Box office report for May 21, 2012: “The Avengers” dominates box office for third straight week
“The Avengers” sunk “Battleship” and defeated all other challengers over the weekend to top the domestic box office for the third straight week.
According to the Associated Press, Marvel/Disney’s super-blockbuster made another $55.1 million domestically, more than the three big newcomers combined. Overseas, “The Avengers” added an additional $56 million.
The film is approaching the $1.2 billion mark worldwide, totaling $457.1 million domestically and $723.3 million internationally.
At $1.18 billion worldwide, “The Avengers” climbed to the No. 4 spot on the all-time charts, trailing only “Avatar” ($2.8 billion), “Titanic” ($2.2 billion) and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ ($1.3 billion), according to the AP.
Domestically, “The Avengers” at $457.1 million is No. 6 all-time but the force is so strong with this one that it will soon pass “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” ($474.5 million) and the original “Star Wars” ($460.9 million) to take the No. 4 spot.
“Avatar” is No. 1 domestically at $760.5 million, followed by “Titanic” at $658.5 million and “The Dark Knight” at $533.3 million.
With today’s higher admission prices, notes the AP, many older movies sold more tickets than “The Avengers,” which also has a price advantage because of the extra cost to see it in 3-D and IMAX. But the superhero ensemble – teaming Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans) and The Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) – has proved an irresistible draw, pulling in all audience segments, packing in many fans who are opting for second, third and perhaps even more viewings and proving the ongoing appeal of the Marvel characters and the well-cast actors chosen to play them.
“‘The Avengers’ is dominating the marketplace so profoundly that the newcomers are having a tough time breaking in now,” Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com, told the AP.
Universal’s “Battleship” opened a distant No. 2 with $25.4 million domestically, well below industry expectations. Based on the venerable board game, the alien-invasion naval actioner stars Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker and pop star Rihanna.
The “Battleship” movie hasn’t been completely sunk: It already has grossed $226.8 million overseas since launching in April, for a worldwide total of $252.1 million, according to the AP.
Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy “The Dictator,” in which the comedic-actor behind “Borat” and “Bruno” plays a tyrannical third-world leader who comes to America, debuted at No. 3 with $17.4 million for the weekend. Since opening Wednesday, the Paramount release has taken in $24.5 million.
“The Dictator” opened with $30.3 million in 29 overseas markets, for a global haul of $54.8 million, according to the AP.
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton’s eighth cinematic pairing, a big-screen adaptation of the 1960s-70s supernatural soap opera “Dark Shadows,” slipped to No. 4 with $12.8 million, a week after opening a distant second to “The Avengers.” The Warner Bros. release, also starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green and Chloe Grace Moretz, lifted its domestic total to $50.9 million. The movie version of the cult favorite TV show has turned in a lackluster box-office performance, particularly compared to Depp-Burton blockbusters “Alice in Wonderland” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” which held strong appeal to family audiences.
Lionsgate’s pregnancy comedy “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” featuring a star-studded ensemble including Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Banks and, again, Brooklyn Decker playing out five interconnected stories inspired by the best-selling pregnancy guidebook of the same name, premiered at No. 5 with $10.5 million over the weekend.
“The Avengers” and the also-rans in its wake weren’t enough to keep Hollywood’s summer season, which has been predicted to be a record breaker, on its white-hot streak. Overall domestic revenues totaled $144 million, down 14 percent from the same weekend last year, when “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” opened with $90.2 million, according to the AP.
Here are the 10 top movies from the past weekend, according to the AP:
1. “The Avengers,” $55.1 million ($56 million international).
2. “Battleship,” $25.4 million ($6.5 million international).
3. “The Dictator,” $17.4 million ($30.3 million international).
4. “Dark Shadows,” $12.8 million ($30.4 million international).
5. “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” $10.5 million.
6. “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” $3.3 million ($1.8 million international).
7. “The Hunger Games,” $3 million ($1.5 million international).
8. “Think Like a Man,” $2.7 million.
