New “TMNT” and “300″ trailers December 9, 2006
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New trailers for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and “300″ have been released.
To view the trailer for “TMNT” go to MTV’s Trailer Park and click the poster for TMNT on the right side.
The trailer for “300″, based on the Frank Miller graphic novel, can be viewed at Yahoo! Movies.
“Apocalypto” takes early Weekend lead as it wins Friday Box Office [UPDATE] December 9, 2006
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Estimates are a tad less than originally reported for Friday, but “Apocalypto” still took first place.
1. “Apocalypto” - $4.950M
2. “The Holiday” - $4.400M
3. “Happy Feet” - $3.075M
4. “Blood Diamond” - $2.675M
5. “Casino Royale” - $2.635M
“Apocalypto” takes early Weekend lead as it wins Friday Box Office December 9, 2006
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The Mel Gibson directed Mayan epic “Apocalypto” (2,465 theaters) is expected to take the friday box office with around $6M when Friday estimates are released later in the day.
Its total weekend total should approach somewhere in the $15-16M neighborhood. That would surpase the expectations of Disney, who distributed the film, putting it over the $9.9M “Braveheart” from 1995, which is considered similar to “Apocolypto” in terms of its R-rated content.
Insiders were unsure how the general public would respond to a movie by Gibson which has no spoken english (all in Mayan), subtitled and as well as the scandal involving Gibson from his arrest a while back.
The other main openers for the weekend were “The Holiday”, the romantic comedy starring Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet and Jack Black and “Blood Diamond”, the action packed thriller starring DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly which revolves around the diamond trade on the African continent.
“The Holiday” (2,610 theaters) took in an estimated $4.5M friday followed by “Blood Diamond” (1,910 theaters). All three new releases are expected to have total 3-day weekends in the teens.
Mel Wins Friday: #1 ‘Apocalypto’ Bigger Opening Wkd Than ‘Braveheart’; Cam’s ‘Holiday’ #2, Leo’s ‘Diamond’ #3 [Deadline Hollywood Daily]
“Dead Man’s Chest” opens big on DVD December 9, 2006
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The blockbuster hit of the summer continued its amazing money earning run selling an estimated 5 million copies of its recently released DVD in its first day alone.
That tally equals the previous high set by “The Goblet of Fire”, but when all is said and done Pirates is expected to sell around 10 million units in its first week and have the best selling DVD of the year.
“Harry Potter” and “Narnia” sold 7M their first week and “Cars” holds the current year record with 9M sold in its first week.
“We could not be more thrilled with the incredible success of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” said Buena Vista president Bob Chapek. “This franchise is a genuine treasure for us, and we are ecstatic that the momentum generated at theatrical has continued with the DVD release. Consumers have an insatiable appetite for all things Pirates of the Caribbean.”
“Criminal Minds” gets post-Super Bowl Spot December 9, 2006
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CBS has decided to give the sophomore drama “Criminal Minds” the plush post-Super Bowl time-slot.
The series will air immediately following Super Bowl XLI on Sunday, February 4, 2007.
“This is an outstanding opportunity to expose a series that is young in its life cycle and on the rise to an enormous universe of potential new viewers,” said CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler.
“Criminal Minds” has performed very strongly this season against “Lost”, averaging nearly 17 million viewers a week and showing strong year-to year double-digit gains in the key adults 18-49 demo.
Another “Star Trek” Auction December 9, 2006
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Beginning December 15th, “Star Trek” fans will get the chance to bid on props and costumes from the franchise’s film and tv productions.
The ‘Trek’ items will be auctioned off on itsawraphollywood.com and eBay and will include itmes from all five TV series and all 10 films and some items being auctioned off include costumes from Captain Kirk and Captain Picard, Klingon “Bat-Leth’s and even certain pieces of furniture from the set of “The Next Generation”.
Click here for more details on the auction.
Spielberg and TNT team-up on a new project December 9, 2006
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Having last worked together on the hit 2005 limited mini-series “Into the West”, TNT and Steven Spielberg (through DreamWorks Television) are once again teaming up another limited series, “The Talisman”. The six-hour drama will premiere in the summer of 2008.
