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Audiences poured into North American multiplexes sending grosses sky high as for the first time in box office history, four new releases simultaneously opened north of $20M each over a non-holiday frame. Plus, existing films managed relatively good holds despite the new competition. In fact, overall business even beat out the levels seen recently over the busy Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's weekends.
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This week's Ketchup covers the week that led up to the beginning of the Berlin International Film Festival, which like Cannes later in the year, is the location of many moviemaking deals. And so this was another week with far more stories than would fit in this column of just 10 (or so) of the week's bigggest movies news stories. Included in the mix this week are adaptations of novels by authors Anne Rice, John Le Carre and Emile Zola, a remake of one of Alfred Hitchcock's best films, and new roles for Glenn Close, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson, Denzel Washington and the stars of Wedding Crashers Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson.
This week in multiplexes, "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" gets a deluxe 3d rerelease, but there are plenty of other choices for those unwilling to venture to a galaxy far, far away. We've got a jungle quest ("Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Josh Hutcherson), rogue CIA agents on the run ("Safe House," starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds), and a couple rebuilding their relationship ("The Vow," starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum). Plus, there are a bunch of interesting indies and foreign language films over at the arthouse. Find out what the critics have to say!
Ready or not, it's time for another 3D Journey. Only this time instead of Brendan Fraser making his way to the center of the earth, we've got Dwayne Johnson muscling to the shores of The Mysterious Island in the company of Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens, and the inimitable Luis Guzmán -- who's been stealing scenes throughout his career, and now gets his first chance to upstage some giant bees. In honor of Luis' latest role, we decided to dedicate this week's list to some of the best films in a résumé filled with memorable moments. It's time for Total Recall!
As the first chapter in the "Star Wars" saga returns to theaters, one writer takes an appreciative look back.
They'll star opposite Olga Kurylenko in Joseph Kosinski's sci-fi action project.
He's in "early talks" for Jaume Collet-Serra's "Dracula" re-imagining.
Michael Fassbender is rumored to star.
She's in talks to join McG's adaptation of the Broadway hit.
Scott Coffee ("Ellie Parker") is directing and co-starring in the comedy about a young college grad forced to take a job in an adult bookstore.
They'll star in a new comedy from director Phil Morrison ("Junebug").
He'd join Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig in the long-planned remake.
Budgetary woes bring an end to Alex Proyas' 3D adaptation of Milton's classic poem.
The studio hires "A History of Violence" screenwriter Steven Knight to tackle a new script.
She's joining Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson in the music-themed drama.
The duo discusses how they got involved in "The Vow," whether they met the real-life people the film is based on, and more.
He doesn't have a script -- or any idea whether it'll be a prequel, sequel, or something else.
He'll play "Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior and cousin of Thorin Oakenshield."
The duo will reunite for an action thriller about a prison designer who must team up with a convict to bust out of his own joint.
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