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Rank the week of April 19th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best movies of all-time:

The King's Speech reviews and rankings

The King’s Speech

(DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Flickchart Ranking: #55
Times Ranked: 15675
Win Percentage: 63%
Top-20 Rankings: 95

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Directed By: Tom Hooper

Starring: Colin Firth •  Geoffrey Rush •  Helena Bonham Carter •  Derek Jacobi •  Michael Gambon

Genres: Biography •  Drama •  History •  Period Film

Studios/Franchises: Academy Award Best Picture Winning

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The Academy Awards are the film equivalent of the Heavyweight Championship of the World. Hollywood’s ultimate honour, the Oscars recognize – in theory – the pinnacle of cinematic achievement in a given year, while the film to take home the coveted award for Best Picture is immortalized in the halls of movie history. In just a few short days, the winners of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards will be announced, and as it so often does, the Best Picture race has come down to two critically acclaimed favourites. In one corner sits a charming and affecting period piece about a monarch learning to overcome a stutter; in the other, a striking, propulsive and meticulously calculated telling of the birth of a 21st century phenomenon. Reel Rumbles is proud to bring you a preview to the biggest and most anticipated showdown of the season… The Social Network vs. The King’s Speech.

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weekend box office - february 11-13

Despite earning a healthy $17 million, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son was not ranked a single time on Flickchart this weekend. I am Number Four was ranked 30% more than Unknown, although it earned $2 million less. In other news both The Black Swan and The King’s Speech crossed the $100 million mark this weekend.

Movie

Weekend $

Total $

Average $/Theater

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Unknown

$21.8 Mil

$22 Mil

$7,154

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I am Number Four

$19.5 Mil

$20 Mil

$6,183

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Gnomeo and Juliet

$19.4 Mil

$50 Mil

$6,437

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Just Go With It

$18.2 Mil

$61 Mil

$5,130

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Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

$17 Mil

$17 Mil

$6,026

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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

$13.6 Mil

$48 Mil

$4,362

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The King’s Speech

$6.6 Mil

$103 Mil

$3,148

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The Roommate

$4.1 Mil

$33 Mil

$1,898

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The Eagle

$3.6Mil

$15 Mil

$1,550

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No Strings Attached

$3.1 Mil

$66 Mil

$1,587

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Source: Box Office Mojo

As the Oscar telecast creeps up on us again, it begs the question: How many times has the Academy really gotten this “Best Picture” thing right, anyway?

Think about it. How many controversial decisions are there in the Academy’s history? How many times is a movie other than Best Picture long remembered as the best of the year?

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