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-----Original Message----- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:58 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "National Treasure 2" Rules Box Office - :( I Love Night of The Comet!!!! Daryle wrote: > Oh, is this turning into THAT discussion? > > ³Night Of the Comet². AND I bought it on VHS. > > On 12/26/07 12:15 PM, "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> >> >> >> >> Tracey, to put you at ease, I'm going to reveal one of my deepest, darkest >> movie secrets. >> >> I love "Howard the Duck". >> >> "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > wrote: >> Keith >> >> I know you are disappointed in me, but for mindless fluff sitting in the >> comfort of my home, I liked the first one. :( >> >> Martin wrote: >> >>>> But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my >>>> >>> milieu! >>> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> wrote: I >>>> >>> really hope none of you fine people contributed any ducats to making >>> "National Treasure 2" the number one movie over the Christmas weekend. I >>> tried to watch the first movie a couple of years ago, on a Sunday night, as >>> background noise while I cleaned up. I turned it off with 45 minutes to go. >>> Silly concepts, preposterous occurrences, autopilot acting by Cage and Voight >>> ("just show me the money!!"). Not fun or clever or engaging at all. Despite >>> what some think of me, i'm not a movie snob, don't have a thing against low >>> brow humour (saw "Knocked Up" recently and loved it) or mindless action >>> flicks. I"m the guy who will watch "The Warriors" every single time it airs >>> (much to my wife's consternation!) And "Face Off"? Pure cinematic pleasure of >>> adrenalin, over-the-top acting, and things that go "boom!". Love that flick. >>> >>>> But National Treasure sucked, and I hear the sequel is even dumber in plot. >>>> >>> Mount Rushmore built just to hide a city of gold. A secret book passed down >>> from one President to another that details, among other things, the truth of >>> what's kept in Area 51? Brotherrr! >>> >>>> Please tell me none of you watched it? >>>> >>>> **************************** >>>> >>>> "National Treasure" sleighs Christmas box office >>>> Tue Dec 25, 2:27 PM ET >>>> Nicolas Cage's adventure sequel "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" raced >>>> >>> to $65 million during its first five days of release across North America, >>> distributor Walt Disney Pictures said on Tuesday. >>> >>>> The tally consists of actual sales for the four days since the film opened >>>> >>> last Friday, and a Christmas day estimate. Final sales data will be issued on >>> Wednesday. >>> >>>> Through December 24, the film had also earned $27.5 million in 17 >>>> >>> international markets, mostly in Asia. The critically maligned sequel to the >>> 2004 smash "National Treasure" stars Cage as a treasure hunter who flies >>> around the world trying to solve an ancient puzzle related to Lincoln's >>> assassination. >>> >>>> Will Smith's sci-fi thriller "I Am Legend" was No. 2 with five-day sales of >>>> >>> $47.5 million, taking its 12-day haul to $150.8 million, said Warner Bros. >>> Pictures. >>> >>>> Because of the holiday, data for many films were incomplete. Twentieth >>>> >>> Century Fox reported a four-day tally of $32.8 million for its surprise hit >>> "Alvin and the Chipmunks," saying it was impossible to estimate Christmas Day >>> sales. After 11 days, the kids film has earned $88.7 million. >>> >>>> The fact-based political comedy "Charlie Wilson's War" earned $14.75 >>>> >>> million, and the Johnny Depp musical "Sweeney Todd" $12.75 million, both >>> after five days. Their respective studios, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks >>> Pictures, warned that the Christmas Day components were rough guesses. >>> >>>> The box office jury is still out on "Charlie Wilson," a high-profile >>>> >>> vehicle starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, which is playing in twice as >>> many theaters as "Sweeney Todd," which DreamWorks co-produced with Warner >>> Bros. >>> >>>> Further down the rankings, "P.S. I Love You" had earned $9.1 million in its >>>> >>> first five days. After a low-key opening weekend, Warner Bros. said it hoped >>> more women would turn out in force for the Hilary Swank tearjerker now that >>> Christmas-related chores are behind them. >>> >>>> The musical spoof "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" reported a four-day haul >>>> >>> of $4.7 million. Distributor Columbia Pictures did not have a Christmas Day >>> estimate for the box office disappointment. >>> >>>> Midfield rankings will change when final data are issued Wednesday because >>>> >>> they will include sales for three Christmas Day releases: the action sequel >>> "Alien vs. Predator: Requiem," the Denzel Washington drama "The Great >>> Debaters," and the family fantasy "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep." >>> >>>> Walt Disney Pictures is a unit of Walt Disney Co. Warner Bros. is a unit of >>>> >>> Time Warner Inc. Twentieth Century Fox is a unit of News Corp. Universal >>> Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co's NBC Universal. 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