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March 17th, 2010 by Davodd

SXSW: Phillippe confirms he’s auditioned for Captain America

Ryan Phillippe, the 35-year-old actor of Oscar-winning non-genre films such as Crash and Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers confirmed recent rumors that he has, indeed, auditioned for the lead role of Steve Rogers in the upcoming film adaptation of Marvel’s Captain America, according to various news reports.

Phillippe joins an increasingly long list of 30-something actors who have auditioned for the part, including Channing Tatum and John Krasinski.

One part has been cast, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Hugo Weaving (The Matrix trilogy) has signed on to play arch-villain, the evil Nazi, Red Skull.

According to IMDB, Captain America is set for a July 22, 2011, debut in theaters.

Phillippe was at the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Con to promote his new May-premiering movie, the comedy MacGruber, based on a recurring Saturday Night Live skit and starring Will Forte.

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May 11th, 2009 by Davodd

Top 8 Genre Movies: New Trek breaks highest opening record

startrek-fl.jpgThe eleventh and newest Star Trek film with its all-new cast posted an all new opening record this past weekend. It brought in more than $72.5 million in ticket sales in its debut weekend – more than the next 19 top-grossing films combined. Additionally, compared to other Trek films, after only three days of release, the film is already the fifth-highest money maker for Paramount. With these numbers, odds are we’ll see more Trek in years to come.

In its second weekend, X-Men Origins: Wolverine ticket sales fell more than 68% to $27 million for the No. 2 spot on the Genre Top 10..

the only genre film set to debut next week, the supernatural religious thriller Angels and Demons is the follow-up to the DaVonci Code and is set for wide release.

Following are the Top 10 speculative fiction movies in release in North America for the weekend of May 8-10, 2009.

RANK #. (Overall Rank) Title – Weekend Gross | Total Gross [Budget]

  1. (1) Star Trek – $72.5 million | $76.5 million [N/A]
  2. (2) X-Men Origins: Wolverine – $27 million | $129.6 million [$150 million]
  3. (3) Ghosts of Girlfriends Past – $10.5 million | $30.2 million [N/A]
  4. (5) 17 Again – $4.4 million | $54.2 million {N/A]
  5. (8) Monsters vs. Aliens – $3.4 million | $186.9 million [$175 million]
  6. (20) The Haunting in Connecticut – $0.19 million | $55.3 million [N/A]
  7. (21) Battle for Terra – $0.18 million | $1.5 million [N/A]
  8. (25) Crank: High Voltage – $0.12 million | $13.6 million [N/A]

Source: Box Office Mojo – list only includes science fiction, spy fi, fantasy and dark fantasy/horror titles.

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April 20th, 2009 by Davodd

Top 10 Genre Movies: 17 Again debuts in top spot

17again-thTeen heart-throb Zac Efron’s latest film, the light fantasy comedy 17 Again pulled in enough teen greenbacks to finish in the top spot in this past weekend’s box office. . It brought in more than $24 million in ticket sales in its debut- weekend – almost more than the next two top-grossing films combined.

The only sci fi flick to debut this weekend was the Spanish-language Sleep Dealer, whichwas shown only an a hanful of theatres in Los Angeles and New York. It debuted at No. 10 on the genre movie list and No. 37 overall with just over $30 thousand.

The sole genre film set to debut next week: The Mutant Chronicles also is set for a limited release befire going to DVD and a broadcast TV debut on the Sci Fi Channel later this summer.

Following are the Top 10 speculative fiction movies in release in North America for the weekend of April 17-19 , 2009.

RANK #. (Overall Rank) Title – Weekend Gross | Total Gross [Budget]

  1. (1) 17 Again – $24 milllion | $24 million [N/A]
  2. (3) Monsters vs. Aliens – $13 million | 163 million [$175 million]
  3. (8) Knowing – $3.4 million | $74 million [N/A]
  4. (10) The Haunting in Connecticut – $3.2 million | $52 million [N/A]
  5. (11) Dragonball Evolution – $1.6 million | $7.8 million [N/A]
  6. (15) Race to Witch Mountain – $0.7 million | $64 million [N/A]
  7. (23) Coraline – $0.2 million | $75 million [N/A]
  8. (26) Push- $0.09 million | $32 million [$38 million]
  9. optical channel(30) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – $0.06 million | $127.5 million [$150 million]
  10. (37) Sleep Dealer – $0.03 million | $0.03 million [N/A]

Source: Box Office Mojo – list only includes science fiction, spy fi, fantasy and dark fantasy/horror titles.

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April 5th, 2009 by Davodd

Top 10 Genre Movies: Monsters vs. Aliens falls to No. 2

After spending last week on at the top spot, animated science fantasy flick, Monsters vs. Aliens fell to the No. 2 spot behind the fourth installment fo the Fast and the Furious franchise.

