“The Avengers” Lords Over the MTV Movie Awards

Sunday night was all about some super heroes and a super silly lady as The Avengers took home 3 awards including Movie of the Year at the MTV Movie Awards while host Rebel Wilson won two statues. Wilson and her Pitch Perfect cohorts not only performed on the show but they won Musical Moment over Oscar winner Anne Hathaway and Wilson took home the Breakthrough Award. The other big winner of the night was Silver Linings Playbook which landed three awards including Actor and Actress for Bradley Cooper and Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence… I have to say I was a bit dismayed that the brilliant films Les Miserables, Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Dark Knight Rises all went home empty-handed, but hey, I’ll admit I’m a bit older than the MTV voting demographic unfortunately, lol … For more on the show and the awards, head to the MTV site here and take a look at all the winners below.

2013 MTV MOVIE AWARD WINNERS:

Movie of the Year: The Avengers
Male Performance: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Female Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Breakthrough Performance: Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect
Best Scared as Shit Performance: Suraj Sharma, Life of Pi
Best On Screen Duo: Mark Whalberg & Seth MacFarlane, Ted
Best Shirtless Performance: Taylor Lautner, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 2
Best Fight: The Avengers
Best Kiss: Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Best WTF Moment: Django Unchained
Best Villain: Tom Hiddleston, The Avengers
Best Musical Moment: Pitch Perfect

It’s All about Django, Jennifer and Ted at the MTV Movie Award Nominations

This year, it looks like the MTV Movie Awards are looking to class up the joint a bit as they nominated several Oscar winners and nominees among their top choices for this year’s ceremony. Django Unchained, which won two Oscars, grabbed 7 nominations including Best Movie where it goes up against Oscar nominee Silver Linings Playbook plus The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises and Ted. The later film, a some-what lowbrow stoner comedy, is also up for 7 awards right in line with MTV’s usual choices… The other big contender is Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence who is up for 5, yes 5, awards including Best Female Performance against fellow Oscar winner Anne Hathaway. Take a look at all the nominees below which also feature some of my favorite films (Perks of Being a Wallflower, Les Mis, Skyfall) and performers (Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Emma Watson, Rebel Wilson, Jessica Chastain and Marion Cotillard to name a few). Voting is open now, and watch for the MTV Movie Awards airing in April on MTV.

2013 MTV Movie Award Nominees~

MOVIE OF THE YEAR
“Django Unchained”
“Silver Linings Playbook”
“Ted”
“The Avengers”
“The Dark Knight Rises”

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”
Mila Kunis, “Ted”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emma Watson, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Rebel Wilson, “Pitch Perfect”

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Ben Affleck, “Argo”
Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
Jamie Foxx, “Django Unchained”
Channing Tatum, “Magic Mike”

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Ezra Miller, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Eddie Redmayne, “Les Misérables”
Suraj Sharma, “Life of Pi”
Quvenzhané Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Rebel Wilson, “Pitch Perfect”

BEST SCARED-AS-S**T PERFORMANCE
Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Alexandra Daddario, “Texas Chainsaw 3D”
Martin Freeman, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
Jennifer Lawrence, “House at the End of the Street”
Suraj Sharma, “Life of Pi”

BEST ON-SCREEN DUO
Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson, “Django Unchained”
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane as Ted, “Ted”
Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo, “The Avengers”
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, “The Campaign”

BEST SHIRTLESS PERFORMANCE*
Christian Bale, “The Dark Knight Rises
Daniel Craig, “Skyfall
Taylor Lautner, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″
Seth MacFarlane as Ted, “Ted”
Channing Tatum, “Magic Mike”

BEST FIGHT
Jamie Foxx vs. Candieland Henchmen, “Django Unchained”
Daniel Craig vs. Ola Rapace, “Skyfall”
Mark Wahlberg vs. Seth MacFarlane as Ted, “Ted”
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson & Jeremy Renner vs. Tom Hiddleston, “The Avengers”
Christian Bale vs. Tom Hardy, “The Dark Knight Rises”

