The results are in! Transformers: The Revenge of the Fallen is the #1 Box Office Hit of 2009. Even though Avatar just opened on 12/18, it made it all the way up to #7 for the year. This weekend’s Top 5 were: #1 Avatar with $75,000,000, #2 Sherlock Holmes with $65,380,000, #3 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel with $50,200,000, #4 It’s Complicated with $22,114,000, and #5 Up in the Air with $11,755,000. View Avatar photos
(CBS) Ordering a medium popcorn and soda combo from a major national movie theater chain is the equivalent of eating three McDonald’s Quarter Pounders with 12 pats of butter, according to a new study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
According to laboratory analysis conducted by the Center for Science and Public Interest (CSPI), the concessions from Regal, the country’s biggest movie chain, have 1,160 calories and three days worth – 60 grams – of fat. Regal said that the medium popcorn had 720 calories and the large had 960, but CSPI’s tests found those numbers to be understated. A small popcorn at Regal had 670 calories – the same as a Pizza Hut Personal Pepperoni Pan Pizza. Even if you share a small popcorn – it’s still about a day’s worth of saturated fat per person, according to CSPI.
“It’s hard enough for Americans to maintain a healthy weight even when limiting their eating to breakfast, lunch, and dinner,” said CSPI senior nutritionist Jayne Hurley. “Who realizes that they might be taking in a meal’s worth of calories during a movie? Splitting a medium popcorn with two other people sounds like a reasonable thing to do, but who would think they’re getting an entire day’s worth of saturated fat?”
So JACK FM sends out a warning to the hoards of people heading out to see New Moon, or that new Sandra Bullock movie this weekend: skip the popcorn and go for a box of Sour Patch Kids or something.
Don’t forget, you can still ENTER HERE for your chance to win a pass good for four people to see the JACK FM-Chicago movie premiere of the Twilight Saga: New Moon on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009.
Michael Jackson’s This Is It film is set to premiere worldwide, with advance screenings beginning today. The documentary chronicling the last days of the King of Pop will officially hit 3,000 U.S. screens and nearly 19,000 international theaters for a limited two-week run.
“It’s powerful. It’s moving, it’s entertaining. It’s big,” the film’s director, Kenny Ortega told Rolling Stone.
So, as you may already know, Jennifer’s Body starring Megan Fox is hitting theaters on Friday, Sept. 18th. But did you know that you can see the movie for FREE before anyone else? Yes, JACK is giving away free movie screening passes for this new horror flick.
Details: When small-town high school hottie Jennifer (Megan Fox) is possessed by a hungry demon, guys who never stood a chance with her take on new luster in the light of Jennifer’s insatiable appetite. Watch the trailer now!
Director Robert Zemeckis and Disney currently are in discussions to create a digital 3-D adaptation of the 1968 Beatles-themed animated flick Yellow Submarine. Disney is attempting to procure the rights to 16 Fab Four tunes for the flick, with a Summer 2012 premiere being eyed. In addition, a Broadway musical may follow the movie’s release. Meanwhile, Rolling Stone magazine’s latest issue features an in-depth look at the legendary group’s breakup. Look through a photo gallery of The Beatles of the past and present.
Are you going to see Quentin Tarantino’s latest flick Inglourious Basterds this weekend? Before you head to the theater, watch the trailer and look through the photos from the movie and the premieres!
You can also win FREE passes from JACK to see the movie at a theater near you!
This new Disney movie blew the Box Office away last weekend, but did it blow you away? If you haven’t experienced it yet, you should definitely go see it this weekend. It must be good if it knocked Harry Potter out of its number one spot.
