Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans | featured news

Sony Pictures grabbed bragging rights for this weekend when Friday's North American grosses made its derivative sci-fi Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans and moronic comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop Nos. 1 and 2 respectively at the box office.

Only two new releases hit the North American box office, but in the wake of Academy Award nominations, a handful of contenders take the opportunity to expand nationwide hoping Oscar nods can translate into extra cash. Sony unleashes its franchise thriller Underworld: Rise of the Lycans while Warner Bros. counters...

This week at the movies, we've got living literature (Inkheart, starring Brendan Fraser and Eliza Hope Bennett); political intrigue (Frost/Nixon, starring Michael Sheen and Frank Langella); domestic strife (Revolutionary Road, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio); and werewolf/vampire conflict (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, starring Rhona Mitra and Bill Nighy)....