Archive for February, 2013

‘Primeval: New World’ axed by Canada’s Space channel

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Primeval: New World has been axed by Canada’s Space channel.

Parent company Bell Media has confirmed that the show is not being given a second season, according The Hollywood Reporter.

Described as a “darker”, “edgier” and “gorier” spinoff of sci-fi drama Primeval, New World debuted in Canada in 2012.

Actress Sara Canning said last month that she was “so hoping” for a second season of the show, explaining: “There are just so many possibilities for season two.”

The original Primeval aired for five seasons in the UK between 2007 and 2011.

New World‘s first series, which did not achieve strong ratings in Canada, is still scheduled to premiere in the US on Syfy.

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‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ tops US box office

Monday, February 18th, 2013

A Good Day to Die Hard has won the number one spot on the US box office, knocking last weekend’s number one film Identity Theft to second place with $23.43m.

The latest instalment in the popular Bruce Willis franchise managed to earn $25 million in its debut weekend, 25 years after the premiere of the original Die Hard film.

Nicholas Sparks romance Safe Haven also debuted strongly at number three with $21.43m, while animated family film Escape From Planet Earth came in at four with $16.06m in sales.

Horror rom-com Warm Bodies dropped from second place to number five with $9 million, but still managed to take in more than newcomer Beautiful Creatures, which came in at number six with $7.46m.

Side Effects slipped from third to seventh place with 6.307m, followed by Oscars contender Silver Linings Playbook in eighth place with $6.08m. Its total gross so far is $98.46m.

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and Zero Dark Thirty round out the top ten.

The top ten in full (studio estimates):
1. (-) A Good Day to Die Hard – $25 million
2. (1) Identity Theft- $23.43 million
3. (-) Safe Haven – $21.43 million
4. (-) Escape From Planet Earth- $16.06 million
5. (2) Warm Bodies – $9 million
6. (-) Beautiful Creatures – $7.46 million
7. (3) Side Effects – $6.307 million
8. (4) Silver Linings Playbook- $6.08 million
9. (5) Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters – $3.47 million
10. (7) Zero Dark Thirty – $3.1 million

‘Warm Bodies’ takes number one spot at US box office

Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

Warm Bodies has debuted at the number one spot in the US box office.

The zombie rom-com, starring Nicholas Hoult as a zombie and Teresa Palmer as a human, took in $19.5m over the weekend, earning a total gross of $20m in its first week.

Warm Bodies knocked down last weekend’s number one film Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters to second place with $9.2m, earning a total gross of $34.4m.

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is a retelling of the Brothers Grimm’s fairytale Hansel and Gretel, in which the title characters grow up to be witch hunters (Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton).

Warm Bodies also beat out Sylvester Stallone’s new action release Bullet to the Head for the top spot. The film debuted at sixth place with $4.5m.

Meanwhile, two films starring Jessica Chastain are still in the top ten – Mama and Zero Dark Thirty.

Mama slipped from second place to fourth place with $6.7m, earning a total gross of $58.2m, followed by Zero Dark Thirty in fifth place with $5.3m. Its total gross is $77.7m.

Both Silver Linings Playbook and Lincoln climbed up one spot from their previous place.

Last weekend’s fourth place Silver Linings Playbook took the third place with $8.1m, taking its total gross to $80.3m. Lincoln, on the other hand, moved from its 11th spot to ten with $2.4m. Its total gross is $170.7m.

Parker, Django Unchained and Les Misérables round out the top ten.

The top ten in full (studio estimates):
1. (-) Warm Bodies – $20 million
2. (1) Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters – $9.2 million
3. (4) Silver Linings Playbook – $8.1 million
4. (2) Mama – $6.7 million
5. (3) Zero Dark Thirty – $5.3 million
6. (-) Bullet to the Head – $4.5 million
7. (5) Parker – $3.2 million
8. (6) Django Unchained – $3 million
9. (9) Les Mis̩rables Р$2.4 million
10. (11) Lincoln – $2.4 million