Hotshots also literally fight fire with fire, opposed to regular firefighters who fight fire with water. These men train for years and when they meet certain requirements, are given qualifications to be labeled as 'Hotshots,' which seems to be the equivalent of an actuary obtaining their Fellowship, or a boy scout achieving his Eagle Scout, or a junior varsity becoming varsity (or a varsity obtaining their Letter). Their primary goal is to save as much land and lives as possible, as well as homes, from massive fires. This is the story of a special group of trained firefighters in dealing specifically with forest/brush fires. Since it's nonfiction, I knew it wouldn't be your typical cookie-cutter type narrative, but I still expected it, and was blown away by the tragic events, and the extraordinary way it was presented on screen. I went into this movie only based on what I saw in the trailer. Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman direct, with Katherine Sarafian producing and Pete Doctor, John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton executive producing.įour films open wide next week: Warner Bros.' stripper film 'Magic Mike,' the drama 'People Like Us' from Buena Vista, Universal's teddy bear comedy 'Ted' and 'Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection' from Lionsgate.Not everybody has heard the true story this movie is based on. The voice cast features Kelly Macdonald as Merida, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane and Craig Ferguson.

Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse. 'Brave' carried a roughly $185 million production budget and tells the tale of Princess Merida who, determined to make her own way in the world, defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom and family. The studio's 'Men in Black 3' kept chugging, adding $5.6 million to up its overall U.S. Sony's 'That's My Boy' took in $7.9 million from 3,030 locations this weekend, a 41% drop from its opening last week, raising its overall U.S. In its second week, Warner Bros.' 'Rock of Ages' also brought in $8 million, from 3,470 screens, to raise its overall U.S. Universal's 'Snow White and the Huntsman' took in $8 million playing at 2,919 theaters, upping its U.S. in three weeks.Īlso read: 'FDR: American Badass!' Trailer Will Give Historians Nightmares (Video) 4 showing of 'Prometheus.' Ridley Scott's R-rated sci-fi epic did $10 million over the weekend and has now made more than $108 million in the U.S. The studio could take some solace in the No. The studio plans a staggered overseas rollout, in part to stay away from European soccer and other studios' animated offering.įox had to be disappointed in its $70-million genre-monster mashup 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.' The film, based on a New York Times best-seller by Seth Grahame-Smith, drew just a 'C+' CinemaScore from audiences, and the weak word-of-mouth hurt as the grosses declined each day.Īction specialist Timur Bekmambetov ('Wanted') directed and produced along with Tim Burton, Jim Lemley and Broadway's Benjamin Walker ('Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'), who starred. 'Brave' opened in 10 overseas territories this weekend - about 17 percent of the foreign market - and took in another $13.5 million.

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