BEST KISS
Kerry Washington and Jamie Foxx, “Django Unchained”
Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman, “Moonrise Kingdom”
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg, “Ted”
Emma Watson and Logan Lerman, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”

BEST WTF MOMENT
Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson, Candieland Gets Smoked in “Django Unchained”
Denzel Washington, Final Descent in “Flight”
Anna Camp, Hack-Appella in “Pitch Perfect”
Javier Bardem, Oops… There Goes His Face in “Skyfall”
Seth MacFarlane as Ted, Ted Gets Saucy in “Ted”

BEST VILLAIN
Javier Bardem, “Skyfall”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Django Unchained”
Marion Cotillard, “The Dark Knight Rises”
Tom Hardy, “The Dark Knight Rises”
Tom Hiddleston, “The Avengers”

BEST MUSICAL MOMENT*
Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”
Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash and Adam Rodriguez, “Magic Mike”
Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean & Hana Mae Lee, “Pitch Perfect”
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”

My Take on the Best of the Movies in 2012 and my Top 30 Films!

2012 was a pretty good year for films. Despite a wonky start with dreadful fare like The Grey and what seemed like 400 Channing Tatum movies, we got a bunch of box office hits that were actually good movies too like The Hunger Games, The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers. As the year wore on, we were also treated to the return of the great studio drama with Lincoln, Flight and Argo plus one tremendous and transcendent musical, the exquisite emotional and brilliant Les Miserables... Independent films also offered us some great cinema with the likes of the fantastic teen dramedy The Perks of Being a Wallflower and the inventive Beasts of the Southern Wild.... So, just what movies did I love the best? Well, after seeing over 100 plus movies this year, I’ve got my top 30 for you below. I’ve also listed my favorite performances and the five worst films I saw this year. Check it out below and then let me know your favorites in the comments section…. Then enjoy your holiday and get ready for one crazy unpredictable Oscar season.

Top 30 Movies of the Year:
1. Les Miserables
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
3. Zero Dark Thirty
4. The Impossible
5. Any Day Now
6. Argo
7. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
8. Flight
9. Lincoln
10. Skyfall
11. The Dark Knight Rises
12. The Intouchables
13. Hitchcock
14. Beasts of the Southern Wild
15. The Avengers
16. The Hobbit
17. Arbitrage
18. Pitch Perfect
19. Gayby
20. Hope Springs
21. The Amazing Spiderman
22. The Hunger Games
23. Smashed
24. End of Watch                                            
25. The Silver Linings Playbook
26. Django Unchained
27. The Bourne Legacy
28. Life of Pi
29. Quartet
30. The Sessions

Best Male Lead Performance: Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables)
Runner up: Tie: Denzel Washington (Flight) & Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)

Best Female Lead Performance: Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty)
Runner up: Naomi Watts (The Impossible)

Best Male Supporting Performance: Eddie Redmayne (Les Miserables)
Runner Up: Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)

Best Female Supporting Performance: Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
Runner Up: Samantha Barks (Les Miserables)

Best Debut Performance: Tom Holland (The Impossible)
Runner Up: Samantha Barks (Les Miserables)
3rd place: Quvanzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild)

Best Ensemble: Les Miserables
Runner Up: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Best Comedy: Pitch Perfect
Runner Up: Gayby

Best Action Film: Skyfall
Runner Up: The Dark Knight Rises

Biggest Tearjerker: Les Miserables
Runner Up: The Impossible

Best Foreign Film: The Intouchables
Runner Up: Rust & Bone

Best Comedic Performance: Rebel Wison (Pitch Perfect)         

Most Award-Worthy Performance No One is Talking About: Tommy Lee Jones (Hope Springs)
Runner Up: Alan Cumming (Any Day Now)

Best Documentary: How to Survive a Plague
Runner Up: Vito

Movie that Got a Bad Rap but was Really Entertaining: Rock of Ages

Best Villain: Javier Bardem (Skyfall)

~And now for the bad news….

Worst Movies of the Year:
1. Killer Joe
2. The Grey
3. The Master
4. This is 40
5. John Carter

“Les Miserables” and “The Dark Knight Rises” are among AFI’s Ten Best of 2012

Today’s award winners come courtesy of the American FIlm Institute which chose its 10 best films and television programs of 2012. Among the films, you have Oscar front-runners Les Miserables, Zero Dark Thirty, Argo, and Lincoln alongside the blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises and the indies Moonrise Kingdom and Beasts of the Southern Wild…. On the TV front, Emmy winners Homeland, Game Change and Modern Family all made the cut. Check out the lists below and head to the AFI site for more info here.

AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR
ARGO
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LES MISÉRABLES                        
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
MOONRISE KINGDOM
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
ZERO DARK THIRTY

AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR
AMERICAN HORROR STORY
BREAKING BAD
GAME CHANGE
GAME OF THRONES
GIRLS
HOMELAND
LOUIE
MAD MEN
MODERN FAMILY
THE WALKING DEAD

My Still Ridiculously Early November 2012 Oscar Nomination Predictions

It’s November and the Awards season is in full swing. I have a seen a bunch of the big contenders this year and many of them are living up to their promise (Argo, Lincoln). However, some are on shaky ground (can we talk about the atrocious mess that is The Master? It’s a very divisive film, but I think it’s in big trouble. At least the performances are still good bets for nods.) So, just how does this shake up my take on who will and won’t get nominated this year? Take a look at my new list below and compare it to my October predix here…. And tune in next month for another updated list.

My Ridiculously Early 2012 November Oscar Nomination Predictions~

(Note, they are listed in order of most likely to be nominated, and I’ve noted where they have climbed, fallen and debuted on the list.)

BEST PICTURE:
1. Argo (+ 2)
2. Les Miserables (-1)
3. Lincoln (+ 1)
4. The Silver Linings Playbook (-2)
5. Zero Dark Thirty (-)
6. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (-)
7. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (+1)
8. The Impossible (new)
9. The Life of Pi (new)
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (-1)
Next in line: Django Unchained, The Master, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Flight

BEST ACTOR:
1. Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln (+1)
2. John Hawkes, The Sessions (-1)
3. Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables (-)
4. Denzel Washington (new)
5. Joaquin Phoenix, The Master (-) * he is on real shaky ground as he publicly derides the Awards season and is generally a jerk.
Next in line: Richard Gere (Arbitrage), Bradley Cooper (The Silver Linings Playbook), Tommy Lee Jones (Hope Springs), Anthony Hopkins (Hitchcock)

BEST ACTRESS:
1. Jennifer Lawrence, The Silver Linings Playbook (-)
2. Marion Cotillard, Rust & Bone (+ 1)
3. Naomi Watts, The Impossible (- 1)
4. Keira Knightley, Anna Karenina (+ 1)
5. Quevanzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild (- 1)
Next in line: Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Helen Mirren (Hitchcock), Meryl Streep (Hope Springs), Emmanuel Riva (Amour)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
1. Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln (new)
2. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master (- 1)
3. Russell Crowe, Les Miserables (-1)
4. Ewan MacGregor, The Impossible (+ 1)
5. Robert DeNiro, The Silver Linings Playbook (- 1)
Next in Line: Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained), Alan Arkin (Argo), Eddie Redmayne (Les Miserables), Dwight Henry (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Michael Pena (End of Watch), Christopher Walken (Seven Psychopaths), Tom Wilkinson (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
* this category remains by far the most competitive. I could list another ten actors who could all factor in to the race.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
1. Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables (-)
2. Samantha Barks, Les Miserables (+ 1)
3. Helen Hunt, The Sessions (- 1)
4. Amy Adams, The Master (-)
5. Sally Field, Lincoln (new)
Next in line: Maggie Smith (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Pauline Collins (Quartet), Jacki Weaver (The Silver Linings Playbook)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
1. Moonrise Kingdom (-)
2. Django Unchained (+ 1)
3. Beasts of the Southern Wild (new)
4. Seven Psychopaths (- 2)
5. The Master (- 1)
Next in Line: Flight, Brave, Amour, The Dark Knight Rises

