Kung Fu Panda

The Hangover got me again, becoming only the third film this year to take multiple box-office weekends. For the record, the other two were Paul Blart and Madea Goes to Jail. #1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Weeks In A Row 1. The Hangover Alert commenter Gophers Attack! had it dialed in, he called it in first place at $32.8m. It only fell 25.7% from last weekend... which is astonishing. It's almost as if people will heartily support good movies. Weird. Oh, and did you know Ed Helms actually had a crown removed for the role as Stu? Seriously, read all about it right here. Result: 33.0 million (My rank: #2, $6.0m off) 2. Up I had the dollars fine, I just expected Hangover to fall another 15%. Up will pass Monsters vs. Aliens domestically this weekend, call it revenge for Kung Fu Panda outearning Wall-e worldwide last summer. Result: 30.5 million (My rank: #1, $.3m off) 3. The Taking of Pelham
Laremy Legel

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The Dark Knight picked up eight trophies at The Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards, which shines a light on posters, trailers, commercials, et al. Essentially, if it was made to promote, market, or advertise a movie, it could be in the running for the Key Arts.

Blt & Associates won Best Theatrical poster, Best TV Spot, and Best Action Print (meaning best print ad for an action movie) for The Dark Knight, and Iron Man won Best Trailer. I wish I knew for sure which Dark Knight Poster took home that prize; my hunch is Why So Serious?, which is one of the most memorable movie posters in a long time, but the film was nominated twice in that category.
Overall, Blt was the big winner Friday night, with 13 Key Art Awards; the company also worked on campaigns for Iron Man, Kung Fu Panda, and Juno, among its many nominees in theatrical and home entertainment categories.
Colin Boyd

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Grant Morrison might be riding high thanks to his high profile “Batman and Robin” series, but it’s his creator-owned work that gets us most excited when it comes to comic books on film. Today, there’s word on one such project: “We3.”
Don Murphy, one of the producers of the planned adaptation of Morrison’s graphic novel, spoke with Sci Fi Wire about the film. According to the producer, “We3″ is ready with a script and a director — all it needs now is a studio.
“We’re working with a director named John Stevenson,” Murphy said. “Don’t be confused, though. Even though he directed ‘Kung Fu Panda,’ the movie’s going to be live action. It’s going to be a combination CG, puppetry [and] real animals. We have a great script, a great director, and we’re trying to figure out who’s going to pay for it in this marketplace,
Josh Wigler

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