This Week's New Releases
Saturday May 14, 2005
The studio behind "Shrek," "Shrek 2," and "Shark Tale" serve up what's definitely going to be another box office hit with "Madagascar." Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett-Smith lend their voices to a group of animated animal friends who decide to break out of the New York Zoo and head to the wild. Landing in Madagascar, they soon discover life outside N.Y. is much harder than they anticipated.
Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, and a bunch of ex-NFL players, wrestlers, and rappers team up to bring the remake of the classic football film, "The Longest Yard," to a new generation of moviegoers. While the first movie was heavy on the drama, this 2005 version is much, much lighter fare. Brutal prison guards still square off with convicts on the gridiron, but with Sandler and Rock onboard you don't have to be a brain surgeon to figure out this pigskin showdown is much more about the comedy. (Pictured: Michael Irvin and Adam Sandler in "The Longest Yard" © Paramount Pictures) New on DVD
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio reunite for "The Aviator," a glimpse into the life of billionaire Howard Hughes; Ice Cube takes the lead in a family comedy co-starring a couple of precocious kids in "Are We There Yet;" and Tigger and Pooh team up for another romp around the Hundred Acre Woods in the animated Disney film, "Pooh's Heffalump Movie" in this week's new releases on DVD.Box Office Report - May 20-22, 2005
Records weren't just broken, they were smashed beyond recognition as "Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith" pulled off huge numbers at the box office during its first four days in release. "Star Wars Episode III" brought in $158.5 million in the U.S. - and $303 million overall worldwide - adding the largest four-day opening to its collection of box office records.Top 10 Films for the Weekend Ending 05/22/05:
1) "Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith" - $108,435,841 ($158,449,700 from 5/19 thru 5/22)
2) "Monster-in-Law" - $14,350,134
3) "Kicking and Screaming" - $10,721,715
4) "Crash" - $5,546,006
5) "Unleashed" - $4,123,556
6) "Kingdom of Heaven" - $3,537,201
7) "House of Wax" - $3,288,419
8) "The Interpreter" - $2,910,580
9) "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" - $2,054,904
10) "Mindhunters" - $1,005,839


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