‘Wanted’ Breaks Box Office Records

The movie sucked!!!

Well deserved Win! Look at the hater above—they are watching Angelina thread like a hawk, can’t stay away. She has so much power over you. Really pathetic, and funny haters.

Tara @ 06/29/2008 at 3:33 pm

Oh and I am sure Aniston wasn’t the star in the Rumor Has It, nor the Break Up.

Thanks to Angie …Wanted is a big hit.

WANTED wouldn’t have worked if it wasn’t for Angelina. Sorry haters, the reality really hurts you so.

It is A-W-E-S-O-M-E :D :D

It would be very interesting if they make a prequel instead of a sequel. I would like a movie just with Fox and how she joined the Fraternity of assasins, that would be really cool. However I heard she might be offered a role based on the true story of a CIA.

haters loosing it big time :lol:

CONGRATS ANGELINA! My chick did it again!

And I am loving the haters..fuel to the fire baby fuel to her fire!

I have not seen the movie yet but looking forward to it….and I’m sure it’s a big hit …and yeah..i am a big fan of Angie……so haters out there; GET OUT!!!!!

McAvoy has a little grit there that’s very appealing. Much as I love pretty boys (Brad & Bex) I’m going to be watching McAvoy.

Timur is a great guy! He is from Russia like I am! =) I watched this movie on the first day so I think it’s not bad!

Congrats to Angie, James, Timur, Mark Millar and JG Jones! A job well done! Let’s all just sit back and watch troll heads explode.

BTW, where’s good old ShitzySpamSomeInsaneBitchChickGirl The Numbers Queen? Ain’t got jack to say now, does she?

Saw it Wednesday, loved it.
It rocks.
Haters shut the hell up!
It belonged to Angie AND James… and MF kicked **** too, as per! ;) :D :D

I went to it yesterday, Awesome movie. Angelina was amazing in it

http://www.flawedhollywood.com

Thank you JJ. You always bring us the goods.

Angie is the greatest actress right now in Hollywood . GO ANGIE !!!!!

Belle @ 06/29/2008 at 3:50 pm Angie is the greatest actress right now in Hollywood . GO ANGIE !!!!!

thank you jared,baby ,ur the best!

deadline hollywood @ 06/29/2008 at 3:43 pm
It’s also the biggest opening ever for a live-action Angelina movie and she proved a big draw: Cinemascore said the main reasons given for choosing to see Wanted were the action (67%) and Jolie (61%). Exit polling showed the audience breakdown was 52%/48% male to female, 51%/49% under age 30 to over age 30.
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Oh sweet, sweet, sweet!!!!!!!!!

Happy birthday Vicki. Hope you have a wonderful celebration! :)

Guli - Have a safe, enjoyable, relaxing, and super vacation. I’m very envious. :)

Thanks Jared for the new thread. Awesome box office news!!!

# 15 califan @ 06/29/2008 at 3:42 pm

It would be very interesting if they make a prequel instead of a sequel. I would like a movie just with Fox and how she joined the Fraternity of assasins, that would be really cool. However I heard she might be offered a role based on the true story of a CIA.

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Angie and her manager Geyer Kosinski bought the rights to the story of a former UN covert agent, not CIA, who busted one of the world’s biggest arms dealers. Paramount bought the option on it and now that the writers strike has ended I’m sure they’ve approached a few people about writing the first draft of the script. Maybe they’ll have a working draft of a script by the time Angie’s ready to go back to work.

GREAT NEWS!!!!

Congrats to all but mostly to Angelina Jolie.

#27 Not af fan. If you are so tired of looking at her why are u here?
You chose to look at it , you came here, you even posted a comment.
What’s wrong with you? Are you bipolar? Go ahead you can tell everyone. We are very caring people here.

not a fan @ 06/29/2008 at 3:47 pm So sick of this haggard looking, tattooed, ugly-faced chick. All she can do is action flicks, cause she just can’t act.

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HAGGARD?’DIOT! AND MANISTON IS WHAT?CHOKARD!WORST!MAKE-UP AND RENOVATION CAN’T MAKE HER LOOK A HUMAN.

passing Through @ 06/29/2008 at 3:54 pm

# 15 califan @ 06/29/2008 at 3:42 pm

It would be very interesting if they make a prequel instead of a sequel. I would like a movie just with Fox and how she joined the Fraternity of assasins, that would be really cool. However I heard she might be offered a role based on the true story of a CIA.

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Angie and her manager Geyer Kosinski bought the rights to the story of a former UN covert agent, not CIA, who busted one of the world’s biggest arms dealers. Paramount bought the option on it and now that the writers strike has ended I’m sure they’ve approached a few people about writing the first draft of the script. Maybe they’ll have a working draft of a script by the time Angie’s ready to go back to work.
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That would be great. I hope it materializes and they get a real good director and maybe even Timor could do the job.

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/wall-e-and-wanted-open-big-at-box-office/

Cinemascore said the main reasons given for choosing to see Wanted were the action (67%) and Jolie (61%). Exit polling showed the audience breakdown was 52%/48% male to female, 51%/49% under age 30 to over age 30.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roCgnpDHWjc

Great movie, I’m not sure it was really Angelina’s butt thought, I’d have thought she would have had a double. If it iwas hers i can understand why she’d show it off.

Angelina two movies in the top five.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUhuAfcZwE8&NR=1

Oyyy–this is too funny… Again the first few to post are haters/trolls….OK, me thinks we should give these pathetic haters a break!!! Wanted is a smash…ouch it must hurt…Plus the twins will be here anyday!!! OMG—I really sort of feel sorry for them…..NOT!!! :lol: :lol:

Jared–thank you for the new thread!!!

I love how now that the movie is a success all of the haters are trying to take credit away from AJ. (Oh, it’s not her movie, McAvoy is the star) And you know that if it didn’t do well they would lay all of the blame on her. Hypocrites. Yet another hater theory comes to an end.

passing Through @ 06/29/2008 at 3:59 pm
Hehehehehehehehehehe….everybody hear thos snap, pop, crackle noises? it ain’t cereal. It’s haters, trolls and Faniston heads a-poppin’ like the peanut-butter eating rats in Wanted.
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LOL!! I hear a high pitched screeching sound. Like the wicked witch melting in the Wizard of Oz.

I also hope Angie stars in that movie about the former UN covert agent. That would be so cool. Even the story alone sound fascinating.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEYjz8nkifs&NR=1

passing Through @ 06/29/2008 at 4:00 pm
# 22 Ale @ 06/29/2008 at 3:44 pm
That’s great!!!! Angie is perfect for this kind of role..she should play Nikita…by La femme Nikita…
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Not. That’s been done to death. First by Bridget Fonda then on TV for 4 years.
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Fonda was second and her movie was second-rate. The only good La Femme Nikita was the original played by Anne Parillaud.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKLrneC9NrU&NR=1

2 top 5 movies in the same weekend, LOL at the haters :P

awsome movie. angie is amazing !

Saw it - Loved it!!! Angelina, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman & the rest of the cast were all great!

From the previous thread…

# 668 jess0 @ 06/29/2008 at 8:31 am

6,000 children die every day in Africa just because of dirty water and X is pimping dumbwater. That’s just disgusting.

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“Digusting” and X go hand-in-hand. The other day I was reading a story on the late George Carlin and it talked about one of his latest routines and his disgust with the bottled water industry and in particular all these celebs being snapped with bottled water. He said, and I paraphrase, “When did we become so shallow that we had to carry around personal hydration systems? GET A DRINK BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE!” I was ROTFLMAO, but at the same time I was thinking about the bottle of water I carry everywhere! LOL. It’s just a Propel Fitness Water bottle filled with tap water…but still… I DID buy the bottled water. I bought it for the bottle not the water…but…in the end…I STILL bought the bottled water. I think it’s time to go to Wal-mart and find a sports bottle or something like that.

Cant wait to see it!

83rd!!!! Loved the movie. Love Angie. Love Angie Love Angie Love Angie. Enough Said!!!!!!!!!!!

Angelina was ok in it, but this was not her movie. It belongs to James. He ruled in every scene he was in.

