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3 July 2008 3:35 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Prince Caspian has stormed to the top of the UK box office chart. The second movie in the Chronicles of Narnia franchise beat Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy's assassin film Wanted to the number one berth. Last week's number one The Incredible Hulk slips to third, while Keira Knightley's The Edge Of Love climbed to number seven. Elsewhere, there was a new entry for Kunal Kohli's romance Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic at ten. The top ten in full: 1. (-) The Chronicles (more)

By Alex Fletcher

1 July 2008 12:02 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian has shot to the top of box office ratings, taking $8.12 million (GBP4.06 million) in its opening weekend.

The film, starring British newcomer Ben Barnes, ends The Incredible Hulk's two-week reign at the top. The all-action blockbuster dropped to third, taking in $1.31 million (GBP652,680).

Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy's new movie Wanted has opened in second place with $6.36 million (GBP3.18 million).

Adulthood kept steady at the number four spot, bringing in (GBP1.29 million) GBP649,112. The new top five is rounded out by Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull which took $1.25 million (GBP625,630).

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30 June 2008 9:17 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

While Timur Bekmambetov’s action hit “Wanted” failed to outperform Pixar’s “Wall-e” at the North American box office, the thriller starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie easily took the No. 1 spot overseas, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“Wanted” opened in 22 markets this weekend, collecting an impressive $33 million. Its domestic rival “Wall-e” only debuted in six international markets, taking in $3.1 million. The computer-animated adventure will expand into more markets in the coming weeks and months.

DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda” finished second at the international box office this weekend with $21.5 million, brining its foreign total to $98.5 million. Following closely in third place was “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” which opened in several new markets with a gross of 20.1 million.

“The Incredible Hulk” slipped to No. 4 with a weekend gross of $12.1 million and a total international haul of  $85.5 million, while “Get Smart” earned $11.8 million in 21 territories. Peter Segal’s

Franck Tabouring

23 June 2008 5:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian star Ben Barnes is embarrassed about his newly found heart-throb status - insisting he doesn't feel comfortable when people view him as a sex symbol.

The 26-year-old shot to fame with the title role in the latest adaptation of C.S. Lewis' classic novels and he has seen his face adorning promotional posters the world over.

But Barnes insists that although he is grateful for the career boost, he is worried about becoming famous for his good looks and not his acting skills.

He says, "I find it all a bit embarrassing to be honest. All this heart-throb thing makes me look at my shoes. I don't really know how to respond to it. I suppose it's quite flattering in a way.

"But when I was shown the poster, I said to a producer in all earnestness, 'Is that sensible? Because you know no one knows who I am.'

"He said, 'The book's called Prince Caspian and we've got to put Prince Caspian on the poster. Sorry mate.' I was a bit worried actually."

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17 June 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Two features from Marvel Entertainment, a company that only ten years ago was forced into bankruptcy, landed among the box office's top ten over the weekend. The Incredible Hulk sold $55.4 million worth of tickets, putting it in first place, while Iron Man added $5.6 million to its gross, bringing its seven-week total to $297.9 million. Meanwhile, performing well above expectations, Fox's The Happening took in $30.5 million in its debut -- nearly twice what analysts had predicted. Last weekend's champ, Kung Fu Panda slipped to second place with $33.6 million. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. The Incredible Hulk, Universal, $55,414,050, (New); 2. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $33,612,594, 2 Wks. ($117,289,932); 3. The Happening, 20th Century Fox, $30,517,109, (New); 4. You Don't Mess With The Zohan, Sony, $16,370,344, 2 Wks. ($68,760,685); 5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $14,741,834, 4 Wks. ($276,524,265); 6. Sex and the City, Warner Bros., $9,788,353, 3 Wks. ($119,522,016); 7. Iron Man, Paramount, $5,620,375, 7 Wks. ($297,918,329); 8. The Strangers, Universal, $4,024,485, 3 Wks. ($45,287,220); 9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $3,165,013, 5 Wks. ($131,904,474); 10. What Happens in Vegas, Fox, $1,667,587, 6 Wks. ($75,755,145).

