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The "Tomb Raider" sequel ranked fourth with $21 "Bad Boys II," $22 million 7 million 8 "'Seabiscuit' was filling theaters," Dergarabedian said "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde," $2 "Whatever they paid for those paper glasses was worth it," Dergarabedian said "This picture is in for the long distance " "Seabiscuit" came in fifth this weekend, with $21 "Johnny English," $4 "This was to get the word of mouth to really sell the film," she said 8 million, less than half what the original film earned in its opening weekend when it debuted in June 2001 with $47 2 remained almost too close to call, the prospective victor was "Pirates of the Caribbean," which estimates showed earning $22 The horse tale had the highest earnings per theater with $10,809 â€â€? compared to "Spy Kids 3-D," which had $9,719 and the other second-place competitors, which climbed no higher than $6,900 7 million 5 million Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co "Seabiscuit," $21 Final figures will be released Monday Two new films â€â€? the Angelina Jolie adventure sequel "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider â€â€? The Cradle of Life" and the true-life racehorse drama "Seabiscuit" â€â€? became locked in a virtual dead-heat for the follow up slot with the recent releases "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" and the action-comedy "Bad Boys II "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," $22 Inc The top 12 movies earned $145 4 million, followed by "Bad Boys II" with $22 million 4 million " Weekend earnings estimates on Sunday placed all the films within $900,000 of each other "Finding Nemo," $4 million " "Spy Kids 3-D" nearly doubled the debut earnings of last summer's "Spy Kids 2 9 million 6 "There are four films here that could literally change places on Monday when we get the final figures," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations 5 3 million 5 million 2 "Lara Croft: Tomb raider â€â€? The Cradle of Life," $21 10 "It was not in as many theaters as the others, but it filled more seats in those theaters "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," $4 Dergarabedian characterized the second "Tomb Raider" performance as further evidence of the unreliability of sequels this summer, comparing it to failed expectations for "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 1 at Box Office Jul 28, 12:53 PM EST "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over" came in first at the box office this weekend with $32 " The film attracted a broader teenage audience with its paper blue-and-red tinted glasses, which made some images appear to pop off the screen, said Bob Weinstein, co-founder of Miramax Films, whose Dimension banner released the movie 4 Although No Nikki Rocco, Universal's head of distribution, characterized this weekend as a warm-up run for the movie, which will expand to more theaters next weekend 3 Weekend revenues this summer generally have trailed last year's 9 'Spy Kids 3-D' Takes No 1 6 million, up about 10 percent from the same weekend last year, when "Austin Powers in Goldmember" was the top movie with $73 million "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over," $32 "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," $5 million 7 5 million, but the mystery remained which of four contenders would come in second " "Seabiscuit" was shown at about 1,989 sites, compared to "Spy Kids 3-D" at 3,344 5 million, although Universal Pictures argued that the movie was running in a different race, since it showed on at least 1,200 fewer locations than each of its rivals 8 million The prolific composer, who wrote the theme song for four Olympic Games, received the International Olympic Committee's highest honor during a ceremony Thursday night in Los Angeles T He has composed about 80 films scores and won Oscars for his work on "Star Wars," "Schindler's List," "E " He also has two Emmys, three Golden Globes and 18 Grammys Therefore this recognition makes me particularly proud The Extra Terrestrial," "Jaws" and "Fiddler on the Roof "I always think that the Olympic Games themselves are the perfect metaphor for the international cooperation and competition we wish for in all our activities Williams, 71, is composing a work for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and will conduct it in October when the downtown Walt Disney Hall opens, his spokesman, Jamie Richardson, said Wednesday Williams Receives Olympic Order Award May 1, 11:35 PM EST John Williams can add a new award to his collection of Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe trophies â€â€? that of Olympic Order "I'm thrilled about it," he said after the ceremony " Williams, perhaps best known for composing the "Star Wars" film score, also wrote the official themes for the 1984, '88, '96 and 2002 Olympic Games For the full year, MGM reported a net loss of $142 million, or 57 cents per share, compared to a loss of $438 million, or $1 Excluding the gains, MGM's net income would have actually dropped about 66 percent to $13 million, or 6 cents per share, a penny less than the 7 cents per share that had been expected by analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call 654 billion from $1 MGM had a 20 percent stake in the channel, which was owned by Cablevision until it sold its majority stake to NBC last fall MGM Profits Jump 50 Percent in 4Q Feb 5, 3:18 PM EST Profits at movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer jumped 50 percent in the fourth quarter on the strength of several one-time gains The company said it expected a loss of between 28 cents and 38 cents per share in 2003 even as revenue increases from 3 percent to 5 percent to more than $1 5 million, MGM's share from the sale of the Bravo cable channel to NBC Revenue soared 65 percent to $621 million from $376 million in the same period last year For the quarter ended Dec â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? On the Net: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: http://www 387 billion in 2001 89 per share, in 2001 com 2 million from the settlement of a dispute with a vendor Revenue for the year increased 19 percent to $1 31, MGM reported net income of $58 68 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange Revenue was helped by box office results of the James Bond film "Die Another Day," which has earned more than $150 million domestically since it opened last November â€â€? a record for a Bond film MGM forecast more losses in 2003 During 2002, MGM's shipments of DVDs increased 79 percent as worldwide shipments of DVD and VHS programs crossed the 100 million mark for the first time, the company said 7 billion 7 million, or 24 cents per share, compared to $39 million, or 16 cents per share in the same quarter last year The results also included a gain of $13 Shares of MGM were down 35 cents to $9 More than half of its profit was from a one-time gain of $32 mgm |
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