<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Filmonic &#187; Alice in Wonderland</title> <atom:link href="http://filmonic.com/tag/alice-in-wonderland/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://filmonic.com</link> <description>Movie news, trailers, reviews and release dates</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 19:14:59 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>83rd Academy Award Winners</title><link>http://filmonic.com/83rd-academy-award-winners</link> <comments>http://filmonic.com/83rd-academy-award-winners#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:58:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Liam Goodwin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Awards Season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alice in Wonderland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colin Firth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Natalie Portman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The King's Speech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Hooper]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://filmonic.com/?p=11931</guid> <description><![CDATA[The King&#8217;s Speech reigned over the 83rd Academy Awards with wins for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay. As expected Natalie Portman picked up Best Actress for her role in Black Swan and Batman is now played by Academy Award Winner Christian Bale. Alice in Wonderland picked up the gongs Costume [...]<p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/83rd-academy-award-winners">83rd Academy Award Winners</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img style=' display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;'  alt="The Kings Speech oscar" src="http://fcdn.filmonic.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/The-Kings-Speech-oscar.jpg" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="255" title="83rd Academy Award Winners" /> <strong>The King&#8217;s Speech</strong> reigned over the 83rd Academy Awards with wins for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay. As expected Natalie Portman picked up Best Actress for her role in <strong>Black Swan</strong> and Batman is now played by Academy Award Winner Christian Bale.</p><p><strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> picked up the gongs Costume and Art Design, while <strong>Inception </strong>was earned itself Cinematography, Sound and Visual Effects.</p><p><span id="more-11931"></span>You find the full list of winners (<u>underlined</u>) below:</p><p><strong>PICTURE:<br /> </strong>Black Swan<br /> The Fighter<br /> Inception<br /> The Kids Are All Right<br /> <u>The King&#8217;s Speech</u><br /> 127 Hours<br /> The Social Network<br /> Toy Story 3<br /> True Grit<br /> Winter&#8217;s Bone</p><p><strong>DIRECTOR:<br /> </strong>Darren Aronofsky &#8211; Black Swan<br /> David Fincher &#8211; The Social Network<br /> <u>Tom Hooper &#8211; The King&#8217;s Speech</u><br /> Joel &#038; Ethan Coen &#8211; True Grit<br /> David O. Russell &#8211; The Fighter</p><p><strong>ACTOR:<br /> </strong>Javier Bardem &#8211; Biutiful<br /> Jeff Bridges &#8211; True Grit<br /> Jesse Eisenberg &#8211; The Social Network<br /> <u>Colin Firth &#8211; The King&#8217;s Speech</u><br /> James Franco &#8211; 127 Hours</p><p><strong>ACTRESS:<br /> </strong>Annette Bening &#8211; The Kids Are All Right<br /> Nicole Kidman &#8211; Rabbit Hole<br /> Jennifer Lawrence &#8211; Winter&#8217;s Bone<br /> <u>Natalie Portman &#8211; Black Swan</u><br /> Michelle Williams &#8211; Blue Valentine</p><p><strong>SUPPORTING ACTOR:<br /> </strong><u>Christian Bale &#8211; The Fighter</u><br /> John Hawkes &#8211; Winter&#8217;s Bone<br /> Jeremy Renner &#8211; The Town<br /> Mark Ruffalo &#8211; The Kids Are All Right<br /> Geoffrey Rush &#8211; The King&#8217;s Speech</p><p><strong>SUPPORTING ACTRESS:<br /> </strong>Amy Adams &#8211; The Fighter<br /> Helena Bonham Carter &#8211; The King&#8217;s Speech<br /> <u>Melissa Leo &#8211; The Fighter</u><br /> Hailee Steinfeld &#8211; True Grit<br /> Jacki Weaver &#8211; Animal Kingdom</p><p><strong>ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:<br /> </strong>Mike Leigh &#8211; Another Year<br /> Scott Silver &#038; Paul Tamasy &#038; Eric Johnson &#8211; The Fighter<br /> Christopher Nolan &#8211; Inception<br /> Lisa Cholodenko &#038; Stuart Blumberg &#8211; The Kids Are All Right<br /> <u>David Seidler &#8211; The King&#8217;s Speech</u></p><p><strong>ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:<br /> </strong>Danny Boyle &#038; Simon Beaufoy &#8211; 127 Hours<br /> <u>Aaron Sorkin &#8211; The Social Network</u><br /> Michael Arndt &#8211; Toy Story 3<br /> Joel Coen &#038; Ethan Coen &#8211; True Grit<br /> Debra Granik &#038; Anne Rosellini &#8211; Winter&#8217;s Bone</p><p><strong>ANIMATED FEATURE:<br /> </strong>How to Train Your Dragon<br /> The Illusionist<br /> <u>Toy Story 3</u></p><p><strong>FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:<br /> </strong>Biutiful (Mexico)<br /> Dogtooth (Greece)<br /> <u>In a Better World (Denmark)</u><br /> Incendies (Canada)<br /> Outside the Law (Algeria)</p><p><strong>CINEMATOGRAPHY:<br /> </strong>Matthew Libatique &#8211; Black Swan<br /> <u>Wally Pfister &#8211; Inception</u><br /> Danny Cohen &#8211; The King&#8217;s Speech<br /> Jeff Cronenweth &#8211; The Social Network<br /> Roger Deakins &#8211; True Grit</p><p><strong>DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:<br /> </strong>Exit Through the Gift Shop<br /> Gasland<br /> <u>Inside Job &#8211; Charles Ferguson</u><br /> Restrepo<br /> Waste Land</p><p><strong>DOCUMENTARY SHORT:<br /> </strong>Killing in the Name<br /> Poster Girl<br /> <u>Strangers No More &#8211; Karen Goodman &#038; Kirk Simon</u><br /> Sun Come Up<br /> The Warriors of Qiugang</p><p><strong>ANIMATED SHORT:<br /> </strong>Day &#038; Night<br /> The Gruffalo<br /> Let&#8217;s Pollute<br /> <u>The Lost Thing &#8211; Andrew Ruhemann &#038; Shaun Tan</u><br /> Madagascar, a Journey Diary</p><p><strong>LIVE-ACTION SHORT:<br /> </strong>The Confession<br /> The Crush<br /> <u>God of Love &#8211; Luke Matheny</u><br /> Na Wewe<br /> Wish 143</p><p><strong>VISUAL EFFECTS:<br /> </strong>Alice in Wonderland<br /> Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1<br /> Hereafter<br /> <u>Inception</u><br /> Iron Man 2</p><p><strong>ART DIRECTION:<br /> </strong><u>Alice in Wonderland</u><br /> Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1<br /> Inception<br /> The King&#8217;s Speech<br /> True Grit</p><p><strong>COSTUME DESIGN:<br /> </strong><u>Alice in Wonderland</u><br /> I Am Love<br /> The King&#8217;s Speech<br /> The Tempest<br /> True Grit</p><p><strong>MAKEUP:<br /> </strong>Barney&#8217;s Version<br /> The Way Back<br /> <u>The Wolfman</u></p><p><strong>FILM EDITING:<br /> </strong>Black Swan<br /> The Fighter<br /> The King&#8217;s Speech<br /> 127 Hours<br /> <u>The Social Network</u></p><p><strong>SOUND MIXING:<br /> </strong><u>Inception</u><br /> The King&#8217;s Speech<br /> Salt<br /> The Social Network<br /> True Grit</p><p><strong>SOUND EDITING:<br /> </strong><u>Inception</u><br /> Toy Story 3<br /> Tron Legacy<br /> True Grit<br /> Unstoppable</p><p><strong>ORIGINAL SCORE:<br /> </strong>John Powell &#8211; How to Train Your