Angie is beautiful.

Good afternoon to all the BAMPZS+2 fans. bdj, are you going on vacation for two weeks? Please know I will miss your informative articles. One of the reasons I enjoy JJ is amongst all of the AJ/BP news and the troll b*llsh*t information/news is dispensed. I know you are not the only one sharing info. But you are the most consistent.
Oh I am sorry. Happy birthday vickiefromtexas.

guli, you will be leaving in a couple of days also? I pray your vacation goes well and you have a good time. Who will post videos when you are gone? MF seems to be missing in action. Preggy Jolie no longer posts. We don’t even get pictures like we use to. Lady G was great at posting pictures. I miss the videos and the pictures. IMHO they help to brighten up the thread and help to break up some of the silliness from the trolls.

I hope the videos makers will return as well as the picture posters. IMHO the thread use to be a good mix of information, opinions, creativity, and supporting the joliepitts. We don’t have to defend as strongley as we once did because, the world is beginning to see what we saw lo those four years ago. These little trolls that still post here on a daily basis are the scum at the bottom of the pond. They should be ignored and never mistaken as a challenge for intlligent discussion.

I am so happy for Wanted. $51mil and Wall E only about $10mil more even though it played in more theaters and had a G rating. Wanted wasn’t even listed on some of the most anticipated movies for summer lists.

I am sure it surprised some people, but not Angie’s fans. I think we all knew or at least felt it would do well. How many dollars? I don’t think any of us attached a dollar amount to it. But we knew it would do well. Two movies in the top 5. What female star can say that? Maybe there is one who also had two top 5 hits, but can’t recall who it was. If anyone knows please tell me as I would like to know also.

Well maybe in the next couple of weeks we will have some more good news. Maybe the twins will be here and will we have to come up with a new name. Challenges never cease. This is going to be good summer for BAMPZS+2 fans. Plus Brad has the Venice FF in August. If Angie is well she will probably go which will mean more pittp*rn and more photo ops.

Oh, I just want to add this. Don’t you think Angie would make a good director? It was her idea give Fox less dialogue. Also the director said she had some good ideas about the character. Also didn’t Brad say that she helped with some of the editing in TAOJJ? And in MMS she had some ideas and suggestions. I just think she seems to have an instinct for what makes a movie works. Just an opinion. Peace

I saw the 10:40 showing this morning and it was packed. I loved it and so did everyone else. The litte boy sitting in front of me was having the time of his life.

# 682 sarah @ 06/29/2008 at 9:50 am

BTW - here’s how you can tell Ted’s BI that not so blind is obviosly supposed to be Angelina ain’t true…Michael Musto of the Village Voice has NEVER had this BI. And that guy knows EVERYTHING. If it’s smut, Musto knows it. A few months back he did a column that had like 40 BIs in it. He’s got a way of wording them that’s hilarious. Like Ted he’s gay…but he doesn’ feel the need to do all that cutesy made-up-words shite. Musto’s got connections on both coasts and knows more dirt than just about any gossip around. And while he can be mean and biting…he’s courted sought the spotlight the way Ted does. So if Musto ever has a similar BI…then you’ll know it’s true. Otherwise it’s just Ted being mean because the J-Ps kick his ass by disproving every piece of garbage he’s ever written about them. B#tch is bitter like a mofo.

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So if Musto comes out with a similar BI, you would believe it then? I don’t really believe in BI. I ran into that Ben W. guy few years back and I asked him about it and he said most of the time he makes it up to fill the space and he exaggerates alot.

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Will I believe Ted’s BI if Michael Musto comes out with a similar one? Uh…no. What I’m saying though is that Musto knows all the gossip and in the last few years he’s said nothing or intimated nothing about Angie having a heroin problem. Not even when Page Six had the same BI as Ted - almost 6 months before Ted. Page Six had that BI in early Feb just after Angie’s mother died. Ted C used the exact same BI in Aug or Sep 2007 and every blog on the planet made fun of him for ripping off old Page Six BI’s that had ALREADY been proven false.

Here’s the difference between Michael Musto and Ted C - if Musto heard a rumor about Angie being on herion? That’s exactly what he’d write. He wouldn’t even bother with a BI. He’s done it before with other celebs and not gotten sued and I have no doubt he’d do it again. He’s been around longer than Ted and he’s got a rep for speaking his mind. The main reason he does the Bis, I think, is because they’re fun for the readers…and his editor at the VV makes him! As a matter fo fact - back when E! first started, Musto, Ted C, Jeannette Walls, Liz Smith, Cindy Adams, Janet Charleton, Mike Walker of NE and a few others used to do a 60 minute gossip show. Those guys would tip-toe around with their wording…Musto just blurted it out and let the chips fall where they may. And that was at least 15 years ago.

I saw the movie last night and it kicked a*s, it was classic Angelina. I was really surprised at James McAvoy, I don’t know what I was expecting from him but it certainly wasn’t to find him sexy and funny,lol!
Angelina has always been a big box office draw, that shouldn’t surprise anyone, but now I think she just stepped up to the top of the power ladder in HW. She is cemented now. She’s in with the big boys! :-)

wow two in a row for angie first kung fu panda and now wanted she’s the one and only superstar right. if not for angelina these movies won’t be box office success. more power to her and more movies to come

# 91 Mrs. Lenny @ 06/29/2008 at 4:41 pm

~Awesome. I enjoyed every second of Wanted. I will see it again with my husband. I saw it with my Hen friends hahahahhaa, We were six deep. And all of of us enjoyed it . Angie was Killing. Common,Common,cumming, all of us agree that he is a hot piece of work.
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Hi Mrs. Lenny, oh yes he is. The man is so freaking fineeeeee :)

I don’t get the comparison to Wall-E, a movie for kids. Different market, different everything.

I saw it last night and I love the entire cast - james mcavoy is amazing alongside angelina. Common and morgan freeman are fantastic as well…here is a behind the scenes clip of the movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aEuffCnpKg

I ‘m heading to the theater to watch WANTED for the second time..not because of James but because of Angie. The movie is exciting…I loved it.

# 86 em @ 06/29/2008 at 4:38 pm Angelina was ok in it, but this was not her movie. It belongs to James. He ruled in every scene he was in.

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everytime his in,im bored!u think people watch this movie without anjie?nah!ask maniston!!!

OMG. GOOOOOOD TO KNOW THIS. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE IT HERE IN MY COUNTRY.

Angelina was NOT the star of this movie regardless of what people might like to think. I like her and all, but James ruled. He def stole scenes from Morgan and Angie, and since they are good, that is saying something. Angie looked like if you sneezed on her, she’d break in half. The eye makeup they used made her look gaunt. She’s a beautiful woman, but her beauty was somewhat lost in this movie.

Angie Rocked in wanted…I was a little surprised at the ending, but loved every minute of the movie, yes I olny wanted to see it because my girl Angie was in it, and I might just add, awesome a$$ she has, you go girl.:)

Review: Angelina Jolie And “Wanted”
David Edelstein On The “Incinerating” Actress’ Latest Action-Thriller

June 29, 2008(CBS) With roles in films such as “Girl, Interrupted” (for which she won an Oscar) and her latest, “Wanted,” Angelina Jolie has attracted a host of admirers … and that includes our own David Edelstein:

Hollywood is full of swollen-lipped actresses, but Jolie has the spirit to match those tire-treads.

She burst out of the gate in 1998’s “Gia,” about the glowering supermodel who embodied a new kind of tough glamour and died of AIDS. I remember her blasting through a scene stark naked - sorry, folks, can’t show it! - and admiring her fearlessness more than her body, which is saying a lot.

But Jolie has so large a presence she doesn’t need to pull out the stops or take off her clothes. She can underplay dryly, toying with lines and co-stars, which is why she was so smashing as a sociopath in “Girl, Interrupted,” devastating fellow patients to keep from turning her acid gaze inward.

Jolie has taken other “serious” parts, like Marianne, wife of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl in “A Mighty Heart,” and she was very fine, tamping down the drama queen stuff.

But even dipped in caramel, she was still, obviously, Angelina.

