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Weekend Box Office – The Hunger Games Hits $155 Million for Third Highest Opening of All Time!
2 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The worst-kept secret in show biz is out: The Hunger Games is a hit of record-breaking proportions. From its 10,000 prints at 4,137 locations, the film earned an estimated $155 million this weekend, blowing away the previous March record of $116.1 million. The figure also stands as the third-highest opening of all-time and the single highest debut for a non-sequel. Score one for breathless, wall-to-wall media saturation! Title Weekend Total 1 The Hunger Games $155, 000,000 $155 2 21 Jump Street $21,300,000 $71 3 The Lorax $13,100,000 $177.3 4 John Carter $5,010,000 $62.3 5 Act of Valor $2,062,000 $65.9 6 Project X $1,950,000 $51.7 7 A Thousand Words $1,900,000 $15.4 8 October Baby $1,718,000 $1.9 9 Safe House $1,390,000 $122.5 10 Journey 2 $1,370,000 $97.1 Quick! Where were you when you first heard that The Hunger Games was going to be an enormous hit? Was it last summer, when the cast started showing up on magazine covers? Or November, when the first trailer hit? In many ways, the success of The Hunger Games was made inevitable by the number of fans Suzanne Collins counted for her teen-lit »
- Nicole Pedersen
Box office report: 'The Hunger Games' posts third-best opening weekend ever with $155 mil
48 minutes ago | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Well, that’s one way to make an impression. The Hunger Games surpassed the wildest industry expectations to debut to $155 million, according to studio estimates.
That’s the third-biggest opening weekend ever, behind only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 ($169.2 million) and The Dark Knight ($158.4 million). It’s also the best debut ever for a non-sequel, crushing 2010′s Alice in Wonderland ($116.1 million), and it represents the top opening weekend for any picture outside the summer movie season. And, yes, it must be mentioned — The Hunger Games opened stronger than all four Twilight films.
The Hunger Games was front-loaded this weekend, »
- John Young
The Hunger Games smashes Us box office records
53 minutes ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Sci-fi thriller takes $155m on opening weekend and could become '$1bn franchise'
The dystopian thriller The Hunger Games has smashed Us box office records, taking $155m (£98m) its first weekend, the highest ever opening for a non-sequel movie and setting a new record for a film opening outside the summer blockbuster season.
The film is estimated to have made another $59.25m overseas, and was projected to be the top title in virtually every single market. In the UK, Lionsgate, the studio behind the movie, estimates it took $7.49m and another $9.69m in Australia.
The film adaptation of the first book in Suzanne Collins bestselling trilogy had the third-highest opening weekend ever, behind Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 and Batman movie The Dark Knight.
Phil Contrino, editor of industry tracking company BoxOffice.com, said The Hunger Games looked set to become a "billion-dollar franchise".
"Usually it takes several »
- Dominic Rushe
Box Office: Anti-Abortion Film 'October Baby' and Action Import 'The Raid' Lead Specialty Market
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
There's no denying the relative unexcitability today of any box office news today that isn't the record-crashing $155 million insanity that was the opening of "The Hunger Games." But that news belongs in a different column, so I digress. While not $155 million debuts, there are actually some considerable success stories at the specialty box office this weekend, most notably the openings of Andrew and Jon Erwin's anti-abortion drama "October Baby" and Gareth Evans' much-hyped Indonesian import "The Raid: Redemption." Here's the rundown: The Debuts: "October Baby" (Samuel Goldwyn Films) On an aggressive 390 screens, Samuel Goldwyn released Andrew and Jon Erwin's "October Baby" to very strong numbers. The film -- about a college freshman who learns she is the "adopted survivor of an attempted abortion" (so says the film's official description) -- jumped into the overall »
- Peter Knegt
Letter: Faith Brook obituary
1 hour ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The obituary of Faith Brook reminded me of an episode during the second world war. I was in the Ats, stationed in Oxford, and Faith was with Stars in Battledress, working in the same area. One day, she was brought to our unit to face the commanding officer on a charge of burning her uniform skirt. I was appointed to be her escort, as I was of the same rank. We had a chance to talk before being marched in to hear the charges, and I found her delightfully friendly, relaxed and cheerful. At the hearing she freely admitted to being careless; she had not checked the heat of the iron, and so ruined the skirt. The outcome was that she was fined the cost of the garment, the money to be deducted from her pay.