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
1. Lincoln (new)
2. Argo (-)
3. The Silver Linings Playbook (- 2)
4. Les Miserables (-)
5. The Perks of Being A Wallflower (-3)
Next in line: Zero Dark Thirty, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Life of Pi

BEST DIRECTOR:
1. Ben Affleck, Argo (+ 2)
2. Tom Hooper, Les Miserables (-1)
3. David O’ Russell, The Silver Linings Playbook (- 1)
4. Steven Spielberg, Lincoln (+ 1)
5. Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty (new)
Next in line: Ang Lee (The Life of Pi), Peter Jackson (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey), Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Rises), Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master), Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)

So, there you have it… my current and likely to totally change predictions… What are yours?

There’s no “Rush” to see the Newcomers at the Box Office

This weekend proved a really sad one for Hollywood as all three new releases tanked and The Expendables 2 easily won a second week on top despite a 52% drop. The action film took in $13.5 million and now has a total of $52 million. This week’s newcomers included the bike messenger thriller Premium Rush starring the awesome Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who was brilliant in last year’s 50/50 and this summer’s The Dark Knight Rises) which fared the best of the worst with only $6.3 million while the new Dax Shepard/Kristen Bell comedy Hit and Run stumbled in tenth place with just $4.6 million. Luckily the latter film had a low production budget and should break even. The same can’t be said for the final new entry, the horror film The Apparition, which didn’t even make the top ten pulling in a sad $2.9 million… For more on these numbers, head to Box Office Mojo here 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 The Expendables 2 LGF $13,500,000 -52.8% 3,355 +39 $4,024 $52,314,000 $100 2
2 2 The Bourne Legacy Uni. $9,300,000 -45.5% 3,654 -99 $2,545 $85,500,000 $125 3
3 3 ParaNorman Focus $8,546,000 -39.3% 3,455 +26 $2,474 $28,274,000 – 2
4 4 The Campaign WB $7,440,000 -43.3% 3,302 +47 $2,253 $64,543,000 – 3
5 6 The Dark Knight Rises WB $7,150,000 -35.1% 2,606 -551 $2,744 $422,188,000 $250 6
6 7 The Odd Life of Timothy Green BV $7,125,000 -34.2% 2,598 – $2,742 $27,080,000 – 2
7 N Premium Rush Sony $6,300,000 – 2,255 – $2,794 $6,300,000 $35 1
8 13 2016 Obama’s America RM $6,238,000 +401.2% 1,091 +922 $5,718 $9,075,000 – 7
9 8 Hope Springs Sony $6,000,000 -34.1% 2,402 +41 $2,498 $45,000,000 – 3
10 N Hit and Run ORF $4,675,000 – 2,870 – $1,629 $5,868,000 $2 1