Her greatest box office successes have been as witty action heroines, as in “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” opposite honey Brad Pitt, whose hard shell of narcissism held fast against her incinerating stares.

“Wanted” is in the same mode, but more spectacular: It’s state-of-the-art state-of-the-art.

The plot is nonsense about a fraternity of supernaturally gifted assassins, a hodgepodge of “The Matrix” and “The Terminator.” But Kazakhstan-born director Timur Bekmambetov is a whiz at mixing fast- and slow-motion to screw up your biorhythms. You take an hour to come down and then say: I fell for that???

It’s easy to fall for Angelina. There she suddenly is, beside timid protagonist James McAvoy, looking amused, twinkling, as if the whole gazillion-dollar movie is her toy. The bullets she fires seem like extensions of her will.

Does “Wanted” stretch her as an actress? Not remotely. We’ll see that later this year, as the mother of a kidnapped child in Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling.”

What Jolie really needs to prove herself is material she can’t toy with, parts bigger than she is. Hedda Gabler? Cleopatra? God?

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He wrote his idea of Angie = modern Hedda Gabler in his very positive Wanted review, too. Angie has mystery around her ? No, I don’t think so. She is too honest to be mysterious. But people believe she is.

Sorry to rain all over your parade, Mikey-boy, but Wanted has earned more per-screen than Wall-E, so I’d call it a tie. But you call it whatever you want if it will make you feel better.

LOL no raining here, More per screening doesnt mean much to people, but throw in the #1 movie and that means a heck of a lot more. I can just see it tomorrow the #1 movie in america Wall-e sounds way better than the #2 movie in America Wanted. LOL. Don’t be so bitter that Walle-e rules, hey at least Wanted came in second. Can’t always be #1 unless your a Pixar movie of course!

konnitiwa @ 06/29/2008 at 5:08 pm

I actually listened to him say these words this morning on the TV, (it made my morning :)) and I have to say Angie does take the movie has her own, she was absolutely amazing in her stunts, and she is the one that carried the movie to this height of success…Rock on Angelina. :)

I see the one troll here is changing names,lol,i’m sure they’re waiting for i not into you,lol,got to wait until 09

Please all you haters - Aniston has a thread here so please just go there and spread your evil thoughts!

# 100 Hello Alexanderina. You said it. He is Fineeeeeee..hahahahha.

OMG I can’t wait to watch this movie!!! :D Wish I could’ve seen it over the weekend…..

Mike @ 06/29/2008 at 5:10 pm
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of course wall-e it’s the #1 movie, it’s a kids movie… duh, but the fact that a R film got close enough to a G film by $10 millions and that wall-e made less than expected is what is making you sad LOL.

btw there are more news about wanted being a hit, than wall-e being #1

# 123 juju @ 06/29/2008 at 5:18 pm
em @ 06/29/2008 at 5:05 pm
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Can you read? Read this:

Cinemascore said the main reasons given for choosing to see Wanted were the action (67%) and Jolie (61%). Exit polling showed the audience breakdown was 52%/48% male to female, 51%/49% under age 30 to over age 30.

Do you understand what it says? Do you want me to explain it to you?

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juju, I think she is to dumb to understand it even if you explain to her lol.

Angie is the number 1 actress in the world

em @ 06/29/2008 at 5:05 pm
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You’re either a hater, insane, or blind. I’m on record that she looks as beautiful as she did in MAMS (and that’s saying something) - it was a different kind of beauty, more in your face. Literally, when she appears in that drugstore, it’s like BAM!! (((FACE!!!))) People oooh’d and aaaah’d. I tell you, I was concerned — knowing that Angie’s Mom had just passed, that she had had trouble with her nutrition in light of her grief and mourning and that she was more slender than normal at the start of this filming, I wondered what she would look like on film, but there are scenes in this film where her beauty is so refined and classical, perhaps BECAUSE of her bone structure being in relief from losing a few pounds, that she was even more beautiful than EVER.

Sorry hater, go rag on Dustinnfer Hoffmaniston’s airport pics…big nose, forehead furrow, no lips and low forehead if you want FUG, Maniston brings that as hard as Angelina brings the sexy. So hop to. :lol:

Just saying @ 06/29/2008 at 5:33 pm

No doubt he’s off somewhere being jealous of Angelina’s success. He’s not the number one star in this relationship.

Jack @ 06/29/2008 at 5:36 pm

Just saying @ 06/29/2008 at 5:33 pm

No doubt he’s off somewhere being jealous of Angelina’s success. He’s not the number one star in this relationship.
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Why are you agreeing to yourself? you idiot. too obvious.

i knew it, i am not surprise, Angelina is the best, love her bad azz.. and it is angie movie, she had a very large role, she even took some of her words out. you can’t top her. brad is a lucky man.

Congrats Angie!!!! The sexiest woman alive!!!

nice try, but it’s nothing you can do to bring us fans down, although you gave it a hella of a try. but the girl is too bad, brad knew what he was doing, regardless of the haters and he was right. brangelinas for ever. now go back to your loser idol jen, ha ha ha.

LMAO@ people who are trying to downplay Angie’s role in the success of WANTED. Even the critics know it is HER.
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Weekend Estimates
Domestic Market Share

Wall-E, Pixar’s latest, was always favored to win weekend bragging rights with some pundits predicting an opening salvo of more than $70 million. Conversely, no one expected more than a $40 million debut for Wanted in light of its R-rating and perceived limited distaff appeal. However, a particular clever ad campaign played up Angelina Jolie’s presence and cemented the film as a date movie in the public consciousness.
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Lmfao, some people will argue with GOD himself if he took Angie’s side or say something nice abour her.

Fu*cking Losers.

Hate is ugly, B!tches.

My son anticipated this movie because of 1) it’s a comic book based & 2) Angelina. He watched it and liked it a lot, telling me that Jolie is beautiful in the film.

I did not like Atonement so I will not go to a genre of movie I don’t like because of him. That means with his status, the number of people he could draw into the theaters is not big. Credit is deservedly due to Jolie. Did warm up to MMS because of Jolie more than Pitt.

I llike Clint Eastwood and am interested in the story of Changeling, and like to see the rave about Jolie’s acting so I’ll see it.

to just saying,

Brad is where you can’t see because it is none of your damn business.

I Just love Angelina Jolie the No.1 actress ,The Movie Wanted is Fantastic,Great loved it.

# 138 Jack @ 06/29/2008 at 5:36 pm
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Errr… the preceding post was probably brought to us by the same @$$hat who claimed that Brad raced back to the US to ’save’ AMH last year.

And leave it to shortsighted douchebags to shortchange Angelina’s accomplishment. Unlike Reese W.’s minor role in Penelope, Angelina’s presence propelled people to the theaters. I honestly can’t think of any actress who can ratchet up the energy of a film like Angelina Jolie. Whether it’s a leading role, cameo, or supporting player, she rocks the $h*t out of everything she does. And she doesn’t have to use princesses’ goodwill to fuel it.

wanted will even do better worldwide than in the us. Angie is famous all over the world. Mcavoy is not as famous as angie worldwide

‘Wanted’ is tops overseas
Universal thriller nabs $33 million in 22 territories
By Frank Segers

June 29, 2008, 05:26 PM ET

“Wanted”

Universal International’s “Wanted” proved to be the international circuit’s most desired title during the weekend, grabbing the No. 1 boxoffice spot with an action packed $33 million from 1,922 screens in 22 territories.

Disney/Pixar’s “WALL-E,” the No. 1 title domestically, set a promising opening pace in a limited, six-market overseas bow, grossing an estimated $3.1 million from 400 screens in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and Trinidad.

Finishing in the No. 2 weekend spot was DreamWorks Animation/Paramount’s “King Fu Panda,” which had powerhouse bows in six territories and landed with $21.5 million overall from 3,401 sites in 24 markets. Its international gross total stands at $98.5 million, while the worldwide tally is $277.8 million.

As the European soccer championships wound to a conclusion Sunday, third-place finisher “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” introduced itself to continental Europe, scoring strongly in the U.K. and France for an overall weekend estimate of $20.1 million from 4,200 screens in 34 markets. Its overseas the cume is $161.8 million; with $298.8 million globally.

