Universal Film News

Box Office August 13-15 Results

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:41:00 +0000

1 The Expendables - $34,825,135
2 Eat Pray Love - $23,104,523
3 The Other Guys - $17,408,501
4 Inception - $11,285,051
5 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - $10,609,795
6 Despicable Me - $6,971,355
7 Step Up 3D - $6,905,201
8 Dinner for Schmucks - $6,285,179
9 Salt - $6,219,502
10 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore - $4,190,426

Source: boxoffice.com

Box Office August 14-15 Results (Japan)

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:38:00 +0000

1 Karigurashi No Arrietty (JPN.Animation) - Toho
2 TOY STORY 3 - Disney
3 THE KARATE KID - SPE
4 Bayside Shakedown 3 Set The Guys Loose! (JPN.) - Toho
5 THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE - Disney
6 INCEPTION - WB
7 Pikachu The Movie 2010 (JPN.Animation) - Toho
8 Kamen Rider the Movie W/Goseiger (JPN.) - Toei
9 SALT - SPE
10 Police Dog Dream (JPN.) - Shochiku

Source: Cinemanavi.co.jp

Box Office August 6-8 Results

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:03:00 +0000

1 The Other Guys - $35,600,000
2 Inception - $18,600,000
3 Step Up 3D - $15,532,000
4 Salt - $11,100,000
5 Dinner for Schmucks - $10,500,000
6 Despicable Me - $9,400,000
7 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore - $6,910,000
8 Charlie St. Cloud - $4,700,000
9 Toy Story 3 - $3,048,000
10 The Kids Are All Right - $2,606,238

Source: Boxoffice.com

Box Office August 7-8 Results (Japan)

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:48:00 +0000

1 Karigurashi No Arrietty (JPN.Animation) - Toho
2 TOY STORY 3 - Disney
3 Kamen Rider the Movie W/Goseiger (JPN.) - Toei
4 SALT - SPE
5 INCEPTION - WB
6 Bayside Shakedown 3 Set The Guys Loose! (JPN.) - Toho
7 Pikachu The Movie 2010 (JPN.Animation) - Toho
8 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON - Paramount
9 Naruto Shippuden The Movie, The Lost Tower (JPN.Animation) - Toho
10 The Great Adventure Of Hutch The Honeybee (JPN.Animation) - Shochiku

Source: Cinemanavi.co.jp

Nanako and Seung-heon star in "Ghost" remake

noreply@blogger.com (siewaun) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:02:00 +0000

By Siewaun
Reference: nipponcinema

Popular Japanese actress Nanako Matsushima and Korean actor Song Seung-heon are starring in the Asian remake of Jerry Zucker's 1990 hit "Ghost", taking on the role originally played by Demi Moore and the late Patrick Swayze.

Nanako Matsushima became the highest-paid actress in Japan following her role in "Great Teacher Onizuka", and best known outside Japan for starring as Ryuji Takayama in 1998 horror "Ring". Korean actor Song Seung-heon, is best known for his roles in Korean dramas "Autumn Fairy Tale" and "Summer Scent".

Japanese longtime TV director Taro Otani ("Gokusen", "Zeni Geba") made his debut as a film director directing the remake titled "Love and Soul".

Japanese prolific producer Takashige Ichise, who is best known for producing the Japanese horror "Ju-on" and "Ju-on 2", and the Hollywood remakes "The Grudge" and "The Grudge 2", is producing "Love and Soul".

Paramount Pictures Japan, Shochiku and Korea's CJ Entertainment are co-producing. Paramount Pictures Japan and Shochiku will also handle distribution.

Shooting is completed, and will be released in November in Japan and Korea.

Willis and Weaver join "The Cold Light of Day"

noreply@blogger.com (siewaun) — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:42:00 +0000

By Siewaun
Reference: Variety

Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver will join Henry Cavill "The Tudor" in Summit Entertainment-Intrepid Pictures' thriller "The Cold Light of Day".

French director/screenwriter Mabrouk El Mechri "JCVD" will direct.

Story is about a young American (Cavill) who must find his family members after they were kidnapped while on vacation in Spain. Soon he uncovers a government conspiracy, and connection between the kidnapping and his father's (Willis) secrets.

Weaver is still in talks to play the kidnapper with connection in the government conspiracy.

Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans of Intrepid will produce the thriller with Spanish producer Galavis Film. Steven Zaillian and Garrett Basch, Kevin Mann, Matthew Perniciaro, Scott Wiper and Galavis' Jesus Martinez will executive produce.

Summit will distribute domestically and license the rights internationally.

Shooting set to begin on 6th of September in Spain.

