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Suckerpunch

Lahta Stephens — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:39:28 +0000

Suckerpunch is the latest offering from Zack Snyder, director of 300 and Watchmen. If you’ve seen either of them, then you know what to expect: Things exploding in slow motion. Whizzing bullets just missing the derrière of a young girl, yet coyly lifting the hem of her skirt as it flies by. Which is also in slow motion. Such things are what adolescent dreams are made of.

So, to the plot, to speak of: Suckerpunch tells the story of a young girl, Babydoll (Emily Browning) locked away in a 1950s mental institution against her will. While she is physically imprisoned, her mind is free to roam, and roam it does, in an incredible dreamscape populated by dragons, samurai, WW II trenches, and more.

But Babydoll is not a passive dreamer. She wants to make a break for freedom, and convinces four other girls – the outspoken Rocket (Jena Malone), the street-smart Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), the fiercely loyal Amber (Jamie Chung) and the reluctant Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish)—to band together and try to escape their terrible fate at the hands of their captors, Blue (Oscar Isaac), Madam Gorski (Carla Gugino) and the High Roller (Jon Hamm).

Can they make their way through this explodey, high octane nightmare to emerge at the other end? You’ll just have to go along and find out, as Sucker punch is released 24th March in most cinemas Australia-wide.

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Box Office Top 10 (Week ending 13 May 2009)

Lauren Parle — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:01:42 +0000

It’s been a battle of the prequels at the box office this week with the debut of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot. As Wolverine finishes its third week of showings, it’s no match for Trek which is being lapped up by the masses, as expected – read Christian White’s review of Trek here.

Matthew McCougnahey’s The Ghost of Girlfriends Past has had quite a subdued debut week due to the release of Trek. It seems that not too many people have noticed the offerings of the romcom, but in saying that we’re still talking big bucks in third place.

Honourable mentions go to Fast & Furious for not quite dropping off the face of the earth fast enough and to new Aussie flick Samson and Delilah for actually starring in the top 10 at all – something an Aussie film hasn’t achieved for a long time.

	Film Title	Box Office
1	Star Trek	6,107,473
2	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	3,732,589
3	The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past	2,424,563
4	Defiance	909,893
5	Fast & Furious	733,685
6	The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas	529,403
7	17 Again	341,499
8	Samson and Delilah	280,916
9	Monsters Vs Aliens	272,745
10	The Boat that Rocked	245,768

Source: MPDAA

Box Office Top 10 (Week ending 6 May 2009)

Lauren Parle — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:24:14 +0000

Despite it’s pre-release dramas (online leak, Mexico release delayed due to swine flu, etc), X-Men Origins: Wolverine has earned an impressive sum in its opening week for the theatrical release.

Wolverine earned a whopping £8.56m (AUD $20 million) in the UK alone in its first six days, taking the record as the most lucrative release of 2009.

In Australia, Wolverine earned $6.6 million to end Fast & Furious’s unfortunate reign at the top of the chart.

Meanwhile, notable mentions go to Defiance, the war drama starring Daniel Craig and 17 Again with Zac Efron still placing within the top five.

	Film Title	Box Office
1	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	8,663,100
2	Defiance	1,462,744
3	Fast & Furious	1,436,523
4	17 Again	756,933
5	The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas	734,285
6	Monsters Vs Aliens	599,718
7	The Boat That Rocked	480,444
8	Fired Up	356,777
9	Race To Witch Mountain	299,158
10	Knowing	171,390

Source: MPDAA

Box Office Top 10

Lauren Parle — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:31:44 +0000

Despite all the Australian-made films out at the moment, it seems the Aussies are lacking home pride. Even the highly successful Love The Beast car-lover documentary by Eric Bana couldn’t crack the top 10. The film opens in more locations next week, so hopefully it can gain some more exposure then. The top 10 in the country are:

	Film Title	Box Office
1	WATCHMEN	4,748,540
2	HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU	1,477,893
3	SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE	1,398,662
4	GRAN TORINO	1,038,374
5	NEW IN TOWN	740,098
6	LAST CHANCE HARVEY	724,402
7	THE UNBORN	638,435
8	THE READER	601,259
9	THE INTERNATIONAL	496,351
10	GHOST TOWN	311,501

Source: MPDAA