“The Talisman” is an adaption of a 1984 book by Stephen King and Peter Straub. In the novel, a boy travels into a parallel universe of good and evil in search of a talisman which can save his mothers life.
“Show Me the Money” picked up for more episodes December 9, 2006
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ABC has picked up six additional episodes of the William Shatner hosted game show “Show Me the Money”.
The series will also be moving to Tuesday’s at 8:00 PM beginning January 2nd.
It has averaged about 7.74M viewers a week this season thus far, with a 2.1/6 rating and share in adults 18-49.
David Letterman signs contract extension December 9, 2006
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David Letterman, host of the “Late Show With David Letterman” has signed a new contract with CBS to host the program through the fall of 2010.
The deal ensures Letterman will be staying on the air past Jay Leno of NBC’s “Tonight Show”, who has already signed a contract to stay with that program through 2009. At that time, Conan O’Brian will become host of the program.”I’m thrilled to be continuing on at CBS. At my age you really don’t want to have to learn a new commute,” Mr. Letterman said in the announcement by CBS this past Monday.
“Thirteen years ago, David Letterman put CBS late-night on the map and in the process became one of the defining icons of our network,” Leslie Moonves, president and CEO of CBS Corp., said. “His presence on our air is an ongoing source of pride, and the creativity and imagination that the ‘Late Show’ puts forth every night is an ongoing display of the highest-quality entertainment. We are truly honored that one of the most revered and talented entertainers of our time will continue to call CBS ‘home.’”
Letterman is expected to make a little north of $30 million a year.
“One Tree Hill” fans get chance to appear on series December 9, 2006
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The CW, Warner Bros. Television and Sunkist are teaming up to give fans of the CW drama “One Tree Hill” a chance to appear in an episode of the series.
The contest will begin now and run through January 7, 2007. Fans can submit 30-second videos of themselves (through the CW website here) telling the creators why you have a passion for the show, and giving a few details about you and your hometown.
The winner will then have an episode filmed in their city during February and have the possibility of making a cameo appearence in the episode.
ABC tries not to get “Lost” on Wednesday nights. December 9, 2006
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When “Lost” returns in February, it will be sharing the Wednesday night spotlight with the next cycle of Fox’s “American Idol”. Same night being the key phrase as ABC has decided to move “Lost” out of direct competition with the ratings juggernaut ‘Idol’.
Starting February 7, 2007, “Lost” will have a new home on Wednesday nights at 10:00 PM. The series will now be going up against “CSI: NY” on CBS and NBC’s “Medium”.
“Lost” has experienced slight declines this season as its had to hold off a surging “Criminal Minds” which is routinely beating the show in households and occasionally in viewers as well as viewer complaints with the show’s formula.
This move will allow ABC to not have to worry about any additional loss that may be caused by the return of “American Idol”.
With “Lost” being moved out of the 9:00 PM time-slot, ABC is making room for two new comedies: the long-awaited “The Knights of Prosperity” (about an aging janitor who gets along with a group of misfits to rob Mick Jagger’s home) and “In Case of Emergency” (a comedy focusing on the lives of four freinds in their 30’s who haven’t seen each other since high school).
Those two shows will premiere January 3rd of next year.
The 8:00 PM time-period will be occupied by another set of comedies: “George Lopez” (premiering January 3rd) and “According to Jim” (premiering January 24th).
Cowboys/Giants pulls in nearly 28M viewers. December 9, 2006
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The contest between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants this past Sunday on Fox , delivered a 17.8/32 household rating and share, drawing 27.6M viewers.
The telecast built as the game progressed, going from a 14.2 household rating (21.3M viewers) to a 19.7 household rating in the 7:00 PM hour (31.2M viewers).
It now stands as the highest-rated and most viewed NFL regular season Sunday afternoon game since 1997 (on any network).
It also drew an impressive 10.0 A18-49 rating.
Fox’s national Sunday NFL game presenations are averaging an impressive 14.7 rating (up 12% from last year’s 13.1) and is currently ranked #1 for the year as the highest-rated program on television (ahead of ABCs “Greys Anatomy” which is averaging a 14.2 rating this season).
