The Razzie Awards for the Worst of Film Love them some “Twilight”

Following the pattern they have set since the Twi-crap series debuted, the Razzie Awards for the Worst in Film gave the final Twilight installment, Breaking Dawn Pt. 2, a whopping 11 nominations. The movie contends in every single category and is a clear favorite to win (or is it lose? lol) in most categories topping such drivel as That’s My Boy and Battleship. Take a look at all the nominees below and head here for more on the infamous Razzie Awards.

2013 RAZZIE AWARD NOMINATIONS~ 

Worst Picture
Battleship
The Oogieloves in Big Balloon Adventure
That’s My Boy
A Thousand Words
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II

Worst Director
Sean Anders, That’s My Boy
Peter Berg, Battleship
Bill Condon, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Tyler Perry, Good Deeds / Madea’s Witness Protection
John Putch, Atlas Shrugged: Part II

Worst Actress
Katherine Heigl, One for the Money
Milla Jovovich, Resident Evil: Retribution
Tyler Perry, Madea’s Witness Protection
Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II / Snow White and the Huntsman
Barbra Streisand, The Guilt Trip

Worst Actor
Nicolas Cage, Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance / Seeking Justice
Eddie Murphy, A Thousand Words
Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Tyler Perry, Alex Cross / Good Deeds
Adam Sandler, That’s My Boy

Worst Supporting Actress
Jessica Biel, Playing For Keeps / Total Recall
Brooklyn Decker, Battleship / What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Ashley Greene, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Jennifer Lopez, What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Rihanna, Battleship

Worst Supporting Actor
David Hasselhoff, Pirannha 3-DD
Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Liam Neeson, Battleship / Wrath of the Titans
Nick Swardson, That’s My Boy
Vanilla Ice, That’s My Boy

Worst Screen Ensemble
Battleship
The Oogieloves in Big Balloon Adventure
That’s My Boy
The Twilight Saga: Eclipsed Part II
Madea’s Witness Protection

Worst Screenplay
Atlas Shrugged Part II
Battleship
That’s My Boy
A Thousand Words
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II

Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel
Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance
Pirannha 3-DD
Red Dawn
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Madea’s Witness Protection

Worst Screen Couple
Any two cast members from Jersey Shore in The Three Stooges
Mackenzie Foy and Taylor Lautner in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Tyler Perry and his drag in Madea’s Witness Protection
Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, or Susan Sarandon in That’s My Boy

The Box Office is Back on “Pitch”!

Hollywood has to be happy with this weekend’s business as things picked up with three strong new openings. Taking the top spot was the new animated comedy Hotel Transylvania featuring the voice of Adam Sandler whose fans clearly prefer not seeing his actual mug these days as the movie took in a big $43 million. That outgrosses the TOTAL amount his June stinker That’s My Boy tallied. Hmmm… Opening in second was the well reviewed action film Looper starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt with a good $21.2 million. (That one weekend also beats the entire gross of Levitt’s last film Premium Rush.)…. The final new film to open well and when, I say, well, I mean incredibly well was the hilarious a capella singing comedy Pitch Perfect starring Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick and the hysterical scene-stealer Rebel Wilson. In a limited release of only 335 theaters, compared to most films in over 3000 theaters, Perfect pulled in $5.2 million with a big $15,522 average which is a good sign for the movie which goes nationwide on Friday. (I also gave this wonderful and immensely entertaining comedy an “A” grade)… Unfortunately, after all that good news, there was a little bad news with the terrible opening for the school teacher drama Won’t Back Down which tanked with only $2.7 million despite the great talents of its Oscar nominated stars Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal…. For more on all these numbers, head to Box Office Mojo and check out the new top ten below.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 N Hotel Transylvania Sony $43,000,000 – 3,349 – $12,840 $43,000,000 $85 1
2 N Looper TriS $21,200,000 – 2,992 – $7,086 $21,200,000 $30 1
3 1 End of Watch ORF $8,000,000 -39.2% 2,780 +50 $2,878 $26,169,000 $7 2
4 3 Trouble with the Curve WB $7,530,000 -38.1% 3,212 – $2,344 $23,726,000 – 2
5 2 House at the End of The Street Rela. $7,154,000 -41.8% 3,083 – $2,320 $22,225,000 $10 2
6 N Pitch Perfect Uni. $5,200,000 – 335 – $15,522 $5,200,000 $17 1
7 4 Finding Nemo (3D) BV $4,066,000 -57.8% 2,639 -265 $1,541 $36,475,000 – 3
8 5 Resident Evil: Retribution SGem $3,000,000 -55.2% 2,381 -635 $1,260 $38,700,000 $65 3
9 7 The Master Wein. $2,745,000 -37.5% 856 +68 $3,207 $9,633,000 – 3
10 N Won’t Back Down Fox $2,700,000 – 2,515 – $1,074 $2,700,000 – 1

It’s Bombs Away at the Box Office Again

Just when you thought the summer box office was turning itself around, Hollywood drops two more stink bombs on audiences as Rock of Ages and That’s My Boy both tanked in their opening weekends. You can add those bombs to this seasons list of underachievers like Dark Shadows and The Dictator and disasters like Battleship and The Chernobyl Diaries. In fact, only The Avengers and Madagascar 3 (which won the weekend again with a strong $35 million for $120 million after only 2 weeks) can be considered big summer successes. Prometheus and Snow White which both opened well don’t look like they will gross more than their production costs and MIB3 will be saved with international grosses. So, it’s been pretty bad news all around… Heading back to this week’s releases Adam Sandler has his worst opener in ages with the dreadful That’s My Boy which took in a paltry $13 million while the delightfully fun and incredibly entertaining if rather slight rock musical Rock of Ages nabbed an underwhelming $15 million. I’m sad for Rock as I truly enjoyed the film with fantastic performances from Tom Cruise and Catherine Zeta Jones and gave it an overall “B+” grade. Maybe I’m just partial to that amazing 80′s music. We’ll see if it can hold up in the weeks ahead as musicals sometimes have good legs, but this auspicious start is not a good one…. For more on all the numbers, head to Box Office Mojo and check out the new top ten below.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 1 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted P/DW $35,500,000 -41.1% 4,263 +5 $8,327 $120,451,000 $145 2
2 2 Prometheus Fox $20,200,000 -60.4% 3,442 +46 $5,869 $88,858,000 – 2
3 N Rock of Ages WB (NL) $15,060,000 – 3,470 – $4,340 $15,060,000 $75 1
4 3 Snow White and the Huntsman Uni. $13,805,000 -40.1% 3,701 -76 $3,730 $122,602,000 $170 3
5 N That’s My Boy Sony $13,000,000 – 3,030 – $4,290 $13,000,000 $70 1
6 4 MIB 3 Sony $10,000,000 -28.0% 3,135 -657 $3,190 $152,679,000 $225 4
7 5 Marvel’s The Avengers BV $8,848,000 -21.3% 2,582 -547 $3,427 $586,737,000 $220 7
8 6 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel FoxS $2,200,000 -32.7% 1,184 -114 $1,858 $35,133,000 – 7
9 10 Moonrise Kingdom Focus $2,181,000 +39.8% 178 +82 $12,253 $6,779,000 – 4
10 7 What to Expect When You’re Expecting LGF $1,330,000 -52.3% 1,216 -871 $1,094 $38,766,000 – 5