Coming in at No. 4 was Marvel/Universal’s “The Incredible Hulk,” which dropped nearly 50% from the previous weekend to an estimated $12.1 million from 4,243 situations in 54 markets, for an international cume of $85.5 million. Worldwide, its total gross is $201 million.

Fifth on the weekend was Warner Bros. International’s “Get Smart” starring Steve Carell, which played its second weekend overseas on 2,386 screens in 21 markets for an estimated $11.8 million. Strong openings in Australia ($3.8 million from 322 sites) and Mexico ($3 million from 700 screens) sparked overall action, bringing the spy spoof’s overseas cume to $20.1 million. Globally, its cume is $97.4 million.

Last weekend’s No. 1 title, Paramount’s “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” finished out of the top five this round but remained strong in its second weekend in Japan ($5.2 million from 327 spots for a market cume of $24 million). Overall, “Crystal Skull” pulled in $11.4 million from 4,721 spots in 62 markets for an overseas cume of $413 million.

Based on a comic series by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones, “Wanted” starring James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman, had a smashing Russian opening, grossing $11 million from 612 sites for a rousing per-screen average of $18,000. Generally, it finished at No. 1 in almost all territories that it played.

The director of the action title — about a put-upon office nerd’s conversion into a world-class assassin — is Kazakhstan-born Timur Bekmambetov, whose past two fantasy thriller titles (”2004’s “Night Watch” and 2006’s “Day Watch”) were substantial hits in Russia. “Wanted’s” early worldwide gross tally is $84.1 million.

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ANGIE HAD #1 AND #2 WORLDWIDE!!!!!

I’M DANCING WITH JOY FOR HER!!!

I don’t watch anything that has Jolie in it. She is so repulsive and looks like a walking skeleton. I don’t know what the appeal there is.

em @ 06/29/2008 at 5:05 pm

The women who went to see Wanted are fans of angie not Mcavoy.

Angie is the number 1 actress in the world

eerrrrr…#112 ur fuc.kingly stupi.d!u want her to look like the virgin mary with all those high powerd lolz guns and roses?go to manistons thread,she’s trying to fuc.k the urenator wer his not just into her.ayayayay

Good, this movie kicked ass!!!

Congratulations Angie, and to the rest of the cast!!!. The movie is a total success.
Can´t wait to see it!!. God, why do i have to wait until august?, why can´t the movie open sooner here??. I´m dying to see Wanted!!!.

I do want to see this film, looks like my kind of film (action, Matrix-y like effects etc) but no way am I going to pay what the UK cinemas where I live force you to pay. No way!

I’m waiting for it to pop up on the internet, woin’t take too long, & I’ll watch it from the comfort & freebie-ness of my computer thank you very much.

Sure it’ll be a cool film though!

not a fan @ 06/29/2008 at 3:47 pm

And when Wanted goes on DVD i will be buying 100 DVD to give to friends for gifts to make wanted more successful

That is great news for Foreign box office especially for Russia.

yi2 @ 06/29/2008 at 6:05 pm

‘Wanted’ is tops overseas
Universal thriller nabs $33 million in 22 territories
By Frank Segers

Errr….piper with a low–time to agree to disagree :lol: It was ANGELINA that made this a box office hit…period…Poor James better count his fcuking lucky stars…. Also, we need to agree to disagree re the Brad hater you were defending yesterday….You and I always got along but if you are going to defend a known Brad hater…. well I’ll speak up b/c he is NO diff. then tres jolie IMO :-)

juju @ 06/29/2008 at 6:22 pm

juju @ 06/29/2008 at 6:17 pm

Jill @ 06/29/2008 at 5:53 pm

juju @ 06/29/2008 at 5:18 pm

I can read it fine. How’d you get the quote in the box like that?
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Jill sorry, but it doesn’t shows. Let me try in another way

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JILL 151

I totally agree with you about the kids being with parents /guardians made the figures for WALL E.

Jolie movies in top 5…WOW !!!

A great actress can do action thrillers and tear jerker movies with ease. THat ’s our JOLIE girl…

Trolls just can not stay away from our Angie. Note they were the first ones on her thread. There dear X has a thread. Why aren’t they there? Think they don’t believe the hype either? God bless Brad and Angie and their family.

I saw the movie last night and it was awesome!!!!

I loved the unexpected ending and the bits of humor in the movie. I am definitely adding this movie to our DVD collection when it comes out!!!

BBL

not a fan @ 06/29/2008 at 3:47 pm . . .
>>So sick of this haggard looking, tattooed, ugly-faced chick. All she can do is action flicks, cause she just can’t act.>>

Well, why in the f*ck are you here? Doesn’t make any sense to waste time going to a pro-Jolie-Pitt site if you hate her/them so much. Stay away and do us all a favor. No one here wants to read YOUR two cents.

BTW, I can’t wait to see it. I’ll steal away some time on Tuesday to take in a matinee or something. The trailers look HOT !!!

juju @ 06/29/2008 at 6:30 pm

juju @ 06/29/2008 at 6:22 pm

juju @ 06/29/2008 at 6:17 pm

Jill @ 06/29/2008 at 5:53 pm

juju @ 06/29/2008 at 5:18 pm

I can read it fine. How’d you get the quote in the box like that?
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without the spaces between them
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Jill sorry, but it doesn’t shows. Let me try in another way

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Orange Clockwork @ 06/29/2008 at 6:33 pm

Noo OC, soo wrong OC, Wall-E was to make at least $70 mil$$, it missed forecasts.

Wanted was to make $35-40mil$$ or so, it EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS!!!

In addition, more icing on the cake, Wanted was #1 overseas with $33 mil$$ and KFP was #2.

Beowulf was also #1.

Angie’s last 3 movies have all been hits!!!!

Give it up for the master, OC, just give it up!! Really it won’t hurt too much.

# 173 piper, with a low, I can agree with that. That is why they need to make a prequel. I think her back story would be interesting. I am trying to convince my girlfriend to go see it with me today. I need to talk about somethings and we can’t, aren’t doing here. Plus I saw it on a small screen yesterday and want to see it on a larger screen. Peace

YOU HAVE TO GO SEE THIS MOVIE!! SICKEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR!!!! Best action film that I’ve seen in a long time, and I go to the movies every week. From the beginning til end I was on the edge of my seat and I was in awe. James is as good as it gets. You want action,thrill, suspense, comedy then GO SEE IT.

Remember ‘Wanted” was shown to 800 theaters less than Wall-E, so based on that Wanted really did good than Wall-E. Now, I am waiting for the dvd to come out & I will buy 1 for myself & one for my daughter. The movie really is awesome, Angie is so beautiful in the movie & her stunts are amazing. Very proud of Angie. Thanks for all the fans who supported her by watching “Wanted”.
Vicki Happy birthday!!!

Tara @ 06/29/2008 at 3:33 pm The movie was not good at all and this is definently not an Angelina movie
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How do you know? you are an idiot you don’t even know how to spell.

#198 Oh Yeah,Liar Liar pants on Fire.

not a fan @ 06/29/2008 at 3:47 pm So sick of this haggard looking, tattooed, ugly-faced chick. All she can do is action flicks, cause she just can’t act.
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Oh really?? who died to make you a critic. Even Clint Eastwood has all praises for her in ‘Changeling’ . Dumb dumb. I’m glad you are sick. Pls. stay sick..

I watched ‘Wanted” for one reason because of Angie.

Someone suggested that we discuss The Wanted more in detail in this thread :

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/04/25/angelina-jolie-wanted-movie-poster/comment-page-1/#comments

I know there are things about the movie, I want to discuss that can’t be done here until people have seen the movie.

WANTED IS A VERY GOOD MOVIE. A MOVIE WORTH SEEING. ANGIE RULES.

