Love muffins, despite the downtrodden tone of the country in the midst of the current economic crisis we’re in, Americans this summer will have plenty of options at their local movie houses to choose from to take themselves out of their fiscal foolery – at least for a couple of hours.

Here is a breakdown of the films you can expect to see this summer. It’s really a mixed bag, and I’m sure you’ll find a couple that you’ll be willing to throw down that $12.75 for…or in some cases $14 for (anyone familiar with the Arclight theatre in Hollywood??). CONTINUE READING

Summer may just be here, y’all. Well, at least in terms of the U.S. box office. In the year’s biggest surprise thus far (and what may be the biggest surprise in a while), Fast & Furious has opened at number one at the North American box office with $72.5 million in receipts. Now, this number breaks all kinds of records – let me just break it down for you:

- Best April opening ever, beating Anger Management’s $42.2 million.
- Best Universal Pictures opening ever (three-day), beating The Lost World: Jurassic Park’s $72.1 million.
- Best F&F franchise opening ever, beating 2 Fast 2 Furious’ $50.5 million.
- Best opening yet in 2009, easily beating the bows of the more-buzzed-about Monsters vs. Aliens ($59.3 million) and Watchmen ($55.2 million).
- Best opening ever for stars Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster, as well as for director Justin Lin.
- Best opening ever for a car-themed movie! (Beating Cars’ $60.1 million.

Continue after the jump for the rest of the box office breakdown.

Did any love muffins happen to catch Fast & Furious? Comments about how fine Vin Diesel is?? CONTINUE READING

Dreamworks Animation 3-D adventure, Monsters Vs. Aliens landed in the number one spot over the weekend with $58.2 million. The film played on 7,000 screens in the U.S. and Canada, with approximately 2,000 of those screens being 3-D. Reese Witherspoon is the voice behind Susan/Ginormica, a girl-turned-monster in the film.

Supernatural thriller The Haunting in Connecticut scared up $23 million in business in second, and Nicholas Cage’s The Knowing came in third with $14.7 million in its second week of release. Comedy I Love You, Man dipped 26% in its second week to bag $12.6 million, with Julia Roberts-driven Duplicity ranking fifth with $7.6 million in its second go-around.

Final box office figures are released tomorrow.

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The Nicholas Cage-driven, Knowing, tops this weekend’s box office, earning $24.8 million domestically. Paramount’s R-rated I Love You, Man starring Quincy Jones’ celebuspan, Rashida Jones, racked up $18 million to land in second place. The Julia Roberts-Clive Owen powered film, Duplicity, opened below expectations in third with $14.4 million despite its high-profile cast and glowing reviews.

Disney’s latest family adventure film, Race To Witch Mountain, decreased a modest 47% in sales from its opening weekend for a total of $13 million. Comic book-based Watchmen drew up $6.7 million in business to bring its cume to $98.1 million.

Final box office figures will be released today. CONTINUE READING

Love muffins, Watchmen crowned this weekend’s box office with $55.7 million – far lower than industry expectations. Director Zack Snyder’s 300 opened with $70.0 million in March 2007 – a number Watchmen was expected to surpass. What’s more disappointing is that Watchmen opened in 3,611 theaters – the largest number for an R-rated move, ever!

In the number two spot is Terry Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail with $8.8 million and $76.5 million, total. Love muffins, this is Tyler Perry’s biggest-grossing movie to date and it’s for good reason – it’s funny! Go see it and get your laugh on.

Liam Neeson’s Taken rang up $7.5 million over the weekend, bringing it to $118 million. In the fourth spot is Slumdog Millionaire, still riding high after the Oscars with $6.9 million and $125.4 million domestically. Rounding out the top five was Paul Blart: Mall Cop with $4.2 million, and $133.6 total.

Here’s a look at the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday. CONTINUE READING

I am super duper excited to hear that the sequel (New Moon) to Twilight will hit theaters November 20, 2009 after it was previously mentioned that the movie would not be seen in movie theaters until 2010. The books are great and so is the movie – a timely love story between a vampire and his mortal companion. Did you all make your way to see the movie?