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Big Weekend for Matrix, Elf


November 10, 2003 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Warner Bros.’ EFX extravaganza The Matrix: Revolutions used some centrifugal force to pull in an estimated $50 million dollars at the North American box office over the weekend. The mind-bending sci-fi actioner has made more than $118 million worldwide since opening last Wednesday. Also taking a big scoop of moviegoer [...]

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Elf Brings Touch of Rankin & Bass


November 7, 2003 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

New Line’s Will Ferrell comedy vehicle Elf arrives in theaters across North America today, bringing not only an early shot of holiday spirit but also an homage to classic holiday specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. In the film, Ferrell plays Buddy, a young man who grew up in Santa [...]

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Lumina Realizes Spanish Dream


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Daily Variety reports that the new Spanish international sales company Lumina Films has picked up the 3D animated feature Midsummer Dream for overseas sales. The Spanish film is coproduced by Dygra Films of Spain and Appia Filmes of Portugal. Based on Shakespeare’s play, the Spanish film reportedly went into production [...]

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Revolutions Has Third-Highest Wednesday Bow


November 6, 2003 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

According to boxofficemojo.com, Warner Bros.’ trilogy-ender The Matrix: Revolutions debuted behind Star Wars: Episode I–The Phantom Menace and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as the third-biggest Wednesday opener ever. Revolutions brought in $24.3 million on its first day, compared to Menace’s $28.5 million and Towers’ $26.1 million. [...]

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Matrix Revolves on Big, Bigger Screen


November 5, 2003 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Guns blazing, the third installment in the Wachowski Bros.’ blockbuster sci-fi series bursts into theaters worldwide today as Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures and producer Joel Silver get a jump on the weekend box office competition with The Matrix: Revolutions. In addition to opening simultaneously in 80 countries this week, [...]

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Bear Market for Disney


November 3, 2003 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Disney’s latest animated venture, Brother Bear, opened in wide release over the weekend to the tune of an estimated $18.5 million, making it the second best Halloween opener behind last year’s Jackass: The Movie, which bowed to $22.7 million. There is now speculation that the Mouse House’s decision to open [...]

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Mexican Ani Feature Casts Spell over Fox


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Twentieth Century Fox Films has picked up Latin American rights to Magos y Gigantes (Wizards and Giants), the first feature-length animated film made in Mexico in over a decade, according to Daily Variety. This first effort from Anima Estudios employs both traditional and computer-animation techniques. Produced by veteran filmmakers Fernando [...]

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Brother Bear Pounces Wide


October 31, 2003 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Disney’s animated adventure/comedy Brother Bear opens wide across North America tomorrow, taking advantage of a gap in new family fare and challenging the box office reign of horror and horror spoofing. The studio opted for the unusual Saturday opening since most kids will be out trick-or-treating rather than going to [...]

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Millennium Actress Gets Second Act


October 28, 2003 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

If you didn’t get a chance to catch Satoshi Kon’s anime masterpiece at one of the few theaters it played in, you can now pick it up on DVD. Released by DreamWorks in North America, Millennium Actress is the first title to be distributed under the studio’s new Go Fish [...]

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Brother Bear Off to Good Start


October 27, 2003 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

If this weekend’s box office numbers are any indication of things to come, Disney just may have a big hit on its hands with its latest animated talking animal movie. Brother Bear opened in just two theaters in New York and Los Angeles and managed to paw up a whopping [...]

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