Theron gets down, dirty
Charlize Theron is not taking the easy way by going for glam roles. First it was “Monster” and now the gritty “North Country” opening today. Here’s a look at her top five films (first figure is domestic gross; second figure is opening-weekend gross, all in millions, except as noted):
1
The Italian Job
$106.1
$19.5, 2003
2
The Devil’s Advocate
$61
$12.2, 1997
3
The Cider House Rules
$57.5
$110,098, 1999
4
Mighty Joe Young
$50.1
$10.6, 1998
5
Men of Honor
$48.8
$13.3, 2000
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Box office
Here are last week’s gross revenues in millions of dollars at North American theaters for the top 10 films, followed by total amount grossed and number of weeks in release in parentheses.
1
The Fog
$11.8
(one week)
2
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
$11.5
$33.1 (two weeks)
3
Elizabethtown
$10.6
(one week)
4
Flightplan
$6.5
$70.8 (four weeks)
5
In Her Shoes
$6.1
$20 (two weeks)
6
Two for the Money
$4.7
$16.6 (two weeks)
7
Domino
$4.7
(one week)
8
A History of Violence
$3.6
$22.4 (four weeks)
9
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
$3.6
$47.8 (five weeks)
10
The Gospel
$3.1
$12.1 (two weeks)
New on Video
Some of this week’s new movie and TV releases on DVD:
Batman Begins
The Big Lebowski Collector’s
Edition
Black and White
Bolivia
Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection (The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Way of the Dragon, Game of Death and Game of Death II)
Captain John Smith and
Pocahontas
Dot the I
Elektra Unrated Director’s Cut
The Emperor’s New Groove
Special Edition
Excessive Force II: Force on Force
Felony
Ferngully: The Last Rainforest
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World Land of the Dead
Mad Hot Ballroom
The Man With the Golden Arm
The Mark of Zorro
The Mask of Zorro Deluxe
Edition
The Night Stalker
Saving Face
Tarzan (1999)
What we’re watching
Here are this week’s top videos in rentals and sales:
RENTALS
1. The Longest Yard
2. Robots
3. Crash
4. Monster-in-Law
5. Fever Pitch
SALES
1. Robots
2. Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
3. Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween …
4. Dora the Explorer: Super Babies
5. Shrek 2
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