As summer comes blissfully to an end, moviegoers aren’t abandoning their local multiplex yet. Two new releases performed better than expected on Friday, even if they were purposely released in the dog days of August.
Lionsgate’s “The Last Exorcism” surprised many with an impressive $9.4 million on Friday for what could be anywhere from an $20-25 million weekend depending on word of mouth. The horror flick received mediocre reviews, but with an incredibly low budget, could be the cash cow Lionsgate desperately needs.
In second place, Screen Gems’ “Takers,” who has had just enough date changes to make many question the quality of the ensemble thriller, may have benefited from a less competitive opening frame. The Chris Brown and T.I. flick grossed $7.5 million for what could be an $18-20 million debut. Reportedly shot for only $20 million, “Takers” was eviscerated by critics which could mean a short shelf life in theaters. Sony will be happy with whatever it can get from the heist picture over the next few weeks.
Dropping to third was Sylvester Stallone’s “The Expendables.” The Millennium Films/Lionsgate action adventure found another $2.7 million for what could be anywhere from $7-8 million 3-day. “Expendables” should cross $80 million by Sunday, but it’s going to take a few weeks to hit the magic $100 million mark.
In fourth, “Eat Pray Love” grossed another $2.1 million for what should be a $6-7 million. “Love” should reach $60 million by Sunday, but the six figure mark looks like a stretch at this point. The Julia Roberts romantic drama will be happy to come anywhere close to last summer’s “Julie and Julia” which finished with $94 million.
Happier news for Sony Pictures came with Will Ferrell’s “The Other Guys” $1.9 million Friday and what should be a $5.8 million 3-day. By Monday, “The Other Guys” should be close to $100 million and when all is said and done could finish close to Ferrell’s “Blades of Glory” which made $118 million.
In just 811 3-D and IMAX screens, the re-release of “Avatar” did a so-so $1.2 million.
SOURCE: HitFix.com
Leave it to people to hate on a great movie. They need to get over themselves, and go see the damn movie. It was epic! Stay clicked, I will be be posting the first version of the Takers Ticket Takeover collage this evening!
So, I just had this genius idea and thought I’d rush to my computer to post it so we can get it started TODAY!
We all know that Chris Brown‘s new movie, #TAKERS, is in theatres today and that we’re all going to see it today — maybe some tomorrow or Sunday, but the true die hards are going to see it today (unless you don’t live in America *tear*)!
Anyway, I was thinking that we can all take a picture of ourselves at the movie theatre holding our TAKERS ticket, hence the title of the post, Takers Ticket Takeover lol. Starting this evening, after I return home from my screening of the movie, I’ll be putting together a collage. The collage will consist of all the fans that showed their support, and took their photos with their TAKERS ticket.
To submit your photo upload it to TwitPic.com and mention it @ChrisBrownWeb after you’ve uploaded it, or simply e-mail it to us! Simple enough, right?
The collage will grow over time, and each new picture will be beautifully placed in the graphic as we receive them. The Takers Ticket Takeover isn’t just for this weekend, so all of you that don’t see it this weekend, or live in another country – don’t forget about it. Of course, I’ll be sure to remind you on Twitter and in posts that will be made next week!
So, let’s go! Oh, and don’t forget to include #Takers in EVERY tweet you send out today. Let’s get it trending!
- Dominique
Ps – stay clicked for the WeAreTeamBreezy Takers forum discussion post. We’ll be posting our review of the movie there and would love your feedback, as well as your own reviews and even just textual SCREAMS about how you felt seeing Chris Brown returning to the ultra, mega, super, big.. okay.. maybe it’s not that big – but, big screen. 
By the way, watch out for bed bugs at your local AMC theatre, New Yorkers. Gross.
The judge overseeing Chris Brown‘s probation for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna sang the praises of the R&B artist and urged him to keep chipping away at his community service requirement.
Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg did not raise any issues about Brown’s progress during the brief hearing on Aug. 26.
