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Big Momma's House 2, 20th Century Fox, $5,574,090, 4 Wks. ($62,459,610); 10. (ContactMusic.com)
Guns for Diapers: Kidnapping Leads to Thug's Turnaround Feb 23, 2006
24 Hours on Craigslist. Academy Award Shorts. (Village Voice)
Paul Walker And A Pack Of Dogs Outrun 'Date Movie' Feb 22, 2006
MTV.com - Movies - News - Paul Walker And A Pack Of Dogs Outrun 'Date Movie (MTV -- News)
Disney's `Eight Below' Is Top Weekend Box Office Film (Update1) Feb 21, 2006
Big Momma's House 2'' dropped to eighth from sixth, with sales of $5 ... Big Momma's House 2 5. (Bloomberg)
"Eight Below" sleds to top of film box office Feb 21, 2006
Rounding out the top 10 this weekend were the Martin Lawrence comedy sequel "Big Momma's House 2," at No. 8 with $5. 9 million; Sony's horror remake "When a Stranger Calls," at No. 9 on ticket sales of $5. (Metro Toronto)
France's 'Bronzes 3' scores win No. 3 Feb 21, 2006
" ("Le Bronzes" is being handled by local distributors in Switzerland and Belgium. It ranked No. 1 in Belgium over the weekend. Figures cited here are for France only.) United International Pictures' "Munich" rolled up an estimated $7.4 million this weekend, bringing its total international gross to $64.3 million. It bowed at No. 2 in Russia, an increasingly important foreign market, with $319,000 from 130 screens. Top holdover markets were Argentina, Germany (where it grossed $635,000 on the... (Reuters UK -- Entertainment)
Hollywood skips critics for box office success Feb 21, 2006
The Martin Lawrence comedy, Big Momma's House 2, opened to $28 million US across North America in its first weekend ... But despite the harsh reviews, Big Momma's House 2 only dropped to second place the following weekend, earning more than $13 million US.. (CTV.ca)
Playing in theaters this weekend Feb 17, 2006
Big Momma's House * * 20th Century Fox. Rated: PG-13 for some sexual humor and a drug reference. (USA Today -- Movies)
Hardcore and Unstable: A Notorious Mexican Masterpiece Feb 16, 2006
24 Hours on Craigslist. The 3 Rooms of Melancholia. (Village Voice)
SONY IN THE PINK WITH PANTHER DEBUT Feb 15, 2006
Big Momma's House 2, 20th Century Fox, $6,931,437, 3 Wks. ($54,908,725); 7. (ContactMusic.com)
Chicken Little tops UK box office Feb 15, 2006
The top 10 included two new entries - horror movie Final Destination 3, and comedy Big Momma's House 2. Chicken Little is Disney's first all-computer animated movie made without the help of its partner Pixar. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Laughing at the White House Press Corps Feb 14, 2006
Able Danger, the situation with Hamas, how "Big Momma's House 2" got to be the number one movie in the country, all of these issues pushed to the side by the Cheney hunting accident. It even became the focal point of a Monday morning White House press briefing. (National Ledger)
'Pink Panther' Claws to Top of Box Office Feb 13, 2006
The top 10 was dominated by five family-friendly films "The Pink Panther," "Curious George," 20th Century Fox's "Big Momma's House 2," Universal's "Nanny McPhee" and the Weinstein Co. animated tale "Hoodwinked" and three horror flicks "Final Destination 3" and Sony's "When a Stranger Calls" and "Underworld Evolution.". Continued. (ABC News - Entertainment)
Big Momma's House Feb 13, 2006
Last Updated Feb. 12, 2006 9:57PM PT. A 20th Century Fox release of a Fox and Regency Enterprises presentation of a David T. Friendly/Runteldat Entertainment production in association with Taurus Film. (Variety)
Entertainment picks: Splore sounds by the beach Feb 13, 2006
MOVIES Don't laugh but Big Momma's House 2 (opening Thursday) was the number one movie in the US until recently. (It's now at number two, behind the horror remake When a Stranger Calls, which says so much about Hollywood. (New Zealand Herald)
Terrence Howard pimps up his career Feb 12, 2006
Sunday February 12, 2006. Terrence Howard in Hustle and Flow. (New Zealand Herald)
Screening the minor leaguers Feb 10, 2006
In June 2000, Martin Lawrence wore fat-lady drag as an FBI agent in Big Momma's House and managed to stuff $118 million into his full-figured bra ... By braving the January cold with Big Momma's House 2, which scored a hefty $28 million in its first weekend, beating the original. (USA Today)
Sony's `When a Stranger Calls' Opens as Top Film With $22 Mln Feb 8, 2006
