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January 5
Ms. Kelsin
Budget: 35 million
Theaters: 2,300
Rating: PG-13
Opening: 11 million
Total: 47 million
Reviews: 44%
Jules Kelsin (Claire Danes) has conquered the inner-city kids of New York as she was teaching America, but her biggest challenge yet may be the spoiled teens at Newshire Boarding School. As a scholarship graduate of Stanford, and a charming fun demeanor the liberal Jules is completely opposite of anything at Newshire. As their English teacher she finds that their more screwed up than she expected. Can she change their lives, without upsetting the principal (Judi Dench)?
January 26
Partners in Crime
Budget: 70 million
Theaters 3,000
Rating: PG-13
Opening: 12 million
Total: 41 million
Reviews: 17%
Assigned to bring to a huge crime team Agent Forrizo (The Rock) and newcome Agent Williams (Sean William Scott) take the case quite seriously. When they find the group of criminals trying to pull of an Oceans 11 type heist (Brittany Murphy, Antonio Sabato Jr, Tyrese, and Dougray Sott) they know this will be the big break the need to make it. When the criminals offer them part of the 900 million dollar to help the pull of the heist they find it irresistible.
February 2
18 Hours
Budget: 45 million
Theaters: 3,000
Rating: PG-13
Opening: 11 million
Total: 65 million
Reviews: 78%
In a 18 hour-flight everything will change for two strangers. Single flight attendant Jennifer Manning's (Cameron Diaz) life hasn't quite shown the promise it once had when she aspired to be a succesful writer but as an extremely succesful flight attendant life could be worse. Meanwhile Darren Christianson (Ben Affleck) has a life anyone would dream of beautiful fiance, but his career has begun to tumble and the public doesn't like him anymore. He gets on an airplane from San Francisco to Europe where he is set to meet up with his fiance. The plane is brand new and quite large with 3 levels of luxury. Jennifer is excited she'll be on of the flight attendants on this new plane. When she meets Darren she has preconceived thoughts due to what she's seen in the news about him, but he likes her bubbly personality and she gets past his rough exterior. As the flight progress's , he can't stop pressing the flight attendant needed button and she can't stop coming. Can 18 hours be love? Will Darren hurt his image even more by leaving his fiance? Will they take the plunge? It gonna be one bumpy flight!
March 9
The 4 Mrs. Cooper's
Budget: 45 million
Theaters: 2,900
Rating: PG-13
OPening: 25 million
Total: 97 million
Reviews: 80%
Vivian Cooper (Meryl Streep) is a type A-perfectionist. Will do anything for her children, a perfect mother, trophy wife, and an excellent pie-baker, but to her sons wives she is a type a-b*tch. Businesswoman-like vivacious Sharon (Minnie Driver) got divorced because of Vivian, her ex-boss who at first she liked but grew to hate. Newly married Jenna (Teri Hatcher) is Vivian's least favorite, very new age, she can’t cook and is very clumsy. One of her sons girlfriends, Katie (Alicia Silverstone) is as sweet as apple-pie, but a tad too truthful and once again Vivian drives her insane. These women may not exactly get along, but there's one thing they do agree on Vivian Cooper is one woman they want out of their lives.
March 30
All for Nothing
Budget: 20 million
Theaters: 2,700
Rating: PG-13
Opening: 18 million
Total: 56 million
Reviews: 52%
Super-sweet, super-perky Kristen (Amanda Bynes) was looking forward to her dream senior year. President of the student council, Head of the Prom committee and belives her and she believe her and hottest guy in school are destined to be together. Everything goes wrong when her crush Jace (James Lafferty) goes for gothic, sexy Ali (Olivia Wilde). The in-crowd turns against her lead by her best friend Janney (Amber Heard). Also a part of the in-crowd is sweet, former loser Mackenzie (Allison Mack) and jerky football captain Chris (Ryan Carnes). Kristen will do anything to be in again, and wants Jace, including turning an outcast rock singer Parker (Cam Gigandet), who used to date Ali, into a walking Abercrombie ad. Parker just wants revenge, but Kristen wants Jace to ask her to the prom. But for Parker and Kristen the unexpected begins to happen, all leading up to one dramatic prom. The dramedy explores the emotions of a group of Seattle teens and how far people will go to be popular.
