Morgan Freeman plays God to Steve Carell's disciple in the comedy Evan Almighty (reviews); Yet another spooky short story written by Stephen King is adapted for the silver screen in 1408 (reviews); And Angelina Jolie plays Mariane Pearl, widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who died while in the hands of terrorists in 2002-for A Mighty Heart (reviews)...
Ian Mohr of Variety:
Universal and director Tom Shadyac's "Evan Almighty" is the latest sequel to hit the multiplexes this weekend, amid high expectations.
"Bruce Almighty" -- the first "Almighty" pic, which starred Jim Carrey as a regular guy who inherits divine powers -- opened to $67.9 million in May 2003.
But "Evan" is tracking to bow well below that number, even while the U pic stands as a likely No. 1 candidate over the frame.
Then again, tracking data has been shaky lately: Last weekend, Fox's "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" looked like it wouldn't beat the pervious pic in that franchise, according to pre-weekend data, but the pic came out ahead of the game with a healthy $58 million.
Also hitting screens this weekend will be MGM's release of the Weinstein Co.'s supernatural thriller "1408," in 2,678 theaters...
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Joshua Rich of Entertainment Weekly says:
Expect the expensive Steve Carell vehicle to bring in around $45 mil
I have tried to appreciate Steve Carrell, I really have, but frankly, while very good in The 40 Year Old Virgin-I don't find him all that funny...Evan looks very lame.
Next Up: It's another blast from the past as Det. John McClane (Bruce Willis) returns on Wednesday in Live Free or Die Hard...
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