WEEKEND BOX OFFICE RESULTS

 
 

   
 
No surprises this weekend. Most Oscar contenders still haven't had wide releases yet. THE SOCIAL NETWORK is the only Oscar movie still in the top ten...
 
1. "Megamind," $47.7 million.
2. "Due Date," $33.5 million.
3. "For Colored Girls," $20.1 million.
4. "Red," $8.9 million.
5. "Saw 3D," $8.2 million.
6. "Paranormal Activity 2," $7.3 million.
7. "Jackass 3D," $5.1 million.
8. "Hereafter," $4.02 million.
9. "Secretariat," $4 million.
10. "The Social Network," $3.6 million.

OPENING THIS WEEKEND

No real Oscar potential for any movies opening in wide release this weekend:


-DUE DATE-Not great reviews. No Oscar potential.

-MEGAMINDS-It will do well at the Box Office, but nothing to write home about.
-FOR COLORED GIRLS-This Tyler Perry movie did have some Oscar buzz in August. Rumor had that they were pushing for some nominations, but the film has had horrible reviews. You can count it out altogether.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Here is a list of possible Best Animated Feature. There is no doubt that TOY STORY 3 will be the winner in this category. Some are saying it will be nominated in the Best Picture category and win. I doubt that it will win Best Picture, but with 10 films in the nomination category it could show up on the list.

-TOY STORY 3
-HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
-DESPICABLE ME
-SHREK FOREVER AFTER
-THE ILLUSIONIST

BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS

Here is a list is a few categories for the British Independent Film Awards. It starts to give a good indication of films that have legs to make it to an Oscar nomination. The big surprise is all of the nominations for
KICK-ASS. The winners will be announced December 5th.


BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Four Lions
Kick-Ass
The King's Speech
Monsters
Never Let Me Go

BEST DIRECTOR
Mike Leigh – Another Year
Matthew Vaughn – Kick-Ass
Tom Hooper – The King's Speech
Gareth Edwards – Monsters
Mark Romanek – Never Let Me Go

BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
Debs Gardner Paterson – Africa United
Clio Barnard – The Arbor
Rowan Joffe – Brighton Rock
Chris Morris – Four Lions
Gareth Edwards – Monsters

BEST SCREENPLAY
Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Simon Blackwell, Christopher Morris – Four Lions
Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn – Kick-Ass
David Seidler – The King's Speech
William Ivory – Made In Dagenham
Alex Garland – Never Let Me Go

BEST ACTRESS
Manjinder Virk – The Arbor
Ruth Sheen – Another Year
Andrea Riseborough – Brighton Rock
Sally Hawkins – Made In Dagenham
Carey Mulligan – Never Let Me Go

BEST ACTOR
Jim Broadbent – Another Year
Riz Ahmed – Four Lions
Colin Firth – The King's Speech
Scoot McNairy – Monsters
Aidan Gillen – Treacle Junior

Here is this weekends top ten Box Office results. No Surprise that the horror films were in the top two spots on Halloween weekend. The films in bold are possible Oscar contenders.

1. Saw 3D
2. Paranormal Activity 2
3. Red
4. Jackass 3D
5. Hereafter
6. Secretariat
7. The Social Network
8. Life as We Know It
9. The Town
10. Conviction