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"February 29-March 2, 2008 Movie Box Office"
"Semi Pro" #1
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Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes must be prescient. On Thursday of last week he ordered that New Line Cinema, a movie studio run by incompetent publicists, be folded into the Warner Bros. banner of movie production (incidentally, also run by incompetents). However, the final New Line Cinema movie to get a big screen release, "Semi Pro," starring Will Ferrell, bombed at the box office, despite entering at #1. (Not to mention last week's New Line Cinema big screen release - bomb - "Be Kind Rewind.")

"Semi Pro" was expected by box office analysts and New Line Cinema publicists, to take in more than $30 million its first weekend in movie theaters. Its $15 tally is not something that will ever give Bewkes reason to change his mind.

At #2 at the movie box office this past weekend, last week's #1 movie, "Vantage Point."

The #1 movie on a per screen average, which came in at #4 on the Top 20 list at the movie box office; "The Other Boleyn Girl," starring Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Eric Bana.

As for last week's Oscar winners? Well, their Oscar wins did nothing to help them at the movie box office. "2008 Best Picture Oscar Winner" (we should say multi winner, also winning the Best Director Oscar, the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar and Best Supporting Actor Oscar), "No Country For Old Men," was struggling for life in the Top 10, reaching #9.

"Juno," which won "Best Original Screenplay Oscar" came in a #10.

And Daniel Day Lewis, who won the Best Actor Oscar for "There Will Be Blood," couldn't help the film at the box office with his Oscar. It reached #15. Looks to us as if there was only water.

Below, the Top 20 Movies at the Box Office February 29 - March 2, 2008




1 Semi Pro - 3,121 - $4,870 $15,200,000

2 Vantage Point - $13,000,000 - 3,150 Theaters - $4,126 $41,005,000

3 The Spiderwick Chronicles - $8,752,000 - 3,654 Theaters - $2,395 $55,081,000

4 The Other Boleyn Girl - 1,166 Theaters - $7,118 $8,300,000

5 Jumper - $7,600,000 - 3,128 Theaters - $2,429 $66,823,000

6 Step Up 2 - $5,714,000 - 2,528 Theaters - $2,260 $48,593,000

7 Fool's Gold - $4,690,000 - 2,845 Theaters - $1,648 $59,073,000

8 Penelope - 1,196 Theaters - $3,349 $4,006,000

9 No Country for Old Men - $4,005,000 - 2,037 Theaters - $1,966 $69,570,000

10 Juno - $3,350,000 - 1,631 Theaters - $2,053 $135,135,000

11 Definitely, Maybe - $3,251,000 - 2,189 Theaters - $1,485 $26,519,000

12 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins - $2,702,000 - 1,393 Theaters - $1,939 $39,184,000

13 Be Kind, Rewind - $2,100,000 - 810 Theaters - $2,592 $7,134,000

14 The Bucket List - $1,755,000 - 1,565 Theaters - $1,121 $87,666,000

15 There Will Be Blood - $1,594,000 - 1,248 Theaters - $1,277 $37,619,000

16 Witless Protection - $1,000,000 - 1,354 Theaters - $738 $3,508,000

17 Hannah Montana Concert Movie - $883,000 - 531 Theaters - $1,662 $63,102,000

18 27 Dresses - $860,000 - 796 Theaters - $1,080 $74,471,000

19 Charlie Bartlett - $818,000 - 1,122 Theaters - $729 $3,236,000

20 In Bruges - $766,000 - 232 Theaters - $3,301 $3,754,000



As for "2008 Oscar Winners" - the ones that performed best this past weekend:

