Box Office
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Audiences Still Love Alice (41 comments)
This weekend, moviegoers showed no interest in leaving Johnny Depp's table as the 3D adventure Alice in Wonderland remained at number one at theaters across North America grossing more in its second weekend than all four new releases combined. The Tim Burton-directed pic captured an estimated $62M dropping only 47% in its sophomore frame -- a terrific hold for a film coming off of such a colossal opening. After ten days, Disney has hauled in a stunning $208.6M and looks headed for at least $325M with a good chance of topping $350M from the domestic market alone. 3D surcharges have helped but regardless, moviegoers have proven that they will pay extra to see this particular film. 70% of the business to date, or $146M, has come from the 3D screens.
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Alice Dazzles Audiences (53 comments)
This weekend audiences could not resist the latest offering from director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp as the 3D extravaganza Alice in Wonderland exploded on the scene with a record-shattering opening weekend leaving its nearest competitor more than $100M behind. The big-budget Disney film debuted to a gargantuan $116.3M over the Friday-to-Sunday span, according to estimates, smashing box office records left and right. It was the biggest March opening ever soaring past the $70.9M of 300 from 2007 and the best debut for a 3D film beating the $77M of Avatar from last December.
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Shutter Island Takes the Weekend (50 comments)
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio scored the biggest openings of their careers with the psychological thriller "Shutter Island," the fourth teaming between the two men, which easily led the North American box office. With no other films debuting in wide release, the rest of the top ten was filled with holdovers, most of which dropped by more than 50% from last weekend's record holiday session. The top ten films beat out year-ago levels, however the Top 20 fell behind last year's performance due to the current marketplace's lack of depth.
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RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: A New Moon and a Frog Princess (31 comments)
This week in home video, we've got a slew of brand new releases coming your way. Unfortunately, only a few of them were critical darlings, but the ones that are critic-approved are pretty good ones. Among the new releases are the latest in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, the most recent offering from Disney's traditional animation department, a couple of action flicks that didn't perform as well as they would have liked, a computer animated update of an anime classic, director Pedro Almodovar's latest film, and a boxset of a brutal South Korean trilogy. Dig in, and hopefully there'll be something worth your while this week!
RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Up in the Air and Precious (28 comments)
Hot off the Academy Awards celebration that took place just last night in Hollywood, we've got a couple of big releases to talk about this week in home video. The first of these is director Jason Reitman's third feature film, the Best Picture nominated Up in the Air; it didn't take home any awards, but it was one of the most highly regarded films of the year. And then there's Precious, which did in fact take home two Oscars, but which was probably seen by far fewer people. After that, the pickings are slim, but we've managed to weed out a few items to pique your interest. Have a look!
RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: 2012 is Where the Wild Things Are for Ponyo (17 comments)
This week, we've got a few hotly ancitipated releases, ranging from widespread destruction to arthouse children's film to the work of an animation master. On top of that, we've got a few indie gems and a couple of films that are making the jump to Blu-Ray for the very first time. Whether you're a martial arts nut, a child of the 80s, or a mainstream consumer who gobbles down the "popcorn" flicks one right after another, there's probably something here this week that'll suit your fancy. Continue reading to see what's coming out this week.
Critics Consensus
Critics Consensus: Wimpy Kid Gets Picked On (28 comments)
This week at the movies, we've got a scheming tween (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, starring Zachary Gordon and Steve Zahn); squabbling exes (The Bounty Hunter, starring Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston); and hazardous healthcare (Repo Men, starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker). What do the critics have to say? It's a (debatable) maxim that the book is always better than the movie. That certainly seems to be the case with Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which critics say contains moments of insight and humor but never fleshes out its middle school characters with the same empathy as Jeff Kinney's books.
Critics Consensus: Green Zone Feels Stale (48 comments)
This week at the movies, we've got Iraq War intrigue (Green Zone, starring Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear); opposites attracting (She's Out of My League, starring Jay Baruchel and Alice Eve); brooding and bonding (Remember Me, starring Robert Pattinson Emilie de Ravin); and multicultural matrimony (Our Family Wedding, starring America Ferrera and Forest Whitaker). What do the critics have to say? At their best, the Bourne movies were models of mainstream filmmaking - intelligent, suspenseful, and timely. However, critics say that if you got a little queasy with those films' use of the shaky-cam, you'll need a suitcase full of Dramamine for Green Zone.
Critics Consensus: Alice Looks Great, Lacks Wonder (78 comments)
This week at the movies, we've got a trip down the rabbit hole (Alice in Wonderland, starring Johnny Depp and Mia Wasilkowska) and a ride-along with the boys in blue (Brooklyn's Finest, starring Richard Gere and Don Cheadle). What do the critics have to say? At first glace, a Tim Burton adaptation of Alice in Wonderland seems perfectly serendipitous: Hollywood's most playfully macabre filmmaker would be the obvious choice to reinterpret Lewis Carroll's darkly whimsical tale. However, critics say the result is curiouser - a film of remarkable visual invention that lacks strong plotting or a sense of wonder. Brooklyn's Finest With Training Day, Antoine Fuqua brought fresh, gritty energy to the cop drama. Now he's back on the mean streets with Brooklyn's Finest and critics say this one is far less -- ahem -- arresting.