Dragon<br /> Hans Zimmer &#8211; Inception<br /> Alexandre Desplat &#8211; The King&#8217;s Speech<br /> A.R. Rahman &#8211; 127 Hours<br /> <u>Trent Reznor &#038; Atticus Ross &#8211; The Social Network</u></p><p><strong>ORIGINAL SONG:<br /> </strong>&#8220;Coming Home&#8221; from Country Strong<br /> &#8220;I See the Light&#8221; from Tangled<br /> &#8220;If I Rise&#8221; from 127 Hours<br /> <u>&#8220;We Belong Together&#8221; from Toy Story 3 by Randy Newman</u></p><p><strong>LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:<br /> </strong> Francis Ford Coppola</p><p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/83rd-academy-award-winners">83rd Academy Award Winners</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://filmonic.com/83rd-academy-award-winners/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Filmonic&#8217;s Oscar Predictions</title><link>http://filmonic.com/oscar-predictions-2011</link> <comments>http://filmonic.com/oscar-predictions-2011#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:43:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Awards Season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[127 Hours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aaron Sorkin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alice in Wonderland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Amy Adams]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Annette Bening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barney's Version]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biutiful]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Black Swan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christian Bale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colin Firth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[David Fincher]]></category> <category><![CDATA[David Seidler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Geoffrey Rush]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hailee Steinfeld]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How to Train Your Dragon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Javier Bardem]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Melissa Leo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Natalie Portman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Fighter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Kids Are All Right]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The King's Speech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Social Network]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Hooper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Toy Story 3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[True Grit]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://filmonic.com/?p=11883</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Academy Awards are less than a week away and all the other major awards shows have made their opinions known; it is time for final predictions to be made. Here is my mildly self-indulgent Oscar predictions list. Best Picture: Let’s start with the big one. A month ago I would have said (and I believe [...]<p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/oscar-predictions-2011">Filmonic&#8217;s Oscar Predictions</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img style=' display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;'  class="aligncenter" src="http://fcdn.filmonic.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/oscar_2011.jpg" alt="oscar 2011" width="500" height="242" title="Filmonics Oscar Predictions" />The Academy Awards are less than a week away and all the other major awards shows have made their opinions known; it is time for final predictions to be made. Here is my mildly self-indulgent Oscar predictions list.</p><p><span id="more-11883"></span><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Picture</span></strong>:<br /> Let’s start with the big one. A month ago I would have said (and I believe I did say) that <strong>The Social Network</strong> had this one in the bag. I was wrong. The Facebook film has lost most of its Best Picture buzz in the last few weeks and <strong>The King’s Speech</strong> has taken over top spot, crushing the competition at the BAFTAs last week. With any luck this momentum shift hasn’t come too late and <strong>The King’s Speech</strong> will take home the prize. It all depends on how many stubborn Academy voters are still clinging to <strong>The Social Network</strong>’s bandwagon.  If it were up to me <strong>Inception</strong> would reign victorious, with <strong>Black Swan</strong> and <strong>Toy Story 3</strong> as the other top contenders. Unfortunately for me (and Christopher Nolan) the Academy didn’t ask for my opinion.</p><p><span style="color: #3E642D;">Official Prediction: <strong>The King’s Speech</strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Documentary Feature</span></strong>:<br /> I’ll be honest – I haven’t seen all the documentary nominees and it’s not a category that develops a lot of discussion. This year there just isn’t a <strong>Bowling for Columbine</strong> or <strong>March of the Penguins</strong> to create huge buzz. However, based on what I’ve seen so far this awards season, only one of the nominees has been a regular presence: <strong>Exit Through the Gift Shop</strong>.</p><p><span style="color: #3E642D;">Official Prediction: <strong>Exit Through the Gift Shop</strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Foreign Language Film</span></strong>:<br /> Like the documentary category, there hasn’t been a huge Foreign Language standout either.  <strong>Biutiful</strong> probably has the best shot, as it has consistently been nominated this season. Also, it is the only nominee with a nomination in another category (Javier Bardem’s Best Actor nom), which will likely give it more credit in the eyes of Academy voters. Still, I won’t be surprised of the Canadian drama, <strong>Incendies</strong>, wins instead.</p><p><span style="color: #3E642D;">Official Prediction: <strong>Biutiful</strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Supporting Actor</span></strong>:<br /> Up until the BAFTAs Christian Bale had won almost every single Supporting Actor trophy he could find for his role in <strong>The Fighter</strong>. And for good reason. Bale is well-known for his astonishing physical transformations (see <strong>The Machinist</strong>), and <strong>The Fighter</strong> is no exception. Any trace of Bruce Wayne is gone and Bale’s acting totally immerses you in the character of Dickie Ecklund. However, Geoffrey Rush, who pulled off a phenomenal performance in <strong>The King’s Speech</strong> has been a consistent nominee this season, and was finally rewarded at the BAFTAs. His win may be partly attributed to the BAFTA’s favoritism toward British films and the strong momentum <strong>The King’s Speech</strong> has been gaining. Whatever the reason, Rush’s win makes him a viable contender for the statuette. The other three nominees, while all putting forth incredible performances, don’t have the buzz or the critical reception surrounding them to garner a victory.