The only sci fi flick to debut this weekend was Alien Trespass, the 50′s-era sci-fi comedy spook starring Eric McCormick, which debuted at No. 29 on the genre movie list and No. 29 overall with just over $10 million.

Genre films set to debut next week: Dragonball Evolution is set for wide release.

Following are the Top 10 speculative fiction movies in release in North America for the weekend of April 3-5, 2009.

RANK #. (Overall Rank) Title – Weekend Gross | Total Gross [Budget]

  1. (2) Monsters vs. Aliens – $33.5 million | 105.7 million [$175 million]
  2. (3) The Haunting in Connecticut – $9.55 million | 37.2 million [N/A]
  3. (4) Knowing – $8.1  million | $58.3 million [N/A]
  4. (6) Race to Witch Mountain- $3.4 million | $58.4 million [N/A]
  5. (13) Watchmen – $1.1 million | $105.4 million [$150 million]
  6. (19) Coraline – $0.2 million | $74.3 million [N/A]
  7. (22) Push – $0.14 million | $31.3 million [$38 million]
  8. (23) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – $0.13 million | $127.2 million [$150 million]
  9. (29) Alien Trespass – $0.04 million | $0.04 million [N/A]
  10. (33) Fanboys – $0.02 million | $0.6 million [N/A]

Source: Box Office Mojo – list only includes science fiction, spy fi, fantasy and dark fantasy/horror titles.

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April 4th, 2009 by Davodd

Top 50 Genre Films of 2008

 

Following are the top-grossing science fiction, fantasy, horror and spy-fi films of 2008.

 

Rank Overall Title Gross
(in millions) 		 Budget
(in millions)
 1. 1.  The Dark Knight  $1,001
US: $533 		  $185
 2. 2.  Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull  $787
US: $317		  $185
 3.   3.    Kung Fu Panda  $632
US: 417		  $130
 4.  4.   Hancock  $624
US: $396 		  $150
 5.  6. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa  $591
US: $180		  $150
 6.  7.  Iron Man  $582
US: $318		  $140
 7. 9.  WALL-E  $535
$US: 224		  $180
 8. 10.  The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian  $420
US: $141M		  $200
 9. 12.  The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor  $401
US: $103 		  $145
 10. 13.  Twiight  $377
US: $192		  $37
 11. 14.  Wanted  $341
US: $135 		  $75
 12. 15.  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button  $329
US: $127 		  $150
 13. 17.  Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!  $297
US: $155 		  $85
 14.  18.  Bolt  $287
US: $114 		  $150
 15. 19.  10,000 B.C.  $270
US: $95 		  $105
 16. 20.  The Incredicle Hulk  $263
US: $135 		  $150
 17. 22.  Journey to the Center of the Earth  $242
US: $102 		  $60
 18. 23.  The Day the Earth Stood Still  $231
US: $79 		  $80
 19. 24.  Get Smart  $230
US: $130 		  $80
 20. 26.  Jumper  $222
US: $80 		  $85
 21. 30.  Bedtime Stories  $209
US: $110 		  $80
 22. 36.  Cloverfield  $171
US: $80		  $25
 23. 39. The Happening  $164
US: $65 		  $48
 24. 40.  The Spiderwick Chronicles  $163 
US: $71 		  $90
 25. 41.  Hellboy II: The Golden Army  $160
US: $76 		  $85
 26. 47.  Beverly Hills Chihuahua  $141
US: $95 		  N/A
 27. 48.  The Forbidden Kingdom $129
US: $52 		  N/A
 28. 59.  Nim’s Island  $100
US: $48 		  $37
 29. 60.  Speed Racer  $94
US: $44 		  $120
 30. 63.  Max Payne  $85
US: $41 		  $35
 31. 64.  The Tale of Despereaux  $84
US: $51 		  $60
 32. 70.  Mirrors  $76
US: $31 		  N/A
 33. 72.  Death Race  $75
US: $36 		  $45
 34. 74.  Babylon A.D.  $72
US: $23 		  $70
 35. 75.  Superhero Movie  $71
US: $26 		  N/A
 36. 78.  The X-Files: I Want to Believe  $69
US: $21 		  $30
 37. 79.  Star Wars: The Clone Wars  $68
US: $35 		  N/A
 38. 81.  Space Chimps  $65
US: $30 		  $37
 39. 85.  The Eye  $57
US: $31 		  N/A
 40. 94. Shutter $48
US: $26 		  N/A
 41. 95.  CJ7  $47
US: $0.2 		  N/A
 42. 96.  One Missed Call  $46
US: $27 		  $20
 43. 105.  Quarantine  $41
US: $32 		  $12
 44. 114.  The Spirit  $38 
US: $20 		  N/A
 45. 115.  Fly Me to The Moon  $38
US: $13 		  $25
 46. 129.  Igor  $30
US: $20 		  $25
 47. 134.  Ghost Town  $27
US: $13 		  $20
 48. 144.  The Ruins  $23
US $17 		  N/A
 49. 146.  Doomsday  $22
US: $11 		  N/A
 50.  148. Over Her Dead Body  $21
US $8 		  N/A

Source: Box Office Mojo

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September 21st, 2008 by Davodd

Top 10 Genre Movies: Igor masters weekend box office

Animated Weinstein film Igor was master of the sci-fi box office this past weekend. The film brought in $8 million in its first weekend, easily outdistancing No. 2 genre flick, Ghost Town, a fellow newcomer which brought in $5.2 million over the same period.

