Dreamworks Animation’s Puss in Boots was the top dog cat this weekend, clawing its way to a $34 million debut, 51 percent of which came from 3-D screens, and 7 percent of which was from IMAX theaters.
US BOX OFFICE SUMMARY
Issue Date : 31 October 2011
Rank Title Weekend Gross Weeks 1 Puss in Boots (2011) $34M $34M 1 2 Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) $18.5M $81.3M 2 3 In Time (2011) $12M $12M 1 4 Footloose (2011) $5.4M $38.4M 3 5 The Rum Diary (2011) $5.01M $5.01M 1 6 Real Steel (2011) $4.7M $73.9M 4 7 The Three Musketeers (2011) $3.5M $14.8M 2 8 The Ides of March (2011) $2.7M $33.5M 4 9 Moneyball (2011) $2.4M $67.4M 6 10 Courageous (2011) $1.8M $27.6M 5
WATCH OUT! With the 2012 Grammy Award nominations set to be announced next month, buzz for the industry’s most prestigious night continues to intensify.
And though the noms are undeniably the main driver of the show itself, the list of label-submissions for each category makes for a compelling read.
What categories is your favourite hoping to be featured in? Find out after the jump!
ADELE Album of the Year - 21 Record of the Year – “Rolling in the Deep” Song of the Year – “Rolling in the Deep” Best Pop Solo – “Someone Like You” Best Pop Album - 21 Best Short Form Music Video – “Rolling in the Deep”
B.O.B
Best Rap Performance – “Don’t Let Me Fall”
Best Rap/Sung – “Sanford and Son”
Best Rap/Sung – “So High”
Best Rap Song – “Don’t Let Me Fall”
Best Rap Song – “So High”
BEYONCE
Album of the Year - 4
Album of the Year - Watch the Throne
Record of the Year – “I Was Here”
Song of the Year “I Was Here” (written by Diane Warren)
Best Pop Solo – “Best Thing I Never Had”
Best R&B Album - 4
Traditional R&B Performance – “1+1”
Best R&B Solo – “Countdown”
Best R&B Song – “1+1”
Best Rap/Sung – “Party”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Run the World (Girls)”
Best Long Form Music Video - I Am… World Tour
BON IVER
Album of the Year - Bon Iver
Album of the Year - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Album of the Year - Watch the Throne
Record of the Year – “Holocene”
Song of the Year – “Holocene”
Best New Artist
Best Pop Group – “Beth/Rest”
Best Rock Performance – “Perth”
Best Rock Song – “Perth”
Alternative Album - Bon Iver
BRITNEY SPEARS
Album of the Year - Femme Fatale
Record of the Year – “Till the World Ends”
Song of the Year – “Till the World Ends”
Best Pop Album - Femme Fatale
Best Pop Solo – “Till the World Ends”
BRUNO MARS
Album of the Year - Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Record of the Year – “Grenade”
Song of the Year – “Grenade”
Best Pop Solo – “Grenade”
Best Rap/Sung – “Lighters”
Best Rap Song – “Lighters”
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
Record of the Year – “Mama’s Song”
Record of the Year – “Remind Me”
Song of the Year – “Mama’s Song”
Best Pop Solo – “There’s A Place For Us”
Best Country Song – “Mama’s Song”
Best Country Group – “Remind Me”
Best Country Solo – “Mama’s Song”
CHRIS BROWN
Best Pop Solo – “Yeah 3X”
Best Rap Performance – “Look At Me Now”
Best Rap/Sung – “Body 2 Body”
Best Rap/Sung – “My Last”
Best Rap/Sung – “Yesterday”
Best Rap/Sung – “Pot of Gold”
Best Rap/Sung – “Get Back Up”
Best Rap Song – “Look At Me Now”
Best Rap Song – “My Last”
Best Dance Recording – “Beautiful People”
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
Record of the Year – “Bound to You”
Record of the Year – “Moves Like Jagger”
Song of the Year – “Bound to You”
Best Pop Solo – “Bound to You”
Best Pop Group – “Moves Like Jagger”
Best Song Written for Visual Media – “Bound to You”
Best Compilation Soundtrack - Burlesque
DAVID GUETTA
Best Dance Album - Nothing But the Beat
Best Dance Recording – “Sunshine”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Where Them Girls At”
DEV
Best Dance Recording – “In the Dark ”
DRAKE
Best Rap Performance – “She Will”
Best Rap Performance – “Moment 4 Life”
Best Rap/Sung – “Loving You No More”
Best Rap/Sung – “I’m On One”
Best Rap/Sung – “Fall for Your Type”
Best Rap/Sung – “What’s My Name?”
