“No Strings Attached” #1 at Box Office
“The Green Hornet” got thrashed by a new chick flick. That’s right. The R-rated romantic comedy,”No Strings Attached,” debuted at number one this weekend with an estimated haul of $20.3 million. The rom-com stars Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher and reportedly was produced on a $25 million budget.
“The Green Hornet” slipped from first to second with a take of about $18.1 million — bringing the superhero action comedy two week total to around $63 million. The comedy “The Dilemma” snagged third with $9.7 million, followed by “The King’s Speech” with $9.1 million and rounding out the top five, “True Grit” with $8 million.
“The King’s Speech” surprise win
The race to the Oscars just got a little more interesting. Last night in Beverly Hills, the British historical drama,”The King’s Speech,” picked up the top honor at the Producers Guild Awards for best produced motion picture. “The Social Network,” which had been on a roll at awards shows, was left in the dust along with eight other film nominees including “The Fighter” and “Inception.” Here’s the Los Angeles Times article on the upset.
Academy Award nominations announced on Tuesday
Many in Hollywood and here in the Media City will be up before sunrise this Tuesday, January 25, to hear the list of nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards. Last year’s best supporting actress winner, Mo’Nique, and Academy President, Tom Sherak, will reveal the Oscar nominations at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time.
Also this year, the announcement of the Oscar nominees will be streamed live on the Internet via livestream.com and available on mobile devices, according to the Academy.
The Oscars ceremony is Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. The ceremony is set to be televised live in more than 200 countries around the globe.