#’s 1, 2 & 3. You are jealous of ANGELINA’s success, feel sorry for you.

i don’t understand the huge obsession with angelina jolie. yes, she’s sexy but.. she’s not really a great actress. she’s ok, but not great. calling her the #1 actress in the world is just stupid.
as for the movie, maybe jolie was used for advertisment as the star of the movie, but, honestly, if you didn’t see exactly HOW GREAT james mcavoy was and how he outshined EVERYONE in the movie, you’re blind. he is the star of the movie. he’s one of the most talented actors i’ve ever seen.
oh, btw, LOVED the movie, it was fun to watch. i’m glad it’s doing so well.

I’m sure Angelina will get mega offers to do more action movies. she kicks ass!

loveless @ 06/29/2008 at 7:30 pm
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:lol: :lol:
You people are pahtetic…

This is Angelina in Prague, where she shoot Wanted, with 2 kids in their arms.

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9869/001kz1.th.jpg
If she can carry 2 kids at the same time, she can pick-up a gun.

# 213 loveless @ 06/29/2008 at 7:30 pm I am a huge Angelina fan and I found her physical appearance very disturbing. Not only were her arms stick-thin, her legs were equally as wasted (there was absolutely no muscle tone). She looked as if she couldn’t pick-up a gun much less use it. I’m all for mindless summer movies but this had implausible plot points, no sense of humor (about itself) and was just so fake. Needless to say, I did not enjoy this movie at all.
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badazz ….. madame guli!

I saw this movie Friday night! I must say, it was more exciting and more interesing than I thought it would be! Yes, I would watch this movie again!!! A few parts made me cried!!! and a few parts, I want to get up and kick some butt!! hahaha… And some parts I just laughed!! it was a very good movie!! If you like action, this movie is it!!!

Angie was great in this movie! So was James McAvoy. Morgan Freeman was funny!!!!!!

i see the troll is back-lol,and i’ll say it again the troll didn’t SEE the movie,lol,

Angelina Jolie’s Wanted: No. 2 at the Box Office
Sunday June 29, 2008

Angelina Jolie attends the Changeling photocall during the Cannes International Film Festival on May 20, 2008.
Tony Barson / Wire Image
Buzz up!

Angelina Jolie’s action thriller Wanted had the best opening ever for an R-rated film released in June and the 6th best opening of all the time for any R-rated film, according to Variety.

But Wanted didn’t open at No. 1. WALL-E, the Pixar Animation tale about a robot, opened with $62.5 million in ticket sales, while Jolie’s assassin thriller Wanted raked in $51.1 million, the Associated Press reported Sunday.

(See photos of Angelina’s most memorable action roles.)

According to the AP, WALL-E drew moviegoers of all ages.

“The real secret is they’re not children’s movies. They’re movies for everybody. Children absolutely adore them, but parents enjoy them on a different level,” Mark Zoradi, president of Disney’s motion-picture group told the AP.

Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal, told the AP, “We knew WALL-E would be huge, but it’s not the same audience as Wanted.”

The same New York Times critic who dissed the Sex and the City movie gave Jolie a rave review.

“With her mean smiley-sneer and snug clothes, her heels and hieroglyphics, she cuts the kind of disciplinarian figure who can bring antsy boys of all ages to their knees or at least into their theater seats,” Manohla Dargis wrote.

My Mom and her female movie buddy both in their 70’s saw Wanted on opening day. When I went, there were people of all ages . No children under 13 other than a couple of babies. I plan on going again tommorrow. My husband wants to see it.

O.K. one more hour to go before seeing Wanted. I feel like the kid left out of the party, on the outside looking in…

I am also happy for Morgan. I love that man as well. Anyone else who loves him has to see “Bucket List”. He makes it wonderful even if the story is a little thin. Jack Nicholson is wonderful too,and the scenary is worth seeing twice, but Morgan is the GREAT ONE.

Hey Sonia, I agree with you….BRANGELINA FOREVER.

WOW! …………..Someone on jjb posted a picture of the money shot from Wanted (Angie’s bum screencap). Girl has got it!!! The film people put tats on the bum too…..imagine getting that job.

jjb has the angie butt shots,hot, no wonder brad grabs that as s

# 96 You/Me @ 06/29/2008 at 4:48 pm I saw the movie last night and it kicked a*s, it was classic Angelina. I was really surprised at James McAvoy, I don’t know what I was expecting from him but it certainly wasn’t to find him sexy and funny,lol!
Angelina has always been a big box office draw, that shouldn’t surprise anyone, but now I think she just stepped up to the top of the power ladder in HW. She is cemented now. She’s in with the big boys!
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Great post–BUT, did you see Cannes? Angie IS the big boys…

the movie sucks big time…… no questions about it.

I love this movie. I have seen it three times.

IT IS A MINDLESS FUN RIDE.

I ACTUALLY SAW A GUY CRY B/C WHAT ANGIE DID IN THE MOVIE. DAMN.

GO SEE THIS FREAKING HOOOT MOVIE.

Wow! Angie is freaking HOOOOOTTTTTT.

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# 35 passing Through @ 06/29/2008 at 3:51 pm # 12 Jubilee @ 06/29/2008 at 3:38 pm

With Angelina’s $15 million pay she more than delivered. Great job Angie!

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It’s too bad Angie doesn’t get back-end participation the way Brad and so many of the male stars do. She could easily take in $50-75MIL for this movie. Maybe now that she’s proven she can deliver the goods in a more conventional action film she’ll be able to get that kind of a deal in the future. I’m not holding my breath, but it would be nice. With her giving away 1/3 of her income she could do a lot of good with that kind of loot.

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Woody Allen once said, ” I don’t care if my movies make a lot of money just as long as they make a profit, because every time they do I get to make another one”
Rest assured the success of this movie (if she ever really needed it) allows her to continue supporting her causes and continue to have first crack at choice roles. Not knowing the very fine devine woman, I’m guessing she’ll be happy with that.

I have to say JM was funny in the movie but it would have been blah without Angie. She had the best stunts the real meaty parts that movie goers look for. Let us not lie to ourselves without the stunts Wanted could have ended up being another office comedy. Kudo’s to Angelina for a job well done.

Of course I enjoyed the movie very much and intend to watch it again next weekend

Angie is the smartest actress in HW, she takes second or third lead roles but still gets paid big time. Some of the HW actresses have too much ego and would only play lead roles.

Angie is also I think the most versatile. She can do drama, action, thriller, rom-com, and I think she should try doing musical comedy next!

Wow!
This movie rocks.
Angie is so cool in it.

testing juju’s tutorial-

p Wanted Rocks p

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# 245 jenna @ 06/29/2008 at 8:34 pm

damn girl you obviously don’t like Angie but took the time to find out which movies of hers bombed and posted them here, me say Angie own your a**, now go take your meds you silly twit

# 249 jess0 @ 06/29/2008 at 8:43 pm jenna @ 06/29/2008 at 8:34 pm

If you’re a James McAvoy fan, shouldn’t you be supporting his movie and co-stars. There is a huge chip on your sholder. Why try to rain on our parade?

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Misery enjoys company that’s why!A very big Thank You to EVERYONE who posted boxoffice/reviews for Wanted.I just love that wanted kicked ass overseas.

so funny, the trolls will be pretending to be james mvavoy fans now,lol

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loveless @ 06/29/2008 at 7:30 pm

I am a huge Angelina fan and I found her physical appearance very disturbing. Not only were her arms stick-thin, her legs were equally as wasted (there was absolutely no muscle tone). She looked as if she couldn’t pick-up a gun much less use it. I’m all for mindless summer movies but this had implausible plot points, no sense of humor (about itself) and was just so fake. Needless to say, I did not enjoy this movie at all.
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Oh please, some crazy chick, you and your tired line of “I am an Angelina fan blah, blah…” you are a hater and a troll. Go cry me a river somewhere else. And stick with one name.

Yay! It worked!

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Juju is a genius

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Congrats, Jill. I would have given up a long time ago!

p Jill p

Jenna @ 06/29/2008 at 8:34 pm : learn to research before you print UNTRUE statements. Makes you look like an idiot .