9. “The Lucky One,” $1.8 million ($2.7 million international).
10. “The Pirates! Band of Misfits,” $1.5 million.
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Monday Catchy Quote No. 215
A catchy quote (and in this case, a particularly appropriate quote if you happen to a fan of comic books or the L.A. Lakers) from a movie, TV show or other source to brighten the beginning of your week:
Steve Rogers: What’s the matter, scared of a little lightning?
Loki: I’m not overly fond of what follows.
- Click here to learn the source.
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Box office report for May 14, 2012: “The Avengers” tops $100 million in second weekend
“The Avengers” continues to smash box office records as quickly and thoroughly as the Hulk smashes Manhattan skyscrapers.
In its second weekend, Marvel Studios’ super-blockbuster took in $103.2 million to repeat at the top of the domestic charts. Writer-director Joss Whedon’s superhero adventure also raised its domestic total to $373.2 million, according to the Associated Press.
“The Avengers” became the first movie ever to pull in more than $100 million domestically in its second weekend, far surpassing the previous best of $75.6 million that James Cameron’s record-setting “Avatar” scored in its second weekend back in December 2009.
“The Avengers” also topped $300 million domestically Saturday after just nine days in release, beating the previous record set by “The Dark Knight,” which hit that mark in 10 days, according to the AP. Revenue for “The Avengers” was off just 50 percent from the film’s domestic debut of $207.4 million the previous weekend, which is remarkable considering the massive scope of its opening and the commonality of 65 percent or more drops for many blockbusters.
Hauling in another $95.4 million more overseas in its second weekend, “The Avengers” lifted its international receipts to $628.9 million for a worldwide haul of just past $1 billion, only 19 days after it began opening in some markets.
Already the year’s biggest hit worldwide, “The Avengers” is on the verge of passing “The Hunger Games” at $386.9 million to become the top-grossing film domestically for the year, reports the AP.
Starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Tom Hiddleston as Loki, “The Avengers” seems to have created a perfect storm of the beloved characters, popular actors and the ideal director. Plus, Marvel has been building up to “The Avengers” since Downey Jr. first donned the crimson suit and feisty attitude of Tony Stark for 2008′s “Iron Man,” and that investment obviously is yielding stupendous dividends now.
The vampire tale “Dark Shadows,” the latest Johnny Depp and Tim Burton collaboration didn’t have much luck competing with the might of “The Avengers”: “Dark Shadows” had an average opening with $28.8 million, putting at a distant No. 2 on the domestic charts, according to the AP.
“Dark Shadows” marked the eighth collaboration for the actor and director, but it opened well below such Depp-Burton projects as 2010′s “Alice in Wonderland,” which opened with $116.1 million, and 2005′s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” which debuted with $56.2 million.
Of course, those previous films benefited greatly from their appeal to family audiences. “Dark Shadows” is based on the cult favorite supernatural soap opera from the 1960′s and ’70s, so it naturally has a much narrower appeal. “Dark Shadows” added $36.7 million in 42 overseas markets for a worldwide total of $65.5 million.
“Dark Shadows” stars Depp as an 18th century vampire who is freed after two centuries of burial and returns to his ancestral homestead in the 1970s, aiming to rebuild the family fortunes. To read my review of the movie click here. To read my feature on Depp and Burton, click here.
Opening in Oklahoma City this Friday, Fox Searchlight’s crowd-pleaser “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” broke into the top 10 in its second weekend as it expanded from a handful of cinemas to 178 theaters. The film took in $2.7 million to finish at No. 8.
“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” features Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith and Tom Wilkinson in a tale of older Brits looking to retire to a cozy life in India.
“The Avengers” again powered Hollywood to another great box office weekend. Overall domestic revenues totaled $172 million, up 23 percent from the same weekend last year, when “Thor” led with $34.7 million, according to AP.
Domestic receipts for the year are at $3.83 billion, 17.6 percent ahead of last year’s with a huge summer lineup, including “The Dark Knight” sequel “The Dark Knight Rises” and the superheroic reboot “The Amazing Spider-Man,” still to come.
Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian told the AP he expects Hollywood to break the summer revenue record of $4.4 billion it set last year and top its all-time annual high of $10.6 billion from 2009.
“I think we will surpass that given the strength of just the first two weeks of the summer and the strength of the films on the way,” Dergarabedian told the AP. “Records are just made to be broken this summer and this year.”
Here are the top 10 movies from the weekend, according to the AP:
1. “The Avengers,” $103.2 million ($95.4 million international).
2. “Dark Shadows,” $28.8 million ($36.7 million international).
3. “Think Like a Man,” $6.3 million.
4. “The Hunger Games,” $4.4 million ($2.4 million international).
5. “The Lucky One,” $4.1 million ($2.5 million international).
6. “The Pirates! Band of Misfits,” $3.2 million ($2.2 million international).
7. “The Five-Year Engagement,” $3.1 million ($1.7 million international).
8. “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” $2.7 million ($1.9 million international).
9. “Chimpanzee,” $1.6 million.
10. “Girl in Progress,” $1.4 million.
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Wednesday Video Spotlight: “The Avengers” crosses $700 million in less than 2 weeks; sequel announced
The numbers just keep getting better for “The Avengers.”
On Monday, the Marvel superhero movie had its record-setting $200.3 million opening weekend boosted to $207.4 million.
Soon after, the super-blockbuster crossed the $700 million mark with its worldwide gross, blasting pass the milestone in less than two weeks, one of the best showings of all time, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Plus, the film is one of the best-reviewed of the year, rating 93 percent fresh on review aggregator RottenTomatoes.com.
With all those eye-popping numbers, it was no surprise when Disney CEO Bob Iger officially announced Tuesday that there will be an “Avengers 2.”
Repeating previous announcements made by Marvel Studios, Iger said a third “Iron Man” and a second “Thor” are scheduled for 2013 and a sequel to “Captain America: The First Avenger” is in the works for 2014. He gave no timeline for an “Avengers” sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The CEO also said that there are “Avengers”-based attractions in the works for some of Disney’s theme parks, reported the trade publication.
In an act of absolute classiness, “Avengers” writer-director Joss Whedon posted today on his website http://whedonesque.com a long letter thanking his devoted fans for supporting him through thick and thin, according to the trade publication. (The website was down Wednesday night.)
“People have told me that this matters, that my life is about to change,” Whedon writes. “I am sure that is true. And change is good — change is exciting. I think — not to jinx it — that I may finally be recognized at Comiccon. Imagine!”
“What doesn’t change is anything that matters. What doesn’t change is that I’ve had the smartest, most loyal, most passionate, most articulate group of — I’m not even gonna say fans. I’m going with ‘peeps’ — that any cult oddity such as my bad self could have dreamt of,” he adds. “When almost no one was watching, when people probably should have STOPPED watching, I’ve had three constants: my family and friends, my collaborators (often the same), and y’all.”
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Monday Catchy Quote No. 213
A catchy quote from a movie, TV show or other source to brighten the beginning of your week:
Natasha Romanoff: This is just like Budapest all over again.
Clint Barton: You and I remember Budapest very differently.
- Click here to learn the source.
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Box office report for May 6, 2012: “Avengers” smashes records with $200 million domestic debut
What is expected to be a super summer at the box office got a hero’s welcome from movie-goers this weekend.
Marvel’s “The Avengers” smashed the domestic revenue record like Hulk smashing through a Manhattan skyscraper with its $200.3 million debut.
The superheroic teaming of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans) and The Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) made a much bigger bang with their bow than even The Boy Who Lived’s film finale: “The Avengers” posted the biggest opening ever, blasting past the previous record of $169.2 million for the debut of last year’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2.”
According to the Associated Press, “The Avengers” added $151.5 million overseas over the weekend, bringing its haul to $441.5 million since it began opening internationally a week earlier.
