Movie Happenings
Narnia breaks Potter's Spell
(Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 1969 @ 4:59 PM)
Yahoo! Movies:
The arrival of the younger-kid-friendly Narnia broke the spell of the PG-13 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. After three straight weeks on top, the adaptation of J.K. Rowling's boy wizard novel dropped to third place. The Warner Bros. release earned $10.3 million, off 48 percent from last week, to bring its four-week domestic gross to $244.1 million.
Can Narnia follow the success of the Harry Potter series? It seems that this is a trend studios are trying to adopt. It appears to be working - box office numbers are up 54% from last week - of course, it could be that everyone is trying to escape the cold.
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FLUX Ducks Reviewers
(Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 1969 @ 4:59 PM)
Cinescape - Home - Editorial:
"In what is generally considered not a good sign for a movie's quality, Paramount Pictures has 'quietly' canceled all review screenings of AEON FLUX. "
I thought the previews looked pretty good. I hope its not that bad - just not what the typical movie "reviewer" might classify as Oscar material. However, there are days where all I want are some good action sequences. As long as its not too cheesy, I'm happy.
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Moviegoers not Chicken of Little
(Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 1969 @ 4:59 PM)
So Chicken Little pulled in 40 million this weekend ... Disney really made their mark on the CG radar - or did they? Incredibles opened around 70 million last year, so in comparision, it wasn't all that great. I don't think the movie could get close to competing with any Pixar film. The story was a simple cookbook recipe, the character design was not anything to write home about, and the humor was drawn mostly from pop-culture references. It was entertaining - but probably not worth price of admission. Wait for the DVD - you not missing anything special until then.
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