Paranormal Blind Side
In the US: The Jim Sheridan thriller BROTHERS (starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman) debuts at #3, but only managed a pitiful $9.53m... ARMORED (directed by Nimrod Antal, who's now working on the third Predator movie) comes in at #7 with an even more tragic $6m... and EVERYBODY'S FINE is the week's massive flop, in at #10 with just $3m...
US TOP 10
(2) 1. The Blind Side $20m
(1) 2. The Twilight Saga: New Moon $15.4m
(-) 3. Brothers $9.53m
(5) 4. A Christmas Carol $7.76m
(4) 5. Old Dogs $6.89m
(3) 6. 2012 $6.77m
(-) 7. Armored $6.51m
(6) 8. Ninja Assassin $5.06m
(7) 9. Planet 51 $4.39m
(-) 10. Everybody's Fine $3.85m
In the UK: The poorly-reviewed animated movie PLANET 51 underperforms a bit, in at #4 with £1.5m... there's bad news for Richard Kelly as THE BOX echoes its American flop with just £474,938 to debut at #8... THE DESCENT: PART 2 doesn't attract many fans, in at #9 with just £313,739...
UK TOP 10
(2) 1. Paranormal Activity £1.8m
(3) 2. A Christmas Carol £1.66m
(1) 3. The Twilight Saga: New Moon £1.62m
(-) 4. Planet 51 £1.5m
(5) 5. Law Abiding Citizen £998k
(4) 6. 2012 £878k
(6) 7. Nativity! £687k
(-) 8. The Box £474k
(-) 9. The Descent: Part 2 £313k
(10) 10. A Serious Man £198k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
THE LIMITS OF CONTROL
Comedy-drama. The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job.
Director: Jim Jaramusch Starring: Bill Murray, Isaach De Bankole, Alex Descas, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Lus Tosar & Paz de la Huerta
Tomatometer: 38% (Rotten; based on 102 reviews) "A minimalist exercise in not much of anything, The Limits of Control is a tedious viewing experience with little reward."
THE STEPFATHER
Horror-thriller. Michael returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend. As the two men get to know each other, he becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand.
Director: Nelson McCormick Starring: Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Penn Badgley, Amber Heard, Sherry Stringfield & Paige Turco
Tomatometer: 9% (Rotten; based on 45 reviews) "This tepid remake of the 1987 cult classic lacks the tension and satirical undercurrents of the original."
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Adventure-drama. An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world--a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler.
Director: Spike Jonze Starring/Voices: Max Records, Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Dano, Chris Cooper & Forest Whitaker
Tomatometer: 72% (Fresh; based on 225 reviews) "Some may find its dark tone and slender narrative off-putting, but Spike Jonze's heartfelt adaptation of the classic children's book is as beautiful as it is uncompromising."
