Some of this week’s new movie and TV releases on DVD:
21 Hours at Munich
Bob the Butler
The Brothers Grimm
Chicago – The Razzle-Dazzle
Edition
Creep
Cry Wolf
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Fortunes
Four Brothers
The Great Raid
Here Come the Tigers
Hit Me
Ice Men
John Ford Goes to War
Land of College Prophets
Must Love Dogs
November
Rebound
Santa’s Slay
Serenity
Seven Men From Now
Shooting Gallery
USS Poseidon: Phantom Below
Vodka Lemon
The White Dragon
Here are this week’s top videos in rentals and sales:
RENTALS
1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
2. War of the Worlds
3. Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
4. The Polar Express (full screen)
5. Sky High
SALES
1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (widescreen)
2. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (full screen)
3. March … Penguins (widescreen)
4. Family Guy: Volume 3: Season 4
5. War of the Worlds (widescreen)
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Trends
“E.T.” to “Jaws,” a money machine
Steven Spielberg, whose “Munich” opens today, is the $3.4 billion man. That’s how much the director’s films have grossed. Here’s a look at his top five films (first figure is total domestic gross, second is opening weekend, in millions, unless otherwise indicated):
1
E.T.: The Extra- Terrestrial
$435.1
$11.8, 1982
2
Jurassic Park
$357.1
$47, 1993
3
Jaws
$260
$7.1, 1975
4
Raiders of the Lost Ark
$242.4
$8.3, 1981
5
War of the Worlds
$234.3
$64.9, 2005
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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
King Kong
$50.1
$66.2 (one week)
2
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
$31.8
$113.2 (three weeks)
3
The Family Stone
$12.5 (one week)
4
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
$5.6
$252.6 (five weeks)
5
Syriana
$5.6
$22.5 (four weeks)
6
Walk the Line
$3.7
$82.6 (five weeks)
7
Yours, Mine and Ours
$3.5
$45.2 (four weeks)
8
Brokeback Mountain
$2.5
$3.5 (two weeks)
9
Just Friends
$2.1
$29.6 (four weeks)
10
Aeon Flux
$1.8
$23.2 (three weeks)
