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thecallboxoffice Box Office Results: 911 Aint No Joke, but Oz is More PowerfulThe ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with studio estimates for the weekend. Click here for the full box office estimates of the top 12 films and then check back on Monday for the final figures based on actual box office.

This weekend saw the release of two new movies, both with fairly big name stars, although neither of them stood much of a chance against… Continue reading Box Office Results: 911 Ain't No Joke, but Oz is More Powerful

LOS ANGELES — “Oz the Great and the Powerful” clicked with moviegoers.

Disney’s 3-D prequel to the classic L. Frank Baum tale “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” debuted in first place and earned $ 80.3 million at the weekend box office in the U.S. and Canada and $ 69.9 million overseas, according to studio estimates Sunday.

“Oz” tells the origin of James Franco as the wizard with Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and… Continue reading Weekend Box Office: 'Oz the Great and Powerful' Casts $80 Million Spell

This weekend, Disney adds a blockbuster prequel to the magical world of Oz adventure with “Oz the Great and Powerful.” Sam Raimi directs James Franco as the titular Oz, exploring how he became a giant, smoke-billowing head. Before he was the man behind the curtain that you were advised to pay no attention to, he was a two-bit carnival magician, conning audiences out of their money, and women out of… Continue reading 'Oz the Great and Powerful' Review: 10 Things You Should Know

Parents sometimes think that if a movie is rated PG, even a kindergartener could handle it. And while that may be the case for some PG-rated movies, it’s certainly not the case for “Oz the Great and Powerful.” Yes, it’s fine for tweens in their last years of elementary school, but for the single-digit set, it will really depend on how susceptible they are to frights.

Director Sam Raimi has made… Continue reading 'Oz: The Great and Powerful' Family Review

“Oz the Great and Powerful” may have already had its red-carpet premiere in the U.S. already, but what about the rest of the world? The stars of the Sam Raimi-directed Disney flick were in Moscow yesterday for the Russian premiere and posed for a few red-carpet glamor shots.

Mila Kunis stunned in a floor-length, body-hugging purple gown. Oz himself, James Franco, cleaned up nicely in a gray-on-gray suit and tie, while… Continue reading 'Oz the Great and Powerful' Premiere: James Franco, Mila Kunis, and Michelle Williams Invade Moscow (PHOTOS)

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