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Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic disaster movie '2012' has broken Russian box-office records for a foreign feature, taking $30 million in two weeks, its distrib Sony Pictures Russia said Thursday.

Apocalypse specialist Roland Emmerich is at it again. While in his earlier films the planet was besieged by aliens , radioactive lizards and bad weather , in `2012' he decides to throw every kind of disaster into the mix with the hope that something would work.

Roland Emmerich's latest end-of-the-world opus 2012 is a mish-mash of just about every disaster movie you've ever seen.

From the director of a Independence Day' and a Day After Tomorrow', Roland Emmerich, brings you 2012, the next apocalypse.

A girl stands next to a giant poster for Hollywood's latest doomsday flick 2012 at a cinema in Jakarta, Indonesia.

EVA MENDES recreated her windswept look in the new HAR MAR SUPERSTAR video on late-night TV in America on Monday - with the help of a leafblower.

Amanda Peet plays in this "world-ending" blockbuster. The movie plays at the Wilsonville cinema at 2:55, 4:15, 6:50, 7:40 and 10:15 p.m. If the world is ending in "2012," it's going out with a bang You know those "crazy" people on the side of the road holding up cardboard signs announcing "The end of the world is near?" Well ... they might be ...

Caption: Amanda Peet The Cinema Society, Details and DKNY Men screening of 'Brothers' at the SVA Theatre - arrivals New York City .... Actress AMANDA PEET has reignited her feud with those opposing child vaccinations over autism fears by insisting it's "unconscionable" that parents can let their kids start school without the proper medical ...

John Cusack and Lily Morgan star in the action film "2012," which uses the date of the end of the Mesoamerican Long Calendar, used by the Mayans, as a prophecy for the end of the world.

When it comes to "2012," public opinion seems to range from "it's awful" to "not-so-bad" to "so-bad-it's-great." I consider myself a member of the latter group; 90 minutes of wall-to-wall Earth demolition can't be all bad.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Dene McGriff wants to make sense out of the last days - the end of times.

John Cusack disaster movie 2012 has topped the UK box office, with takings of 6.48m in its opening weekend.

I've come to the conclusion, having sat through all 158 agonizing minutes of "2012," that if you've seen one of Roland Emmerich's fetishistic disaster epics, then you've seen them all.

The claim has been made that the Mayan calendar ends on Dec. 21, 2012. That is not true.

It's not so much that the Earth is destroyed, but that it's done so thoroughly. "2012," the mother of all disaster movies , spends half an hour on ominous setup scenes and then unleashes two hours of cataclysmic special events hammering the Earth relentlessly.

Last night, SNL capitalized on the popularity of Palin's Going Rogue book tour and the blockbuster disaster film starring John Cusack, 2012 .

Film fans around the globe are obsessed with the end of the world - John Cusack's new disaster movie 2012 has scored a $225 million box office bonanza in just three days.

John Cusack in "2012" Let's say you weren't one of the millions of people who showed up to see the end-of-times demolition-fest "2012" over the weekend , contributing to its $225 million global box office haul.

In yet another nose-thumbing at critics who suggested that Roland Emmerich's 2012 put the "disaster" in "disaster movie" , moviegoers worldwide coughed up a massive $225 million to watch things blow up.

Moviegoers worldwide welcomed disaster movie 2012 on the weekend with one of the best openings of the year.

JOHN CUSACK MIGHT SURVIVE the end of the world in the new movie "2012," but if you want the real story of unlocking the Mayan calendar, experience Chabot's new digital full-dome show "Tales of the Maya Skies." Produced by Chabot Space and Science Center, the show explores the cosmology of the ancient Maya, their culture and contributions to ...

Moviegoers couldn't resist dabbling in doomsday this weekend with the release of Sony's "2012." The director of "2012" Roland Emmerich set the box office on fire once again with a $65 million weekend debut domestically and an additional $160 million overseas, resulting in a $225 million worldwide intake.

I love a good death scene. Ronald Lacey's Arnold Toht in Raiders of the Lost Ark .

Home : Features : Movies : "2012" Earns $225 Million Worldwide During Opening Weekend "2012" Earns $225 Million Worldwide During Opening Weekend 16-Nov-2009 Written by: TheCelebrityCafe.com Staff The much-anticipated end-of-the-world film grossed $65 million domestically and $225 million worldwide Roland Emmerich's highly anticipated ...

Roland Emmerich struck box office gold again over the weekend as 2012 opened with a blockbusting $65 million, according to Sony's estimate, released on Sunday morning.

This weekend Audiences were warned - by Mayans and film critics alike - but moviegoers around the world still flooded the multiplexes to see Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012 which generated an explosive global debut.

