Posted on 02/25/2003 9:35:25 AM PST by Sir Gawain
|Feb. 23|Feb. 17 | | Weeks
|Weekend|Weekend |Total| in
Movie (Studio) | Gross | Gross |Gross|Release
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--| 1| 1. Daredevil (20) | $18.1 | $45.0 $ 69.5 2
--|--| 2. Old School (DW) | $17.5 | $ -.- $ 17.5 1
1| 2| 3. How to Lose a Guy... (PA) | $11.6 | $20.7 $ 64.6 3
--| 4| 4. The Jungle Book 2 (DS) | $ 8.7 | $14.1 $ 25.2 2
3| 3| 5. Chicago (MM) | $ 8.2 | $14.5 $ 94.1 9
--|--| 6. The Life of David Gale (UN) | $ 7.1 | $ -.- $ 7.1 1
2| 5| 7. Shanghai Knights (TO) | $ 6.5 | $12.8 $ 44.5 3
--|--| 8. Gods and Generals (WB) | $ 4.7 | $ -.- $ 4.7 1
--|--| 9. Dark Blue (UA) | $ 3.9 | $ -.- $ 3.9 1
4| 6|10. The Recruit (TO) | $ 3.4 | $ 7.3 $ 44.3 4
5| 7|11. Final Destination 2 (NL) | $ 3.0 | $ 6.2 $ 40.3 4
13|10|12. The Hours (PA) | $ 2.4 | $ 3.9 $ 30.0 9
7| 8|13. Kangaroo Jack (WB) | $ 2.0 | $ 5.0 $ 61.9 6
10|11|14. The LOTR: The Two Towers (NL) | $ 1.9 | $ 3.6 $328.2 10
6| 9|15. Deliver Us from Eva (FO) | $ 1.8 | $ 4.4 $ 14.7 3
11|12|16. About Schmidt (NL) | $ 1.7 | $ 3.5 $ 55.5 11
18|17|17. The Pianist (FO) | $ 1.2 | $ 1.7 $ 12.9 9
23|18|18. The Quiet American (MM) | $ 1.1 | $ 1.4 $ 4.3 7
12|13|19. Catch Me If You Can (DW) | $ 0.8 | $ 2.5 $161.1 9
8|14|20. Biker Boyz (DW) | $ 0.8 | $ 2.5 $ 20.5 4
9|15|21. Darkness Falls (CO) | $ 0.7 | $ 2.4 $ 30.9 5
19|16|22. Gangs of New York (MM) | $ 0.7 | $ 2.0 $ 73.6 10
20|19|23. Adaptation (CO) | $ 0.6 | $ 1.3 $ 19.4 12
21|21|24. The Lion King (DS) | $ 0.4 | $ 0.6 $ 12.9 9
27|22|25. Talk to Her (SC) | $ 0.4 | $ 0.6 $ 6.3 14
14|20|26. Just Married (20) | $ 0.3 | $ 1.0 $ 54.4 7
FWIW, I've almost finished reading the book (my 16 yr. old daughter has already finished it) and then we're all going to the movie this Sat. What did you think of it?
I'm sorry I wasted my time seeing "Daredevil." I thought it would be like "Spiderman," but it was NOT GOOD. Plus, it's too violent for little kids.
LOL!
Did either of you see Bill O'Rielly's interview on "The Factor" last week of both Steven Lang (plays "Stonewall" Jackson) and Robert Maxwell (Director)? Total class acts. To listen to Lang talk about Jackson you would have thought he was still in character. Brilliant man. Director's like Maxwell genuinely care about preserving the integrity of our countries history by raising money for the preservation of historical landmarks. Just my thoughts . . .
You have to remember that this movie is part of a trilogy albeit out of temporal sequence. The first movie produced was "Gettysburg" that focused on the Northern side.
The Southerners are all wonderful family men, have beautiful wives and adorable children and, above all are "men of God."
The main Northern character, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, was also portrayed as a devoted husband with a loving and gorgeous wife. Religion was a fact of 19th Century America. The one character in the movie that stated that he was a "non-believer" (on his deathbed of all places) was a Southerner.
The Northerners were led by an idiot (Burnsides) and focus only on Jeff Daniels who is not portrayed as being overly Godly, just somewhat. I would like to have seen a more balanced approach.
Hey, that's History. This movie covered the time period from the start of the war to Chancellorsville. During that time period, Union Generals MacClellan, Pope and Hooker were totally outclassed and Burnsides was outright idiot.
To change that is to change History.
Very much. O'Reilly wanted to get a justification for a movie that paints a favorable picture of the South and yet the South "was in favor of slavery". What Lang pointed out was that Jackson was not for slavery but FOR Virginia's independence. Back then Virginia was not viewed as a state but rather a Commonwealth and therefore a Country. Lang further stated that Jackson began the first bible study for Negro children a fact, which was considered sacrilege back then. Finally, it was Grant who actually owned slaves during the defeat of Lee who also did not believe in slavery.
IMHO, I think O'Rielly always presents an editorial view but when it is countered with thought out factual oral argument he changes his tone to one of respect and appreciation. Both Lang and Maxwell accomplished this.
We just saw the movie yesterday and it was epic. It maintained historical accuracy not only with the various battles but also the Christian generals reference to God's Word and prayer for God's direction in their cause. We were so moved by Lang's brilliant portrayal of Stonewall Jackson. God bless . . .
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