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Weekend Box Office – It’s a Tidal Wave of Money for 2012: Breaks $200 Million Worldwide

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: November 15th, 2009 at 11:15 am

If the world really does end on December 21, 2012, at least one guy is gonna go out happy. Director Roland Emmerich saw his latest disaster epic rake in an estimated $65 million domestically and over $160 abroad for a grand total of $220 million worldwide. That puts the film in the top ten international launches of all time. I always thought that Sony had made an odd choice by scheduling 2012 for a mid-November release. That’s the time of the year that we usually see more high-brow fare in theatres… and teenaged vampires, of course.  But it looks like the studio knew exactly what they were doing. Not only did 2012 manage to blow away all its early estimates, the tsunami of money the film is surfing this weekend brought a taste of summer blockbuster back to the box office.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	2012	$65,000,000	$65
2	A Christmas Carol	$22,300,000	$63.3
3	The Men Who Stare at Goats	$6,200,000	$23.3
4	Precious	$6,090,000	$8.1
5	This Is It	$5,100,000	$68.2
6	The Fourth Kind	$4,744,000	$20.5
7	Couples Retreat	$4,253,000	$102.1
8	Paranormal Activity	$4,200,000	$103.8
9	Law Abiding Citizen	$3,932,000	$67.3
10	The Box	$3,185,000	$13.2

Friday Box Office – Disaster Rules! 2012 Brings In Over $23 Million on Opening Day

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: November 14th, 2009 at 10:04 am

It looks like Roland Emmerich had at least one more catastrophic hit left in him. 2012, the latest paean to exploding landmarks from the director of Independence Day, brought in a whopping $23.7 million on its opening day on 3,404 screens. That’s the highest opening ever for Emmerich and it puts 2012 on track for a weekend total of over $55 million – a figure that the box office hasn’t seen since mid-July. Second place went to Disney’s A Christmas Carol, down a reasonable 38% with $5.5 million. And though estimates have The Men Who Stare at Goats barely edging out Lee Daniels’s Precious for Friday’s third place, the momentum is all on the side of the indie sensation. The drama doubled its total gross just one day after expanding into 175 theatres. Check back tomorrow for full details on these films plus news on the box office fate of new releases Pirate Radio and Wes Anderson’s The Fantastic Mr. Fox.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	2012	$23,700,000	$23.7
2	A Christmas Carol	$5,500,000	$46.5
3	The Men Who Stare at Goats	$1,950,000	$19.2
4	Precious	$1,940,000	$4.7
5	The Fourth Kind	$1,800,000	$17.6

Wes Anderson Addresses Sci-Fi Movie Rumors and His Next Project

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 4th, 2009 at 3:05 pm

A few hours ago I participated in a roundtable interview with writer/director Wes Anderson for his new movie “The Fantastic Mr. Fox”.  Before I go any further, if you’re a fan of Anderson’s work, you are going to LOVE this film.  While I didn’t know what to expect walking in to see it last night, the film was awesome and a real surprise!

Anyway, a few days ago a story started circling the internet that Wes Anderson wanted to do a sci-fi movie and he wanted to film part of it in space and maybe on the moon.  Many sites picked up the story even though it sounded like he was joking.  Since so many are talking about it online, I decided to ask him to address the rumors.  The quick answer is, he thought everyone would realize he was joking around.  The other thing I asked him was about his next project and if he’s decided on what he’s going to do. He told me “I’m writing something but it’s so early I don’t think I could accurately describe it.” For more on what he said about doing a sci-fi movie and his next project, hit the jump:

AFI Fest Reviews: THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX and THE HOLE

by Jackson Bishop    Posted: November 1st, 2009 at 11:33 am

Happy Halloween, Collider readers. Being the kind of guy I am, I’ve decided to forgo the tricks this year and offer up some treats. Specifically, some exclusive coverage of this year’s AFI Fest in Hollywood. Tonight that means two reviews of some of my most anticipated films that made their debuts over the last two nights. First up, we’ve got Wes Anderson’s “The Fantastic Mr. Fox”, followed by Joe Dante’s “The Hole”. Hit the jump to check them out.

A Fistful of News

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 30th, 2009 at 5:10 pm

We missed some stories this past week.  We’re sorry.  But we did not forget them.  We never forget.  We’re like elephants and people who hold grudges.  With that in mind, here are some stories that are a little late but they’re still great.  You can enjoy them all after the jump.

More New Posters – THE ROAD, 2012, COUPLES RETREAT, THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX, THE DESCENT Part 2

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: September 4th, 2009 at 2:43 pm

Earlier today I did an article on new posters for “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”, “Sorority Row” and Spike Jonze “Where the Wild Things Are”. I figured that would be it for new posters today. I thought wrong.

That’s because as soon as I walked out my door, five other posters premiered online and like I did before, I’ve grouped them all in one place. Also, how much can you really say about new posters? They’re less about words and more about the visuals. So after the jump take a look at new posters for “The Road”, “2012″, “Couples Retreat”, “The Fantastic Mr. Fox”, and “The Descent Part 2″.

Fantastic Featurette For THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX

by Ramses Flores    Posted: September 1st, 2009 at 9:25 pm

Apple has released a behind the scenes featurette for Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and if you didn’t already think that this film looks fantastic (pun intended) then this will hopefully change your mind.  It’s a worth a watch just to see how a film like this gets made once it’s put through the Wes Anderson filter.  Just watch it so that you can see how Wes decided to record the voices. You can check the video out when you hit the jump.

Wes Anderson’s THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX New Images

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 16th, 2009 at 9:12 am

A new image for Wes Anderson’s “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” has just been released – along with a higher quality version of the previous image from last week. Both are after the jump.

First Look at Wes Anderson’s THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 10th, 2009 at 1:54 pm

Okay, the first thing is to not freak out.  Wes Anderson’s upcoming film, “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” is stop-motion animation, not country-time-band/Chuck E. Cheese horrifying animatronics that when you pull back the curtain and see their dead, mechanical eyes starring up into nothingness, you have nightmares for the rest of your life.  It’s just that out of context, this new photo, which debuted today on JoBlo.com, makes you think that.

Head over to JoBlo to check out the photo and hit the jump for a brief synopsis.  “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” hits theatres on November 13th, although there’s speculation it may debut at the Venice or Toronto Film Festival in September.

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