Total Recall
Total Recall: Jennifer Aniston's Best Movies (106 comments)
Making the jump from sitcom lead to film star is tricky -- just ask former Friends stars David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox Arquette, Lisa Kudrow, and Matthew Perry, all of whom have found that the big screen can be a rather inhospitable place. But there's an exception for every rule, and although her filmography is not without its share of failures (Love Happens, anyone?), Jennifer Aniston has shown an impressive ability to balance commercial hits (The Break-Up) with critical winners (The Good Girl). With her latest effort, the action comedy The Bounty Hunter, hitting theaters this weekend, we took the opportunity to look back at the ten best-reviewed films from Hollywood's favorite Friend. It's Total Recall time!
Total Recall: Matt Damon's Best Movies (64 comments)
Since earning his career breakout with Good Will Hunting in 1997, Matt Damon has won an Academy Award, worked for some of the finest directors (and alongside some of the most talented actors) in Hollywood, and proved his mettle as a dramatic actor, gifted screen comic, and steely action hero. But he's never been given the Total Recall treatment -- so in honor of Matt's latest release, the Iraq War thriller Green Zone, we decided to rifle through the Damon filmography and take a closer look at the 10 most critically successful entries -- an assortment of goodies so strong that Ocean's Eleven just misses. Which of your favorites made the cut? Which ones have the critics blasphemously overlooked? There's only one way to find out!
Total Recall: Tim Burton's Best Movies (120 comments)
For 25 years and counting, Tim Burton has been one of the most successful directors in Hollywood -- and he's done it his way, presenting filmgoers with an ever-growing list of films that celebrate the strange and macabre, from comedies (Beetlejuice) to dramas (Big Fish) to thrillers (Sleepy Hollow), with a few stops for big-budget blockbuster fare along the way (Batman, Planet of the Apes). Heck, Burton's even proven his mettle as a director of animated fare (Corpse Bride) and served as a producer on at least one movie he didn't direct, but you probably thought he did (The Nightmare Before Christmas). This week, Burton brings his unique style to bear -- in 3-D, no less! -- on the Lewis Carroll classic Alice in Wonderland, and to celebrate, we decided to take a look back at his ten best-reviewed films. Let's Total Recall, shall we?
Weekly Ketchup
Weekly Ketchup: More Captain America and Tim Burton's latest (36 comments)
This Week's Ketchup includes casting news for Green Lantern and The First Avenger: Captain America, as well as new roles for Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey, Jr., Jennifer Lopez, Woody Harrelson and Chloe Moretz (Hit Girl from Kick-Ass).
Weekly Ketchup: Captain America vs. Agent Smith (50 comments)
This week's Ketchup features casting news for The First Avenger: Captain America and the Wachowski Brothers' secret project, as well as a biopic about Vince Lombardi, new takes on The Wizard of Oz and the legend of King Arthur and sequels for Alvin and the Chipmunks, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Planet of the Apes.
Weekly Ketchup: A Rome movie and Honest Abe fighting vampires (38 comments)
This Week's Ketchup includes news of two TV show adaptations (Rome and Gilligan's Island), yet another videogame adaptation (Space Invaders), a few more remakes (including Police Academy and one of Alfred Hitchcock's greatest films), new roles for Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp and movies about Abraham Lincoln and J. Edgar Hoover.
What the Hell Happened To...
What The Hell Happened To ... Cuba Gooding Jr.? (86 comments)
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? (103 comments)
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? (103 comments)
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
Five Favorite Films with Danny Elfman (35 comments)
Composer Danny Elfman has scored dozens of movies in the last ten years, and received an Oscar nomination last year for his score for Milk. But he's probably most famous for his work on almost all of Tim Burton's films. This week's release of Alice in Wonderland marks the 12th time that Danny Elfman has scored a film that Tim Burton has directed, and Elfman was kind enough to sit down with RT (which he says is one of four sites he visits everyday) and share some of his favorite movies and some of his musical influences. We did ask him for five favorite films, but his reaction was, "What I wrote yesterday would be different than today. I have to put some ties, because there's no way I could do it otherwise."
Five Favorite Films with Timothy Olyphant (53 comments)
With years of sharp supporting work on his resume, Timothy Olyphant has recently morphed into a leading man. He gained widespread acclaim as Sherriff Seth Bullock on HBO's Deadwood, faced off against Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard, romanced Jennifer Garner in Catch and Release, and left a trail of destruction in Hitman. With his latest, a remake of George Romero's The Crazies, hitting theaters this week, Olyphant spoke to RT about some of his favorite movies; In particular, he shared his admiration for David Lynch and several flicks he thinks should have won big at the Academy Awards.
Five Favorite Films With Precious' Gabby Sidibe (51 comments)
For a first-time ever actor, Gabby Sidibe's been thrown directly into the glare of the spotlight: the star of Lee Daniels' critically acclaimed inner city drama Precious has found herself nominated for a host of awards recently, including a Best Actress Oscar alongside such greats as Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep. It could all be a little overwhelming, but when RT caught up with the 26-year-old New Yorker we found her anything but fame-struck; preferring instead to chat about movies and kangaroo fights (well, that's another story). And so it was she got on to the subject of her five favorite movies...
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