As with family-friendly franchises, foreign horror movie remakes, and actor Ryan Reynolds, apocalyptic action flicks exist as pickable, profitable scabs in Hollywood.

As moviegoers across the nation watched the end of the world with the opening of "2012" last week, news of Earth's demise spread quickly across the Web.

Billed as the end of the world, '2012' is an epic example of what could happen if the sun's solar activity one day microwaves the Earth's insides.

The apocalyptic film "2012" swept the weekend box office and ranked as the weekend's top movie, taking in a whopping $225 million in worldwide receipts.

When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world. Or at least that's how Chinese audiences are interpreting "2012," Hollywood's latest blockbuster disaster movie.

But who knew the end of the world would look so good? Directed by Roland Emmerich, 2012 is a visually stunning movie that portrays what some believe to be the end of the world.

Sony's Roland Emmerich disaster pic "2012" crushed the worldwide box office, grossing an estimated $160 million at the foreign box office and an estimated $65 million domestically for a total haul of $225 million.

Weekend box office in review Entertainment News Roland Emmerich's 2012 almost made back its $260 million budget in just three days .

An Oscar-caliber cast and dazzling visual effects can't rescue this formulaic disaster flick from a script flooded with generic dialogue and preposterous plot points.

LOS ANGELES - At the after-party for the premiere of doomsday movie 2012, celebrity gazers toggled between actor John Cusack and the tall guy in the fingerless leather gloves and metal-studded black jacket.

Actress Amanda Peet attends the '2012' Japan Premiere at Roppongi Hills on November 17, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.

The planets will align, the sun will burp fire, the Earth's surface will start to slide all over, and it's all happening faster than expected - unless of course, you use the Mayan calendar, read New Age books, or watch this ridiculous movie.

Nothing like a good disaster movie to bring in a lot of coin at the box office. At least that was the case this weekend with Roland Emmerich's end-of-the world tale " 2012 ," which took in an estimated $65 million stateside and an additional $160 million overseas.

Doom spelled dollars at the box office as the global-disaster tale 2012 opened at No.

Morgan Lily and John Cusack squint through the ash as they watch their reputations collapse in the distance.

LOS ANGELES: End-of-the-world disaster flick "2012" opened over the weekend with three-day ticket sales of $65 million, according to preliminary studio estimates issued Sunday.

Boffins at NASA have posted a detailed report online dismissing heightened fears the world will end on 21 December, 2012 - brought about by interest in John Cusack's new disaster movie.

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In yet another Sony assault on the box office in Canada and the United States, a potential disaster blockbuster "2012" garnered 65 million U.S. dollars with exquisite rendition of a doomsday scenario, according to North America box office authorities based on ticket sales over the weekend beginning Friday.

Hollywood filmmaker Roland Emmerich's disaster epic '2012', released Friday, has grossed over Rs.19 crore in its opening weekend in India.

At least in Hollywood, which saw the apocalyptic thriller 2012 rake in $65 million, according to studio estimates from box office tracking firm Nielsen EDI.

So chances are you're still coming down from the adrenaline high that was 2012, and you're wondering what could ever make your heart race so again.A Well, I've got a sweet chunk of news here that will at least boggle your mind if not necessarily get your adrenaline firing.

Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:30am EST - Cast member John Cusack arrives for the premiere of the film "2012" at Regal Cinemas LA Live in downtown Los Angeles, November 3, 2009.

Home : Movie Reviews : '2012' best excess ever in doomsday disaster '2012' best excess ever in doomsday disaster Constance Droganes, entertainment writer, CTV.ca Date: Friday Nov.

Film: '2012'; Cast: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor; Director; Roland Emmerich; Rating: ***1/2 Will the world really end on December 21, 2012? Nobody has a clue.

FX has snapped up TV rights to "2012," the disaster movie that just enjoyed a blockbuster $225 million opening weekend worldwide.

Doom spelled dollars at the box office as the global-disaster tale 2012 opened at No.

John Cusack didn't have anything to drawn on when he had to act scared with disasters happening all around him in "2012."

As historians, scientists and the religious community debate whether the world is heading to catastrophe in the year 2012, a Kentucky man said he has the answers , WLKY-TV in Louisville, Ky., reported.

THERE is new speculation that Prince William could marry long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton in 2012 - the same year as the summer Olympics in London and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

What would you say if I told you that in 2012 there will be a Kennedy back in the White House; California finally falls into the Pacific; and the Vatican literally becomes a holy roller? If you answered "Roland Emmerich," you'd be right on the money.

