Austin Stowell, Dolphin Tale New releases Courageous, 50/50, Dream House, and What's Your Number? failed to reach the top three spots at the North American box office this weekend, Sept 30-Oct. 2. Also of note, film stars — from Casino Royale's Daniel Craig to Captain America: The First Avenger's Chris Evans; from The Constant Gardener's Oscar winner Rachel Weisz to The House Bunny's Anna Faris – took the backseat to a star-powerless movie with both an inspiring Christian message and an uninspiring critics' score. A couple of kiddie flicks — both with the advantage of 3D surcharges — landed in two of the top three spots: last weekend's no. 3 movie, Dolphin Tale, was this weekend's no. 1 movie following a small -26% drop. Last weekend's no. 1 movie, The Lion King 3D, was this weekend's no. 3 movie (behind Brad Pitt's Moneyball) following a relatively steep -49% drop. This weekend, the lion's roar was...
- 10/3/2011
- Alt Film Guide
Chicago – Charles Martin Smith has had a varied career as an actor and a director. He was one of the famous ensemble cast members of “American Graffiti,” directed by George Lucas, and broke out himself as a director in the mid-1980s. His latest work as a filmmaker was one of last week’s big box office hits, “Dolphin Tale.”
“Dolphin Tale” is the based-on-truth story of Winter (who plays herself), a female dolphin who lost her tail as a result of a fisherman’s trap. In the film she is discovered by a young boy (Nathan Gamble), is nursed back to health by a marine institute headed by Dr. Clay (Harry Connick Jr.) and fitted for a prosthetic tale by Dr. Cameron McCarthy (Morgan Freeman). The ensemble cast also includes Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson and Frances Sternhagen.
Charles Martin Smith, Director of ‘Dolphin Tale’
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.
“Dolphin Tale” is the based-on-truth story of Winter (who plays herself), a female dolphin who lost her tail as a result of a fisherman’s trap. In the film she is discovered by a young boy (Nathan Gamble), is nursed back to health by a marine institute headed by Dr. Clay (Harry Connick Jr.) and fitted for a prosthetic tale by Dr. Cameron McCarthy (Morgan Freeman). The ensemble cast also includes Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson and Frances Sternhagen.
Charles Martin Smith, Director of ‘Dolphin Tale’
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.
- 9/29/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Dolphin Tale The Lion King Surpasses Star Wars, Fantasia: Box Office (Inflation Adjusted) Behind The Lion King 3D, Bennett Miller's baseball drama Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, and Robin Wright, collected $19.5 million at 2,993 North American locations this past weekend (Sept. 23-25) according to box-office actuals found at Box Office Mojo. That's $1.1m less than Sony Pictures' estimates released yesterday. With its $19.5 million, Moneyball would have ended up in third place for the weekend if it weren't for the fact that Warner Bros. also way overestimated the box-office take of its 3D "family" movie Dolphin Tale. Directed by Charles Martin Smith, and featuring Harry Connick Jr, Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Morgan Freeman, Austin Stowell, Frances Sternhagen, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, and Kris Kristofferson, Dolphin Tale took in $19.15m at 3,507 locations. That's $1.05 million less than originally estimated. In sum: contrary to the studios' Sunday estimates, neither Moneyball nor Dolphin Tale — despite the...
- 9/26/2011
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Nathan Gamble, Austin Stowell, Dolphin Tale Brad Pitt/Moneyball Tops Friday; The Lion King 3D Likely to Top Weekend: Box Office Dolphin Tale was the no. 3 movie at the North American box office on Friday, Sept. 23, according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. The 3D drama based on real-life events collected $5.11 million at 3,507 locations, and — as a movie appealing to the weekend matinee crowd — it may possibly end up ahead of Brad Pitt's Moneyball when final weekend figures are tallied. Directed by Charles Martin Smith, the star of the 1983 nature drama Never Cry Wolf, Dolphin Tale has a solid 88% approval rating among Rotten Tomatoes' top critics. The cast includes Harry Connick Jr, Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Austin Stowell, Frances Sternhagen, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Kris Kristofferson, and Morgan Freeman. Taylor Lautner's first solo starring vehicle, Abduction, grossed $3.8m at no. 4. Despite the horrible reviews — 0% approval rating among Rotten...
- 9/25/2011
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
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