18 August 2013
Last week saw the release of The Butler which proved a successful late-summer opening, taking more than $27M over the weekend at the US Box Office. Lee Daniels (Precious, The Paperboy), who directed the movie, teamed up with seasoned screen writer Danny Strong (Mad Men) - the pair have produced a moving picture of the portrayal of butler 'Cecil Gaines' played by Forest Whitaker and also starring Oprah Winfrey, making this her first number 1 film in over 30 years.
In other news, as the school holidays near an end, Kick-Ass 2 which opened before the weekend, was expected to attract a good measure of the mid-teens market into theaters, however, the film has proved a slow start, taking lower than projected takings of $16M - 20% less than the first film Kick-Ass (2010) which preformed better at $20M
On the other end of the spectrum Despicable 2 is now approaching an impressive total figure of $340M - and the film still shows no signs of slowing down. CEO of NBC Universal Steve Burke has confirmed the animated film, which cost roughly $50M to make, will become the most profitable feature to date in the 100 year history of Universal Pictures. Further speculation mounts as to whether Christian Bale will reprise his role as Batman in Man of Steel 2 - with unofficial rumors suggesting Warner Bros. have offered Bale up to $50M to come back as 'The Dark Knight', in the next Superman movie. Bale has neither confirmed or denied the rumor, however, other leading actors have been thrown into the pile of possible 'Bruce Wayne' inheritors, from Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin and even Nathan Fillion have been linked.
Also released in US theaters was the biopic drama of Steve Jobs - JOBS starring Ashton Kutcher as the late founder of Apple, has received luke warm reviews from critics, especially from Steve Wozniak who pioneered the firm with Jobs in the late 1970s - has commented on the films mis-representation of some of the characters portrayed, recently posted a reply on Gizmodo.com "I saw the movie tonight. I thought the acting throughout was good. I was attentive and entertained but not greatly enough to recommend the movie"
Last week saw the release of The Butler which proved a successful late-summer opening, taking more than $27M over the weekend at the US Box Office. Lee Daniels (Precious, The Paperboy), who directed the movie, teamed up with seasoned screen writer Danny Strong (Mad Men) - the pair have produced a moving picture of the portrayal of butler 'Cecil Gaines' played by Forest Whitaker and also starring Oprah Winfrey, making this her first number 1 film in over 30 years.
In other news, as the school holidays near an end, Kick-Ass 2 which opened before the weekend, was expected to attract a good measure of the mid-teens market into theaters, however, the film has proved a slow start, taking lower than projected takings of $16M - 20% less than the first film Kick-Ass (2010) which preformed better at $20M
On the other end of the spectrum Despicable 2 is now approaching an impressive total figure of $340M - and the film still shows no signs of slowing down. CEO of NBC Universal Steve Burke has confirmed the animated film, which cost roughly $50M to make, will become the most profitable feature to date in the 100 year history of Universal Pictures. Further speculation mounts as to whether Christian Bale will reprise his role as Batman in Man of Steel 2 - with unofficial rumors suggesting Warner Bros. have offered Bale up to $50M to come back as 'The Dark Knight', in the next Superman movie. Bale has neither confirmed or denied the rumor, however, other leading actors have been thrown into the pile of possible 'Bruce Wayne' inheritors, from Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin and even Nathan Fillion have been linked.
Also released in US theaters was the biopic drama of Steve Jobs - JOBS starring Ashton Kutcher as the late founder of Apple, has received luke warm reviews from critics, especially from Steve Wozniak who pioneered the firm with Jobs in the late 1970s - has commented on the films mis-representation of some of the characters portrayed, recently posted a reply on Gizmodo.com "I saw the movie tonight. I thought the acting throughout was good. I was attentive and entertained but not greatly enough to recommend the movie"
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