</p><p><span style="color: #3E642D;">Official Prediction: Christian Bale (<strong>The Fighter</strong>)</span></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Supporting Actress</span></strong>:<br /> This category has been a delightfully unpredictable crapshoot this year. No single nominee has stood out above the pack. The momentum of <strong>The King’s Speech</strong> might propel Helena Bonham Carter toward a win, especially after her BAFTA victory, although I hope that won’t be the case.  Jacki Weaver (<strong>The Animal Kingdom</strong>) had some decent buzz early in the awards season, but it has mostly faded away. Hailee Steinfeld, the <strong>True Grit</strong> darling, has a decent shot since the Academy loves the Coen brothers and has a history of favoring young actresses in this category. Where we are mostly likely to see a win, however, is from <strong>The Fighter</strong> duo – Melissa Leo and Amy Adams. Both of them have been ubiquitous this year (minus a couple notable snubs – I’m looking at you BAFTAs) and the fact that there are two nominations from the same movie adds clout to their chances. Melissa Leo has been the stronger nominee, winning a Golden Globe and a number of other awards, so I’m placing my bets on her.</p><p><span style="color: #3E642D;">Official Prediction: Melissa Leo (<strong>The Fighter</strong>)</span></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Animated Feature</span></strong>:<br /> <strong>Toy Story 3</strong>, hands down. I’ll be stunned and horrified if anything else wins. I liked <strong>How To Train Your Dragon</strong> and <strong>The Illusionist </strong>has a cool retro thing going on, but they just don’t compare to Pixar’s latest gem. Don’t believe me? The fact that it’s the only nominee in this category that also has a Best picture nomination should convince you.</p><p><span style="color: #3E642D;">Official Prediction: <strong>Toy Story 3</strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Adapted Screenplay</span></strong>:<br /> While <strong>The Social Network</strong> has been losing some serious Best Picture momentum, Aaron Sorkin has not lost any for his script. He has won at the WGAs, the BAFTAs, the Golden Globes, the Scripters, and too many more to mention. Even in awards where there is only one screenplay prize (like the Globes, where they don’t split original and adapted screenplays), Sorkin has won.</p><p><span style="color: #3E642D;">Official Prediction: Aaron Sorkin (<strong>The Social Network</strong>)</span></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Original Screenplay</span></strong>:<br /> The only reason any of these nominees has a chance is because <strong>The Social Network</strong> is in the other category. That being said, the battle is likely between David Seidler (<strong>The King’s Speech</strong>) and Christopher Nolan (<strong>Inception</strong>). Nolan is in contention purely due to his WGA win – the WGA’s strict eligibility restrictions prevented Seidler from being nominated, which left the field wide open for Nolan to step in. The fact is, however, that Seidler has the upper hand at the Oscars thanks to his huge number of other wins.</p><p><span style="color: #3E642D;">Official Prediction: David Seidler (<strong>The King’s Speech</strong>)</span></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Actor</span></strong>:<br /> This one shouldn’t be much of a surprise. Colin Firth has been cleaning up this category right from the beginning. His performance as King George VI in <strong>The King’s Speech</strong> is about as close to flawless as you’re going to find. In another year we might have seen a younger actor like James Franco (<strong>127 Hours</strong>) or Jesse Eisenberg (<strong>The Social Network</strong>) take home the top prize. Javier Bardem (<strong>Biutiful</strong>) and Jeff Bridges (<strong>True Grit</strong>) have both received honors recently, so the Academy shouldn’t feel obligated to snub Firth in order to honor them.</p><p><span style="color: #3E642D;">Official Prediction: Colin Firth (<strong>The King’s Speech</strong>)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Actress</span></strong>:<br /> Earlier on this season this was actually a tight race. Both Annette Bening (<strong>The Kids Are All Right</strong>) and Natalie Portman (<strong>Black Swan</strong>) came strong out of the gate. Since then, however, Bening has all but disappeared off the radar and Portman has continued to soar. I like to think that this is because people have good taste. The other three nominees shouldn’t pose much of a threat. The only way I can see Natalie Portman losing is if a whole bunch of Academy voters decide Annette Bening is too long overdue for a win.</p><p><span style="color: #3E642D;">Official Prediction: Natalie Portman (<strong>Black Swan</strong>)</span></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Director</span></strong>:<br /> This one might be a bit of a heads or tails call. Personally, I’d scrap all five nominees and hand the award to Christopher Nolan (<strong>Inception</strong>). Unfortunately, the Academy won’t allow me to do that. Trust me, I asked. The Best Director race looks like it has come down to Tom Hooper (<strong>The King’s Speech</strong>) and David Fincher (<strong>The Social Network</strong>), which is more or less a reflection of the Best Picture race. The Academy has a long history of giving Best Director and Best Picture to the same movie. In fact, in the last 30 years, the Best Picture has won Best Director 24 times. Similarly, the Directors Guild of America award has been nearly perfect in predicting the Best Director Oscar, only missing the mark six times since its inception over six decades ago. In light of the fact that <strong>The King’s Speech</strong> is the Best Picture frontrunner and Tom Hooper won the DGA award, it would seem that he is the one to beat. But Fincher has continued to snag directing awards even when <strong>The Social Network</strong> loses the Best Picture category (ie. at the BAFTAs).  Fincher also has the “long overdue” card in his hand, having directed films like <strong>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button</strong>, <strong>Fight Club</strong>, and <strong>Se7en</strong>, whereas before <strong>The King’s Speech</strong> Hooper was almost exclusively a TV director. It’ll be close, but I expect Fincher will end up getting love from ol’ Oscar.</p><p><span style="color: #3E642D;">Official Prediction: David Fincher (<strong>The Social Network</strong>)</span></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">All of those other minor/technical awards</span></strong>:<br /> I’m not going to sit here and pretend I’m an expert on sound editing or sound mixing (or even really understand the difference between the two) or any of the other minor/technical awards. I expect that <strong>Inception</strong> will walk away with a number of them (the rotating hallway scene alone should give it the Visual Effects award) and <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> is looking good for the Costume Design statuette. <strong>The Social Network</strong>’s musical score (by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) looks to be the front runner in that category, and my makeup artist mother says that <strong>Barney’s Version</strong> should nab the makeup award.</p><p>The 83rd Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 27 and will be hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway. You can see all the nominees <a href="http://oscar.go.com/" target="_blank">here</a> and feel free to make your own predictions in the comments section below!