Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

New Release Dates for ROBOCOP and CLOUDY 2: REVENGE OF THE LEFTOVERS

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: March 9th, 2012 at 5:13 pm

We’ve got some new release dates to share with you today. Here they are at a glance:

• Robocop – Directed by Jose Padilha and starring Joel Kinnaman, the reboot of the 1987 sci-fi classic will release August 9th, 2013.
• Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers – The sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is due out December 20th, 2013.

Hit the jump for more on each project.

Is the CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Sequel Called CLOUDY 2: REVENGE OF THE LEFTOVERS? Plus a First Look at Promo Poster

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 29th, 2012 at 1:49 pm

I love the animated adaptation of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.  It is delightfully strange, witty, and at times, downright darkly comic (it still blows my mind that directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller got away with the scene where Flynn charges into a house, and basically uses snowballs to murder a family).  I was a little bummed that the duo wouldn’t be returning for the sequel, but I’m encouraged that Horrible Bosses writers John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are handling the script, and new directors Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn worked on the first movie.  We still don’t know what the sequel will be about, but we might know what it’s called.  We were sent a promo poster for the movie and the title reads: Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers.  As you may recall, the leftovers created a crazy avalanche that forced out the poor citizens of Swallow Falls, so haven’t the leftovers already had their revenge?

Again, this could just be a working title, and to be honest, I don’t really care what the movie is called.  I’m just hoping the flick is as funny and memorable as Cloud with a Chance of Meatballs.  Hit the jump to check out the promo poster.

Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn Set to Direct CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: December 13th, 2011 at 2:56 pm

Sony Animation has settled on the directors of their follow-up to 2009’s swell animated feature Cloud with a Chance of Meatballs. Variety reports that animation artists Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn will be taking the helm on the sequel. Last we heard, the original film’s directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller were attached to return for Cloudy 2, but it now appears that they won’t be back. Lord and Miller are currently busy with post-production on their live-action debut 21 Jump Street (which looks great), and the recent greenlight for the Lego feature film that they’re attached to may have something to do with their non-involvement with the Cloudy sequel. Hit the jump for more, including the story status of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.

Weekend Box Office – Hear Him Roar. THE LION KING 3D Takes in $29.3 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: September 18th, 2011 at 9:16 am

After seeing the movie modifier ‘3D’ lose almost all of its cache over the past year or so, who knew that an animated re-issue with that three dimensional makeover could roar this loud at the box office?  Doubling even the most sanguine early projections, Disney’s The Lion King 3D took in an estimated $29.3 million this weekend from its 2,330 (mostly 3D) locations to become this weekend’s undisputed box office ruler.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	The Lion King 3D	$29,300,000	$29.3
2	Contagion	$14,500,000	$44.2
3	Drive	$11,000,000	$11
4	The Help	$6,400,000	$147.3
5	Straw Dogs	$5,000,000	$5
6	I Don’t Know How She Does It	$4,500,000	$4.5
7	The Debt	$2,945,000	$26.5
8	Warrior	$2,770,000	$9.9
9	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	$2,625,000	$171.6
10	Colombiana	$2,300,000	$33.3

Exclusive Interview: Writer/Director Phil Lord Talks LEGO Movie, 21 JUMP STREET, CLOUDY Sequel

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 6th, 2010 at 10:20 pm

Last week we reported the guys who directed the wonderful Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Phil Lord and Chris Miller) were attached to write and direct the Lego movie at Warner Bros.  Since the original report had very little information about how they planned on bringing Lego to life, I used some connections to get Phil Lord on the phone for an exclusive interview.  Since he’s also hard at work developing the 21 Jump Street movie at Sony, he also gave me an update on that project and what’s the status of the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs sequel.  Here’s some highlights:

21 Jump Street

• Plan is to shoot at the beginning of the year
• Script is being written by Michael Bacall with Neal Moritz producing
• Confirms it’s a big live-action R-rated movie
• Talked about going to the Santa Monica High School Promo recently to do research for the film
• Says it’s 2D and the movie “winds up becoming this really sweet coming of age story except the guys that are coming of age are in their early 20’s instead of 17 and 18.”
• They’re still casting who will play the other cop alongside Jonah Hill
• They’re watching a ton of action movies right now in preparation for the movie
• Not sure who is shooting the movie (Director of Photography)
• They don’t know who is doing the music yet

Cloudy Sequel

• They’re working on a treatment with a writer who Lord says is, “way smarter and funnier than us.”