“You’re doing very well on probation,” Schnegg told Brown. “You’re doing a great job.”
Brown, 21, did not speak during the hearing.
The judge said Brown had consistently worked to satisfy his six-month community labor sentence, but she did not say how many hours he had completed.
Schnegg also noted she had read positive reports from a domestic violence counseling program attended by Brown.
His attorney Mark Geragos said at a hearing in May that Brown had logged nearly 300 hours of community work.
The singer was sentenced last year to five years probation and six months of community labor for assaulting Rihanna in February 2009 after a pre-Grammy Awards party.
Once known for his squeaky-clean image and dancing ability, Brown has also been working to repair his public image since the beating.
SOURCE: AP via Billboard
Takers, the movie we’ve all been waiting for, is finally in theaters! Go see it! See it more than once! Take a friend, take your whole family! Hell, take a stranger! (kidding lol). Convince somebody who doesn’t want to see it, to go see it! Lets make Takers #1!
Support this movie as much as you can, and let’s show Breezy how much we appreciate him as an thespian. We’ve heard, from many people, that Chris’ stunts are pretty intense, and now we FINALLY get to see for ourselves! I can’t wait! And #TeamBreezy, I know you can’t either! LEGGO!
After you see the movie, log on to WeAreTeamBreezy and let us know what you thought of it. We will be posting a link to the discussion forum and will have a chat room available for you to all go crazazazy over!
Also, tweet “#Takers” as much as possible and let’s make Takers trend on Twitter all day, today!
SideNote: There’s an updated list of radio stations to request Chris’ Deuces single, thanks to one of my followers on Twitter who sent it to me. Request Deuces [HERE]
- Sharrod
So as we know already, the official US chart was released today and Chris jumped from #5-2 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs which is an impressive leap for any artist to make, but we wanna give Chris another No.1 hit to add to his belt and to prove to the world that Breezy’s back, but we need your help! Welcome to OPERATION GET CHRIS TO NO.1. Here’s how we can do it!
1. Request “Deuces” – request “Deuces” on all major US radio stations. Clicking here will take you to an online database listing all the major radio stations in different US States. Remember! Th more spins that the song gets, means that we have a better chance of climbing to #1!. If you’re not from the US you can still request “Deuces” using the link above.
2. Buy “Deuces” – buy it on iTunes | Amazon | Rhapsody.
3. Promote It – Call your TV music stations, radio stations, talk about it on Twitter and watch the official music video! The more publicity the better.
Come on TeamBreezy we can do this and if we do, it’ll be Chris’s first time at the top of this chart since “Say Goodbye” hit the top spot back in ’06!!
So we all know that Takers hits theaters tomorrow. (If you didn’t, where have you been? Welcome to 2010.) Well, the buzz surrounding the film during the preliminary screenings of the movie, was so positive that the studio and movie-execs behind “Takers” are already thinking about a doing prequel to the film. That’s not bad for a film that hasn’t even been released yet.
Speaking to MTV, Breezy confessed that he’d love to see a prequel to “Takers” stating, “I think it would be good,” Brown said. “There’s more stuff we can add, be hands on with it. For me, I think this movie is going to be great. It’s more of a story you can tell, a lot more action. You know, when you do prequels, they always bring more stuff than the last one. That’s what make people want to see it.“
Read the full interview right here.
“Takers” is expected to gross over $15,000,000 this weekend., but I think we can do more damage than that! What would you say to a “Takers” prequel? Would you see it?
Finally, the film and music world are catching on to the Breezy effect! Took them long enough..
Hit me up on Twitter for off-topic Breezy news, @YerdMeAndrex2 and while you’re there, follow @ChrisBrownWeb as well! You know you want to .
TMZ currently has a live feed running outside in Downtown, LA. At 1:45PM PT, TMZ will go live inside the courtroom.
Stay clicked to TMZ and Chris Brown Web for more details and follow @ChrisBrownWeb on Twitter.
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