'The Bourne Ultimatum' sets opening recordSuperspy Jason Bourne delivered this weekend as the third in a series of spy thrillers topped box office charts and delivered the biggest August opening of a film ever at $70.2 million, according to MSNBC.
That Bourne is a bad mutha... shut yo' mouth!
The opening also pushed last week’s top film, “The Simpsons Movie,” to second place, with $25.6 million. The big-screen version of the animated TV show has topped $315 million worldwide for distributor Twentieth Century Fox.
Not to take away from Matt Damon, but c'mon, who's the private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks?
Ya damn right... but we digress!This weekend’s top 12 films earned a whopping 36 percent more than the top 12 did in the same weekend last year. So far this year, the box office is up 6 percent with revenues of $6.073 billion, while attendance is up 1.42 percent, according to Media By Numbers LLC. .
“Underdog,” Disney’s live-action version of the animated crimefighter who speaks in rhyme, debuted in third place with $12 million. The weekend’s other openers didn’t bark quite as loud.
“Hot Rod,” a comedy from Paramount, earned $5 million.“Bratz,” a live-action comedy from Lionsgate based on the popular line of dolls, took in $4.3 million.
“Underdog,” Disney’s live-action version of the animated crimefighter who speaks in rhyme, debuted in third place with $12 million. The weekend’s other openers didn’t bark quite as loud.
“Hot Rod,” a comedy from Paramount, earned $5 million.“Bratz,” a live-action comedy from Lionsgate based on the popular line of dolls, took in $4.3 million.
While it finished out of the top 12, “Becoming Jane,” from Miramax, the story of author Jane Austen starring Anne Hathaway, took in $1 million on 100 screens for an impressive average of $10,100 per screen in its opening weekend.
1. “The Bourne Ultimatum,” $70.2 million
2. “The Simpsons Movie,” $25.6 million.
3. “Underdog,” $12 million.
4. “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry,” $10.5 million
5. “Hairspray,” $9.3 million
6. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” $9.3 million
7. “No Reservations,” $6.6 million
8. “Transformers,” $6 million
9. “Hot Rod,” $5 million
10. “Bratz,” $4.3 million
So, what year was it made, who directed it and what was the Oscar for?
1. “The Bourne Ultimatum,” $70.2 million
2. “The Simpsons Movie,” $25.6 million.
3. “Underdog,” $12 million.
4. “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry,” $10.5 million
5. “Hairspray,” $9.3 million
6. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” $9.3 million
7. “No Reservations,” $6.6 million
8. “Transformers,” $6 million
9. “Hot Rod,” $5 million
10. “Bratz,” $4.3 million
FYI: Did you know that Shaft is an academy award winning film?
So, what year was it made, who directed it and what was the Oscar for?