That boosted the comic-book mashup’s global total to date to $641.8 million in barely a week and a half, more than its Marvel superhero forerunners “Iron Man,” ”Iron Man 2,” ”Thor” and “Captain America” took in during their entire runs, reports the AP.
If distributor Disney’s domestic estimate today holds when the final weekend count is released Monday, “The Avengers” would be the first movie ever to haul in $200 million in a single weekend, according to the AP.
“The Avengers” started with solid midnight crowds Friday, though nowhere near a record. Then it did $80.5 million for the full day Friday, second only to the “Harry Potter” finale’s $91.1 million first day, according to the AP.
Revenues held up much better than expected with $69.7 million Saturday, and Disney estimated that the film would bring in $50.1 million more on Sunday.
It was a big payoff that came after years of careful planning by Marvel Studios, which has included teasers for an “Avengers” dream team collaboration in its solo superhero adventures.
Directed by fanboy-favorite Joss Whedon (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), “The Avengers” also features Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.
By making $200 million in a single weekend, “The Avengers” redefines the standards for a blockbuster debut, Greg Foster, chairman and president of the huge-screen IMAX cinema chain, told the AP.
“If ‘The Avengers’ is any indication, we’re going to see a leap rather than a gentle little nudge into new territory, and the lineup is there to justify it going forward,” Foster said.
Crowds were so anxious to see the film on IMAX’s giant screens that Foster told the AP the company had only one problem: it ran out of seats to sell.
Overall domestic revenues for the weekend came in at $248 million, climbing 49 percent compared to the same weekend last year, when “Thor” opened with $65.7 million, according to the AP. “The Avengers” accounted for four-fifths of the weekend’s domestic receipts.
“The Avengers” is the first of three huge superhero tales that highlight a lineup filled with other potential blockbusters.
Anticipation also is high for reboot “The Amazing Spider-Man,” opening on July 3 and Batman three-quel “The Dark Knight Rises,” bowing on July 20, since those brands have record-setting box-office histories: Until the “Harry Potter” finale, 2008′s “The Dark Knight” held the domestic revenue record with its $158.4 million debut. Before that, the record-holder was 2007′s “Spider-Man 3″ with its $151.1 million opening.
To learn more about the promising blockbusters in store for this summer, click here to read The Oklahoman‘s summer movie preview.
“‘The Avengers’ kicks off what looks to me to be the summer box-office equivalent of the 100-year flood,” Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian told the AP. “This is perhaps the most perfect summer lineup in box-office history.”
Here are the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, as reported by the AP:
1. “The Avengers,” $200.3 million ($151.5 million international).
2. “Think Like a Man,” $8 million.
3. “The Hunger Games,” $5.7 million ($4.3 million international).
4. “The Lucky One,” $5.5 million ($5.5 million international).
5. “The Pirates! Band of Misfits,” $5.4 million ($2.6 million international).
6. “The Five-Year Engagement,” $5.1 million ($2.3 million international).
7. “The Raven,” $2.5 million.
8. “Safe,” $2.47 million ($2.2 million international).
9. “Chimpanzee,” $2.4 million.
10. “The Three Stooges,” $1.8 million.
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It’s Free Comic Book Day!
For the 11th year, comic book stores, libraries and select retailers are participating in Free Comic Book Day, which is always the first Saturday in May.
Throughout the day, participating locations will give away for free special issues of several comic books, starring characters such as The Avengers, Spider-Man, The Avengers, Batman, The Simpsons, Yo Gabba Gabba, Star Wars, The Transformers and Charlie Brown, according to my excellent colleague Matt Price of Nerdage. Many of those characters also will be the stars of the summer’s biggest movies.
Retailers have given away more than 25 million comics since the first Free Comic Book Day back in 2002. Free Comic Book Day 2012 will be celebrated in 40 countries around the world. According to Matt, an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people visit comic shops each year on Free Comic Book Day.
A dozen stores in the Oklahoma City area are participating. To see the list, click here.