</span></p><p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/oscar-predictions-2011">Filmonic&#8217;s Oscar Predictions</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://filmonic.com/oscar-predictions-2011/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2010 top 10 box office worldwide</title><link>http://filmonic.com/2010-top-10-box-office-worldwide-2011</link> <comments>http://filmonic.com/2010-top-10-box-office-worldwide-2011#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:36:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alice in Wonderland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Box Office]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Despicable Me]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How to Train Your Dragon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Iron Man 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shrek Forever After]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tangled]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Toy Story 3]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://filmonic.com/?p=11878</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sequel after sequel, adaptations and for once (in a long time) the worldwide top 10 matched the North American top 10. By matched I mean the same 10 movies that were there are here, the difference is in their order as you will see after the break. 10. How to Train Your Dragon $494.9 million [...]<p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/2010-top-10-box-office-worldwide-2011">2010 top 10 box office worldwide</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-8919" href="http://filmonic.com/alice-wonderland-box-office-2010/alice_in_wonderlandbo2010"><img style=' display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;'  class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8919" src="http://fcdn.filmonic.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/alice_in_wonderlandBO2010.jpg" alt="alice in wonderlandBO2010" width="500" height="270" title="2010 top 10 box office worldwide" /></a></p><p>Sequel after sequel, adaptations and for once (in a long time) the worldwide top 10 matched the North American top 10. By matched I mean the same 10 movies that were there are here, the difference is in their order as you will see after the break.<span id="more-11878"></span></p><p>10. <strong>How to Train Your Dragon</strong> $494.9 million</p><p>Just $1.7 million made the difference between this and <strong>Clash of the Titans</strong>. In the end we can say quality triumphed.</p><p>9. <strong>Despicable Me</strong> $527.8 million</p><p>What more can I say that wasn&#8217;t already said here, impressive, impressive and impressive again. $69 million budget, $527.8 million worldwide box office, now that&#8217;s what I call return on investment.</p><p>8. <strong>Tangled</strong> $522.3 million &#8211; projected to finish with over $550 million</p><p>$194 million in North America was impressive but to get $328 million more from around the world is really something and this is still going strong in many countries. Sure, the reported budget is somewhere around $260 million, making this by far the most expensive animated flick ever, but as I mentioned some time ago, that cost also includes development of previous versions of Rapunzel, all ultimately canned. <strong>Tangled</strong> managed to not only pay for itself but also those projects, all the more amazing.</p><p>7. <strong>Iron Man 2</strong> $622.1 million</p><p>Less amazing was <strong>Iron Man 2</strong> with only a slightly higher number then the $585.1 million that <strong>Iron man</strong> made worldwide back in 2008.</p><p>6. <strong>The Twilight Saga: Eclipse</strong> $693.5 million</p><p>While this made a bit more in North America, it actually made less around the world ($393 million versus $413.2 million) so it came short of the $709.8 million of <strong>The Twilight Saga: New Moon</strong>. This series might have hit the maximum it can ever expect to achieve. <strong>Breaking Dawn Part 1</strong> in November this year can prove me right or wrong.</p><p>5. <strong>Shrek Forever After</strong> $750 million</p><p>While in the US Shrek is dropping with every new release, outside the thing actually grows (in money, not attendance, obviously). This 4th Shrek reached an all time series high of $511.2 million, more then twice as much as it did in North America. We might just see Shrek again after all, I mean who can say no to so much money.</p><p>4. <strong>Inception</strong> $823.6 million</p><p>We finally get to the big boys starting with <strong>Inception</strong>. Also not much more to say here so I will leave it to this, <strong>The Dark Knight</strong> made $468.5 million outside North America, <strong>Inception</strong> made $531 million. All in all this should be good news for <strong>The Dark Knight Rises</strong>, coming in 2012.</p><p>3. <strong>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1</strong> $948.3 million</p><p>The first Harry Potter made $974.7 million worldwide and the closest to that has been this one. Part 2 coming this summer should ultimate become (thanks in no small part to 3D) the highest grossing in the series.</p><p>2. <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> $1,024.3 million</p><p>Maybe we didn&#8217;t get another <strong>Avatar</strong> in2010 but what we got instead are 2 titles grossing over $1 billion worldwide, each. <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> was the first one and it was also the first 3D movie that came after <strong>Avatar</strong>, definitely no coincidence here.</p><p>1.<strong> Toy Story 3</strong> $1,063.2 million</p><p>This is what happens when you have a highly anticipated movie that actually manages to meet expectations, this is the kind of movie that you just have to see regardless of age, skin color or religion. Yeah sure, if you start digging you notice that it is number 1 mostly thanks to the $415 million it has made in North America and that <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> with $690.1 million and <strong>Harry Potter 7</strong> with $654.8 million made more internationally but <strong>Toy Story 3</strong> is the highest grossing Pixar movie to date, both in North America and around the world and those two numbers put together add up to more then any other title this last year.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: I put a picture of <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> up there because <strong>Toy Story 3</strong> already had its picture a week ago when I did the top 10 for North America, so it was only fair to give Alice a bit of credit also, after all it did make more money internationally.