Hit the jump for all the Lego info and the full interview:

Weekend Box Office – $43.3 Million For HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: March 28th, 2010 at 10:06 am

After siphoning away 30% of Alice in Wonderland‘s precious 3D screens, Dreamworks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon was the big winner this weekend – although its total may have been a bit under what the studio was hoping for.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	How to Train Your Dragon	$43,300,000	$43.3
2	Alice in Wonderland	$17,300,000	$293.1
3	Hot Tub Time Machine	$13,650,000	$13.6
4	The Bounty Hunter	$12,400,000	$38.8
5	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	$10,000,000	$35.7
6	She’s Out of My League	$3,526,000	$25.6
7	Green Zone	$3,350,000	$30.4
8	Shutter Island	$3,175,000	$120.6
9	Repo Men	$3,048,000	$11.3
10	Our Family Wedding	$2,200,000	$16.7

Weekend Box Office – ALICE IN WONDERLAND Sets New 3D and Non-Sequel Debut Records with $116.3 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: March 7th, 2010 at 9:41 am

Audiences, still entranced by the Avatar experience, turned up in force for the premiere of Disney’s latest adaptation of Alice in Wonderland this weekend. Tim Burton’s PG-rated take on the Lewis Carroll classic took in an estimated $116.3 million over its first three days – a total well above the initial grosses for James Cameron’s conceptual wonderland.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Alice in Wonderland	$116,300,000	$116.3
2	Brooklyn’s Finest	$13,500,000	$13.5
3	Shutter Island	$13,300,000	$95.8
4	Cop Out	$9,145,000	$32.3
5	Avatar	$7,700,000	$720.1
6	The Crazies	$7,016,000	$27.4
7	Percy Jackson	$5,100,000	$78
8	Valentine’s Day	$4,270,000	$106.4
9	Crazy Heart	$3,350,000	$29.5
10	Dear John	$2,850,000	$76.6

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: February 3rd, 2010 at 6:20 am

Pixar has so long been the benchmark for quality re: computer generated animation, that when people come close it’s easy to laud. Especially after all those terrible DreamWorks films. Kung Fu Panda was an obvious step up for DreamWorks Animation, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs suggests that Pixar doesn’t have own the CGI playground. Bill Hader stars as Flint Lockwood, an inventor who creates a machine that turns the town’s weather into food. Anna Farris plays Sam Sparks, the newscaster who becomes his love interest. My review of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on the Blu-ray after the jump.

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Directors May Walk Over to 21 JUMP STREET

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 20th, 2009 at 8:31 pm

With a Golden Globe nomination in their pocket for Best Animated Film, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are currently in negotiations to make their live-action feature debut with an adaptation of the 1980s TV show 21 Jump Street.  As Heat Vision describes the show in their report, “The show followed young-looking cops working undercover in high school.”  Jonah Hill is starring and executive producing with Scott Pilgrim vs. the World co-writer Michael Bacall handling the script.

Lord and Miller also wrote Cloudy, which grossed $122.6 million domestically and earned most positive reviews.  The pair’s credits also include writing for How I Met Your Mother and creating the animated cult comedy show Clone High for MTV.

Friday Box Office – COUPLES RETREAT Breaks October Comedy Record with $12.3 Million Debut

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: October 10th, 2009 at 10:31 am

This is why Vince Vaughn is known as box office gold.  A typical Vaughn comedy has a reasonable price tag and reaps big returns… if not always big laughs.  The actor made the new bosses over at Universal very happy on Friday as “Couples Retreat” opened to over $12.3 million from 3,000 screens.  It didn’t hurt that the PG-13 comedy was the only wide release of the week, of course.  Meanwhile, Sony is still feeling the love with “Zombieland” at number two and their 3D toon-that-could, “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”, losing little monetary momentum at number three.  But the real momentum this week belongs to Paramount.  The studio’s indie horror pick-up “Paranormal Activity” moved from midnight-only screenings in a handful of cities to 159 venues (at all hours) on Friday.  With marketing being handled mainly by fans and social networkers, the studio can just sit back and count the cash as it rolls in.  Already the $11,000 pic has earned $3.7 million total.  Check back tomorrow to see exactly how much word-of-mouth will be worth this time.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	Couples Retreat	$12,300,000	$12,300,000
2	Zombieland	$4,800,000	$37,600,000
3	Cloudy w/a Chance	$3,100,000	$87,400,000
4	Paranormal Activity	$2,500,000	$3,700,000
5	Toy Story 1 & 2 3D	$2,000,000	$17,000,000

Weekend Box Office – ZOMBIELAND Reaps a $25 Million Opening

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: October 4th, 2009 at 11:00 am

“Zombieland” is already a financial hit for Sony.  After opening up a big lead on Friday, Ruben Fleischer’s $24 million directorial debut continued to dominate a crowded weekend session, closing Sunday with an estimated $25 million from 3,036 engagements.  And because, lately, the box office has room for only one hit per weekend, new releases like Drew Barrymore’s “Whip It” suffered by comparison.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Zombieland	$25,000,000	$25,000,000
2	Cloudy w/a Chance	$16,700,000	$82,392,000
3	Toy Story 1 & 2	$12,500,000	$12,500,000
4	The Invention of Lying	$7,350,000	$7,350,000
5	Surrogates	$7,344,000	$26,387,000
6	Whip It	$4,850,000	$4,850,000
7	Capitalism: A Love Story	$4,850,000	$5,252,000
8	Fame	$4,754,000	$16,634,000
9	The Informant!	$3,800,000	$26,580,000
10	Love Happens	$2,777,000	$18,910,000

