Walt Disney Studios had hoped "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" could be the first $100 million opener of 2011, but they'll have to make do with a still potent $90.2 million debut.
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After a stellar Friday and Saturday, Universal Pictures provided a very conservative Sunday estimate for their new comedy "Bridesmaids" opening weekend yesterday. The studio projected a $24.4 million d...
The summer movie season has its first big surprise, "Bridesmaids."
The Judd Apatow produced comedy completely overperformed this weekend with $24.4 million to come in no. 2 right behind last week's repeat...
For the second week in a row, a top theatrical release has overperformed to Sunday weekend estimates. Last weekend, "Fast Five" ended up with $2.5 million more than originally estimated for a stellar $...
After first seeing Kenneth Brangh's "Thor" two weeks ago I was frustrated and exasperated. It wasn't because I thought the movie was bad, the problem was I honestly couldn't judge what I'd just spent a...
After a horrible start to 2011, Hollywood's powerbrokers have a lot riding on the summer movie season. The industry needs some big movies and more importantly, good movies, to convince the American public to ret...
So far, the Film Nerd 2.0 column has dealt primarily with older titles. I can't really speak to how other people share films with their kids, but this column has been driven so far by my desire to help my kids n...
The mythology of "Thor," inspired by Scandanavian legend, is dense and filled with an array of magical characters -- good and evil -- who orginate from the magical realm of Asgard. Click through t...
Idris Elba, best known as the smooth criminal Stringer Bell on HBO's "The Wire," is seen here as Heimdall, an Asgardian sentry in the upcoming "Thor."
Read Drew McWeeny's review of the film here.
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Walt Disney Studios and Marvel Studios have big plans for their new silver screen super heroes Thor and Captain America. Each iconic hero is debuting in their own features, "Thor" and "Captain Ame...
