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May 5, 2008 9:39 am US/Eastern
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First Look: Movie Openings This Week
LOS ANGELES (CBS4) ―
The following is a list of box office releases for the week of May 9nd, 2008.
SPEED RACER
The classic cartoon series comes to life, with fearless driver Speed and his Mach 5 battling villains and racing for the finish line.
Rated PG.
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS
Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz mistakenly get hitched after a night Vegas debauchery, only to win a Vegas jackpot together.
Rated PG-13.
Click here to watch the trailer video for "What Happens In Vegas"
PREVIOUS RELEASES
IRON MAN
Robert Downey Jr. stars as Marvel Comics' tech billionaire Tony Stark, who dons a high-tech suit of armor to protect the world.
Rated PG-13.
Click here to watch the trailer video for "Iron Man"
MADE OF HONOR
Patrick Dempsey can't admit that he's in love with his best friend... until she gets engaged and asks him to be her Maid of Honor.
Rated PG-13.
BABY MAMA
A successful single career woman finds she is unable to become pregnant and hires an unlikely surrogate to carry her child.
Rated PG-13.
Click here to watch the trailer video for Baby Mama.
DECEPTION
Hugh Jackman is a charismatic lawyer who introduces a mild- mannered accountant to an erotic world of underground sex clubs.
Rated R.
HAROLD AND KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY
The stoner buddy duo returns, only to find themselves on the run from the government when they are mistaken as terrorists.
Rated R.
THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM
Jet Li and Jackie Chan team up for the first time as misfit warriors in ancient China on a quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Rated PG-13.
88 MINUTES
Al Pacino is a forensic psychiatrist in a race against time when he receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live.
Rated R.
Click here to watch the video trailer for 88 Minutes.
FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL
After a devastating break-up with his girlfriend, a guy heads to Hawaii to forget about the relationship but runs into his ex and her new boyfriend.
Rated R.
PROM NIGHT
A horrible secret amongst a group of children comes back to haunt them in the form of a vengeful killer on their prom night.
Rated PG-13.
STREET KINGS
Keanu Reeves is a disgraced cop who discovers corruption inside a police department and sets out on a mission to redeem himself.
Rated R.
21
The true story of a team of gifted MIT students who learned how to turn blackjack odds to their favor, and took Vegas for millions.
Rated PG-13.
RUN, FAT BOY, RUN
Simon Pegg is an overweight guy who must complete a marathon in order to prove to his true love that he is the right man for her.
Rated PG-13.
STOP-LOSS
Ryan Phillippe is a soldier who comes home from Iraq, but refuses to return for another tour when he is recalled back to battle.
Rated R.
SUPERHERO MOVIE
A costumed crimefighter spoof poking fun at the super-tights genre, from "Batman" to "Spider-Man" and "Fantastic Four."
Rated PG-13.
DRILLBIT TAYLOR
Owen Wilson is a down-on-his-luck solider of fortune hired to protect three high school freshman from a bully's reign of terror.
Rated PG-13.
Click Here to watch the trailer video for Drillbit Taylor.
SHUTTER
A young photographer and his girlfriend are haunted by ghostly images in his photographs while on their honeymoon in Tokyo.
Rated PG-13.
TYLER PERRY'S MEET THE BROWNS
A single mother rediscovers the joys of family and second chances when she meets the family of the father she never knew.
Rated PG-13.
DOOMSDAY
When a lethal virus spreads throughout the country, an elite group of specialists must retrieve a cure by any means necessary.
Rated R.
DR. SEUSS' HORTON HEARS A WHO
An imaginative elephant is determined to help when he hears a cry coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air.
Rated G.
NEVER BACK DOWN
The new kid in town is determined to learn the discipline of mixed martial arts after he is humiliated and defeated by a bully in a fight.
Rated PG-13.
10,000 B.C.
An epic tale of early man, following the adventures of a young hunter from a primitive tribe who must hunt mammoth to survive.
Rated PG-13.
THE BANK JOB
Jason Statham leads a bank heist crew targeting a room full of safety deposit boxes containing a treasure trove of dirty secrets.
Rated R.
COLLEGE ROAD TRIP
Martin Lawrence is an overprotective father who insists on escorting his daughter on a road trip to prospective colleges.
Rated G.
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
Natalie Portman and Scarlet Johansson are ferociously ambitious sisters and rivals for the bed and heart of King Henry VIII.
Rated PG-13.
PENELOPE
Christina Ricci is a woman suffering from a "curse" who sets out to free herself of a life-long bad luck streak and find her true self.
Rated PG.
SEMI-PRO
Will Ferrell is the owner/coach/player of basketball team who rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true.
Rated R.
BE KIND REWIND
When a magnet accident erases all the tapes, Jack Black and Mos Def re-enact and re-film every movie in their local video store.
Rated PG-13.
CHARLIE BARTLETT
Enrolling in public school for the first time, a rich kid becomes the self-appointed underground psychiatrist to the student body.
Rated R.
Click here to watch the trailer video for Charlie Bartlett.
