John Woo
The first Asian filmmaker to helm a major Hollywood feature, John Woo initially emerged as the leading light of the Hong Kong action renaissance of the late '80s. Celebrated for his unique, much-imita...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
04/30/1946
Guangzhou Canton Prvnce, China |
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR JUNE 9-11, 2000
December 31, 1899 7:00pm EST"Gone in 60 Seconds" ruled the box office speedway this weekend. The PG-13-rated action thriller from Buena Vista/Touchstone and Jerry Bruckheimer Films kicked off with a high octane ESTIMATED $25.5 million at 3,006 theaters ($8,484 per theater). Insiders had anticipated a fast-paced launch for "Gone," with some speculating its 27% overall first-choice tracking score might even translate into $30 million or more in ticket sales. "Gone's" per-theater average was the highest for any film
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THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (JUNE 16-18, 2000):
December 31, 1899 7:00pm EST"Shaft" should have moviegoers shouting "Right On" at this weekend's box office. Look for Paramount's R-rated urban appeal remake starring Samuel L. Jackson to open to a cool $20 million-plus at 2,337 theaters. "Shaft" is a powerful 19% overall first choice in studio tracking studies, with its strongest appeal to men, especially those under 25. "They're up from 15% first choice earlier in the week to 19%, so they're looking stronger than they did," an insider explains. "They'll do $20 m
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ROLE CALL: Woo Walks
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2000 -- Director John Woo has left Sony and signed a three-year movie and TV deal with MGM, according to Entertainment Weekly Online. Woo didn't end up making any films with his resident studio, planning two other projects instead with MGM. The projects include "Wind Talkers," starring Nicolas Cage. For now, Woo's got another action flick on his plate: "Mission: Impossible 2," starring Tom Cruise, opens this summer. SECRET AGENT MAN: John Dahl, who directed the noi
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EXTRA: Don't Go See 'Mission: Impossible 2'
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTHOLLYWOOD, May 24, 2000 – If you're planning on seeing "Mission: Impossible 2" today, you can forget it. There's no such movie. Say what? After all, aren't there billboards all over North America officially proclaiming today -- May 24 -- as opening day for the new Tom Cruise movie? Right, but those billboards are for "M:I-2," or as it's more properly identified, The Movie Formerly Known As "Mission: Impossible 2." Confused? Well, we were too. So, we called the folks at Paramount, who started th
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR JUNE 16-18, 2000
December 31, 1899 7:00pm EST"Shaft" was the man this weekend, easily stealing first place at the box office from "Gone in 60 Seconds." Paramount's R-rated urban appeal remake kicked off to a muscular ESTIMATED $21.1 million at 2,337 theaters ($9,029 per theater). "Shaft's" per-theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide release this weekend. "It's great. It's a good opening," Paramount distribution president Wayne Lewellen said Sunday morning. "We're very pleased with it, obviously. Early on, w
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B.O. ANALYSIS: Clooney 'Storms' Holiday Box Office
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., July 2, 2000 -- "Storm" clouds unexpectedly dominated the July Fourth weekend box office skies, raining on what was expected to be Mel Gibson's parade. Nonetheless, there was plenty of room in the holiday marketplace for both Warner Bros.' "The Perfect Storm" and Columbia and Centropolis Entertainment's "The Patriot" to do blockbuster business. "Storm" made big waves with ticket sales of nearly $42 million, while "Patriot" marched ahead, grossing nearly $22 million with ver
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B.O. ANALYSIS: Dinosaur Rules Weekend
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., May 21, 2000 -- Dinosaurs snapped back to life this weekend as Buena Vista/Disney's "Dinosaur" kicked off to nearly $39 million. The PG-rated, computer-animated feature, which cut short the chart-topping reign of DreamWorks' "Gladiator," set a record as the year's biggest opening with an estimated $38.6 million at 3,257 theaters ($11,860 per theater). "Dinosaur's" per-theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide or limited release this weekend. "I think it's
