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  • Author: Michael Ward
    September 28, 2011

    "The Lion King" makes it 2 in a row…

    A burgeoning teen movie star, a big budget political drama-slash-action film, an inspirational family drama from the producers of “The Blind Side”, and a highly anticipated Oscar hopeful receiving some of the year’s best reviews all failed to unseat a film first released 6,311 days ago. “The Lion King 3D” has pulled off a second improbable box office victory with a weekend gross $21.9 million. Although the four major new releases for the weekend fell short of the top, the success of “The Lion King” and those new films led to potentially the biggest grossing September weekend on record.

    Read more on Box Office Final: A Prideful “Lion” Stays #1…

    Author: Robert Hamer
    September 23, 2011

    Yet another potential Oscar contender is hitting theaters this weekend, along with something for kids, dudes, and well, girls who are on Team Jacob at least:

    The Oscar contender, of course, is the sports drama Moneyball, telling the true story of how a manager for the Oakland A’s reinvented professional baseball.  Based on the reviews, we could be seeing nominations for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor and Adapted Screenplay on the way for Bennett Miller’s follow-up to Capote.  Critics (including our own John H. Foote) have been hailing this film as a smart, crackling behind-the-scenes drama that turns the sports genre on its head.  Online buzz for this is surprisingly strong and Pitt is still a reliable draw for mainstream audiences, so I’ll predict a strong $17-22 million opening. Read more on Weekend Openings (September 23-25)…

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