She stands the test of time
For a writer who died in 1817 at 41, Jane Austen has had a heck of a movie career. As the latest incarnation of “Pride & Prejudice” opens today, here’s a look at the top five grossing films based on her books (first figure is domestic gross in millions; second figure is opening-weekend gross):
1
Sense and Sensibility
$43.2
$721,341, 1995
2
Emma
$22.2
$240,649, 1996
3
Bride and Prejudice
$6.6
$385,848, 2005
4
Persuasion
$5.3
$30,986, 1995
5
Mansfield Park
$4.8
$85,608, 1999
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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
Chicken Little
$40 (one week)
2
Jarhead
$27.7 (one week)
3
Saw II
$16.8
$60.1 (two weeks)
4
The Legend of Zorro
$10
$30.3 (two weeks)
5
Prime
$5.14
$13.3 (two weeks)
6
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
$4.8
$23.8 (three weeks)
7
Good Night, and Good Luck
$3.1
$10.9 (five weeks)
8
The Weather Man
$2.9
$8.6 (two weeks)
9
Shopgirl
$2.5
$3.5 (three weeks)
10
Flightplan
$2.3
$84.4 (seven weeks)
Here are this week’s top videos in rentals and sales:
RENTALS
1. Batman Begins
2. Kingdom of Heaven (widescreen)
3. Kicking & Screaming (full screen)
4. The Interpreter
5. Land of the Dead
SALES
1. Batman Begins (widescreen)
2. Batman Begins (full screen)
3. Batman Begins (deluxe edition)
4. Cinderella: Special Edition
5. Land of the Dead (director’s cut)
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Some of this week’s new movie and TV releases on DVD:
Apres Vous
Assassin
Blackout
Boys Town
Burn!
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A Christmas Carol
Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas With the Kranks
Claire Dolan
Conduct Unbecoming
Cronicas
The Devil’s Rejects
A Dry White Season
El Super
50 Cent: Refuse to Die
The Fugitive Kind
Happy Endings
Jumanji Deluxe Edition
La Dolce Vita Deluxe Collector’s Edition
Lady Sings the Blues
The Lenny Bruce Performance Film
Live 8
Miracle’s Boys
The Missouri Breaks
The Nun’s Story
Pickpocket
Reefer Madness: The Movie
Musical
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Ugetsu
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