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Video: Newest trailers for “Avengers,” “Amazing Spider-Man,” “Brave” and more summer movies
The busy blockbuster season kicked off at midnight today with the opening of the hotly anticipated superhero mashup movie “Marvel’s The Avengers.” Also on the agenda for the summer, which is forecast to be a record-breaker at the box office, are the Batman three-quel “The Dark Knight Rises,” the web-slinging reboot “The Amazing Spider-Man,” Ridley Scott’s “Alien” spin-off “Prometheus,” the time-traveling sequel “Men in Black 3,” the TV remake “Dark Shadows,” Jeremy Renner’s foray into the ongoing spy saga “The Bourne Legacy,” the Pixar girl-power fairytale “Brave” and many more.
To read The Oklahoman’s summer movie preview, click here, then check out the newest trailers from some of the season’s anticipated blockbusters:
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Summer movie preview: It’s a summer for superheroes
From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. This story is a collaborative effort of Gene Triplett of the Projections blog, Matt Price at Nerdage, George Lang of Staticblog and yours truly.
It’s a summer for superheroes at the movies
Comic book crime-fighters are aiming to clobber summer box office records.
The booming success of “The Hunger Games” has Hollywood hoping for a record 2012. If it makes it there, it will be on the shoulders of some of the summer’s superheroes.
Superhero films are expected to take the top spots this summer, with “Marvel’s The Avengers” opening in May, followed by “Amazing Spider-Man” in June and “The Dark Knight Rises” in July. “The Avengers” has already pre-sold more tickets than four of the Marvel films that preceded it, according to MovieTickets.com, so it’s likely to get the summer off with a bang. Spider-Man and Batman are responsible for the two highest-grossing superhero films of all time (2008’s “The Dark Knight” and 2002’s “Spider-Man”), so expectations are high.
Another film based on a comic-book series returns for an anticipated sequel: “Men in Black III,” with Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin.
That’s just one of the typical swath of summer sequels, reboots and reimaginings: Tim Burton returns with “Dark Shadows,” the Rock suits up for “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” and “Total Recall” gets a Colin Ferrell-led remake.
From the “who saw that coming” department, there will be films based on everything from a board game to an instructional manual on pregnancy. But original concepts still have a chance: Pixar provides what looks to be another entertaining animated film with “Brave.”
It all kicks off today as a technological genius, a Norse god, an All-American soldier and a raging green behemoth come together to launch the 2012 summer movie season. But don’t forget that studios love to move around release dates, so check your local listings before heading to the movies.
"The Avengers"
Friday
“Marvel’s The Avengers”
Marvel’s heroes will gather en masse in this anticipated super-blockbuster directed by Joss Whedon (“Serenity”). The film will bring together actors from the casts of “Iron Man” (Robert Downey Jr.), “Iron Man 2” (Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson), “Thor” (Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner) and “Captain America: The First Avenger” (Chris Evans), adding in Mark Ruffalo as the new Hulk for good measure.
Damsels in Distress”
Three girls set out to overturn the male-dominated culture of a college campus in this latest offering from “The Last Days of Disco” writer-director Whit Stillman. Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody and Analeigh Tipton head the cast.
"Dark Shadows"
May 11
“Dark Shadows”
As Tim Burton is wont to do these days, “Dark Shadows” is the latest in the quirky director’s remaking and reimagining of the classics. Originally a Gothic soap opera that played on ABC from 1965 to 1971, Burton’s new version stars Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, the vampire who returns to his estate after 200 years to find the place in ruins and occupied by dysfunctional descendants. In addition to Depp, “Dark Shadows” also stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloe Grace Moretz, Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter and Jackie Earle Haley.
