Box Office Guru Wrapup: Gravity Stuns with Record $55M Launch (34 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Sunday, Oct. 06 2013, 04:38 PM

Alfonso Cuarón's outer space survival thriller Gravity defied conventions both creatively and commercially and smashed the opening weekend record for October with a sensational $55.6M, according to estimates, to lead the North American box office accounting for half of all ticket sales in the top ten. The Warner Bros. release starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney took advantage of a perfect storm of sensational reviews, strong starpower, and awards buzz attracting a huge turnout which was especially impressive given that it was an original film with no built-in audience. It opened like a summer tentpole.

Box Office Guru Wrapup: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Wins the Weekend (26 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Sunday, Sep. 29 2013, 07:40 PM

This weekend, Sony hit the top spot in North America with its new animated sequel Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 which grossed more than the frame's other three wide openers combined. The PG-rated 3D pic bowed to an estimated $35M from an ultrawide 4,001 theaters delivering a $8,748 average. Compared to the first Cloudy from this same month four years ago, the sequel's opening weekend gross was 16% higher but its average fell 10%. The original, also in 3D, was released in nearly 900 fewer locations bowing to $30.3M on its way to $124.9M, or four times its opening weekend.

Box Office Guru Wrapup: Prisoners Captures the Top Spot (25 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Sunday, Sep. 22 2013, 01:40 PM

North American audiences drove the well-reviewed kidnapping thriller Prisoners to the number one spot with a solid opening of $21.4M, according to estimates. The Warner Bros. release averaged a commendable $6,574 from 3,260 locations and marks the studio's fifth top spot debut of the year.

RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: This Is the End, The Croods, and More (24 comments)

by Ryan Fujitani on Tuesday, Oct. 01 2013, 01:30 PM

This week on home video, we've got an irreverent end-of-the-world comedy, an animated prehistoric adventure, a serial killer thriller, and classic film anniversary. On the TV side, there's a popular period drama from the UK and a couple of 1980s classics. Then, of course, we've got a slew of other notable titles, including a beloved Disney film and a couple of films from WBs deep catalog. Click through for the full list.

RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Iron Man 3, Doctor Who, and More (23 comments)

by Ryan Fujitani on Tuesday, Sep. 24 2013, 12:54 PM

We've always covered the biggest movies coming out on home video for RT on DVD, but in years past, TV coverage has been limited to just a handful of releases we thought were particularly notable. Now that the Rotten Tomatoes TV Zone is up and running, you can expect to see a lot more television showing up here, and it all begins this week with Iron Man 3, Room 237, Hannibal Season 1, and the complete seventh series of the BBC's Doctor Who, plus more. Click through for the full list.

RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: World War Z and The Bling Ring (21 comments)

by Ryan Fujitani on Monday, Sep. 16 2013, 04:20 PM

This week on home video, we've got a pair notably different book adaptations (a biopic of Liberace and a zombie outbreak movie), Sofia Coppola's ripped-from-the-headlines crime drama, and a bunch of limited releases you may not have seen. Then, we've got a couple of scary movies ahead of Halloween (more surely to come in subsequent weeks), and two more choices from The Criterion Collection. Click through for the full list.

Digital Multiplex: The Heat and The Internship (2 comments)

by RT Staff on Tuesday, Oct. 01 2013, 01:32 PM

We've only got three notable offerings in streaming video this week. First up is the Sandra Bullock/Melissa McCarthy buddy cop comedy, followed by the Owen Wilson/Vince Vaughn Google comedy, and lastly, a TV series based on a Stephen King novel. Read on to find out what's available to watch right now.

Digital Multiplex: After Earth, Only God Forgives, and More (1 comments)

by RT Staff on Tuesday, Sep. 24 2013, 03:01 PM

This week in streaming video, we've got a summer flop helmed by M. Night Shyamalan, the new thriller from the man behind Drive, and a Certified Fresh coming-of-age dramedy. Then, we've got a martial arts biopic, and Australian horror comedy, and the latest film in the Child's Play franchise making its debut on VOD. Read on to find out what's available to watch right now.

Digital Multiplex: This Is the End, The Croods, and More (2 comments)

by RT Staff on Tuesday, Sep. 17 2013, 02:00 PM

This week in streaming video, we've got a Certified Fresh apocalypse comedy, a prehistoric family film, a timely thriller about the internet, and Steven Soderbergh's acclaimed Liberace biopic, as well as a few solid older choices. Read on to find out what's available to watch right now.

Critics Consensus: Gravity is Certified Fresh (68 comments)

by on Friday, Oct. 04 2013, 02:07 PM

This week at the movies, we've got stranded astronauts (Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney), a gambling racket (Runner Runner, starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake), and some heavy metal thunder (the concert documentary Metallica Through the Never). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Rush and Don Jon Certified Fresh (38 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Sep. 27 2013, 01:40 PM

This week at the movies, we've got racing rivals (Rush, starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl); ravenous food (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, with voice performances from Bill Hader and Anna Faris); a lovestruck lothario (Don Jon, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson); and a desperate flight attendant (Baggage Claim, starring Paula Patton and Djimon Hounsou). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Prisoners is Certified Fresh (29 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Sep. 19 2013, 06:20 PM

This week at the movies, we've got a frantic search (Prisoners, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal) and an international dance-off (Battle of the Year, starring Josh Holloway and Laz Alonso). What do the critics have to say?

