Weekend Box Office

This was opening weekend for a few movies and a test for others to see which flicks could hold their ground. The top movie at the box office was “The Grey,” bringing in $20 million. Liam Neeson leads the pack in this action-adventure about an oil drilling team who struggle for survival in the Alaska wilderness after their plane crashes and they are hunted by a pack of wolves. According to Media Stinger, there is a short extra scene after the credits, so don’t make a break for the door when the credits start rolling.

“Underworld: Awakening” dropped from No. 1 to No. 2 in its second week in theaters, beating out the Katherine Heigl movie, “One for theMoney,” which came in at No. 3.

“Red Tails” traded its No. 2 spot at the box office last week for No. 4 this week. Barely rounding out the top five was the new thriller, “Man on a Ledge,” bringing in $8.2 million for its opening weekend.

Check out the full weekend box office rankings and stats at Box Office Mojo or the Yahoo! Movies page.

Future Wahlberg Flicks

Mark Wahlberg has been on a movie-making hot streak over the past few years and it doesn’t look like he’s losing steam. His latest crime-thriller, “Contraband,” has further proven he is an action-flick legend. Wahlberg plays a legendary, international smuggler forced out of retirement to settle a debt for his brother-in-law who got in over his head after following in his footsteps. Full of corruption, twists and turns, this movie didn’t disappoint.

According to IMDB, Wahlberg has numerous projects being developed, one currently being filmed, a few in post-production and movies sitting the rumor-mill. Be on the lookout for these movies to hit the big-screen between now and 2014.

“Ted” (post-production)

A comedy about a man’s teddy bear that comes to life.

“Broken City” (filming)

Wahlberg plays an ex-cop who ends up in the heart of a scandal while trailing the wife of New York City's mayor.

“Good Time Gang” (pre-production)

An action-comedy about two mercenaries who take on a case involving a terrorist, and one of them ends up being related to the target.

“2 Guns” (pre-production)

A crime-drama about a DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who are investigating one another, only to find out they have been set up by the mob.

“Blood Ties” (rumored)

A crime-drama about two brothers who end up on opposite sides of the law.

Other titles said to be in development are “Cocaine Cowboys,” “Pain and Gain,” “The Raven,” “Three Mississippi,” “Bait and Switch,” “Five Brothers,” “The Fighter 2,” and “The Brazilian Job.”

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Today was the beginning of the hunt for Oscar, every actor’s favorite gold statue and a handy paperweight for others. The 84th Annual Academy Award nominees were announced this morning and are posted on their official site. The best picture category is always the most exciting for me. And the nominees are:

“The Artist”

“The Descendants”

“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”

“The Help”

“Hugo”

“Midnight in Paris”

“Moneyball”

“The Tree of Life”

“War Horse”

My predictions haven’t been half bad over the past few years. I think it will be a race between “The Artist” and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.” At least that’s my hope. I was thrilled to see that the best supporting actor and actress categories made room for Jonah Hill and Melissa McCarthy, two very funny, talented people who deserve to be taken seriously. You can check out all of the nominees and make your picks for each category on the Oscars website.

For now, we just have to wait until Feb. 26 to see who gives the classic, post-Oscars “It was just great to be nominated” speech, and who gets to take Oscar home.