Bolt Opens in the Number Three Spot at the Box Office

The other new release this past weekend was Walt Disney’s non-Pixar animated family flick, “Bolt”, which might have suffered from “Twilight’s” strong opening, but is expected to pull some strong numbers over the extended holiday.

Opening in third spot with $26.2 million, but just slightly behind last weekend’s box office champ, “Quantum of Solace“, Bolt also launched with a record 982 3-D presentations which accounted for 39 percent of its total box office take.

Cast: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Diedrich Bader, Malcolm McDowell, Nick Swardson
Directed by: Chris Williams, Byron Howard
Official Website: Disney.com/Bolt

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Twilight Scores at the Box Office

The teenage girls turned out in full force this weekend, and propelled the big screen adaptation of the first of Stephenie Meyer’s popular vampire books to the top spot at the box office, with an estimated $70.5 million in ticket sales.

Playing one of the leads as Edward, has also established Robert Pattinson as a bonafide heart throb to that seething mass of female consumers, who know what they like and know what they want…

The movie also established a record for Catherine Hardwicke (“Thirteen“, “Lords of Dogtown” and “The Nativity Story“) as the biggest opening ever for a female director. The opening also was the fourth-biggest ever for the month of November.

With the success of this first film, the sequels are already in the works – the next 2 books in the series – 2006’s New Moon (2006) and last year’s Eclipse – will be shot back-to-back with director Catherine Hardwicke and stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson returning.

Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Cam Cigandet, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone and Ashley Greene
Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
Official Website: TheTwilightmovie.com

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Quantum of Solace

It looks like Daniel Craig and the “Quantum of Solace” have won the weekend with a debut that will probably be $70 to $71 million at the box office after the dust settles on Monday morning, setting a record for the biggest Bond movie ever, and eclipsing the previous record for the franchise which was the 2002 release of “Die Another Day” with $47.1 million and starred Pierce Brosnan.

Sony Pictures gambled with its controversial reinvention of the long running franchise, introducing a darker, grittier James Bond in the 2006 “Casino Royale” which featured the writing talents of Paul Haggis (“Crash“) , Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, and the numbers indicate that it has paid off. Folllowing a storyline that is closer to Ian Fleming’s original vision of a spy in a cold, cruel world, the latest incarnations are proving that there is still life with intelligent screenplays that don’t pander to the lowest common denominator.

The quick movie synopsis: “Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (Judi Dench) interrogate Mr White (Jesper Christensen) who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.”

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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Tops Last Weekends Box Office

The holiday season got a great kick off, as Dreamworks “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” raked in a cool $63.1 million on approximately 7,100 screens last weekend, and ranking it among the ten biggest animated starts of all time. It also set a record for an IMAX animation debut, with a gross of $3.5 million at 129 venues.

The sequel to the orginal hit from 2005 features the voice talents of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Sherri Shepherd and Alec Baldwin.

The plot synopsis: “All the loveable characters are back – Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo, King Julien, Maurice and the penguins – in “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.” Left marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed plane – sort of. Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just enough to make it to the wildest place of all – the vast plains of Africa itself – where our zoo-raised crew encounter species of their own kind for the very first time.”

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Box Office Predictions for Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2008

Two new movies (“Zack and Miri Make a Porno” and “The Haunting of Molly Hartley“) debuting this weekend are expected to make the box office top ten, while Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling” will expand into wide release and should make a splash as well. Industry watchers have indicated that Angelina Jolie’s performance in the movie could garner her Golden Globes and Oscar nominations.

The numbers from Friday, while not indicative of the final numbers for the weekend because of Halloween skueing the results were:

1.Saw V
2.Changeling
3.Zack and Miri Make a Porno
4. The Haunting of Molly Hartley
5. High School Musical 3: Senior Year
6. The Secret Life of Bees
7. Pride & Glory
8. Max Payne
9. Eagle Eye
10. Beverly Hills Chihuahua

The pundits expect “HSM 3″ to win the weekend, with Kevin Smith’s “Zack and Miri” in second or third and “Changeling” picking off either third or fourth.

UPDATE: Monday, Nov. 3: The weekend final numbers are in, and it looks like High School Musical 3 did indeed top the box office for the second week running. Zack and Miri placed second, while Saw V edged the new Angelina Jolie movie “Changeling” for third place.

The numbers were as follows:
1. High School Musical 3: Senior Year: $15,316,072
2. Zack and Miri Make a Porno: $10,065,630
3. Saw V: $9,741,578
4. Changeling: $9,351,560
5. The Haunting of Molly Hartley: $5,423,315
6. Beverly Hills Chihuahua: $4,864,021
7. The Secret Life of Bees: $4,010,668
8. Max Payne: $3,688,253
9. Eagle Eye: $3,482,655
10. Pride & Glory: $3,363,452

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