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This Date In Movie History: December 17th
December 17th, what more can I say? Maybe it’s because it’s near the end of the year, but there’s all kinds of good stuff about December 17th.
First, the birthdays:
Milla Jovovich, the first lady of zombie movies, was born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1975
Giovanni Ribisi, whose father’s name is Gay, was born in 1974
Writer/director/producer/editor/cinematographer Gregg Araki was born in 1959
Rhode Island-obsessed director Peter Farrelly was born in 1956
Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione was born in 1930
Prolific supporting-actor Ernie Hudson was born in 1945
Cherokee actor Wes Studi was born in 1947
Bill Pullman, who is somehow often confused with Bill Paxton, was born in 1953
There were a slew of older movies released on this date that have especially dirty
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Tags: box office, classic, Disney, history, release, Smurfs
Weekend Predictions: 11-21-08
I think we’re in for the second biggest movie weekend of the year, with Bolt and Twilight opening and Madagascar 2 and Quantum of Solace still out there.
Tags: box office, budget, business, Harry Potter, opening, prediction, release, screens, vampire, WALL-E, weekend
Assessing The Weekend: Quantum Of Box Office
For the first time since the middle of August, moviegoers spent more than $100 million at the movies on back-to-back weekends.
Tags: box office, James Bond, opening, prediction, release, screens, series, ticket, weekend
Assessing The Weekend: The Formula Breaks Down
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa crushed my $42 million prediction with a $63,106,589 weekend and Role Models bested me by almost $5 million.
Tags: box office, competition, experience, formula, opening, performance, prediction, production, release, weekend
Weekend Predictions: 11-7-08
Here we are, the first full weekend of November- the first weekend with a 4,000+ screen movie since The Dark Knight.
Tags: continuity, formula, opening, prediction, release, screen, screens, sequel, total, weekend
Assessing The Weekend: High School Musical Still Rules
Once again, High School Musical 3 was tops at the box office. But it was a down weekend overall, actually the smallest weekend of the year.
Tags: box office, budget, Halloween, opening, prediction, release, screens, weekend
This Date In Movie History: November 2nd
November 2nd has been an interesting day in movie history.
Tags: circus, debut, director, genocide, Halloween, history, murder, opening, release, Western
Weekend Predictions: 10-24-08
This weekend looks to be a two horse race to the bank between High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Saw V.
Tags: box office, debut, Disney, franchise, Halloween, marketing, prediction, release, screens, weekend
Weekend Predictions: 10-17-08
I’m going to go out on a limb and say Beverly Hills Chihuahua won’t dominate the box office again. It’s possible it could do $10.5 million, but it’s got to drop off at some point.
Tags: box office, competition, formula, numbers, opening, release, screens, weekend
Assessing The Weekend: Never Underestimate The Power Of Chihuahuas
Who would’ve thought Beverly Hills Chihuahua could dominate a second weekend? I dismissed it as an opening weekend beast that would flame out rather quickly.
Tags: box office, cannibal, competition, Disney, formula, opening, prediction, release, weekend
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