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16 June 2008 10:41 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Movie theaters across North America saw a lot of green inside and out over the weekend as The Incredible Hulk debuted with an estimated $54.5 million. It marked the second superhero movie from Marvel Entertainment to open at No. 1 at the box office in just over a month. Iron Man hauled in over $100 million in its debut on May 2. Although most critics agreed that the latest film version of the Marvel classic was an improvement over Ang Lee's Hulk five years ago, the new film actually earned less than its predecessor, which took in $62.1 million. Meanwhile, M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening, starring Mark Wahlberg, opened with a better-than-expected $30.5 million, according to Media by Numbers. Most box-office forecasters had predicted an $18-22-million opening for the thriller. Last week's top film, Kung Fu Panda, fell to second place with $34.3 million, while You Don't Mess With the Zohan, the latest Adam Sandler comedy plunged to $16.4 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. The Incredible Hulk, $54.5 million; 2. Kung Fu Panda, $34.3 million; 3. The Happening, $30.5 million; 4. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $16.4 million; 5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $13.5 million; 6. Sex and the City, $10.2 million; 7. Iron Man, $5.1 million; 8. The Strangers, $4.1 million; 9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $3 million; 10. What Happens in Vegas, $1.7 million.

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15 June 2008 10:08 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

M. Night Shyamalan’s new mystery thriller “The Happening” topped the international box office this weekend with an estimated $32 million in ticket sales from 88 territories, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Marvel’s “The Incredible Hulk” opened in only 38 markets but came in second with an impressive $31 million. If you add these figures to the domestic results, the picture looks a little different.

The worldwide total for “Hulk” is currently estimated at $85.5 million, while “The Happening” scored $62.5 million (click here for full North American box office report).

“Sex and the City” has been dominating the overseas box office for almost two weeks, but the New Line Cinema chick flick slipped to No. 3 this weekend with $23.3 million. “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” finished with a weekend gross of $18.5 million.

Other foreign results: “Kung Fu Panda” pulled in $14 million, while “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” earned $11.2 million.

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Franck Tabouring

13 June 2008 1:30 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Sex And The City has entered the Australian box office chart at number one. Sarah Jessica Parker's romantic comedy held off competition from The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian to claim the top spot. Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull slipped to third. Elsewhere, Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones documentary Shine A Light moved up two places to eighth. The top ten in full: 1. (-) Sex and the City -$$7,672,733

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By Alex Fletcher

10 June 2008 10:28 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

With the top two films earning nearly $100 million between them, the studios and exhibitors had a very good weekend, final reports by Media by Numbers indicated Monday. DreamWorks Animation/Paramount's Kung Fu Panda led the pack with $60.24 million, while Sony's You Don't Mess With the Zohan topped out at $38.5 million. Together, the top 12 films grossed $170.87 million, 31 percent above the $130.43 million reported for the same week a year ago. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $60,239,130, (New); 2. You Don't Mess With The Zohan, Sony, $38,531,374, (New); 3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $22,793,630, 3 Wks. ($253,014,750); 4. Sex and the City: The Movie, Warner Bros, $21,218,305, 2 Wks. ($99,177,283); 5. The Strangers, Universal, $8,941,970, 2 Wks. ($37,298,770); 6. Iron Man, Paramount, $7,477,439, 6 Wks. ($288,847,640); 7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $5,658,836, 4 Wks. ($125,977,010); 8. What Happens in Vegas, 20th Century Fox, $3,437,801, 5 Wks. ($72,267,894); 9. Baby Mama, Universal, $806,750, 7 Wks. ($57,931,215); 10. Made of Honor, Sony, $804,055, 6 Wks. ($44,689,497).

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9 June 2008 10:33 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Although DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda and Sony's You Don't Mess With the Zohan were expected to run neck-and-neck at the box office over the weekend, the results weren't even close. The panda did in fact mess with Zohan as it attracted an estimated $60 million in ticket sales to $40 million for Zohan. The figure for Panda was about twice what box-office prognosticators had predicted it would earn. The two films together, combined with solid holdover performances by Warner Bros.' Sex and the City and Paramount's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull boosted the overall box office some 30 percent above the comparable weekend a years ago. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Kung Fu Panda, $60 million; 2. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $40 million; 3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $22.8 million; 4. Sex and the City, $21.3 million; 5. The Strangers, $9.3 million; 6. Iron Man, $7.5 million; 7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $5.5 million; 8. What Happens in Vegas, $3.4 million; 9. Baby Mama, $780,000; 10. Made Of Honor, $775,000.

