"THINK LIKE A MAN" DO"MAN"ATES THE BOX OFFICE AGAIN

Still from Think Like a Man

For the second straight week Think Like a Man is wearing the pants at the Box Office. After debuting on-top last weekend, the Comedy from Sony Screen Gems reaches number one with $18 million, now earning a total of stellar $60.7 million.

 

Pirates! Band of Misfits 3-D out-of-nowhere opens in second for Sony Pictures with $11.4 million to v. positive reviews (88% on the Tomatometer) on a weekend lacking in Family options

The Lucky One  finds itself at number three in its second week of release for Warner Bros. The Romance earned $11.3 million this weekend, placing it ahead of The Hunger Games in its sixth week of release, in fourth spot with $11.2 million, now earning over $372 million domestically.

Universal Pictures' The Five-Year Engagement, which despite looking promising, opens below expectations in fifth with just $11.2 million. The Rom-Com has received overall positive reviews with a 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer.


Jason Statham's latest Action Flick Safe opens in sixth spot with $7.7 million for Lionsgate Films (Alliance Films in Canada), ahead of another Film opening this weekend, The Raven with $7.2 million for Relativity Media (Alliance Films/VVS Films in Canada).

Cabin in the Woods rounds out the Top Ten this weekend with $4.5 million for Lionsgate Films.

"THINK LIKE A MAN" LEAVES LITTLE TO PONDER: KNOCKS "THE HUNGER GAMES" FROM TOP OF BOX OFFICE

Still from Think Like a Man

Exceeding all expectations this weekend is Sony Screen Gems' Think Like a Man, a Rom-Com featuring predominantly a black Cast including Chris Brown, Gabrielle Union, Taraji P. Henson, Wendy Williams, Sherri Shepherd and more. The Film makes a stellar debut at number one with $33.3 million from only 2,015 theatres, knocking four-week Champ The Hunger Games out of the Top Spot.

Debuting in second is Warner Bros.' The Lucky One, the latest Film Adaptation from bestselling Author Nicholas Sparks.  Starring Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling, the Romance/Drama pulled-in $22.8 million from 3,155 theatres, despite overall negative reviews (21% on Rotten Tomatoes).

The Hunger Games slips to third spot this weekend with $14.9 million, now earning over $355 million domestically, landing just ahead of Disney's Chimpanzee which opens strongly  in fourth, only at 1,563 theatres to the tune of $10.5 million.

The Three Stooges slips to fifth spot this weekend in its second week, with $10.1 million while The Cabin in the Woods earns $8.2 million in sixth spot with some stellar reviews (91% on Rotten Tomatoes).

Mirror Mirror rounds out the Top Ten with $4.4 million in its fourth week of release, now earning a total of $54 million domestically.  Overseas, Battleship continues to be a Monster, now surpassing the $100 million mark over there.  It is set to debut in North America next month.

"THE HUNGER GAMES" GOES FOUR-FOR-FOUR

Still from The Three Stooges

For the fourth straight week Lionsgate's The Hunger Games tops the Box Office with $21.7 million, holding-off a stiff challenge from 20th Century Fox's The Three Stooges, which opens a solid second with $17.1 million from 3,477 theatres. Domestically, the former has now made $335 million domestically.

Meanwhile another Lionsgate release debuts in the Top Three as The Cabin in the Woods opens in third spot with $15.1 million. The Sci-Fi/Horror finally sees a release after several delays due to shifts in administration after the Film originally was to be released by MGM. Reviews are stellar however, with it achieving a rare score of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

In its second week, American Reunion slips to fourth spot this weekend after a number two debut. It earns $10.6 million, bringing its tally now to $39 million.

Snow White Family Comedy Mirror Mirror slips to sixth spot with $7.2 million, while Sony Pictures' 21 Jump Street continues to fare respectably, slipping to eight spot in its fifth week with $6.8 million - now earning a cumulative total of $120 million in North America. FilmDistrict's Lockout starring Guy Pearce, opens in ninth spot with $6.4 million from 2,308 theatres.

Former Champion Dr. Seuss' The Lorax rounds out the Top Ten with $3 million in its seventh week of release.

BOBBY FARRELLY AT TORONTO PREMIERE OF "HALL PASS" | AUTOGRAPH GIVEAWAY

Bobby Farrelly at Toronto Premiere of Hall Pass

The Farrelly Brothers have delivered some of the most memorable Comedies of our time. Dumb and Dumber, Me, Myself & Irene and There's Something About Mary are just a few small-grossing and obscure titles you may have heard of - I kid. As hopes remain high for Brothers Peter and Bobby's upcoming revival of The Three Stooges (heavyweights like Sean Penn, Jim Carrey and Benicio Del Toro have been named), Fans thirsty for The Farrelly Brothers' bold and outre brand of Comedy can quench their thirsts with latest effort Hall Pass.

The Premise of the Warner Bros. Comedy is rather unconventional. Best Friends Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) have been married to their Wives Maggie (Jenna Fischer) and Grace (Christina Applegate) seemingly forever. Bored, they are granted permission to have extra-marital relations for one week. They learn soon that Freedom isn't so liberating after all when they realize that their Wives  too can have their fun. No, I am not reading this off the back of an XXX DVD.

Bobby Farrelly flew into Toronto this evening for a full day of Press tomorrow with major Media Outlets, promoting the release of Hall Pass.  Arriving just in time for a Q&A with tonight's Audience at AMC Yonge x Dundas,  the Rhode Island native was a huge blast, insisting that I join him in taking  a couple goofy Photos together after I had snapped some shots of him posing by the Film's Poster Display.  I admitted to him that There's Something About Mary is one of my favourite Movies of all time, which he seemed genuinely appreciative to hear. 

Following him into the theatre along with the team at Warner Bros. Canada, Farrelly and Writing Partner Kevin Barnett entered to the resounding sound of laughter and applause from the young Audience.  "That was freakin' hilarious.  I didn't expect it to be that funny!", one young Woman behind me raved.  Another young Man in the Audience declared, "Hall Pass is this year's The Hangover".

Farrelly admitted that both he and his Brother are obsessed with Bodily Functions, a topic which many of their jokes are built upon.  Not to give too much away, there is a shocking scene in Hall Pass which revolves around some Male Anatomy, which caused quite a stir among the Audience.  The Director/Screenwriter also boasted of his great Cast, making some interesting choices like The View's Joy Behar and Oscar-nominated Richard Jenkins, whom the Farrelly Brothers are always looking to incorporate into their Films.

Watch Bobby speak about his casting choices below: