Summer Movies 2007

Source: Reuters
'Halloween' Slashes Holiday Record
Posted Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007
A re-imagining of the classic slasher movie "Halloween" broke the record for a new release during the U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday. Read more.





Hollywood Eyes $4B Summer Record
Hollywood movie studios Monday eyed a $4 billion summer record at U.S. and Canadian box offices after this weekend's strong opening for teen sex comedy 'Superbad' and other recent films that topped forecasts. Read more.
Posted Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007

'Superbad' Gets McLovin at the Box Office
'Superbad' was super good at the box office, proving that a no-name cast could hold its own amid A-list summer blockbusters. The teen comedy from Sony, the misadventures of two high school buddies trying to score booze, took in $31.2 million to debut as the weekend's No. 1 movie, according to studio estimates Sunday. Read more.
Posted Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007

Johansson 'Never' Cast for Porn Bio
Contrary to what you may have heard, Scarlett Johansson doesn't have pornography in her future. Over the past few months, reports have claimed that Johansson would play porn star Jenna Jameson in an adaptation of the adult star's autbiography "How to Make Love Like a Porn Star." Now, a rep for Johansson is squashing those rumors. Read more.
Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Damon Sides With Bourne Over Bond
Matt Damon's amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne shares initials with another notorious screen operative. But other than that, Damon doesn't see any similarities between Bourne and James Bond. Bond is "an imperialist and he's a misogynist. He kills people and laughs and sips martinis and wisecracks about it," Damon, 36, told The Associated Press in an interview. Read more.
Posted Tuesday, July 24, 2007

'Chuck and Larry' Should Be No. 1
Entering its second weekend, 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' is facing off against a couple of muggle movies. The odd-couple comedy 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry' looks as if it could elbow its way to the top of the North American box-office heap. Simultaneously, the upbeat musical 'Hairspray' could establish itself as a singing-and-dancing summer hit. Read more.
Posted Friday, July 20, 2007

Potter's 'Phoenix' Soars to $77.4 Million
'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' took in $77.4 million in its opening weekend, more than doubling the total taken in by the runner-up. The latest film from the series of novels by J.K Rowling, which premiered on Wednesday, has grossed a total of $140,017,000 domestically in 4,285 theaters. Read more.
Posted Monday, July 16, 2007

'Simpsons Movie' Plot Is Kept Top Secret
When a studio holds back a film from critics, it's normally a sign that the movie is a dud. But Fox is insisting that's not the reason behind keeping 'The Simpsons Movie' from reviewers until days before its release. Read more.
Posted Friday, July 13, 2007

It's the Summer of the Average Joe
This summer, the guy saving the world from interplanetary invaders isn't Tom, Ben or Will. It's an average Joe bearing the decidedly atypical moniker of Shia LaBeouf, an actor who calls himself the "21-year-old Garry Shandling," and he's stunned to find himself headlining summer blockbuster 'Transformers.' Read more.
Posted Friday, July 13, 2007

'Simpsons' Movie Rips on Church, Al Gore
The upcoming Simpsons movie takes a typically irreverent dig at religion and environmentalists, and features a nude scene involving 'toon teen Bart that had the audience at a preview show applauding. Read more.
Posted Thursday, July 5, 2007

Travolta Says 'Hairspray' Isn't Gay
As gay rights activists gear up to protest 'Hairspray' thanks to John Travolta's affiliation with Scientology, the star of the movie says there's no homosexual overtones in the movie. Read more.
Posted Tuesday, July 3, 2007

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