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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 11, 2009

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DC Comics launches new Watchmen website

“Watchmen” the movie stormed the Box Office over the weekend, grabbing the number one ranking and making around $55 million. Even though fans have not gushed and cheered the way they did for “The Dark Knight,” the “Watchmen” flick is still making barrels of money. DC Comics quickly moved to capitalize on the “Watchmen” movie success with a campaign called […]

Sunday, March 8, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 8, 2009

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“Watchmen” win the Box Office derby

Superheroes ruled the Box Office over the weekend. The long awaited movie version of “Watchmen” debuted Friday and has been packing the theaters. So it’s no surprise the doomsday thriller killed the competition and racked up an estimated $55 million to become the number one film in the country. No doubt, a sequel is in the works. “Watchmen” is based on a popular comic book series […]

Saturday, March 7, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 7, 2009

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“Watchmen” fires up the Box Office

The comic-book-to-movie trend in Hollywood continues to be pretty much a win-win situation with plenty of dollar signs. The latest comic book to hit the big screen is “Watchmen,” which opened with early morning showings yesterday. The result: “Watchmen” raked in an estimated $25 million on Friday. A great kick-off for the debut weekend of this superhero flick. DC Comics published the vigilante thriller […]

Thursday, March 5, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 5, 2009

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Two more Tyler Perry movie projects on the fast track

Super successful filmmaker Tyler Perry ‘s latest film is on top of the Box Office, but that’s not slowing his pace. Today distributor Lionsgate announced it has acquired the rights to two more Perry movies, according to Variety. One film, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself,” is based on a Perry play and stars Oscar-nominated actress, Taraji P. Henson. The actress received […]

Sunday, March 1, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 1, 2009

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“Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail” still tops at the Box Office

“Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail” held onto the number one spot at the Box Office for a second week, despite being challenged by the teen heartthrobs the Jonas Brothers. The broad comedy earned an estimated $16.5 million to bring its two week total to a huge $64.8 million in the U.S. Disney’s rock documentary, “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience,” debuted in […]

Sunday, February 22, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, February 22, 2009

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Tyler Perry’s “Madea” kills the competition at the Box Office

Critics slammed it, but movie fans packed the theaters this weekend to see, “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail.” The new over-the-top comedy racked up a huge $41 million to easily become the number one film in the country. Variety reports that this is the seventh Perry film distributed by Lionsgate. So far those films have grossed $300 million at the domestic Box Office. Perry is a writer/producer/director/actor. The […]

Sunday, February 15, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, February 15, 2009

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Horror beats romance at the holiday Box Office

On this Valentine’s Day weekend, most moviegoers were not looking for hearts, flowers, or romance. Surprisingly, the biggest crowds opted for a good fright, packing theaters to see the new version of “Friday the 13th.” This horror remake of the bloody adventures of the machete-wielding killer, Jason Voorhees, pulled in an estimated $42 million over the weekend to […]

Sunday, February 8, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, February 8, 2009

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A new romantic comedy tops the Box Office

Jennifer Aniston stars in “He’s Just Not That Into You” Moviegoers were really into romance this weekend, which pushed new film, “He’s Just Not That Into You” to the top of the Box Office. The relationship flick follows the romantic antics of several couples. “He’s Just Not That Into You” barreled right over the competition to earn an estimated […]

Sunday, February 1, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, February 1, 2009

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“Taken” grabs the number one spot at the Box Office

Movie fans got hooked on the action/adventure/thriller “Taken” this Super Bowl weekend. “Taken” debuted number one with an estimated haul of $24.6 million. In the film, Liam Neeson plays an ex-government spy who has only a few days to find his kidnapped daughter. “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” dropped from number one to second place this weekend with $14 million. After […]