Takers

Weekend Box Office – RESIDENT EVIL AFTERLIFE Lives Large with $27.7 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: September 12th, 2010 at 9:19 am

Welcome to the all-Resident Evil edition of the weekend box office report! The fourth entry in the RE series was the only new release of the weekend, which means its ascendency to number one was all but ordained by God.  God is still a big 3D fan, in case you didn’t know.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Resident Evil 4	$27,700,000	$27.7
2	Takers	$6,100,000	$48.1
3	The American	$5,890,000	$26.7
4	Machete	$4,200,000	$20.8
5	Going the Distance	$3,835,000	$14
6	The Other Guys	$3,600,000	$112.6
7	The Last Exorcism	$3,450,000	$38.1
8	The Expendables	$3,250,000	$98.4
9	Inception	$3,015,000	$282.4
10	Eat Pray Love	$2,900,0000	$74.6

Weekend Box Office – THE LAST EXORCISM Leads with $21.3 Million; TAKERS a Close Second; AVATAR Re-Release Not So Special

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: August 29th, 2010 at 9:43 am

Two new releases hit theatres on this, the penultimate weekend of summer. A refreshing change from the FIVE films we were handed one week ago. Both The Last Exorcism and Takers performed above expectations – earning an estimated $21.3 million and $21 million, respectively. Though, overall, theatre attendance was down by 2009 standards. And what of that Special Edition of Avatar? It just missed the top ten with an estimated $4 million. January was a long time ago…

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Last Exorcism	$21,300,000	$21.3
2	Takers	$21,000,000	$21
3	The Expendables	$9,500,000	$82
4	Eat Pray Love	$7,000,000	$60.7
5	The Other Guys	$6,600,000	$99.3
6	Vampires Suck	$5,300,000	$27.9
7	Inception	$5,105,000	$270.7
8	Nanny McPhee Returns	$4,740,000	$17
9	The Switch	$4,650,000	$16.4
10	Piranha 3D	$4,300,000	$18.2

Friday Box Office – THE LAST EXORCISM Leads TAKERS; AVATAR SPECIAL EDITION Brings Up the Rear

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: August 28th, 2010 at 9:01 am

With one week to go before we bid farewell to the summer of 2010, three “new” releases arrived to claim their share of those diminishing vacation dollars. The actual new movies fared better than the one “new” movie: that re-released, Special Edition of Avatar. The now extra, crazy-long ‘biggest movie of all time’ earned an estimated $1.2 million from its 811 all-3D engagements (including 125 in IMAX). That was good enough for tenth place on Friday… right behind Nanny McPhee Returns. I guess those extra 8 minutes weren’t a big incentive after all. On the winning end of our top ten, The Last Exorcism led the pack on Friday with an estimated $9.4 million from 2,874 locations – just a bit less than The Final Destination, with its 3D-enhanced ticket prices, earned on the same day in 2009. The heist drama Takers placed second with $7.5 million estimated from 2,206 locations. Screen counts, um, count, in other words. We’ll have full weekend details back here tomorrow.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	The Last Exorcism	$9,400,000	$9.4
2	Takers	$7,500,000	$7.5
3	The Expendables	$2,700,000	$75.2
4	Eat Pray Love	$2,100,000	$55.8
5	The Other Guys	$1,900,000	$94.6

Exclusive Video Interviews with the Cast of TAKERS

by Jonah    Posted: August 25th, 2010 at 5:48 pm

Last weekend, the six stars from Screen Gems’ upcoming heist film Takers sat down to talk with the media, and I was there.  Takers follows a close-knit crew of thieves who plan the perfect heist, one that will leave them set for life.  Of course, the cops have to chase the robbers, and the robbers aren’t even sure if they can trust each other.  Stars Idris Elba, Hayden Christensen, Jay Hernandez, Michael Ealy, Chris Brown, and Tip T.I. Harris all had plenty to say about planning the perfect heist, working together, and their upcoming projects including Jumper 2 and Thor!  You can watch all three interviews after the jump.

