‘TED’ Wins Box Office Recipts Over ‘Magic Mike’

Weekend Box Office Round-up

The success of Seth MacFarlan’s directorial debut Ted over the weekend must prove that everyone loves a Teddy bear.  The film grossed $20 million on Friday, which stars Mark Wahlberg as the buddy of a bong smoking stuffed toy bear. The Raunchy comedy is on track to making between $51 to 55 million, on its opening weekend, which would overtake the current record holder rated R comedy, The Hangover

Although Ted came out on top, Steven Soderbergh’s male stripper film Magic Mike was a very close second, earning #19. | Full Story

Pixar’s ‘Brave’ Holds Down Top Spot, ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ Sinks

Pixar's Brave Holds Down Top Spot, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Sinks

Pixar continues their dominance at the box office with their latest animation, Brave. For awhile 20th Century Fox’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter looked like it would be standing alone at the top of the box office, but with it’s narrow marketed audience, it only managed to get  dead  second.

The animated fantasy drama raked in a wopping $24.5 million Friday night. With numbers like that, the film is easily on track to finishing the weekend in the $65-70 million dollar range. | Full Story

‘Brave’ Storyline Revealed In New Merida Narrated Featurette

Disney Release A New 'Brave' Trailer

Disney-Pixar has released a new featurette for their upcoming fantasy-adventure flick Brave. The extended clip delivers a closer look into the storyline, characters, and cast, without giving away too much of the story.

The lengthy video includes commentary from actresses Kelly MacDonald and Emma Thompson, director Mark Andrews, producer Katherine Sarafian, composer Patrick Doyle, and others. New clips from the film are shown along with footage filmed during the team’s research trip to Scotland. | Full Story