James Spader
In the '80s, Spader made his name playing a string of memorable big-screen baddies, from scummy rich kids (Pretty in Pink) to scheming yuppies (Wall Street). But sex, lies and videotape, which capital...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
02/06/1960
Boston, MA |
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Role Call: Gibson takes to the open seas
August 02, 2001 10:01am ESTMel Gibson looking to star in film about the ill-fated USS Indianapolis; Winona Ryder will star in a British romantic comedy; Steven Soderbergh will be directing a sequel to "sex, lies and videotape"; "Fast and Furious" Paul Walker may do a "SWAT" movie; there will be a 10th "Star Trek" movie directed by Stuart Baird ("Executive Decision"); Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu are starring in a movie together; Reese Witherspoon takes on the world of tennis in her next film; "Dolemite" to be remade with
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Angel Eyes Review
June 03, 2001 9:45am ESTJ. Lo's mass appeal will bring them in, but the mediocrity of the film won't give them much more.
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THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (SEPT. 15-17, 2000):
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., September 14, 2000 -- Hollywood will suffer from the box office blahs this weekend. In fact, insiders anticipate so little moviegoer enthusiasm for the weekend's new wide releases that it won't take much to capture first place. Warner Bros. and Castle Rock Entertainment's R-rated action comedy "Bait" has the best shot at topping the chart thanks to a very wide opening at 2,352 theaters and its likely appeal to urban moviegoers. "I'm sure it's going to play well to African-A
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B.O. ANALYSIS: 'Urban Legends' Should Top Box Office
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., September 21, 2000 -- Suburban teens should help cut "Urban Legends: Final Cut" the biggest slice of box office pie this weekend. "'Urban Legends' can actually do double digits," one insider observes. "It'll be nice to see that again, won't it?" "Urban," an R-rated horror sequel opening from Columbia Pictures at 2,539 theaters, is heading for first place with $12-13 million. "Teens, particularly, have to be hungry for something to go see," says a distribution executive. "I
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B.O. ANALYSIS: Audiences on 'Watcher' Watch
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., September 10, 2000 -- Moviegoers' eyes were on "The Watcher" as Hollywood's fall season got off to an unexciting start. Box office levels across the board were considerably less than insiders had anticipated going into the weekend. With many studio executives out of town attending the Toronto Film Festival, few insights were offered as to what went wrong. Overall, key films were estimated to have grossed about 22 percent less than this time last year. With televised coverag
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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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B.O. ANALYSIS: Moviegoers Stay Home
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., September 17, 2000 -- There was lots of Olympic Gold but very little box office gold this weekend. Insiders had anticipated low grosses and a close race for first place, and that's exactly what they got. With ticket sales down over 33 percent from this time last year, it took only $5.7 million for Universal's "The Watcher" to nail down the top spot. Key films in the marketplace - those grossing $500,000 or more for the weekend - did approximately $47.58 million. Distributio
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B.O. ANALYSIS: Horror Tops Box Office
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., September 24, 2000 -- Horror was the word this weekend, both on screen and off as Hollywood suffered yet another under-performing weekend. Columbia's R-rated horror sequel "Urban Legends: Final Cut" from Phoenix Pictures took the biggest slice of box office pie, placing first with an energetic estimated $8.8 million at 2,539 theaters ($3,466 per theater). Insiders had anticipated a double-digit launch by "Urban." It was the third consecutive weekend in which the film placin
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Rename That Film
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Oct. 25, 2000 -- It's a movie's identity and its first point of contact with the world. So is it any surprise that coming up (and sticking) with a proper film title can be tough. For instance, take "Lucky Numbers." The film, about the get-rich-quick scheme of a down-and-out weatherman (John Travolta) and his galpal (Lisa Kudrow) to rig the state lottery was at one time known just as "Numbers." Now maybe because it rolls off the tongue a little gentler or perhaps the new title better
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B.O. FORECAST: 'Next Friday' Could Remain No. 1
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 20, 2000 -- Hollywood is ready for a relatively blah box-office weekend that could see New Line's R-rated urban-appeal comedy sequel "Next Friday" hold on to the top spot. "Nothing looks real exciting," said one studio executive at mid-week. "'Down To You' (opening at about 1,900 theaters via Miramax) actually dropped a little in the tracking. It's down to a 5% first choice -- although you would think that kind of movie with teen-age appeal would be strong on Friday.