You said:
A Mighty Heart BOMBED.
The Good Shepherd BOMBED.
Alexander Bombed.
The Fever Bombed.
Sky Captain and the World of Tommorow BOMBED.
Taking Lives BOMBED.
Beyond Borders BOMBED.
Original Sin BOMBED.
Pushing Tin BOMBED.
And so on and so on.Too many to count.
All she can do is action movies.
James McAvoy is the real star.
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Now the truth:

A Mighty Heart Production cost:.16 million. Made:$18,934,571 was a critically acclaimed movie

The Good Shepherd . Production cost: unknown. Made: $99,480,480
Alexander Productions cost: 155 million. Made: $167,298,192

The Fever .- Have no idea where you got that title from

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. production: 70 million. Made: $57,958,696 .Angelina was not the lead actress, Gwyneth Paltrow was.

Taking Lives . Production: 45 million. Made: $65,470,529

Beyond Borders - Production: 35 millions.. Made: $11,705,002

Original Sin production: 42 mil. Made: $35,402,320 . Lead actor Antonio banderas

Pushing Tin . Production: 33 mil . Made: $8,408,835. Angelina was not the lead actress, Cate Blanchett was .
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It’s interesting that you left out the 8 movies from 2001 to 2007 that Angelina did carry that made over 1 BILLION dollars. You went WAY back to get some of the movies you cited, but please try to tell ALL of the story the next time.

Bravo Jaye!…google is an equalizer…hahaha

thelookoflove1365 @ 06/29/2008 at 9:15 pm

Dang it got all screwed up. Anyway,

You did it! :-)</blockquote

phope it workedp

jenna @ 06/29/2008 at 9:32 pm
And why should people care who you like? Go find a thread of people you like and have at it. All that research for someone you don’t like. Okay.
Troll(s) never a fan of the whiny one. Go figure.

Congratulations Angie!!!!
i so want to watch this movie, i have to wait two months :(

congrats to angie and the entire cast

rahulnegi @ 06/29/2008 at 8:20 pm

the movie sucks big time…… no questions about it…..for X fans like me

The only thing X can do these days is be an old groupie fan of john mayer and compete with with 20 year old girls for john’s attention

Within the past three years only:

Mr. Mrs. Smith = box office hit/critical hit

The Good Shepherd = critical hit

A Mighty Heart = critical hit, awards nominations and festival win

Beowulf = box office/critical hit

Kung Fu Panda = box office/critical hit

Wanted = box office (so far looking good)/critical hit

Changeling = critical hit (Cannes)

pone more try, that’s it

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J @ 06/29/2008 at 9:37 pm
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tres jolie, you idiot is obssessed with Brad. You go to hell.

p sh*it ,

3 words, jenna is crazy,, we love angelina, now it will suit you best if you would learn to deal with this, what kind of a freak are you? i am really starting to worry about you. going around trying to convince adults to agree with you, how sick is that ? try to deal with it. now i’m sorry but, angie rules!!!

You know I was thinking with Brad’s and Angie’s butts Shiloh and the twins should have nice behinds. Nothing flat and saggy for these kids. Peace

Wanted may have opened slightly better than MMS but in no way will
make almost half a billion dollars world wide.

This movie is a win win for both James and Angelina. All thoese new eyeballs got a good look at James. You can safely say that this crowd would not normally go see a movie like Atonement. So it’s a a win for him. It’s a win for Angelina because she did a movie in a genre which the public like to see her in. She reconnected with her audiences and drew in some new fans as well.

Wall-E > Wanted

The movie was indeed pretty bad. Okay action but nothing that great.

The thing about all those hits is that Angelina was used to promote those movies and the trolls are still findng a reason to take her out of the equation. Dumb trolls. Congratulations to everyone including JP fans.

Can’t wait to see Brad promoting BAR. I miss the Pitt Por n.

So Wanted, Universal’s Angelina Jolie/James McAvoy starrer, debuted to $19.1M Friday and $17.5M Saturday from 3,175 venues for a $51.1M weekend. It marks a new franchise for the studio which expected only $35+M from this stylish summer actioner. It turned out to be the best June opening ever for an R-rated movie, beating Knocked Up’s $30.6M, and the 6th highest R-rated opening of all time (behind The Matrix Reloaded, The Passion Of The Christ, 300, Hannibal, and Sex And The City) and the 3rd biggest R-rated action film (behind The Matrix Reloaded’s $91.7M, and 300’s $70.9M). It’s also the biggest opening ever for a live-action Angelina movie and she proved a big draw: Cinemascore said the main reasons given for choosing to see Wanted were the action (67%) and Jolie (61%). Exit polling showed the audience breakdown was 52%/48% male to female, 51%/49% under age 30 to over age 30.
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I like the fact that this survey was done to prove that Angie was the main draw to this movie, so it saves us some time from arguing with the naysayers.

Congratulations to Angie and all the fans especially those on JJ for all the things we’ve endured through the years. It’s sweet success.

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/warner-bros-decides-to-embrace-the-women/

OT: Too bad Warmer Bros is not embracing(pushed back twice) that other great chick flick, “He is avoiding your whiny ass”. I guess they ran out of VHS tapes.

EXCLUSIVE: I’m told that Warner Bros will now aggressively push Diane English’s remake of The Women skedded for release September 12th with wider distribution and bigger marketing in the wake of the success of Sex And The City. This is an about-face from the studio’s earlier decision to leave plans intact for about-to-shutter Picturehouse to debut the chick flick in limited release and with a small P&A. But after weeks of hemming and hawing, Warner Bros has now come to realize that the low budget $16.5M remake could make money. I’m told that as a result The Women’s marketing budget has moved north from a planned $7M-$8M to $25M-$30M. Back on June 2nd, I criticized Warner Bros for sitting on a potential SATC successor, maybe even a reproducible event. After all, I argued, The Women was written, directed and produced by one of the biz’s best women comedy writers (of seminal Murphy Brown fame), and starred a quality cast of Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Bette Midler, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Debi Mazur, Joanna Gleason, Carrie Fisher, Lynn Whitfield and Cloris Leachman. I also suggested that, even if the movie is no good, it could reach SATC’s two-quadrant audience with ad slogans like: “If you loved Sex And The City, then you need to see The Women who started it all.” After I posted, a top Warner Bros exec phoned me and said, “We should give it another look.” And the studio did. I bet women eager for another pic about female friendships and upscale lifestyles and urban sex will open The Women for a $20+M weekend. If not, well, I don’t own Time Warner stock.

From the previous thread…

Pardon me…I’m still playing catch-up…

# 792 wanted sucks! @ 06/29/2008 at 3:05 pm

To Passing Through,

My real name is Mary and I am NOT a regular here. I was only stating my opinion about the movie. You had no right calling me a p*ussy and now I am really pissed! You don’t know who I am so don’t be calling me any names.

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Dear “Mary” -

I didn’t ask for your “real name”. I said if you were a regular poster here to use your regular posting name otherwise you were being a “p*ssy” by hiding behind a fake name. I stand behind that.

Since you’re apparently not a “regular” here with a known nickname…then why all the anger? That excludes you from the “p*ssy” group, does it not? Plus, I did not deny you your right to your opinion, did I? No. I did not call you a troll, did I? No. Did I say you weren’t a true Angie fan? No. Did I not tell you that I was not a fan of all of Angie’s movies either? Yes. Did I not tell you what thread the others were using to discuss the movie should you wish to do so? Yes.

So pardon me for not giving a fcuk if you’re upset by my comments. YOU blew it out of proportion and now I’m supposed to care that you’re upset? Not. Gonna. Happen.

Make that Warner Bros. Can’t warm up to that Studio after they blotched James James.

I adore Angelina and I haven’t seen “Wanted” yet, but, if she was holding a real shotgun like that, it would recoil and the butt of the weapon would kick the s hit outta her chest and/or chin…I’ll see the movie tomorrow to check for realism of the weapons usage…wink wink…hahahahahahaha

# 70 Jill @ 06/29/2008 at 4:14 pm

passing Through @ 06/29/2008 at 4:00 pm
# 22 Ale @ 06/29/2008 at 3:44 pm
That’s great!!!! Angie is perfect for this kind of role..she should play Nikita…by La femme Nikita…
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Not. That’s been done to death. First by Bridget Fonda then on TV for 4 years.
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Fonda was second and her movie was second-rate. The only good La Femme Nikita was the original played by Anne Parillaud.