</p><p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/2010-top-10-box-office-worldwide-2011">2010 top 10 box office worldwide</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://filmonic.com/2010-top-10-box-office-worldwide-2011/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2010 top 10 box office in North America</title><link>http://filmonic.com/2010-top-10-box-office-in-north-america-2011</link> <comments>http://filmonic.com/2010-top-10-box-office-in-north-america-2011#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:39:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alice in Wonderland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Box Office]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Box Office Results]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Despicable Me]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How to Train Your Dragon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Iron Man 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shrek Forever After]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tangled]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Toy Story 3]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://filmonic.com/?p=11833</guid> <description><![CDATA[Now that nothing is moving up and down anymore and everything is finally in place we can take a final (we not really, you&#8217;ll see soon) look at 2010, more specifically the 10 highest grossing 2010 released movies in North America, after the break. 10. Tangled $193.4 million What is that you say, a mistake? [...]<p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/2010-top-10-box-office-in-north-america-2011">2010 top 10 box office in North America</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-8191" href="http://filmonic.com/new-image-from-toy-story-3-online-562/toy-story-3-image"><img style=' display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;'  class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8191" src="http://fcdn.filmonic.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/toy-story-3-image.jpg" alt="toy story 3 image" width="500" height="280" title="2010 top 10 box office in North America" /></a></p><p>Now that nothing is moving up and down anymore and everything is finally in place we can take a final (we not really, you&#8217;ll see soon) look at 2010, more specifically the 10 highest grossing 2010 released movies in North America, after the break.<span id="more-11833"></span></p><p>10. <strong>Tangled</strong> $193.4 million</p><p>What is that you say, a mistake? How can an animated Disney movie not made by Pixar be in a top 10, why you would have to go all the way to 1999 to see another such feat. <strong>Tarzan</strong> with $171 million was 6th that year. Well no mistakes here, <strong>Tangled</strong> is the hit Disney waited a decade to come.</p><p>9. <strong>How to Train Your Dragon</strong> $217.5 million</p><p>Ok, quick reminder here, action + animation &#8211; talking animals =  bad box office prospects. Well obviously since this is in 9th place you can guess we have right here the exception to that rule not to mention it got a frigging Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. DreamWorks are moving forward with a sequel scheduled for 2013.</p><p>8. <strong>Shrek Forever After</strong> $238.7 million</p><p>The final chapter in the <strong>Shrek</strong> saga is also the worst box office performer but all is good for DreamWorks because as one falls (Shrek), another will rise (Dragon). Now don&#8217;t get me wrong, $238 million is still a lot of money but coming from a series that peaked at $441.2 million in 2004 with <strong>Shrek 2</strong>, it looks like this ogre is starting to run on fumes.</p><p>7. <strong>Despicable Me</strong> $251.5 million</p><p>Ok, notice a trend going on here? Let me see, animated, animated, animated and animated, yeap, definitely something is going on here. Basically <strong>Despicable Me</strong> performed beyond even the most wild expectations and to make things even more impressive, this was the first animated feature for studio Illumination Entertainment. Best of all, it only cost $69 million (a fraction of the normal cost of this movies), obviously a sequel is already in production.</p><p>6. <strong>Inception</strong> $292.5 million</p><p>Hail to the king baby, Nolan somehow managed to do it again. This and <strong>Despicable Me</strong> are the only original works found in this top 10, everything else is either a sequel or adapted from something so give it up once again for Chris Nolan cause he really is the man. He had the guts to take his dream project and make it into a $200 million epic (props to Warner also because it takes a lot of confidence in a man to finance this kind of thing) without sacrificing nothing of his vision while also making it a huge commercial hit. Anyone else might have tried to dumb this down but not Nolan, nope, not Nolan.</p><p>5. <strong>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1</strong> $293.4 million</p><p>The 7th in the Harry Potter series exactly in line with what we have come to expect from this already historical box office performing franchise. Next summer the final chapter will go for the Potter record ($317.5 million) with the help of 3D.</p><p>4. <strong>The Twilight Saga: Eclipse</strong> $300.5 million</p><p>Ok, I have to hand it to the vampire soap opera, it finally managed to beat Harry Potter (but only in North America). Also in the tradition of Harry Potter the final chapter of this series will be split in 2 parts, first one coming in November.</p><p>3. <strong>Iron Man 2</strong> $312.4 million</p><p>Don&#8217;t know about you guys but I was expecting more from this, at least more then what <strong>Iron Man</strong> made in 2008 ($318.4 million). I mean everything was in place but it just forgot to click. So, can the 3rd make more or is this the best we&#8217;ll ever see from Iron Man, <strong>The Avengers</strong> will tell us in 2012.</p><p>2. <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> $334.1 million</p><p>In 2005 Warner released <strong>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</strong> to $206.4 million. <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> comes from the same Tim Burton &#8211; Johnny Depp collaboration this time with Disney behind it. A year ago I could not picture this making <strong>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</strong> numbers and look at it now. But this is nothing, wait until you see the worldwide numbers.</p><p>1. <strong>Toy Story 3</strong> $415 million</p><p>What a wonderful history this series has, <strong>Toy Story</strong> back in 1995 was the first feature film for Pixar and it made $191.7 million. I was 8 years old when I first saw it in a theater with my class, I remember like it was yesterday. Back then it was something to behold, unlike anything I had ever seen. <strong>Toy Story</strong> was the highest grossing movie of 1995. Forward to 1999 and <strong>Toy Story 2</strong> is released to even more success, $245.8 million, enough for 3rd that year. 11 years later and a total of 15 years since Pixar started this series, <strong>Toy Story 3</strong> is out finishing one of the most beautiful and loved stories of all time with the success it deserved. While it took Pixar 15 years to get back on top at the box office, they have always been number 1 when it comes to quality animation.</p><p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/2010-top-10-box-office-in-north-america-2011">2010 top 10 box office in North America</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://filmonic.com/2010-top-10-box-office-in-north-america-2011/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Best Visual Effects Oscar shortlist narrowed down to 7</title><link>http://filmonic.com/best-visual-effects-oscar-shortlist-narrowed-down-to-7</link> <comments>http://filmonic.com/best-visual-effects-oscar-shortlist-narrowed-down-to-7#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:30:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Liam Goodwin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Awards Season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alice in Wonderland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hereafter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Iron Man 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oscar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tron Legacy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://filmonic.com/?p=11424</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences&#8217; Visual Effects branch has today chosen the seven films in contention for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for the 83rd Academy Awards. A list of 15 movies was drawn up last month, and now from these seven only three will go on to be nominated on January [...]<p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/best-visual-effects-oscar-shortlist-narrowed-down-to-7">Best Visual Effects Oscar shortlist narrowed down to 7</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img style=' display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;'  alt="seven potters scene deathly hallows" src="http://fcdn.filmonic.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/seven-potters-scene-deathly-hallows.jpg" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="295" title="Best Visual Effects Oscar shortlist narrowed down to 7" />The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences&#8217; Visual Effects branch has <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118029786/">today chosen</a> the seven films in contention for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for the 83rd Academy Awards. A list of 15 movies was drawn up <a href="http://filmonic.com/15-contenders-for-2010-best-visual-effects-oscar-announced">last month</a>, and now from these seven only three will go on to be nominated on January 25th.</p><p><span id="more-11424"></span>Here are the contenders in alphabetical order:</p><blockquote><p>- Alice in Wonderland<br /> - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1<br /> - Hereafter<br /> - Inception<br /> - Iron Man 2<br /> - Scott Pilgrim vs the World<br /> - TRON: Legacy</p></blockquote><p>Which select few do you think will make it through to the final 3? Last year it was a battle between <strong>Avatar</strong>, <strong>Star Trek</strong> and <strong>District 9</strong>, with <strong>Avatar </strong>obviously taking the gold.</p><p>The nominations will be chosen after a 15-minute screening of each film and its effects, followed by a Q&#038;A.</p><p><strong>Update</strong>: According to the <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/academy-narrows-visual-effects-oscar-field/">press release</a> Academy &#8220;members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.&#8221; So it looks like they have increased the number of films nominated this year.</p><p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/best-visual-effects-oscar-shortlist-narrowed-down-to-7">Best Visual Effects Oscar shortlist narrowed down to 7</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://filmonic.com/best-visual-effects-oscar-shortlist-narrowed-down-to-7/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>15 contenders for the 2010 Best Visual Effects Oscar announced</title><link>http://filmonic.com/15-contenders-for-2010-best-visual-effects-oscar-announced</link> <comments>http://filmonic.com/15-contenders-for-2010-best-visual-effects-oscar-announced#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:57:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Liam Goodwin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Awards Season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alice in Wonderland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Clash Of The Titans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hereafter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Iron Man 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oscars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Percy Jackson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Prince of Persia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shutter Island]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Last Airbender]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Sorcerer’s Apprentice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tron Legacy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unstoppable]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://filmonic.com/?p=11262</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today released their short list of 15 films currently in contention for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for the 83rd Academy Awards. As usual, the list is a mix of critical darlings, box office failures, comic book movies, sequels and originals. Here are the 15 films in [...]<p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/15-contenders-for-2010-best-visual-effects-oscar-announced">15 contenders for the 2010 Best Visual Effects Oscar announced</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img style=' display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;'  alt="scott pilgrim image" src="http://fcdn.filmonic.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/scott_pilgrim_image.jpg" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="253" title="15 contenders for the 2010 Best Visual Effects Oscar announced" />The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today released their short list of 15 films currently in contention for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for the 83rd Academy Awards. As usual, the list is a mix of critical darlings, box office failures, comic book movies, sequels and originals.</p><p><span id="more-11262"></span>Here are the 15 films in alphabetical order:<br /> <strong><ul><li> Alice in Wonderland</li><li>The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader</li><li>Clash of the Titans</li><li>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1</li><li>Hereafter</li><li>Inception</li><li>Iron Man 2</li><li>The Last Airbender</li><li>Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief</li><li>Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time</li><li>Scott Pilgrim vs the World</li><li>Shutter Island</li><li>The Sorcerer&#8217;s Apprentice</li><li>TRON: Legacy</li><li>Unstoppable</li></ul><p></strong></p><p>Members of the Academy&#8217;s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee will narrow the list down to seven in early January, prior to the announcement of the Oscar nominations on Tuesday, January 25, 2011.</p><p>Which select few do you think will make it through to the final 3? Last year it was a battle between <strong>Avatar</strong>, <strong>Star Trek</strong> and <strong>District 9</strong>, with <strong>Avatar </strong>obviously taking the gold.