Ben Affleck's Best Movies (104 comments)

by Jeff Giles on Thursday, Oct. 03 2013, 03:26 PM

Once upon a time, it looked like Ben Affleck might spend the rest of his career in little-seen duds like Jersey Girl and Surviving Christmas -- a precipitous fall for a guy who won an Oscar at the age of 25 and starred in blockbusters like Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and The Sum of All Fears. Now just look how things have changed: Having reinvented himself as a critically lauded director with 2007's Gone Baby Gone, Ben's back in front of the camera this weekend in Runner Runner, playing the sleazy head of an online gambling empire who lures a college student (Justin Timberlake) into his operation. What better time to take a fond look back at Mr. Affleck's critical highlights, Total Recall style?

Ron Howard's Best Movies (81 comments)

by Jeff Giles on Thursday, Sep. 26 2013, 03:12 PM

Movies about race car drivers don't always have the easiest time with critics (see: Days of Thunder, Stroker Ace, Six Pack), but if there's a director in Hollywood capable of turning driving really fast in circles into a solid all-around blockbuster, it's probably Ron Howard. He gets his chance this weekend, as the already well-reviewed Rush (currently playing in Europe and in limited U.S. release) expands nationwide with the fact-based tale of James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl), 1970s racing stars whose rivalry proved memorably entertaining on as well as off the course. Of course, this isn't Howard's first trip around the track, so we decided to dedicate this week's list to a rundown of some of the brighter critical highlights from a career full of crowd-pleasers. Goodbye gray sky, hello blue -- it's time for Total Recall!

Jake Gyllenhaal's Best Movies (132 comments)

by Jeff Giles on Thursday, Sep. 19 2013, 06:19 PM

In what promises to be the most nail-bitingly intense kidnapping drama since Ron Howard directed Mel Gibson in 1996's Ransom, Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman team up in this weekend's Prisoners to find a pair of missing girls who may or may not have been lured into a van by gross Paul Dano. In honor of Gyllenhaal's latest dramatic tour de force, we've decided to devote this week's list to a fond look back at some of the brightest critical highlights from a wonderfully eclectic filmography that looks like it's only begun to tap into his prodigious potential. It's time for Total Recall!

Weekly Ketchup: Disney Plans Live Action Cruella de Vil Movie (35 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Oct. 04 2013, 04:20 PM

This week's Ketchup is heavy on movie development news stories involving fantasy/fairy tales (The Chronicles of Narnia, Maleficent, and Happily Ever After), science fiction (Chappie and Home), comedy sequels (Horrible Bosses 2 and Ted 2), and comic book adaptations in general (almost everything else).

Weekly Ketchup: Colin Farrell and Paula Patton in Talks for Lead Warcraft Roles (34 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Sep. 27 2013, 04:20 PM

This week's Ketchup is loaded with new roles for actresses and celebrities like Katie Holmes, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jennifer Lawrence, and Taylor Swift, as well as remakes of East of Eden and Tarzan, and "true story" movies about ESPN, chess and... syrup?

Weekly Ketchup: Insidious 3 Gets the Greenlight (78 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Sep. 20 2013, 04:20 PM

This week's Ketchup covers seven days in which there weren't many (confirmed/non-rumor) "big stories," and some of those that did break out were sort of "rotten" (like the new Jack Black, Adam Sandler and Vince Vaughn movies). On the "Fresh" side of movie development stories, we have new films for Bryan Cranston, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Michael Fassbender.

What The Hell Happened To ... Cuba Gooding Jr.? (105 comments)

by Jen Yamato on Friday, Sep. 05 2008, 02:24 PM

This week, Rotten Tomatoes turns its gaze upon the once promising, now perplexing career of a certain boat-tripping, dog-sledding Oscar winner in hopes of pinpointing just where things went wrong. So what the hell happened to Cuba Gooding Jr.?

What The Hell Happened To Shannon Elizabeth? (127 comments)

by Jen Yamato on Thursday, Aug. 21 2008, 05:57 PM

In our second installment of What The Hell Happened To... we again turn to the Tomatometer to chart the rise and fall of a once-promising Hollywood talent. [To read our inaugural assessment of Wesley Snipes, click here.] What will the Tomatometer tell us, and is there any remedy for Shannon Elizabeth?

What The Hell Happened To Wesley Snipes? (123 comments)

by Jen Yamato on Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008, 05:02 PM

In the first part of a new Rotten Tomatoes feature, we examine the career ups and downs of our favorite fallen celebrities -- as charted by the Tomatometer, of course, and with only the best of intentions in mind.