Director Roland Emmerich is the Irwin Allen of the 21st century. Allen became the master of disaster films in the 1970s with "The Swarm," "The Towering Inferno" and "The Poseidon Adventure." His formula was to cast a long list of recognizable actors, destroy everything in the biggest way possible and completely ignore plot.

Roland Emmerich has once again proved his mastery over the art of destruction with his latest film 2012 : Moviegoers shelled out an estimated $23.7 million for the flick's opening day.

The John Cusack film "2012" opens this weekend.

Rating: PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some language. What it's about: People struggle to make it to a safe haven as volcanoes, earthquakes and tidal waves threaten to bring human civilization to an end.

The recently opened Regal Cinemas LA Live is seen during the premiere of the film "2012" in downtown Los Angeles, November 3, 2009.

If you can forgive the thin script and watch "2012" for its thrill park ride maneuvers of ending the world, your 158 minutes will be well spent.

Friday the 13th has a built-in terror factor, but this weekend the scariest thing out there may be how much stunt driving and VFX have progressed with the advent of the Drive-A-Trona software : from SWAY Studio.

You've seen the ads already. You've seen the buildings collapsing. You've seen the cities flooding.

The new film '2012' is in theaters now, and FOX 26's Doug Delony spoke with its star, John Cusack.

Completing his multi-film vendetta against the world's tourist trade, German-born director Roland Emmerich sends the mother of all storms to level the Washington Monument, the Eiffel Tower, and a priest-filled Vatican City in his newest end-times thriller, 2012 .

THIS week Michael Caine makes a welcome return to our screens in Harry Brown, in which he plays an elderly former serviceman who is drawn to vigilantism while living in a run-down suburb.

CLOSE Release Date: November 13, 2009 Rating: PG-13 Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama, Disaster Run Time: 158 min.

The end of the world starts Friday. Sony's apocalyptic actioner "2012," toting a $200 million production cost and hefty marketing expenses, is opening in 105 global territories simultaneous with its domestic debut.

Roland Emmerich 's been out and about promoting his latest disaster movie, 2012 and has started throwing out a few hints regarding the king of all disaster movies, Independence Day .

John Cusack and Morgan Lily are among those on the run in the disaster movie "2012." Roland Emmerich has issues.

Roland Emmerich says he can't top disaster epic 2012, writes Antony Lawes. As disaster films go, 2012 is about as big as it gets: floods, tidal waves, earthquakes, volcanoes - it's got everything you'd expect in a film about the end of the world.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:15 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:15 a.m. It's the end of the world as we know it, and Hollywood feels fine.

SHOULD THE WORLD kick it come 2012, let's hope it goes out in the crazy, grandiose fashion director Roland Emmerich imagines.

It's the end of the world as we know it, at least according to the Mayans. Or maybe not.

Completing his multi-film vendetta against the world's tourist trade, German-born director Roland Emmerich sends the mother of all storms to level the Washington Monument , the Eiffel Tower and a priest-filled Vatican City , among other locales, in his newest end-times thriller, 2012 .

Roland Emmerich's much-anticipated disaster flick 2012 hasn't even come to theaters yet and already there are talks of it being adapted for the small screen.

The world isn't going to end in 2012. You wouldn't know it to look at the movie 2012, or online, where doom and "End Times" theories roam free.

Breaking news -- the world won't be ending soon. So then, what's with all the 2012 fretting? It's all hocus-pocus, and a little good old capitalist hustling.

Capsule reviews of films opening this week: "Fantastic Mr. Fox" - With George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray leading the top-notch voice cast, director Wes Anderson has found an ideal story and medium - stop-motion animation - to bring his cockeyed vision to the cartoon world.

Review: The end not soon enough for `2012' Nov. 10, 2009 8:09 PM ET By JAKE COYLE Cataclysmic disaster and apocalyptic doom, as foretold by Hollywood, have a way of bringing together broken families, revealing the unseen heroism of deadbeat dads and neatly disposing of their rivals.

Have the ads for the disaster porn movie "2012" worked you to a tizzy? Are you wandering around the house, fretting about the Mayan calendar? Are you hoarding tin foil, constructing not just hats, but entire suits, including wee little ones for the 14 cats you own? If so, you're a nutball .

IT IS a monster of a movie, boasting epic computer-generated effects of entire coastlines crumpling, sets built with movable floors to simulate earthquakes and a US$200 million budget.

Gino Goes One On One With '2012' Star Amanda Peet

If you rolled every disaster movie into one spectacular package, you would wind up with something close to "2012," Roland Emmerich's latest apocalyptic fantasy.

Movies Have a craving to see the White House destroyed? How about the Vatican? Well, director Roland Emmerich is here to help with his latest film, "2012." The Mayans believed that the world would come to an end in 2012, but in Emmerich's version, surely John Cusack and Amanda Peet will make it through alive.

Why? Because this occurs during the end of the world in a massive destruction. This kind of sensationalism, we reasoned, is standard fare for director Roland Emmerich: he is the guru of the 'blow 'em up' genre of movies.

Thandie Newton says she has strong friendships with men because she doesn't flirt.

Roland Emmerich professes to be tired of blowing up the world. It's an ironic thought here, in the shadow of the Grand Tetons, the outer reaches of the Yellowstone Park super-volcano that some day will erupt in an extinction-level event.

Good news, everyone! The Jay Leno Show was funny this week. There were some funny guests, genuinely funny comedy correspondent moments, and another Real Housewives quiz show, this time with the ladies from Atlanta.

Have you ever wanted to see Roland Emmerich destroy the world but without leaving the comfort of your home?A Well, now you can!A Since some people survive at the end of his latest film, "2012", there's still some story to tell.A However, that story won't be quite as special effects intensive so it's just right for your DVR.A Hit the jump to reject ...

The world is beset by a series of outlandish catastrophes in the much-hyped Sony Pictures movie.

Director Roland Emmerich said he had great fun taking a CGI powered swipe at some of the world's landmarks, especially Christian houses of worship and symbols.

'2012' Next Friday marks the arrival of 2012 , the latest apocalyptic epic from "disaster porn" king Roland Emmerich .

German-born director Roland Emmerich says a U.S. television series is being planned to follow up his new global disaster flick "2012." Co-starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Oliver Platt, the science-fiction movie was penned by Emmerich and Harald Kloser.

In this series, she pokes and probes history's mysteries by injecting her characters into historical events with electrifying results.

Roland Emmerich, the director of the upcoming worldwide disaster movie '2012', in which quite a few land marks are obliterated, decided against destroying the Kaaba on screen .

While it may not be unusual for producers to be discussing a sequel to a blockbuster movie even before the original is released, it is unusual for them to suggest that the sequel ought to be produced for television.

For the umpteenth time in cinema, Los Angeles is gleefully destroyed. A tidal wave takes out Washington, D.C., crushing the White House with the aircraft carrier U.S.S. John F. Kennedy.

You know what makes Adam Lambert 's latest video for the upcoming "2012" soundtrack awesome? Explosions.

Five years after he made Earth freeze over in "The Day After Tomorrow," director Roland Emmerich is wreaking more havoc, this time with "2012." The disaster epic, which opens November 13 via Sony, sees the end of the world come from solar flares that cause the Earth's core to melt and shift tectonic plates.

Roland Emmerich, the director/producer of the apocalyptic film "2012" , confirmed to EW exclusively that a small-screen version of the end-of-the-world movie is already in the works.

Roland Emmerich, the Irwin Allen of this generation, shows the destruction of several Christian landmarks in the disaster epic 2012 , opening next weekend.

Some upcoming holiday releases seem like deja vu all over again, either because of the talent involved or themes that evoke the ghosts of crowd-pleasers past.

L.A. Live's new 14-screen Regal Cinemas hosted its first film premiere on Monday evening as stars of Sony Pictures "2012" walked a black carpet set up on Georgia street.

Run! Run! RUN! Go! Go! GO! Don't look back! NOW! Have finer words been spoken in the history of the motion picture? If so, I have not heard them.

Roland Emmerich is gearing up to destroy the world yet again in his epic film 2012 , which is based on the predictions of the Mayan calendar.

Roland Emmerich is willing to murder billions of people in his films, blow up the planet, and end life as we know it; but there's one thing that stops him cold: Islam.

Roland Emmerich has admitted that he feared a fatwa would be placed on him if he filmed a scrapped scene for 2012 .

WATCH LA collapse and the Vatican crumble in amazing footage from apocalyptic movie 2012.

The Mayan calendar ends in December of 2012 and there are widespread beliefs it will come with massive destruction and that a transformation will take place around the world to change civilization as we know it.

I n the Cottonwood Ballroom at the Four Seasons in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the New York neo-shaman Daniel Pinchbeck sipped Fiji water and prepared to discuss the end of the world.

I've haven't posted in three days, someone thought I had been abducted. I saw the trailers for several upcoming movies with outer space themes where we seek out new civilizations boldly go where no man has gone before-- or those new civilizations decide to seek us out and anally probe us.

Call me crazy, but I expect Richard Heene to be at the front of the line on November 13th when Sony Pictures drops 2012 into theatres across our doomed planet.