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Cast list for ‘NINE’ (movie)

GetListy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:42:39 +0000

NINE, which premiered on Broadway in 1982 to critical acclaim (winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical), and successfully revived in 2003 (winning another two Tonys, including Best Revival), is now a movie directed by Rob Marshall. Here is the cast list:

Daniel Day-Lewis
Penelope Cruz
Marion Cotillard
Nicole Kidman
Judi Dench
Kate Hudson
Fergie (Stacy Ferguson)
Sophia Loren

Athletes who became actors

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:05:19 +0000

Athletes are performers and used to plying their trade before the public, so it should come as no great surprise that some have been able to make the move from the jock kingdom to the small or large screen. Not everyone has been doing Shakespeare, of course, but a few have been able to make their mark (not to mention a decent living) in the thespian world.

Here are just a few who have successfully transitioned:

Jim Brown: NFL running back/The Dirty Dozen

Chuck Connors: MLB/The Rifleman

Fred Dryer: NFL/Hunter

Rick Fox: NBA/Oz, Ugly Betty

Alex Karras: NFL/Blazing Saddles, Webster

Howie Long: NFL/Broken Arrow, 3000 Miles to Graceland, Malcolm in the Middle

Ed Marinaro: NFL/Hill Street Blues

Merlin Olsen: NFL/Father Murphy

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Body builder/Terminator series

O.J. Simpson: NFL/Naked Gun series

Bubba Smith: NFL/Police Academy

Bob Uecker: MLB/Major League series, Mr. Belvedere

Carl Weathers: NFL/Rocky series

Fred Williamson: NFL/blaxploitation films, Starsky and Hutch

Top movie gimmicks

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:16:48 +0000

Hollywood types will do just about anything to herd folks into the theater.

Big star pairings? Check. Lots of stuff blowing up? You bet. Endless sequels to films that made it big? Count on it. Funky glasses to make it look as though the action is right in your face? Coming right up.

Time put together its list of the Top 10 Movie Gimmicks. Some worked well, others had their moments, and a few were complete bombs. See how many you can remember.

Here’s a peek:

To learn more about these stunts, and to see a slideshow, check out Time.

Hit movies that were never No. 1

Bill Sullivan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:23:37 +0000

Everybody likes being No. 1, but you don’t have to hit the top spot to make a lot of money.

That’s true in NASCAR or golf, where finishing in the Top 10 on a consistent basis can earn you a lot of cash, if not the greatest of reputations. It’s also true in Hollywood, where movies don’t have to hit the top of the charts to rake in tidy profits.

Boxofficemojo.com has put together a list of the top-grossing films that never made it to No. 1.

Here are the Top 10:

Position	Film	Peak	Gross
1	My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)	2	$241,438,208
2	Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)	2	$217,326,974
3	The Day After Tomorrow (2004)	2	$186,740,799
4	Dances with Wolves (1990	2	$184,208,848
5	A Beautiful Mind (2001)	2	$170,742,341
6	Chicago (2002)	3	$170,687,518
7	Casino Royale (2006)	2	$167,445,960
8	Catch Me If You Can (2002)	2	$164,615,351
9	The Polar Express (2004)	2	$162,775,358
10	The Longest Yard (2005)	2	$158,119,460

To see the rest, visit boxofficemojo.com.

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Top Patrick Swayze performances

Bill Sullivan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:25:59 +0000

When Patrick Swayze passed away on Sept. 14 after a long bout with cancer, the 57-year-old actor left behind a body of work that was both mixed and impressive.

Yahoo Movies put together a list and slide show of Swazye’s best.

Here’s a look:

The Outsiders (1983)

Red Dawn (1984)

Dirty Dancing (1987)

Road House (1989)

Ghost (1990)

Point Break (1991)

City of Joy (1992)

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)

Donnie Darko (2001)

The Beast (2008)

To read more about these, and to see a slide show, visit Yahoo Movies.

Top grossing Brad Pitt movies

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:14:15 +0000

With the opening of Inglourious Basterds, Brad Pitt’s star power once again is on the line. A quirky, violent Quentin Tarantino film may not be everyone’s piece of cake, but Pitt is coming off the success of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and the Academy Award nomination that accompanied it.

How bankable is Pitt?

