According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dreamworks’ 2010 3D-animated film “Megamind” has become this year’s first film to top all three of the home video charts. The movie came in at No. 1 on the Nielsen Blu-Ray Disc and VideoScan First Alert charts as well as the “Home Media” Magazine’s rental chart for the week ending Feb. 27. This record-setting performance is even more exciting because a) the film, starring heavy hitters such as Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, had a “soft sell” at the box-office and was competently received by critics, receiving a 72% from Rotten Tomatoes, and b) the DVD was released on a Friday  [ Read More ]

After a rather tame weekend during which The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader easily topped the competition despite a rather weak domestic opening, this one has a few more selections vying for top honors. We’ve got three films making wide debuts and another two expanding significantly. Of the newcomers, TRON: Legacy is likely to make the biggest impact. It may be opening in about 100 less theaters than Yogi Bear, but 234 of those theaters are IMAX. Combine that hefty ticket price with all of the theaters showing the film in non-IMAX 3D and TRON already has one heck of a head start. Odds are, TRON  [ Read More ]

The box office results for the weekend of December 10th-12th brings in the first floppers of the 2010 holiday movie season. Whether it was attractive Tourists and/or eye-catching special effects, audiences were just not buying it this time around. Yet, they did seek out a Black Swan though. Here are the studio estimates: 1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ($24.5 million) 2. The Tourist ($17 million) 3. Tangled ($14.5 million) 4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ($8.5 million) 5. Unstoppable ($3.7 million) 6. Black Swan ($3.3 million) 7. Burlesque ($3.2 million) 8. Love and Other Drugs ($3 million) 9. Due Date ($2.5  [ Read More ]

This weekend is The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’s weekend to lose. The third installment of the series has a major leg up, hitting almost 800 more theaters than its competition, The Tourist. While The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is quite the expansive project and Fox is hoping for some big returns, there’s certainly a chance this could be Prince Caspian all over again. On a $225 million budget, Caspian managed to make $55 million opening weekend, but then fell fast, only accumulating $141.6 million by the end of its domestic run, significantly less than its predecessor, which ended up with a total of $291.7  [ Read More ]

The box office results for the weekend of December 3rd – 5th has Disney capitalizing on the sputtering Potter. Meanwhile, a Warrior gets severely lost trying to find his way to a healthy opening weekend. Here are the studio estimates: 1. Tangled ($21.5 million) 2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ($16.7 million) 3. Burlesque ($6.1 million) 4. Unstoppable ($6.1 million) 5. Love and Other Drugs ($5.7 million) 6. Megamind ($5 million) 7. Due Date ($4.2 million) 8. Faster ($3.8 million) 9. The Warrior’s Way ($3 million) 10. The Next Three Days ($2.6 million) Analysis Aside from its opening weekend, the figures tabulated for Harry Potter and the  [ Read More ]

A new month might not mean a new box office leader. With The Warrior’s Way being the only wide release this first weekend in December, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I could be able to hold on to that top spot. It did seem Tangled had a fair shot of stealing that stop, but even with that second-week 60% plunge, Potter not only took Thanksgiving weekend from Tangled, but every day since then. Even on HSX.com, Potter stock is up $0.40 while Tangled is on the downfall, dropping $0.79. It’s basically a free-for-all for the rest of the lot. Hitting just 1,622 theaters with little buzz, it’s unlikely  [ Read More ]

The box office results for November 26th-28th sees Deathly Hallows pulling off a narrow victory against an old fairy tale. By doing so, Potter is at the top for the second weekend in a row. Meanwhile, an abundance of new release all come out strong during the Thanksgiving holiday. Here are the studio estimates: 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ($50.3 million) 2. Tangled ($49.1 million) 3. Megamind ($12.9 million) 4. Burlesque ($11.8 million) 5. Unstoppable ($11.7 million) 6. Love and Other Drugs ($9.8 million) 7. Faster ($8.7 million) 8. Due Date ($7.3 million) 9. The Next Three Days ($4.8 million) 10. Morning Glory ($4 million) Analysis Harry Potter  [ Read More ]

The extra long holiday weekend isn’t only good for getting you some time off from work or school, it’s also a fantastic opportunity for the movie industry to make a killing at the box office. As much as we’d like to spread the holiday cheer, we can’t give thanks to every film in the competition, so some will inevitably be left eating table scraps. Now that the Wednesday numbers are in, that’s clearly not the case with last weekend’s big winner, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. After a massive $125 million week one opening, the franchise’s seventh installment kicked off its second weekend strong with a $14.5  [ Read More ]

