Weekend Box Office November 27-29, 2009
Nov 30th, 2009 | By Allan Given© Copyright 2009 Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.
Archive for November 2009
Universal releases two-disc Collector’s Edition for Apatow’s FUNNY PEOPLE
Nov 24th, 2009 | By Allan Given
Universal Pictures | 2009 | Rated R | 146 minutes | List price: $29.98 | Get it for less at Amazon FUNNY PEOPLE, the third feature film from writer and director Judd Apatow, whose last two outings, THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN and KNOCKED UP, solidified his status as a comedic hit-maker, has unfortunately fallen
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Even adorable puppies cannot save the travesty of SANTA BUDDIES: THE LEGEND OF SANTA PAWS
Nov 24th, 2009 | By Allan Given
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | 2009 | Rated G | 88 minutes | List price: $39.99 | Get it for less at Amazon The next movie in the wildly successful live-action, talking dog series, AIR BUD and the subsequent AIR BUDDIES movies, SANTA BUDDIES: THE LEGEND OF SANTA PAWS, follows the adventures of Puppy
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THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON has monumental opening weekend
Nov 23rd, 2009 | By Allan GivenThe second film in the TWILIGHT franchise, which will have audiences split as they root for Team Jacob and his band of werewolves or Team Edward and his fellow vampires, opened with a staggering three-day total box office of $142,839,137, landing it as the third highest grossing opening of all time behind only 2008′s THE
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Weekend Box Office November 20-22, 2009
Nov 23rd, 2009 | By Allan Given© Copyright 2009 Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.
You can’t keep a good comedy down: “SCRUBS” comes to blu-ray
Nov 17th, 2009 | By Allan Given
ABC Studios | 2009 | 414 minutes | List price: $54.99 | Get it for less at Amazon “Scrubs,” the innovative and quirky comedy from Bill Lawrence and starring Zach Braff (GARDEN STATE), has been tested time and time again as it has been threatened with cancellation, cancelled but then renewed, and finally, juggled from
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Three films of Kevin Smith are highlighted in a new blu-ray box set
Nov 17th, 2009 | By Allan Given
Buena Vista Home Entertainment | 2009 | List price: $89.99 | Get it for less at Amazon With his directorial debut with CLERKS in 1994, Kevin Smith helped define the independent film genre and introduced fans to his trademark rapid fire dialogue with its numerous pop culture references and his small ensemble casts that serve
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Now on DVD, Bruno still a no go
Nov 17th, 2009 | By Allan Given
Universal Pictures | 2009 | Rated R | 83 minutes | List price: $29.98 | Get it for less at Amazon “Vas up? I’m Brüno!” proudly proclaims Sacha Baron Cohen’s flamboyant fashionista to open the comedian’s latest film, BRUNO. Brüno, the extravagantly gay Austrian fashion reporter, sets out to seek his fame in America, and
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Microbudget PARANORMAL ACTIVITY surpasses $100M
Nov 16th, 2009 | By Allan GivenThe ultra high budget 2012 opened with incredibly strong numbers, pulling in $65M on its opening weekend while both COUPLES RETREAT and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY surpassed the $100M mark. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY has now become the top grossing R-rated thriller in the past decade. “What is truly amazing about PARANORMAL ACTIVITY is the depth of commitment from
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