We're finally getting somewhat past the repetitive critics awards, and into the guild award part of the season. The PGA is one of the more important awards, because it gives us a reliable idea of what to expect when the Oscar nominations for Best Picture are released. On the other hand, we already had a clear idea of what was probably going to make the list. Another Year's chances have dwindled by far. The Town is seeming like a more likely candidate, but I'm still pulling for Winter's Bone to make the cut. Ultimately, there isn't much diversion from what we already suspected. The major surprise for me is that Exit Through the Gift Shop didn't make the cut for the documentary category.
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Awards 2010: Producer's Guild of America Nominations
We're finally getting somewhat past the repetitive critics awards, and into the guild award part of the season. The PGA is one of the more important awards, because it gives us a reliable idea of what to expect when the Oscar nominations for Best Picture are released. On the other hand, we already had a clear idea of what was probably going to make the list. Another Year's chances have dwindled by far. The Town is seeming like a more likely candidate, but I'm still pulling for Winter's Bone to make the cut. Ultimately, there isn't much diversion from what we already suspected. The major surprise for me is that Exit Through the Gift Shop didn't make the cut for the documentary category.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Awards 2010: Annie Award Nominations
Today has included a massive unloading award wins and nominations, and I can't help but hope this is the last one we'll be seeing today. The Annie Awards are often a mixed bag, as they have a tendency to skew towards Dreamworks rather than Pixar. These nominations are rather routine, and I feel hurt that Randy Newman didn't get a music nomination for Toy Story 3. Check them out below, that is if you have any sustained interest left at this point.Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Oscar 2010: 15 Films Qualify for Best Animated Feature
Yesterday, after talk had begun to disperse about whether or not we'd have a five film Best Animated Feature race, the official list of films that qualifies showed up to disappoint everyone. Everything that we expected would get in, did make it in, including Toy Story 3, How to Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist, and Tangled. As a matter of fact, the only notable film that didn't make it in was Yogi Bear, and that's for probably two obvious reasons. The first of which is that it isn't animated. The second is that the film will most likely suck. I challenge anyone who dares disagree with me. Anyway, here's the list in case you want to see it for yourself. I do find it surprising that Cats and Dogs 2 made it in, but in all honesty, it won't get far.-Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
-Despicable Me
-The Dreams of Jinsha
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Idiots and Angels
-The Illusionist
-Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
-Megamind
-My Dog Tulip
-Shrek Forever After
-Summer Wars
-Tangled
-Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
-Toy Story 3
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Box Office Report: Inception Holds Up Phenomenally!
Excuse my enthusiasm, but I'm just so happy that Comic Con is (almost) over. I can finally get back to my two to three post a day quota, instead of the frenzied flood of news that's come in the past few days. Now I can calmly break down the movie events that happened outside of San Diego with this week's Box Office Report. Inception took first for the second week in a row with 43.5 million, dipping just 30%. The film currently has over $140 million after just ten days, so any speculation that Chris Nolan's mindbender wouldn't register with audiences was completely unfounded.
As for the competition, Salt came in second with $37 million, a decent opening, but nothing spectacular. Expect the thriller to end up with $100 million at the end of its run. Ramona and Beezus opened in sixth with $8 million. That's really all that can be said about that. Were we really expecting something different? Despicable Me had another small dip of 26%, leading to $24 million this weekend, adding to its total of $161 million. The animated film will likely hold up for the rest of its time in theatres, leading to a hault at about $220 million.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice didn't fall quite as much as I predicted, and took in $9.6 million over the weekend. The fantasy film currently has $42 million in the bank. Meanwhile, Toy Story 3 continued its phenomenal summer with $9 million coming out of this weekend. The animated epic now has $379 million, and will definitely be passing $400 million before the summer is over. I'd also like to inform people how successful the worst films of the summer have been. Grown Ups currently has $142 million, Twilight: Eclipse is sitting pretty at $279 million (I hate it when small budget films make a ton of money), and The Last Airbender has reached $123 million.
In limited release, The Kids Are All Right took in $2.6 million from 200 locations. The film has almost $5 million so far, and is almost guaranteed an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Winter's Bone took in $0.3 million, adding to a total of $3.5 million. Overall this weekend was a 10% lift from the same weekend last year when G-Force opened, but a 10% drop from the same weekend two years ago.
As for the competition, Salt came in second with $37 million, a decent opening, but nothing spectacular. Expect the thriller to end up with $100 million at the end of its run. Ramona and Beezus opened in sixth with $8 million. That's really all that can be said about that. Were we really expecting something different? Despicable Me had another small dip of 26%, leading to $24 million this weekend, adding to its total of $161 million. The animated film will likely hold up for the rest of its time in theatres, leading to a hault at about $220 million.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice didn't fall quite as much as I predicted, and took in $9.6 million over the weekend. The fantasy film currently has $42 million in the bank. Meanwhile, Toy Story 3 continued its phenomenal summer with $9 million coming out of this weekend. The animated epic now has $379 million, and will definitely be passing $400 million before the summer is over. I'd also like to inform people how successful the worst films of the summer have been. Grown Ups currently has $142 million, Twilight: Eclipse is sitting pretty at $279 million (I hate it when small budget films make a ton of money), and The Last Airbender has reached $123 million.
