Fox All Access.com is giving you an inside look at the new action adventure Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time starring Jake Gyllenhaal, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. You know that you will be at the edge of your seat when you watch a Bruckheimer action adventure. Check it out!
Yesterday, we gave you the regular two day box office figures and explained that we did not foresee any changes through the Memorial Day weekend. As of yesterday, Sex And The City 2 was #2 at the box office, but the film has now fallen to #3, which we did not see coming.
Shrek Forever After won the three day holiday weekend taking in $55,725,000. Shrek continues to be a dominant force at the box office drawing the family crowd.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was at #2, grossing $37,800,00. As of yesterday, the film was #3 making $30,170,000. At #2 was Sex And The City 2. Prince of Persia grossed over $7,000,000 and leaped over Sex And The City 2.
Sex And City 2 landed at a very disappointing #3 making $37,145,000. The film suffered from poor reviews from critics. But let’s face it, the first Sex And The City movie was a box office surprise and over performed what most expected. Warner Bros./New Line should still be very happy with these numbers since the film opened on a holiday weekend, which notoriously draws families to the theatres to see family movies and action thrillers, not female driven movies like Sex and the City 2.
Iron Man 2 and Robin Hood remained at the #4 and #5 spots.
Ali Fedotowsky is this seasons Bachelorette, which airs tonight on ABC. She was previously a contestant on the Bachelor. Every week, she appears on television in millions of homes. We caught up with Fedotowski and asked her how she feels about that.
Today’s box office figures are from Friday to Sunday. While the three day holiday weekend figures will be out tomorrow, don’t expect the numbers to be too much different.
In what seems like a bit of a surprise, Shrek Forever After was #1 again this weekend taking in $43,345,00. The final chapter in the Shrek movie series is a hit with families, despite getting mediocre reviews. Last weekend the film grossed $70,838,207. Insiders at Paramount and Dreamworks Animation seem to be disappointed with these numbers, but the movie should still make a lot more money, especially since the cost of the tickets is more for those choosing to see the film in 3D as opposed to regular 2D.
Sex And The City 2, which was the sequel to the original surprise 2008 box office hit based on the TV series, came in at #2 grossing $32,125,000. Sex And The City 2 received mostly poor reviews, but the fan base of the series is so loyal that they still came in droves to support these four loveable women.
Coming in a #3 was Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time starring Jake Gyllenhaal, which took in a disappointing $30,170,000. The Jerry Bruckheimer produced action movie had a budget of $200 million, and will undoubtedly have a hard time making its money back with numbers like that. Box office experts point to a poorly planned marketing campaign, and others point to the very low interest for this release, as the reason for the low turn out. This movie is yet another example of a video game turned into a not very good movie.
Rounding out the top five was Iron Man 2 at #4 grossing $16,035,000, which, in its fourth week of release continues to stay in the top five, and Robin Hood at #5 grossing $10,305,000. Despite performing poorly in North America, Robin Hood continues to be a solid performance all over the rest of the world.
Legendary actor and director, Dennis Hopper, died today at his home from prostate cancer at the age of 74.
Hopper’s career spanned 60 years, starting in television in 1950. However, it was his role in the 1955 classic, Rebel Without A Cause, that put his name on the map and started a friendship with iconic actor, James Dean, which ended with Dean’s untimely death in 1955.
Hopper was widely considered a pioneer in the independent film making community by directing, acting, and producing the 1969 hit, Easy Rider, starring Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda. In later years, he starred in such classic movies as Apocalypse Now, Hoosiers, Blue Velvet, and Speed. He also starred in the television series 24 and Crash.
Aside from being an actor, Hopper was a lifelong photographer and artist. Some of his work has been displayed all over world.
In a career spanning almost three decades, Eddie Murphy has made all different kinds of movies. But of all the 46 films he has made, Murphy tells us the Shrek movies are the closest to his heart.(Click on the audio bar below to hear Eddie Murphy)
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Since Sean Kingston’s hit “Beautiful Girl” is clearly based on a medieval folk tune, Russell Crowe and his merry men from “Robin Hood” decided to sing the tune during a interview to promote the movie.
On Fox All Access, did you hear Chris Leary talking about the hilarious comparison that New York Magazine made between Lady Gaga’s appearance in the “Alejandro” video and one C. Mongomery Burns from “The Simpsons”?
Has anybody ever told you that you should write a book about your life? Have you ever thought about actually writing one? Well, we know somebody who did. His name is Eric Poole, and he’s a co-worker of ours at Fox. His autobiographical book, “Where’s My Wand,” takes us back to the 1970s, conjuring up images of shag carpeting, bell-bottom jeans, and pet rocks. And speaking of conjuring, it also delves into his fascination with a character from the classic sitcom, “Bewitched.” He came by the Fox All Access studio to talk with Chris Leary about the book, how he came to write it, and how his mom feels about her portrayal (hint: in the book, she’s no Carol Brady!).
Former child star Gary Coleman, 42, passed away today at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah. He had been hospitalized there since falling and hitting his head, which caused a brain hemorrhage.
Coleman’s health has long been an issue; as a child growing up in Zion, Illinois, he needed two kidney transplants for a condition that also stunted his growth.
Of course, as a child, he was able to parlay his pint-sized, precocious persona into a series of acting gigs on classic ’70s sitcoms like “Good Times” and “The Jeffersons.” But it was in 1978 that blossomed into a superstar when he was cast as loveable adoptee Arnold Jackson on the hit “Diff’rent Strokes,” and his catchphrase, “What’chu talkin’ ’bout, Willis?” became an iconic part of the cultural lexicon.
But after “Diff’rent Strokes” left the air in 1986, Coleman had difficulties finding new roles, and his life became a seemingly endless string of publicity stunts and court appearances, including several brushes with the law and a successful 1989 lawsuit in which he charged his parents with mishandling his trust fund.
In a career spanning almost three decades, Eddie Murphy has made all different kinds of movies. But of all the 46 films he has made, Murphy tells us the Shrek movies are the closest to his heart. (Click on the audio bar below to hear Eddie Murphy)
