1. This Month's Winner

    THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON
    Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning and Michael Sheen
    Directed by: Chris Weitz

    For the first time a movie and its sequel have been awarded the Purple Filmstrip Award. The second installment of the saga had a record-breaking opening weekend and received a B+ rating from our users.

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  2. October's Winner

    MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT
    Starring: Michael Jackson
    Directed by: Kenny Ortega

    The King of Pop is gone, but he left behind this document of his extraordinary talent. The movie, assembled from rehearsal footage, is the highest-grossing concert film of all time worldwide, and Yahoo! users give it an astonishing A rating.

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  3. September's Winner

    TYLER PERRY'S I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF
    Starring: Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez, Brian J. White and Mary J. Blige
    Directed by: Tyler Perry

    Writer/director/star Tyler Perry becomes the first filmmaker to win two Purple Filmstrip Awards, with his latest film -- featuring another appearance by his alter-ego Madea -- earning an A- rating from users.

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  4. August's Winner

    Inglourious Basterds

    INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
    Starring: Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, B.J. Novack, Melanie Laurent, Diane Kruger and Christoph Waltz
    Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

    The director of "Pulp Fiction" returned to radically rewrite (and misspell) the history of World War II. It had a surprisingly huge opening weekend -- Tarantino's biggest -- and Yahoo! users who gave it a B+ rating.

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  5. July's Winner

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
    Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon and Alan Rickman
    Directed by: David Yates

    The "Harry Potter" franchise shows no signs of slowing down in its sixth installment, and Yahoo! users are still very much on board, giving this one a B+ rating.

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  6. June's Winner

    TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
    Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro and Isabel Lucas
    Directed by: Michael Bay

    "Transformers" had the most-streamed trailer on Yahoo! in 2007, and fans were revved up to see giant robots battle again, giving the sequel a B+ grade.

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  7. May's Winner

    X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE
    Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Taylor Kitsch, Will.i.am and Ryan Reynolds
    Directed by: Gavin Hood

    Hugh Jackman returned to the role that made him a star: Marvel Comics' metal-clawed mutant, Wolverine. Yahoo! users gave the prequel a B+ rating, which is in line with the grades of the previous three films.

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  8. Aprils's Winner

    FAST & FURIOUS
    Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Gal Gadot and John Ortiz
    Directed by: Justin Lin

    After eight years apart, the original cast of "The Fast and the Furious" reunited for another high-octane action flick. Yahoo! users were happy to see the gang together, giving the fourth installment an A- rating.

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  9. March's Winner

    WATCHMEN
    Starring: Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino and Patrick Wilson
    Directed by: Zack Snyder

    Fans of the acclaimed graphic novel waited decades for a film adaptation of "Watchmen," and they couldn't stop watching the movie's thrilling trailers and exhaustive video production journals.

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  10. February's Winner

    TYLER PERRY'S MADEA GOES TO JAIL
    Starring: Tyler Perry, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke, Vanessa Ferlito and Viola Davis
    Directed by: Tyler Perry

    The multi-talented Tyler Perry brought back his signature character, Madea, and consequently had the biggest opening weekend of his career. And apparently Yahoo! users were happy to see her back, giving the movie an exceptional A- rating.

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  11. January's Winner

    NOTORIOUS
    Starring: Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Anthony Mackie and Antonique Smith
    Directed by: George Tillman Jr.

    Brooklyn rapper Jamal Woolard was plucked out of thousands of hopefuls to play the lead role of Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G., in this well-received biopic. Yahoo! users were hypontized by the film's realism, and it received a B+ rating.

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About the Purple Filmstrip Award

  • Each month, Yahoo! Movies, in association with The Hollywood Reporter, presents the Purple Filmstrip Award ®. The award recognizes the #1 movie on Yahoo!, based on the most trailer views and the highest user ratings.

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