The box office results for the weekend of January 7th-9th has True Grit riding into the top spot for the first time in its release. Meanwhile, the new Season of flicks are not all that Strong thus far. Here are the studio estimates: 1. True Grit ($15 million) 2. Little Fockers ($13.8 million) 3. Season of the Witch ($10.7 million) 4. TRON: Legacy ($9.8 million) 5. Black Swan ($8.3 million) 6. Country Strong ($7.3 million) 7. The Fighter ($7 million) 8. The King’s Speech ($6.8 million) 9. Yogi Bear ($6.8 million) 10. Tangled ($5.2 million) Analysis 2011 releases failed to generate anything notable on multiple fronts. Season of the Witch  [ Read More ]

It doesn’t look as though the year will start off with a bang considering Season of the Witch is the sole new wide release. If that one starts off anything like Cage’s last supernatural film, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, we’re looking at a mere $17 million opening. However, that film had the benefit of a few other notable names like Jay Baruchel and Alfred Molina, whereas with Season of the Witch, Cage is the main draw. On top of that, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice opened with a theater count of 3,504 while Season of the Witch is getting just 2,816. On the bright side, Season of the Witch is opening unopposed, so  [ Read More ]

The box office results for the first weekend of 2011 is just like the last weekend in 2010. True Grit continues to show its endurance while the critically panned Fockers holds steady at the top. Here are the studio estimates: 1. Little Fockers ($26.3 million) 2. True Grit (2010) ($24.5 million) 3. TRON: Legacy ($18.3 million) 4. Yogi Bear ($13 million) 5. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ($10.5 million) 6. Tangled ($10 million) 7. The Fighter ($10 million) 8. Gulliver’s Travels ($9.1 million) 9. Black Swan ($8.4 million) 10. The King’s Speech ($7.7 million) Analysis Without any new releases threatening the holdovers, Little Fockers barely  [ Read More ]

MTV posted this six part interview with Matt Damon on his role in the film “True Grit” by directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen and starring Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges (TRON: Legacy), Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from True Grit. Synopsis: Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with “true grit,” Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in  [ Read More ]

As usual, the last weekend of the year will go to a veteran. With no new wide releases and just two minimal limited openings, the top spot will likely be an easy win for True Grit. In its first weekend out, the flick posted an impressive $8,156 per theater average and might even manage to increase that number in weekend two. As for its top competitor, Little Fockers, not only did it debut with a lackluster $30.8 million, but thanks to poor reviews, odds are it won’t hold on as strong as its predecessor, Meet the Fockers, which dropped a mere 9% from Christmas weekend to New Year’s weekend back  [ Read More ]

The box office results for Christmas weekend has a bunch of Fockers getting all the attention. Meanwhile, most other releases show their Grit and hold strong. Here are the studio estimates: 1. Little Fockers ($34 million) 2. True Grit ($25.6 million) 3. TRON: Legacy ($20.1 million) 4. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ($10.8 million) 5. Yogi Bear ($8.8 million) 6. The Fighter ($8.5 million) 7. Gulliver’s Travels ($7.2 million) 8. Black Swan ($6.6 million) 9. Tangled ($6.5 million) 10. The King’s Speech ($4.5 million) Analysis No surprise Little Fockers dominated Christmas time. Since opening on the Wednesday prior, the third installment in the comedic giant  [ Read More ]

Actress Hailee Steinfeld talks about her role in the upcoming remake “True Grit” by directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen and starring Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges (TRON: Legacy), Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from True Grit. Synopsis: Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with “true grit,” Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes,  [ Read More ]

Predictions come early this week thanks to the holiday. We’ve got two films looking to bank on the holiday weekend, Little Fockers and True Grit, and then another aiming to steal the spotlight on Saturday, Gulliver’s Travels. In the limited release department County Strong, The Illusionist and Somewhere are all scheduled to make their debuts while Black Swan continues to expand, boosting its theater count to 1,400+ and The King’s Speech grows to 700. Little Fockers is certainly the one to watch this weekend as its performance will certainly affect the future of the franchise. Back in 2000, Meet the Parents opened with $28.6 million while the sequel, Meet the  [ Read More ]

Title: True Grit (2010) Directors: Ethan and Joel Coen Starring: Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper By: Joe Belcastro The saying, “It’s not about the place, it’s about the people you are with”, refers to the level enjoyment one will have despite a dull setting. True Grit seems to champion that saying. A remake of the 1969 award winning flick – based off the novel by Charles Portis – is laced with patent Coen Brothers (No Country for Old Men) execution. Personally, the methodical, dramatic action pieces the Coen boys take on always seem to lull this reviewer to sleep in random places. For instance, the  [ Read More ]

Watch four minutes from the upcoming remake “True Grit” by directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen and starring Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges (TRON: Legacy), Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from True Grit. Synopsis: Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with “true grit,” Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in  [ Read More ]

Actor Matt Damon talks about his role in the upcoming remake of “True Grit” by directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen and starring Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges (TRON: Legacy), Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from True Grit. Synopsis: Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with “true grit,” Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his  [ Read More ]

Watch a recent interview with actor Jeff Bridges on his role in the upcoming remake of “True Grit” by directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen and starring Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges (TRON: Legacy), Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from True Grit. Synopsis: Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with “true grit,” Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith  [ Read More ]

Actress Hailee Steinfeld recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly about her role in the upcoming remake of “True Grit” by directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen and starring Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from True Grit. Synopsis: Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with “true grit,” Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him.  [ Read More ]

Paramount Pictures released another awesome trailer for the upcoming remake of “True Grit” by directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen and starring Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from True Grit. Synopsis: Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with “true grit,” Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins  [ Read More ]

Paramount Pictures just released another new movie poster for the upcoming remake of “True Grit” by directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen and starring Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from True Grit. Synopsis: Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with “true grit,” Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes,  [ Read More ]