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‘The Croods’ owns competition at box office, ‘Olympus’ takes #2 spot

March 24, 2013 /

This isn't the Flintstones.

The animated caveman comedy “The Croods” took a club to the competition, earning the top spot at the box office with a weekend gross of $44.7 in its debut.

The Dreamworks animated feature was the first of it’s partnership with Fox. It faced some well-publicized competition, but they were no match for the prehistoric family struggling to survive in a changing world.
“The Croods” features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, and Emma Stone.

“Olympus Has Fallen” starring Gerard Butler came in second for the week, bringing in $30.5 million. Last week’s number one film “Oz the Great and Powerful” fell to third for $22 million. “Oz” has made over $355 million worldwide.

Even A-listers had to bow down before the “The Croods” as the Halle Berry thriller “The Call” earned $8.7 in its second week for fourth place. The Paul Rudd-Tina Fey rom-com “Admission” pulled in a lower-than-expected $6.4 million in its opening weekend. Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens may have Oz’s James Franco and a lot of young skin to show, but the R-rated teen flick “Spring Breakers” only brought in $5 million to take take the sixth spot in its opening week.

Rounding out the top ten…

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone $4.2M
Jack The Giant Slayer $2.9M
Identity Thief $2.5M
Snitch $1.9M

Movies

Top 5 Unofficlal awards on Oscar night

February 26, 2013 /

Laugh, Meryl Streep. Laugh!

When all the dust had cleared, all that was left were fake smiles of the losers and P.R. people promoting why you should see nominated films yet again. Nevertheless, there were awards that should’ve been handed out for only the best of reasons.

1. Best actress in a bout with gravity – Jennifer Lawrence. She could beat out a dozen teens trying to kill her for food in the “Hunger Games,” but she couldn’t walk in a dress without eating Oscar stairs. She got the last laugh taking home Best Actress for “Silver Linings Playbook,” but I guess being hot and coordinated was too much to ask.

2. Best Actress who left her headlights on – Anne Hathaway. Anne made an impression that only Mr. Skin could truly love. The only thing perkier than her upper chest region was the 9 year-old in the audience who probably asked her parents “Was she good enough to be the main actress likes me?

3. Best Host who was damned no matter what – Seth MacFarlane. Word is the senior members in the audience thought he was crude and unfunny. Of course, he got to be clowned by the 81 year-old William Shatner and made out with 66 year-old Sally Field. You’d think he’d get free AARP membership just for that alone. Check out the reaction shots from his “We saw your boobs” song and you’ll see why he needed an escort to his car.

4. Actor who will be referred to as “Mr. Meryl Streep” – Daniel Day Lewis. Winning an Oscar is great. Winning twice is exceptional, but winning three is just showing off. The uber-method actor is the Phil Jackson of acting right now. He’s one superhero role away from making people hating him for just being that good.

5. And the Who can get fired on Oscar night goes to…. – The Onion employee who tweeted a highly offensive comment about Quvenzhane Wallis. Quvenzhane is 9, cute and was nominated for Best Actress. The twittersphere unleashed their fury at the Onion and they rightfully suspended/reprimanded the employee in question. He or she is anonymous now, but people are already calling for their identity to get an additional pound of flesh (with dipping sauce and a biscuit).

God bless you, Hollywood.

Actors, Actresses

Top 5 reasons you should watch the Oscars

February 24, 2013 /

Guess who's got his hands full.

1. Seth MacFarlane – Finally, there’s a reason for straight guys to care. Sure, it’s nice to see the comedic stylings of 102 year-old Billy Crystal show us how you can tap dance while being attached to an iron lung, but it’s time to move on. If you haven’t laughed at MacFarlane during Family Guy, Ted or a comedy roast, then you probably flat-lined years ago.

2. It could get you laid – Nothing says “honey, I love you” more than sitting through something she knows you hate. Women enjoy the little things like kindness, consideration, chocolate and diamonds. Just don’t let on that you like it or you won’t be able to cash in later.

3. It’s not the Grammys – A sign you’re old is when you don’t recognize half of the songs nominated at the Grammys. It’s a fact and I’ve got the 8-track to prove it. Everyone has heard of most of the movies at the Oscars and it’s acceptable to lie about the rest. As a matter of fact, lying about the movies makes you an official Academy voter.

4. It’s not real life – Between the Sequester, natural disasters, commercials convincing you that you’re far more sick than you realize and Facebook reminding you how everyone is having more fun than you are, it can be a welcome relief to know that even for one night, millionaires can be called “losers”.

5. A 3rd Grader could be the story of the night – That’s right. Nominated for best actress is Quvenzhane Wallis for “Beasts of the Southern Wild”. I don’t even think hockey announcers can pronounce her name. It’s her first role and I can’t wait to see the shock on people’s faces when they find out next week that she traded in the Oscar for Jay-Z tickets and a Playstation 4.

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