Friday Box Office – ZOMBIELAND On Top with a $9.4 Million Debut

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: October 3rd, 2009 at 10:07 am

October is off to a strong start for at least one studio. Sony saw “Zombieland” take number one on Friday with a $9.4 million debut in 3,036 theatres. The horror/comedy hybrid knocked another Sony release, “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”, into second place after two weeks at number one. In other 3D news, the debut of Pixar’s “Toy Story 1 & 2″ was not far behind “Meatballs” with $3.2 million. Disney’s double bill should take a bite out of Sony’s weekend-matinee monopoly but, playing in only 1,745 locations, it may be hard for the retooled toys to catch up.  Sony was not the only studio that had something to smile about on Friday. Warner Brothers’ new comedy “The Invention of Lying” surprised even the studio by coming in fourth with a $2.5 million debut in 1,707 theatres.  Fox Searchlight’s “Whip It”, playing in the same number of venues, was also a surprise.  The Drew Barrymore/Ellen Page vehicle fell short of the top five despite those ‘sneak peaks’ the studio hosted last Saturday.  Check back tomorrow for full weekend box office results.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	Zombieland	$9,400,000	$9.4
2	Cloudy w/a Chance	$3,700,000	$69.4
3	Toy Story 1 & 2	$3,200,000	$3.2
4	Invention of Lying	$2,500,000	$2.5
5	Surrogates	$2,200,000	$21.2

Weekend Box Office – It’s Still CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS for Moviegoers

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: September 27th, 2009 at 11:18 am

Despite mounting an early and aggressive advertising campaign for their high-concept sci-fi thriller “Surrogates”, Disney could not catch up to Sony’s holdover hit “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” in time to claim the number one spot on the charts.  After opening up a small lead on Friday, the 3D animated toon finished with another $24 million on its second weekend, making it easily the most-successful release of the month at $60 million in total.  September had more bad news for its new releases as both MGM’s reboot of “Fame” and Overture’s sci-fi horror flick “Pandorum” struggled to find their footing.  Ha! Get it?  The dancers of “Fame” couldn’t find their footing!  More witty bon mots after the jump.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Cloudy w/a Chance…	$24,600,000	$60,036,000
2	Surrogates	$15,000,000	$15,000,000
3	Fame	$10,000,000	$10,000,000
4	The Informant!	$6,915,000	$20,992,000
5	I Can Do Bad…	$4,750,000	$44,543,000
6	Pandorum	$4,408,000	$4,408,000
7	Love Happens	$4,327,000	$14,728,000
8	Jennifer’s Body	$3,500,000	$12,306,000
9	9	$2,832,000	$27,101,000
10	Inglourious Basterds	$2,732,000	$114,460,000

Friday Box Office – CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Reigns for a Second Friday

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: September 26th, 2009 at 11:16 am

Audiences haven’t tired of the 3D toon “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” quite yet. Sony Animation’s demographically-appealing feature film brought in another $5.2 million on its eighth day out: a decline of only 31% from its number one debut last Friday.  This means that a second weekend at the top of the box office is now likely.  The film that was supposed to take over that number one spot, Disney’s sci-fi thriller “Surrogates”, was not far behind “Meatballs” with an estimated $5 million from its 2,951 dates.   But if Bruce Willis was going to stage a coup he would have had to make his move before the more kid-centric Saturday session.  Meanwhile, more bad news for MGM as their first feature release of 2009, “Fame”, registered a debut of only $3.5 million from its 3,096 engagements.  Check back tomorrow to see how fall’s first weekend at the movies plays out.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	Cloudy w/a Chance	$5,200,000	$41,000,000
2	Surrogates	$5,000,000	$5,000,000
3	Fame	$3,550,000	$3,550,000
4	The Informant!	$2,100,000	$16,100,000
5	Pandorum	$1,526,000	$1,526,000

Weekend Box Office – CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Has Biggest Opening this September with $30 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: September 20th, 2009 at 10:28 am

Despite Hollywood’s September slowdown, studios are still sending plenty of movies into theatres.  Few of this year’s fall freshmen are connecting with audiences, however.  Like Tyler Perry’s “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” one week ago, this weekend’s box office had room for only one hit out of four attempts – Sony Animation’s “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”.  The CGI adaptation of the popular children’s book brought in an estimated $30 million in its first three days for over $9,000 per screen.  When measured against competing titles like “Jennifer’s Body” and “Love Happens” that’s damn near a landslide of cash.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Cloudy with a…	$30,100,000	$30,100,000
2	The Informant!	$10,545,000	$10,545,000
3	I Can Do Bad…	$10,060,000	$37,932,000
4	Love Happens	$8,456,000	$8,456,000
5	Jennifer’s Body	$6,800,000	$6,800,000
6	9	$5,458,000	$22,794,000
7	Inglourious Basterds	$3,603,000	$109,901,000
8	All About Steve	$3,400,000	$26,678,000
9	Sorority Row	$2,489,000	$8,870,000
10	The Final Destination	$2,375,000	$62,392,000

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