My Pick for this year Golden Globe

Critic Awards have been naming their picks for Acting Awards and Best Pictures and Golden Globe has already announced its rolls of nominees. I'm sure the Oscar Academy is also busy doing screening and other stuff in picking thier list of nominees. While the rest are busy with all its long processes of coming up with the winners, i also have my own list, and they are the following.

Best Picture Drama- Frost/Nixon - Its really my choice for Best Picture, coz i want to see more of Howard's Biographic Films. A Beautiful Mind and Cinderella Man were really my all time favorite movies and im sure this Fronst/Nixon would really add to my list. My runner-up would be the intriguing story of Slumdog Millionaire.

Best Picture Musical or Comedy - Mama Mia! - Its very relaxing with a very smooth choreography in dancing, with a very great actors like Meryl Streep and a surprising talent from Mr. James Bond, Pierce Brosnan.

Best Director - Ron Howards - Obviously, my pick, who is really my favorite director. Next to him is Steven Spielberg whose movie this year is not much an award-like.

Best Actor - Leonardo DiCaprio - I think this year is another year for Leonardo to win Best Actor for the film "Revolutionary Road" after winning the award with the movie "Aviator.

Best Actress - Anne Hathaway - This is really a surprise nod for Anne, from a teen star to a more matured role, i think she would make history like Reese Witherspoon did in 2006.

Best Animated Film - Kung Fu Panda - I'm sorry Wall-E, i like you very much, but I like Po more, and with all the outstanding casts, its really my this year's animated film favorite.

Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger - his outstanding performance in The Dark Knight is really unescapable. He was brilliant and really deserve the award.

Best Supportin Actress - Kate Winslet - By just reading the synopsis of this film, i can already imagine Kate portraying her role. If she would have been nominated Best Actress in this film, she could have been my pick for Best Actress.

So those are my picks, they might not all win in Golden Globe, but i'm sure they will make it in Oscar, atleat nominees.

Update on Highest Grossing Film of 2008

Once again, lets take a look on the films that gained box office record world wide this year as of today.

10. The Mummy:Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - earning almost 389 million, the Brendan Fraser's 3rd installment of this film is good at No. 10 as of now, which is the lowest rank among the three films for a yearly box office champ. The Mummy Returns in 2001 was number 7 in 2001, and The Mummy in 1999 was in number 6.

But with the success of High School Musical 3: Senior's Year in the box office and the box office prediction of 007's Quantum of Solace, the current top 10 film could be thrown out of Top 10 this year and be replaced by either of the two films.

9. Sex and City: The Movie- taking the No. 9 position is a TV drama turned to a box office champ this year, Sex and the City with the total gross of 401 million.

8. Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - with 419 million of total gross, this 2nd film from Chronicles of Narnia book series have failed to surpass its predecessor 'The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe' which was in No. 3 in worldwide in 2005 with total gross of 739 million.

7. WALL-E - currently earning 482 million world wide. Although not as successful as Finding Nemo and Ratatouille, WALL-E is also not at the lowest rank as it surpassed Cars' and other early-released Pixar Films.

6. Mama Mia - this ABBA musical film is currently in No. 6. With almost 560 million world wide of total gross, Mama Mia is the biggest and most succesful musical film of all time.

5. Iron Man - one of the hottest superheroes of 2008, Iron Man's grossed to 572 million world wide.

4. Hancock - another superhero, Will Smith's film has earned 624 million wordwide.

3. Kung Fu Panda - From Pixar's Ratatouille last year, the highest grossing animated film this year taken by Dream Works Animation with world wide's gross of 634 million.

2. Indian Jones and the Crystal Skull - the runner-up this year goes to Indie. This Ford and Spielberg's comeback film surpassed the all previous Indiana films with the total gross of 784 million.

1. The Dark Knight - the champion this year, is another superhero, and a comeback film of Nolan and Bale. Following the success of thier last 2006 team up, this year has been the luckiest year of the two so far. With the total gross of 993 million, and breaking 29 records that include the Widest Opening and the Fastest film to reach 500 million in just 45 days after released.

