Ben Affleck is this weekend’s big winner. Not only did his new film The Town win big with critics, but it was a smash hit at the box office as well. It took in $23.8 million, which is above and beyond the opening weekend earnings of Affleck’s last directorial effort, Gone Baby Gone, which only accumulated $5.5 million. Of course The Town hit far more theaters than Gone Baby Gone, but comparing Gone Baby Gone’s $3,211 per theater haul to The Town’s $8,319, it’s quite clear that this is a hugely successful production for Affleck. It will earn back its $37 million production budget with ease. Easy A may not  [ Read More ]

With zero wide release competition in its way, it was obvious Resident Evil: Afterlife would take the top spot at the box office. But not only did Afterlife easily secure the #1 position, it also brought the Resident Evil franchise its biggest opening ever. The opening weekend haul has improved from film to film, the first taking in $17.7 million, Apocalypse earning $23 million, Extinction with $23.7 million and now Afterlife with $27.7 million. Milla Jovovich is likely a very happy lady because not only is this a franchise high, but a personal opening weekend best, too. Afterlife easily surpassed its $60 million budget earning $73.2 million worldwide. Screen Gems  [ Read More ]

The American may have snagged the #1 spot at the box office, but it’s not really a top honor this Labor Day weekend. It looks as though folks didn’t use their extra day off to head to the theater because The American only managed to bank $13.1 million. Tack on the film’s $3.1 million three-day head start and its $3.3 million holiday intake and that brings it to a total of $19.5 million, just short of its $20 million budget. Taking the #2 spot is newcomer Machete with a $14 million four-day opening weekend. Following close behind is last week’s top earner, Takers, which added another $13.5 million to its  [ Read More ]

Julia Roberts, Scott Pilgrim and a horde of man-eating piranha may have been no match for Sly and the gang, but the devil is a different story. Not only did The Last Exorcism snag the top spot from the The Expendables but this week’s other newcomer Takers, too, but not by much. Eli Roth and Lionsgate are likely very pleased with The Last Exorcism’s $21.3 million opening especially considering the film only took $1.8 million to make. And the same goes for the folks over at Screen Gems. After being bumped from its original May release date, who would have thought Takers would help end the summer with a bang  [ Read More ]

Well, there’s no denying it; I was way off this week. Just two of the five new wide release films cracked the top 10 and neither of which are the ones I’d have picked to do so. Still, no new entry stood a chance against The Expendables, which secured the #1 spot for the second week in a row with $16.5 million. Tack that on to its $34.8 million opening and that gives Sly and the gang a total of $64.9 million in its first two weeks. Spot two went to this week’s worst reviewed film, Vampires Suck. The crazy thing is the $12.2 million that earned it its second  [ Read More ]

Apparently this week it’s brawn over brains because not only did The Expendables demolish Julia Roberts’ soul-seeking drama Eat Pray Love, but the best reviewed newcomer, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, as well. In fact, that one didn’t even crack the top three. Sylvester Stallone’s muscled up adventure opened with an impressive $35 million while Eat Pray Love had a decent first showing with $23.7 million. The Other Guys took a 49.4% hit in week two taking in $18 million, earning it the third position. Holding on strong in week five is Inception. It added another $10.5 million to its pot, which now sits at $248.6 million. The sad story  [ Read More ]

Will Ferrell who plays Allen Gamble in The Other Guys, attempts to recruit able-bodied men and women to join the New York Police Department in this never before seen NYPD recruitment video. The upcoming comedy “The Other Guys” by director Adam McKay (Step Brothers, The Landlord) and starring Mark Wahlberg (The Brazilian Job, The Lovely Bones), Will Ferrell (Anchorman 2, Presidential Reunion), Eva Mendes (The Spirit, Ghost Rider), Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers, Iron Man 2), Paris Hilton and Dwayne Johnson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Other Guys. Synopsis: Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the  [ Read More ]

