Box Office Ramble

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By Peter Oberth

The death of big stars and bigger budgets

On the eve of another big budget summer which will see a slew of sure-fire blockbusters (Iron Man 3, Fast & Furious 6, S... Read more
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Angels & Demons barely eeks out Star Trek in week 2

Nothing too exciting going on this weekend with only one new wide release.  Angels & Demons barely had enough steam to outpace the strong-legged Star Trek in it's second weekend.  The two most impressive things of the weekend were probably Management's stunningly lo... Read more
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Star Trek destroys Next Day Air, sends Wolverine screaming

The summer officially began last weekend with the surprisingly monster success of the against-all-odds blockbuster X-Men Origins: Wolverine and continues this week with the revamping of the once profitable Star Trek franchise.  The other new release, Next Day Air?  Fail.... Read more
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Wolverine defies all, McConaughey's a ghost and Terra is invisible

Wolverine defied bad press and an early leak to completely rip apart not only the competition of the week but every other movie so far this year, opening the summer frame with great promise while a slew of other potential blockbusters linger close behind.... Read more
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Miley lines Disney's wallets while Rogen can't defend himself and Dragonball just sucks

Miley Cyrus stretched her pop fame a little longer this weekend while Seth Rogen kept status quo and Dragonball Evolution couldn't even live up to the disappointing expectations everyone pegged on it.... Read more
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Vin Diesel returns strong, Kristen Stewart can't cut it without the vamps

After (embarassingly) barely beating out Disaster Movie last August for the number 1 spot with Babylon A.D., Vin Diesel had his first bonified hit since 2005's The Pacifier and his first all around action hit since XXX in 2002 perhaps proving that he should stay behind the wheel a little more.  K... Read more
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Monsters beat down horror, WWE fails again

So, after months of teasing starting with the Super Bowl, of all places, Monsters Vs.... Read more
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Witch beats down Watchmen and wins the race to the top

2009 is human after all.  The first big "blockbuster" of the year, ironically seems to be the movie that turned 2009 back into a normal year.  Watchmen, after a lower than expected opening last... Read more
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Watchmen disappoints with huge opening?

Superheroes, Tyler Perry, Liam Neeson, a poor millionaire and a mall cop.  The weekend didn't exactly showcase anything new but it did still hold a few surprises.  Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail held surprisingly strong to tack on to his most successful outing yet.  The success stories of the y... Read more
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Madea bitchslaps Jonas Brothers, sends Street Fighter running

It seems that Madea won't go down without a fight, and she certainly won't be upended by a bunch of snotty teenagers.  The Jonas Brothers concert movie, which was being pushed as the "event of the year" went down in flames as it couldn't even muster enough teenieboppers to topple Tyler Perry's cr... Read more
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