PRE-NEW YEAR EDITIONHappy early New Year! The day before the start of 2008, don't forget to put '08 now when you write those checks. I always seem to forget to do that for the first 2 months of the new year and always write down the previous one. Besides that, hope everyone has a safe night tonight and a prosperous New Year!
Weekly Update:Pretty much a quiet week for me as I rested and sat at home in front of the computer and just veg'd out. Nothing wrong with that but it is what I did. So really nothing worth mentioning for the past week. It did get surprisingly cold at night, I think in the 40's which is heck-a-cold for SoCali. Yeah, you heard me! I said, "Heck-a-cold" because that is what it was! I do like wrapping myself up in a big blanket ... just wish there was a little rain though, we need some! Not a lot, just some rain, soon ... please! We did get some clouds a couple of times, what a tease.
At the movies:
Hanging on to the #1 spot for its 2nd week is "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" for another 35.6 million and a cume over 124 mil now. Also holding on to the #2 spot is "Alvin and The Chipmunks" for an extra 30 mil and now surpassing the 142 mil cume. Showing at #3 is "I Am Legend" with an extra 27.5 mil and just short of the 200 mil cume mark. Some improvement at #4 is "Charlie Wilson's War" with 11.8 mil. Rounding off the top 5 is the little title of "Juno" with a big 10.3 mil for this limited release.
New movies that did not make the top 5: There were a few films that surprisingly enough couldn't break into the holiday magic. At the #6 spot is the battle on Earth, Aliens vs. Predator-Requiem with only 10 mil but a holiday gross of 26.9 mil (opened 12/25). At #7 spot is the family tale of The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep with only 9.2 mil and holiday total of 16.8 mil. In at #11 is the MGM blockbuster The Great Debaters with only 6.3 mil and a holiday total of just 13.5 mil.
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Other News:What a turbulent time we are in now as the holiday week saw much violence in the middle east region. The big story is the death of Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto from a suicide bombing on December 27th. Since then there has been civil unrest and over 45 deaths as a result of it. The country both mourns and fights over this issue while the government tries to bring some order back as her husband and son prepare to succeed her. I think more bloodshed will occur before the crisis in Pakistan gets resolved ... but will never be forgotten.
Facts & Tips:
A ball of glass will bounce higher then a ball or rubber.
"Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?"- Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa in "Star Wars."
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