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18 Animated Feature Films Submit for 84th Annual Academy Awards

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: November 4th, 2011 at 2:49 pm

Under consideration for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature will be 18 contenders, some of which have yet to have their qualifying runs on screen. Major features include The Adventures of Tintin, Rango and Cars 2. Disney/Pixar has won 6 out of 10 years, while winning the last four in a row, but with DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda 2 and Puss in Boots in the running, it could very well be their turn. Though there are some dark horses in the mix.

Submitted films must satisfy the category’s qualifying rules, including their theatrical release, in order to continue the submission process. In order to activate the award category at all, no fewer than 8 animated features must be released in theaters in Los Angeles County within the calendar year. If these films meet requirements for other categories, including Best Picture, they may be eligible for those awards as well. Hit the jump to see the full list.

Weekend Box Office – DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES Knocks Out SUCKER PUNCH

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: March 27th, 2011 at 9:27 am

Ouch.  Though it seemed likely after Friday’s figures were announced, the fact that Fox’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules so easily topped the flashier Sucker Punch has still got to hurt the folks at Warners this morning.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2	$24,400,000	$24.4
2	Sucker Punch	$19,000,000	$19
3	Limitless	$15,225,000	$41.2
4	The Lincoln Lawyer	$11,000,000	$28.9
5	Rango	$9,800,000	$106.3
6	Battle: Los Angeles	$7,600,000	$72.5
7	Paul	$7,500,000	$24.6
8	Red Riding Hood	$4,340,000	$32.4
9	The Adjustment Bureau	$4,240,000	$54.8
10	Mars Needs Moms	$2,186,000	$19.1

Weekend Box Office – LIMITLESS Takes Number One with $19 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: March 20th, 2011 at 10:24 am

After pulling ahead of the pack on the traffic jam that was this Friday’s box office, Relativity’s Limitless stayed on top with an estimated $19 million from its 2,756 locations.  Fellow newcomers Paul and The Lincoln Lawyer had more modest starts, making this one more in 2011’s long line of down weekends.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Limitless	$19,000,000	$19
2	Rango	$15,300,000	$92.6
3	Battle: Los Angeles	$14,600,000	$60.6
4	The Lincoln Lawyer	$13,400,000	$13.4
5	Paul	$13,200,000	$13.2
6	Red Riding Hood	$7,255,000	$25.9
7	The Adjustment Bureau	$5,930,000	$48.7
8	Mars Needs Moms	$5,310,000	$15.4
9	Beastly	$3,260,000	$22.2
10	Hall Pass	$3,600,000	$39.6

Weekend Box Office – BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Lands in First with $36 Miilion; RED RIDING HOOD in Third; MARS NEEDS MOM Needs Help

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: March 13th, 2011 at 10:02 am

The weekend played out pretty much as expected after Friday’s estimates, except for one factor (and I know this is a shocker): final weekend tallies ended up on the low end of projections across the board.  We are still dealing with box office totals that are down over 10% from 2010 but, compared to the 45% we were down last weekend, that’s progress!

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Battle: LA	$36,000,000	$36
2	Rango	$23,050,000	$68.6
3	Red Riding Hood	$14,100,000	$14.1
4	The Adjustment Bureau	$11,450,000	$38.4
5	Mars Needs Moms	$6,800,000	$6.8
6	Hall Pass	$5,105,000	$34.9
7	Beastly	$5,090,000	$16.9
8	Just Go With It	$4,000,000	$93.9
9	The King’s Speech	$3,625,000	$129
10	Gnomeo & Juliet	$3,546,000	$89

Friday Box Office – BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Has Big $13.5 Million Debut; RED RIDING HOOD in Second; MARS NEEDS MOMS Needs Audiences

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: March 12th, 2011 at 8:47 am

The 2011 box office isn’t out of its slump quite yet, but at least it’s starting to make an effort.  On Friday Sony’s PG-13 Battle: Los Angeles debuted to an estimated $13.5 million from 3,417 locations.  That puts the alien invasion pic on track for a weekend above $35 million – right about where Rango finished last Sunday.  The latter lizard landed in third this Friday but could leap back to second when weekend numbers are released.  Warner Brothers’ Red Riding Hood claimed the second spot but will have to do much better than its $5.7 million debut to reach the high teens many were predicting for the film’s weekend.  Finally, Disney has a real problem with Mars Needs Moms.  The last of the creepy toons to come out of Robert Zemeckis’ IMD brand, the $150 million Moms made just $1.7 million on Friday and will be lucky to see $10 million by Sunday.  Full details and analysis tomorrow.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	Battle: LA	$13,500,000	$13.5
2	Red Riding Hood	$5,700,000	$5.7
3	Rango	$5,500,000	$51.1
4	The Adjustment Bureau	$3,400,000	$30.3
5	Mars Needs Moms	$1,700,000	$1.7

Now Showing: March 11, 2011 – RED RIDING HOOD, BATTLE: LOS ANGELES, MARS NEEDS MOMS

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: March 10th, 2011 at 12:47 pm

This weekend, audiences will have a choice among a diverse group of headliners: the sci-fi invasion epic Battle: Los Angeles, the animated alien abduction flick Mars Needs Moms, and, if you prefer werewolves over extraterrestrials, Red Riding Hood will be playing in your neck of the woods. Hit the jump to check out our coverage (including trailers and synopses) on these headliners as well as the limited releases 3 Backyards, Black Death, Certified Copy, Elektra Luxx, Jane Eyre, and Kill the Irishman.