What could have been a serious, intimidating experience was relieved by Faith's charm and sense of humour. »
Why did HBO drama Luck fall at the first hurdle?
1 hour ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Despite its all-star cast, Luck has been cancelled. But was the death of three horses really to blame?
It's an essential end credit after any contemporary film or TV show that No Animals Were Harmed during the course of its making. The livestock slaughtered for the cast and crew's buffet notwithstanding, we need to know that no goldfish sprained so much as a gill. This month Luck, the HBO series set in the demi-monde of the American racetrack world, starring, among others, Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte and co-created by Michael Mann (Heat, The Insider) and David Milch (Hill Street Blues), fell foul of this edict. Three horses, it emerged, had died in the course of production, prompting protests from Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals); a second series was abruptly cancelled .
Mann, the director, has been indignant, and the cancellation has sparked a war of words between »
- David Stubbs
Updates To Our Curated Kickstarter Page
1 hour ago | Filmmaker Magazine - Blog | See recent Filmmaker Magazine news »
I just added several projects to Filmmaker‘s curated Kickstarter page. They include Galileo, a cool new device that adds remote control functionality to your iPhone; The Miracle Mile Paradox, an Arg (alternate reality game) set in both viritual space as well as L.A.’s museum strip; The Man’s Guide to Love, a fiction feature film developed from the filmmaker’s two-year old website containing short-form doc content on men in love; The First Hope, a UCLA film student’s short about a young boy’s romantic life beginning when he sees Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia kiss; Brendt Barbur’s The Commentator, a doc featuring an all-star of collaborators, including d.p. Al Maysles and composers Blonde Redhead; and, finally, Leghead Loves Koek NYC, an art publication featuring Filmmaker photographer Richard Koek, who you’ll know from our 25 New Faces each year, and artist Leghead. Also, one past posted project, »
- Scott Macaulay
Weekend Box-Office: 'Hunger Games' On Fire with Third Best Opening Ever
1 hour ago | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Everyone knew The Hunger Games was going to be big, but how big seemed to be a mystery, but all those questions have been answered as the first film based on the Suzanne Collins trilogy of young adult novels now own the third best opening of all-time. Let's take a closer look... Laremy predicted the #1 movie correctly 4 Weeks In A Row The Hunger Games When I reported The Hunger Games had brought in $19.7 million from midnight openings alone and then said it should be looking at $150-160 million for the weekend, a lot of commenters didn't agree. My theory was that it wouldn't hit The Dark Knight status, but it would certainly top Twilight franchise status due to a larger demographic appeal. As it turns out that's exactly what happened, and with high CinemaScore ratings it will be interesting to see how this one does next weekend. Anyone care to wager an early guess? »
- Brad Brevet
'The Hunger Games' Smashes Records With $155 Million Opening Weekend
1 hour ago | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
The box office figures are in and "The Hunger Games" is officially one of the biggest films of all time as Hollywood.com is reporting that it earned an incredible $155 million dollars over the wekend.
That's not only the third biggest opening in movie history, behind only "Harry Potter and the Death Hallows Part 2" and "The Dark Knight," it's also the biggest opening ever for a non-sequel, the biggest non-holiday weekend opening and the biggest March debut. Not to mention it's more than any of the "Twilight" films earned during their opening weekends. Sorry, Bella!
For the full report on all the amazing records being smashed by "The Hunger Games," as well as the box office figures for the films it crushed this weekend, head to Hollywood.com.
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- Scott Harris
Weekend Box Office: 'Hunger Games' Scores Third Highest Opening In Box Office History With Massive $155 Million Haul
1 hour ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Who’s hungry? “The Hunger Games” proceeded to predictably beat the stuffing out of the box office, scoring $155 million, the third highest opening weekend in history, and highest for a non-sequel. The fan base came out in full force, no doubt, but so did the normals, as the books don’t (yet) have nearly the support of “Harry Potter” or “Twilight.” But make no mistake, this property had a similar groundswell of opinion, including an ad blitz and news and web coverage suggesting this was the “good” version of those pre-existing properties. Within three days, Lionsgate has their highest grossing domestic release of all time, and Hollywood’s strongest new franchise. Because everyone secretly loves child murder.