Bourne is Reborn at the Box Office

Many considered it a huge gamble to try to continue the Bourne movie franchise without star Matt Damon. However, Universal has done pretty well with the opening of its rebooted franchise, The Bourne Legacy, starring Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner and Oscar winner Rachel Weisz. The slick action thriller (which I totally enjoyed and give an “A-” grade to by the way) took in a good $40.2 million over the weekend. It led three new releases including the Will Ferrell/Zach Galifinakis comedy The Campaign which did well coming in second with a better than expected $27 million and Hope Springs which opened to a good $15.6 million. Springs, starring Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones who are both absolutely brilliant in the film which I gave a “A-/B+” grade to, has taken in a total of $20 million since opening on Wednesday and should have strong legs in the month ahead as most Streep and female-centered August films do. (For examples, see the femme-centric August hits Julie & Julia, Eat Pray Love and The Help.) … Holding up well in its second weekend was the latest Wimpy Kid film and The Dark Knight Rises while Total Recall tanked in its sophomore week. For more on all the numbers, head to Box Office Mojo here and take a look at 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 The Bourne Legacy Uni. $40,265,000 – 3,745 – $10,752 $40,265,000 $125 1
2 N The Campaign WB $27,440,000 – 3,205 – $8,562 $27,440,000 – 1
3 1 The Dark Knight Rises WB $19,540,000 -45.3% 3,690 -552 $5,295 $390,149,000 $250 4
4 N Hope Springs Sony $15,600,000 – 2,361 – $6,607 $20,053,000 – 1
5 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Fox $8,200,000 -43.9% 3,398 +7 $2,413 $30,554,000 $22 2
6 2 Total Recall (2012) Sony $8,100,000 -68.3% 3,601 – $2,249 $44,188,000 $125 2
7 4 Ice Age: Continental Drift Fox $6,750,000 -21.6% 3,102 -440 $2,176 $144,064,000 – 5
8 7 Ted Uni. $3,290,000 -41.7% 2,208 -559 $1,490 $209,915,000 $50 7
9 6 Step Up Revolution Sum. $2,850,000 -51.9% 1,898 -708 $1,502 $30,165,000 $33 3
1o 5 The Watch Fox $2,200,000 -66.3% 2,461 -707 $894 $31,374,000 $68 3

“The Dark Knight Rises” Continues to Crush the Competition

After quickly disposing of The Watch and Step Up Revolution last weekend, The Dark Knight Rises took out two more new releases as it crushed the competition with $36.4 million in its third weekend. That brought its domestic total to a big $354 million and I see at least another $80-100 million to come… Unfortunately with Knight continuing to do so well, the remake of Total Recall and the third film in the Wimpy Kid series faltered. Opening to $26 million, the uber-expensive remake of Recall with Collin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel landed under expectations and will have a real hard time making even half its production cost back. (I’m not surprised. I saw the film and give it a “C+” grade. It’s a humorless pointless remake that isn’t even fun or campy like the original. Beckinsale does kick some serious ass though and Farrell is pretty delish)… Luckily for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, the family film had a low production cost and its opening of $14.7 million wasn’t too bad. It just isn’t likely to match the success of its predecessors…. For more on all these numbers, head to Box Office Mojo here 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 The Dark Knight Rises WB $36,440,000 -41.3% 4,242 -162 $8,590 $354,638,000 $250 3
2 N Total Recall (2012) Sony $26,000,000 – 3,601 – $7,220 $26,000,000 $125 1
3 N Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Fox $14,700,000 – 3,391 – $4,335 $14,700,000 $22 1
4 2 Ice Age: Continental Drift Fox $8,400,000 -37.1% 3,542 -327 $2,372 $131,863,000 – 4
5 3 The Watch Fox $6,350,000 -50.2% 3,168 – $2,004 $25,363,000 $68 2
6 5 Ted Uni. $5,479,000 -25.5% 2,767 -362 $1,980 $203,414,000 $50 6
7 4 Step Up Revolution Sum. $5,300,000 -54.8% 2,606 +39 $2,034 $23,097,000 $33 2
8 6 The Amazing Spider-Man Sony $4,300,000 -35.8% 2,425 -735 $1,773 $250,640,000 $230 5
9 7 Brave BV $2,890,000 -32.9% 2,110 -441 $1,370 $223,324,000 $185 7
10 8 Magic Mike WB $1,380,000 -47.3% 1,202 -873 $1,148 $110,894,000 $7 6

“The Dark Knight” Steps on “Step Up” and “The Watch”

