'Dark Knight' falls to No. 2
Universal's "Mamma Mia!" grabbed the No. 1 spot on the overseas circuit for the first time, grossing an estimated $15 million during the weekend from 3,493 screens in 39 markets to best Warner Bros.' "The Dark Knight" by about $3.2 million.
The surprise smash musical adaptation of the stage hit opened at No. 1 in Portugal with an estimated $804,000 from 65 sites for a per-screen median of $12,369. In Korea, it premiered at No. 2 (after the local-language "Divine Weapon") with an estimated $5.5 million from 370 screens. In both markets the film registered the biggest opening earthy ever for a melodious title.
With an international porcine of $280.1 zillion, "Mamma Mia!" has eclipsed Disney's "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" -- which has accumulated $275.1 one thousand thousand overseas and $416.1 million worldwide -- to become 2008's fifth-biggest boxoffice hit overseas. It has 16 markets to play and opens this weekend in France, Belgium, Brazil, Mexico, Hong Kong and India.
Warners' latest Batman installment, which had been No. 1 for three serial frames and four boilersuit, compiled an estimated $11.8 1000000 on the weekend from more than 5,C screens in 62 markets. "Dark Knight's" take is $437.2 million internationally and $949.4 million worldwide.
The weekend's No. 2 domestic rubric, DreamWorks/Paramount's "Tropic Thunder," grossed an estimated $2.6 million from 832 screens in 16 markets, good for an overseas cume of $18 million and a world-wide total of $114.8 million. Playing in quaternity markets, Sony's "Step Brothers," a clowning starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, finished at No. 4 in the U.K. and tallied $2.4 million boilers suit from 550 screens in four markets for an early overseas cume of $7.6 million.
In the U.K., "RocknRolla," a criminal offence drama that recently played the Telluride and Toronto film festivals, opened in the U.K. to an estimated $2.9 zillion from 362 screens. Warners projects the Guy Ritchie film to finish No. 1 on the weekend in the U.K.
Universal's "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" pushed its overseas cume to $255.4 million thanks to a $11.6 gazillion weekend from 5,265 screens in 56 territories, finishing at No. 3 overall. China was the big driver as the film, leading Beijing-born Jet Li, john Drew $7.9 million in its opening there from 1,158 screens, sufficiency for a No. 1 market rank. The title is Universal's biggest opening ever in China.
With a strong Germany opening ($3.2 one thousand thousand from 446 sites), Universal's "Wanted" landed in the fourth spot and exaggerated its international cume to $146.8 million. Its full weekend tally was $6.5 million from 1,802 situations in 32 markets. At No. 5 was DreamWorks Animation/Paramount's "Kung Fu Panda," which collected $6.3 million from 2,922 screens in 64 territories to hoist its international gross to $397 million.
Pixar/Disney's animated "WALL-E" registered No. 1 openings in Sweden and Finland and $6.2 million overall from 3,375 situations in 36 markets. It has grossed $402.5 million so far
Monday 8 September 2008
Friday 29 August 2008
Ross Sued Over Child Support
The mother of rapper RICK ROSS' son is suing him over claims he does not pay child support.
Tiallondra Nicole Kemp claims Ross has not offered financial support to recruit their logos, two-year-old William Leonard Roberts, III.
Kemp has besides asked a Florida court of justice to order Ross to take a paternity test to establish he is the father's child. Kemp believes the results of the test will facilitate establish her case.
Kemp requests alimony payments under the Florida Child Support Guidelines and wants shared responsibility over the child.
But Ross' attorney Allan Zamren insists the star is a model forefather.
He tells TMZ.com, "(Ross) is an excellent person and an outstanding appendage in his community. I've known him for quite some clock time and it's a pleasure to stage him."
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Saturday 9 August 2008
Tuesday 1 July 2008
David Beckham - Beckham Nursing Basketball Injury
DAVID BECKHAM is nursing an embarrassing injury - after his efforts to become a better basketball player backfired.
The soccer stud-turned-model and his eldest two sons have become big fans of the Los Angeles Lakers as the basketball team fight for the NBA title in America.
And Beckham has even become close friends with Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant.
