BOX OFFICE BUZZ 'IRON MAN' SHOULD KEEP FLYING HIGH.Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ This is a no-brainer. "Iron Man" will keep flying high this weekend and will beat the stuffing out of any new box office competition, including the live-action version of "Speed Racer" and the romantic comedy "What Happens in Vegas." The superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. flick, starring Robert Downey Jr., has been an absolute sensation, grossing $120 million through Wednesday, its seventh day of release. It should bag another $55 million to $60 million this weekend as it stomps its way to becoming one of the summer's biggest hits. A sequel is already being planned -- of course. BATTLE FOR SECOND: I watched "Speed Racer" cartoons as a kid and even remember the theme song. But the movie adaptation of the old TV fave fave Informal n. One that is preferred above others or likely to win; a favorite. adj. Favorite. [Short for favorite.] hasn't been getting the kind of buzz of "Iron Man" or next week's "Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian." But the movie will easily take second place and could gross as much as $35 million. It bowed today in 3,600 theaters and stars Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox Matthew Fox may be:
Then there's "Vegas," starring Ashton Kutcher This article is about the actor. For the Internet humorist, see Zug.com. Christopher Ashton Kutcher, (born February 7,1978 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa), is an American actor. and Cameron Diaz as a man and woman who get drunk in Vegas, get married, and then wake up with only divorce on their minds. Things get complicated when they win a multimillion-dollar jackpot. The trailers look funny even if I feel like I've seen it all before. Kutcher has had success in this genre with "Just Married," but the real draw has to be Diaz, who shined in "My Best Friend's Wedding," "There's Something About Mary," "The Sweetest Thing" and "The Holiday." I predict a third-place debut of at least $20 million. HOLDOVERS: "Vegas" will cause "Made of Honor" to take a big hit in its second week, so the best finish the Patrick Dempsey Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actor who first became prominent in Hollywood during the late 1980s. He is also known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd (Dr. romantic comedy can hope for is fourth place. It could gross about $8 million in its fall from second place. With the theaters getting more crowded, the box office fortunes of the comedies "Baby Mama This article is about the slang term. For other uses, see Baby mama (disambiguation). Baby mama (also baby-mama and baby-mother) is an African-American Vernacular English term used to describe a mother who is not married to her child's father. " and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall Not to be confused with Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Sarah Marshall (born 1955) is a stage actress working primarily in the Washington, D.C. region. She has been nominated for the Helen Hayes Award fourteen times and won in 1989. " will continue to diminish, and they will be fortunate to finish in the $5 million range. EXPANDING: The action drama "Redbelt" expanded into about 1,000 theaters today and will be vying for a top-five finish. If it can gross $6 million or more, it has a chance. The well-reviewed comedy "Son of Rambow" is now in 30 locations, and the Helen Hunt-directed "Then She Found Me" has expanded to more than 100 theaters. Hunt stars in and co-wrote this charming movie along with Bette Midler Bette Midler (born December 1 1945) is an American singer, actress and comedienne, also known to her fans as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. , Colin Firth and Matthew Broderick. greg.hernandez@dailynews.com 818-713-3758 |
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