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Box Office: The Hangover Hangs On to the Top Spot

BuzzSugar — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:30:55 -0700

The Hangover had another fantastic weekend at the box office. The comedy came in at No. 1 with an estimated $33.4 million, and is now being called a bona fide box office phenomenon. Pixar's Up also did very well, coming in second place with an estimated $30.5 million over the weekend. According to Variety, "It's unusual for two films like Hangover and Up to simultaneously have such solid holds domestically."

Meanwhile, The Taking of Pelham 123 debuted at No. 3 and earned a solid $25 million, followed by Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. Will Ferrell's Land of the Lost took the fifth spot while Eddie Murphy's newest comedy, Imagine That, had a fairly dismal debut at No. 6.

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Caption It: Which Caption Should Win?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:30:30 -0700

You guys were cracking me up with your captions for this week's challenge from Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian:

There can only be one winner, though. Time to vote!

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Caption It!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:15:47 -0700

Welcome to the Caption It game on BuzzSugar! Every Wednesday, I'll post a photo still from a TV show or movie here and challenge you to think of the most hilarious caption possible. I'll announce the finalists the following Tuesday, and you'll get to vote for the best caption!

First, let's wrap up last week's challenge. At the time I wrote this post, tlsgirl was winning the poll with this caption:

Shrinkage is NOT a laughing matter.

Now on to this week's challenge from Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian:

Leave your captions in the comment space below before 5 p.m. PDT on Monday, June 8, to be considered for a spot in the voting round. Have fun!

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Up Soars at the Box Office

BuzzSugar — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:15:14 -0700

Pixar's Up had a great weekend at the box office, coming in at No. 1 with a whopping $68.2 million. That makes Up the third biggest Pixar debut ever (out of ten) behind The Incredibles and Finding Nemo. It's also worth noting that Up's debut bested Wall-E, which opened last year to $63.1 million.

Interestingly, this particular box office win "validates Disney’s decision to let its Pixar unit put creativity before commerce. Some Wall Street analysts . . . had predicted the film would have a difficult time attracting children because of its geriatric action hero." Hurray for putting story first!

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian continued to do well and scored second place over the weekend. Drag Me to Hell debuted at No. 3 followed by Terminator Salvation and Star Trek.

Image courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures

Box Office: Night at the Museum Beats Terminator!

BuzzSugar — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:30:52 -0700

Ben Stiller's Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian blew Terminator Salvation out of the water over Memorial Day weekend, earning an estimated $70 million.

However, despite coming in second place, McG's effort to revive the popular sci-fi franchise is still a success, earning a solid $53.8 million. That's impressive considering Terminator's less-than-glowing reviews, as well as competition in the action-adventure genre from Star Trek, which came in third place.

Angels & Demons came in at No. 4 followed by Dance Flick which debuted at No. 5.

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Buzz News Roundup, 7/2

BuzzSugar — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:32:44 -0700

According to Variety, Josh Hartnett will be starring in a London stage production of the movie Rain Man, taking on the role originally played by Tom Cruise.
Rapper Young Jeezy will join the cast of Ice Cube's comedy Janky Promoters, Billboard writes.
Michael Imperioli will join the cast of ABC's Life on Mars, Variety reports.
Four more actors have joined the cast of the Night at the Museum sequel, including Christopher Guest, ComingSoon reports.
Entertainment Weekly reports that Criminal Minds looks like the next CBS show to get a spinoff.
Billboard writes that at a private concert this week, Pearl Jam helped raise $3 million for the poverty-fighting charity the Robin Hood Foundation.
TNT will remake the British series Cracker, about an abrasive and heavy-drinking detective, with Robert Duvall as an executive producer, Zap2it reports.
A lost interview with the Beatles has been aired on BBC radio, the Associated Press reports.

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Link Time! 2/5

BuzzSugar — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:30:40 -0800

Popwatch wonders: Is "I drink your milkshake" from There Will Be Blood the best movie quote of 2007?
Vulture picks the top 10 Arrested Development inside jokes that better make it into the movie.
Television Without Pity has launched its own online video shows.
Watch a video of Juno director Jason Reitman being interviewed by middle school kids over on /Film.
The TV Addict wants your Smallville questions for an upcoming interview.
CitizenSugar has video of the amazing Stephen Colbert-Jon Stewart-Conan O'Brien smackdown over who "made" Mike Huckabee.
Cinematical wonders what Amy Adams' role will be in the Night at the Museum sequel: Betsy Ross? Susan B. Anthony?
Wanna see the first-ever 3-D video, courtesy of Missy Elliott? Stereogum has got you covered.

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