News Corp.'s ``Big Momma's House 2,'' a sequel to the 2000 Martin Lawrence comedy, fell to second place with $13 ... In ``Big Momma's House 2,'' Lawrence reprises his role as an FBI agent who goes undercover as a woman to track down the person who killed his former partner. (Bloomberg)
STRANGER DIALS UP $21.6 MILLION Feb 8, 2006
Another low-budget film, Big Momma's House 2, dropped to second place with $13 ... Big Momma's House 2, 20th Century Fox, $13,600,645, 2 Wks. (ContactMusic.com)
Weekend Box Office Feb 8, 2006 STRANGER CAUSES BUSY SIGNAL AT BOX OFFICE Feb 7, 2006 Horror film leads US box office Feb 7, 2006 Box office doesn't walk the Oscar line Feb 7, 2006 'Something New' is not blue Feb 7, 2006 Movies: Behind Oscar's Door Feb 7, 2006 'Stranger' is No. 1 at weekend box office Feb 7, 2006 Wyo. Tourism Gets 'Brokeback' Boon Jan 31, 2006 Big Momma rolls in at top of US box office Jan 31, 2006 News Corp.'s `Big Momma's House 2' Has $27.7 Mln at Box Office Jan 31, 2006 Maybe You Can Tell Jay and Bret E.E. Apart Jan 31, 2006 Shooting leaves boy, 6, paralyzed Jan 31, 2006 Big Momma's House 2 (1 star out of 5) Jan 31, 2006 'Big Momma' And A Magical 'Nanny' Triumph Over 'Underworld' Jan 31, 2006 "Big Momma's House 2" Went Straight to the Top Jan 31, 2006 'Big Momma' And A Magical 'Nanny' Triumph Over 'Underworld' Jan 31, 2006 She's doing it for the kids Jan 31, 2006 IN THE 'HOUSE' Martin Lawrence is a hit in drag Jan 30, 2006 'Big Momma' Dominates Box Office Jan 30, 2006 BIG MOMMA WRESTLES NANNY McPHEE TO THE TOP OF THE US BOX OFFICE Jan 30, 2006 'Momma's' cooking with $28 mil Jan 30, 2006 Big day for 'Momma' Jan 30, 2006 'Momma' has big weekend at the box office Jan 30, 2006 Update 1: Weekend Box Office Is 'Big Momma's House' Jan 30, 2006 Big Momma Returns in Lackluster 'House' Jan 28, 2006 Big Momma's House 2 Jan 28, 2006 "Momma" set to open big (Reuters) Jan 28, 2006 'Big Momma 2' thin on laughs Jan 28, 2006 EW review: 'Big Momma' Jan 28, 2006 LAWRENCE'S PENIS PAIN Jan 27, 2006 Big Momma's House 2 Jan 27, 2006 'Big Momma' said knock you out at box office Jan 27, 2006 A 'Friends' reunion -- or not? Jan 27, 2006 Big Mommas House 2 is a one-joke movie Jan 26, 2006 Redundant Dogville Sequel Dilutes the Vitriol Jan 25, 2006 'Underworld: Evolution' Takes A Bite Out Of The Big Bad Wolf Jan 25, 2006 Rewind: A Wardrobe Full of Cinematic Cross-Dressing Goodness Jan 25, 2006 Emily Procter's Unlikely Side Jan 24, 2006 Our critics recommend... Jan 22, 2006 Ron Howard Still Mum on 'The Da Vinci Code' Jan 20, 2006 Sequels: Back for round two, or five... Jan 14, 2006 Laguna Beach: Lauren and Jason Still On Jan 13, 2006 Grandma's Boy Jan 8, 2006 Mike Clark's top 10 films of 2005 Jan 1, 2006
Big Momma's House 2 (Fox) 13. 6 million 45. (Philly.com -- Entertainment)
Jenice Armstrong | The history of it all Feb 7, 2006
(Isn't that a better option than taking your kids to see such stereotypical nonsense as "Big Momma's House 2". . (Philly.com -- Celebrities)
Last week's box-office champ, Big Momma's House 2, slipped to second place with $13 ... Big Momma's House 2, $13. (ContactMusic.com)
It knocked last week's number one, Big Momma's House 2, into second place ... Big Momma's House 2 3. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
When a Stranger Calls, a remake of the 1979 horror movie, topped all films with a strong $22 million, according to studio estimates from Nielsen EDI. Stranger outpaced Big Momma's House 2, which dropped 52% from its debut to take second place and $13. 4 million. (USA Today -- Movies)
Last week's screenings could be seen as sensitive counterprogramming to Big Momma's House 2. That's a movie Lathan's character and her upscale gal-pals wouldn't take the clothespins off their noses to see. (USA Today -- Movies)
"We get criticized that we're losing touch with the public," says Davis, "but if it was only about TV ratings, we'd be nominating 'Big Momma's House 2'.". Besides, the controversial content of these films proves great fodder for gallows humor as the evening wears on. (Newsweek--Entertainment)
20th Century Fox's "Big Momma's House 2" slipped to second place with $13. 35 million, lifting its 10-day total to $45. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Big Momma's House 2' And 'Nanny McPhee' Have Strong Weekend Sales. Reese Witherspoon, Philip Seymour Hoffman Honored At Awards. (CBS News)