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Duh. I know that. I was talking about the American versions. That’s why I only listed Bridget Fonda and the TV show. The person wasn’t talking about doing another version in French! Sheesh.

i dragged 4 other people to go to this movie so “you’re welcome, angelina jolie” :)

overall, i enjoyed it. the action sequences were new, unique and thus exciting. it could use better plot/script. except for a couple of funny lines i expected to be better in this department. that’s the only thing stopping this movie from being really good. having said that, without AJ, it would have not been 1/2 as exciting. maybe because i am a fan and totally biased but she made the movie. James M was cute but AJ was the bass-ass of the movie. you’re always watching her every move every time she’s on screen and that to me, is STAR QUALITY!

i also wished there was more love scenes, too :)
can’t wait for the changeling & Ben Button. the jolie-pitts are on a winning streak.

As Wanted shows, Angie has a natural atheletic ability and she is a charismatic actress.

I predict The Channeling will be successful too. People are drawn to Angie the person and Angie the actress (she has an energy , talent and persona that draws you in.) She is a very good actress and when matched with good material, attracts an audience.

After the Tomb Raider movies Angie chose roles based on how they fit into her humanitarian work. So she was away from Hollywood alot. So those who now know of her, do not realize she had developed a fan base and an attractive aura about her before MAMS, despite what the media and tabloids say. The negative image was a figment that the media created. And I don’t know why, other than those who chose to write such negative things were threatened by her. She must have made them feel insecure. But Angie had already made a postiive impression on many like me, with her talent and her personality.

And since MAMS, she chose small, supporting roles or roles that have special significance to her, like AMH. AMH did as well as it did only becaue Angie was in it. (Reese and Halle had dramatic, serous movies around the same time as AMH but did not perform as well as AMH.)

Angie is so versatile. I am looking forward to seeing both Wanted and The Channeling. What other female actress and how many male actors can pull off such drastically different roles? Angie seems to do it effortlessly. That is the sign of a great actress. Angie and Clint will hold the Channeling audience spellbound. How can she not.

jesse0,yes,felinelilly,alia.cook.anustin,hottestcoupleever,guli,thellokoflove,dina#1,faye88,irma and anoble thank you all for the birthday wishes you are all so sweet. hugs and love to you all.

This was one of the most gory, violent, disgusting movies I have seen. I love Angelina and think she is a gorgeous, great actress! I am completely shocked that she would “sell out” to a movie like this that desensitizes us to bullets in the head, eyes, etc… blood splattering everywhere-close-ups, etc… After all she stands for in her humanitarian efforts, peace, justice, non-violence, etc… I now question her motives–notoriety to be in a #1 movie, no matter what the content? She must get 100’s of script offers. Why this one? I was nauseated after 1 1/2 hours in the theater (and I am not a prude-I can handle R movies), but this was ridiculous. Most of the theater was made up of young adults (like myself) laughing and whooping it up everytime someone was murdered. It literally made me sick to my stomach. My husband was disgusted and we left 30 minutes before the ending.

# 158 fyi2 @ 06/29/2008 at 6:05 pm

‘Wanted’ is tops overseas
Universal thriller nabs $33 million in 22 territories
By Frank Segers

June 29, 2008, 05:26 PM ET

“Wanted”

Universal International’s “Wanted” proved to be the international circuit’s most desired title during the weekend, grabbing the No. 1 boxoffice spot with an action packed $33 million from 1,922 screens in 22 territories.

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More great news! Cool. Looks like this movie has legs and will last for a while. If Hancock is as bad as the early critical reviews claim it is, maybe it won’t do as well after the opening weekend and folks will go back to watching Wanted. I like Will, but…he’s had enough hits with bad or mediocre movies, he can take a back seat for a change.

anoble, yes, alia, and thelookoflove, i got your emails, you guys are the best. i am lucky to have you all as friends. hugs and love vicki

cook, how are you going to give me a birthday hug and then put conditions on it?

julia @ 06/29/2008 at 10:13 pm

Good lord, Like Angelina Fans Ever thought Angie’s Movies did well because of Scandal or Even Brad. Someone WAY underestimates Angelina, and Her Fans.. Not to Mention all The Jolie-Pitt Fans.!
Again GROW THE FCUK UP !
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Of course Angie fans don’t think that way but brad fans/angie haters sure do. NEXT

jared - jolie’s #1 stan!

i knew james mcavoy’s action thriller ‘wanted’ would do good.

i cant believe some loons are mad just because ‘wall-e’ made more than ‘wanted’.

# 179 Orange Clockwork @ 06/29/2008 at 6:33 pm

Wall-E still kicked it’s ass, so whatever. And by all its glory I’m sure mean flat and bony.

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The Olympics start in about a month. What country are you representing in the Stupiest Internet Troll Marathon?

There is a Jolie pic on http://www.thehumanhybrid.com

OMG, check it — Mayer and James Blake went to school together in CT, so that means, Mayer must have told Blake about Maniston coming to watch — and he either knew she wouldn’t get in or knew there was a possibility — sounds like when she was turned away…Gayer said, oh well..and went back to watch his boy. Oh man…dissed royally. Bahahahaa. Yeah, he simpson’d her big time. :lol:

LMAO onmyown, you ROCK!!! :lol:

samishsunseeker @ 06/29/2008 at 11:06 pm

interesting take on the film. i am sorry you didn’t enjoy it but what did you expect to see from a movie about assassins?

i am a very squirm-ish person, too and I always cover my eyes during violent scenes yet that doesn’t stop me from watching violent movie ie. A History of Violence, Eastern Promises, Kill Bill and Wanted. there’s a place for movies like this just like there’s a place for family, romantic comedy…as long as it tells a good story and brings new things to the movie-making process, i’d watch it. the only movie i ever walked out on was How to Loose a Guy in 10 Days because the dialogue was so idiotic that it was painful to watch (I rather open my eyes for all of the scenes in Kill Bill than have to sit through that movie again).

i also don’t understand why you think she “sell-out”. how is this action movie, plot-wise, different from Tomb Raider or Mr & Mrs Smith? just because it’s more gory than the other ones? she’s an actress in a movie. she makes believe and the movie is make believe. don’t start the “if kids watch violence, they’ll do violent things”. it’s one of the dumbest things i’ve ever heard. i hope people have stronger moral fiber than emulate what’s on TV. those who are not, would do it sooner or later without the influence of what they see.

AJ gave her reason for making this movie (not really sure why she feels she has to) and that is it’s something “fun” and different from back-to-back emotionally draining movies that she did. COULD she keeps on making movies that “mean something”? sure, she gets thousand scripts like you said so it’s not hard. SHOULD she only makes movies that “mean something”? sure BUT she doesn’t and i love that. i love that she doesn’t turn preachy and can still be in movies just for the fun of it.

i don’t understand why people keep questioning everything she does or every motive behind them. she’s not Mother Theresa! she’s a good person with a kind heart who does kind things BUT that doesn’t mean everything she does has to “send a message”. like most things in life, AJ is not black & white so stop thinking of her as either as all-saint or all-evil. like us, she’s probably something in between.

# 333 cook @ 06/29/2008 at 11:24 pm vicki,

…oh come on…you know how y’all like to pulll the bottom-half away…hahahaha…I hope you enjoyed it, yes?

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oh i misunderstood, i thought you said for me TO pull the bottom half away.

# 238 rahulnegi @ 06/29/2008 at 8:20 pm

the movie sucks big time…… no questions about it.

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Too bad you didn’t like it. You’re not getting your money back, though, so thanks for contributing to Wanted’s success!

# 241 cook @ 06/29/2008 at 8:28 pm

However, to James Mac’s credit…he was mighty convincing s crewing Kerrie Washington in “The Last King of Scotland”…hahaha…I think he made Kerrie moist…hahaha

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You’re repeating yourself, Cookie. Not that anybody’s shocked by that. Get some new material because this wasn’t funny the first 3 times you said it.

anna @ 06/29/2008 at 10:19 pm

Why do idiotsl like you allways whine? Very unattractive.

