Showing posts with label happy feet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happy feet. Show all posts
Friday, January 6, 2012
This is Sparta!!! With 300 Penguins!!!
Now that we know Gerard Butler is ok, we can have some fun. Here are 300 of the most masculine penguins the world has every known.
WE ARE SPARTA!!!!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Harry Potter Dominates 2011 Box Office; ‘Deathly Hallows, Part 2′ among several sequels to make it in the top 10. (Movie Night)
Posted on January 3, 2012 by By Kevin P. Sullivan
Harry Potter said goodbye to Hogwarts and movie theaters in 2011, but not without earning boatloads of cash along the way.
The boy who lived dominated the box office this past year with more than $1.3 billion worldwide, making him the undoubted winner in a less-than-stellar year financially for movies, but “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” wasn’t the only sequel to succeed. Eight of the top 10 earners at the theaters belonged to sequels, prequels or remakes.
This trend is what Jeff Bock, box-office analyst for Exhibitor Relations, sees as the big box office story of 2011, for good and bad. “You can’t deny sequels’ potency at the box office, with seven of the top 10 grossing films of 2011 being continuing sagas — eight if you count ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes,’” Bock said.
But not every movie with a number slapped onto the back of it fared as well as “Harry Potter.” Bock pointed out that holiday sequels like “Happy Feet Two,” “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,” all underperformed compared to their predecessors.
“You could also argue that sequels are part of the problem, too,” Bock said. “The domestic box office looks like it’s going to come up short in terms of overall grosses and drop 3 percent versus last year, with attendance down nearly 5 percent — which will hit its lowest point in 15 years. That’s a no-win for the entire industry.”
As for surprise successes and failures, two films stuck out to Bock, the comedy hit “Bridesmaids” and DC’s disappointer “Green Lantern.”
“Bridesmaids” made $288 million worldwide on a budget of just $32 million, Bock said. “It was finally a coming out party for women of comedy,” Bock said of what he called the “female ‘Hangover.’ ” “Universal has already made plans for a sequel, and the brides-to-be are now flirting with A-list status.”
Ryan Reynolds’ most recent foray into the superhero realm did just the opposite. “This was supposed to be the next Batman for the studio, and it nearly turned into ‘Howard the Duck,’ ” Bock said. “Well, it wasn’t that bad, but when you spend $200 million on a film, you obviously expect to make more than $219 million worldwide. And that’s not including all the marketing and print advertising that went into the big-budget blockbuster.”
For 2012, Bock expects even more sequel domination, especially with the lineup of franchise films coming out next year. He predicts “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Breaking Dawn – Part 2” will top with box office in the #1 and #2 slots, respectively, with “The Hobbit,” “The Avengers” and “Men in Black 3” rounding out the top five.
Which films are YOU most excited to see in 2012? Sound off in the comments section or tweet us at @MTVMovieNight or @MTVCanada with the hashtag #2012Movies!
http://movienight.mtv.ca/2012/01/harry-potter-dominates-2011-box-office/
The boy who lived dominated the box office this past year with more than $1.3 billion worldwide, making him the undoubted winner in a less-than-stellar year financially for movies, but “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” wasn’t the only sequel to succeed. Eight of the top 10 earners at the theaters belonged to sequels, prequels or remakes.
This trend is what Jeff Bock, box-office analyst for Exhibitor Relations, sees as the big box office story of 2011, for good and bad. “You can’t deny sequels’ potency at the box office, with seven of the top 10 grossing films of 2011 being continuing sagas — eight if you count ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes,’” Bock said.
But not every movie with a number slapped onto the back of it fared as well as “Harry Potter.” Bock pointed out that holiday sequels like “Happy Feet Two,” “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,” all underperformed compared to their predecessors.
“You could also argue that sequels are part of the problem, too,” Bock said. “The domestic box office looks like it’s going to come up short in terms of overall grosses and drop 3 percent versus last year, with attendance down nearly 5 percent — which will hit its lowest point in 15 years. That’s a no-win for the entire industry.”
As for surprise successes and failures, two films stuck out to Bock, the comedy hit “Bridesmaids” and DC’s disappointer “Green Lantern.”
“Bridesmaids” made $288 million worldwide on a budget of just $32 million, Bock said. “It was finally a coming out party for women of comedy,” Bock said of what he called the “female ‘Hangover.’ ” “Universal has already made plans for a sequel, and the brides-to-be are now flirting with A-list status.”