April 13
Slasher 2
Budget: 40 million
Theaters: 3,000
Rating: R
Opening: 19 million
Total: 61 million
Reviews: 53%
One year after the original massacre Kelly (Brittany Snow) is attending NYU with her new friend Christa (Alexis Bledel). Christa won a national award for her book about being inside the mind of serial killer “In the Darkness”, and is fascinated with Kelly’s slasher experience. Mike (Jesse Metcalfe) is attending a new york junior college and being bugged by a preppy wannabee sorority boy (Justin Long). Meanwhile Kelly often spends her nights writing in the library due to the fact that her skank of a roommate (Sophia Bush) keeps her awake coming in at all hours, but she enjoys Christa, her new boyfriend (Josh Henderson), and her writing professor (Rebecca Gayheart). Her relatively good college experience is turned upside down when two design students are trapped in the fashion center and slashed (Kristen Bell and Andrea Bowen). The bitter brother (Taylor Kitsch) of a victim in the first massacre begins to harass Kelly and Mike. All these problems bring back Bridgette (Teri Hatcher) with her body guard near (Taye Diggs). All the murders are similar to Christa's famous book in style and order, yet no matter what is known the killer is nearly unstoppable
May 11
The Invisible Man Budget: 115 million Theaters: 4,100
25 Year-old Ryan Brewster (Ryan Gosling) has spent most of his life being invisible, in two ways. He was a high school football star but quit for fear that someone would find out his abilities, being invisible and have superhuman aim. Raised by his young aunt, a florist (Kelly Rowan) he grew up well-liked but distant. Seeing New York crime getting worse and the death of his best friend (Justin Hartley), he decides it's time to do something about it. He becomes The Invisible Man, rumors swirl about him, but no one has any evidence. One person who doesn't believe in the invisible man is FBI agent, Mason Reilly (Natalie Portman) trying to prove that no such person exists, while coincidentally often bumping paths with Ryan. His aunt is there to support him, and so is the one other person that knows, a cop (Samuel L. Jackson) that saves Ryan's life after the one person who can defeat him attacks.
The one person who can beat him is an electricly charged woman, Laura (Jessica Biel), the mistress of a corrupt politician (Kiefer Sutherland) who is backing her while she helps him win the election for mayor. Can Ryan, the invisible man, stop them before the politician gets into office, and puts an end to the invisible man? Can he stop Mason from getting to close?
June 1
The Future War Budget: 150 million Theaters: 4,100
After New York cop Jeremiah Christian (Will Smith) is shot after uncovering a conspiracy, he wakes up one year later to find he is a machine made by a deceased scientist. He finds he is in the apartment of the scientist and see’s a note, Stop the future war. Jeremiah has new abilities, he is faster, has impeccable aim, and can not be killed. He was created by the scientist as the world’s last hope, against super-machines sent from the past to stop the people from winning the future war. Also on the note Jeremiah read three names: Prof. Renee Stall (Uma Thurman), Jade Stall (Shia LaBeouff), and Kara Eisley (Sarah Roemer). The question he asks himself is how these three names are connected to the future war. He finds Renee Stall at the NYU website and goes to see her, but a robot from the future FG-2 (Clive Owen) has already beat him there getting ready to kill Professor Renee Stall, but Jeremiah saves her, and tracks down her slacker teenage son Jade, and smart college student Kara also. As there battle against machines [especially FG-2] increases, the scientists clues begin to show the dim future, and how they all are part of the plan to prevent the future war. Don’t miss this edge of your seat thrill-ride about The Future War.
July 20
Dragon Fire: Temptation Forest Budget: 135 million Theaters: 4,200
The journey continues, as Paul (Johnny Depp) continues to remember his past problems, the forest begins to get to some peoples heads. Nobody had ever reached the lord of darkness (Sean Connery) because of the curse on Temptation Forest. But a mysterious magical woman (Julianne Moore) is helping them along, but is it for good or bad? Paul is still the only one who knows Toby, is actually Princess Rachel (Ali Larter) and must keep that secret even when she is captured by the lord of darkness. As Paul’s mortal friends continue along in the journey (James Mardsen, Don Cheadle, and Paul Walker) the forest gets to one of their heads and he joins the king of darkness. Back in Genostian, the godly good king (Donald Sutherland) is becoming increasingly sick as the lord of darkness begins to get into his head. All this plus dragons, dreslins, and magic.
