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'Narnia' Topples 'King Kong' at Box Office
Mankato Free Press ^
| 1/2/06
| Jeff Wilson
Posted on 01/02/2006 2:24:11 PM PST by LdSentinal
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To: Dr. Scarpetta
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posted on
01/02/2006 3:20:13 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(MSM: Public support for war waining. 403/3 House vote against pullout vaporizes another lie.)
To: jimbo123
Thanks for that link. Hadn't seen that one, yet. It'll help me update my Netflix queue.
DH & I are waiting for the kids to go back to school, and then we'll play hookey and go see "Narnia" when we can have the theater basically to ourselves during the week.
Self-Employment Rocks! :)
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posted on
01/02/2006 3:22:15 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: ExcursionGuy84
It's made $15 million and officially opens this Friday.
Release Dates: December 23, 2005 (limited)
January 6, 2006 (wide)
Hopefully the 500 or so theaters showing it are spread around all the major cities so the wider release won't make much of a splash. I'd like to see this movie fail.
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posted on
01/02/2006 3:24:04 PM PST
by
Rastus
To: jwalsh07
"Not even in the top 10. I guess American's didn't want to see a movie about queer sheep herders after all"
Yeah, butt it's screen $ average is the highest of all the movies released, go figure. It's in less than 300 theaters, apparently 250 which are in San Francisco and West Hollywood.
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posted on
01/02/2006 3:29:26 PM PST
by
DAC22
To: DoughtyOne
Thanks for the links, although I didn't read the PDF file. I happened to choose a passage at random which described why it was titled, Syriana, and that was enough for me!
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posted on
01/02/2006 3:53:19 PM PST
by
Socratic
(When civilization concedes to barbarity, civility is never the result.)
To: Luke Skyfreeper
They're both showing impressive holding power. With Narnia shorter and in more theaters and averaging $200 less per theater I think this is a draw in the end. Lots of people are breathing a sigh of relief at King Kong coming on so strong, it was looking like it was going to be a frightful flop for a while, now it might actually break even.
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posted on
01/02/2006 3:59:12 PM PST
by
discostu
(a time when families gather together, don't talk, and watch football... good times)
To: Socratic
The premise may have been more to our liking than it might seem on the surface. A Chinese entrance into the oil market is going to cause problems. We may even have to play some games. What I objected to was the impression that it was going to be another Prescot Bush et al slam dunk for liberal operatives. I objected to that and thought, no thanks.
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posted on
01/02/2006 4:04:07 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(MSM: Public support for war waining. 403/3 House vote against pullout vaporizes another lie.)
To: ExcursionGuy84
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posted on
01/02/2006 4:08:59 PM PST
by
marajade
(Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
To: ExcursionGuy84
To Steven "Islamic Peace Prayer" Spielberg:
Hehehehehehe!!!!!!!
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posted on
01/02/2006 5:29:24 PM PST
by
Emmet Fitzhume
("Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure." President Reagan)
To: Luke Skyfreeper
I'm a pastor. "Narnia" didn't have the proper release time, imho, to get the big Christmas rush that Disney hoped for. It competed with busy Christmas programs that pastors always have to run at this time of year.
Now that that is over, I'll be encouraging the church to go see the movie.
That's my explanation for the film's resurgence.
$400 million worldwide should put a grin on the producer's face. DVD sales will be huge.
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posted on
01/03/2006 6:09:18 AM PST
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It!)
To: LdSentinal
Looks like Narnia will beat Kong, and may even beat out HP as the year's box-office winner. From Box Office Mojo: "Narnia was up six percent, lifting its gross to $225.7 million in 25 days, while Kong was down four percent for $174.6 million in 20 days."
Another Christian-themed movie tops the box office. When will Hollyweird learn?
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posted on
01/04/2006 7:22:08 AM PST
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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