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In Order
He's Just Not That Into You
Studio: Warner Bros.
This Week: $27,785,487
Last Week: -
Total: $27,785,487_______________________________________________________
Taken
Studio: 20th Century Fox
This Week: $20,547,346
Last Week: $24,717,037
Total: $53,610,944_______________________________________________________
Coraline
Studio: Focus Features
This Week: $16,849,640
Last Week: -
Total: $16,849,640_______________________________________________________
The Pink Panther 2
Studio: Columbia Pictures
This Week: $11,588,150
Last Week: -
Total: $11,588,150_______________________________________________________
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Studio: Columbia Pictures
This Week: $10,884,825
Last Week: $13,872,751
Total: $96,886,687_______________________________________________________
Push
Studio: Summit Entertainment
This Week: $10,079,109
Last Week: -
Total: $10,079,109_______________________________________________________
Slumdog Millionaire
Studio: Fox Searchlight
This Week: $7,177,270
Last Week: $7,628,713
Total: $77,203,055_______________________________________________________
Gran Torino
Studio: Warner Bros.
This Week: $7,155,339
Last Week: $8,232,278
Total: $120,195,197_______________________________________________________
The Uninvited
Studio: Paramount Pictures
This Week: $6,262,651
Last Week: $10,325,824
Total: $18,242,141_______________________________________________________
Hotel for Dogs
Studio: Paramount Pictures
This Week: $5,711,229Last Week: $8,632,740
Total: $55,125,062
Thoughts:Sorry for the late update, but I was busy with work yesterday. We had 4 new wide releases this week. The chick flick "He's Just Not That Into You" topped the box office this week with an impressive $27 million. The movie was advertised alot on TV and the audience seemed to have seen them. I can see the film having strong legs in the coming weeks and should make it to $100 million at the least.
Fox's Taken held the second spot with a strong second week gross of $20 million. The film shouldn't have a problem grossing a $100 million, but will face some competition from Sony's "The International" next week. The stop-motion animated flick "Coraline" from Focus Features opened in third place with an estimated $16.8 million. This was alittle more than what I predicted it might make and a good opening for a dark animated film which was very hard to market. I saw the film this past week in 3D and it was great. A review for the film is in the works and should go up pretty soon. Sony's The Pink Panther 2 bombed at the box office and failed to reach the mass market it was looking for. The sequel to the 2006 hit failed to gross more than its predecessor and only opened with $11 million.
Sony's other hit "Paul Blart: Mall Cop", continued its run with a solid $10 million and should pass $100 million as soon as next week. Summit's SCI-Fi thriller "Push" made a measly $10 million which doesn't come too much of a surprise considering their hasn't been good marketing for the film. The Golden Globe winner for Best Picture "Slumdog Millionaire", dipped very little this week and brought in another $7 million for a gross of $77 million. The film still has strong legs and will continue to do so until after the Academy Awards.
Warner Bros. is negotiating with Martin Campbell to direct "Green Lantern," the live-action film based on the DC Comics hero.
Campbell last directed "Casino Royale" and recently wrapped the Mel Gibson starrer "Edge of Darkness," based on the 1985 BBC miniseries that Campbell helmed.
The emergence of Campbell, who also helmed two "Zorro" films and the 007 film "GoldenEye," puts "Green Lantern" at the top of DC properties being set for movie treatment by WB. While the studio is hoping director Chris Nolan will follow its 2008 smash "The Dark Knight" with another Batfilm, DC projects such as Superman and "Justice League" were expected to happen quickly, but have stalled.
Greg Berlanti wrote the script with Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green.
Donald DeLine will produce with Berlanti.
Thoughts:Martin Campbell is more of a hit or miss director. Some of his films are good, but then he also directed some mediocre ones. One thing is for sure though, Campbell is no stranger to action films. The guy definitely knows how to direct some action. I'm still unsure how I feel about this, but I guess were going to have to wait and see.