The box office results for the weekend of November 19th – 21st sees Harry Potter pulling off his best trick thus far. Making piles of cash for Warner Bros. The seventh installment set a new opening weekend record for the franchise. Meanwhile, The Next Three Days is something that Lionsgate is hoping to forget. Here are the studio estimates: 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ($125.1 million) 2. Megamind ($16.1 million) 3. Unstoppable ($13.1 million) 4. Due Date ($9.1 million) 5. The Next Three Days ($6.8 million) 6. Morning Glory ($5.2 million) 7. Skyline ($3.4 million) 8. Red ($2.46 million) 9. For Colored Girls ($2.4 million) 10.  [ Read More ]

Watch a brand new movie clip from the upcoming animated film “Megamind” by director Tom McGrath (Madagascar) and starring Brad Pitt (Inglourious Basterds , World War Z), Will Ferrell (The Other Guys), Jonah Hill (Get Him to the Greek, 21 Jump Street) and Tina Fey (30 Rock). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Megamind. Synopsis: After super-villain Megamind (Ferrell) kills his good-guy nemesis, Metro Man (Pitt), he becomes bored since there is no one left to fight. He creates a new foe, Titan (Hill), who, instead of using his powers for good, sets out to destroy the world, positioning Megamind to save the day for the first  [ Read More ]

Will Ferrell is enjoying yet another big opening weekend. Back in August, his cop comedy The Other Guys began its run with a $35.5 million start and now Megamind demolished the competition, earning the #1 spot at the box office with $46 million. Yes, of course, the film probably got a nice boost thanks to the pricey 3D tickets, but with a $11,668 per theater average it was an impressive performer regardless. Coming in at #2 is the latest from Todd Phillips, Due Date. Even though the film was hit with a barrage of negative reviews, it still managed to pull in a nice $32.7 million. Tack on its $22  [ Read More ]

Jonah Hill talks about his role in the upcoming animated film “Megamind” by director Tom McGrath (Madagascar) and starring Brad Pitt (Inglourious Basterds , World War Z), Will Ferrell (The Other Guys), Jonah Hill (Get Him to the Greek, 21 Jump Street) and Tina Fey (30 Rock). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Megamind. Synopsis: After super-villain Megamind (Ferrell) kills his good-guy nemesis, Metro Man (Pitt), he becomes bored since there is no one left to fight. He creates a new foe, Titan (Hill), who, instead of using his powers for good, sets out to destroy the world, positioning Megamind to save the day for the first  [ Read More ]

At the world premiere, actor Will Ferrell talks about the upcoming animated film “Megamind” by director Tom McGrath (Madagascar) and starring Brad Pitt (Inglourious Basterds , World War Z), Will Ferrell (The Other Guys), Jonah Hill (Get Him to the Greek, 21 Jump Street) and Tina Fey (30 Rock). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Megamind. Synopsis: After super-villain Megamind (Ferrell) kills his good-guy nemesis, Metro Man (Pitt), he becomes bored since there is no one left to fight. He creates a new foe, Titan (Hill), who, instead of using his powers for good, sets out to destroy the world, positioning Megamind to save the day for  [ Read More ]

Watch a teaser clip from the upcoming animated film “Megamind” by director Tom McGrath (Madagascar) and starring Brad Pitt (Inglourious Basterds , World War Z), Will Ferrell (The Other Guys), Jonah Hill (Get Him to the Greek, 21 Jump Street) and Tina Fey (30 Rock). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Megamind. Synopsis: After super-villain Megamind (Ferrell) kills his good-guy nemesis, Metro Man (Pitt), he becomes bored since there is no one left to fight. He creates a new foe, Titan (Hill), who, instead of using his powers for good, sets out to destroy the world, positioning Megamind to save the day for the first time in  [ Read More ]

Here’s a brand new French poster for the upcoming animated film “Megamind” by director Tom McGrath (Madagascar) and starring Brad Pitt (Inglourious Basterds , World War Z), Will Ferrell (The Other Guys), Jonah Hill (Get Him to the Greek, 21 Jump Street) and Tina Fey (30 Rock). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Megamind. Synopsis: After super-villain Megamind (Ferrell) kills his good-guy nemesis, Metro Man (Pitt), he becomes bored since there is no one left to fight. He creates a new foe, Titan (Hill), who, instead of using his powers for good, sets out to destroy the world, positioning Megamind to save the day for the first  [ Read More ]