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An animated adventure for children and adults alike, Beowulf is an epic tale full of action, heroism, bravery and sacrifice. Beowulf tells the tale of a young Danish warrior called Beowulf who goes to the aid of King Hroagar and his people, who are attacked by a half-man half-monster named Grendel. A furious battle ensues and .. Read more

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  Beowulf

  • 22 Nov 2007

  Gore-blimey! Employing a similar CG-animated motion control process to 300, but a far superior script, Beowulf is hearty sword and sandal fare and more 3D effects than you can shake a stick at. If it's an option, you'll want to see Beowulf on an IMAX screen in 3D. If that's impossible, the movie is still a rousing entertainment mixing ancient epic fable with digital malarkey and big, ballsy action. As any English student can tell you, "Beowulf" is the oldest epic narrative verse written in the Read more

  

  American Gangster beats Beowulf to #1

  • 21 Nov 2007

  Ridley Scott's newest effort American Gangster has beaten Beowulf to the top of the UK box office chart. For the weekend beginning November 16th, American Gangster took approximately £2.56 million while Beowulf debuted with around £2.19 million, according to AC Nielsen data. The two new entries spent their first week ahead of Ratatouille, the animated tale of a rat who is a rather talented chef. Stardust, starring Sienna Miller and Ricky Gervais, occupied fourth place, ahead of... Read more

  

  The Golden Compass hits UK top spot

  • 12 Dec 2007

  Fantasy adventure film The Golden Compass debuted at the top of the UK box office this week, taking more than £7.2 million in ticket sales. Data from AC Nielsen placed the movie, which stars Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, at number one, followed by festive comedy Fred Claus at number two. Video game adaptation Hitman occupied third place, while American Gangster followed at number four. Three family films took places five, six and seven, with Beowulf, Stardust and Ratatouille proving to... Read more

  

  The Golden Compass tops US chart

  • 11 Dec 2007

  Fantasy adventure story The Golden Compass debuted at the top of the US box office this week, taking $25.8 million (£12.58 million) in box office receipts. According to data from the Hollywood Reporter, the movie knocked family comedy Enchanted off the top spot for the week ending December 9th. This Christmas followed in third place, clocking up a total gross of $42.7 million after three weeks on release, while Fred Claus went up two places to four and Beowulf dropped to the fifth spot.... Read more

  

  Fred Claus tops UK box office

  • 05 Dec 2007

  Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in Fred Claus have hit the top of the UK box office this week, according to new AC Nielsen data. Raking in over £1.93 million, the film debuted at number one ahead of another new entry, Hitman. Hitman stars Timothy Olyphant and is the adaptation of a computer game focusing on an assassin who becomes embroiled in a corrupt political web. The film has made £1.24 million since its release last Friday. Meanwhile, American Gangster, Beowulf, Stardust and... Read more

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    An animated adventure for children and adults alike, Beowulf is an epic tale full of action, heroism, bravery and sacrifice. Beowulf tells the tale of a young Danish warrior called Beowulf who goes to the aid of King Hroagar and his people, who are attacked by a half-man half-monster named Grendel....

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