The new trailer for 20th Century Fox's Dragonball: Evolution has come online. Written and directed by James Wong, the big screen adaptation stars Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim and Ernie Hudson. Opening April 8th, Dragonball: Evolution is adapted from the manga created by Akira Toriyama.
Thoughts:
This one was better than the last trailer, but the film still looks like its going to fail. The CGI looks somewhat unfinished and I still don't get what this film is trying to be. I'm glad Shenron the dragon is going to be used in the film, but he doesn't even look like the dragon we saw in the anime. Shenron is suppose to be a god, but move around on wires. I'm just still disappointed with were the film is heading. As a fan of the cartoon show, I'm not excited for this film at all.
Pride and Glory
Year: 2008
Director: Gavin O’Conner
Starring: Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich, Jennifer Ehle
Distributor: New Line Cinema
MPAA: Rated RThis movie was originally supposed to start production in February 2002, with Mark Wahlberg and Hugh Jackman starring, but was put on hold after the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. Fast forward to 2006, and the movie was green-lit to shoot again; this time with Colin Farrell, Edward Norton and Jon Voight attached. I first saw a trailer for the movie in late 2007, but never heard of it again. Now that the DVD/Blu-ray releases are out, I decided to check the movie out.
Plot Outline:The movie follows a respected family of police officers in New York City. After four police officers from Jimmy Eagan’s (Colin Farrell) precinct die in an ambush, Ray Tierney (Edward Norton) is asked to lead the investigation. He soon finds out that this was more than just an ambush and that some cops within the precinct are involved in the death of the cops and are also abusing the power given to them by the badge they wear.Plot:
The film attempts to focus on Tierney family in general, but Edward Norton’s character, Ray, gets the most screen time. After the initial intro, the movie began to drag with boring scenes showing family gatherings, random discussions, etc… but picked up about 40 minutes in, after Ray makes significant progress in the case. Although the movie is more of the same cop-dramas/cover-up type stories, director Gavin O’Conner manages to keep the movie going forward with new developments – some unexpected – that makes you want to keep watching the movie.Cast: 
One of the main reasons I was interested in the movie was its top-notch cast. Colin Farrell, who plays Jimmy Eagan, had the strongest performance. He was able to express fear, sadness and seriousness very well, when needed and to top it off; he also had excellent dialogue given to him by writer Joe Carnahan. Edward Norton also brings out a powerful performance as Ray, although I feel that he could have put a little more emotion into his character. Jon Voight, who doesn't have much screen time, also brings an excellent performance (as always) playing as the father of the Tierney family, along with a high-ranked role in the NYPD. Noah Emmerich plays Francis Tierney, Jr., Ray’s brother. He also gives a solid performance.Picture: 
The picture quality in the movie is solid, although a bit grainy. Contrast is first-rate and never exaggerated, while sharpness remains very high throughout the entire movie. O’Conner purposefully gave the movie a dark look, creating deep blacks, which fits the movie considering it had a dark plot. Colors are also bright during scenes that are outside.
Sound: 
I found the sound to be exceptionally good in this movie. Even though there isn't much, when there is, it stands out. Since most of the movie is dialogue, it was important that that was mixed well. And it was – I never had to change the volume up or down in order to hear a scene better. More background sound effects could have been used. Bass could have also been put to use a little more. The fight scenes stand out most in the movie – quite a few times I said to myself “That must’ve hurt!”
Conclusion:
Even if the movie is more of the same cop-dramas, the story is still entertaining and enough to enjoy. This is topped off with exceptional performances from exceptional actors. I would recommend the movie to anyone looking for a corrupt-cop, profanity-filled movie.
Grade: B-
Title of the blog has been changed to At The Scene. This was done to give the title of the blog some classic feel to it and sound alittle more hip to some people. Also please welcome Alex K. to the blog. Hes a very good friend of mine and has a review for Pride and Glory which should go up sometime around 2pm. Alex enjoys watching movies as much as anyone else and I'm sure he will do a fine job with his reviews. He might do more in the future if he isn't busy. Nick has been on vacation for sometime now, but I talked to him the other day. He has a review for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa in the works and it could go up possibly next week. Not sure if that's going to be his last or not.