Trailer and New Images for Disney’s Animated Film MARS NEEDS MOMS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 23rd, 2010 at 11:02 am

Disney has released the first trailer plus new images for their upcoming animated film Mars Needs Moms.  The plot centers on a young boy who goes to rescue his nagging mother after she’s abducted by Martians since, as the you probably gleamed from the title, the red planet requires responsible caretakers for their young.  If you like easy vomit jokes, poop jokes, and characters swimming in the uncanny valley, then this may be the movie for you.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer and images.  Mars Needs Moms features the voices of Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, and Joan Cusack.  It opens in 3D on March 11th.

New Images from MARS NEEDS MOMS, GNOMEO AND JULIET, and AFRICAN CATS

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: November 13th, 2010 at 8:28 am

Walt Disney Studios has released new images from a few of their upcoming movies:

• Mars Needs Moms, the sci-fi animated comedy which features the voices of Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, Kevin Cahoon, and Joan Cusack
• Gnomeo and Juliet, the Shakespeare retelling which features the music of Elton John and the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Jason Statham, Patrick Stewart, Julie Walters, and Ozzy Osbourne.
• African Cats, a documentary from the Disneynature line about two cat families in East Africa, directed by Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill

Hit the jump to check out the images and official synopses for each. 

First Posters for THE FIGHTER and MARS NEEDS MOMS

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: October 18th, 2010 at 8:09 pm

I always enjoy it when our poster articles have something for all tastes, and in this instance, I think we can deem the gamut run.  In one corner we have The Fighter, the adult boxing drama/awards contender which stars Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams.  In the other waits Mars Needs Moms, the family-friendly sci-fi animated comedy which features the voices of Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, Kevin Cahoon, and Joan Cusack.  Check out the new posters for both after the jump.

Warner Bros. Moves RED RIDING HOOD up to March 11, 2011; Gives Old Date to CRAZY STUPID LOVE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 1st, 2010 at 10:45 am

Warner Bros. has done a little release date shuffling with two of their upcoming films.  They’ve moved Catherine Hardwicke’s Red Riding Hood up from April 22, 2011 to March 11, 2011.  The gothic-horror starring Amanda Seyfried will now go up against the Aaron Eckhart sci-fi horror Battle: Los Angeles, the family film Mars Needs Moms, and a new adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre.

Taking Red Riding Hood‘s April 22nd date is the Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling comedy Crazy Stupid Love.  The film is about a single father (Carell) who tries to learn the ways of womanizing when his wife leaves him for another man.  Crazy Stupid Love will compete at the box office with Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family and the Christina Ricci comedy Born to Be a Star. [Box Office Mojo]

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4, CARS 2, and MARS NEEDS MOMS to Be Released in IMAX 3D

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 23rd, 2010 at 11:15 am

Disney has signed an agreement with IMAX that will put three of the studios 2011 3D films into IMAX theaters.  Next year, you can look forward to Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Cars 2, and Mars Needs Moms to be released in IMAX 3D.  All three movies are being created with 3D in mind and will not be post-production conversions.

Hit the jump for the full press release.  Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opens on May 20, 2011.  Cars 2 opens on June 24, 2011.  Mars Needs Moms opens on March 11, 2011.

Release Date Info for Steven Spielberg’s TINTIN, KNIGHT AND DAY, and More

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 9th, 2010 at 9:18 pm

So you can mark your calendars far in advance, here’s some release date news you may be interested to know.  First off, Box Office Mojo reports that Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (starring Jamie Bell, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Andy Serkis, and Daniel Craig) is set to hit theaters on December 23, 2011.  Secondly, the indie flick Holy Rollers (starring Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Bartha) which debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, will open on May 21st.  Also, EW reports that Simon Wells’ (The Prince of Egypt) motion-capped 3D family film, Mars Needs Moms! (starring Seth Green, John Cusack, and Dan Fogler) will bow on March 11, 2011.  The movie, “tells the story of a young boy, named Milo, who gains a deeper appreciation for his mom after Martians come to Earth to take her away.”

Finally, the Tom Cruise-Cameron Diaz action-comedy Knight and Day has been pushed back a week from July 2nd to June 25th.

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