Taking the number one spot this past weekend at the box office was the only new nationwide release, Michael Jackson’s music documentary “This Is It” – charting in at a decent, but not exceptional $21.3 million, second only in this genre to the opening of the Hannah Montana concert movie.

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In second place, the hit supernatural horror flick “Paranormal Activity” added another $16.5 million to its total of $84.8 million, while the other major horror release, “Saw VI” looked like a franchise whose days are over, managing a meagre $5.6 million.

Last weekend’s full top 10 (and links to movie posters) were as follows:
1. Michael Jackson’s This Is It – $21.3 M
2. Paranormal Activity – $16.5 M
3. Law Abiding Citizen – $7.3 M
4. Couples Retreat – $6.1 M
5. Saw VI – $5.6 M
6. Where the Wild Things Are – $5.1 M
7. The Stepfather – $3.4 M
8. Astro Boy – $3 M
9. Amelia – $3 M
10. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant – $2.8 M

J.J. Abrams won the past weekend with the latest take on the venerable series, as Star Trek nailed the box office, pulling $75.2 million on approximately 7,400 screens at 3,849 sites.

BoxOfficeMoJo.comreports that “Star Trek’s total was the biggest-grossing weekend ever in IMAX history. The picture raked in $8.5 million at 138 IMAX venues, surpassing The Dark Knight’s previous benchmark of $6.3 million.”

Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: J.J. Abrams
Screenwriter: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
Cast: John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana, Leonard Nimoy

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The only new wide release “Watchmen”, the $150 million dollar adaptation of the DC Comics graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, set the pace this past weekend, punching into first spot in the top ten with just over $55 million at the box office. Directed by Zack Snyder of “300″ fame, the R-rated action flicked scored nearly ten percent of its receipts from IMAX showings, the second largest IMAX launch ever behind “The Dark Knight”. Other film adaptations of Moore novels include “V for Vendetta” and “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.”

Last weekend’s number one movie, “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail” held up well, dropping into second place, while not surprisingly, “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience” had the sharpest tumble, dropping into ninth place from second last week.

Last weekend’s full top 10 (and links to movie posters) were as follows:
1. Watchmen – $55.2 M
2. Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail – $8.5 M
3. Taken – $7.3 M
4. Slumdog Millionaire – $6.8 M
5. Paul Blart: Mall Cop – $4.1 M
6. He’s Just Not That Into You – $4 M
7. Coraline – $3.3 M
8. Confessions of a Shopaholic – $3.1 M
9. Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience – $2.8 M
10. Fired Up – $2.5 M

On a weekend after New Year’s, and with no new wide releases, the box office standings pretty well stayed the same as last weekend. “Marley and Me” held on to the top spot, and in fact, the top eight positions remained the same.

With “The Spirit” dropping out of the top ten, “Doubt” actually gained a position, while “Slumdog Millionaire” was the only movie to actually post an increase in box office receipts.

Last weekend’s full top 10 was as follows:

1. Marley and Me – $24.3 M
2. Bedtime Stories – $20.5 M
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – $20.5 M
4. Valkyrie – $14.1 M
5. Yes Man – $13.9 M
6. Seven Pounds – $10.1 M
7. The Tale of Despereaux – $6.9 M
8. The Day the Earth Stood Still – $5.0 M
9. Doubt – $5.0 M
10. Slumdog Millionaire – $4.7 M

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With the year drawing to a close, the top ten lists are being released, and movies are no exception. Of little surprise is “The Dark Knight” leading the pack, as it almost became the biggest movie of all time, second only to “Titanic”.

Four of the top 10 were animated movies, and Paramount lead the studios with a piece of four of the top 10 as well.

The list is:

1. THE DARK KNIGHT – Total Gross: $530,750,228
2. IRON MAN – Total Gross: $318,313,199
3. INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL – Total Gross: $317,023,851
4. HANCOCK – Total Gross: $227,946,274
5. WALL-E – Total Gross: $223,749,872
6. KUNG FU PANDA – Total Gross: $215,434,591
7. MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA – Total Gross: $172,332,000
8. QUANTUM OF SOLACE – Total Gross: $161,300,000
9. TWILIGHT – Total Gross: $158,461,000
10. HORTON HEARS A WHO -Total Gross: $154,529,439

It was a quiet, quiet weekend for Hollywood – and they were blaming the weather across the Northern states for their woes, but it was actually looking like disinterest on the part of moviegoers. Jim Carrey trumped Will Smith, as “Yes Man” pulled the number one spot with just over $18 million. In what could be the end of Smith’s streak of $100 million plus movies, the vaguely marketed “Seven Pounds” took second place with just shy of $15 million.

The other new release was the animated family adventure, “The Tale of Despereaux“, which scurried into third place with $10.1 million. The movie did feature some impressive voice talent with Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Frances Conroy, Tony Hale, Ciaran Hinds, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, Christopher Lloyd, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Tracey Ullman, Emma Watson and Sigourney Weaver. It also managed to beat out the top two movies this week with a better Rotten Tomatoes rating of 52% (Seven Pounds got “pounded” with a 28% rating).

Last weekend’s full top 10 was as follows:
1. Yes Man – $18.3 M
2. Seven Pounds – $14.9 M
3. The Tale of Despereaux – $10.1 M
4. The Day the Earth Stood Still – $9.9 M
5. Four Christmases – $7.7 M
6. Twilight – $5.2 M
7. Bolt – $4.1 M
8. < Slumdog Millionaire – $3.1 M
9. Australia – $2.2 M
10. Quantum of Solace – $2.1 M

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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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High School Musical 3: Senior Year Takes Box Office Gold

It’s only Sunday afternoon, but it looks like Disney’s “HSM 3” will easily win the weekend with a box office take of around $42 million, with industry watchers projecting a run that will take the musical to over $150 million in total receipts.

Second place will go to Lionsgate’s “Saw V” with a strong showing of what should be about $30 million.

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Max Payne number one at the box office

“Max Payne” won the box office this past weekend, as Marky Mark (Mark Wahlberg) had his all-time seventh-best opening with this video game to film adaptation, despite less then stellar reviews and a 16 percent fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes (ouch!).

Weighing in with $16.7 million, Max Payne knocked off last weekend’s box office champ, “Beverly Hills Chihuahua“, which landed in second place. With an impressive per theater average of $6,617 and a total of just over $10.5 million, “The Secret Life of Bees” was a surprise hit in third place, while Oliver Stone’s portrait of George W. Bush’s legacy, “W” finished the weekend in fourth place with a close $10.5 million.

The only other new release to make the top ten was “Sex Drive“, which faltered out of the gate with just over $3.6 million.

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The Dark Knight

It’s still early Sunday, but the box office estimates already have “The Dark Knight” pegged with over $155 million for it’s opening weekend, making it the biggest debut ever, and beating out the previous champ, “Spider-Man 3″ which opened with $151.1 million last year.

“The Dark Knight” also broke the new single and opening day records on Friday with $66.4 million.

Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyllenhall
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Cast: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, Karen Allen, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Official Website: IndianaJones.com

After 19 years, Indiana Jones is back this weekend and the old guy looks like he’ll top the weekend box office. Steven Spielberg added to the anticipation with his veil of secrecy, but the question is how this will play out with a whole new generation of moviegoers…

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