Since he just got surprisingly good reviews for summer action flick Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, it seems like there’s really only one perfect career path for James Franco: returning to General Hospital. The Oscar-nominee will be headed back to Port Charles this fall, having guest starred for a two-month arc in 2009 as a serial killer. Really, [...]
Horrible Bosses has topped the Australian box office in its opening weekend. The comedy film, which stars Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis, took an estimated domestic total of over $3 million, knocking last week’s number one Friends with Benefits down to third spot. Australian movie Red Dog still sits in second place with box office takings of $1,939,761, three weeks after it [...]
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is expected to take over this weekend’s box office. Many insiders are split with how the movie will draw, but most are predicting within the $40-$60 million range. During its midnight opening on Friday, the movie was able to rake in an initial $1.25 million. What doesn’t have box office analysts split this weekend, [...]
Bolstered by strong reviews, “The Rise of the Planet of the Apes” notched a solid $1.25 million in midnight showings on Friday, according to studio estimates. The James Franco-led prequel offered late-night screenings in 1,124 locations. It will expand to 3,648 theaters in the U.S. and Canada over the weekend. Numbers for those early a.m. showings [...]
Apes and aliens and smurfs, oh my! After last weekend’s down-to-the-wire box office battle between The Smurfs andCowboys And Aliens, this frame brings us two more new releases, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Change-Up, both fighting for box office glory. Which will succeed and which will fall? Check out my box office predictions below: 1. Rise of the Planet [...]
Andy Serkis’ performance is praised, while James Franco’s “struggles.” Rise of the Planet of the Apes, stars James Franco and Freida Pinto, but, according to reviews, the real stars of the film are the special effects. The motion-capture performance by Andy Serkis, whose previous work includes Lord of the Rings’ Gollum, was praised by most critics. Written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, [...]
James Franco, Freida Pinto and Tom Felton hit the red carpet for the Los Angeles premiere of “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday. In the Rupert Wyatt-directed prequel, Franco plays scientist Will Rodman, who is enlisted to seek a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and tests [...]