WARNING: THIS AUDIO CONTAINS GRAPHIC LANGUAGE
You may remember that Christian Bale went nuts on the set of "Terminator Salvation" a few months back, threatening to stop production and beat some serious ass.
The incident was audio taped, and it's amazing. It happened on the set after a director of photography accidentally ruined a scene by walking onto the set. Bale lost it, screaming, yelling and threatening to quit if the bosses didn't fire the dude.
Film execs sent the tape to the insurance company that insured the film in case Bale bailed.
Thoughts:As much as I think Bale is a good actor, I'm surprised of this incident and how it got leaked now instead of months back like the person insisted. Now, I think hes a big douche in my opinion. I'm pretty sure he was just trying to do his thing and put on a good performance for the movie, but this incident seems unprofessional. I have lost some respect for Bale.
In Order
Taken
Studio: 20th Century Fox
This Week: $24,717,037
Last Week: -
Total: $24,717,037_______________________________________________________
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Studio: Columbia PicturesThis Week: $13,872,751
Last Week: $21,500,000
Total: $83,247,655_______________________________________________________
The Uninvited
Studio: Paramount Pictures
This Week: $10,325,824
Last Week: -
Total: $10,325,824_______________________________________________________
Hotel for Dogs
Studio: Paramount Pictures
This Week: $8,632,740
Last Week: $12,860,944
Total: $48,156,061_______________________________________________________
Gran Torino
Studio: Warner Bros.
This Week: $8,232,278
Last Week: $16,244,462
Total: $110,178,990_______________________________________________________
Slumdog Millionaire
Studio: Fox Searchlight
This Week: $7,628,713
Last Week: $10,550,000
Total: $67,193,169_______________________________________________________
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Studio: Columbia Pictures
This Week: $7,581,272
Last Week: $20,700,000
Total: $33,165,746_______________________________________________________
New In Town
Studio: Lionsgate
This Week: $6,741,530
Last Week: -
Total: $6,741,530_______________________________________________________
My Bloody Valentine
Studio: Lionsgate
This Week: $4,479,662
Last Week: $10,050,000
Total: $44,827,233_______________________________________________________
Inkheart
Studio: Warner Bros.
This Week: $3,721,492
Last Week: $7,601,379
Total: $12,813,023
Thoughts:Fox's Taken won the box office this week and pulled in an impressive $24 million. I would have thought the Super Bowl would have had an effect on this week, but I guess It didn't. The Liam Neeson thriller has already been released internationally for some time now. I'm surprised the studio decided to release it state side this late instead of just bringing it out straight to DVD. Sony's Paul Blart continued to do good numbers with an estimated $13 million to come in at number 2. With this continued momentum, I can see it going on to make more than a $100 million before it ends its theatrical run.
The Uninvited came in at third spot with a low expected $10 million. I was expecting the horror flick to do some good numbers considering The Unborn which was released a couple weeks ago, made almost $20 million when it opened. Hotel for Dogs is surprisingly starting to climb back and brought in a good $8 million. The comedy flick from Paramount is already at $48 million and I can see it reach $60-65 million before it exists theaters. Eastwood's Gran Torino is still bringing in the cash and scored another $8 million this week. The dramatic film from Warner Bros. studio is already at $110 million and has now become Eastwood's biggest film. Expect a $130 million when all is said and done.
The Oscar hit Slumdog Millionaire is still bringing in good numbers and took in $7 million at the box office this week to bring its total to $67 million. I just saw the film last week and really loved it. I can see the film staying in the top 10 especially with the Academy Awards coming up in a few weeks. Sony's third Underworld film took a big drop this week with an estimated $7 million to come in at number 7 on the top 10. I was expecting the film to stay in the top 5 considering it came in at number 2 last week and brought in $20 million. I don't expect the film to reach $50 million. The Warner Bros. release Inkheart, came in at number 10 which was down from number 7 last week. The film is bombing pretty badly in theaters and is going to struggle to reach the $25 million spot.