Disastrous!
Filed under: Sheryl Crow

It must be hard for an artist to realize they are no longer as popular as they once were.

Sheryl Crow is currently on tour across America and it’s a big ol’ bomb.

The All I Wanna Do singer’s trek has sold so poorly! It’s embarrassing!

Sheryl is playing to MOSTLY EMPTY venues across the U.S.

Here’s a breakdown of some of her recent gigs, according to Boxscore.

Crow performed at the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Pelham, Ala, on May 23rd. The venue holds 10,469 people and only 2,973 bought tix.

Ouch!

Things are so bad, that Sheryl couldn’t even fill a small-to-midsize venue in New York City!!!!

Crow performed at the Rumsey Playfield in NYC on May 29th. That venue holds 5,500 people and only 3,489 bought tix.

In NYC!

Similar story in Cincinatti, where Crow played on May 25th. The National City Pavilion holds 4,114 people and only 2,790 bought tix.

It was only a summer or two ago that John Mayer was opening for Sheryl and she was headlining huge venues.

Now she can’t fill small ones!

How sad.
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^^ From Perez. Interesting. I think it’s the Maniston curse personally.

awww, look at those haters!
i had fun reading your comments!
angelina is an amazing actress! and so as her movie wanted! so why dont you haters go sit back wait for jens movie to release and watch it suck. why dont you do that, instead of wasting your time posting unnecessary comments in here.

Happy Birthday, Vickie. Very special warm wishes on this day and I hope you and your family were blessed with many wonderful memories of your dad today. It’s incredible how you can laugh through your tears and keep his memory alive.

Peace.

Yessss! I was hoping they’d have made 50m but it even exceeded that. Great jobe, Angie.

Haters can say what they want to say but it was more Angie than McAvoy who was the real attraction to this movie. If they had had Shia leBoef (sp?) in it as Wesley, I bet the numbers would have been bigger. As Timus has said, this movie wouldn’t have been made without Angelina. It was her that upped the budget for the production.
And I think McAvoy is being an a-hole re that kissing scene. He knew it was Angelina who had the graphic nudity and sex scenes cut out of the script. He was insulted by that I bet, hah!

Missed this from Perez the first time — you gotta love the guy…because he loves the Brangelina…show Perez some love for his support of Brange and his loathing of Maniston when you can….this post below is PRICELESS…hahahaa

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Angelina Tops Jen
Filed under: Jennifer Aniston > Angelina Jolie > Film Flickers

Looks like the battle is off.

Both Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie were set to battle it out at the box office later this year.

On October 24th, Angelina’s new drama, Changeling, is set to premier. The film is already gathering some Oscar buzz.

Yes, she’s that good.

That same day, Maniston’s latest film, He’s Just Not That Into You, was set to premiere as well.

Well, it was originally set to debut on August 1st, but with the movie sucking as bad as it is, they pushed it to October 24th.

That means that Maniston would have to compete against her ex-husband’s love of his life and mother of his children.

But that’s not how Maniston plays.

Instead, her movie has just been pushed back - again - this time to February 6th, 2009!

The fact that Jen’s film keeps getting pushed back does not bode well for the film.

We smell another Valkyrie!

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# 354 groundcontrol @ 06/29/2008 at 11:54 pm Happy Birthday, Vickie. Very special warm wishes on this day and I hope you and your family were blessed with many wonderful memories of your dad today. It’s incredible how you can laugh through your tears and keep his memory alive.

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thank you so much. remembering things my dad did is so wonderful and it is a gift. even though it is painful to miss him it is nice to celebrate him. you have said things throughout this period of difficulty that were very helpful and gave me strength. thank you. hugs.

#15L califan, I was thinking about just the same thing. She has a backstory that is more interesting than that of Wesley’s. All they have to do is find a real badass to portray her dad’s killer and how she killed him plus how she got recruited by the Fraternity. The rest (except for Wesley can have their backstory too along with how Sloan picked her to be his number two). That mark on her neck was interesting to see. That’s a whole story right there.

GOD BLESS THE JOLIE-PITTS.

I want Angie to star in that movie, Bitten. I bet she would rock as a werewolf. The story sounds good and you can just picture Angie in it.
I still haven’t lost hope for Sin City 2. Man, she’s gonna be getting more offers after this. They had better be willing to give her a big paycheck and her usual perks (like a short shooting schedule, bodyguards and nannies for her little ones). I bet she’s one of those who don’t ask for scented candles and flowers and little jellybeans all in white or black or something in her contract.

# 337 onmyown @ 06/29/2008 at 11:25 pm

ROTFLMAO. Too funny. Angie did put a little extra junk in her walk though…

passing Through

passing Through #365

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You’ve got your potential Angie projects mixed up. “The Mercenary: Love And Honor” is Randall Wallace’s movie about Catherine The Great that he’s been courting Angie to do since late 2003. The movie you’re thinking of is about an ex UN covert agent who busted a big arms dealer and doesn’t currently have a working title.

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Thanks for the inform! I meant the UN covert!

# 350 CLINIQUA @ 06/29/2008 at 11:47 pm

Disastrous!
Filed under: Sheryl Crow

It must be hard for an artist to realize they are no longer as popular as they once were.

Sheryl Crow is currently on tour across America and it’s a big ol’ bomb.

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Perez is losing it. A lot of once popular acts and sports franchises aren’t selling tickets these days and it doesn’t completely have to do with their waning popularity. It has to do with the economy and gas prices. I’ve got 2 co-workesr who are big NASCAR fan and normally goes to 4 or 5 races a year. For the last 7 or 8 years NASCAR’s sales have been through the roof. This year at race tracks that seat 100,000+ people and have been filled in years past, they’re only selling about 3/4 of the tickets. The co-workers both told me that they’re only going to 1 race this year, in KC, because they usually drive to the out of state tracks and with gas prices being as ridiculous as they are there’s no way they’re going to drive 1200-1600 miles and pay upwards of $250 for tix on top of it.

In Sheryl Crow’s case her last album had mediocre sales, so yes, I’m sure part of the problem is that she’s not as popular…or that she’s touring on her own and usually she goes on the road with another act. Last year it was John Mayer. No offense to Sheryl, but how many times can a person really listen to “Soak Up The Sun” without trying to bust a cap in her head? That song sucks big time…

jenna @ 06/29/2008 at 8:34 pm

yeah whaterver stupid hater. THe fact is Angelina Jolie got 3 box office hit nowadays. Does it hard to accept that fact?? So go cry and scream at the nearest ocean near you. BTW your idol’s movie will go straight to DVD hehehhehe and the clock is ticking for X she’ll be turning 40 next year no more HW for her she might as well find a good “home for the aged” to retire…bwahahahha!!!

CLINIQUA @ 06/29/2008 at 11:47 pm Disastrous!
Filed under: Sheryl Crow
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I think that was a curse from Maniston, person related to Maniston are gettin bad karma, Oprah’s rating continue going down, CCox TV series got axed, Vince’s film after TBU flop ,Brad when he was with her was in a career low, X was quite a jinx.

Can we stop saying “hater”? That word just irks me for some reason :)

I liked your comments, Piper. I agree that I shouldn’t look at her as black or white, but somewhere in between. Probably like all of us! :) I enjoyed her other films, and even though there was violence, it didn’t bother me in the same way that this film did. I think a huge part of it was the laughing in the theater by many people EVERY time someone got shot in the head–it kind of wierded me out. I agree, that violence does not cause people to commit crimes, however, it does subtly desensitize us (I believe) to the sacredness of life, and prepares us for the next movie which may be a little more gory, more perverted in some way, or more sensational. Even several years ago, they would never allow a child to be shown murdered on tv or the big screen, now it happens occasionally. I do firmly believe (like the frog in the proverbial pot of boiling water) that as a society we are becoming slowly introduced and accustomed to more degrading and demoralizing acts both on tv and in the movies. The US has one of the highest violent crime rates in the entire world. Although many countries are beginning to catch up, it makes you wonder if like in Europe–they traditionally have been much more prohibitive in their allowance of violence in movies, but much more permissive in their sexuality on-screen. I don’t know,