"Monsters" won the box office race this past weekend with the best opening of the year at $58.2 million. Paramount released the animated action-comedy on 4,104 screens nationwide with 1,550 of those being 3-D. However, 58% of the entire gross was brought in by the 3-D screens which, if you do the math, makes up only 28% of the total screen count. Too bad and too sad for Jeff Katzenbeg and Paramount who wanted more 3-D screens to start with.
Jeff should have fought harder to get his way especially after Paramount's 3-D success with "Beowulf" just two years ago.
Some more good news: the domestic box office was up 40% from last year thanks in large part to the runaway success of "Monsters."
Monday, March 30, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Phoebe in Wonderland
Alumni Daniel Barnz is making his big Hollywood debut today with his film Phoebe in Wonderland, starring Elle Fanning and Felicity Huffman. The story goes, mentally ravaged 9 year old Phoebe (Fanning) finds solace in her school's production of Alice in Wonderland. The movie premiered at last year's Sundance and was up for the Grand Jury Prize. Forget about Watchmen for a second and be a good sport. Support a fellow Trojan on his big night and get your tickets for Phoebe.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Britney's Back!
Britney kicked off her Circus tour last night in the New Orleans Arena. The world was ready for her come back and from the reviews, she didn't completely disappoint. The concert was broken down into 4 acts with dozens of costume changes during the almost 20-song set. Britney was said to have looked very comfortable on stage but seemed almost dwarfed by the whole spectacle.
I say give her a break. It's been a long time since her last tour (The Onyx Hotel Tour in 2004) and a lot has changed since then. Plus, it was her first show and the first few are always a little rough. I am just praying to God that she can keep up with the tour schedule because I have tickets for April (I'll be ringside on my birthday!).
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