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From cuddly, to snuggly, to cozy, there were plenty of great movie sweaters in 2012. Take a look at the very best sweaters featured in a major feature film in the past year, and vote on which one deserves to be declared the best.
Vote on the Best Cinematic Sweater of the Year >> Posted 12.20.12 by Mandy -
2012 is already more than halfway done and while there's been plenty of highlights at the cinema so far, there has also been quite a few lowlights as well. While there's still plenty of 2012 left before we see if the Mayans were correct or not, ReelzChannel movie expert Richard Roeper has picked out some of the worst movies that have been released so far this year, starting with the worst comedy (worse than A Thousand Words, apparently) before ending with the worst movie of 2012 so far (worse than even One For the Money).
While we don't want to play spoiler, would it be a surprise that Adam Sandler's name is somehow included in the list? Considering Sandler set a record by "winning" both the Worst Actor and Worst Actress at last year's Golden Raspberry Awards, we're don't think it comes as a shock. What is surprising is the amount of Oscar–winning actors appearing in movies included in Roeper's list, including Robert De Niro, Reese Witherspoon, and even Academy Award nominees like Queen Latifah and Sigourney Weaver. Guess nobody's perfect!
Click on the video above and see if you agree with Roeper's picks!
Catch Roeper's reviews on Hollywood Dailies weekdays 5:30p ET / 2:30p PT
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| Title | Weekend | Total | Analysis |
| Act of Valor | $24.7M | $24.7M | On Oscar weekend, the box office goes to a group of Navy SEALs playing themselves. The movie earned more than twice its $12M-production budget the first weekend of active duty. |
| Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $16M | $16MM | Not even Tyler Perry can hold off the SEALs; the director-producer-star's second weakest opening ever. |
| Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $13.4M | $76.7M | Moves back to its opening weekend #3 spot (#4 last weekend); now just shy of of earning back its $79M production budget. |
| Safe House | $11.4M | $98.1M | Denzel Washington movie now safely a hit, with $134M worldwide earnings so far. |
| The Vow | $10M | $103M | Love holds strong for Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, who keep This Means War and Wanderlust out of top 5. |
Posted 02.27.12 by reelz -
| Title | Weekend | Total | Analysis |
| Safe House | $24M | $78.3M | After two strong weekends at the box office, this spy actioner could become Denzel Washington's biggest movie ever |
| The Vow | $23.6M | $85.5M | Love is still in the air. The Vow has already outperformed Rachel McAdams' The Notebook ($81M) and Channing Tatum's Dear John ($80M) |
| Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $22M | $22M | Despite higher 3-D ticket prices, this comic book sequel grossed just half of what the original did its opening weekend |
| Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $20M | $53M | With just a 27% drop in its second weekend, this family adventure flick should outperform the original |
| This Means War | $17.6M | $19.1M | A confusing marketing campaign and terrible reviews could have kept audiences away from this spy/romantic pic. Another disappointment on Reese Witherspoon's résumé |
Posted 02.20.12 by reelz -
With such a successful weekend at the box office, it's no surprise that The Vow broke yet another record. The romantic drama first led the biggest non-holiday February weekend ever, making over $41.7 million, but then went ahead and followed the weekend with earning $11.6 million on Valentine's day. It has now been dubbed the highest earning mid-week Valentine's day box office movie. According to CNN Entertainment, The Vow has also become the best debut ever for producer Screen Gems.
The success of The Vow may be due to casting the king and queen (Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum) of romantic dramas. That pairing seems a sure fire way to tug the heart strings of audience members. The "based on a real life couple's experience with memory loss and love" angle doesn't hurt either.
Reelz had the opportunity to sit down with Krickitt and Kim Carpenter, the couple that inspired this story. Below is part one of the full story and tonight the second part will be aired at 5:30p ET / 2:30p PT on the Hollywood Dailies.
MORE >> Posted 02.15.12 by reelz -
| Title | Weekend | Total | Analysis |
| The Vow | $41.7M | $41.7M | Surprisingly, the romantic drama had the best opening of 2012 so far. Unsurprisingly, 72% of the audience was female. |
| Safe House | $39.3M | $39.3M | Denzel Washington's second best debut after American Gangster. |
| Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $27.6M | $27.6M | Swapping Dwayne Johnson for Brendan Fraser proved to be a good move; sequel outperformed the original. (which opened at $21M) |
| Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (3-D) | $23M | $23M | Despite coming in fourth, the re-release helped push Phantom Menace past E.T. and Shrek 2 to become the 5th highest-grossing movie of all time. |
| Chronicle | $12.3M | $40.1M | After debuting at #1, dropped just 44 percent, an impressive hold for a "found footage" flick. |
Posted 02.12.12 by reelz