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It was a fight to the finish between box-office champ "Real Steel" and new contender "Footloose." Over the weekend, the two movies were only separated by $200,000 but today, based on the box-office weekend actuals from BoxOfficeMojo, "Real Steel" gets to keep its crown

In Real Steel Hugh Jackman plays a boxing promoter who’s forced to reconnect with his estranged son. But the boxers on which Jackman hangs his hopes aren’t human: Real Steel, which is based on a Richard Matheson short story, is set in the near future, when “robot boxing” is all the rage.

In the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring.

I have much respect for Dakota Goyo! Truth be told, the child actor stole "Real Steel" from Hugh Jackman and he is one of the main reasons I’m recommending the movie 100%!

When I first saw the trailer for "Real Steel," I quickly dismissed it as a derivative film that was produced simply to lure the Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em kids in all of us. We grew up with the boxing robots toy, and Walt Disney Pictures just wanted to capitalize on our nostalgia.

Once upon a time, Darren Aronofsky was attached to direct "The Wolverine." Then, he left abruptly saying the planned location shoot in Japan was the problem.

Two weeks ago, Darren Aronofsky backed out of "The Wolverine" citing the production's planned extended overseas shoot as the reason.