Michelle Rodriguez
As legend has it, when director Karyn Kusama was casting the lead for her directorial debut, Girlfight, she wanted to find a young woman who would radiate the powerful, surly charisma of the young Mar...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
07/11/1978
Bell County, TX |
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Box Office Analysis July 1
July 01, 2001 10:34am ESTBox Office Analysis July 1
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The Fast and the Furious Review
June 22, 2001 5:56am ESTFurious gets high marks for being so absolutely relentless in the action department you may forget it even has a story. But remember, it's marketed as a drag racing flick, and drag racing is exactly what you get.
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR OCT. 6-8, 2000
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTA rich "Parents" opening turned the box office green after two months of lackluster grosses. Universal's PG-13-rated comedy "Meet the Parents" met with greater success than insiders had anticipated. Rather than the $18-22 million range that many Hollywood handicappers were expecting, "Parents" opened to a sizzling ESTIMATED $29.11 million at 2,614 theaters ($11,135 per theater). "Parents'" international release is through DreamWorks Pictures, which co-financed the film and will share equally in
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B.O. ANALYSIS: 'The Parents' Meet 'The Titans'
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTWith "Parents" meeting "Titans" there will be brisk action on the box office playing field and a close race for top honors. "It will be close," an insider promises. "Even though 'Remember the Titans' is expanding, they're bringing in a lot of small markets and there's got to be, at least, a 15% drop. Let's put it at $17 million. I think 'Meet the Parents' has a good chance of being number one. It could be $18 million, or it could more than $20 million if the marketplace expands." The last two we
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B.O. ANALYSIS: Remember the Titans comes out on top:
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTDenzel Washington scored a box office touchdown, finally giving Hollywood some ticket sales to "Remember." Buena Vista/Disney's PG-rated football drama "Remember the Titans," from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, kicked off in first place with a muscular ESTIMATED $21.2 million at 1,865 theaters ($11,383 per theater). "Titans" had the highest per-theater average for any film playing in wide release last weekend. "Titans" marks the first $20 million-plus since the arrival of Columbia's "Hollow Man" la
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THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (SEPT. 29-OCT. 1, 2000)
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Sept. 28, 2000 It should be a weekend to "Remember" as "Remember the Titans" hits the box office gridiron. "Titans," Buena Vista/Disney's PG-rated football theme drama, is kicking off at 1,865 theaters. It has insiders seeing green, a box office color that's been invisible so far this fall. "I think we will remember the 'Titans,'" observes one studio executive. "They'll be over $20 million. At last a movie exploits the soft marketplace." "There's no question 'Meet the Tita
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Smells Like Indie Spirit
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Jan. 11, 2001 -- You won't be hearing the name Steven Soderbergh at this year's Independent Spirit Awards. Instead, try Miguel Arteta, Darren Aronofsky and Kenneth Lonergan -- whose "Chuck & Buck," "Requiem for a Dream," and "You Can Count On Me," respectively, have nabbed a field-best five nominations each at the 16th Annual Independent Spirit Awards. "Chuck & Buck" -- the second full-length feature from Arteta -- was nominated for best feature under $500,000, screenplay, director, s
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ROLE CALL: Yeoh in 'Matrix'
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 19, 2000 -- Is Hong Kong action starlet Michelle Yeoh game enough to take on Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" sequels? Maybe. Daily Variety columnist Michael Fleming is reporting that the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" actress might jump in to replace fellow actioner Jet Li in the back-to-back sci-fi action sequels. According to Fleming, Li's decision to drop out of the project has to do with a disagreement over pay. The "Romeo Must Die" hotshot has allegedly asked for $13 million
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Smell That Indie Spirit
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTDuring a laid back ceremony in Santa Monica last night, the Independent Spirit Awards honored the best in independent filmmaking, with the Taiwanese giant "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" taking top honors.