Box office heavyweight: Martin Lawrence in Big Momma's House 2. A fat-suit fabulous Martin Lawrence was the big winner at the US box office this weekend, as the comedy sequel Big Momma's House 2 took a heavyweight $28m (15. (Guardian Unlimited)
News Corp.'s `Big Momma's House 2' Has $27 ... Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- News Corp.'s ``Big Momma's House 2,'' a sequel to the 2000 Martin Lawrence comedy, had the second-best January opening ever, taking in $27. (Bloomberg)
24 Hours on Craigslist. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul. (Village Voice)
In keeping with their ritual, Wright and his grandson - his "little Bar-Bar" - and other relatives piled into his white Pontiac Bonneville Saturday night to see the newly released "Big Momma's House 2.". The evening was filled with laughter, family members said, but it ended with gunfire and screams. (Philly.com -- News)
Big Momma's House 2'Cast: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Emily Procter ... The second Big Momma's House finds our undercover agent no longer undercover. (Orlando Sentinel)
MTV.com - Movies - News - 'Big Momma' And A Magical 'Nanny' Triumph Over 'Underworld (MTV -- News)
"Big Momma's House 2" Went Straight to the Top - Softpedia ... "Big Momma's House 2" Went Straight to the TopCategory ... The sequel of the 2000 Martin Lawrence "Big Momma's House" movie earned an estimated $28 million on its first weekend. (Softpedia)
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After all, that's exactly what Big Momma's House, which featured Martin Lawrence as a cocky FBI agent who vamped it up in plus-size drag for the purposes of a sting, did. So the sequel, which was as inevitable as the turning of the earth, had to come up with something more. (Toronto Star)
Multiplexes across the country this weekend were dominated by Martin Lawrence in drag, as Big Momma's House 2 premiered with an impressive $28 million, according to studio estimates ... 7 million opening weekend of the first Big Momma's House in June 2000. (Entertainment Weekly)
As in the original "Big Momma's House," Martin Lawrence layers on the bulges and dons billowy, floral-print dresses, along with a wig ... "Big Momma's House 2," Twentieth Century Fox, $28 million. (Fox News -- Headlines)
Lawrence's BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE sequel stormed to the number one spot with a surprise $28 million (GBP15. 5 million) opening weekend take. (ContactMusic.com)
Martin Lawrence topped the box office with 20th Century Fox's "Big Momma's House 2," which bowed to $28 million at 3,261 locations. A better-than-expected $14. (Variety)
USATODAY.com - Big day for 'Momma. Posted 1/29/2006 4:31 PM Updated 1/29/2006 8:40 PM. (USA Today -- Movies)
Big Momma's House 2, with $28-million (U.S.) in estimated ticket sales, turned in the second-best January opening ever, trailing only the $35 ... As in the original Big Momma's House, Martin Lawrence layers on the bulges and dons billowy, floral-print dresses, along with a wig ... Big Momma's House 2, Twentieth Century Fox, $28-million. (Globe and Mail)
Update 1: Weekend Box Office Is 'Big Momma's House' - Forbes ... Associated Press Update 1: Weekend Box Office Is 'Big Momma's House' 01 ... Twentieth Century Fox's "Big Momma's House 2," with $28 million in estimated ticket sales, turned in the second-best January opening ever, trailing only the $35. (Forbes)
"Big Momma's House" was huge hit for the comedian, and represented the peak of his cinematic powers, as he tapped into both nostalgia for the saintly, yet fierce, grandmother role and a thirst from urban audiences for films the whole family can see ... But it has yet to work for him, and it depletes "Big Momma's House 2" of whatever microscopic sliver of fun it managed to accumulate up to that point. (OhmyNews International)
Big Momma's House 2 - Film Reviews - Film - Entertainment - theage ... Martin Lawrence gets out the latex suit again for Big Momma's House 2 ... In the cheerful semi-gross-out comedy Big Momma's House, FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) went undercover in an idiosyncratic yet somehow familiar way. (The Age)
Martin Lawrence (L), star of the movie 'Big Momma's House 2', jokes with comedian Andy. Add headlines to your personalized My Yahoo. (RSS - Yahoo News - Entertainment)
