Rise of the Silver Surfer
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What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue.
1408
Just in time for scary movie season, Stephen King's summer sleeper hit 1408 is coming out on DVD!
Which Movie Will Be No. 1 at the Box Office This Weekend?
While there are several new releases coming out this weekend (Evan Almighty, A Mighty Heart, 1408, and others), it's hard to say if any of them will definitely knock The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer off of its box office throne. What do you think?
Which Movie Will Be No.
Box Office: Silver Surfer Rides to No. 1
This weekend the Fantastic Four sequel, Rise of the Silver Surfer, "flamed on" to take the top slot at the box office, raking in an impressive $57.4 million. This just beats the first Fantastic Four movie's opening weekend which brought in $56 million last year.
In second place was Ocean's Thirteen with $19 million while Knocked Up followed behind at No.
Buzz News Roundup, 6/13
- Don Herbert, best known as TV's "Mr. Wizard," has died, the New York Times reports.
- After the whole Silver Surfer silver dollars thing, the newest Fantastic Four promotional stunt has made its way to the London Eye, London's observation wheel, Variety reports.
- According to Hollywood Reporter, Greg Kinnear and Maura Tierney have joined the already awesome cast of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's comedy Baby Mama.
- Want to catch up on "Jericho" after that whole nut fiasco? Repeats from the show's first season will air on Fridays starting July 6, the Futon Critic reports.
- T-Pain beat out Rhianna and Paul McCartney for No.
The Original Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four movie that came out before this summer's Rise of the Silver Surfer made some money in the box office, but was given pretty bad reviews.
As poorly as those reviews may have been, though, it fared much better than this even earlier Fantastic Four movie did, despite its stellar cast and super-impressive special effects (sarcasm alert). I dug this photo up on Wikipedia, and I'm so glad I did.
Which of the Fantastic Four's Powers Would You Want?
This Friday, the Fantastic Four sequel, Rise of the Silver Surfer, hits theaters to provide audiences with a fun, silly, summertime computer-animated treat. The Fantastic Four are a group of superheroes, each with his/her own cool power. If you could choose among these four, which power would you want?
New Trailer for the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
This sequel to the first Fantastic Four movie finds the superheroes battling the Silver Surfer, a liquidy metallic guy who can change matter and who apparently "eats planets." According to this new trailer, "Everywhere this thing goes, eight days later, the planet dies." So, it's going to be a challenge taking care of this surfer dude.
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Jessica Alba Hits Berlin, Still With Leggings
Jessica Alba is still the one woman Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer parade around Europe -- this stop, Berlin! As usual, she looks a whole lot more gorgeous when she's got that big ol' smile on her face, but I guess she doesn't really have a choice when she's the only cast member making the promotional rounds. It looks like she's yet to lose those leggings from the other day; at least with this super mini dress they're a little more necessary.
Sugar Bits - Fantastic Four Sequel Surfs In At #1
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer took in $57.4 million and the top slot at the box office this weekend. The summer of sequels rages on! - BuzzSugar
- Kristy Swanson, who played Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the movie version, is pressing charges against her boyfriend's ex.
Fantastic Four Still Having Fun Down Under
Jessica and her cute costars were still showing off clips from Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer in Australia this week. The movie isn't quite finished yet, but some lucky Aussies got a sneak peek. Jessica looks great.
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