VANTAGE POINT
Eight strangers with eight different points of view try to unlock the one truth behind an assassination attempt on the President.
Rated PG-13.
WITLESS PROTECTION
Larry the Cable Guy is a small-town sheriff who gets caught up protecting the beautiful key witness in a high-stakes crime case.
Rated PG-13.
JUMPER
A young man with the ability to teleport anywhere finds himself in a war between "Jumpers" and those who have sworn to kill them.
Rated PG-13.
Click Here to watch the movie trailer for "Jumper".
DEFINITELY, MAYBE
Ryan Reynolds is a soon-to-be-divorced dad answering some hard questions from his daughter about his past relationships.
Rated PG-13.
Click Here to watch the movie trailer for "Definitely, Maybe".
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
A family uncovers the amazing truth of their new home, the Spiderwick estate, and the fantastic creatures that inhabit it.
Rated PG.
Click Here to watch the movie trailer for "The Spiderwick Chronicles".
STEP UP 2 THE STREETS
A rebellious street dancer finds herself fighting to fit in at an elite dance school while also trying to hold onto her old life.
Rated PG-13.
FOOL'S GOLD
Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson set sail in pursuit of sunken treasure, rekindling a long-lost romance along the way.
Rated PG-13.
WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS
Martin Lawrence stars as a successful Hollywood self-help guru who returns home to this crazy but lovable Southern family.
Rated PG-13.
Click Here to watch the movie trailer for Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.
THE EYE
Jessica Alba is haunted by unexplainable frightening images after her sight is restored through double corneal transplant surgery.
Rated PG-13.
OVER HER DEAD BODY
Eva Longoria stars as Paul Rudd's dead fiancee, now a ghost determined to sabotage his current relationship with a psychic
Rated PG-13.
STRANGE WILDERNESS
The bumbling host of a failing wilderness show sets off his with his motley crew on a crazy expedition to find the legendary Bigfoot.
Rated R.
IN SELECTED THEATERS:
HANNAH MONTANA/MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT TOUR
Captures 14-year-old singing sensation, Miley Cyrus, in concert at several venues on her 2007 54-city tour. She performs as both a solo artist and as her popular television character, Hannah Montana.
Rated G.
27 DRESSES
Katherine Heigl must re-examine her "always-a-bridesmaid..." life when her sister becomes engaged to the man of her dreams.
Rated PG-13.
Click Here to watch the trailer video for "27 Dresses".
CLOVERFIELD
A group of friends document their attempt to survive when a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon New York City.
Rated PG-13.
Click Here to watch the trailer video for "Cloverfield".
MAD MONEY
Katie Holmes, Queen Latifah and Diane Keaton are unlikely friends who plan to rob one of the most secure banks in the world.
Rated PG-13.
Click Here to watch the trailer video for "Mad Money".
FIRST SUNDAY
Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan are bumbling petty criminals who come up with a crazy scheme to rob their neighborhood church.
Rated PG-13.
IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE
Jason Statham must find his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son, amidst the backdrop of war in the Kingdom of Ehb.
Rated PG-13.
THE PIRATES WHO DON'T DO ANYTHING: A VEGGIETALES MOVIE
Three animated veggie pals reluctantly set sail for adventure. Rated G.
ONE MISSED CALL
A chain of people receive terrifying cell phone messages--actual recordings of their own horrifying last moments before dying.
Rated PG-13.
CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR
Tom Hanks in the true story of a congressman who persuaded the CIA to train and arm anti-Soviet resistance fighters in Afghanistan.
Rated R.
Click Here to watch the trailer video for Charlie Wilson's War.
NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS
Nicolas Cage returns as treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates, looking for the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Rated PG.
Click Here to watch trailer video of "National Treasure: Book of Secrets".
P.S. I LOVE YOU
Hilary Swank is a grieving widow who discovers that her late husband has left her a list of tasks revealed in ten messages.
PG-13.
Click Here to watch trailer video of "P.S. I Love You".
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Johnny Depp stars as a killer barber out for grisly revenge in Tim Burton's adaptation of the dark Stephen Sondheim musical.
Rated R.
Click Here to watch the trailer video for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY
John C. Reilly stars as larger-than-life singer/songwriter Dewey Cox in producer Judd Apatow's send-up of the music biopic genre.
Rated R.
Click Here to watch the trailer video for "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story".
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS
Chipmunk brothers Alvin, Simon and Theodore are back, making music and mischief in their first live-action big screen adventure.
Rated PG.
I AM LEGEND
Will Smith stars in a post-apocalyptic thriller as the last human survivor on earth after a terrible mutating virus wipes out humanity.
Rated PG-13.
Click Here to watch the trailer video for "I Am Legend".
THE PERFECT HOLIDAY
A young girl asks a department store Santa Claus for just one Christmas wish--the perfect new husband for her divorced mother.
Rated PG.
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig star in a fantasy adventure of parallel worlds, witches, warring bears and shape-shifting animals.
PG-13.
Click Here to watch the trailer video for "The Golden Compass".