</p><p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/15-contenders-for-2010-best-visual-effects-oscar-announced">15 contenders for the 2010 Best Visual Effects Oscar announced</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://filmonic.com/15-contenders-for-2010-best-visual-effects-oscar-announced/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Disney to give Alice in Wonderland an Oscar push</title><link>http://filmonic.com/disney-to-give-alice-in-wonderland-an-oscar-push</link> <comments>http://filmonic.com/disney-to-give-alice-in-wonderland-an-oscar-push#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:15:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Liam Goodwin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alice in Wonderland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oscars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tim Burton]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://filmonic.com/?p=10792</guid> <description><![CDATA[Generally the movies that are nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars have also received good reviews, which makes sense. But this year it may be different as according to Deadline Disney intends to give Alice in Wonderland (51% on Rotten Tomatoes) a &#8220;major advertising campaign&#8221; in the hope of gaining some Oscar love. However, [...]<p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/disney-to-give-alice-in-wonderland-an-oscar-push">Disney to give Alice in Wonderland an Oscar push</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://filmonic.com/heres-the-alice-in-wonderland-trailer-weve-been-waiting-for-2010/alice-in-wonderland-trailer-3" rel="attachment wp-att-8217"><img style=' display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;'  src="http://fcdn.filmonic.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/alice-in-wonderland-trailer.jpg" alt="alice in wonderland trailer" title="Disney to give Alice in Wonderland an Oscar push" width="500" height="257" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8217" /></a>Generally the movies that are nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars have also received good reviews, which makes sense. But this year it may be different as according to <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2010/10/alice-in-oscarland-disney-to-launch-awards-campaign-for-billion-dollar-grosser/">Deadline</a> Disney intends to give <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> (51% on <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1221547-alice_in_wonderland/">Rotten Tomatoes</a>) a &#8220;major advertising campaign&#8221; in the hope of gaining some Oscar love.</p><p><span id="more-10792"></span>However, this won&#8217;t just be for the &#8220;technical nominations such as art direction, makeup, visual effects, and costumes, but also Best Picture and Director recognition.&#8221; Having seen <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> I could see it getting some technical nods, but Disney should be putting all it&#8217;s efforts behind <strong>Toy Story 3</strong> which is by far a better film and stands a greater chance at actually winning. <strong>Wonderland</strong> may have made over $1 billion but that box office doesn&#8217;t always reflect quality, and clearly not everyone enjoyed it.</p><p>A problem for Disney is that as <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> was released in March people may have forgotten about it by the time it comes to voting (hence the &#8216;major&#8217; campaign) and all of the Oscar-fare is being released over the next few months, which may steal some of it&#8217;s thunder.</p><p>Should <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> be nominated for Best Picture alongside (potentially) <strong>Inception</strong>,<strong> The Social Network</strong> and <strong>Toy Story 3</strong>?</p><p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/disney-to-give-alice-in-wonderland-an-oscar-push">Disney to give Alice in Wonderland an Oscar push</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://filmonic.com/disney-to-give-alice-in-wonderland-an-oscar-push/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Alice in Wonderland to cross the $1 billion mark</title><link>http://filmonic.com/alice-wonderland-cross-1-billion-mark</link> <comments>http://filmonic.com/alice-wonderland-cross-1-billion-mark#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 18:56:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Liam Goodwin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alice in Wonderland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Box Office]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Johnny Depp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tim Burton]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://filmonic.com/?p=9478</guid> <description><![CDATA[When Tim Burton&#8217;s Alice in Wonderland was sat at $980 million worldwide just over a week ago we wondered whether it had any box office punch left in it to join the likes of Dead Man&#8217;s Chest and Return on the King in the billion dollar club. Well over the last 9 days or so [...]<p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/alice-wonderland-cross-1-billion-mark">Alice in Wonderland to cross the $1 billion mark</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img style=' display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;'  alt="alice in wonderland trailer" src="http://fcdn.filmonic.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/gallery/alice-in-wonderland/alice-in-wonderland-trailer.jpg" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="257" title="Alice in Wonderland to cross the $1 billion mark" />When Tim Burton&#8217;s <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> was sat at $980 million worldwide <a href="http://filmonic.com/will-alice-in-wonderland-overtake-the-dark-knight-2010">just over a week ago</a> we wondered whether it had any box office punch left in it to join the likes of <strong>Dead Man&#8217;s Chest</strong> and <strong>Return on the King</strong> in the billion dollar club. Well over the last 9 days or so the film has made another $20 million worldwide, and it will be crossing the $1 billion mark at some point over the next few days (if it hasn&#8217;t already).</p><p>Not bad for a film considered &#8216;<a href="http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009599-alice_in_wonderland/">Rotten</a>&#8216; by movie critics.</p><p><span id="more-9478"></span>Most of the box office gross came from overseas with $667 million, $100 million of which came from Japan alone where it spent 6 weeks at #1 (they must really like Johnny Depp over there). <strong>Wonderland </strong> also made $332 million in the US which has enabled it to become only the sixth movie ever made to take one billion dollars at the worldwide box office.</p><p>If Disney&#8217;s bank account isn&#8217;t overflowing now it will be soon. The <a href="http://filmonic.com/alice-in-wonderland-dvd-release-date-2010">DVD and Blu-ray will be released next week</a>.</p><p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/alice-wonderland-cross-1-billion-mark">Alice in Wonderland to cross the $1 billion mark</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://filmonic.com/alice-wonderland-cross-1-billion-mark/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Will Alice in Wonderland overtake The Dark Knight?