So. Robert Zemeckis's A Christmas Carol 3D opened on Friday (because it's Christmas!...right, guys'*). In it, Jim Carrey plays seven different characters**—among them, the most annoying Ghost of Christmas Present EVER (and he's the one we're supposed to like! He's supposed to be the fun one!)—and Gary Oldman plays Bob Cratchit AND Tiny Tim, and even though these famous actors were paid...
New York Daily News 'A Christmas Carol' Defeats 'This Is It' At Box OfficeMTV.comMichael Jackson documentary moonwalks into second place behind big-budget retelling of classic Christmas story. By Josh Wigler Despite the first-place finish of Robert Zemeckis's 3-D representation of "A Christmas Carol," yuletide cheer seemed …'Carol' opens at No. 1, but 'Precious' hits a high [...]
Robert Zemeckis and Jim Carrey managed to climb their way to the top of the box office this past weekend with their retelling of A Christmas Carol. Audiences responded despite the seemingly early holiday release, and although the opening weekend didn't quite live up to expectations, it will probably continue to steadily make money over the next two months. Michael Jackson's This Is It dropped to #2...
The summer movie season keeps starting earlier every year and with little consequence, as evidenced by X-Men: Wolverine , which opened on May 1st and brought in $180 million domestically—this despite generally sucking ass big time. But judging by the performance of Robert Zemeckis’ Disney’s Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol , American consumers are not necessarily ready to...
Well, you didn't hear this from me, but it's really starting to look as if a bunch of Hollywood producers and directors met up at some sort of illicit meeting, where these nefarious types get together to scare the living...
Following up in the popular series, "Everything [Character of a Popular TV Show] said in Season [X] of [Said Show]," here is the timely "Everything Don Draper Said in Season Three of "Mad Men." Which I haven't caught yet so...
Moviegoers were about as tight-fisted at the box office over the weekend as Ebenezer Scrooge was at the grindstone in his day. The top film, Disney's A Christmas Carol ,...
Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday story “A Christmas Carol” gets the 3D treatment, and the result is a visually stunning big-screen experience I’m sure many cinema goers out there will enjoy to the fullest extent. As far as I’m concerned, my feelings about this one are mixed. The story doesn’t really require a lengthy introduction. The [...]
Animation continues to boogie on overseas. ... Finishing No. 2 on the weekend was director Robert Zemeckis' 3D performance-capture version of Disney's "A Christmas Carol" starring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge, which drew $12 million in its opener at 2,750 screens in 18 territories for a per-screen average of $4,364. Disney said that "3D was a significant factor, accounting for 62%...
Jim Hill looks past what “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” earned over its opening weekend to what this new Robert Zemeckis movie will gross over the next 3 to 5 years. He also talks about what impact “The Princess & the Frog” ticket sales may have on veteran animators’ careers ...( read more )
The Jim Carrey movie gets off to a slow start, bringing in $31 million, while the film-festival favorite sets a record. Christmas came early at the box office this year but not for the studio that expected it.
Meanwhile, Lee Daniels' ' Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire ' sets a box-office record by taking in almost two million dollars in 18 theaters in four cities.
Walt Disney Studios' big-budget holiday bet "A Christmas Carol" got off to a soft start Friday, selling a studio-estimated $9 million in the US and Canada.
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LOS ANGELES – Technology finally has caught up with Charles Dickens' imagination. Jim Carrey and Robert Zemeckis' new take on "A Christmas Carol" brings to life the fantasy about miser Ebenezer Scrooge's holiday redemption in a way old Hollywood never could have dreamed. Animated adaptations have captured some of Dickens' flights of fancy and fantastic imagery, while the best live-action versions have...
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