Everyone expected a horror film to be at the top of the charts on the weekend before Halloween… just not this horror movie. Paranormal Activity landed in first place over the weekend, scaring up $22 million and upsetting Saw VI in the process—the latest edition in the torture porn franchise opened in second with Read More
Let the wild rumpus start! Where The Wild Things Are was crowned king at the box office this weekend with a burly $32.4 million. Between Spike Jonze’s film, the better-than-anticipated opening for Law Abiding Citizen ($21.2 million) and the continued growth of Paranormal Activity, this was the highest grossing October weekend on Read More
Is it still a staycation if you go out? Audiences flocked to see the island paradise getaway Couples Retreat, presumably because no one can afford their own trip; the comedy was the top choice for moviegoers over Columbus Day weekend, grossing an estimated $35.3 million. Further down the chart, the bigger story Read More
Since you won’t get mail on Monday, Columbus Day actually does count as a real holiday! But not according to Hollywood, we guess: Instead of flooding the market with ample choices for moviegoers this weekend, only one film gets a nationwide release. That’s fine for us, though; perhaps it means all of you slackers who Read More
If you think roughly three-quarters of Hollywood’s output arrives between now and Christmas day, that’s probably because it does. Or at least it seems like it does. Thanksgiving marks the official kick-off of the holiday season, and there’s something at the box office for everyone in your family. Here’s a handy guide to the Thanksgiving Read More
Four Christmases
Running time 82 minutes
Written by Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore
Directed by Seth Gordon
Starring Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Sissy Spacek, Robert Duvall, Mary Steenburgen, Jon Voight
O.K., go ahead and make fun of Christmas. Every year, somebody does. Like the people Read More
We’ve had our eyes on Couples Retreat for a good month. The goofy Jon Favreau-Vince Vaughn reunion film that Mr. Favreau penned, off an idea from Mr. Vaughn, seems like the type of pure high-concept tripe that we’ll scoop up with the fervor of Oliver Twist. To wit: four couples visit a tropical paradise Read More
Here’s a promise: we won’t make a single "they’re so money" joke in this entire post.
Swingers friends Jon Faverau and Vince Vaughn are re-teaming for the new film Couples Retreat. The film, written by Mr. Faverau and based on an idea by Mr. Vaughn, will center on a pair of couples who Read More
Lesson learned this weekend: Martin Lawrence still has it, while Vince Vaughn doesn’t always. Out of five—yes, five—comedies released this weekend, Lawrence’s Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (No. 1) was easily the fan favorite in Manhattan, out-grossing its closest competition, the Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey romantic barnstormer Fool’s Gold by over $60,000. (Gold did, however, get Read More
Robert Duvall will join Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn in the holiday romp, Four Christmases, set to start production in December. Mr. Vaughn is trying extra hard to get on Santa’s good list this year (Fred Claus, now Four Christmases?)
Vaughn and Witherspoon also are producing the pic, in which a Read More
