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For people who think Denzel Washington should be trusted just as much as Jason Statham to deliver something from point A to point B: The Book of Eli

After American Gangster and its monster $43.5 million opening weekend, Denzel Washington’s second best opener is The Book of Eli, a movie released in mid January by Warner Bros. to the sweet tune of $32.7 million. The $80 million budgeted feature – the Hughes brothers’ first since 2001’s From Hell – proved to have decent legs at the box office. It managed to wrangle $94.8 million from domestic theaters and another $47.3 million abroad.

Not bad for a movie that probably would have done decent business during the summer box office season but took advantage of a historically dead month instead. Were Avatar not occupying half of the month’s top eight(!) weekends of all time, The Book of Eli would be the proud owner of the month’s fifth-best three-day weekend ever.

A post-apocalyptic action film, The Book of Eli revolves around Denzel’s titular character, a loner who must deliver his copy of the King James Version of the Bible to a safe location. As he journeys westward, the history of the post-war world, and the importance of his copy of the Bible, is explained.

Disc includes: Maximum Movie Mode Survival Guide featurette, Starting Over featurette, Eli’s Journey featurette, The Book of Eli soundtrack, additional scenes, A Lost Tale: Billy featurette

For people who think Kristen Bell is a catch in any country – not just Italy: When in Rome

To date, there have been three movies named When in Rome. Yes, the Olsen twins were in one about eight years ago in a direct-to-DVD release for Warner Bros. This write-up, however, refers to that poorly executed mess released earlier this year with Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel at the helm. According to Rotten Tomatoes, just 16% of critics would recommend what they saw. The movie, which opened in late January, collected $32.6 million in domestic receipts, and another $2 million or so from international audiences.

In When in Rome, Bell stars as a hopeless romantic who’s pursued by a handful of suitors after snagging coins from a Roman fountain – probably based on the Trevi – that’s supposed to bring love to those who toss coins into it.

Disc includes: Bloopers, deleted scenes, two music videos, alternate opening and ending, Crazy Casanova: Mischief from the Set featurette, Extended Pain with the Suitors featurette

June 15, 2010
Blu-ray
American Bandits: Frank & Jesse James
The Book of Eli
Circle of Pain
Control Alt Delete
Darkman
Enter The Dragon
Flash Gordon
The Horseman
Mary and Max
Mystery Train (Criterion Collection)
Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize
Sanctuary: The Complete First Season
The Stepfather
Supernatural: The Complete First Season
Unthinkable
Vengeance Trilogy
When in Rome
Youth in Revolt

DVD
American Dad: Volume 5
The Best Years: The Complete Second Season
The Book of Eli
Circle of Pain
Control Alt Delete
Dennis Brown: Living Legends Live in Concert
Everwood: The Complete Third Season
Family Guy: Volume 8
Hawthorne: The Complete First Season
Here's Lucy: Season 3
The Horseman
Leave it to Beaver: Season Three
Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black
Mary and Max
Mystery Train (Criterion Collection)
Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize
Pulp Fiction: The Golden Age of Sci-Fi, Fantasy (Special Edition)
Sanctuary: The Complete First Season
Sanctuary: The Complete Second Season
The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Volume 4
Showgirls (15th Anniversary Edition)
Supernatural: The Complete First Season
Unthinkable
When in Rome
X: The Complete Series
Youth in Revolt

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