"Juno" #8

"There Will Be Blood" #10

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July 23, 2008

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Wild About Movies now provides you with more movie posters, movie trailers, movie synopses, Behind The Scenes of movies, and celebrity interviews with stars of upcoming movies than any other web site in the world. Today you are able to peruse the movie trailers, movie posters and movie synopses of more than 500 movies not yet in theaters (and more than 5000 movies in theaters and on DVD). Which movies, you ask? "The Dark Knight" himself, Christian Bale, as John Connor in "Terminator Salvation." Mark Wahlberg in "Max Payne" and "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" starring Michael Cera. And "Frozen River" and "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes To Jail." And "Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys." Ricky Gervais in "Ghost Town." Rob Zombie's "Tyrannosaurus Rex" and Justin Chatwin in "Dragonball" and Keanu Reeves in "The Day The Earth Stood Still." Also, "The Pink Panther 2." "Filth And Wisdom," directed by Madonna and "Rock N Rolla," directed by her husband, Guy Ritchie. "Everybody Wants To Be Italian." And Seth Rogen is "The Green Hornet." Shia LaBeouf in "Eagle Eye." Keira Knightley in "The Duchess" and the kid friendly movie "The Perfect Game" along with "Witchblade 2009," and "Smother," as well as Rainn Wilson in "The Rocker" - and the gay movie, based on at true story, starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor as lovers, "I Love You Phillip Morris." Sequels: Everything from "Cloverfield 2" and "Iron Man 2" and ... keep perusing. "GI Joe The Movie" and Seann William Scott in "Trainwreck My Life As An Idiot." And the big screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" and two Tony winning plays turned movies, opening the same day, December 5, 2008, "Doubt," starring Meryl Streep, and "Frost Nixon," starring Frank Langella. Also, "The Year Of The Fish" and the Coen Bros' "Burn After Reading" and a novel cum movie, "Choke," and Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," a lesbian movie. And Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's next collaboration, "Shutter Island." In addition, "Flash Of Genius" and the big screen incarnation of "Marley & Me" and "City Of Ember" and Frank Miller's "The Spirit," now a Christmas 2008 release. And "Adam Resurrected" and "The Great Buck Howard" and Nicolas Cage in "Bangkok Dangerous." Also, everything from Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" to the updated 70s cult classic "Death Race," to "Dance Of The Dead" and the big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendack's "Where The Wild Things Are Movie," to the George Lucas produced "Star Wars: Clone Wars," to fab film director Michael Mann's "Public Enemies," to "Saw 5," or "Saw V," depending whether you're into Roman numerals. Also, "Esther Blueburger." And "Taken," starring Liam Neeson. And "The Lost Boys 2" - yes, featuring the two Corys. And "Mirrors" and "The House Bunny" and "Sex Drive." Along with "Wild Child" and "The Escapist" and "Towelhead." Also, Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway in "Bride Wars;" to another movie from the creator of "Borat," "Religulous." Also, the probable movie box office smash, "Ice Age 3." And Daniel Radcliffe naked not in "Harry Potter 6" - but Daniel Radcliffe naked at WAM and on Broadway in "Equus." More? Sure! Judd Apatow's "The Pineapple Express;" and Guillermo Del Torro's "The Hobbit Movie." And "The X Files 2." Colin Farrell in "Pride And Glory" and Will Ferrell in "Step Brothers." Also, Dreamorks Animations' "Madagascar 2" and "Monsters vs Aliens." "The Smurfs Movie;" and Robert DeNiro & Al Pacino in "Righteous Kill." "Splice;" and the remake of the 1939 classic "The Women;" "Repo: Genetic Opera;" "Babylon AD;" "Push;" "Terminator 4;" "GI Joe;" "AstroBoy." Even more! Spike Lee's "Miracle At St. Anna" and Steve Coogan in "Hamlet 2" and Oliver Stone's "W" along with Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" and "Chicago 7." And Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones." "Star Trek XI." And a slew of animated and non animated Walt Disney movies, many in 3D: including "Fraggle Rock: The Movie" and "The Jonas Brothers Movie 3D" and "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," "Bolt," "The King of the Elves" and "Rapunzel," "The Bear and the Bow;" "Toy Story 3," "Newt," "The Princess And The Frog," "Up" and "Cars 2." And Universal's animated movie "The Tale Of Despereaux." Heath Ledger's last movie, "Dr. Parnassus." "Black Devil Doll" and WB's "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," as well as Catherine Zeta-Jones' "Death Defying Acts." More? Brendan Fraser in "The Mummy 3." "The Fly Boys" and Wesley Snipes in "Gallowwalker!" Even more: "Igor" and "Quarantine" and "Zack And Miri." Also: Zac Efron naked - but not in three big screen 2008 movies: "Footloose 2010," "17 Again" and "High School Musical 3." And Daniel Craig in "Defiance," and as 007 in "Bond 22," which now has the official title "Quantum of Solace;" to the prequel of "The DaVinci Code," "Angels & Demons;" "Hotel For Dogs" and Benicio Del Toro as "The Wolf Man" and Hugh Jackman's "Wolverine;" "Valkyrie." Not enough? How about the 2009 films, James ("Titanic") Cameron's "Avatar;" "Watchmen," (from the director of "300") and Hilary Swank in "Amelia," Also washed up Kevin Costner in "Swing Vote" and a naked Hayden Christensen in "Virgin Territory." Also, "Twilight" along with "College," "Boy A" and the Canadian smash "3 P'tits Cochons," Italian worldwide hit "Gomorra," as well as the Chinese blockbuster "Red Cliff" and the French hit "Ch'tis." Also, Sean Penn as Harvey "Milk." And don't forget "Disaster Movie." Or "How To Lose Friends and Alienate People" starring Simon Pegg. Our latest entry - "Bitch Slap" - at ComicCon this week and in movie theaters next year. For the current and complete 2008 movie box office report... (continue)





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