Here’s a list of his top-grossing films to date:

1. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005): $186,336,279
2. Ocean’s Eleven (2001): $183,417,150
3. Troy (2004): $133,378,256
4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): $127,509,326
5. Ocean’s Twelve (2004): $125,544,280
6. Ocean’s Thirteen (2007): $117,154,724
7. Interview with the Vampire (1994): $105,264,608
8. Seven (1995): $100,125,643

Source: boxofficemojo.com

Top August movie opening weekends

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:21:22 +0000

With Labor Day approaching, the summer movie season nears an end. Most of the anticipated blockbusters have already hit the big screen, but August historically has produced its share of winners, too.

Here, according to boxofficemojo.com, are the biggest August opening weekends to date. (Figures include gross box office for the opening Friday-Sunday, total gross, and release date.):

1. The Bourne Ultimatum — $69,283,690 ($227,471,070): 8/3/07
2. Rush Hour 2 — $67,408,222 ($226,164,286): 8/3/01
3. Signs — $60,117,080 ($227,966,634): 8/2/02
4. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra — $54,713,046 ($61,119,027): 8/7/09
5. Rush Hour 3 — $49,100,158 ($140,125,968): 8/10/07
6. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby — $47,042,215 ($148,213,377): 8/4/06
7. American Pie 2 — $45,117,985 ($145,103,595): 8/10/01
8. XXX — $44,506,103 ($142,109,382): 8/9/02
9. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – $40,457,770 ($102,491,776): 8/1/08
10. Alien Vs. Predator – $38,291,056 ($80,282,231): 8/13/04

Source: boxofficemojo.com

Top grossing Adam Sandler movies

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:10:51 +0000

Adam Sandler is back at the multiplex, appearing in Judd Apatow’s Funny People.

The film — about a jaded comic facing his own mortality — is a departure for Sandler. While the movie drew decent reviews, it doesn’t appear destined to be one of his biggest hits, pulling in an estimated $23.4 million over its first weekend.

Here’s a list of his top-grossing films to date, with release date and lifetime gross:

Big Daddy (6/25/99): $163,479,795
The Waterboy (11/6/98): $161,491,646
The Longest Yard (5/27/05): $158,119,460
Anger Management (4/11/03): $135,645,823
Mr. Deeds (6/28/02): $126,293,452
50 First Dates (2/13/04):$120,908,074
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (7/20/07): $120,059,556
Bedtime Stories (12/25/08): $110,101,975
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (6/6/08): $100,018,837

Source: boxofficemojo.com

Stars aging gracefully

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:41:13 +0000

When Jennifer Lopez turned 40 on July 24, she joined a distinguished group of female entertainers entering a more “mature” phase of their lives and careers.

Here’s a list of prominent show business women who’ve crossed over The Big 4-0, with date of birth:

Pamela Anderson: 7-1-67

Jennifer Aniston: 2-11-69

Halle Berry: 8-14-66

Sandra Bullock: 7-26-64

Kristin Chenoweth: 7-24-68

Courteney Cox: 6-15-64

Teri Hatcher: 12-8-64

Jane Krakowski: 10-11-68

Jennifer Lopez: 7-24-69

Mary Louise Parker: 8-2-64

Julia Roberts: 10-28-67

Courtney Thorne-Smith: 11-8-67

Biggest summer movie openings

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:00:44 +0000

While Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince turned in a remarkable opening weekend — grossing more than $158 million in U.S. box office alone — “weekend” has become open to interpretation in terms of movie-making one-upsmanship.

Normally, movies open on Friday, giving the film three days to rack up sales. Recently, however, anticipated blockbusters debut earlier in the week, skewing comparisons to titles going the more conventional route.

Prince, for instance, opened on a Wednesday and did much of its business in the first few days. Its Friday-Sunday haul of just over $77 million would rank it only 20th among the biggest summer debuts of all time.

Which movies hold the top spots?

Here’s the list, according to boxofficemojo.com.

1. The Dark Knight — $158,411,483 (7/18/08)
2. Spider-Man 3 — $151,116,516 (5/04/07)
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest — $135,634,554 (7/07/06)
4. Shrek the Third — $121,629,270 (5/18/07)
5. Spider-Man — $114,844,116 (5/03/02)
6. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End — $114,732,820 (5/25/07)
7. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen –$108,966,307 (6/24/09)
8. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith — $108,435,841 (5/19/05)
9. Shrek 2 — $108,037,878 (5/19/04)
10. X-Men: The Last Stand — $102,750,665 (5/26/06)

To see the rest, and to catch more cool movie lists, visit boxofficemojo.com.