Last week’s No. 1, The Dark Knight, fell to the third spot with just under $3 million in ticket sales in its 10th week in release.

Genre films set to debut next week: Blindness, a dystopian thriller starring Mark Ruffalo, Julianne More, Gael Garcia Bernal, Danny Glover and Sandra Oh opens in limited release – with a wider release expected over the next few weeks. 

Following are the Top 10 speculative fiction movies in release in North America for the weekend of September 19-21, 2008.

RANK #. (Overall Rank) Title – Weekend Gross | Total Gross [Budget]

  1. (4) Igor – $8.0 million | $8.0 million [$30 million]
  2. (8) Ghost Town – $5.2 million | $5.2 million [$20 million]
  3. (9) The Dark Knight – $3.0 million | $522million [$185 million]
  4. (13) Death Race – $1.0 million | $35.0 million [$45 million]
  5. (17) Journey to the Center of the Earth – $0.8 million | $99.1 million [$60 million]
  6. (18) Babylon A.D. – $0.74 million | $21.7 million [$70 million]
  7. (19) Fly Me to the Moon – $0.73 million | $11.0 million [$25 million]
  8. (22) Mirrors – $0.47 million | $29.9 million [budget unreported]
  9. (23) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – $0.40 million | $102.2 million [$145 million]
  10. (24) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – $0.36 million | $34.4 million [budget unreported]

Source: Box Office Mojo – list only includes science fiction, spy fi, fantasy and dark fantasy/horror titles.

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September 16th, 2008 by Davodd

SFTV Ratings: Fringe dominates genre competition

Last week marked the beginning of summer re-run season is ending as FOX jumped the gun, with the debut of the new science fantasy/horror series, Fringe, on Tuesday. The network also started its new season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Every other science fiction, fantasy or horror show on broadcast TV last week was still in reruns.

In the battle for viewers, Fringe attracted 9 million viewers last Tuesday – topping the list of genre programs. The show’s debut brought in close to 10% of the viewing public, which is FOX’s highest debut for a drama series in two years.

The network ran a repeat episode of Fringe on Sunday, Sept. 14, where it attracted an additional 5.7 million viewers for about 6 percent of the TVs being used that night.

It’s a good start, but may not be an indication of how well the show will perform once ABC, CBS and NBC stop showing repeats and start airing new episodes on Tuesdays. Luckily, Fringe has a great lead-in following House starting on the 16th.

FOX’s other debut this past week, the sophomore season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles didn’t fare as well against NBC’s Deal or No Deal and CBS’s repeat of The Big Bang Theory. Sarah Connor attracted a mere 6.3 million viewers, barely beating out a repeat of Ghost Whisperer for the No. 2 Genre TV spot.

Following are the ratings for speculative fiction shows that aired on the broadcast networks last week:

SHOW [NET] # Viewers – 18-49/% watching (18-34/%) | Date

  • 1. Fringe [FOX] 9 million – 3.2/9 (2.5/8) | Sept. 9
  • 2. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles [FOX] 6.3 million – 2.4/7 (2.1/6) | Sept. 8
  • 3. Ghost Whisperer (repeat) [CBS] 6.2 million — (1.6/5) | Sept. 12 (9 p.m.)
  • 4. Fringe (repeat) [FOX] 5.7 2.3/6 (19./6) | Sept. 14
  • 5. Ghost Whisperer (repeat) [CBS] 5.7 million — (1.5/5) | Sept. 12 (8 p.m.)
  • 6. Chuck (repeat) [NBC] 2.5 million — (0.8/3) | Sept. 13
  • 7. Smallville (repeat) [CW] 2 million – 0.8/2 (0.7/2) | Sept. 11
  • 8. Supernatural (repeat) [CW] 1.7 million – 0.6/2 (0.5/2) | Sept. 11

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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September 14th, 2008 by Davodd

Top 10 Genre Movies: Dark Knight leads diminishing pack

In its ninth week in release, Batman flick. The Dark Knight continued its reign at the box office this past weekend ad was top film over a dwindling group of genre films at the box office.

No new science fiction, fantasy, horror or spy-fi films have opened over the past two weekends as mainstream comedies dominated at North American movie theatres.

