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Disney released a triptych of posters for this spring's "Alice in Wonderland" on Thursday. The posters give audiences a look at Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter's Red Queen, Anne Hathaway's White Queen, and Mia Wasikowska's Alice. Take a look at the avant-garde art for Tim Burton's upcoming 3D fantasy flick.
"Terminator: Salvation" isn't really sticking with Stateside critics or ticketbuyers, but it's a different story overseas.
The Christian Bale-starrer landed in the top international spot again this weekend, taking in $46.1 million in 80 territories, according to studio estimates.
The fourth installment in the action franchise landed in first place in its Japan and China debuts, and it was the box office leader in more than 30 territories.
"Terminator" has now grossed $166 million internationally but only $114 million in the U.S.
On the flip side, "The Hangover," which is taking the domestic box office by storm ($105 million so far), landed in only the No. 4 spot internationally. The raunchy Vegas comedy took in $11.6 million in 15 territories and opened as the number one title in the U.K.
In second place overseas was Fox's "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," which grossed $17.9 million on the weekend from 104 markets. Its international total is a strong $176 million to go along with its $143 domestic take.
Sony's "Angels & Demons" was third, with $14.1 million. It's still the worldwide leader at the box office, with a $315 million overseas take and a $123 million domestic take.
No. 5 on the weekend was Pixar/Disney's "Up," which grossed $8.2 million from 14 territories. The animated adventure is rolling out slowly as most Pixar movies do.
Sony's "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," took in only $2.4 million but but hasn't opened in many territories yet, mostly just in Asia and the Middle East. And making little noise was Universal's "Land of the Lost," which opened in five territories for a tally of $3.1 million.
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Fehmi Says
I'm glad Terminator is doing well somewhere in the world. games
Shaking my head Says
InsenseD9,
I can see that you're one of those Terminator fanboys from yesteryear who felt their childhood "raped" by the new installation.
I've reconciled that there are two people in life: one, a person who feels that their childhood is in fact "raped" because a movie sequel that comes out in adulthood doesn't measure up to a film they liked as a kid/teenager. Two, a person who doesn't. For some strange reason you are very emotionally attached to the original Terminators, and that's fine, but it seems that you were never going to like the film regardless of what you saw. It begs the question of why you went to see it in the first place.
Honestly, I don't think the problem is the film, which was flawed, but fine. I think the problem here is you. That's all.
insensed9 Says
You'll get no argument from me about the media and critics in this country often being stupid and shortsighted. But I've seen Terminator Salvation and quite frankly, it sucked. From Christian Bale's overacting to Sam Worthington's overrated performance to the terrible writing and the direction that, at times, made the movie play like a parody, Terminator Salvation was a TERRIBLE movie. Sure, the special effects were great, but who give a shit if the story doesn't work, if the characters don't make you care? During the sequence featuring the T800 with Schwarzenegger's CGI-created face, people in the theater were actually laughing (my wife and I were both chuckling), and I'm pretty sure the intent in that scene wasn't humor. I felt absolutely no connection to any of these characters and frequently felt embarrassed for Christian Bale because his performance and dialogue were at times so cheesy and overacted. Terminator 3 was hardly a great film, but at least it still felt like it belonged to the same franchise. This movie didn't even feel like it was part of the same universe. Terrible. Terrible. Terrible.
sense11 Says
I'm glad Terminator is doing well somewhere in the world. Stupid media machine and the shortsighted critics of this country are the ones that helped the movie get a small audience. How the hell does Night at the Museum and Imagine That get a higher rating. It so blatantly market influenced.
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