Box Office July 30-Aug 1 Result

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:46:00 +0000

1 Inception - $27,520,000
2 Dinner for Schmucks - $23,300,000
3 Salt - $19,250,000
4 Despicable Me - $15,543,000
5 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore - $12,525,000
6 Charlie St. Cloud - $12,100,000
7 Toy Story 3 - $5,035,000
8 Grown Ups - $4,500,000
9 The Sorcerer's Apprentice - $4,320,000
10 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $3,965,000

Source: Boxoffice.com

Box Office July 31-Aug 1 Results (Japan)

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:42:00 +0000

1 Karigurashi No Arrietty (JPN.Animation) - Toho
2 TOY STORY 3 - Disney
3 SALT - SPE
4 INCEPTION - WB
5 Bayside Shakedown 3 Set The Guys Loose! (JPN.) - Toho
6 Pikachu The Movie 2010 (JPN.Animation) - Toho
7 Naruto Shippuden The Movie, The Lost Tower (JPN.Animation) - Toho
8 The Great Adventure Of Hutch The Honeybee (JPN.Animation) - Shochiku
9 A Boy And His Samurai (JPN.) - J Storm
10 THE LAST AIRBENDER - Paramount

Source: Cinemanavi.co.jp

Len Wiseman in final talks to direct "Total Recall"

noreply@blogger.com (siewaun) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:31:00 +0000

By Siewaun
Reference: Variety

Is Hollywood running out of ideas? One would think so, as another movie remake is set to roll!

Columbia Pictures' remake of the 1990 sci-fi actioner "Total Recall" has found a director for the job. "Underworld" director Len Wiseman is in final talks to direct the remake.

An announcement by Columbia's co-presidents, Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, described the remake as "contemporized adaptation of Total Recall, which was based on the story, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick".

Tolmach was also quoted as saying,"Len has an incredible love of the genre and a great gift for action," said Col prexy Matt Tolmach, who will oversee the project with Sam Dickerman. "He'll bring a contemporary feel to the film while taking care with everything we love about (the) original story."

Kurt Wimmer "Salt" is writing the screenplay. Neal Moritz will produce through his Original Film banner.

Rihanna's on board Universal's "Battleship"

noreply@blogger.com (siewaun) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:09:00 +0000

By Siewaun
Reference: Variety

Singer-songwriter Rihanna is set to make her big screen debut starring in director Peter Berg's live-actioner "Battleship."

Universal announced yesterday that Rihanna will play the female lead, and starring alongside Alexander Skarsgard "True Blood" and Taylor Kitsch "Friday Night Lights". Kitsch will play a naval officer, and Skarsgard plays the brother of the naval officer. Rihanna's role in the movie is yet unknown.

Berg, who directed movie such as "Friday Night Lights", "The Kingdom", "Hancock", will direct from the script written by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber, based on Hasbro's naval combat board game.

Berg will produce "Battleship" with his Film 44 partner Sarah Aubrey, and alongside Hasbro's Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir, Stuber Pictures' Scott Stuber.

Movie is set to be released by Universal on the 25th of May, 2012.

Box Office July 23-25 Results

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:10:00 +0000

1 Inception - $43,505,000
2 Salt - $36,500,000
3 Despicable Me - $24,100,000
4 The Sorcerer's Apprentice - $9,685,000
5 Toy Story 3 - $9,030,000
6 Ramona and Beezus - $8,000,000
7 Grown Ups - $7,600,000
8 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $7,033,000
9 The Last Airbender - $4,173,000
10 Predators - $2,850,000

Source: Boxoffice.com

Box Office July 24-25 Results (Japan)

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:58:00 +0000

1 INCEPTION - WB
2 Karigurashi No Arrietty (JPN.Animation) - Toho
3 TOY STORY 3 - Disney
4 Bayside Shakedown 3 Set The Guys Loose! (JPN.) - Toho
5 Pikachu The Movie 2010 (JPN.Animation) - Toho
6 THE LAST AIRBENDER - Paramout
7 PREDATORS - FOX
8 Confessions (JPN.) - Toho
9 Sword Of Desperation (JPN.) - Toei
10 Surely Someday (JPN.) - Shochiku

Source: Cinemanavi.co.jp

Tim Burton to develop and direct "Monsterpocalypse"

noreply@blogger.com (siewaun) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:55:00 +0000

By Siewaun
Reference: Variety

DreamWorks comfirmed that Tim Burton is on board to develop and direct the feature adaptation of Monsterpocalypse board game, which the studio acquired the filming rights in May 2010.

Burton's frequent screenwriting collaborator, John August, is also on board to write the adaptation script which centers on giant robots developed by humans to fight against the invading alien monsters.