August 4
Double Cover 2 Budget: 75 million Theaters: 3,400
Joshua Smulders (Heath Ledger) and Stacey Booker(Charlize Theron) return, when a madman (Kevin Kline) and his assistant (Timothy Olyphant) steals nuclear bombs and plans to hold much of the world for hostage. After their last success Smulders and Booker are partnered again, but Smulders begins to be seduced by Dannielle Smitt (Rachel McAdams) who claims she’s undercover on the bad side, and tells Joshua that Stacey isn’t so good. This time the back-stabbing and secrets go farther as Joshua and Stacey travel to the icy cold Russia where the madman’s base is located.
September 7
Goth Girl Budget: 3.5 million Theaters: 600
A dark comedy about September (Willa Holland) a gothic outcast, who is desperately trying to escape her family. Her cheating mother Jane (Courteney Cox) is a home decorator who is always trying to make September a prom queen and is still bitter that she could have married George Clooney but instead went for love and the good guy. Jane also made September enter the 39th annual debutants pageant. That good guy is September’s father (John Cusack) who is a bankrupt accountant working for a big company. Her idiot brother (Justin Grant Wade) is a has-been at 21 after he injured his knee in football and got his scholarship taken away. She has an 8 year-old brother (Brent Kinsman) who clearly needs his ADD medication his mom is hogging. She has one friend (Thomas Dekker) a fellow goth at her rather perky school. They’re rather depressing existence gets turned upside down when long-lost, half-insane grandfather (Bob Hoskins) moves in with them, all leading up to one hilarious debutant pageant. A charming darkly entertaining comedy about family as seen through the eyes of the gothic daughter.
September 21
Willow Falls Budget: 25 million Theaters: 2,900
After getting tired of trying to teach inner-city kids in Washington D.C., Katelyn Parson (Sarah Michelle Ghellar) moves back to the small town she once lived in, Willow Falls. The town seemed to have become more desolate, but the kids are as eager to get out of there as ever. She meets the rather rude and quiet faculty, who barely talk to her at all, except the new English teacher (Kerr Smith). Meanwhile a determined reporter (Portia De Rossi) is still trying to solve the murder of a teacher a year earlier,the same teaching position Katelyn has taken over. When Katelyn starts to be haunted by the dead teacher, she begins to become enthralled in her mysterious death, especially when one by one the faculty begins to get killed off, as the voices lead her closer to the truth, can she solve the case before she becomes the next victim?
October 11
Prime Candidate Budget: 30 million Theaters: 3,200
Sarcastic and charming Rachel (Michelle Williams) is a devoted animal lover and writer who’s crush (Benjamin McKenzie) runs a small newspaper and loves politics as much as she loves animals. Working on a big story about the governor’s race with her friend at the paper (Gabrielle Union), Rachel’s crush sends Rachel to woo the bad-boy son of the frontrunner republican candidate James Coen and dig up all the dirt. Although reluctant at first Rachel agrees to do it. Rachel meets Trent (Orlando Bloom), the son of the republican candidate, and is surprised that Trent isn’t as dumb as the tabloids portray him, but she does go the extra mile to dig up dirt on his father. As she continues to feed information to the paper, Rachel and Trent begin to fall, and Rachel begins to question everything as the election draws near.
December 28
Persuasion Budget: 30 million Theaters: 1,200
Based on the novel by Jane Austen, Eight years ago, Anne Elliot (Neve Campbell) fell in love with a poor but ambitious young naval officer, Frederick Wentworth (Ryan Gosling). The Elliots were dissatisfied with Anne's choice, feeling he was not distinguished enough for their family, and her older friend and mentor, Lady Russell (Helen Mirren), acting in place of Anne's deceased mother, persuaded her to break off the match. Now 29, with a bankrupt family and considered a spinster, Anne re-encounters her former fiancé, now a captain, as he courts her spirited young neighbor, Louisa Musgrove (Mandy Moore).