Despite competition from the Olympics and moviegoers still trepidatious about heading to the theaters following the Aurora, CO tragedy, The Dark Knights Rises still took in a huge $62.8 million at the box office over the weekend for a big total of $287.8 million. The film is in third place in terms of movies getting to that bit a total so quickly following The Dark Knight and The Avengers. I expect Rises will rise to the $500 million range when all is said and done…. Opening in the wake of Batman was the latest dreadful comedy from Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller and Jonah Hill, The Watch, which tanked big time with only $13 million (on a nearly $70 million budget~ that’s baaaaaad!). Also getting squashed by the Caped Crusader was the fourth installment in the Step Up franchise, Step Up Revolution, which managed a disappointing $11.8 million. Luckily for that film, it didn’t cost much to produce and is a big-ticket outside the U.S., so it should end up profitable in the end… For more on all the numbers, head to Box Office Mojo here 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 The Dark Knight Rises WB $62,840,000 -60.9% 4,404 – $14,269 $287,851,000 $250 2
2 2 Ice Age: Continental Drift Fox $13,300,000 -34.9% 3,869 -17 $3,438 $114,847,000 – 3
3 N The Watch Fox $13,000,000 – 3,168 – $4,104 $13,000,000 $68 1
4 N Step Up Revolution Sum. $11,800,000 – 2,567 – $4,597 $11,800,000 $33 1
5 4 Ted Uni. $7,353,000 -26.6% 3,129 -85 $2,350 $193,619,000 $50 5
6 3 The Amazing Spider-Man Sony $6,800,000 -37.5% 3,160 -593 $2,152 $242,053,000 $230 4
7 5 Brave BV $4,237,000 -29.7% 2,551 -348 $1,661 $217,261,000 $185 6
8 6 Magic Mike WB $2,580,000 -39.9% 2,075 -531 $1,243 $107,587,000 $7 5
9 7 Savages (2012) Uni. $1,753,000 -48.4% 1,414 -922 $1,240 $43,899,000 $45 4
10 9 Moonrise Kingdom Focus $1,387,000 -24.3% 853 -42 $1,626 $38,396,000 $16 10

Carly Rae Jepsen and Nas Top the Charts

Canadian Idol refugee Carly Rae Jepsen makes it a lucky 7 weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 with her debut single “Call Me Maybe” this week as she fends off Maroon 5 and Katy Perry in a tight battle. We could finally see a new number one next week as she is losing points while the others continue to gain. There’s not much other news on the singles chart aside from a little jump for Flo Rida‘s “Whistle” which may be a threat in the weeks ahead. For more on this chart and all the music charts, head to Billboard here. Then, take a look a the latest top ten below.

Top Ten Songs on the Billboard Hot 100:

1. “Call Me Maybe”- Carly Rae Jepsen (last week~ 1) * 7 weeks on top
2. “Payphone”- Maroon 5 w/ Wiz Khalifa (lw~ 2)
3. “Wide Awake”- Katy Perry (lw~ 3)
4. “Lights”- Ellie Goulding (lw~ 5)
5. “Somebody that I Used to Know”- Gotye w/Kimbra (lw~ 4)
6. “Whistle”- Flo Rida (lw~ 7)
7. “Where Have You Been?”- Rihanna (lw~ 6)
8. “Titanium”- David Guetta w/Sia (lw~8)
9. “Scream”- Usher (lw~ 10)
10. “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”- P!nk

Over on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, rapper Nas grabs his sixth # 1 album with Life is Good. He holds off debuts from the Kidz Bop series and The Dark Knight Rises soundtrack. Also blasting into the top ten due to a $ .99 sale at Amazon.com is Phil Collins’ Hits collection which flies up to # 6 going him a fifth top ten solo album and his first since 1989′s …But Seriously. Welcome back Phil! … Take a look at the new top ten below and head to Billboard for all your album chart info.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:

1. Life is Good- Nas (debut)
2. Uncaged- Zac Brown Band (lw~ 1)
3. Kidz Bop 22 (debu)
4. Channel Orange- Frank Ocean (lw~ 2)
5. Believe- Justin Bieber (lw~ 3)
6. HIts- Phil Collins (Re-Entry) *new peak… previously hit # 18 in 1998
7. Up All Night- One Direction (lw~ 7)
8. The Dark Knight Rises soundtrack (debut)
9. 21- Adele (lw~8)
10. Overexposed- Maroon 5 (lw~ 5)