Mr Bean News

British comedian ROWAN ATKINSON has signed up to play bad guy Fagin in the new West End production of OLIVER! Best known for his roles in....

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Kenneth Branagh and Rhys Ifans have been confirmed as stars of the new Richard Curtis comedy The Boat That Rocked. The British pair will be....

Read news story: BRANAGH IFANS AND JONES SET FOR RICHARD CURTIS PROJECT

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been named as the biggest earner at the UK and Ireland box office in 2007. David Yates'....

Read news story: POTTER RULES UK BOX OFFICE

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has worked its magic to lead the nominations at this year's children's Baftas. The fifth film in....

Read news story: POTTER LEADS BAFTA KIDS NODS

The fifth instalment in the Harry Potter series was the big winner at the first ever National Movie Awards last night. Harry Potter and the....

Read news story: POTTER RULES NATIONAL MOVIE AWARDS

Demonstrating that even a winner can be a loser, the Jodie Foster starrer The Brave One opened at the top of the box office over the weekend....

Read news story: BRAVE ONE BRAVES LACKLUSTER BOX OFFICE

Theaters showing mainstream movie fare were mostly empty over the weekend, a traditionally slow period at the box office. On the other hand,....

Read news story: MEGAPLEXES EMPTY ART HOUSES PACKED

Jodie Foster's new film The Brave One has debuted at number one at the US box office, according to Screen International. The Death....

Read news story: FOSTERS THE BRAVE ONE TOPS US CHARTS

Lionsgate's 3:10 to Yuma arrived at the box office on schedule over the weekend, taking in about what analysts thought it would -- $14 million.....

Read news story: YUMA ARRIVES CARRIES A LOT OF FREIGHT

3:10 to Yuma chugged into the lead position at the box office over the weekend, but on a weekend that has traditionally produced below-average....

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Record high temperatures in several parts of the country were credited with helping to drive air-conditioning seekers into theaters over the....

Read news story: BOX OFFICE HOT THEATERS AIR-CONDITIONED

The 2007 summer movie season went out with a bang over the Labor Day weekend as the box office posted $119.6 million in ticket sales -- well....

Read news story: HALLOWEEN -- A BOX-OFFICE TREAT

There was more treat than trick about the decision to screen Rob Zombie's remake (the studio called it a "re-imagining") of Halloween over the....

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As is customary at the end of August, the box office lost steam over the weekend, with the top film, Superbad, hanging on to first place for the....

Read news story: SUPERBAD REIGNS OVER BOX OFFICE FOR SECOND WEEK

Lionsgate's War, starring Jet Li and Jason Statham, which many analysts had expected would be the primary contender for box-office honors, went down....

Read news story: WAR -- ITS NOT GOOD FOR MUCH

The summer box office is believed to have inched past the $4-billion mark over the weekend, thereby surpassing the record of $3.95 billion set....

Read news story: BOX OFFICE NOT SUPER BAD BUT NOT SUPER GOOD EITHER

Teen comedy Superbad has retained the top position at the US box office for the second consecutive week. The coming of age comedy grossed....

Read news story: SUPERBAD RETAINS HOLD ON US BOX OFFICE

It's really quite simple. If you're a Mr. Bean fan, you're likely to go see Mr. Bean's holiday. If you aren't, you won't. Same with the critics, it....

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Five films are opening wide this weekend but none is expected to unseat Superbad from the top of the box office. The Judd Apatow comedy is....

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JOHN TRAVOLTA's film WILD HOGS has topped the UK box office, pushing MR BEAN'S HOLIDAY into second place. The comedy, also starring Tim Allen, took....

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John Travolta's motorbike comedy Wild Hogs has topped the UK box office, knocking Mr Bean's Holiday down to second position. Data from....

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MR BEAN's latest movie adventure has become an official worldwide smash hit months before its release in the US, after scoring $100 million (GBP51.2....

Read news story: BEAN GROSSES 100 MILLION IN 14 DAYS

MR BEAN'S HOLIDAY clung to the top of the UK box office for the second week running, making GBP2.5 million ($4.9 million) over the Easter weekend....

Read news story: MR BEANS HOLIDAY RULES THE BOX OFFICE

ROWAN ATKINSON'S comedy character MR BEAN has been named Britain's favourite funnyman of all time. The accident-prone creation of Atkinson topped a....

Read news story: ATKINSON TOPS COMEDY LIST

War epic 300 continues to do battle in the world's cinemas, regaining the top spot as the globe's top film from new MR BEAN comedy, MR BEAN's....

Read news story: 300 BACK ON TOP

MR BEAN'S HOLIDAY went straight to the top of the UK box office over the weekend (31MAR-01APR07), taking GBP4.5 million ($8.7 million) over the....

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Mr. Bean's Holiday, Rowan Atkinson's latest addition to the Mr. Bean franchise, trounced competition overseas to take in $33.3 million in 26....

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British comedian ROWAN ATKINSON claims to laugh out loud an average of once every five years. The MR BEAN star also admits he feels no enjoyment....

Read news story: ATKINSON LAUGHS ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS

English funnyman ROWAN ATKINSON is saying goodbye to his MR BEAN character forever. Atkinson, 52, first introduced the bumbling, clumsy loner in the....

Read news story: ATKINSON SAYS GOODBYE TO MR BEAN

MR BEAN star ROWAN ATKINSON hates making movies, because the experience makes him anxious and insecure. The comedy actor claims the process of....

Read news story: ATKINSON HATES MAKING MOVIES