Marmaduke

Weekend Box Office – With $25.3 Million SHREK FOREVER AFTER Leads Four New Releases

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: June 6th, 2010 at 9:35 am

Audiences gave another, giant “meh” to Hollywood’s crop of new releases this weekend; making this the second week in a row to see box office grosses fall significantly over the same period last year. That means that, almost by default, Shrek Forever After takes top honors with another decent hold of approximately 59% over last weekend.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Shrek 4	$25,300,000	$183
2	Get Him to the Greek	$17,400,000	$17.4
3	Killers	$16,100,000	$16.1
4	Prince of Persia	$13,900,000	$59.4
5	Sex & the City 2	$12,650,000	$73.4
6	Marmaduke	$11,300,000	$11.3
7	Iron Man 2	$7,783,000	$291.2
8	Splice	$7,450,000	$7.4
9	Robin Hood	$5,133,000	$94.2
10	Letters to Juliet	$3,000,000	$43.3

Friday Box Office – New Releases Can Not Overcome SHREK FOREVER AFTER

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: June 5th, 2010 at 9:52 am

After last weekend wrapped up one of the lowest-grossing Mays of the past decade, the 2010 summer box office season limped its way into June yesterday with four decidedly uninspiring debuts. Making the biggest impact was Get Him to the Greek from the Apatow clan. The R-rated comedy launched to an estimated $6.1 million from 2,696 locations, second only to the third week of Shrek Forever After…  Yes, it is exactly that bad. The Katherine Heigl/Ashton Kutcher spy-comedy Killers was third, earning $5.7 million and edging out the sophomore sessions of Sex & the City 2 and Prince of Persia. Meanwhile, the estimated $3.4 million earned by Fox’s Marmaduke was only good enough for sixth place while the creature effects of Splice took number seven with an estimated $2.6 million. Full details on an epically lackluster weekend when you check back here tomorrow.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	Shrek 4	$6,761,000	$164.5
2	Get Him to the Greek	$6,137,000	$6.1
3	Killers	$5,700,000	$5.7
4	Sex & the City 2	$4,435,000	$65.2
5	Prince of Persia	$4,130,000	$49.7

6 Movie Clips from MARMADUKE

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: May 28th, 2010 at 8:19 am

In case you weren’t aware, 20th Century Fox made a Marmaduke movie, and they assembled a pretty sizable cast to star/be voice actors in the film.  Here’s the list:  Emma Stone, Judy Greer, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kiefer Sutherland, Owen Wilson, Sam Elliott, Fergie (Stacy Ferguson), William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Steve Coogan and George Lopez.

While the film is clearly aimed at families and especially kids, with the cast featured, I thought some of you might want to check out some footage from the June 4th release.  Hit the jump for 6 clips and the full synopsis.

MARMADUKE Trailer Starring Owen Wilson, William H. Macy, George Lopez and Lee Pace

by Scott Wampler    Posted: March 25th, 2010 at 5:21 pm

The forthcoming comic-strip-to-film adaptation Marmaduke has been on our radar for awhile, but with the exception of some publicity stills, casting information, and a teaser trailer a couple months back, we haven’t really known what to expect from the film.  Oh, who am I kidding: it’s friggin’ Marmaduke.  It looks exactly like you’d expect it to look.  For the trailer (and more commentary on the film), see me after the jump.

Warner Bros. Decides THE LOSERS Is Enough of a Winner to Compete with Summer Blockbusters

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 11th, 2010 at 12:51 pm

The spring may not be the prelude to the summer of blockbusters, but with kids out of school, the summer remains the most competitive time of year for movies.  Warner Bros. thinks Sylvan White’s The Losers is good enough to get in the fight as they’re moving the film from its April 9th release date into the fray of June 4th.  That’s not a big fight for the action-thriller as it’s going up the raunchy comedy Get Him to the Greek, the derivative looking action-comedy Killers, and the family flick Marmaduke. The real fight comes the following weekend when Losers will be going up against Joe Carnahan’s A-Team.  Both films have the plot line of a burned special ops team taking revenge against those who burned them, but it will be interesting to see which movie audiences will prefer.

For more on why WB moved the film, along with the trailer and synopsis, hit the jump:

New Teaser Trailer for MARMADUKE

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: December 21st, 2009 at 1:06 pm

You’ve probably been waiting with baited breath for more news on the Marmaduke movie ever since Matt reported on it back in November, and the teaser trailer is finally here. The movie, based on the comic strip about a lovable Great Dane, stars Owen Wilson as the voice of the titular dog. Fergie, Emma Stone, George Lopez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Coogan, Damon Wayans, and Marlon Wayans will supply additional voices, while Judy Greer, Lee Pace, and William H. Macy will play the roles of Marmaduke’s family.

The trailer is about what you’d expect. Although, I did chuckle at the nonsensical pop culture reference that opens the trailer. And I think I could get behind a talking dog movie where the talking dog breaks the fourth wall, if that style continues beyond the trailer. With a stellar cast, if there’s any chance this movie could be good, I’m all for it. Form your own thoughts after the jump.  Marmaduke is slated to hit theaters on June 4, 2010.

Your Kids Don’t Know About MARMADUKE or THE BERENSTAIN BARES But Here’s Movies for Both of Them

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 3rd, 2009 at 12:30 pm

Still mining for the flakes of properties with name recognition, the 55-year-old comic strip “Marmaduke” and the 47-year-old “Berenstain Bears” children books are getting movies.  Like everything that kids find interesting, parents or grandparents will have to sit their children or grandchildren down and use the introduction that holds every child’s attention, “Back in my day…”  Hit the jump to go beyond nostalgia and slam into old-person crabbiness.

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