Fans were notably pleased, as the picture registered an ‘A’ Cinemascore, which shifted to an ‘A+’ for younger demographics. While there’s no full demo breakdown, it’s likely much of this audience were males, »
- Gabe Toro
Hunger Games Feasts On $155 Mil In Opening Weekend
1 hour ago | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »
U.S. and Canadian ticket buyers bought up an estimated $155 million worth of tickets to see Hunger Games over the weekend, making it the third-largest domestic debut ever, behind only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2, which opened with $169.19 million and The Dark Knight with $158.41 million. The film exceeded the predictions of pundits, who pegged the film to earn $110-115 million. Last week’s No. 1 movie, Sony’s 21 Jump Street, slipped to second place with $21.3 million, followed by Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax with $13.1 million. »
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‘The Hunger Games’ Scores $214.25M: $155M U.S.-Canada + $59.25M Foreign; #3 Biggest Weekend Beats ‘Twilight Saga’
2 hours ago | Deadline Hollywood | See recent Deadline Hollywood news »
Sunday Am, 10th Update: Lionsgate just revised upwards its worldwide total to a massive $214.25 million for The Hunger Games which was projected to be the No. 1 title in virtually every single market globally. The studio reports this morning that this opening weekend’s North American grosses for Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games total a humongous $155 million after making $68M Friday and $51M Saturday anticipating a decent $36M Sunday hold. That’s a record-setter: the 3rd all-time biggest opening three-day weekend, behind 2008′s The Dark Knight ($158.4M); and the highest non-sequel opening weekend ever; and the highest March opening ever. Other Hunger Games records include the highest debut single day for a non-sequel ever, and the highest opening of all time outside of the Summer blockbuster season, and the 5th highest opening day ever. It also beat the Twilight Saga: The Twilight Saga: New Moon debuted to $142.8M in November 2009, and »
- NIKKI FINKE
This week's cultural highlights: Roberto Fonseca and Laura
3 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Our critics' picks of this week's openings, plus your last chance to see and what to book now
• Which cultural events are in your diary this week? Tell us in the comments below
Opening this weekTheatre
I Dreamed a Dream
SuBo is played by Elaine C Smith in this new musical based on the life of the Britain's Got Talent sensation, who has given her personal endorsement to this money-spinner – sorry, show. Theatre Royal, Newcastle (0844 811 2121), until 31 March, then touring.
Fierce festival
Birmingham gets ready for boundary-busting performances from UK and international performers, including Ann Liv Young, Playgroup and Graeme Miller. The festival takes place in unusual spaces all across the city, including the soon to be demolished library and under Spaghetti Junction. Various locations, Birmingham, Thursday to 8 April.
Film
The Hunger Games (dir. Gary Ross)
Suzanne Collins's teen bestseller is turned into an exciting dystopian thriller. Jennifer Lawrence stars. »
PSA Sunday: The Hunger Games Cast Teams Up to End World Hunger
3 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
A little movie called The Hunger Games opened this weekend; perhaps you've heard of it? The plot of The Hunger Games focuses on two youthful tributes from each of future America's 12 districts battling it out to the death so that the people of their home district can reap the rewards. Meanwhile, in reality, people struggle with the very real issue of hunger on a daily basis. While the movie is all in good fun, the cast has teamed up with World Food Programme and Feeding America to bring awareness and relief to this global crisis. If you can drop $10 to see The Hunger Games, you can afford to pitch in a little something to help the hungry, in your own neighborhood or anywhere in the world. The Hunger Games, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth, is in theaters now. Hit the jump to see how you can help end world hunger. »
- Dave Trumbore
Jameson Empire Awards 2012: Live
3 hours ago | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Ah, spring. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and flocks of beautiful people are pitching up on the red carpet outside a swanky hotel in London. It can only mean one thing: it’s time for the Jameson Empire Awards 2012, and it’s all about to kick off! Stay tuned for live updates from the ceremony, which should get underway about 4.30pm (GMT).While you're waiting, go ahead and follow us on Twitter where our roving reporter, Alastair Plumb, will be tweeting all the goings-on from the red carpet to backstage to the wrap party. »
Journalist seeking truth about Khmer Rouge 'fears for his life'
3 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Award-winning film-maker Thet Sambath says he has been followed, harassed and chased during his research
One of Cambodia's leading journalists and foremost researchers on the Khmer Rouge has told the Guardian he fears for his life after a two-year harassment campaign by state security forces he claims are attempting to prevent him from completing his latest film about the Killing Fields.
