Superheroes battling inner demons often rule the box office. This time, the superhero was a demon as "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" pulled in $35.9 million to debut as the No. 1 weekend film.
Universal's "Hellboy" sequel, starring Ron Perlman as the red-skinned devil fighting for the good guys, took over the top spot from Will Smith's superhero tale "Hancock," which slipped to second place with $33 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Sony's "Hancock" raised its domestic total to $165 million.
The main prize “Golden George” for the best film
Be hamin sadegi / As Simple As That
dir. Reza Mir Karimi, Iran
The special jury prize “Silver George”
Un coeur simple / The Simple Heart
dir. Marion Laine, France
The prize “Silver George” for the best director
Javor Gardev (Zift, Bulgaria)
The prize “Silver George” for the best actor
Richard Jenkins ( The Visitor, USA)
The prize “Silver George” for the best actress
Margherita Buy
Giorni e nuvole / Days and Clouds, Italy / Switzerland
North American box office numbers show that No. 1 Disney / Pixar's futuristic Wall-E blasted off with a $23.1 million Friday and $22 million Saturday from 3,992 theaters for what was a $62.5 million opening weekend. This means arty Wall-E is big and transcended from a kids movie into a four-quadrant hit.
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Bruce Campbell's My Name is Bruce will hit theaters this October.
"Some people maybe thought the film fell out or that there was something wrong with it," Richardson says, touching on Bruce's slow journey getting before wide audiences. It was roughly a year ago that it screened to CineVegas film fest attendees. "We did our shoot, put it in the can and the studio that financed it liked it so much they gave us more money to do a second shoot. We beefed it up so it could go into the theaters."
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by newshunter
June 26, 2008 - 8:25
“Star Wars” creator George Lucas used his expert opinion to compare some of his famous characters to famous politicians Tuesday morning.
Lucas, who was on Capitol Hill to testify at the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Telecommunications and the Internet subcommittee hearing on universal service, was totally nonpartisan when it came to President Bush, declining to weigh in on our question: “Who is President Bush more like: Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader?”
“It’s up to the viewer,” he responded.
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Previously unreleased behind-the-scenes footage of Marilyn Monroe's last film is to be auctioned in the US.
The reels, shot in 1961 by an extra on the set of the last film she completed, The Misfits, are expected to fetch up to $20,000 (£10,000).
The two reels of silent 8mm colour film show images never before seen publicly.
Monroe looks relaxed and playful, having her hair done, chatting with crew and actors or just walking around clutching a coffee mug.
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Hollywood stars Will Smith and Charlize Theron are among hundreds of A-list celebrities who appeared at the opening of Moscow’s 30th International Film Festival. The blockbuster 'Hancock' premiered on the opening night.
Thousands of movie industry professionals are expected to attend the event over the next ten days.
Distinguished Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano has also arrived in Moscow. He received an honourable award at the opening ceremony.
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"The Incredible Hulk" was a box-office bruiser, yanking in $54.5 million over opening weekend and laying to rest the stigma of his unappreciated big-screen adventure five years ago.
"The Hulk got a second chance, got angry and came back with a vengeance," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers. "This was a big question mark going in. The film had a history or a checkered past."
Pixar is where it is at for me animation-wise in Hollywood. Maybe that makes me a snob, but something about their films resonant on a level that the others can’t even begin to touch. Sure Shrek and Madagascar are funny, but besides the off-belly laugh, they are kind of shallow and hollow. With that said, I went to check out Dreamworks new foray into computer graphic cinema, Kung Fu Panda. Admittedly, I knew very little about this thing other than the fact that Jack Black and Angelina Jolie voiced characters.
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Jack Black's Po the panda outgunned Adam Sandler's Zo the hairdresser. Black's cartoon comedy "Kung Fu Panda" pulled in $60 million in ticket sales to debut as the weekend's No. 1 movie, while Sandler's salon romp "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" opened in second place with $40 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The movies combined to carry Hollywood to a big weekend. The top 12 films took in $172.4 million, up 32 percent from the same weekend last year when "Ocean's Thirteen" led with a $36.1 million opening.
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