Top 5 Films of the Week

This is a report of Top 5 Films of Today, hopefully i can update you every week with this. This is as of August 1, 2008.

This Week TOP 5 Film in North America

1. The Dark Knight
2. Step Brothers
3. Mama Mia!
4. X-Files: I want to believe
5. Journey to the Center of The Earth

2008 Top 5 Film in North America

1. The Dark Knight (2008)
2. Iron Man (2008)
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
4. Hancock (2008)
5. Kung Fu Panda (2008)

2008 Top 5 Film in World-Wide Box Office

1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2. Iron Man
3. Kung Fu Panda
4. Hancock
5. The Dark Knight

All Time World Wide Box Office

1. Titanic (1997)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

All Time Top 5 Animated Film in World-Wide Box Office

1. Shrek 2 (2004)
2. Finding Nemo (2003)
3. Shrek the Third (2007)
4. The Lion King (1994)
5. The Incredibles (2004)


Lets see next week if how these films perform. The Dark Knight seems to be moving so fast that would reach the all time world-wide box office, or would it stay in the no.1 spot in America for a couple of weeks more.Who knows..

Source: imdb.com and boxofficemojo.com

Facts about The Dark Knight

Wondering why Katie Holmes was not able to reprise her role as Rachel Dawes in the latest Batman? Find out why through some facts about The Dark Knight that I collected from imdb.com.

• Turning down a salary estimated at between $1 million and $2 million (an increase over the roughly $1 million she was believed to have earned for Batman Begins (2005)) Katie Holmes chose not to reprise her role as Rachel Dawes. This was due to what was described as 'scheduling conflicts'.
• Before Maggie Gyllenhaal replaced Katie Holmes in the role of Rachel Dawes, both Rachel McAdams and Emily Blunt were rumored for the part
• Matt Damon was Christopher Nolan's first choice for the role of Harvey Dent but turned it down. Before Aaron Eckhart was cast in the part, other actors considered included Hugh Jackman, Ryan Phillippe, Liev Schreiber and Josh Lucas.
• This is the first Batman film to not have "Batman" in the title
• This is the third film of Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale together after Batman Begins in 2005 and The Prestige in 2006)
  
• Robin Williams, Lachy Hulme, Paul Bettany, and Adrien Brody all expressed interest for the role of the Joker before Heath Ledger was cast.
• Had the biggest three-day opening weekend of all time with $158 million beating Spider-Man 3 (2007).
  
  
• Set a new record for the biggest opening-day gross at the box office with $66.4 million. Former record holder was Spider-Man 3 (2007).
  
  
• Set a weekend box-office record for IMAX venues with $6.2 mil. Former record holder was Spider-Man 3 (2007).
  
  
• Set a new mark for money earned in midnight showings when it grossed $18.5 million. Former record holder was Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).
  
  
• Holds the record for reaching the $200 million mark the fastest, after only 5 days.
  
  
• Holds the record for reaching the $300 million mark the fastest, after only 10 days. Former record holder was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006).
• Made more money than Batman Begins (2005) entire domestic run in only 6 days of release.

The Dark Knight fever continues...

The Dark Knight continuously breaking a lot of records kicking previous holders behinds, among its new record are the following; The best opening weekend of all time in America with the record of over 158 million in just a week that overthrown other movie sequels, Pirates 2, Spider Man 3 and Star Wars 3 and The first film to reach 200 million mark in just 5 days, while Pirates 3 made it in 8 days. Indeed, The Dark Knight is the best superhero film and the best movie sequel today.

Currently, the Dark Knight, is closely behind Spider Man-3 at number 16 in the all time box office in America, surpassing fellow 2008 hits that includes Iron Man and Indiana Jones 4 and Kung Fu Panda, and Hancock. And in the World Wide Box Office,The Dark Knight now is grossing up to $460,229,159 at and is already in No. 67 spot.

It is said that, if there would be any film that beats Titanic, it would be The Dark Knight.

The Dark Knight, the fastest film to reach 2000 million dollar

Congratulations to all the casts and crews of The Dark Knight, specially the outstanding performances of lead stars, Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, for being the fastest film to reach 2000 million dollar in just 5 days. Previous record holders, Pirates of Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and Spider Man -2 made to 2000 million in 8 days. Since the day it was released (July 18, 2008), the latest batman film has already reached $222,150,806. Truly Dark Knight is the hottest superhero this year or maybe for years to come.

The Dark Knight has the best opening weekend to date

The latest superhero movie The Dark Knight has the best opening weekend to date with the total gross of $158,411,483 in its first week. It leaves Spider-Man 3 behind by almost 8 million in the 2nd place. This makes The Dark Knight as the most successful batman films ever created.

Completing the top 12 are both Hero Films, Indiana Jones 4 and Iron Man, which were also released earlier this year.

Since most of the anticipated films were already released earlier and some are scheduled next year, seems like The Dark Knight would be holding the top spot for quite a while.

