The animated sequel from Pixar and Walt Disney and Cameron Diaz headlined raunchy comedy have surpassed studio predictions, pushing the superhero adaptation Green Lantern to third place.
The superhero film, which was panned by critics and cost $200 million to produce plus $125 million to market, has achieved a first place ranking at the box office even though it didn't meet it's projected figures.
Though it stands with the lowest opening weekend of the entire X-Men film franchise, positive word of mouth should help 20th Century Fox's much talked about X-prequel in the long run.
Marvel's first superhero film of the summer stays strong while Universal Pictures' international smash hit Fast Five dominates international box office. Sony's Priest doesn't deliver.
Grindhouse movies are back and they are back with a vengeance. I just wrapped up a weekend viewing of Canadian filmmaker Jason Eisener’s Hobo With a Shotgun, and it made me realize how important these films are when compared to the run-of-the-mill blockbusters hitting theaters.
The cinematic sequel to the popular children's book takes the top spot in it's opening weekend against the Zack Snyder directed action-fantasy, followed by Limitless, The Lincoln Lawyer and Rango.