4 Movie Clips from TAKERS Starring Idris Elba, Paul Walker, T.I., Chris Brown, and Hayden Christensen

by David Lane    Posted: August 20th, 2010 at 3:10 pm

Opening next week is Screen Gems Takers which stars Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Chris Brown and Hayden Christensen.  Here’s the synopsis:

Takers takes you into the world of a notorious group of criminals (Idris Elba, Paul Walker, T.I., Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen and Michael Ealy) who continue to baffle police by pulling off perfectly executed bank robberies. They are in and out like clockwork, leaving no evidence behind and laying low between heists. But when they attempt to pull off one last job with more money at stake than ever before, the crew may find their plans interrupted by a hardened detective (Matt Dillon) who is hell-bent on solving the case.

For more on Takers, hit the jump to watch four clips.  And check back next week for exclusive interviews with the cast.

New TAKERS Trailer Starring Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Hayden Christensen, Zoe Saldana, Jay Hernandez and Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: June 8th, 2010 at 2:37 pm

Screen Gems has released a new trailer for Takers which stars Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Hayden Christensen, Zoe Saldana, Jay Hernandez and Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris.  The movie is about a notorious group of bank robbers and their last job.   After watching the trailer, all I could think was Takers is like the McDonalds version of Heist.  Judge for yourself after the jump.

New Release Dates for 5 Screen Gems Flicks and Universal’s REPO MEN

by Matt Currie    Posted: February 4th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

Per boxofficemojo.com, Sony’s Screen Gems has shuffled the release dates for a few of its upcoming films. Thriller The Roommate, starring Leighton Meester, has been bumped from September 17th to February 4, 2011. Crime thriller Takers, starring Idris Elba and Matt Dillon, originally set for release on May 14th, moves to August 20th.  Underworld 4, which will see director Len Wiseman return to the helmer’s chair of the action-horror franchise, has been bumped from January 21, 2011 to September 23, 2011; moreover, according to boxofficemojo.com, the film will apparently not be shot in 3D, despite previous reports. Another action-horror title, Priest, starring Paul Bettany, will be getting the 3D treatment (in post-production) and, as a result, has been bumped from August 20th to January 14, 2011. Finally, high school comedy Easy A, starring Emma Stone, has been assigned a September 17, 2010 release date.

Finally, Universal’s sci-fi actioner Repo Men, starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker, has been bumped up from April 2nd to March 19th.

Hit the jump to see what all 6 films will have to contend with at the box office on their new release dates.

Screen Gems 2010 Preview: Synopses and Images from DEAR JOHN, DEATH AT A FUNERAL, TAKERS, PRIEST, THE ROOMATE and More

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: December 22nd, 2009 at 12:07 pm

Screen Gems has released synopses and some first look images from their 2010 films and it’s all after the jump.  Some of the new/first look images are from The Roomate (starring Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly), Death at a Funeral (starring Peter Dinklage, Danny Glover, Martin Lawrence, James Marsden, Tracy Morgan, Chris Rock, Zoë Saldaña), and Takers (starring Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez, and Hayden Christensen).

Also, while they didn’t release any images, they did provide the first synopsis for Burlesque which stars Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough, Peter Gallagher, Alan Cumming, Kristen Bell and Stanley Tucci.

Check out everything after the jump.  It’s posted by release date.

TAKERS Trailer – Starring Idris Elba, Paul Walker, Matt Dillon, Chris Brown, Jay Hernandez, T.I. , and Hayden Christensen

by Ramses Flores    Posted: September 10th, 2009 at 8:18 pm

“Takers” is a film that was completely off of my radar until just now. I think I only glanced at the film’s title while doing some research through the “always reliable” IMDB and I’ve since completely forgotten about it until right now. Anyway, I don’t know if you guys are anticipating it or not, but the film now has a trailer. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s about a group of bank robbers and it stars Idris Elba, Paul Walker, Matt Dillon, Chris Brown, Jay Hernandez, T.I. , and Hayden Christensen. Watch the trailer after the jump:

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