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6 June 2008 11:23 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Sunday 10:00 a.m. (Pacific): Final Studio-reported 3-day Estimates 1. Kung Fu Panda (Dreamworks) — $60 million, $14,584 PTA, $60 million cume 2. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (Sony) — $40 million, $11,554 PTA, $40 million cume 3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) — $22.8 million, $5,442 PTA, $253.02 million cume 4. Sex and the City (Warner Bros.) — $21.31 million, $6,409 PTA, $99.26 million cume 5. The Strangers (Rogue Releasing) — $9.28 million, $3,750 PTA, $37.64 million cume 6. Iron Man (Paramount) — $7.52 million, $2,931 PTA, $288.89 million cume 7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney) — $5.52 million, $1,803 PTA, $125.84 million cume 8. What Happens in Vegas (20th Century Fox) — $3.4 million, $1,437 PTA, $72.23 million cume 9. Baby Mama (Universal) — $779,000, $844 PTA, $57.9 million cume 10. Made of Honor (Sony) — $775,000, $1,047 PTA, $44.66 million...

Steve Mason

6 June 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

You Don't Mess With the Zohan may be the title of Adam Sandler's latest comedy, but the message in the title is likely to be ignored by a fighting Kung Fu Panda, the DreamWorks Animation feature with Jack Black providing the voice of the title character. Analysts are expecting the match-up to be close and the box office for all movies this weekend to be solid -- what with holdovers Sex and the City, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and other strong-legged features like The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Iron Man, continuing to vie for attention.

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3 June 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Even the box office estimates for the opening weekend of Warner Bros.' Sex and the City turned out to be too conservative as the film earned a million and a half dollars more on Sunday than studio executives had reckoned. The film took in a total of $56.9 million for the weekend, substantially ahead of Paramount's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which brought in $44.8 million in its second week, pushing its gross past the $200-million mark to $215.6 million. The No. 3 film, Universal's horror flick The Strangers, also performed better than expected with $21 million -- more than what the film cost to produce. In fourth place, Iron Man appeared to have legs of steel, as it brought in another $13.5 million after five weeks. Rounding out the top five, Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian added $12.7 million to its gross in its third week. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Sex and the City: The Movie, Warner Bros, $56,848,056, (New); 2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $44,754,615, 2 Wks. ($215,635,899); 3. The Strangers, Universal, $20,997,985, (New); 4. Iron Man, Paramount, $13,541,264, 5 Wks. ($276,166,336); 5. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $12,704,545, 3 Wks. ($115,362,725); 6. What Happens in Vegas, 20th Century Fox, $6,681,097, 4 Wks. ($65,904,971); 7. Speed Racer, Warner Bros., $2,259,031, 4 Wks. ($40,677,371); 8. Baby Mama, Universal, $2,194,320, 6 Wks. ($56,117,805); 9. Made of Honor, Sony, $1,913,035, 5 Wks. ($42,878,354); 10. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $1,059,840, 7 Wks. ($60,485,980).

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2 June 2008 10:32 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

When Friday's box-office results for Sex and the City came in on Saturday, Hollywood gurus were stunned. The movie had earned just about as much as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull had earned the previous Friday, just under $30 million. While advance word was that the movie would do especially well on Friday as groups of women got together for the premiere, no one had predicted that it would do that well. But Warner Bros. distribution chief Dan Fellman told the Associated Press, "There were women that came in and bought out entire theaters in advance and invited all their friends." Co-star Sarah Jessica Parker told the New York Times, "It is kind of mind-boggling." (Eighty-five percent of the audience Friday night was female.) And in fact the movie took in only half its Friday gross on Saturday and again on Sunday, winding up with $55.7 million -- just about what it reportedly cost to produce. And yes, it became the top moneymaker at the box office for the weekend, pushing Indy into second place with $46 million -- also something that no one had predicted. Also opening solidly was the horror flick The Strangers, with about $20.7 million, to place third. Some experts are predicting that Crystal Skull will return to the top spot next week and remain there for a while, pointing out that the potential audience for that film is far greater than that for Sex and the City -- especially as kids begin pouring out of school for summer vacation.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. Sex and the City, $55.7 million; 2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $46 million; 3. The Strangers, $20.7 million; 4. Iron Man, $14 million; 5. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $13 million; 6. What Happens in Vegas, $6.9 million; 7. Baby Mama, $2.2 million; 8. Speed Racer, $2.1 million; 9. Made of Honor, $2 million; 10. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $1 million.

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1 June 2008 6:06 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Sex And The City: The Movie has stormed straight to the top of the U.S. box office, beating Indiana Jones into second place.