Five Favorite Films with Billy Bob Thornton (48 comments)

by RT Staff on Wednesday, Sep. 11 2013, 01:14 PM

If you're familiar with Billy Bob Thornton's music, acting, directing, and writing, chances are you know that he's also famous for raising eyebrows when it comes to his personal life. When talking to him about his latest film as director, writer, and actor, Jayne Mansfield's Car, my eyebrows were raised not out of shock, but at how much his personal history shapes his work. Taking place in 1969 Alabama, the film evokes a strong sense of time and place that feels like a well-loved, yellowed photograph that sat in Thornton's memory box. Turns out, when I heard his Fave Favorite Films, I realized that might not be far from the truth.

Five Favorite Films with Bret Easton Ellis (72 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Tuesday, Aug. 13 2013, 12:07 PM

Celebrated novelist Bret Easton Ellis is no stranger to Hollywood; two of his best-known tales of glamour and alienation -- Less Than Zero and American Psycho -- have been adapted to the big screen. In his latest cinematic endeavor, Ellis wrote the script for The Canyons, a micro-budgeted thriller starring Lindsay Lohan as a washed-up actress and adult-film star James Deen as a smalltime movie producer who's obsessed with controlling the people around him. In an interview with RT, Ellis discussed his favorite films, as well as his love for 1970s cinema and his fascination with characters whose true nature is elusive.

Five Favorite Films with Amanda Seyfried (50 comments)

by Matt Atchity on Friday, Aug. 09 2013, 02:20 PM

Amanda Seyfried began her career as a young model and daytime soap actress before she caught her big screen break in Mean Girls, the high school comedy penned by Tina Fey. She went on to play supporting roles in films like Nine Lives and Alpha Dog before sharing screen time with legends like Meryl Streep), Vanessa Redgrave, and Glenn Close, among a slew of others. This week, she stars in Lovelace, a biopic of the adult movie star who was exploited and abused by her husband and starred in the famously controversial 1972 film Deep Throat. RT chatted with Seyfried about her preparation for the film and why she's personally drawn to intimate storytelling, but first, she shared her Five Favorite Films.

Parental Guidance: Gravity and Parkland (2 comments)

by Christy Lemire on Friday, Oct. 04 2013, 10:52 AM

This week, Christy breaks down the heart-pounding thriller Gravity, as well as historically based Parkland, and on home video, the family-friendly The Croods.

Parental Guidance: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 and Baggage Claim (2 comments)

by Christy Lemire on Friday, Sep. 27 2013, 01:39 PM

This week, Christy breaks down the kid-friendly Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, as well as rom-com Baggage Claim, rock doc Muscle Shoals, and on home video, the superhero blockbuster Iron Man 3.

Parental Guidance: The Wizard of Oz: An IMAX 3-D Experience and Enough Said (7 comments)

by Christy Lemire on Thursday, Sep. 19 2013, 06:20 PM

Video Interview: Cast & Director of Gravity (11 comments)

by Grae Drake on Wednesday, Oct. 02 2013, 03:52 PM

In Alfonso Cuarón's groundbreaking new film, Sandra Bullock is a mission specialist lost in space. Grae Drake talks to Bullock about how the script had great emotional importance to her, and how she can't put together Ikea products to save her life. Cuarón shares his intention with the script's subtext, and how he convinced Bullock to take on the physical challenge.

Video Interview: Cast of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (10 comments)

by Grae Drake on Wednesday, Sep. 25 2013, 01:17 PM

Flint, Sam Sparks, Brent, and Earl are called back to Swallow Falls because Flint's machine is churning out food-animal hybrids (foodimals). Grae Drake talks to the cast about the best invention ever made, what piece of clothing they want sprayed permanently on their body...and then something terrible happens to a marshmallow.

Video Interview: Cast of Thanks for Sharing (4 comments)

by Grae Drake on Friday, Sep. 20 2013, 02:19 PM

Thanks for Sharing tackles a taboo subject that often gets the short-shrift from western civilization: sex addiction. Grae Drake speaks to Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins, Alecia Moore, and Josh Gad about taking "emotional inventory" and barber classes, as well as their stance on dancing in lingerie.

24 Frames: Movie Royalty (0 comments)

by RT Staff on Tuesday, Sep. 17 2013, 06:21 PM

With 'Diana' on screens this week, we take a look back at some of cinema's most memorable on-screen royals.

In Pictures: The Films of Sandra Bullock (0 comments)

by RT Staff on Tuesday, Jun. 25 2013, 10:01 AM

In Pictures: Zombie Nation! (0 comments)

by RT Staff on Wednesday, Jun. 19 2013, 03:27 PM

Red Carpet Roundup with Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Kristen Wiig and More (0 comments)

by RT Staff on Tuesday, Jul. 02 2013, 05:09 PM

Red Carpet Photos with Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum and More (0 comments)

by RT Staff on Friday, Jun. 28 2013, 04:08 PM

Red Carpet Roundup with Brad Pitt, Billy Crystal, Alessandra Ambrosio and More (0 comments)

by RT Staff on Friday, Jun. 21 2013, 04:13 PM