Blood Money Budget: 90 million Theaters: 6
John Perucci (Mark Wahlberg) was once primed to become the next great hitman, especially since his father virtually ruled over crime in Chicago, but after he got caught for a hit and run, he was sent to prison for 6 months. During those 6 months he changed his life forever by finding religion, and after he got out, the head of the CIA (William H. Macy) asked him to join them. 25 years have passed since then and John still works for the CIA, and is happily married to a nurse (Nicole Kidman). But when the head of the CIA tells John they need help nailing his father once and for all, John is reluctant. They give him a whole new background as a killer, and he travels back to Chicago, and begs his father, the infamous Danny Perucci (Robert De Niro) to give him a job, and his father is more than willing to help his prodigal child. He has no wire-taps, or any way to get out, all he has to depend on is himself. He is forced to return to his old ways to prove himself, and finds it quite easy to reach that inner-monster again, something that scares him. As he continues to go in deep, his relationship with his father is still complex, especially since you never know what is real and what isn’t in the world he is in. It is especially hard to get evidence because many of the members are suspicious of John and try to make sure he doesn’t know too much, but his best hope is his fathers, coke-addicted former hooker girlfriend (Emily Blunt). The killings continue to get worse and John fears for his wife’s life, especially when his father learns there is a mole among them.
Prisoners of War Budget: 80 million Theaters: 2
Liberal journalist Elisabeth Frost (Uma Thurman) is sent to the frontlines of Iraq, with her husband (Brad Pitt) to write a story about the war, but during a huge attack she is taken hostage by a group of Iraqis. She shares a cell with a young soldier from the Midwest names Jack (Channing Tatum). They are being put through hell on earth by the Iraqis while quietly overcoming their different beliefs in war and other issues to survive. Meanwhile the United States are in a panic especially Elisabeth’s husband who is still stuck in Iraq trying to find a way to help her from their and Jack’s pregnant fiancé (Rachel Bilson). As tapes continue to be sent to the United States threatening to kill them unless money is given, the political war continues to erupt. Elisabeth and Jack continue to try to escape and the subject of death and religion pops up, while the film also shows flashbacks to each of their lives, and how they got to where they are. A film about how politics separate us, but the will to live pulls us together in the hardest of times, Prisoners of War is truly a unique film about understanding and the human bond.
Ms. Kelsin
Budget: 35 million
Theaters: 2,300
Rating: PG-13
Opening: 11 million
Total: 47 million
Reviews: 44%
Jules Kelsin (Claire Danes) has conquered the inner-city kids of New York as she was teaching America, but her biggest challenge yet may be the spoiled teens at Newshire Boarding School. As a scholarship graduate of Stanford, and a charming fun demeanor the liberal Jules is completely opposite of anything at Newshire. As their English teacher she finds that their more screwed up than she expected. Can she change their lives, without upsetting the principal (Judi Dench)?
January 26
Partners in Crime
Budget: 70 million
Theaters 3,000
Rating: PG-13
Opening: 12 million
Total: 41 million
Reviews: 17%
Assigned to bring to a huge crime team Agent Forrizo (The Rock) and newcome Agent Williams (Sean William Scott) take the case quite seriously. When they find the group of criminals trying to pull of an Oceans 11 type heist (Brittany Murphy, Antonio Sabato Jr, Tyrese, and Dougray Sott) they know this will be the big break the need to make it. When the criminals offer them part of the 900 million dollar to help the pull of the heist they find it irresistible.
February 2
18 Hours
Budget: 45 million
Theaters: 3,000
Rating: PG-13
Opening: 11 million
Total: 65 million
Reviews: 78%
In a 18 hour-flight everything will change for two strangers. Single flight attendant Jennifer Manning's (Cameron Diaz) life hasn't quite shown the promise it once had when she aspired to be a succesful writer but as an extremely succesful flight attendant life could be worse. Meanwhile Darren Christianson (Ben Affleck) has a life anyone would dream of beautiful fiance, but his career has begun to tumble and the public doesn't like him anymore. He gets on an airplane from San Francisco to Europe where he is set to meet up with his fiance. The plane is brand new and quite large with 3 levels of luxury. Jennifer is excited she'll be on of the flight attendants on this new plane. When she meets Darren she has preconceived thoughts due to what she's seen in the news about him, but he likes her bubbly personality and she gets past his rough exterior. As the flight progress's , he can't stop pressing the flight attendant needed button and she can't stop coming. Can 18 hours be love? Will Darren hurt his image even more by leaving his fiance? Will they take the plunge? It gonna be one bumpy flight!