Best Rap/Sung – “Unusual”
Best Rap Song – “Loving You No More”
Best Rap Song – “Marvin’s Room”
EMINEM
Best Rap Performance – “That’s All She Wrote”
Best Rap/Sung – “I Need a Doctor”
Best Rap/Sung – “Lighters”
Best Rap Song – “I Need a Doctor”
Best Rap Song – “That’s All She Wrote”
Best Rap Song – “Lighters”
Best Rap Album - Hell: The Sequel (Deluxe Edition)
FOSTER THE PEOPLE
Album of the Year - Torches
Record of the Year – “Pumped Up Kicks”
Song of the Year – “Pumped Up Kicks”
Best New Artist
Best Pop Group – “Pumped Up Kicks”
Alternative Album - Torches
GLEE CAST
Best Pop Group – “Teenage Dream”
Best Pop Group – “Bills, Bills, Bills”
Best Pop Group – “Loser Like Me”
GWYNETH PALTROW
Best Country Solo – “Coming Home”
J. COLE
Best Rap Performance – “Work Out”
Best Rap/Sung – “Can’t Get Enough”
Best Rap/Sung – “All I Want is You”
Best Rap/Sung – “Only Wanna Give It to You”
Best Rap Song – “Mr. Nice Watch”
Best Rap Album - Cole World: The Sideline Story
JAY-Z
Album of the Year - Watch the Throne
Album of the Year - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Record of the Year – “Otis”
Song of the Year – “Otis”
Best Rap Performance – “Otis”
Best Rap Performance – “Boongie Drop”
Best Rap/Sung – “The Moon & The Sky”
Best Rap Song – “Mr. Nice Watch”
Best Rap Song – “Otis”
Best Rap Album - Watch the Throne
JENNIFER LOPEZ
Album of the Year - Love?
Record of the Year – “On the Floor”
Record of the Year – “Starting Over”
Best Pop Solo – “Papi”
Best Pop Album - Love?
Best Pop Group – “On the Floor”
JILL SCOTT
Album of the Year - The Light of the Sun
Record of the Year – “So In Love”
Song of the Year – “So In Love”
Best R&B Album - The Light of the Sun
Best R&B Song – “So In Love”
Traditional R&B Performance – “So In Love”
Best R&B Solo – “The Light“ (Piano Mix)
JOHN LEGEND
Album of the Year - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Best Rap/Sung – “Never Forget You”
Best Rap/Sung – “Eyez Closed”
Best Rap/Sung – “Blame Game”
KANYE WEST
Album of the Year - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Album of the Year - Watch the Throne
Record of the Year – “Otis”
Record of the Year – “All of the Lights”
Song of the Year – “Otis”
Song of the Year – “All of the Lights”
Best Pop Group – “E.T.”
Best Rap Performance – “Otis”
Best Rap Performance – “Start It Up”
Best Rap Performance – “Marvin and Chardonnay”
Best Rap/Sung – “Eyez Closed”
Best Rap/Sung – “All of the Lights”
Best Rap/Sung – “Blame Game”
Best Rap Song – “All of the Lights”
Best Rap Song – “Otis”
Best Rap Song – “Start It Up”
Best Rap Album - Watch the Throne
Best Rap Album - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
KATY PERRY
Record of the Year – “Firework”
Song of the Year – “Firework”
Best Pop Solo – “Firework”
Best Pop Group – “E.T.”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Firework”
KELLY CLARKSON
Record of the Year – “Mr. Know It All”
Record of the Year – “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
Song of the Year – “Mr. Know It All” [Kelly not credited as a writer]
Best Pop Solo – “Mr. Know It All”
Best Country Group – “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
KELLY ROWLAND
Best Rap/Sung – “Gone”
Best Rap/Sung – “Motivation”
Best Rap Song – “Gone”
LADY GAGA
Album of the Year - Born This Way
Album of the Year - Duets II
Record of the Year – “Judas”
Record of the Year – “You and I”
Record of the Year – “The Lady Is a Tramp”
Song of the Year – “Judas”
Song of the Year – “You and I”
Best Pop Solo – “Judas”
Best Pop Solo – “You and I”
Best Pop Album - Born This Way
Best Short Form Music Video – “Born This Way”
Best Short Form Music Video – “You and I”
Best Long Form Music Video - Inside the Outside
LIL’ WAYNE
Album of the Year - Tha Carter IV
Best Rap Performance – “Look At Me Now”
Best Rap Performance – “She Will”
Best Rap Performance – “6′7′”
Best Rap Performance – “Ballin”
Best Rap/Sung – “This is What Rock N Roll Looks Like”
Best Rap/Sung – “I’m On One”
Best Rap/Sung – “Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)”
Best Rap/Sung – “Motivation”
Best Rap/Sung – “Grapes on a Vine”
Best Rap Song – “Ballin”
Best Rap Song – “Look At Me Now”
Best Rap Song – “6′7′”
Best Rap Song – “Welcome to My Hood”
Best Rap Album - Tha Carter IV
MAROON 5
Record of the Year – “Moves Like Jagger”
Song of the Year – “Moves Like Jagger”
Best Pop Group – “Air I Breathe”
Best Pop Group – “Moves Like Jagger”
NICKI MINAJ
Album of the Year - Pink Friday
Album of the Year - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Record of the Year – “Super Bass”
Song of the Year – “Super Bass”
Best New Artist
Best Pop Group – “Fly”
Best R&B Song – “I Ain’t Thru”
Best Rap Performance – “Moment 4 Life”
Best Rap Performance – “Right Thru Me”
Best Rap Album - Pink Friday
Best Rap/Sung – “I Ain’t Thru”
Best Rap Song – “Right Thru Me”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Check it Out”
Best Short Form Music Video – “I Ain’t Thru”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Fly”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Where Them Girls At”
ROBYN
Best Dance Recording – “Call Your Girlfriend”
Best Dance Album - Body Talk, Part 3
RIHANNA
Album of the Year - Loud
Album of the Year - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Record of the Year – “We Found Love”
Record of the Year – “All of the Lights”
Song of the Year – “We Found Love”
Best Pop Solo – “S&M”
Best Pop Group – “Fly”
Best Pop Album - Loud
Best Rap/Sung – “What’s My Name?”
Best Rap/Sung – “All of the Lights”
Best Rap Song – “All of the Lights”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Man Down”
SNOOP DOGG
Best Rap Performance – “Get the Funk Out of My Face”
Best Rap Performance – “Winning!”
Best Rap Performance – “Boom”
Best Rap/Sung – “The Mack”
Best Rap/Sung – “Eyez Closed”
Best Rap/Sung – “Real Woman”
Best Rap Song – “Boom”
Best Rap Song – “Winning!”
Best Rap Album - Doggumentary
TAYLOR SWIFT
Album of the Year - Speak Now
Record of the Year – “Back to December”
Song of the Year – “Back to December”
Best Pop Solo – “Back to December”
Best Country Album - Speak Now
Best Country Solo – “Mean”
Best Country Song – “Mean”
TYLER, THE CREATOR
Best New Artist
Best Rap Performance – “Trouble on My Mind”
Best Rap Performance – “Yonkers”
Best Rap/Sung – “She”
Best Rap Song – “Trouble on My Mind”
Best Rap Song – “Yonkers”
Best Rap Album - Goblin
While meaty, it’s important to note the list may -in its absolute final form-have additions. What’s more, it details the submissions of largely Top 40 Pop/Urban acts – the Grammy’s cover much more ground than that.
Adele's "Someone Like You" holds at #1 for the fifth straight week. "Rolling In The Deep" was #1 for seven weeks earlier this year. Adele is the first female solo artist to log five weeks at #1 in a calendar year with two strictly solo recordings. Beyonce, Monica and Mariah Carey also did it (in 2003, 1998 and 1995, respectively), if you include collabos.
"We Found Love" by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris leaps from #6 to #2 in its fifth week on the Hot 100. In addition, the song holds at #1 in the U.K. for the third straight week. It's Rihanna's longest-running #1 in the U.K. since "Umbrella" (featuring Jay-Z) topped the chart there for 10 weeks in 2007.
TOP TEN BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES
Issue Date : 28 October 2011
1. (1) Adele, "Someone Like You." (16weeks on chart,5weeks#1) 2. (6) Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love" (5weeks on chart,pk#2) 3. (2) Maroon 5/Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger." (18weeks on chart,pk#1) 4. (4) LMFAO, "Sexy And I Know It." (8weeks on chart,pk#4) 5. (3) Foster The People's "Pumped Up Kicks" (26weeks on chart,pk#3) 6. (5) Gym Class Heroes ft.Adam Levine, "Stereo Hearts." (19weeks, pk#4) 7. (7) David GuettafeaturingUsher, "Without You." (8weeks on chart,pk#7) 8. (8) Cobra Starshipft. Sabi, "You Make Me Feel" (15weeks on chart,pk#7) 9. (97) Drake featuring Nicki Minaj, "Make Me Proud." (2wkonchart,pk#9) 10. (9) LMFAO/Lauren Bennett/GoonRock,"Party Rock Anthem"(31wkonchart,pk#1)
HOT Shot : #66 Britney Spears "Criminal" (2weeks on charts)
The third film in Paramount Pictures' low-budget fright franchise, which was No. 1 at the box office, had the biggest debut ever for a horror movie, according to Sunday studio estimates. It made a ton of noise at the box office with a record-setting, $54 million opening. It broke the previous record part two set a year ago with $40.7 million. It's also the biggest opening ever for an October release, topping the $50.35 million Paramount's "Jackass 3D" made last year.
TOP TEN US BOX OFFICE
Issue Date : 24 October 2011
Rank Title Weekend Gross Weeks
1 Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) $54M $54M 1 2 Real Steel (2011) $11.3M $67.2M 3 3 Footloose (2011) $10.8M $30.9M 2 4 The Three Musketeers (2011) $8.8M $8.8M 1 5 The Ides of March (2011) $4.9M $29.2M 3 6 Dolphin Tale (2011) $4.2M $64.4M 5 7 Moneyball (2011) $4.05M $63.7M 5 8 Johnny English Reborn (2011) $3.8M $3.8M 1 9 The Thing (2011) $3.11M $14.1M 2 10 50/50 (2011) $2.83M $28.8M 4
Coming Soon : Anonymous Puss in Boots In Time The Rum Diary Like Crazy
Adele's "Someone Like You" holds at #1 for the fourth week. "Rolling In The Deep" was #1 for seven weeks earlier this year. Adele is the first "lead artist" to spend 11 or more weeks at #1 in a calendar year since the Black Eyed Peas were on top for 26 weeks in 2009.
Adele co-wrote and co-produced "Someone Like You" with Dan Wilson. She also co-wrote "Rolling In The Deep" (with Paul Epworth), but she didn't co-produce it. "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon5 featuring Christina Aguilera holds at #2 for the third week following a four-week run at #1. Foster The People's "Pumped Up Kicks" holds at #3 for the eighth week.
