Watchmen drops while Witch Mountain Races ahead

	Title	This Week	Total	Last Week
1	Race to Witch Mountain	$25,000,000	$25,000,000	NA
2	Watchmen	$18,070,000	$86,005,000	#1
3	Last House on the Left	$14,658,000	$14,658,000	NA
4	Taken	$6,650,000	$126,833,000	#3
5	Madea Goes to Jail	$5,130,000	$83,209,000	#2
6	Slumdog Millionaire	$5,025,000	$132,625,000	#5
7	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	$3,100,000	$137,767,000	#4
8	He’s Just Not That Into You	$2,905,000	$89,004,000	#6
9	Coraline	$2,655,000	$69,144,000	#7
10	Miss March	$2,350,00	$2,350,000	NA

In the second week of it being open Watchmen has dropped to second place in the US and Dwayne Johnson's Race to Witch Mountain has taken the top spot. Watchmen's takings have dropped by 67% which is not good, but it's still taken a fair few million.

I am just so surprised that Paul Blart: Mall Cop is still in the top 10. It makes no sense that a straight to DVD type of film should be doing that well, but what do I know.

Taken has become the first film since The Dark Knight to have seven consecutive weeks in the top five. I really must get round to watching Liam Neeson's latest film as it has been out on DVD over here for ages.

Did you expect Watchmen to drop so much so soon? What are your theories for Paul Blart's popularity?

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The Last House on the Left - Two TV Spots

Here are a couple of TV spots for the remake of Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left.

Director: Dennis Iliadis
Writer: Carl Ellsworth
Studio: Rogue Pictures
Cast: Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Sara Paxton

Opens on 13th March 2009.

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Wes Craven talks about remakes, sequels to remakes, and sequels to sequels of remakes

In the coming year, Midnight Entertainment - Wes Craven's production company - is going to be busy. This month will see the release of The Last House on the Left, the second remake from the early days of his career that he produced. The success of this film will determine the fate of four other projects brewing at Midnight.

"We're going to be exploring new avenues," Craven told STYD over the weekend. "The Hills Have Eyes 3, we have a concept for which is really fun. A possible sequel to The Last House on the Left, then The People Under the Stairs and Shocker. That's it for the films we somewhat own. The first two I own with one other guy. People and Shocker Universal owns. But if I say, 'No, don't make it' they can't make it."

Out of this quartet, the third chapter in the Hills franchise - kicked off by Alex Aja in 2006 - is the closest to coming to fruition. Craven says he's currently talking to another European filmmaker who he believes has the right skills to bring the next installment of the rad-mutated miners misadventures to the big screen.

"Fox Atomic has a first look deal and they have passed on it," Craven reveals. "The reason is because of the deal. They have the right of first refusal but if someone else wants to do it, Fox has the right to come in and match that deal. For them, it's smarter to have us go find someone that will say yes, then come in see if they can top it."

As for Shocker, Craven confesses the original was not created on the technical level he reached for. Special effects hiccups prevented him from fulfilling his vision. A redo, "could be extraordinary if you have the special effects and really open it up. The possibilities are endless."

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The Last House on The Left - TV Spot - Do Anything

We tell ourselves that it can never happen to our family. But what would you do if it did.

Third TV spot for The Last House on the Left provides some never before seen footage from the film.

Directed by Dennis Iliadis. Written by Carl Ellsworth. Starring Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Sara Paxton

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The Last House on the Left - 2 TV Spots - Anywhere and Par Lake

Rogue Pictures has provided Trailer Addict with the EXCLUSIVE TV Spot "Anywhere" for The Last House on the Left which is due to hit theaters on March 13, 2009. This is the remake of the Wes Craven classic.

This TV spot is called "Par Lake"

Directed by Dennis Iliadis. Starring Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Sara Paxton
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The Last House on the Left - Poster

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Here's the trailer.

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Last House on the Left - Trailer for remake of Wes Craven's classic

Masters of horror Wes Craven and Sean Cunningham revisit their landmark film that launched Craven’s directing career and influenced decades of horror films to follow: The Last House on the Left. Bringing one of the most notorious thrillers of all time to a new generation, they produce the story that explores how far two ordinary people will go to exact revenge on the sociopaths who harmed their child.

The night she arrives at the remote Collingwood lakehouse, Mari (Sara Paxton) and her friend are kidnapped by a prison escapee and his crew. Terrified and left for dead, Mari’s only hope is to make it back to parents John and Emma (Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter). Unfortunately, her attackers unknowingly seek shelter at the one place she could be safe. And when her family learns the horrifying story, they will make three strangers curse the day they came to The Last House on the Left.

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