Oct 20 2008 Everyone Loved 'Max Payne' Last Weekend
The weekend box office went thusly:
1. Max Payne - $18 million. I thought I'd be happy that talking dogs were no longer the #1 movie, but I've decided talking Mark Wahlberg can often be just as bad.
2. Beverly Hills Chihuahua - $11.2 million. No, never mind. Forget everything I said. Talking dogs are worse.
3. The Secret Life of Bees - $11.1 million, because everyone wants to know just what the hell bees have been up to all these years.
4. W. - Made $10.6 million and successfully convinced most audiences not to vote for Bush this time.
5. Eagle Eye - $7.3 million. So, anyway, an eagle's eye: best eye? Probably.
Weekend Box Office Results [Box Office Mojo]
Oct 13 2008 Talking Animals Retain Popularity from Week to Week
Weekend box office results!
1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua - $17.5 million. Number one. For the second straight week. Nice job, everyone.
2. Quarantine - $14.2 million, which is worse than the talking dog movie's second week.
3. Body of Lies - $13.1 million--way less than the second week of the movie where dogs talk.
4. Eagle Eye - $11 million, suggesting the stars of this film were probably humans rather than, say, talking dogs in their second week of a movie's run.
5. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - $6.5 million. Infinite playlist? More like infinitely less popular than another week of talking dogs!
Oct 6 2008 Talking Animals Proven Popular Once Again
Movies remained a popular form of entertainment this last weekend. Here is a listing of how many dollars the five most popular made:
1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua - $29 million, handily beating every movie without CGI talking dogs.
2. Eagle Eye - $17.7 million, which is worse than the talking dog movie.
3. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - $12 million, way less than the movie where dogs talk.
4. Nights in Rodanthe - $7.4 million, suggesting the stars of this film were probably humans rather than, say, talking dogs.
5. Appaloosa - $5 million? Hey, guys, how about adding some talking dogs to the mix and making some real scratch, know what what I'm sayin'? Or at least a white hot romance between two consenting middle-aged adults, which is also a more profitable formula.
Incidentally, Blindness came in 12th with only $2 million, so I guess the protest worked to keep that one down. As did very bad reviews.
Weekend Box Office Results [Box Office Mojo]
Sep 29 2008 The Shia LaBeouf Movie Made More Money Than Other, Non-Shia LaBeouf Movies
The amount of money (in dollars) earned by various films last weekend is as follows:
1. Eagle Eye - Someone asked me what this was about the other day and I told them I think it's Shia LeBeouf reenacting the first half-hour of the The Matrix as a full movie. Now that people have seen it, is that accurate? ($29.2 million)
2. Nights in Rodanthe - $13.6 million. Who knew there was such a market for menoporn? (Answer: lonely mothers.)
3. Lakeview Terrace - $7 million, thought I'm positive it would be making even more if they'd just gone with my title, Samuel L. Jackson's RACIST COP.
4. Fireproof - $6.5 million! The Fireproof Action Squads worked! How does that make you feel?
5. Burn After Reading - Despite a 44% drop to $6.2 million, it's still maintaining a hefty audience lead over actually reading.
Weekend Box Office Results [Box Office Mojo]
Jul 15 2008 'Eagle Eye' Poster Has Multiple Monaghans, LaBeoufs
With all the various overlaid angles and mustaches, I keep thinking this is from a '70s band's television appearance. Except instead of music, this is a concert of intensity, all songs written and performed by S. LaBeouf.
Eagle Eye poster [Jo Blo]
Jun 25 2008 New 'Eagle Eye' Trailer with Even Stevens: Action Star
Eagle Eye, starring Michelle Monaghan and Shia LaBeouf, has a new trailer. The film is directed by Disturbia's DJ Caruso based on a story by Steven Spielberg, that story being that a terrorist group enlists the unwilling help of a patchy-bearded youth and a single mom by way of cell phone--one more reason to fear technology. It looks a surprisingly decent thriller considering an estimated 80% of the dialogue looks to be LaBeouf shouting, "Who are you?? Why/how are you doing this??" (Thanks to Kyle for the tip.)
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May 22 2008 'Eagle Eye' Teaser Trailer Saves Tonight
Eagle Eye, Shia LaBeouf's newest attempt at making the name Even Stevens synonymous with action, has a new teaser trailer online at the official site. It's already drawing criticism for its ridiculous phone-call-guides-you-exactly-where-and-when-to-move similarities to The Matrix, but with an original story by Steven Spielberg--his first since The Goonies--I'd urge you to give it a shot. Especially since I've heard the "projectile speed" sequences are radically different than The Matrix's "bullet time."
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Jan 8 2008 'Eagle Eye' Set Shots: Shia Keeps Desperately Shaking Disney Image
Some new images from the set of the political thriller Eagle Eye have turned up courtesy of Just Jared, mostly showing an unshaven Shia LeBeouf with shotgun. Guess he'll be yelling, "Shia LeVista, baby!" Ha! Am I right? No? OK, that's fair. How about Shia LeBoomstick? Eat-Gun Stevens?
I'm sorry for that.
Shia Calls Shotgun [Just Jared]
