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2008

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A former spy (Neeson) relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter (Grace), who has been forced into the slave trade. Read more

Starring	Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Xander Berkeley
Director	Pierre Morel
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Bruce's Best Bits
- 23 Sep 2009
Moonlighting (1985-1989) In the mid 1980s Walter Willis landed a lead role on prime time television, ditched his first name and became household heartthrob Bruce Willis. The prolonged on-screen sexual tension Bruce shared with his co-star Cybill Shepherd lasted for five steamy years, much to the delight of fans everywhere. However, in 1989 the show took a nose dive after its writers succumbed to fans’ wishes and made the on-screen duo official. In the closing episode of Moonlighting,... Read more
Taken nabs top spot at U.S. box office
- 02 Feb 2009
New action adventure film Taken has wrestled the number one spot at the U.S. box office from Kevin James' comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop, taking in £17.6 million in its opening weekend (31Jan/01Feb09). The thriller, starring Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace, nabbed the prize after James scored two weeks at the top spot with his role as an overzealous security guard, with takings of £10 million in his film's third week. New horror film The Uninvited made its debut at number three, with... Read more
Madea Goes to Jail tops U.S. box office chart
- 23 Feb 2009
Tyler Perry's new comedy movie Madea Goes To Jail has shot to the top of the U.S. box office chart, with huge opening weekend takings of £29 million. The film, about an African American matriarch's run-ins with the law, scored Perry's biggest ever opening weekend takings, and is on course to become his largest hit. Nearest contender Taken had to settle for second place - the Liam Neeson thriller managed £8 million, taking its four-week total to £67 million. Animated film... Read more
Watchmen scores biggest opening of 2009
- 09 Mar 2009
Comic book movie adaptation Watchmen has scored the biggest opening of 2009 after taking in an estimated £39.8 million at the U.S. box office over the weekend. The adaptation of Alan Moore's celebrated graphic novel started strongly, taking in a whopping £17.85 million on its opening day (06Mar09). The film, starring Patrick Wilson and Malin Akerman, opened in 3,611 cinemas across America on Friday - the widest theatre count ever for an R-rated film. Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail... Read more
House Bunny claims UK box office top spot
- 16 Oct 2008
Fred Wolf's new comedy The House Bunny has bagged the number one slot on the UK and Ireland box office chart. Starring Anna Faris as a former Playboy Bunny who is ejected from Hugh Hefner's mansion after her 27th birthday - the movie boasted earnings of £894,198 on its first weekend of release. The Happy Madison Productions film ousted Keifer Sutherland's latest chiller Mirrors from the top spot, which pulled in £834,092. Simon Pegg's comedy How to Lose Friends and Alienate People -... Read more