Helena Bonham Carter joins Depp in Sweeney Todd

No surprise there, Tim Burton's girlfriend Helena Bonham Carter will be playing Mrs. Lovett in the upcoming Sweeney Todd.

More interesting is the rumour that Sacha Baron Cohen would be playing the role of Signor Adolfo Pirelli, but this has not been confirmed yet.

The full article can be read at Variety: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117952135.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Sweeney Todd confirmed

The production on "Sweeney Todd" has officially started. Tim Burton will be directing Depp once again in this movie that will be produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and DreamWorks. Paramount will distribute for DreamWorks domestically, with Warner taking international rights.

The filming is scheduled to begin in February 2007, the release date being later that year. It is likely that the movie will be released in December.

Stay tuned for more news as the production of the movie progresses. As this is a Burton/Depp collaboration, you will find news about the movie both from Indeppth and its sister-site: Tim Burton Collective. The Tim Burton Collective blog can be accessed here: http://www.timburtoncollective.com/tbcnews.html

Pirates Continues Record-Breaking Trend

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest continues to swashbuckle its way into the record books with continued strong ticket sales nearly two weeks after the July 7 opening date. On its second weekend in theatres, Dead Man’s Chest pulled in $62,345,264, the third-highest second weekend box office of all time.

In addition to the distinctive honors of the highest opening weekend in history and the third-highest second opening weekend, Dead Man’s Chest boasts several other record-breaking figures…so raise your tankards of rum, drink a toast and sing a sea shanty while you have a look at the following:

#1 All-Time Single Day Gross with $55,830,600
#1 Opening Day Gross with $55,830,600
#2 Saturday Gross with $44,443,225
#1 Sunday Gross with #35,360,729
#1 Biggest Weekend for July 7-9
#1 Opening Week with $196,019,502
#1 Top Ten Day Gross with $258,364,766

Dead Man’s Chest also takes home the honors of #1 Top Nine, Eight, Six, and Three-Day Openings, and #2 Top Five and Four-Day Openings (behind Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith).

To date (Jul 19), Dead Man’s Chest has taken in $266,277,457 in the USA, with global box office hovering around the $400 million mark. Can Dead Man’s Chest plunder the box office for a third record-breaking weekend? Stay tuned…

Copyright 2006 by Mortsmuse/InDeppth. All rights reserved.

Dead Man's Chest Breaks Records and Destroys Superman

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest exploded to theatres on the past weekend, gathering $132 million dollars in ticket sales for the first 3 days. This beats the old opening weekend record ($114.8M ) set by Spider-Man in 2002. Dead Man's Chest averaged $31,945 from 4,133 theaters.

In comparison, the other big blockbuster of the summer Superman Returns made $21.9M on its second weekend, combining to a total of $142M so far. It looks like the Pirates sequel might end up doing twice or more money than Superman Returns - a surprise for all the Man of Steel fans who were convinced that it will beat the Pirates in this summers box office race.

It is already clear that Dead Man's Chest will be the number one hit of the year, and it might climb very high in different all time box office record lists.

More updates to follow as the movie breaks new records.

Dead Man’s Chest Blows Away the Competition

Captain Jack is back, in a huge way. On Friday, July 7, he swaggered his way onto over 4,100 movie screens across the US…the third widest Disney release ever. Even so, lines to the cinemas stretched for blocks in some cities, and shows were sold out well in advance.

On Thursday, one day before the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest US opening, Fandango.com announced a new ticketing record; the movie now stands as Fandango’s top day-before-opening ticket seller, the previous record holder being Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. For several hours on Thursday, Dead Man’s Chest was selling an average of seven tickets per second, and hundreds of midnight showings sold out in advance across the country. According to Chuck Davis, chairman of Fandango, “Pirates advance ticket sales have been truly extraordinary, and we expect to break even more records on Friday…[w]e are pleased that millions of moviegoers are taking advantage of the ease of Fandango to avoid sold out signs at the theatre this weekend.”

Davis’s Friday expectations may have been right on target. Although Fandango has not released an official count of online ticket sales for Friday, Box Office Mojo is reporting that Dead Man’s Chest took in an astounding $55 million on Friday…handily setting a new record as the highest opening-day box office in American history. The previous record holder was Spider-Man 2. Industry insiders estimate the total box office for the weekend could top $120 million, which would also be a new record.

Dead Man’s Chest also broke UK box office records on its July 6 opening, taking in £2.3 million and also breaking Spider-Man 2’s opening-day record of £1.57 million. Advance ticket sales at UK cinemas topped £1 million.

Thanks to Johnny Depp’s performance as Captain Jack Sparrow…helped in no small part by Disney’s in-your-face marketing…Dead Man’s Chest is already breaking records, and could be well on its way to becoming the blockbuster of the decade. Pirate mania has swept the world, mate…so if you plan on braving the crowd of armchair sailors at the theatre this weekend, buy yer ticket online or get there very early, savvy?

Copyright 2006 by Mortsmuse/InDeppth. All rights reserved.