It looks like The Other Guys was enough of a kick to snag the top spot at the box office from Inception. The Other Guys began its run with a nice $35.6 million marking both Adam McKay and Will Ferrell’s second highest opening. Back in 2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby debuted with an impressive $47 million. For Walberg, The Other Guys comes in at number three behind The Perfect Storm and Planet of the Apes, which opened with $41.3 million and $68.5 million respectively. Inception continues its impressively slow decline just falling 32% in week four. It took in $18.6 million bringing its grand total to $227.7  [ Read More ]

The visual design company Picture Mill released the closing credits sequence to the recently released comedy “The Other Guys” by director Adam McKay (Step Brothers, The Landlord) and starring Mark Wahlberg (The Brazilian Job, The Lovely Bones), Will Ferrell (Anchorman 2, Presidential Reunion), Eva Mendes (The Spirit, Ghost Rider), Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers, Iron Man 2), Paris Hilton and Dwayne Johnson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Other Guys. Synopsis: Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city’s top cops whom they idolize — only things don’t quite go as planned. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for  [ Read More ]

Sony Pictures released a funny new clip from the upcoming comedy “The Other Guys” by director Adam McKay (Step Brothers, The Landlord) and starring Mark Wahlberg (The Brazilian Job, The Lovely Bones), Will Ferrell (Anchorman 2, Presidential Reunion), Eva Mendes (The Spirit, Ghost Rider), Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers, Iron Man 2), Paris Hilton and Dwayne Johnson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Other Guys. Synopsis: Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city’s top cops whom they idolize — only things don’t quite go as planned. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and  [ Read More ]

Title: The Other Guys Directed By: Adam McKay Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Keaton, Eva Mendes, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Steve Coogan Not only do buddy cop comedies come with a major stigma, but so do both of the stars of The Other Guys, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. The guys are guilty of doing the same thing in just about every film, Ferrell in terms of his comedic style and Wahlberg, well, with acting in general. The Other Guys primarily stays within the subgenre mold and Ferrell and Wahlberg remain in their comfort zones, but the film has just enough freshness to it that it makes more  [ Read More ]

At least one film met my expectations this week. I predicted both Inception and Salt would maintain their positions on the chart forcing Dinner for Schmucks to settle for #3, but it looks like just one of the two was able to hold on. Taking the top spot for the third week in a row is Inception with $27.5 million, bringing its grand total to $193.3 million. Dinner for Schmucks came in at #2 with a gross of $23.5 million, which just missed out on being Steve Carell’s highest debut of the year (not including Despicable Me), falling short of Date Night’s $25.2 million opening. Salt took a 45.9% hit,  [ Read More ]

Watch the latest movie trailer for the upcoming comedy “The Other Guys” by director Adam McKay (Step Brothers, The Landlord) and starring Mark Wahlberg (The Brazilian Job, The Lovely Bones), Will Ferrell (Anchorman 2, Presidential Reunion), Eva Mendes (The Spirit, Ghost Rider), Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers, Iron Man 2), Paris Hilton and Dwayne Johnson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Other Guys. Synopsis: Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city’s top cops whom they idolize — only things don’t quite go as planned. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from  [ Read More ]

Yahoo! Movies recently released this new extended movie trailer for the upcoming comedy “The Other Guys” by director Adam McKay (Step Brothers, The Landlord) and starring Mark Wahlberg (The Brazilian Job, The Lovely Bones), Will Ferrell (Anchorman 2, Presidential Reunion), Eva Mendes (The Spirit, Ghost Rider), Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers, Iron Man 2), Paris Hilton and Dwayne Johnson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Other Guys. Synopsis: Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city’s top cops whom they idolize — only things don’t quite go as planned. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie  [ Read More ]

First rape whistles, then a flotation device and now here’s the latest movie clip ‘Work Your Mouth Like A Puppet’ from the upcoming comedy “The Other Guys” by director Adam McKay (Step Brothers, The Landlord) and starring Mark Wahlberg (The Brazilian Job, The Lovely Bones), Will Ferrell (Anchorman 2, Presidential Reunion), Eva Mendes (The Spirit, Ghost Rider), Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers, Iron Man 2), Paris Hilton and Dwayne Johnson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Other Guys. Synopsis: Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city’s top cops whom they idolize — only things don’t quite  [ Read More ]