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Box Office Briefs: Hop Jumps to Big $38.1M Weekend Subtitles
Im clairvoyant when it comes to CG family films.I cant predict the weather, NBA scores, traffic or my wifes emotions, but I can tell you when a major studio like Universal -- which told me Hop was only going to do around $28 million this weekend -- is sandbagging.I was foolish not to trust my instincts and put those predictions in writing -- I sheepishly went along with the studio and listed $28 mil in our Thursday predictions see below. But I kind of knew, based the reactions of my own kids to the movies outdoor signage over the last few weeks, that the Easter Bunny-themed Hop could very well end up over-performing at the box office this weekend.And that it did, grossing a market-leading $38.1 million, besting competitors including Source Code $15 million and...Read More
Box Office Briefs: It's Brand vs. Brand as Hop Looks to Beat Arthur Subtitles
Ah, transcontinental stardom! One day youre tabloid fodder in the U.K., drinking and womanizing into various rehab clinics, while conducting tasteless controversial radio stunts that nearly end your career.Next thing you know, youre Americas top leading man at the box office, with not one, but two films battling for No. 1 this weekend.Yep, its good to be Russell Brand, voice star of last weekends box office champ, Universal family film Hop, and live-action star of Dudley Moore-movie remake Arthur, which will be released into 3,276 theaters this weekend.Also debuting this weekend: The James Franco/Natalie Portman raunchfest Your Highness, the surfer-girl-themed Soul Surfer, and the James Wright Atonement, Pride and Prejudice action film Hanna.The Easter...Read More
Box Office Briefs: Russell Brand Is No Dudley, But His Movie Is Subtitles
I thought about it for a few seconds, while watching a trailer during a Friday matinee presentation of Limitless in Culver City.This Arthur remake actually looks pretty funny, I thought to myself, while entertaining thoughts of making a last-minute switcharoo of my movie-going choice.I thought better of it, choosing to stick with the four-week old thriller featuring Bradley Cooper on powerful psychoactive drugs.To hear friends -- as well as the powerful indicator of the free market -- tell it, I made a wise decision, as Russell Brands take on Dudley Moores iconic English drunkard significantly underperformed at the box office, grossing just $12.6 million.Picked to gross closer to $20 million, Arthur finished second to Universals Hop, which grossed $21.7 million in...Read More
