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New Moon Stays Number 1

Evan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:42 +0000

Mazel Tov to New Moon, which is the first movie in a while to win the box office two weeks in a row — something Jim Carry could not do with A Christmas Carol. Surprising box office results were on tap for Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side. The Blind Side’s total movie revenue exceeded $100 million, in part thanks to a monster turkey day turnout.

With $42.5 million in U.S. movie revenue this weekend, New Moon pushed up its total to $230.7 million. That is still only half of the investment thus in far into James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’. Cameron’s long time vision of never seen before characters are getting the film viewing marketplace primed – but will Avatar live up to the hype?

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A Christmas Carol number 1

Evan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:17:55 +0000

‘A Christmas Carol’ had the top movie revenue for the week. Jim Carrey delivers a solid start to the holiday season box office, even though sales were down from this time last year.

Disney’s animation movie cost $175 million to get out of the gates, and it has returned $31 million in movie revenue in its first week.

A long run abroad, combined with some bad weather on the weekends could blow up the revenue numbers for A Christmas Carol going forward. The U.S. had a mild weekend this weekend which could have impacted Disney’s box office results.

CNN’s article noted The $175 million animated movie, which utilized performance-capture technology to allow Jim Carrey to play multiple roles from Charles Dickens’ beloved story, represented the best opening in director Robert Zemeckis’ career.

And even though ‘Carol’ performed a bit below expectations, the family film should hold up well in the coming weeks, especially since it’ll be playing on nearly 200 pricey IMAX screens until “Avatar” opens on December 18.

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Review: Jim Carrey Good, A Christmas Carol Not So Good

Evan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:16:00 +0000

The early reviews are in and the Washington Post is saying that they like the efforts of the cast, but that the animation was distracting and inhuman.

Disney’s A Christmas Carol
Too much spirit, too little heart

…despite the Herculean efforts of the voice cast, which includes Jim Carrey as Scrooge and the ghosts that visit him, and Gary Oldman as Scrooge’s dead partner Jacob Marley, Scrooge’s clerk Bob Cratchit and Cratchit’s son Tiny Tim. That the film takes advantage of the latest 3-D technology isn’t entirely a bad thing either…Read The Whole Review.

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