The man who made his name in raunchy comedy is once again laughing his way to the bank. Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane’s first motion picture, the R-rated Ted, opened to a stellar $54.1 million this weekend, exceeding studio expectations by $10-15 million. The result places the comedy, which finds tough guy Mark Wahlberg struggling to balance the challenges of adult life with the demands of his crude, talking teddy bear, in 8th place on the list of highest opening weekends for an R-rated flick. When sequels (Matrix Reloaded, Hangover II, Paranormal Activity 3, Hannibal) …
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EDITORIAL: “Ted: How a Foul-Mouthed Teddy Bear Broke Box Office Records”
July 2nd, 2012 
Boris Paskhaver 
Posted in Editorials, Features, Movies, News 
Tags: 2012, Box Office, editorial, family guy, film news, mark wahlberg, mila kunis, movie news, seth mcfarland, ted 
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DAMMIT: Katy Perry’s 3D Movie Arrives This Summer
March 7th, 2012 James Shotwell We knew it was a possibility, but now UTG can confirm pop star Katy Perry will release her first film this Summer.
Confirmed tonight via her twitter, Katy Perry: Part Of Me is the 3D concert event movie no one said they wanted, or knew they hated, until now. Few details are available, but Paramount is releasing and an article from THR rumors Project Runway and Top Chef creators Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz may be producing.
Let’s forget UTG’s hatred of Perry’s recent singles for a second and look at this film for what it is: A shameless …
Posted in News Tags: 2012, 3d movie, casting, confirmed, film news, katy perry, katy perry's part of me, movie, paramount, producers, release No Comments »“X-Men: First Class” opens at #1
June 6th, 2011 James Shotwell The weekend box office figures are in and, to almost no surprise, X-Men: First Class has come out victorious. Opening slightly weaker than hoped at $54 million, the film still did better than the original film incarnation in 2000 (which opened at $50 million).
Last week’s number one film, The Hangover 2, dropped a staggering 62% in its second week, ending up with $32.4 million ($186 million to date). Analysts are blaming poor word-of-mouth for the film’s drop in attendance, but we think it isn’t our fault the movie is terrible.
Finally, a big congratulations is due to Kristen …
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