There's one thing that's "better" about Big Momma's House 2, Martin Lawrence's utterly formulaic "family" sequel to his earlier hit ... (And that might be the only time you see Big Momma's House 2 and "Oscar" in the same sentence). (Canoe.ca)
Martin Lawrence does his Bo Derek imitation in "Big Momma's House 2." ... That flimsy plot is the one nod to timeliness in "Big Momma's House 2"; otherwise, this unnecessary but genial comedy's yuks are firmly steeped in the ways of Y2K.. (CNN -- Showbiz)
The BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE star grew up in Germany, but had to wait until he moved to America before the circumcision - which is normally carried out at birth - was performed. He says, "I guess we didn't trust the Germans with the knife. I had it done in America, just past the second grade. "They had to get that extra meat off so I wouldn't be getting lint and particles up in there. (ContactMusic.com)
More than five years after "Big Momma's House" -- which was basically "Kindergarten Cop" in drag -- Martin Lawrence goes the Uncle Miltie route again in this wholly uninspired sequel, which plays more like "Mrs. Doubtfire 2." Donning the fat suit and wig, Lawrence's FBI agent becomes the nanny to a trio of kids, while engaging in the most rudimentary of revenge plots. Probably review-proof for openers, pic is so episodic and flat it should be a letdown even to those amused by the original. (Variety)
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Martin Lawrence is expected to lead the weekend box office with his comedy sequel "Big Momma's House 2," one of four films opening Friday ... Industry observers expect "Big Momma's House 2" to open slightly lower than the original film's $25. (Washington Post)
In "Big Momma's House 2," Martin Lawrence tries to nail his ex-partner's murderer. Let the laughs begin. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Chloe Grace Moretz and Martin Lawrence in try to create laughs in "Big Momma's House 2.". 20th Century Fox. (MSNBC -- Movies)
24 Hours on Craigslist. Bellyfull (Le Conte du ventre. (Village Voice)
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Beware of the big green dragon that sits on your doorstep. He eats little boys, puppy dog tails, and big, fat snails. (MTV -- News)
In a more conventional offshoot, Procter is starring in "Big Momma's House 2," with Martin Lawrence. It hits theaters Friday. (CBS News)
Big Momma's House 2 This sequel to the 2000 hit comedy has FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) once again going undercover as Atlanta matriarch Hattie Mae Pierce. Cache (Hidden) A French TV personality and his family are terrorized by a series of videotapes dropped off on their doorstep. (Philly.com -- Entertainment)
For 25-year-old Zachary Levi, working with Martin Lawrence on "Big Momma's House 2" -- premiering Jan. 27 -- proved to be a real eye opener. "The biggest thing I learned is that there is a lot of responsibility and lot of burdens once you get to that level of celebrity," claims Levi, who got his start on the sitcom "Less Than Perfect." "He had 10 people on set with him at all times working for him, whether it was hair and makeup or his assistants. When you're making $20 million a picture, it's a... (National Ledger)
Big Momma's House, 2000. Big Momma's House 2, 2006. (Los Angeles Times)
"I think a lot of people are ready to move on. Some people don't want to. It's a mixed bag of feelings." Levi's next project, "Big Momma's House 2," hits theaters Jan. 27. (With reports by Stephanie DuBois and Emily Feimster). (National Ledger)
A bizarre note that will only interest me: "Grandma's Boy" was shot by Mark Irwin, whose other recent credits include "The Ringer," "Malibu's Most Wanted" and the upcoming "Big Momma's House 2." Back in the day, Irwin was David Cronenberg's regular cinematographer, shooting horror/sci-fi classics like "The Brood," "Videodrome," "The Dead Zone" and "The Fly." Seriously. What kind of career arc is that. (Chicago Tribune)
Or maybe to use a personal example, it was the fact that I couldn't go to see the 187-minute King Kong without having to watch six coming attractions (including one for Big Momma's House 2). Wherever the blame lies, the bloom fell off the moviegoing habit "habit," as opposed to the magnetic attraction of an individual film to an alarming degree this year. (USA Today -- Movies)
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