Fourteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 81st Academy Awards set to air February 22, 2009.
The 14 submitted features are:
“Bolt”
“Delgo”
“Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!”
“Dragon Hunters”
“Fly Me to the Moon”
“Igor”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”
“$9.99”
“The Sky Crawlers”
“Sword of the Stranger”
“The Tale of Despereaux”
“WALL-E”
“Waltz with Bashir”
Under the rules for this category, a maximum of 3...
The Dark Knight is still the reigning champ at the box office. Here is the box office estimate for the weekend of August 8-10:
The Dark Knight--$26 million
Pineapple Express--$22.4 million
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor--$16.1 million
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2--$10.7 million
Step Brothers--$8.9 million
Mamma Mia!--$8 million
Journey to the Center of the Earth--$4.8 million
Hancock--$3.3 million
Swing Vote--$...
Surprise, surprise, 'The Dark Knight' ruled the box office again this weekend. It brought in over $43 million dollars this weekend alone, and has grossed over $394 million since opening weekend.
The rest of the top ten is as follows:
The Dark Knight-$43,800,000
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor-$42,450,000
Step Brothers-$16,300,000
Mamma Mia!-$13,121,000
Journey to the Center of the Earth-$6,875,000
Swing Vote-$6,300,...
The Dark Knight' is still the reigning champ at the box office, bringing in another $75.6 million over the weekend, which brings its overall gross to $314 million!
Here's this weekends box office recap:
1. 'The Dark Knight' --$75.6 million
2. 'Step Brothers'--$30 million
3. 'Mamma Mia!'--$17.9 million
4. 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe'-- $10.2 million
5. 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'-- $9.41 million
6. 'Hancock' -- $8.2...
Will Smith was a superhero at the box office this weekend with Hancock, which brought in $78.3 million in the global box office over the weekend.
Also bringing in some major mullah was Kung Fu Panda with $38 million, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian was number three with $24.3 million, while Wanted slipped to number four with $18.8 million. Wall-E rounded out the top five with $13 million.
Pixar's Wall-E manages to weave a tale of love and hope that is both brilliant and inspirational for all ages. Writer/Director Andrew Stanton flexes his creative muscles in creating a work of pure genius with influences ranging from Charlie Chaplain Little Tramp to Blade Runner.
It's 700 years in the future and the last survivors of humanity's excesses have left Mother Earth to fend for herself. Left behind is a sole robot assigned to clean...