“Footnote”
This drama from Israel written and directed by Joseph Cedar is a dual character study involving the rivalry between a father and son (Shlomo Bar-Aba, Lior Ashkenazi) who are both professors in Talmudic studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
"The Dictator"
May 16
“The Dictator”
Sacha Baron Cohen moves from ambush comedy to narrative comedy, parodying notorious Middle Eastern despots as Admiral General Aladeen, dictator of the fictional Republic of Wadiya. This time he actually acts with a cast, including Ben Kingsley, John C. Reilly and Ana Faris, under the direction of Larry Charles, who helmed the outrageous Baron Cohen mocumentaries “Borat” and “Bruno.”
"Battleship"
May 18
“Battleship”
Who knew the Hasbro game of tiny plastic boats and peg holes you used to play with your little brother or sister would one day inspire a big-budget, big-effects sci-fi thriller about an international fleet of ships that comes across an alien armada during a war games exercise? Well, the day has come, whether you were expecting it or not, and Peter Berg directs a cast including Liam Neeson, Rihanna, Alexander Skarsgard and Brooklyn Decker.
“What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
Inspired by the New York Times bestselling pregnancy guidebook of the same name, screenwriters Shauna Cross (“Whip It”) and Heather Hach (“Freaky Friday”) have created a comedy-drama about five expectant couples experiencing the trials and joys of the childbirth process. Kirk Jones (“Everybody’s Fine”) directs an ensemble cast that includes Cameron Diaz, Jennifter Lopez, Matthew Morrison, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Brooklyn Decker, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rodrigo, Rob Huebel, Chace Crwaford, Dennis Quaid and Chris Rock.
“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
An ensemble cast of British acting royalty — including Judy Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Ronald Pickup and Celia Imrie — star as a group of British seniors seeking golden-years serenity at a retirement haven in India in this comedy from “Shakespeare in Love” director John Madden.
“Darling Companion”
In keeping with “The Big Chill” and “Grand Canyon” tradition, director Lawrence Kasdan brings us another of his boomer-centric dramas, co-written with wife Meg Kasdan, this time about a longtime married couple who’ve slipped into taking one another for granted. Kevin Kline plays the self-absorbed surgeon and Diane Keaton is the wife who seems to love her rescue dog more than she does her husband. Watch what happens when he loses her mutt. Supporting cast includes Dianne Wiest, Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss, Ayelet Zuret and Richard Jenkins.
May 25
“Men in Black 3”
A decade after the last installment, the Men in Black are back. The movie series, based on the comic book written by Lowell Cunningham and illustrated by Sandy Carruthers, stars Will Smith as Agent J and Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K. The agents are members of a secret task force that monitors alien activity on Earth. In “MIB 3,” Agent J must travel back in time to the 1960s to prevent Agent K (played in the 1960s era of the film by Josh Brolin) from being assassinated.
“Men in Black 3” also stars Alice Eve, Emma Thompson and Johnny Knoxville.
“Moonrise Kingdom”
Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward play young lovers who run away from their small New England town, shaking up the citizenry and triggering a major search party in this romantic comedy-drama from director Wes Anderson (“Bottle Rocket,” “The Royal Tenenbaums”). Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Francis McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton and Harvey Keitel are supporting players.
“Chernobyl Diaries”
Six people take a guided tour of the abandoned city of Pripyat, former home of Chernobyl nuclear reactor workers, and soon discover they are not alone in this horror piece from visual effects specialist and first-time director Bradley Parker.
Video: “The Dark Knight Rises” third trailer
Warner Bros’ third and final theatrical trailer for “The Dark Knight Rises” debuted online today, and it features more Tom Hardy as Bane, more Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, more Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake and more gadgetry. Plus, we get quick glimpses of Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard.
In a weird Marvel/DC collision, the trailer for “The Dark Knight Rises” - Batman is a DC Comics property – is expected to bow in theaters this weekend with Disney-Marvel’s “The Avengers,” which opens at 12:01 a.m. Friday here in the U.S.
“The Dark Knight Rises,” the third and final film in Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed Batman trilogy, opens in theaters July 20.
For a full guide to the upcoming blockbuster season, look for The Oklahoman‘s summer movie guide Friday in The Oklahoman, on NewsOK and here at BAM’s Blog.
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