The Complete list:(source:boxofficemojo.com)
1 The Dark Knight - $158,411,483 (2008)
2 Spider-Man 3 - $151,116,516(2007)
3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - $135,634,554 (2006)
4 Shrek the Third - $121,629,270 (2007)
5 Spider-Man - $114,844,116 (2002)
6 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End-$114,732,820(2007)
7 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith-$108,435,841(2005)
8 Shrek 2 - $108,037,878 (2004)
9 X-Men: The Last Stand-$102,750,665(2006)
10 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - $102,685,961(2005)
11 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull-$100,137,835(2008)
12 Iron Man - $98,618,668 (2008)

The Dark Knight, the 7th Batman Film released as a full length movie.

The Dark Knight, is the 7th Batman film ever released in cinemas. Following the success of the Batman Begins in 2005, Christian Bale is back once again as Bruce Wayne and this time with the late Heath Ledger as Joker. The latest film is doing great in the US and World Wide Box Office.

The following are the rest of the Batman films with the actors in the title role.
All of these batman films were hits in the world wide box office record except for the first movie in 1966.

1. Batman: The Movie (1966) - Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin
2. Batman (1989) - Michael Keaton as Batman
3. Batman Returns (1992) - Michael Keaton as Batman
4. Batman Forever (1995) - Val Kilmer as Batman
5. Batman and Robin (1997) - George Clooney as Batman, Chris O'Donnell as Robin
6. Batman Begins (2005) - Christian Bale as Batman

Who rules the All Time World Wide Box Office?

Who among our favorite actors and directors are champions in Box Office World Wide?Let's take a look on them:

1. Oscar Winning Director Steven Spielberg has the most box office films of all time as of 2008, his several hits includes Jaws in 1975, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Jurassic Park (1993)The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001), Minority Report (2002), Catch Me If You Can (2002), War of the Worlds (2005), and his latest Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). (this doesn't include his Writing Credits)
2. Tom Cruise' Hits includes , Top Gun (1986), Rain Man (1988), A Few Good Men (1992), The Firm (1993), Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Mission: Impossible (1996) , Jerry Maguire (1996), Mission: Impossible II (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002) ,The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005) and Mission: Impossible III (2006)
3. Director/Writer George Lucas Box office Hits include Star Wars (1977), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). His writings and stories also include Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
4. WIll Smith has over ten films that gained box office records, his movies include Independence Day (1996), Men in Black (1997), Enemy of the State (1998), Wild Wild West (1999), Men in Black II (2002), Bad Boys II (2003), I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005),The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), I Am Legend (2007), and his latest Hancock (2008)
5. Tom Hanks, 2-time Oscar winner and a Box Office Champion, some of his films that gained Box Office record include, Forrest Gump (1994), Toy Story (1995), Apollo 13 (1995), Saving Private Ryan (1998),You've Got Mail (19998), Toy Story 2 (1999), The Green Mile (1999),Cast Away (2002), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Polar Express (2004), and The DaVinci Code (2006)
6. Mel Gibson - made box office record through acting and directing films, his films include (as an actor)Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), Braveheart (1995), Pocahontas (1995), What Women Want (2000), Signs (2002) and as a Director The Passion of the Christ (2004).
7. Jim Carrey and Bruce Willis have 7 films as of this year. Jim's films include Dumb & Dumber (1994), Batman Forever (1995), Liar Liar (1997), The Truman Show (1998), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Bruce Almighty (2003), and Horton Hears a Who! (2008) while Bruce Willis movies include Die Hard 2 (1990), Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Pulp Fiction (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), Over the Hedge (2006)..
8. Johnny Depp - Sleepy Hollow (1999), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Here are some of the actors/actresses that have more than one film in the world wide box office:
Nicholas Cage, Russel Crowe, George Clooney, Julia Robert, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, and Cameron Diaz.

However in 19997, James Cameron's version of Titanic is unbeatable for over a decade as No. 1 Movie of all time in Box Office. I'm not just so sure if it was because of Cameron's aura or the love story of Rose and Jack that really made the movie goer watched it for several times, (yes several times!). Rose and Jack were portrayed by the Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Source: www.imdb.com as of July 13, 2008 (all films have reached $200,000,000 at the box office during their theatrical runs to be included in the World-Wide Box Office Record).

Upcoming Movies 2008 and Beyond..Todays Busiest Toms of Hollywood

Buzz to all movie freaks out there (just like me)..just wanna update you about the latest movies up this year, next year or perhaps very soon (who knows they might adjust the release dates). Of course i won't include the Hancock of Will Smith and Peter Berg who has already started its 2nd weeks or Christian Bale's Dark Knight which is out also this month ..I just wanna give you the idea that most of the famous Hollywood stars are coming back this year and very busy working again (either filming and promoting).

Let's start with Tom Cruise, who had just produced Ben Stiller's along with Kung Fu Panda Jack Black and Iron man Robert Downy Jr. movie Trophic Thunder (in which he also appeared in cameo in the movie, and another full length movie soon with Ben Stiller). Tom is done filming the action drama movie Valkyrie with director Bryan Singer which is out anytime next year (just waiting for the perfect time i guess hehe)


However another Tom is also soon to be reprising his roles as Robert Langdon in Dan Brow's novel and Woody in Toy Story 3. Tom Hanks is busy working with the prequel of the movie with Ron Howard (who also directed the Da Vinci Code) and this time with the book prequel "Angels and Demons" and with the Pixar's Toy Story 3. There are no fix released date of these films, but hopefully before end of 2009.

That's it for now, in the near future I'll be adding more coming soon films from your fave actors and actresses.