variety.com - 12/1/2008
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Comedy nabs holiday weekend top spot What economic crisis? The domestic box office flourished over the long Thanksgiving sesh, ending slightly ahead of last year. Better yet, all sorts of films did well, further indication that going to the movies is becoming more and more appealing as worried ...
rottentomatoes.com - 11/26/2008
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Synopsis: Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn pair up
for this Christmas comedy about a couple who has
to visit four different sets of parents as a result of divorce. Seth Gordon, director of the highly praised documentary THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL ...
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Four Christmases Movie Reviews, Pictures
variety.com - 12/8/2008
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'Frost/Nixon' bows big in limited release Four Christmases
kept auds laughing while the Punisher fired blanks during
the traditionally slow post-Thanksgiving frame. The real action was in the specialty market, where an ex-president joined a gay ...
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'Christmases' still jolly at box office - Entertainment ...
aceshowbiz.com - 12/9/2008
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Weekend Box Office: ‘Christmases’ No. 1 Gift
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Many people wanted to see Vince and Reese not enjoy the holidays.
So here’s the good news–the economy may suck, but people are apparently willing to take all that money they’re not spending on presents and use it for movie tickets. Box office was solid all-around as the big holiday movie season, with lots of star-laden movies, kicks into full swing.
Four Christmases, the Vince Vaughn/Reese Witherspoon comedy, came in at number one, surprising most people, especially me. I just thought it didn’t look very good, and doubted that either of those two were enough to bring in audiences. But it ...
Milk Breaks Limited Release Record. Trade Roughage 12/01/08
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Before getting to that supposed “disappointing” debut of Australia, let me first congratulate Milk for cracking the top 10 while opening on only 34 screens. The film’s five-day Thanksgiving Weekend total gross is $1.9 million, meaning its per-screen average was an unbelievable (and apparently record-breaking) $51,833. Meanwhile, fellow limited-release powerhouse Slumdog Millionaire was kept at bay at 11th place, though its per-screen average continues to amaze at more than $36,000.
Now for Australia: the film placed fifth for the holiday stretch, taking in less ...
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