Ryan Reynolds’ most recent foray into the superhero realm did just the opposite. “This was supposed to be the next Batman for the studio, and it nearly turned into ‘Howard the Duck,’ ” Bock said. “Well, it wasn’t that bad, but when you spend $200 million on a film, you obviously expect to make more than $219 million worldwide. And that’s not including all the marketing and print advertising that went into the big-budget blockbuster.”
For 2012, Bock expects even more sequel domination, especially with the lineup of franchise films coming out next year. He predicts “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Breaking Dawn – Part 2” will top with box office in the #1 and #2 slots, respectively, with “The Hobbit,” “The Avengers” and “Men in Black 3” rounding out the top five.
Which films are YOU most excited to see in 2012? Sound off in the comments section or tweet us at @MTVMovieNight or @MTVCanada with the hashtag #2012Movies!
http://movienight.mtv.ca/2012/01/harry-potter-dominates-2011-box-office/
Sunday, November 20, 2011
‘Twilight’ Opens as No. 1 Film With $139.5M
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1,” the fourth movie in the teen vampire series, opened as the top weekend film in U.S. and Canadian theaters, collecting $139.5 million for Summit Entertainment LLC.
“Happy Feet Two,” an animated comedy from Time Warner Inc. (TWX)’s Warner Bros. studio, debuted in second place with $22 million, researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office said today in an e-mailed statement.
Sales for “Breaking Dawn” marked the second-best three-day opening for a “Twilight” movie, falling short of the $142.8 million debut for the second film, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” according to Hollywood.com. “Breaking Dawn Part 1,” made for about $110 million, was expected to have weekend sales of $148 million, the estimate of researcher Box Office Mojo.
The “Twilight” series is scheduled to end a year from now with “Breaking Dawn Part 2.” The first three movies in the series, based on the novels by Stephenie Meyer, have hadworldwide sales of $1.8 billion, according to Box Office Mojo.
The all-time record for a three-day opening is $169.2 million generated in July by the final “Harry Potter” movie, according to Hollywood.com.
In “Breaking Dawn Part I,” heroine Bella Swan, played byKristen Stewart, marries vampire Edward Cullen, portrayed by Robert Pattinson. She becomes pregnant and is targeted for death by werewolves. Taylor Lautner returns to the series to co-star as Jacob Black, whose unrequited love for Bella is tested by his commitment to his werewolf clan.
Among returning films, the action-adventure film“Immortals,” from Relativity Media LLC, dropped to third from first with $12.3 million in sales. In the film, a stone mason in ancient Greece gets help from the gods to battle a ruthless king set upon expanding his empire. The movie stars Henry Cavill,Freida Pinto and Mickey Rourke.
Bloomberg
To contact the reporter on this story: Michael White in Los Angeles at mwhite8@bloomberg.net
“Happy Feet Two,” an animated comedy from Time Warner Inc. (TWX)’s Warner Bros. studio, debuted in second place with $22 million, researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office said today in an e-mailed statement.
Sales for “Breaking Dawn” marked the second-best three-day opening for a “Twilight” movie, falling short of the $142.8 million debut for the second film, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” according to Hollywood.com. “Breaking Dawn Part 1,” made for about $110 million, was expected to have weekend sales of $148 million, the estimate of researcher Box Office Mojo.
The “Twilight” series is scheduled to end a year from now with “Breaking Dawn Part 2.” The first three movies in the series, based on the novels by Stephenie Meyer, have hadworldwide sales of $1.8 billion, according to Box Office Mojo.
The all-time record for a three-day opening is $169.2 million generated in July by the final “Harry Potter” movie, according to Hollywood.com.
In “Breaking Dawn Part I,” heroine Bella Swan, played byKristen Stewart, marries vampire Edward Cullen, portrayed by Robert Pattinson. She becomes pregnant and is targeted for death by werewolves. Taylor Lautner returns to the series to co-star as Jacob Black, whose unrequited love for Bella is tested by his commitment to his werewolf clan.
‘Happy Feet Two’
In “Happy Feet Two,” tap-dancing penguin Mumble is vexed by his son Erik’s lack of rhythm. The situation is worsens when Erik runs away and the penguin colony is isolated by shifting ice. The first film, “Happy Feet,” had global sales of $384.3 million. “Happy Feet Two” features the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon.Among returning films, the action-adventure film“Immortals,” from Relativity Media LLC, dropped to third from first with $12.3 million in sales. In the film, a stone mason in ancient Greece gets help from the gods to battle a ruthless king set upon expanding his empire. The movie stars Henry Cavill,Freida Pinto and Mickey Rourke.
Bloomberg
To contact the reporter on this story: Michael White in Los Angeles at mwhite8@bloomberg.net
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