Iron Man Soars Above Competition at North American Box Office
Iron Man battered the competition for the second consecutive weekend as an estimated $50.5m haul through Paramount Pictures raised the running total to $177.1m.The result consolidated the Marvel Studios adaptation as the season’s first bona fide blockbuster and relegated new openers Speed Racer from Warner Bros and What Happens In Vegas from Fox to second and third, respectively.
Box office was up 21% against the same weekend last year as the top 12 films combined for $128m. Year-on-year 2008 still trails 2007 by some 2.5% at this stage in the game.
Speed Racer disappointed on $20.2m. The family film was adapted from the 1960s Japanese anime television series by Andy and Larry Wachowski in their first outing as directors since The Matrix Revolutions opened in 2003.
Emile Hirsch stars as a talented racing driver in a high profile cast alongside Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox.
Opening in third place on $20m was the romantic comedy What Happens In Vegas with Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher. By the time actual results are confirmed on Monday, What Happens In Vegas and Speed Racer may switch places. Read the rest of this entry
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‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ Restricted Clip
Universal Pictures has released a restricted clip from the upcoming “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” comedy. It features a few tips on how to get over a break up. Tips come mostly courtesy of Paul Rudd, who is the last person anyone should go to for advice.
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Nicholas Stoller is making his directorial debut with “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” which is scheduled to hit theaters on May 30th.
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Russell Brand makes himself known in ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’
We don’t know if Russell Brand is reading his lines or just being Russell Brand but the living breathing Jack Sparrow spawn is making himself known in the new clip from ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ and what’s funny is that ComingSoon may not have cottoned on to what he’s actually saying.The spotlight zips across to another of the ‘Knocked Up’ crew this time as Jason Segel plays Peter, who gets his heart shot to schnitzel when his smokin hot celebrity girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell) gives him the boot.
Not one for crying over spilt milk, the lad attempts to recover from this terrible break up by going on holiday and starting things anew which wouldn’t be so bad if his ex hadn’t ended up at the same plac - and with a new fella (in the form of our own Russell Brand).
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New ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’s’ Trailer (Red Band Rated)
It is now a solid fact that any comedy that doesn’t have the words ‘Judd Apatow’ mentioned on the poster is cursed to live in the seventh circle of hell for all eternity. Fortunately, ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ won’t be in that group as the hottest comedy name in the film industry delivers yet another rom com that will mean a return hospital visit for a side splitting stitch up.
The spotlight zips across to another of the ‘Knocked Up’ crew this time as Jason Segel plays Peter, who gets his heart shot to schnitzel when his smokin hot celebrity girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell) gives him the boot.
Not one for crying over spilt milk, the lad attempts to recover from this terrible break up by going on holiday and starting things anew – which wouldn’t be so bad if his ex hadn’t ended up at the same place, and with a new fella (in the form of our own Russell Brand).
Watch ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’s’ R Rated trailer after jump
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