Dick Zanuck and Roy Lee are producing "Monsterpocalypse". Matt Wilson, the creator of the board game is also co-producing, while Tarik Heitmann, Gerald Moon and Doug Davison are exec producing.

"Monsterpocalypse" will most probably be released in 3D, though there is no confirmation from DreamWorks as yet.

Movie is set for release at year end of 2012, which DreamWorks will be distributing.

Box Office July 16-18 Results

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:38:00 +0000

1 Inception - $60,400,000
2 Despicable Me - $32,700,000
3 The Sorcerer's Apprentice - $17,373,000
4 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $13,500,000
5 Toy Story 3 - $11,742,000
6 Grown Ups - $10,000,000
7 The Last Airbender - $7,450,000
8 Predators - $6,800,000
9 Knight and Day - $3,700,000
10 The Karate Kid (2010) - $2,200,000

Source: Boxoffice.com

Box Office July 9-11 Results

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:15:00 +0000

1 Despicable Me - $60,100,000
2 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $33,400,000
3 Predators - $25,300,000
4 Toy Story 3 - $22,021,000
5 The Last Airbender - $17,150,000
6 Grown Ups - $16,400,000
7 Knight and Day - $7,850,000
8 The Karate Kid (2010) - $5,700,000
9 The A-Team - $1,800,000
10 Cyrus - $1,375,000

Source: Boxoffice.com

Box Office July 10-11 Results (Japan)

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:12:00 +0000

1 TOY STORY 3 - Disney
2 Pikachu The Movie 2010 (JPN.Animation) - Toho
3 Bayside Shakedown 3 Set The Guys Loose! (JPN.) - Toho
4 PREDATORS - FOX
5 Confessions (JPN.) - Toho
6 Sword Of Desperation (JPN.) - Toei
7 THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ADEL BLANC-SEC - Asmik Ace
8 Soreike! Anpanman The Blacknose And The Magical Song (JPN.Animation)I - Tokyo Theatre/Media Box
9 SEX AND THE CITY 2 - WB
10 IRON MAN 2 - Paramount

Source: Cinemanavi.co.jp

Caleb Jones, Nicholas Hoult join "X-Men: First Class"

noreply@blogger.com (siewaun) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:55:00 +0000

By Siewaun
Reference: Variety

Caleb Landry Jones ("The Last Exorcism," "The Social Network") and Nicholas Hoult ("About a Boy," "A Single Man") have joined 20th Century Fox's "X-Men: First Class".

Jones will play Irish mutant Sean Cassidy aka Banshee, who possesses a sonic scream, capable of harming enemies’ auditory systems and causing physical vibrations, and also has the abilty to to fly and hover at the speed of sound.

Hoult will play the young Hank McCoy aka Beast, who possesses superhuman physical strength and agility. Throughout his history, he undergoes progressive transformations to his physiognomy, permanently gaining increasingly animalistic physical characteristics.

Matthew Vaughn ("Stardust," "Kick-Ass") will direct from the script by Jane Goldman based on the original story by Bryan Singer.

The story centers on two young men, Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr, discovering their superhuman powers. They were close friends before they took the names Professor X and Magneto. They worked together with other Mutants to stop a threat to the world, but in the process, a rift opened between them, which leads to the war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men.

James MacAvoy stars as Xavier, and Michael Fassbender stars as Lensherr. Alice Eve plays Emma Frost.

Singer will produce the feature alongside Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg.

Shooting is scheduled to begin next month and will be released on June 3, 2011.

Jeremy Irons stars as chief executive in "Margin Call"

noreply@blogger.com (siewaun) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:24:00 +0000

By Siewaun
Reference: Variety

Jeremy Irons, whose last big screen starring role was in the 2006 fantasy-adventure "Eragon", has signed on to star alongside Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore and Zachary Quinto in J.C. Chandor's Wall Street thriller "Margin Call."

Chandor is making his directorial debut with this thriller, directing from his own script.

In the movie which centers on eight people at a prominent investment bank in a tumultuous 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis, Irons will star as the chief executive of the bank.

Paul Bettany, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci and Mary McDonnell are also co-starring in the movie.

The movie is now in it's third week of shooting in Gotham.

Quinto, Neal Dodson, Corey Moosa are producing through their Before the Door Pictures banner with Michael Benaroya and Robert Ogden Barnum of Benaroya Pictures, and Joe Jenckes. Kirk D'Amico's Myriad Pictures handling international sales.