March 9
The 4 Mrs. Cooper's
Budget: 45 million
Theaters: 2,900
Rating: PG-13
OPening: 25 million
Total: 97 million
Reviews: 80%
Vivian Cooper (Meryl Streep) is a type A-perfectionist. Will do anything for her children, a perfect mother, trophy wife, and an excellent pie-baker, but to her sons wives she is a type a-b*tch. Businesswoman-like vivacious Sharon (Minnie Driver) got divorced because of Vivian, her ex-boss who at first she liked but grew to hate. Newly married Jenna (Teri Hatcher) is Vivian's least favorite, very new age, she can’t cook and is very clumsy. One of her sons girlfriends, Katie (Alicia Silverstone) is as sweet as apple-pie, but a tad too truthful and once again Vivian drives her insane. These women may not exactly get along, but there's one thing they do agree on Vivian Cooper is one woman they want out of their lives.
March 30
All for Nothing
Budget: 20 million
Theaters: 2,700
Rating: PG-13
Opening: 18 million
Total: 56 million
Reviews: 52%
Super-sweet, super-perky Kristen (Amanda Bynes) was looking forward to her dream senior year. President of the student council, Head of the Prom committee and belives her and she believe her and hottest guy in school are destined to be together. Everything goes wrong when her crush Jace (James Lafferty) goes for gothic, sexy Ali (Olivia Wilde). The in-crowd turns against her lead by her best friend Janney (Amber Heard). Also a part of the in-crowd is sweet, former loser Mackenzie (Allison Mack) and jerky football captain Chris (Ryan Carnes). Kristen will do anything to be in again, and wants Jace, including turning an outcast rock singer Parker (Cam Gigandet), who used to date Ali, into a walking Abercrombie ad. Parker just wants revenge, but Kristen wants Jace to ask her to the prom. But for Parker and Kristen the unexpected begins to happen, all leading up to one dramatic prom. The dramedy explores the emotions of a group of Seattle teens and how far people will go to be popular.
April 13
Slasher 2
Budget: 40 million
Theaters: 3,000
Rating: R
Opening: 19 million
Total: 61 million
Reviews: 53%
One year after the original massacre Kelly (Brittany Snow) is attending NYU with her new friend Christa (Alexis Bledel). Christa won a national award for her book about being inside the mind of serial killer “In the Darkness”, and is fascinated with Kelly’s slasher experience. Mike (Jesse Metcalfe) is attending a new york junior college and being bugged by a preppy wannabee sorority boy (Justin Long). Meanwhile Kelly often spends her nights writing in the library due to the fact that her skank of a roommate (Sophia Bush) keeps her awake coming in at all hours, but she enjoys Christa, her new boyfriend (Josh Henderson), and her writing professor (Rebecca Gayheart). Her relatively good college experience is turned upside down when two design students are trapped in the fashion center and slashed (Kristen Bell and Andrea Bowen). The bitter brother (Taylor Kitsch) of a victim in the first massacre begins to harass Kelly and Mike. All these problems bring back Bridgette (Teri Hatcher) with her body guard near (Taye Diggs). All the murders are similar to Christa's famous book in style and order, yet no matter what is known the killer is nearly unstoppable
May 11
The Invisible Man Budget: 115 million Theaters: 4,100
25 Year-old Ryan Brewster (Ryan Gosling) has spent most of his life being invisible, in two ways. He was a high school football star but quit for fear that someone would find out his abilities, being invisible and have superhuman aim. Raised by his young aunt, a florist (Kelly Rowan) he grew up well-liked but distant. Seeing New York crime getting worse and the death of his best friend (Justin Hartley), he decides it's time to do something about it. He becomes The Invisible Man, rumors swirl about him, but no one has any evidence. One person who doesn't believe in the invisible man is FBI agent, Mason Reilly (Natalie Portman) trying to prove that no such person exists, while coincidentally often bumping paths with Ryan. His aunt is there to support him, and so is the one other person that knows, a cop (Samuel L. Jackson) that saves Ryan's life after the one person who can defeat him attacks.
