First 'Elysium' Trailer Pulls the Trigger on Brainy, Suspenseful Sci-Fi With District 9, writer/director Neill Blomkamp made us want to believe that satisfyingly smart sci-fi could make money at the box office. Now, with the first trailer for Elysium, he's making us think his last film's success may have only been the beginning. More
Tony Stark Goads the Mandarin in New 'Iron Man 3' Clip Up 'til now, Marvel's been focusing on the grimmer aspects of Iron Man 3 -- including the epic whooping that Ol' Shell-Head's going to take from the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley). But as the latest clip Marvel's doled out makes clear, Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) can give as good as he gets. More
'The Hobbit' tops box office with $84.8 million Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" led the box office with a haul of $84.8 million, a record-setting opening better than the three previous "Lord of the Rings" films. The Warner Bros. Middle Earth epic was the biggest December opening ever, surpassing Will Smith's "I Am Legend," which opened with $77.2 million in 2007, according to studio estimates Sunday. More
Box Office Report: 'The Hobbit' Tops Friday With $37.5 Million, a December Best Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is living up to expectations, grossing $37.5 million to score the biggest Friday ever in the month of December. Overseas, the film's three-day gross (it began rolling out Wednesday) is $57 million, putting its world total at $94.5 million. More
Exclusive: Co-written by lead star Ariella Mastroianni, the feature premiered at the 2024 Cannes Directors' Fortnight before being acquired by Metrograph Pictures.