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Disney’s A Christmas Carol Scares Up $31 Million

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 01:51:32 +0000

Here are my thoughts on what happened this weekend at the box office, with Disney’s A Christmas Carol leading the way at $31 million. I know the $31 million is lower than some people thought it would do, and Nikki Finke was freaking out this weekend with headlines bashing Jim ...

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Box Office: Nov. 6-8, 2009

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:32:28 +0000

Christmas came early these year for Disney. A Christmas Carol (2009) premiered in the Number One spot at the box office this weekend with $31 Million. Michael Jackson’s This Is It was Second with $14 Million. The Men Who Stare at Goats premiered in Third Place with $13.3 Million. ...

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Film Weekly visits Sheffield Doc/Fest and Doha Tribeca

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:12:08 +0000

This week's edition ranges across the world, with a portrait of a West Yorkshire market town taking centre stage at Sheffield Doc/Fest, a report from the inaugural Doha Tribeca film festival, and a magic ride across the rooftops of London in Disney's A Christmas Carol . First up, Jason Solomons ...

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"A Christmas Carol" is fun in 3D, but exhausting (Review)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Score: Before you see this version of *A Christmas Carol* remember: you have options. According to IMDB, about 50 "Christmas Carol" movies have been released through the years, dating back to the earliest days of film. This is not the best of those versions. I prefer "A Muppet Christmas ...

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL is fun in 3D, but exhausting (Review)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Score: Before you see this version of A Christmas Carol remember: you have options. According to IMDB, about 50 Christmas Carol movies have been released through the years, dating back to the earliest days of film. This is not the best of those versions. I prefer A Muppet Christmas ...

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Box Office - '2012' Explodes for $24 Million Friday

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:25:45 +0000

It was a bigger-than-expected Friday for 2012 , which should easily sail past our $50 million projection for the weekend. The last movie to do this kind of business on its opening day was Harry Potter , so the $24 million the disaster movie earned yesterday sets it up quite nicely for a great ...

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Movie Review: “A Christmas Carol”

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:53:02 +0000

There is nothing that quite puts you in the mood for the upcoming holidays than the timeless tale of Charles Dickens ’s A Christmas Carol . A number of film versions of this famous story have been made, the most notable being-at least in my opinion- the 1951 version with ...

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Colin Firth and Robert Zemeckis on making a surreal, sylised A Christmas Carol

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:44:36 +0000

Actor Colin Firth and director Robert Zemeckis tell Ben Child about using performance capture technology to bring a new spin to Charles Dickens's classic seasonal tale Ben Child Henry Barnes

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Box Office - 'Precious' Sets Limited Release Record

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:48:07 +0000

The biggest news at the box office this weekend was the smallest movie. Taking a page out of the book of Paranormal Activity , the Oscar-hyped Precious set a theatrical record, averaging a whopping $100,000 per theater in its 18 locations. That's twice as much as Paranormal managed in its ...

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2012 Scares Up $65 Million at the Box Office

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:33:15 +0000

Well, it was a big box office Tsunami for 2012 , just as everyone predicted — except maybe the Mayans, who were busy predicting other things. Years from now people are going to look back at 2012 and say, “Oh yes, 2012. A very good year. A very good box office opening, too.” ...

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2012 destroys the US box office

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:04:02 +0000

It may not have much of a plot, but it certainly has spectacle, and that was clearly enough to make 2012 a winner. The latest from destructo-porn champion Roland Emmerich devastated the competition, taking in $65 million on its launch weekend. That pushed A Christmas Carol down to second ...

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At the River Crossing Edward Woodward 1930-2009

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:20:15 +0000

"These are memories to be hoarded" - Harry "Breaker" Morant The first time I had any real knowledge of who Edward Woodward was was in the 1984 Hallmark Hall of Fame version of A Christmas Carol starring George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. In that version Woodward plays the Ghost of ...

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Sony & the Mayan calendar combine for monster disaster film opening as 2012 is headed for a $60M opening weekend!

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:05:09 +0000

The $200M blockbuster 2012 (Sony), yet another end of the world special effects disaster film from Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) has opened with a dominating $25M Friday, and it is targeting a $60M 3-day. That would...

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Box Office: Nov. 13-15, 2009

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:38:25 +0000

The prophecy was correct. 2012 premiered in the Number One spot at the box office this weekend with $65 Million. A Christmas Carol (2009) was Second with $22.3 Million. The Men Who Stare at Goats was Third with $6.2 Million. Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire , ...

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2012 Annihilates Box Office Numbers

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:41:03 +0000

Oh boy. Any hope you may have of Roland Emmerich either disappearing off the face of the earth or directing a film that doesn’t obliterate society has probably been shattered. 2012 has made some serious bank: $225 million worldwide, which Variety calls the fifth best international opening ...

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Zemeckis Wants to Motion Capture 'The Nutcracker'?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:56:27 +0000

Robert Zemeckis is keeping Christmas on the brain, if a new report from Pajiba is correct. The Christmas Carol director - who is working on a Roger Rabbit sequel and a remake of Yellow Submarine , both performance capture experiments - will make a new version of The Nutcracker . It won't ...

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A Christmas Carol Review – Not Quite Magical Yet!

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:21:49 +0000

Robert Zemeckis is so convinced by the creative merits of motion-capture technology he has abandoned live-action filmmaking. Forever. Or so he keeps telling anybody who will listen. The director would argue he has freed himself from the tyrannies of filmmaking and problems he could not ...

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Movie Review: A Christmas Carol (2009)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:53:51 +0000

Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol Photo: Walt Disney Pictures One thing's for certain with Robert Zemeckis's latest attempt at motion-capture CGI animation, kids need not apply. I have had conversations with fellow critics and the conclusion I've come to concerning ...

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Review: A Christmas Carol

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:53:51 +0000

PLOT: A 3D animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic Victorian tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, who changes his miserly ways after being visited by a series of spirits on Christmas Eve. REVIEW: I'm a sucker for Scrooge. I love this story, and I make it a point to check out each and every ...

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Movie Review: "A Christmas Carol"

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:53:51 +0000

Seen on: November 2, 2009 The players: Director: Robert Zemeckis, Writer: Robert Zemeckis, Cast: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Bob Hoskins, Colin Firth, Robin Wright Penn Facts of interest: Based on the story by Charles Dickens, obviously. The plot: The classic tale is back on the big ...

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