But his efforts to dunk it like Bryant have left him with a nasty cut on his nose.
He explains, "I was playing basketball with my eldest son (and he) threw the ball at the net and it bounced off the ring and smacked me in the face."
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Wednesday 25 June 2008
David Spade: Girls Date Me Because I'm Normal
David Spade has romanced some of Hollywood's most beautiful ladies, including Lara Flynn Boyle, Teri Hatcher, Carmen Electra and Heather Locklear. On Labor Day, he's expecting his first child with ex-girlfriend, March 2005 Playmate of the Month Jillian Grace. So what is the secret to his Rules of Engagement?
Normalcy.
"Everyone is so weird in L.A. that if you�re somewhat normal, it�s exotic," he tells OK!. "That has been the only reason some girls have dated me."
However, normalcy only flies in the surreal stratosphere of Hollywood. Away from the glitz and glam, David doesn't think he'd be such a ladies' man.
"That goes a long way in a crazy town like L.A. If I moved to the Midwest, it wouldn�t work," he says. "If you live in a place where everyone�s cuckoo, that stuff somehow pays off."
While he has dated a bevy of leading women, David has yet to tie the knot. He isn't against it, though, but rather just waiting for marriage to "catch me off guard."
"I don�t want to do it unless I can get it right," he says. I take it seriously. Everyone has about a two-year run [at marriage], and I think that�s the max. If you asked me, 'Could you be married for two years?' I�d say, 'Yeah, probably.' That�s how most people in L.A. go into marriage. I don�t think anyone mentions to them that marriage is supposed to be your life, like, [for] 50 years."
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Monday 16 June 2008
Patrick O'hearn
Artist: Patrick O'hearn
Genre(s):
Ambient
Electronic
Soundtrack
Discography:
Slow Time
Year: 2005
Tracks: 8
Beautiful World
Year: 2003
Tracks: 7
So Flows The Current
Year: 2001
Tracks: 11
Indigo
Year: 2000
Tracks: 9
Alien Cargo
Year: 1999
Tracks: 20
A Windham Hill Essential
Year: 1997
Tracks: 13
Crying Freeman
Year: 1996
Tracks: 19
Trust
Year: 1995
Tracks: 8
White Sands
Year: 1992
Tracks: 15
The Private Music Of
Year: 1992
Tracks: 14
Mix Up
Year: 1990
Tracks: 8
Eldorado
Year: 1989
Tracks: 10
Rivers Gonna Rise
Year: 1988
Tracks: 10
Between Two Worlds
Year: 1987
Tracks: 10
Ancient Dreams
Year: 1985
Tracks: 7
Could The Simpsons' days be numbered?
Friday 13 June 2008
2001's writer Arthur C Clarke dies
The science fiction writer, Arthur C Clarke, has died in Sri Lanka at the age of 90.
He was the author of more than 100 books, including '2001: A Space Odyssey', which provided the basis for the film by Stanley Kubrick.
Arthur C Clarke was born in 1917 in Somerset and during the Second World War served with the RAF, working on the first radar talk-down equipment during its testing.
His non-fiction book 'Glide Path' was based on his RAF work.
After the war Arthur C Clarke worked with scientists in the US on spacecraft development and launch systems.
He was one of the key figures in the evolution of satellite communication.
He was known to TV audiences worldwide for his series 'Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World' and 'Arthur C Clarke's World of Strange Powers'.
He had lived in Sri Lanka for over 50 years and was knighted in 1988.
He was the author of more than 100 books, including '2001: A Space Odyssey', which provided the basis for the film by Stanley Kubrick.
Arthur C Clarke was born in 1917 in Somerset and during the Second World War served with the RAF, working on the first radar talk-down equipment during its testing.
His non-fiction book 'Glide Path' was based on his RAF work.
After the war Arthur C Clarke worked with scientists in the US on spacecraft development and launch systems.
He was one of the key figures in the evolution of satellite communication.
He was known to TV audiences worldwide for his series 'Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World' and 'Arthur C Clarke's World of Strange Powers'.
He had lived in Sri Lanka for over 50 years and was knighted in 1988.
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