above life’s most fundamental three words.

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ACTORS: Dennis Quaid, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper DIRECTORS: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal FILMS: The Words

The Words Trailer – Bradley Cooper steals someone’s life for a book

May 18, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Words premiered at Sundance, but it’s only now we’re getting the first trailer, ahead on a release this autumn. The romantic drama follows writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There’s only one catch – he didn’t write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man’s work, and for placing ambition and success above life’s most fundamental three words.

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ACTORS: Dennis Quaid, Jeremy Irons, Olivia Wilde, Bradley Cooper DIRECTORS: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal FILMS: The Words

First Pic Of Bradley Cooper In The Words

November 1, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

It must be ‘first pics of BradleyCooper in films’ day or something, as the first images of him in both The Place Beyond The Pines and The Words have popped up online. The image above (via CinemaBlend) is from The Words, where Zoe Saldana seems to be using him as a blanket. The film is about an author (Cooper) who becomes massively successful after stealing another writer’s lost work and claiming it as his own. Unsurprisingly he must eventually pay the price for his theft. It’s not known when it will be released.

Below you can see pics from The Place Beyond The Pines, which sees Ryan Gosling reunite with Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance, along with Cooper. The film also sees Gosling once more playing a stuntman (as in Drive), but this time on motorbikes. He plays a stunt rider who who turns to bank robberies to support his newborn son, but when he crosses paths with a rookie police officer (Cooper) their violent confrontation spirals into a tense generational fued. (Images via Blackfilm)