The one person who can beat him is an electricly charged woman, Laura (Jessica Biel), the mistress of a corrupt politician (Kiefer Sutherland) who is backing her while she helps him win the election for mayor. Can Ryan, the invisible man, stop them before the politician gets into office, and puts an end to the invisible man? Can he stop Mason from getting to close?
June 1
The Future War Budget: 150 million Theaters: 4,100
After New York cop Jeremiah Christian (Will Smith) is shot after uncovering a conspiracy, he wakes up one year later to find he is a machine made by a deceased scientist. He finds he is in the apartment of the scientist and see’s a note, Stop the future war. Jeremiah has new abilities, he is faster, has impeccable aim, and can not be killed. He was created by the scientist as the world’s last hope, against super-machines sent from the past to stop the people from winning the future war. Also on the note Jeremiah read three names: Prof. Renee Stall (Uma Thurman), Jade Stall (Shia LaBeouff), and Kara Eisley (Sarah Roemer). The question he asks himself is how these three names are connected to the future war. He finds Renee Stall at the NYU website and goes to see her, but a robot from the future FG-2 (Clive Owen) has already beat him there getting ready to kill Professor Renee Stall, but Jeremiah saves her, and tracks down her slacker teenage son Jade, and smart college student Kara also. As there battle against machines [especially FG-2] increases, the scientists clues begin to show the dim future, and how they all are part of the plan to prevent the future war. Don’t miss this edge of your seat thrill-ride about The Future War.
July 20
Dragon Fire: Temptation Forest Budget: 135 million Theaters: 4,200
The journey continues, as Paul (Johnny Depp) continues to remember his past problems, the forest begins to get to some peoples heads. Nobody had ever reached the lord of darkness (Sean Connery) because of the curse on Temptation Forest. But a mysterious magical woman (Julianne Moore) is helping them along, but is it for good or bad? Paul is still the only one who knows Toby, is actually Princess Rachel (Ali Larter) and must keep that secret even when she is captured by the lord of darkness. As Paul’s mortal friends continue along in the journey (James Mardsen, Don Cheadle, and Paul Walker) the forest gets to one of their heads and he joins the king of darkness. Back in Genostian, the godly good king (Donald Sutherland) is becoming increasingly sick as the lord of darkness begins to get into his head. All this plus dragons, dreslins, and magic.
August 4
Double Cover 2 Budget: 75 million Theaters: 3,400
Joshua Smulders (Heath Ledger) and Stacey Booker(Charlize Theron) return, when a madman (Kevin Kline) and his assistant (Timothy Olyphant) steals nuclear bombs and plans to hold much of the world for hostage. After their last success Smulders and Booker are partnered again, but Smulders begins to be seduced by Dannielle Smitt (Rachel McAdams) who claims she’s undercover on the bad side, and tells Joshua that Stacey isn’t so good. This time the back-stabbing and secrets go farther as Joshua and Stacey travel to the icy cold Russia where the madman’s base is located.
September 7
Goth Girl Budget: 3.5 million Theaters: 600
A dark comedy about September (Willa Holland) a gothic outcast, who is desperately trying to escape her family. Her cheating mother Jane (Courteney Cox) is a home decorator who is always trying to make September a prom queen and is still bitter that she could have married George Clooney but instead went for love and the good guy. Jane also made September enter the 39th annual debutants pageant. That good guy is September’s father (John Cusack) who is a bankrupt accountant working for a big company. Her idiot brother (Justin Grant Wade) is a has-been at 21 after he injured his knee in football and got his scholarship taken away. She has an 8 year-old brother (Brent Kinsman) who clearly needs his ADD medication his mom is hogging. She has one friend (Thomas Dekker) a fellow goth at her rather perky school. They’re rather depressing existence gets turned upside down when long-lost, half-insane grandfather (Bob Hoskins) moves in with them, all leading up to one hilarious debutant pageant. A charming darkly entertaining comedy about family as seen through the eyes of the gothic daughter.