Box Office July 2-5 Results

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:06:00 +0000

1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $82,500,000
2 The Last Airbender - $53,150,000
3 Toy Story 3 - $42,223,000
4 Grown Ups - $26,500,000
5 Knight and Day - $14,000,000
6 The Karate Kid (2010) - $11,500,000
7 The A-Team - $4,275,000
8 Get Him to the Greek - $1,700,000
9 Shrek Forever After - $1,258,000
10 Cyrus - $1,019,445

Source: Boxoffice.com

Box Office July 3-4 Results (Japan)

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:01:00 +0000

1 Bayside Shakedown 3 Set The Guys Loose! (JPN.) - Toho
2 Confessions (JPN.) - Toho
3 THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ADEL BLANC-SEC - Asmik Ace
4 IRON MAN 2 - Paramount
5 SEX AND THE CITY 2 - WB
6 Masked Rider Den-o Trilogy The Movie Episode Yellow (JPN.) - Toei
7 Outrage (JPN.) - WB/Office Kitano
8 THE BOOK OF ELI - Kadokawa/Shochiku
9 ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Disney
10 300 Million (JPN.) - Kadokawa

Source: Cinemanavi.co.jp

Box Office June 25-27 Results

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:51:00 +0000

1 Toy Story 3 - $59,000,000
2 Grown Ups - $41,000,000
3 Knight and Day - $20,500,000
4 The Karate Kid (2010) - $15,400,000
5 The A-Team - $6,000,000
6 Get Him to the Greek - $3,000,000
7 Shrek Forever After - $2,875,000
8 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - $2,801,000
9 Killers - $2,000,000
10 Jonah Hex - $1,600,000

Source: Boxoffice.com

Box Office June 26-27 Results (Japan)

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:49:00 +0000

1 Confessions (JPN.) - Toho
2 Masked Rider Den-o Trilogy The Movie Episode Yellow (JPN.) - Toei
3 IRON MAN 2 - Paramount
4 SEX AND THE CITY 2 - WB
5 THE BOOK OF ELI - Kadokawa/Shochiku
6 Outrage (JPN.) - WB/Office Kitano
7 ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Disney
8 Flowers (JPN.) - Toho
9 Alone Scalpel (JPN.) - Toei
10 Piecing Me Back Together (JPN.) - SDP

Source: Cinemanavi.co.jp

Matt Damon in talks to star in "We Bought a Zoo"

noreply@blogger.com (siewaun) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:03:00 +0000

By Siewaun
Reference: Variety

Matt Damon is in early negotiations to star in Cameron Crowe's "We Bought a Zoo" for 20th Century Fox.

Crowe is now rewriting the original script written by Aline Brosh McKenna.

Movie is based on Benjamin Mee's memoir, which is about a widowed man who buys a dilapidated zoo in hopes of making a fresh start after his wife died from a fatal illness. He and his children, along with a small but loyal staff, work to get the zoo reopened.

No words still on which character Damon will play, but high chances that he will star as Benjamin Mee, if talks are successful.

Julie Yorn ("Bride Wars," "Alice") is producing the feature, which is scheduled to be released in December 23, 2011.

Monaghan, Carroll, Baker, Savane join "Machine Gun Preacher"

noreply@blogger.com (siewaun) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:50:00 +0000

By Siewaun
Reference: Variety

Michelle Monaghan, Madeline Carroll, Kathy Baker and Souleymane Sy Savane have joined Liongate's action drama "Machine Gun Preacher", and will star alongside Michael Shannon and Gerard Butler.

Butler will star in the leading role as Sam Childers "Machine Gun Preacher", while Shannon will play his friend in the movie that is based on the true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who spend time in the most dangerous parts of Sudan and Uganda rescuing hundreds of Sudanese children who've been forced to become soldiers and sex slaves.

Monaghan will star as Childers' wife, Baker plays his mother, and Carroll plays his daughter, Savane plays his most trusted assistant.

Marc Forster will direct from the script he co-wrote with Jason Keller, based on Childer's memoir.

Forster will also co-produce through his Apparatus Production banner alongside Robbie Brenner; Kaushi Entertainment's Gary Safady and Craig Chapman; and GG Filmz's Deborah Giarratana. Merlina Entertainment's Myles Nestel, Apparatus' Brad Simpson, Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel and Louise Rosner will executive produce.

Shooting is scheduled to begin on July 5 in Detroit and South Africa, and will be released in fall 2011.

Box Office June 18-20 Results

noreply@blogger.com (Darth Demon) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:38:00 +0000

1 Toy Story 3 - $109,000,000
2 The Karate Kid (2010) - $29,000,000
3 The A-Team - $13,775,000
4 Get Him to the Greek - $6,100,000
5 Shrek Forever After - $5,520,000
6 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - $5,273,000
7 Killers - $5,100,000
8 Jonah Hex - $5,085,000
9 Iron Man 2 - $2,675,000
10 Marmaduke - $2,650,000

Source: Boxoffice.com