TOP TEN BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES
Issue Date : 21 October 2011
1. (1) Adele, "Someone Like You." (15weeks on chart,4weeks#1) 2. (2) Maroon 5/Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger." (17weeks on chart,pk#1) 3. (3) Foster The People's "Pumped Up Kicks" (25weeks on chart,pk#3)
4. (4) LMFAO, "Sexy And I Know It." (7weeks on chart,pk#4) 5. (5) Gym Class Heroes ft.Adam Levine, "Stereo Hearts." (18weeks, pk#4) 6. (7) Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love" (4weeks on chart,pk#6) 7. (8) David GuettafeaturingUsher, "Without You." (7weeks on chart,pk#7) 8. (9) Cobra Starshipft. Sabi, "You Make Me Feel" (14weeks on chart,pk#7) 9. (6) LMFAO/Lauren Bennett/GoonRock,"Party Rock Anthem"(30wkonchart,pk#1)
10. (-) Snoop Dogg ft. Wiz Khalifa & Bruno Mars, "Young, Wild & Free." DEBUT
Real Steel dipped 40 percent to an estimated $16.3 million. That hold isn't quite as strong as Secretariat or Red from last October, but it's still solid in its own right. Through 10 days in theaters, the Hugh Jackman robot boxing movie has earned $51.7 million. Footloose was a close second with an estimated $16.1 million. It debuted below Stomp the Yard ($21.8 million and the first two Step Up movies ($20.7 million and $18.9 million), but did end up slightly above Step Up 3-D ($15.8 million). It also had lower initial attendance than the original Footloose.
TOP TEN BOX OFFICE WEEKEND Issue Date : 17 October 2011 Rank Title Weekend Gross Weeks
1 Real Steel (2011) $16.3M $51.7M 2 2 Footloose (2011) $16.1M $16.1M 1 3 The Thing (2011) $8.8M $8.8M 1 4 The Ides of March (2011) $7.5M $22.2M 2 5 Dolphin Tale (2011) $6.34M $58.7M 4 6 Moneyball (2011) $5.5M $57.7M 4 7 50/50 (2011) $4.32M $24.3M 3 8 Courageous (2011) $3.4M $21.4M 3 9 The Big Year (2011) $3.33M $3.33M 1 10 The Lion King (1994) $2.71M $90.5M 5
"Someone Like You" a smash hits from Adele continues to the top in its third week at #1 on the Hot 100 and also tops the 2 million mark in digital sales this week. Adele is one of only four lead artists to have two or more 2-million sellers in 2011. Katy Perry leads the pack with three. Bruno Marsand Lady Gaga have also had two. The difference, of course, is that Perry, Mars and Gaga all but define contemporary hit radio. Their records are mostly upbeat, hook-filled and ultra-catchy. Adele also gets played on contemporary hit radio, but she stands apart from it. She's definitely the one in this foursome who "doesn't fit" with the others.
TOP TEN BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES
Issue Date : 14 October 2011
1. (1) Adele, "Someone Like You." (14weeks on chart,3weeks#1) 2. (2) Maroon 5/Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger." (16weeks on chart,pk#1) 3. (3) Foster The People's "Pumped Up Kicks" (24weeks on chart,pk#3)
4. (6) LMFAO, "Sexy And I Know It." (6weeks on chart,pk#4) 5. (4) Gym Class Heroes ft.Adam Levine, "Stereo Hearts." (17weeks, pk#4) 6. (5) LMFAO/Lauren Bennett/GoonRock,"Party Rock Anthem"(29wkonchart,pk#1) 7. (9) Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love" (3weeks on chart,pk#7) 8. (8) David GuettafeaturingUsher, "Without You." (6weeks on chart,pk#8) 9. (10) Cobra Starshipft. Sabi, "You Make Me Feel" (13weeks on chart,pk#7)
10. (12) Lady Gaga, "You And I." (10weeks on chart,pk#7)
HOT Shot : #11 Dev "In The Dark" (10weeks on chart,pk#11)
Real Steel and Johnny English Reborn looks like it's going the full twelve rounds, though for the time being Real Steel has the slight edge. Rise of the Planet of the Apes leaped back up the chart thanks to a strong start in Japan, while The Smurfs finally relinquished its grasp on the top spot. Coinciding with its domestic debut, Real Steel opened to an estimated $22.1 million in 19 foreign markets this weekend. The Hugh Jackman robot boxing movie launched in first place in Russia ($6.9 million), Australia ($5.4 million) and Mexico ($2.9 million). Distributor Walt Disney Pictures noted that all three of these openings were up from Tron Legacy (which wound up with $228 million overseas), though Tron's Holiday opening skews that comparison a bit. Real Steel is now out in roughly 25 percent of the international marketplace, and it expands in to the United Kingdom, South Korea and a handful of other territories next weekend.