Award-winning film-maker Thet Sambath – whose 2010 documentary about the Khmer Rouge, Enemies of the People, was shortlisted for an Oscar – claims that uniformed soldiers and plainclothes "spies" working for the Cambodian government have repeatedly followed, harassed and chased him by car and motorbike, with the intention of "making [him] disappear".
"They are concerned I will reveal their true crime [through the new film] and … [that] their reputation will be destroyed," Sambath said. "I know too much about what really happened. They want me dead."
Sambath, a senior reporter for the Phnom Penh Post, said the harassment »
- Kate Hodal
I'm sorry but this constant demand for public apologies really offends me | David Mitchell
5 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Newt Gingrich's faux outrage at a joke made by Robert De Niro is the latest evidence of a thriving apology extortion racket in public life
Robert De Niro got into trouble last week for telling a joke. When introducing Michelle Obama at a Democratic fundraiser, he said: "Callista Gingrich, Karen Santorum, Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?" It went down well at the time but the next day Newt Gingrich seemed unamused: "What De Niro said last night was inexcusable and the president should apologise for him. It was… beyond the pale and he should be ashamed of himself."
That's a tough response. Gingrich reckons that De Niro's remark is so offensive that he can't even apologise for it himself. The apology has to come from the head of state. Not even Russell Brand ever went so far that »
- David Mitchell
The rise of 'mommy porn': UK writer lures Hollywood with bestselling erotic trilogy Fifty Shades
6 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Major film deal in pipeline for El James, whose trilogy began as fan fiction online
She is the former west London housewife who has revolutionised the genre of erotic fiction with her bestselling trilogy of novels, Fifty Shades of Grey, whose combination of romantic storytelling and themes of bondage and domination are so steamy they have been dubbed "mommy porn".
Now El James is set to conquer Hollywood after securing a multi-million-dollar deal to turn the first of the books into a blockbuster movie in what top producers hope will be the start of a lucrative franchise. For two days last week, James, a former TV writer, and her literary agent, Valerie Hoskins, were holed up in a wood-panelled conference room at Los Angeles's Soho House, accepting submissions for the first of the series from Hollywood's leading producers. The British pair were showered with incentives, including one studio presenting a »
- Edward Helmore
George Clooney's satellite spies reveal secrets of Sudan's bloody army
16 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Actor and activist funds a hi-tech project that is tracking troops and warning civilians of attacks
Nathaniel Raymond is the first to admit that he has an unusual job description. "I count tanks from space for George Clooney," said the tall, easygoing Massachusetts native as he sat in a conference room in front of a map of the Sudanese region of South Kordofan.
Close by, pins and ink scrawlings on the map detail the positions of Sudanese army forces and refugee populations in the troubled oil-producing province, where the Sudanese army is carrying out a brutal crackdown.
The wall next to Raymond has a series of satellite images projected on it. At the flick of a mouse, tiny images of tanks and military vehicles hove into view, caught by a satellite hundreds of miles above.
Raymond is director of the Satellite Sentinel Project (Ssp), which aims to use advanced satellite »
- Paul Harris
Anouska Mond: From unknown to 'crack whore'
17 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Anouska Mond talks about her new role in the rapper's uncompromising take on gangs and drugs
Anouska Mond happens to be a poised, urban beauty, although this is not the way cinema audiences will see her. The 29-year-old actress is about to appear as a violently abused, crack-addicted street prostitute in an uncompromising first feature film directed by rapper, singer and actor Ben Drew.
The Brit-winning star, better known as Plan B, created the troubled character of Michelle when he worked with Mond in improvised rehearsals four years ago as he struggled to raise funds for his new film, iLL Manors. Written and scored by Drew, it is released on 4 May and has been widely billed as the first British rap musical.
When Mond first met Drew in 2008 both were unknowns. His hit second album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks, was not yet out and he was auditioning hopefuls for »
- Vanessa Thorpe
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