September 21
Willow Falls Budget: 25 million Theaters: 2,900
After getting tired of trying to teach inner-city kids in Washington D.C., Katelyn Parson (Sarah Michelle Ghellar) moves back to the small town she once lived in, Willow Falls. The town seemed to have become more desolate, but the kids are as eager to get out of there as ever. She meets the rather rude and quiet faculty, who barely talk to her at all, except the new English teacher (Kerr Smith). Meanwhile a determined reporter (Portia De Rossi) is still trying to solve the murder of a teacher a year earlier,the same teaching position Katelyn has taken over. When Katelyn starts to be haunted by the dead teacher, she begins to become enthralled in her mysterious death, especially when one by one the faculty begins to get killed off, as the voices lead her closer to the truth, can she solve the case before she becomes the next victim?
October 11
Prime Candidate Budget: 30 million Theaters: 3,200
Sarcastic and charming Rachel (Michelle Williams) is a devoted animal lover and writer who’s crush (Benjamin McKenzie) runs a small newspaper and loves politics as much as she loves animals. Working on a big story about the governor’s race with her friend at the paper (Gabrielle Union), Rachel’s crush sends Rachel to woo the bad-boy son of the frontrunner republican candidate James Coen and dig up all the dirt. Although reluctant at first Rachel agrees to do it. Rachel meets Trent (Orlando Bloom), the son of the republican candidate, and is surprised that Trent isn’t as dumb as the tabloids portray him, but she does go the extra mile to dig up dirt on his father. As she continues to feed information to the paper, Rachel and Trent begin to fall, and Rachel begins to question everything as the election draws near.
December 28
Persuasion Budget: 30 million Theaters: 1,200
Based on the novel by Jane Austen, Eight years ago, Anne Elliot (Neve Campbell) fell in love with a poor but ambitious young naval officer, Frederick Wentworth (Ryan Gosling). The Elliots were dissatisfied with Anne's choice, feeling he was not distinguished enough for their family, and her older friend and mentor, Lady Russell (Helen Mirren), acting in place of Anne's deceased mother, persuaded her to break off the match. Now 29, with a bankrupt family and considered a spinster, Anne re-encounters her former fiancé, now a captain, as he courts her spirited young neighbor, Louisa Musgrove (Mandy Moore).
Blood Money Budget: 90 million Theaters: 6
John Perucci (Mark Wahlberg) was once primed to become the next great hitman, especially since his father virtually ruled over crime in Chicago, but after he got caught for a hit and run, he was sent to prison for 6 months. During those 6 months he changed his life forever by finding religion, and after he got out, the head of the CIA (William H. Macy) asked him to join them. 25 years have passed since then and John still works for the CIA, and is happily married to a nurse (Nicole Kidman). But when the head of the CIA tells John they need help nailing his father once and for all, John is reluctant. They give him a whole new background as a killer, and he travels back to Chicago, and begs his father, the infamous Danny Perucci (Robert De Niro) to give him a job, and his father is more than willing to help his prodigal child. He has no wire-taps, or any way to get out, all he has to depend on is himself. He is forced to return to his old ways to prove himself, and finds it quite easy to reach that inner-monster again, something that scares him. As he continues to go in deep, his relationship with his father is still complex, especially since you never know what is real and what isn’t in the world he is in. It is especially hard to get evidence because many of the members are suspicious of John and try to make sure he doesn’t know too much, but his best hope is his fathers, coke-addicted former hooker girlfriend (Emily Blunt). The killings continue to get worse and John fears for his wife’s life, especially when his father learns there is a mole among them.
Prisoners of War Budget: 80 million Theaters: 2
Liberal journalist Elisabeth Frost (Uma Thurman) is sent to the frontlines of Iraq, with her husband (Brad Pitt) to write a story about the war, but during a huge attack she is taken hostage by a group of Iraqis. She shares a cell with a young soldier from the Midwest names Jack (Channing Tatum). They are being put through hell on earth by the Iraqis while quietly overcoming their different beliefs in war and other issues to survive. Meanwhile the United States are in a panic especially Elisabeth’s husband who is still stuck in Iraq trying to find a way to help her from their and Jack’s pregnant fiancé (Rachel Bilson). As tapes continue to be sent to the United States threatening to kill them unless money is given, the political war continues to erupt. Elisabeth and Jack continue to try to escape and the subject of death and religion pops up, while the film also shows flashbacks to each of their lives, and how they got to where they are. A film about how politics separate us, but the will to live pulls us together in the hardest of times, Prisoners of War is truly a unique film about understanding and the human bond.