</title><link>http://filmonic.com/will-alice-in-wonderland-overtake-the-dark-knight-2010</link> <comments>http://filmonic.com/will-alice-in-wonderland-overtake-the-dark-knight-2010#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 18:30:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Liam Goodwin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alice in Wonderland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Box Office]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Johnny Depp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tim Burton]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://filmonic.com/?p=9408</guid> <description><![CDATA[As I type Tim Burton&#8217;s Alice in Wonderland currently sits at $980 million worldwide, with $600+ million coming from overseas. It has overtaken all of the Harry Potter films and is just $20 million away from crossing the $1 billion mark, and overtaking The Dark Knight‘s $1,001,921,825 in the process. Obviously 3D ticket prices had [...]<p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/will-alice-in-wonderland-overtake-the-dark-knight-2010">Will Alice in Wonderland overtake The Dark Knight?</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img style=' display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;'  alt="alice in wonderland trailer1" src="http://fcdn.filmonic.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/alice-in-wonderland-trailer1.jpg" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="260" title="Will Alice in Wonderland overtake The Dark Knight?" />As I type Tim Burton&#8217;s <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/">currently sits at $980 million worldwide</a>, with $600+ million coming from overseas. It has overtaken all of the <strong>Harry Potter</strong> films and is just $20 million away from crossing the $1 billion mark, and overtaking <strong>The Dark Knight</strong>‘s $1,001,921,825 in the process.</p><p><span id="more-9408"></span>Obviously 3D ticket prices had a huge impact on <strong>Wonderland</strong>&#8216;s gross and if you take inflation into account it wouldn&#8217;t be in the top 10, but based on gross alone it may end up joining <strong>Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man&#8217;s Chest </strong>and <strong>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</strong> in the $1 billion club.</p><p>With the final Harry Potter movies set to be released in 3D they will likely overtake <strong>Wonderland</strong>, and if <strong>Batman 3</strong> gets made in 3D it might have a shot too, but until then i&#8217;m sure Disney will be eagerly watching the numbers to see how <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> fares over the next few weeks.</p><p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/will-alice-in-wonderland-overtake-the-dark-knight-2010">Will Alice in Wonderland overtake The Dark Knight?</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://filmonic.com/will-alice-in-wonderland-overtake-the-dark-knight-2010/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Alice in Wonderland DVD release date</title><link>http://filmonic.com/alice-in-wonderland-dvd-release-date-2010</link> <comments>http://filmonic.com/alice-in-wonderland-dvd-release-date-2010#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:33:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Liam Goodwin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alice in Wonderland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Helena Bonham Carter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Johnny Depp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mia Wasikowska]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tim Burton]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://filmonic.com/?p=9167</guid> <description><![CDATA[Amazon.com Widgets Disney have set a June 1st release date for Alice in Wonderland on DVD and Blu-ray, which is only 3 months after it was released on the big screen. As I type it is still in the top 10 at the US box office, and has accumulated a gross of over $785 million [...]<p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/alice-in-wonderland-dvd-release-date-2010">Alice in Wonderland DVD release date</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab" id="Player_43756e55-3d11-489d-9468-00f9d15b96ab"  WIDTH="500px" HEIGHT="175px"><param NAME="movie" VALUE="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ffilmonic-20%2F8010%2F43756e55-3d11-489d-9468-00f9d15b96ab&#038;Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"></param><param NAME="quality" VALUE="high"></param><param NAME="bgcolor" VALUE="#FFFFFF"></param><param NAME="allowscriptaccess" VALUE="always"><embed src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ffilmonic-20%2F8010%2F43756e55-3d11-489d-9468-00f9d15b96ab&#038;Operation=GetDisplayTemplate" id="Player_43756e55-3d11-489d-9468-00f9d15b96ab" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="Player_43756e55-3d11-489d-9468-00f9d15b96ab" allowscriptaccess="always"  type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="175px" width="500px"></embed></param></object> <noscript><a HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ffilmonic-20%2F8010%2F43756e55-3d11-489d-9468-00f9d15b96ab&#038;Operation=NoScript">Amazon.com Widgets</a></noscript></p><p>Disney have set a <strong>June 1st</strong> release date for <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> on DVD and Blu-ray, which is only 3 months after it was released on the big screen. As I type it is still in the top 10 at the US box office, and has accumulated a gross of over $785 million worldwide.</p><p><span id="more-9167"></span>You may remember that UK cinemas were threatening to boycott the film due to Disney’s plan to release the DVD 12 weeks after the theatrical release, instead of the usual 17 weeks. <a href="http://filmonic.com/odeon-to-boycott-alice-in-wonderland-2010">Odeon actually went ahead with a boycott</a>, although it later agreed to show the film after <a href="http://filmonic.com/odeon-no-longer-boycotting-alice-in-wonderland-2010">agreeing a deal with Disney</a>.</p><p>As for the DVD/Blu-ray, it will contain nine bonus features including &#8220;the making of the Futterwacken Dance, a look inside the world of the Mad Hatter and Johnny Depp&#8217;s transformation, Tim Burton&#8217;s vision for the movie and its characters, the visual effects of growing and shrinking of Alice, costume designs, music, stunts and more.&#8221;</p><p>You can pre-order <strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong> on DVD and Blu-ray via these links: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HN694K?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=filmonic-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B001HN694K">DVD</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HN6940?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=filmonic-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B001HN6940">Blu-ray</a></p><p>Read similar posts to <a href="http://filmonic.com/alice-in-wonderland-dvd-release-date-2010">Alice in Wonderland DVD release date</a> on <a href="http://filmonic.com">Filmonic</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://filmonic.com/alice-in-wonderland-dvd-release-date-2010/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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