To date, Dark Knight  has brought in more than $517 million in ticket sales in in the U.S. and Canada, with a total of its second weekend – more than $966 million worldwide. According to Warner Brothers – expect the film to be pulled from theatres in the next week wees, only to be re-released in January 2009 during the Oscar season. The studio is hoping for both Academy Awards and to break the billion-dollar mark in ticket sales.

Genre films set to debut next week: Ghost Town starring Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear and Tea Leoni and the animated family fantasy, Igor starring the voices of John Cusack, John Cleese, Steve Buscemi, Eddie Izzard, Jennifer Coolidge, Jay Leno, Molly Shannon and Christian Slater.

Following are the Top 10 speculative fiction movies in release in North America for the weekend of September 12-14, 2008.

RANK #. (Overall Rank) Title – Weekend Gross | Total Gross [Budget]

  1. (7) The Dark Knight – $4.0 million | $517.7 million [$185 million]
  2. (10) Death Race – $2.0 million | $33.2 million [$45 million]
  3. (11) Babylon A.D. – $1.8 million | $20.3 million [$70 million]
  4. (14) Fly Me to the Moon – $1.3 million | $9.9 million [$25 million]
  5. (16) Journey to the Center of the Earth – $1.1 million | $98.0 million [$60 million]
  6. (18) Mirrors – $0.90 million | $29.1 million [budget unknown]
  7. (19) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – $0.82 million | $33.9 million [$budget unknown]
  8. (20) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon King – $0.60 million | $101.5 million [$145 million]
  9. (22) WALL-E – $0.5 million | $220.1 million [$180 million]
  10. (33) Hellboy II: The Golden Army – $0.10 million | $75.8 million [$85 million]

Source: Box Office Mojo – list only includes science fiction, spy fi, fantasy and dark fantasy/horror titles.

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September 7th, 2008 by Davodd

Top Genre TV Shows: National Treasure dominates

NBC’s showing of theatrical movie, National Treasure led the meek offering of genre-related programming this past week on broadcast television. The Nick Cage-starring fantasy spy-fi adventure flick beat out repeat episodes of Ghost Whisperer and Chuck to take the genre crown in the few day before the Big 5 networks started rolling out their fall TV premieres.

The CW pre-empted showings of Reaper, Supernatural and Smallville for the debut and repeat airings of re-tread teen soap opera 90210 - a re-make of the 1980s FOX hit series.

Following are the ratings for speculative fiction shows that aired on the broadcast networks last week (August 29-September 4, 2008):

SHOW | [NETWORK] | Rating (Air Date)

  • National Treasure [NBC] 1.8 [August 31]
  • Ghost Whisperer [CBS] 1.4 (August 29)
  • Chuck [CBS] 0.7 (August 30)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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September 1st, 2008 by Davodd

Top 10 Genre Movies: Babylon A.D. towers over genre competition

Despite poor reviews, dystopian newcomer Babylon A.D. topped the genre Labor Day holiday weekend box office with just under $10 million in ticket sales. It was second overall, behind only the comedy blockbuster Tropic Thunder.

Lat week’s No. 1 – Death Race – fell to the No. 3 spot among genre films (No. 6 overall) with about $6.3 million in ticket sales.

The No. 2 genre spot was held by Batman flick, The Dark Knight, which passed the half-billion mark in North American sales this past weekend. Racking up $8.6 million in ticket sales for a grand total of $502.3 million in domestic sales, added to the $417 million foreign takem the film reached a total gross of $921.7 million worldwide.

Needless to say, there will be more Batman films in future years.

No genre films are set to debut over the next two weeks.

 

Following are the Top 10 speculative fiction movies in release in North America for the 2008 Labor Day weekend.

RANK #. (Overall Rank) Title – Weekend Gross | Total Gross [Budget]

  1. (2) Babylon A.D. – $9.6 million | $9.6 million [$70 million]
  2. (3) The Dark Knight – $8.6 million | $502.3 million [$185 million]
  3. (6) Death Race – $6.3 million | $23.1 million [$45 million]
  4. (11) Mirrors – $2.74 million | $24.8 million [unreported budget]
  5. (12) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – $2.70 million | $29.6 million [unreported budget]
  6. (13) The Mummy: Dragon Emperor – $2.6 million | $97.9 million [$145 million]
  7. (15) Journey to the Center of the Earth – $1.8 million | $94.6 million [$60 million]
  8. (18) Fly Me to the Moon – $1.5 million | $6.3 million [$25 million]
  9. (21) Wall-E – $1.1 million } $217.9 million [$180 million]
  10. (29) Hellboy 2 – $0.2 million | $75.4 million [$85 million]

Source: Box Office Mojo – list only includes science fiction, spy fi, fantasy and dark fantasy/horror titles.

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