Tag "The Hangover Part II"

Relativity and Reel FX Raise ‘Turkeys’ in 2014

October 25, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Relativity Media and Dallas and Santa Monica-based Reel FX have announced they will jointly produce and finance the upcoming animated comedy Turkeys, slated for a 2014 release. Directed by Jimmy Hayward (Horton Hears A Who!) and featuring the voices of Owen Wilson (Cars) and Woody Harrelson (The Hunger Games), the [...]

‘Green Lantern’ Lights the B.O. Lamp with $52M Opening

June 20, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The superhero visual-effects 3D extravaganza Green Lantern won the top spot at the box office this weekend even as the big-screen debut of the DC Comics hero fell slightly short of expectations for a potential major new tentpole franchise. The superhero movie took in an estimated $53 million in ticket [...]

‘Super 8′ Develops Box Office Lead; ‘Panda 2′ Holds Up Well

June 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Super 8 posted decent numbers at the domestic box office this weekend — good enough for the top spot — while the foreign returns continued to give a boost to such animated fare as Kung Fu Panda 2. The J.J. Abrams-directed film earned an estimated $37 million in its opening [...]

Abrams’ ‘Super 8′ Enters Crowded Box Office Race

June 9, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The box office is looking to continue its summer rebound with the unknown quantity of Super 8 going up against kid flick Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer — and both looking to topple mutants, bachelors and animated pandas. Super 8 is the third film directed by J.J. Abrams, [...]

‘X-Men’ Tops Box Office; ‘Panda’ Crosses $100M Mark

June 6, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

The VFX-driven superhero film X-Men: First Class handily outclassed the competition at the box office this weekend, thanks to strong reviews and good word of mouth, while DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2 crossed the $100 million mark. A Fox release, X-Men: First Class sold an estimated $56 million worth [...]

‘Hangover’ Handily Beats ‘Panda’ in Sequel Faceoff

May 31, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Memorial Day weekend box office totals set a record by selling a massive $280 million worth of tickets, but the numbers fell just short of expectations for Kung Fu Panda 2. Driving the big results was The Hangover Part II. The Warner Bros. comedy was the No. 1 grosser [...]

‘Kung Fu Panda 2′ Looks to K.O. ‘The Hangover, Part II’

May 25, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Po is back and ready to turn up the heat at the box office for the Memorial Day weekend. DreamWorks Animation is unveiling its most-recent stereoscopic 3D animated feature film, Kung Fu Panda 2, starting Thursday at some 3,900 theaters, making it the biggest release going into the holiday weekend. [...]