This weekend’s two horror movie openings, The Final Destination and Halloween II both fared relatively well. The Final Destination took first place with $28 million for the weekend, which comes largely from 3D sales. Halloween II was knocked down another peg by Inglorious Basterds and wound up in 3rd with $17 million.
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In Theaters Now: Get Ready to Scream
Only two major releases this week and their both geared toward making you scream.
New on DVD: Julia Roberts and Nick Cannon shine.
American Son and Duplicity are the unexpected stars of this week’s DVD releases while Adventureland and Sunshine Cleaning offer their own ridiculous smiles.
Weekend Box Office: Once again Tarantino does not disappoint.
This weekend’s box office has Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds suppressing not only Nazis but the competition as well. This witty revenge flick with Brad Pitt managed to steal District 9’s thunder with over $37 million for the weekend.
In Theaters Now: A “short” movie for everyone.
Shorts Finally a children’s movie that everyone can enjoy. Shorts has a story and script that is cute, charming and overwhelmingly funny enough to suit anyone. This movie seems to get kids completely and even reminds parents of what it is like to be a kid. The story follows that an 11 year old boy […]
Weekend Box Office: Humans Welcome the Aliens
It probably comes as no surprise that District 9 beat out all of it’s competition. The amount of hype that was generated for that movie has not been seen since Cloverfield. The movie took in over $37 million this weekend.
In Theaters Now: Some of the best movies of the year
District 9 and the Time Traveler’s Wife open as some of the best movies of the year. There is one for the guys and one for the ladies, but both of them should be watched by all.
New on DVD: One for the girls and one for the guys – and it’s the same movie.
I Love You, Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Box Set make this Tuesday one to spend at home watching some old and new favorites.
Weekend Box Office: G.I Joe breaks out of the Mold
After a few weeks of relatively disapointing Box Office returns G.I Joe: Rise of the Cobra brought fans of all ages to the theaters.