The big screen adaptation of the hit TV series took an impressive $55.7 million in it's opening weekend (30May-1Apr08), almost twice the amount studio bosses expected.

Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull took $46 million (GBP23 million) in its second week.

Another new entry, horror film The Strangers debuted at three with $20.7 million (GBP10.35 million); Iron Man took $14 million (GBP7 million) to seal fourth place. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, finished fifth with $13 million (GBP6.5 million).

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29 May 2008 10:23 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Thursday 10:00 p.m. (Pacific): The first Indiana Jones movie in 19 years added another $5.07 million on Thursday, boosting its domestic cash grab to an estimated $170.68 million. The family-friendly Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) is likely to hold up very well on its second weekend, as both new wide releases, Sex and the City and The Strangers, carry R ratings. Meanwhile, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney) slumped to $1.44 million today on Thursday, while Iron Man (Paramount) dipped to $1.36 million, but still pushed its overall number to $262 million domestic.

Steve Mason

28 May 2008 11:19 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Wednesday 11:00 p.m. (Pacific): Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) crashed through $165M domestic with an estimated $5.85M on Wednesday. With weekday holds like this, and only Sex & The City (Warner Bros) and The Strangers (Rogue) opening on Friday, Indy 4 seems headed for a very strong 2nd weekend. Meanwhile, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney) appears to have finally topped $100M with $1.49M or so on Wednesday. If the number holds, it will have taken 13 days for Prince Caspian to reach the $100M mark compared to the 9 days it took The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to break the through the $100M threshold.

Steve Mason

27 May 2008 10:21 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Tuesday 9:00 p.m. (Pacific): Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) is riding high with an estimated $8.03 million. That pushes its six-day domestic cume to $159.99 million. If the number holds when actuals are released, IJ4 will have scored a better post-Memorial Day than last year's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which posted $7.78 million. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney) appears to have slipped just below $2 million on Tuesday and is about $1.2 million short of $100 million. After 12 days, Prince Caspian is about 19 percent behind the $122.73 million scored by The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the same point in its release. Meanwhile, Marvel's Iron Man (Paramount) has broken through The $260 million mark with an estimated $1.75 million on Tuesday.

Steve Mason

27 May 2008 10:29 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

When the final tally of Memorial Day weekend ticket sales is calculated, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is expected to wind up with $311.1 million worldwide, with about $151.1 million of that amount coming from the U.S. and Canada, according to Paramount Pictures, its distributor. The movie reportedly got a boost from 30- and 40-year-old moviegoers, a demographic group that is more selective about the films it takes in in than the primary teens and 20-year-olds who make up the primary movie-going audience. "That [older] audience was excited to see the movie and excited to bring their kids with them," Paramount distribution chief Rob Moore told Reuters. The expected $151.1-million Memorial Day gross in the U.S. was surpassed only by the $153 million that Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End took in over the same holiday weekend last year. The top ten films for the four-day (Friday through Monday) holiday weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers (Thursday results are not included):1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $126,040,000; 2. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $28,642,000; 3. Iron Man, Paramount, $25,650,000; 4. What Happens in Vegas, $Fox, $11,150,000; 5. Speed Racer, Warner Bros., $5,205,000; 6. Baby Mama, Universal, $4,208,100; 7. Made of Honor, Sony/Col/Rev, $4,200,000; 8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $2,19,9120; 9. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantánamo Bay, Warner Bros., $1,200,000; 10. The Visitor, Overture Films, $91,7000.

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26 May 2008 6:21 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The fourth Indiana Jones is expected to fall short of America's Memorial Day weekend box office record set by Johnny Depp's third Pirates Of The Caribbean film in 2007.

Indiana Jones + The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is expected to net $151 million ($75.5 million) from the five-day period (22-26May08) - just $2 million (GBP1 million) short of the Disney epic.

But the adventurous archeologist's fourth outing was a clear winner at the box office for the traditional three-day weekend, claiming $101 million (GBP50.5 million) and becoming only the second film of 2008 to open with $100 million (GBP50 million) or more.

The fourth Indiana Jones film toppled The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, which was a distant second at the U.S. box office raking a $23 million (GBP11.5 million) second weekend take.

Summer blockbuster Iron Man came in third with a healthy $20 million (GBP10 million), taking its four-week haul to $252.3 million (GBP126.15 million).

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