Coens' "Burn After Reading" ignites box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Burn After Reading," a screwball spy comedy from Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, fired up the weekend box office in North America on Sunday, helping overall sales rebound from the five-year low plumbed a week earlier. "Burn," whose cast includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt and John Malkovich, opened at No. 1 after selling an estimated $19.4 million worth of tickets across the United States and Canada, distributor Focus Features said. The three-day tally s

'Burn After Reading' lights up box office
LOS ANGELES - "Burn After Reading" has given filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen their biggest opening to date, leading the weekend box office by raking in $19.4 million and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theatres in Canada and the United States, according to studio estimates Sunday. The madcap comedy starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich took in $7 million more than the writing-directing duo's last box-office hit, the 2004 comedy "The Ladykillers," according to box offic

'Burn After Reading' Nets Nearly $20M
Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. The madcap comedy starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich raked in $7 million more than the writing-directing duo's last box-office hit, the 2004 comedy "The Ladykillers," according to box office tracker Media by Numbers. "Burn After Reading's" s

'Burn After Reading' Is No.1 At The Box Office
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. The madcap comedy starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich raked in $7 million more than the writing-directing duo's last box-office hit, the 2004 comedy "The Ladykillers," according to box office tracker Media by Numbers. "Burn After Reading's" success c

De Niro, Pacino get 'Burn'-ed
Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. The madcap comedy starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich raked in $7 million more than the writing-directing duo's last box-office hit, the 2004 comedy "The Ladykillers," according to box office tracker Media by Numbers. "Burn After Reading's" success comes just a year afte

'Burn After Reading' is No.1 at the box office (AP)
AP - Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Pitt, Clooney dumb down for Coens' `Burn' (AP)
AP - Joel and Ethan Coen know their idiots.

Coens’“Burn After Reading” ignites box office
“Burn After Reading,” a screwball spy comedy from Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, fired up the weekend box office in North America on Sunday, helping overall sales rebound from the five-year low plumbed a week earlier. “Burn,” whose cast includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt and John Malkovich, opened at No. 1 after selling an estimated $19.4 million worth of tickets across the United States and Canada, distributor Focus Features said. The three-day tally set a new recor

Movie Review - “Burn After Reading”
After watching the latest Coen Brothers latest movie I have to say it felt more like they should have “Burned After Watching” the final print. It’s not that this film is a complete waste of celluloid, it’s just that it is a contrived mess with one of the most over acted performances to ever hit the big screen. After a career of highs and lows this film should go in the category of low films that just didn’t click or miss the mark by Joel & Ethan Coen (along with “The Lad

Movie Review | 'Burn After Reading': Coens Ask the C.I.A. for a License to Laugh
“Burn After Reading,” the clubby, predictably self-amused comedy from Joel and Ethan Coen, has a tricky plot, visual style, er, to burn, but so little heart as to warrant a Jarvik 8. More About This Movie Overview New York Times Review Cast, Credits & Awards Readers' Reviews Trailers & ClipsView Clip... Skip to next paragraph Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image Macall Polay/Focus Features Brad Pitt with frosted tips i

Pitt, Clooney fans feel Coens' 'Burn'
LOS ANGELES -- Directors Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million for the madcap Brad Pitt-George Clooney comedy ''Burn After Reading," according to studio estimates Sunday.

"Burn After Reading" Tops Box Office
LOS ANGELES — Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. The madcap comedy starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John...Full Article @ huffington post See Also Hollywood stars pledge aid for Myanmar child victims (AFP) Comment Share Ema

Coens' "Burn After Reading" ignites box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Burn After Reading," a screwball spy comedy from Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, fired up the weekend box office in North America on Sunday, helping overall sales rebound from the five-year low plumbed a week earlier. "Burn," whose cast includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt and John Malkovich, opened at No. 1 after selling an estimated $19.4 million worth of tickets across the United States and Canada, distributor Focus Features said. The three-day tally s

'Burn After Reading' top film at the Box Office, enjoys $19.4 million
LOS ANGELES - "Burn After Reading" has given filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen their biggest opening to date, leading the weekend box office by raking in $19.4 million and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theatres in Canada and the United States, according to studio estimates Sunday. The madcap comedy starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich took in $7 million more than the writing-directing duo's last box-office hit, the 2004 comedy "The Ladykillers," according to box office trac

Coens' 'Burn After Reading' opens at No. 1
Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. The madcap comedy starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich raked in $7 million more than the writing-directing duo's last box-office hit, the 2004 comedy "The Ladykillers," according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers. "Burn After Reading's" success comes just a year

'Burn After Reading' is No.1 at the box office
Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. The madcap comedy starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich raked in $7 million more than the writing-directing duo's last box-office hit, the 2004 comedy "The Ladykillers," according to box office tracker Media by Numbers. "Burn After Reading's" success comes just a year af

Comedy 'Burn After Reading' opens at No. 1 with $19.1 million
LOS ANGELES - The star-studded comedy by the writing-directing team of Joel and Ethan Coen, "Burn After Reading," smoked the competition in its opening weekend with a box-office haul of US$19.1 million. Three other movies that debuted over the weekend, including "Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys," "Righteous Kill," and "The Women," rounded out the top four spots in North American movie theatres. The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theatres Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution stud

Comedy 'Burn After Reading' opens at No. 1 with $19.1 million
LOS ANGELES - The star-studded comedy by the writing-directing team of Joel and Ethan Coen, "Burn After Reading," smoked the competition in its opening weekend with a box-office haul of US$19.1 million. Three other movies that debuted over the weekend, including "Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys," "Righteous Kill," and "The Women," rounded out the top four spots in North American movie theatres. The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theatres Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gr

'Burn After Reading' is No.1 at the box office
LOS ANGELES - Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. In this image provided by Carlo Allegri for Focus Features, the cast and crew from "Burn Before Reading," clockwise from first row left, directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, actors John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt and Frances M

'Burn After Reading' is No.1 at the box office
LOS ANGELES - Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. In this image provided by Carlo Allegri for Focus Features, the cast and crew from "Burn Before Reading," clockwise from first row left, directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, actors John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt and Frances M

'Burn After Reading' is No.1 at the box office
Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. The madcap comedy starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich raked in $7 million more than the writing-directing duo's last box-office hit, the 2004 comedy "The Ladykillers," according to box office tracker Media by Numbers. "Burn After Reading's" success comes just a year after