Movies Released on May 6, 2011
Last weekend, Fast Five blew past expectations with a record-breaking $86.2 million weekend. That was over 20% more than 2009's Fast and Furious, the previous record holder for the top April open. If Thor doesn't surprise on the upside, Fast Five could hold the 2011 weekend record well into May. In second place, Rio sold close to $15 million in tickets and that brought its total over $100 million. However, if Fast wasn't in the movie title, there wasn't a lot of good news left. Disney's Prom opened in 5th place with under $5 million and Weinstein's Hoodwinked sequel came in 6th with a bit over $4 million. Far out of the top 10, Dylan Dog was able only to ring up $750,000 in ticket sales.... Read More
An Invisible Sign 1 theater
Jessica Alba Chris Messina J.K. Simmons
"An Invisible Sign of My Own" is a coming-of-age drama based on Aimee Bender's quirky novel about a 20-year-old loner named Mona Gray (Alba) who as a child turned to math... more for salvation after her father became ill. As an adult, Gray now teaches the subject and must help her students through their own crises.
Caterpillar Limited
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, a village woman is given the grueling task of looking after her quadruple-amputee husband, a decorated solider tortured by memories o... moref his war crimes.
Daydream Nation New York / Los Angeles
Scott Speedman Andie MacDowell Kat Dennings Josh Lucas
A teenage girl moves to a small town, to find nothing in common with the stoner-hicks who populate her highschool. So she begins an affair with her teacher. But with a se... morerial killer on the loose and townsfolk disappearing around them, their relationship takes a turn for the worse. She breaks off the relationship and the rejection makes her teacher crazy.
Forks Over Knives New York / Los Angeles
Examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of anim... moreal-based and processed foods.
Haunted 3D 13 theaters
Rehan visits Glen Manor to complete its sale, which his father had initiated, but he realizes that certain mysterious occurrences in the manor may jeopardise the sale.
Hobo With a Shotgun 2 theaters
Based on one of the fake trailers Jason Eisener created for "Grindhouse," pic follows a homeless vigilante on a mission to clean up the city.
Jumping the Broom 2,035 theaters
Paula Patton Angela Bassett Laz Alonso Mike Epps
Two African-American families from divergent backgrounds come together for a wedding on Martha’s Vineyard.
Last Night 10 theaters
Keira Knightley Eva Mendes Sam Worthington Guillaume Canet
A married couple is apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague to whom he's attracted. While he's resisting temptation, his wife encounter... mores her past love.
Octubre New York
Clemente, a moneylender of few words, is a new hope for Sofía, his single neighbor, devoted to the October worship of Our Lord of the Miracles. They're brought together o... morever a new-born baby, fruit of Clemente's relationship with a prostitute who's nowhere to be found.
Passion Play New York / Los Angeles
Mickey Rourke Megan Fox Kelly Lynch Bill Murray
An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck.
Something Borrowed 2,904 theaters
Ginnifer Goodwin John Krasinski Colin Egglesfield Kate Hudson
Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a talented attorney at a top New York law firm, a generous and loyal friend and, unhappily, still single…as her engaged best friend Darcy (Ka... morete Hudson) is constantly reminding her. But after one drink too many at her 30th birthday party, perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in bed with the guy she’s had a crush on since law school, Dex (Colin Egglesfield), who just happens to be Darcy’s fiancé. When Rachel and Darcy’s lifelong friendship collides with true love, it leads to unexpected complications and potentially explosive romantic revelations. Meanwhile, Ethan (John Krasinski), who has been Rachel’s constant confidante and sometimes conscience, has been harboring a secret of his own, and Marcus (Steve Howey), an irrepressible womanizer, can’t keep his mind out of the gutter or his hands off any girl within reach.
The Beaver 22 theaters
Mel Gibson Jodie Foster Michelle Ang Anton Yelchin
A man walks around with a beaver puppet on his hand, treating it as something close to a human creature with human feelings.
There Be Dragons Limited
Charlie Cox Wes Bentley Dougray Scott Olga Kurylenko
Tells the story of a Spanish journalist trying to mend his relationship with his dying father, a former fighter in the Spanish Civil War. He discovers his father was a cl... moreose friend of Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, the founder of the Catholic prelature Opus Dei.
Thor 3,955 theaters
Tom Hiddleston Natalie Portman Colm Feore Jaimie Alexander
Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, "Thor," which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the cent... moreer of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
Vito Bonafacci New York
Vito Bonafacci is a successful businessman who enjoys his lifestyle and the riches he has accumulated, but all that changes when one night he dreams he is having a heart ... moreattack. In that dream his mother appears from her grave and pleads with him to abandon his pursuit of greed and materialism.When Vito wakes, he is deeply affected by this vision and this leads him on a soul-searching journey to understand his life’s purpose. In a series of encounters with family and friends, he questions and explores the meaning of faith and the role religion plays in tempering one’s soul.
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