AWAKE
'Awake' is a psychological thriller about a common occurrence called "anesthetic awareness," a horrifying phenomenon wherein a patient's (Hayden Christensen) failed anesthesia leaves him fully conscious but physically paralyzed during surgery. The patient's charming new wife (Jessica Alba) is forced to struggle with her own demons as a terrifying drama unfolds around the couple.
Rated R.
AUGUST RUSH
Freddie Highmore is an orphaned musical prodigy who uses his extraordinary talents to reunite with his long-lost birth parents.
Rated PG.
ENCHANTED
Amy Adams is a beautiful fairytale princess who is magically thrust into present-day unmagical Manhattan by an evil queen.
Rated PG.
HITMAN
Based on the hit video game series, international assassin Agent 47 is armed, dangerous, and stamped with a barcode on his neck.
STEPHEN KING'S THE MIST
A small town community fights to survive when they come under vicious attack from creatures prowling in a thick, unnatural mist.
Rated R.
Click Here to watch the trailer for "Stephen King's The Mist".
THIS CHRISTMAS
Secrets are revealed and bonds are tested when the Whitfield family comes together for Christmas for the first time in years.
BEOWULF
Robert Zemeckis directs a motion-capture fantasy tale of the legendary warrior Beowulf and his battle with the demon Grendel.
Rated PG-13.
Click Here to watch the trailer video for Beowulf.
LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
In the complex and sensual city of Cartagena, Colombia, a man's passion waits and endures over fifty years for his one true love.
Rated R.
MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM
Dustin Hoffman stars as the 243-year-old owner of the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderfully magical toy store in the world.
Rated G.
FRED CLAUS
Vince Vaughn stars as Old St. Nick's fast-talking slacker brother, who wreaks havoc when he comes to stay at the North Pole.
Rated PG.
Click Here to watch the teaser trailer for "Fred Claus".
LIONS FOR LAMBS
Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise star in a story of disparate lives tightly intertwined by the consequences of war.
Rated R.
P2
A businesswoman finds herself trapped and alone, pursued by a psycho security guard inside a parking garage on Christmas Eve.
Rated R.
AMERICAN GANGSTER
Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe star in the true story of Frank Lucas, a powerful Harlem drug kingpin-turned-informant.
Rated R.
Click Here to watch the movie trailer for "American Gangster".
BEE MOVIE
Jerry Seinfeld is the voice of Barry B. Benson, a honey bee who decides to sue the human race for stealing bees' honey.
Rated PG.
Click Here to watch the movie trailer for "Bee Movie".
MARTIAN CHILD
John Cusack is a science fiction writer who becomes convinced that his adopted 6-year-old son is actually an alien from Mars.
Rated PG.
Click Here to watch the movie trailer for "Martian Child".
DAN IN REAL LIFE
Steve Carell is an advice columnist whose strict rules for behavior are tested when he falls for the girlfriend of his younger brother.
Pg-13.
SAW IV
Serial killer Jigsaw's twisted game continues to terrorize new victims in the fourth installment of the successful horror series.
Rated R.
THE COMEBACKS
A football coach with the worst losing record in the history of the sport goes for a shot at redemption with a ragtag college team.
Rated PG-13.
Click Here to watch the movie trailer for "The Comebacks".
30 DAYS OF NIGHT
Josh Hartnett fights off an evil force that strikes a northern Alaskan town, where the winter sun stays dark for 30 days and nights.
Rated R.
GONE BABY GONE
Two private-eyes risk everything to investigate a missing child in a territory of broken families, bitter cops and whacked out ex-cons.
Rated R.
SARAH LANDON AND THE PARANORMAL HOUR
A 17-year-old girl has mysterious encounters with the strange, secret and supernatural in the small town of Pine Valley.
Rated PG.
RENDITION
Reese Witherspoon is the wife of an Egyptian-born chemical engineer, who is being held by the CIA as a terrorist suspect.
Rated R.
Click Here to watch the movie trailer for "Rendition".
THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE
Halle Berry stars as a widow trying to rebuild her life, forging an unlikely relationship with her husband's childhood best friend.
Rated R.
Click Here to watch the movie trailer for "Things We Lost In The Fire".
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
Cate Blanchett reprises her role as the 16th century Queen, whose rule is challenged by neighboring nations and royal intrigue.
Rated PG-13.
Click Here to watch the movie trailer for "Elizabeth: The Golden Age".
WE OWN THE NIGHT
Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg star as two brothers taking on the Russian mob to protect their father, the chief of police.
Rated R.
TYLER PERRY'S WHY DID I GET MARRIED
Tyler Perry's new comedy about a group of couples who go away every year to examine their marriages in a group setting.
Rated PG-13.
THE FINAL SEASON
A high school baseball coach motivates a hangdog team to win one last season before being merged into a larger school district.
Rated PG.
THE HEARTBREAK KID
Ben Stiller stars as a newlywed who realizes his dream girl is
a nightmare, and falls for another woman on his honeymoon.
Rated R
Click Here to watch the movie trailer for "Heartbreak Kid".
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