In limited release, The Kids Are All Right took in $2.6 million from 200 locations. The film has almost $5 million so far, and is almost guaranteed an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Winter's Bone took in $0.3 million, adding to a total of $3.5 million. Overall this weekend was a 10% lift from the same weekend last year when G-Force opened, but a 10% drop from the same weekend two years ago.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Box Office Report: Inception begins at #1!
Given the mountain of hype surrounding Inception, you'd expect the film to open upwards of $70 million. However, given the fact that it's an original film with a complex premise, a 2 and a half hour running time, and presented in 2D instead of the money grabbing prices of 3D, I'm going to consider $60 million a success. It's Leonardo DiCaprio's biggest opening weekend, which begs the question of exactly how popular this actor is to audiences. Given the fact that both he and the rest of the cast and crew give effortlessly work to the film, and that it has been registering pretty positively with audiences, I can see the film holding up over the rest of it's run, and perhaps ending up with $250 million.
As for The Sorcerer's Apprentice, it took in $17 million this weekend. Big surprise, considering the negative reaction and the fact that it opened next to Christopher Nolan. Despicable Me held on to audiences with $32 million in its second weekend, adding to its total of 118 million. Twilight: Eclipse took in 13.5 million, and Toy Story 3 took in $11 million. Predators took a 71% drop to eighth. This weekend was down from the same last year when Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince debuted in #1.
As for The Sorcerer's Apprentice, it took in $17 million this weekend. Big surprise, considering the negative reaction and the fact that it opened next to Christopher Nolan. Despicable Me held on to audiences with $32 million in its second weekend, adding to its total of 118 million. Twilight: Eclipse took in 13.5 million, and Toy Story 3 took in $11 million. Predators took a 71% drop to eighth. This weekend was down from the same last year when Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince debuted in #1.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
The Friday Take: July 16th
Well, Inception led the crowd on Friday, as if that weren't obvious already. My only breath of disappointment is in its $21.6 million take on its first day, and that includes the $3 million it got from midnight showings. So what does that mean for the rest of the weekend? For one thing, it'll likely hit well below my generous prediction of $87 million, and it'll probably end up with $60-65 million out of the weekend. Then again, the film could dazzle audiences enough to prove more powerful on saturday and sunday, and depending on how word of mouth for the film plays out, this may be one of the better hits of the summer, and one of the few that lasts.
As for The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the film took in 5.4 million, which should lead it to a total weekend gross of $15 million or so. Despicable Me held up impressively with $10 million from friday, and it could end up with $30 million by the end of the weekend. Twilight: Eclipse continued to tumble with $4 million coming to it on friday, and may just slip below Toy Story 3's weekend total, the Pixar sequel taking in 3.5 million from friday. I suppose I probably overestimated this weekend's potential, but honestly, when's the last time we got a great live action movie that had us completely involved from start to finish?
As for The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the film took in 5.4 million, which should lead it to a total weekend gross of $15 million or so. Despicable Me held up impressively with $10 million from friday, and it could end up with $30 million by the end of the weekend. Twilight: Eclipse continued to tumble with $4 million coming to it on friday, and may just slip below Toy Story 3's weekend total, the Pixar sequel taking in 3.5 million from friday. I suppose I probably overestimated this weekend's potential, but honestly, when's the last time we got a great live action movie that had us completely involved from start to finish?
Friday, July 16, 2010
Weekend Update: 3rd Week of July
As usual, nothing really extraordinary coming out this weekend. The Sorceror's Apprentice disappointed on its wednesday opening with $3.8 million, not boding well for its take this weekend, which will probably end around $15 million. I can't really see it standing a chance against Despicable Me's second weekend. I can't expect a huge drop, so we'll probably see it taking in about $37 million. I'll bet that Predators and Twilight: Eclipse will dip below Toy Story 3 this weekend, with those first two taking in about $12-14 million, while the latter rakes in a fantastic $17 million. I can only see this weekend being something of a disappointment.
On the other hand, there is this little personal peice by Christopher Nolan, the guy who made Memento and Insomnia. He's been known for making those intimate detective films, and his new film Inception seems to be keeping with that. The characters look interesting, and it looks like it may have a little bit of action to it. Reviews have been either praising it, or calling it confusing. It could be both, but that's not nescessarily a bad thing. Most people are predicting the film to take in some small bit of cash like $60 million, but I think it may be a bit of a surprise success, so I'm going to say it'll take in precisely $87,642,854. It's just a guess. We'll see how it works out.
On the other hand, there is this little personal peice by Christopher Nolan, the guy who made Memento and Insomnia. He's been known for making those intimate detective films, and his new film Inception seems to be keeping with that. The characters look interesting, and it looks like it may have a little bit of action to it. Reviews have been either praising it, or calling it confusing. It could be both, but that's not nescessarily a bad thing. Most people are predicting the film to take in some small bit of cash like $60 million, but I think it may be a bit of a surprise success, so I'm going to say it'll take in precisely $87,642,854. It's just a guess. We'll see how it works out.
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