BOX OFFICE WEEKEND
Issue Date : 10 October 2011
Rank Title Weekend Gross Weeks 1 Real Steel (2011) $27.3M $27.3M 1 2 The Ides of March (2011) $10.4M $10.4M 1 3 Dolphin Tale (2011) $9.16M $49.1M 3 4 Moneyball (2011) $7.5M $49.3M 3 5 50/50 (2011) $5.5M $17.3M 2 6 Courageous (2011) $4.6M $15.9M 2 7 The Lion King (1994) $4.55M $86M 4 8 Dream House (2011) $4.46M $14.5M 2 9 What's Your Number? (2011) $3.05M $10.3M 2 10 Abduction (2011) $2.9M $23.4M 3
Full Heart-broken smash hits from Adele "Someone Like You" returns to #1 on the Hot 100 for a second week. The resurgence follows the arrival of the song's music video. Adele has topped the chart for nine weeks so far this year, which puts her in a tie with Katy Perry. (That's using Billboard issue dates. Using Nielsen SoundScan "week ending" dates, which run 13 days earlier, Perry loses two weeks at #1 of her year-bridging smash "Firework", which gives Adele the sole lead.)
TOP TEN BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES
Issue Date : 7 October 2011
1. (2) Adele, "Someone Like You." (13weeks on chart,2weeks#1) 2. (1) Maroon 5/Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger." (15weeks on chart,pk#1) 3. (3) Foster The People's "Pumped Up Kicks" (23weeks on chart,pk#3)
4. (5) Gym Class Heroes ft.Adam Levine, "Stereo Hearts." (14weeks, pk#4) 5. (4) LMFAO/Lauren Bennett/GoonRock,"Party Rock Anthem"(29wkonchart,pk#1) 6. (10) LMFAO, "Sexy And I Know It." (5weeks on chart,pk#6) 7. (-) B.o.BfeaturingLil Wayne, "Strange Clouds." (DEBUT) 8. (11) David GuettafeaturingUsher, "Without You." (5weeks on chart,pk#8) 9. (16) Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love" (2weeks on chart,pk#9) 10. (9) Cobra Starshipft. Sabi, "You Make Me Feel" (12weeks on chart,pk#7)
Steve Jobs has done a GOOD JOB for us! He considered by some to be the Leonardo da Vinci of his age, was the mastermind behind Apple, the company he founded only to be forced out and then return to rebuild into a dominant force via a string of hugely popular products - the iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes.
President Barack Obama is remembering Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as one of America's greatest innovators and says the world has lost a visionary.
The man behind the iPod and iPhone as well as the personal computer and the iPad, Jobs died of cancer Wednesday at age 56. Obama said in a statement Wednesday night that Jobs was brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it. The president also said Jobs exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity.
In a tweet sent separately from his statement, Obama said, in his words, "There may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented."
Dolphin Tale managed to leap over Moneyball and The Lion King (in 3D) to take first place on its second weekend in theaters. 50/50 faltered but was tops among newcomers, though faith-based movie Courageous had the most impressive showing at far fewer locations.