Dark Knight has surpassed Titanic Box Office Record

The latest Batman, The Dark Knight has finally surpassed Titanic gross by almost 400%. Titanic earned $1,835,300,000 during its theatrical run in 2007. After 11 years, Dark Knight claimed the top spot for All-time World Wide Box Office from Titanic with the total gross of $5,091,106,180 and still counting. Dark Knight cost around 185 million to make. The complete list is as follows.

The Top 10 All-time World Wide Box Office

1.	The Dark Knight (2008)	$5,091,106,180
2.	Titanic (1997)	$1,835,300,000
3.	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)	$1,129,219,252
4.	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)	$1,060,332,628
5.	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)	$968,657,891
6.	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)	$958,404,152
7.	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)	$937,000,866
8.	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)	$922,379,000
9.	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)	$921,600,000
10.	Jurassic Park (1993)	$919,700,000

Top 10 2008 Films in All-time Wold Wide Box Office

1. The Dark Knight (2008) $5,091,106,180
2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $781,670,320
3. Kung Fu Panda (2008) $619,049,523
4. Hancock (2008) $614,646,274
5. Iron Man (2008) $570,419,154
6. Mamma Mia! (2008) $476,092,290
7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) $418,814,023
8. WALL·E (2008) $411,103,606
9. Sex and the City (2008) $400,637,269
10. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) $370,676,165

Robert Downey Jr. is portraying Sherlock Holmes

After portraying Tony Stark a.k.a Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. is said to be portraying detective Sherlock Holmes which will be out in 2010 and will be directed by Guy Ritchie. But before Robert wore the iron suit and became superhero he had already proven his acting capability and was able to be recognized by the Academy with his nomination for Best Actor in 1992 with the film Chaplin.

He had also worked with Oscar Best Actress Halley Berry in Gothika, with Val Kilmer in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and with Jake Gyllanhaal and Mark Rufallo in Zodiac. Despite of all that it was really Iron Man that made him as one of the box office actors of today.

His latest movie, Thropic Thunder with Ben Stiller and Jack Black is still out and has already reached over 100 million in the box office.

Who will top the 2008 Box Office Films?

2008 is almost over, it only means that we are getting closer to determining the Number One movie of the year. For 2007, Spider Man 3 ruled the top spot in North America, while Pirates of Caribbean: At Worlds End ruled the World-Wide Box Office. Let us check out some of the potential top films that would possible rule this year.

In America (As of Sept 14, 2008)

1. The Dark Knight (2008) $513,238,453
2. Iron Man (2008) $318,006,770
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $316,202,690
4. Hancock (2008) $227,946,274
5. WALL·E (2008) $219,398,090
6. Kung Fu Panda (2008) $214,227,690
7. Horton Hears a Who! (2008) $154,529,187
8. Sex and the City (2008) $152,595,674
9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) $141,614,023
10. Mamma Mia! (2008) $137,268,695
11.Wanted (2008) $134,168,655
12. Get Smart (2008) $128,603,482
13. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) $100,570,825
14. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) $100,018,837

Currently, The Dark Knight is in no. 2 in all time box office in America. Titanic is unbeatable by $600,779,824 box office record.

World Wide Box Office (As of Sept 11, 2008)

1. The Dark Knight (2008) $950,438,453
2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $781,202,690
3. Kung Fu Panda (2008) $611,227,690
4. Hancock (2008) $581,646,274
5. Iron Man (2008) $570,206,770
6. Mamma Mia! (2008) $417,368,695
7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) $416,714,023
8. WALL·E (2008) $403,898,090
9. Sex and the City (2008) $400,595,674
10. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) $355,970,825

The Dark Knight is in no. 6 and still trying to break the last year No. 1 record holder, Pirates of Caribbean: At Worlds End with a difference of almost 9 millions. Since these movies are still showing, box office record will still be changed.
Source: www.imdb.com