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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Hoodwinked

The box office draw of Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe teaming up again to bring Robin Hood to the big screen was not enough to keep Iron Man 2 from holding on to the top spot in the U.S. But worldwide Hood Is King‎...




Carl DiOrio of THR

The archer was on target, though less than wholly victorious.

Universal's Russell Crowe starrer "Robin Hood" -- with Cate Blanchett as Maid Marion in Ridley Scott's history-based telling of the well-known legend -- struck the lower edge of pre-release projections with an estimated $37.1 million in opening boxoffice. But comics-spawned sequel "Iron Man 2" from Paramount and Marvel again topped the weekend's domestic rankings, with $53 million.

The Robert Downey Jr. starrer dropped a reasonable 59% from its week-earlier opening tally, while boosting cumulative boxoffice to $212.2 million. That compares to a $177.8 million sophomore-session cume for 2008's "Iron Man."

Summit Entertainment's female-targeting "Letters to Juliet," featuring Amanda Seyfried and Vanessa Redgrave, bowed in third place with $13.8 million. And Fox Searchlight's urban-oriented romantic comedy "Just Wright" -- starring Pam Grier, Common and Queen Latifah – debuted in fourth with $8.5 million.

Collectively, the weekend Top 10 rung up $132 million, or 2% more than top performers in the comparable frame last year...

Nicole Sperling of EW

'Iron Man' wins again; 'Robin Hood' in second with $37 million weekend

Next up: The Shrek film series supposedly ends with The Final Chapter; MacGruber goes from small screen sketch to big screen action comedy...

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