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Peter T. Chattaway | 1 Mar 2004 02:10
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the top ten movies in north america

http://movies.yahoo.com/boxoffice/latest/rank.html

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- Following are ticket sales for the top 10 movies
at the North American box office for the February 27-29 weekend, according
to studio estimates issued Sunday. Final data will be issued Monday.

[*2*] 1 (+) The Passion of the Christ ....... $76.2 million  117.5 million
[***] 2 (1) 50 First Dates .................. $12.6 million   88.7 million
[***] 3 (+) Twisted .......................... $9.1 million    9.1 million
      4 (2) Confessions of a Teenage ... ..... $6.1 million   16.7 million
      5 (+) Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights ..... $5.9 million    5.9 million
[***] 6 (3) Miracle .......................... $4.4 million   56.3 million
      7 (5) Eurotrip ......................... $4.1 million   12.8 million
      8 (4) Welcome to Mooseport ............. $3.4 million   11.6 million
[***] 9 (6) Barbershop 2: Back in Business ... $3.1 million   57.6 million
      10(+) Broken Lizard's Club Dread ....... $3.0 million    3.0 million

NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.

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Wow, so in a mere five days, _The Passion of the Christ_ has already
out-grossed _The Prince of Egypt_, i.e. the *last* major Hollywood film to
get serious backing from conservative religious folk.

FWIW, BoxOfficeMojo.com has started a page comparing TPotC's day-by-day
earnings with those for _The Return of the King_ and _The Phantom Menace_,
at http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/vs-passion.htm
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Peter T. Chattaway | 1 Mar 2004 02:15
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Re: the top worship songs -- as measured by copyright licensers!

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004, Bruce Geerdes wrote:

> > FWIW, my dad tells me worship bands are not even allowed to fix errors
> > in grammar or theology in a song, because of the whole copyright
> > thing.
>
> Hm, I'd think bands would have a lot of latitude as far as performances 
> go.  But printing the lyrics, that might be a different matter.

You mean, like, on overheads and stuff?

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Karl | 1 Mar 2004 02:24
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Re: For Better or for Worse?

> > No, it is certainly not unique....but the fact does remain that with the
> > press and attention she and her ilk get, more people will know about the
> > flip flop marriages in hollywood then they will the flip flops in
> > society.
> > The danger I see is that the media blitzing and such just further
> > cheapens
> > the concept in general.
>
>
> I am suggesting though, that the biggest threat isn't from celeb flip
> flop marriages...or non-celeb flip flops.  But rather the subtler
> lessons being learned daily from kids watching their parents.

No doubt.  I think we coul;d both agree that it is a social watering down of
the institution in general.

> Fact is, when I talk to people about there concerns of marriage and what
> they hope for and don't hope for?  Their parents are the top reference
> points, followed by the marriages of their friends.  Rarely do they
> mention celebrity marriages.  It's not "Gee, I wanna do what Britney
> did!"  No, most of the time it is comments like "I don't want to end up
> in a marriage like my parents."  So, really, what's the bigger problem?
> Who are the examples that have the biggest impact on perceptions of
> marriage?  For most kids?  It's their parents.

Well said

Karl
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Karl | 1 Mar 2004 02:42
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Re: the top worship songs -- as measured by copyright licensers!


> On Sat, 28 Feb 2004, Bruce Geerdes wrote:
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> > > FWIW, my dad tells me worship bands are not even allowed to fix errors
> > > in grammar or theology in a song, because of the whole copyright
> > > thing.
> >
> > Hm, I'd think bands would have a lot of latitude as far as performances
> > go.  But printing the lyrics, that might be a different matter.
>
> You mean, like, on overheads and stuff?

My old church changed lyrics at will.  But everytime they printed it out on
overhead or computer they were in technical copyright violation, at least of
soemof the music....the Hillsongs music especially.

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Peter T. Chattaway | 1 Mar 2004 03:42
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RE: the passion's box-office prospects

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Thom Gladhill wrote:

> > So, opening weekends are important, but still, so is having "legs".
>
> We won't know about the legs until another few weeks though.  You point
> that out a lot as if it's a forgone conclusion that it won't.  :)

Uh, no I don't.  I point this out as one who says it is too early to be
all *that* triumphant about the film's box-office performance.  _The
Matrix Reloaded_ made even *more* money in its first five days, but it's
still considered a disappointment, even (comparatively speaking) a flop.

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Thom Gladhill | 1 Mar 2004 05:17

RE: the top ten movies in north america

"Peter T. Chattaway" <petert@...> wrote:

>Where does TPotC sit on *other* charts?  5th-highest 5-day opening (the
>champ: _The Matrix Reloaded_, $144.4mil); 7th-highest opening weekend (the
>champ: _Spider-Man_, $114.8mil); 2nd-highest R-rated opening weekend (the
>champ: _The Matrix Reloaded_, $91.8mil); highest-ever February opening
>weekend (previous champ: _Hannibal_, $58mil); 8th-highest single day (for
>Saturday's haul of $32.8mil; the champ: _Spider-Man_, $43.6mil); 3rd- or
>5th-highest Wednesday (for its haul of $26.6mil or $23.6mil, depending on
>how you count it; the champ: _The Return of the King_, $34.5mil).
>
>Wonder what Billy Crystal will say about this at the Oscars tonight.  :)

Nothin'.

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Peter T. Chattaway | 1 Mar 2004 05:27
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RE: the top ten movies in north america

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Thom Gladhill wrote:

> > Wonder what Billy Crystal will say about this at the Oscars
> > tonight.  :)
>
> Nothin'.

You must have tuned in late.  During his opening song-and-dance, he said
the film had a big Wednesday, "a Good Friday" (ha ha ha) and so on.  He
also said something about the awards being simulcast in Aramaic.  :)

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Richard Towry | 1 Mar 2004 05:34
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Re: the passion's box-office prospects

Peter T. Chattaway wrote:
> Uh, no I don't.  I point this out as one who says it is too early to be
> all *that* triumphant about the film's box-office performance.  _The
> Matrix Reloaded_ made even *more* money in its first five days, but it's
> still considered a disappointment, even (comparatively speaking) a flop.

True, but considering how little _The Passion_ was *supposed* to make, 
even if tanks from here on out, it will never be considered a 
disappointment.  Financially, anyway.

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Peter T. Chattaway | 1 Mar 2004 05:55
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Re: the passion's box-office prospects

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Richard Towry wrote:

> > Uh, no I don't.  I point this out as one who says it is too early to
> > be all *that* triumphant about the film's box-office performance.
> > _The Matrix Reloaded_ made even *more* money in its first five days,
> > but it's still considered a disappointment, even (comparatively
> > speaking) a flop.
>
> True, but considering how little _The Passion_ was *supposed* to make, 
> even if tanks from here on out, it will never be considered a 
> disappointment.  Financially, anyway.

True.  My point was just that whether the film turns out be a mere "cult
following" hit or a true "event" with broad appeal to a wide audience will
ultimately depend on stuff like the percentage drop between this week's
box-office and next week's box-office, stuff like that.  And we obviously
won't know any of that stuff until *next* week's figures come in.

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Thom Gladhill | 1 Mar 2004 05:59

RE: the top ten movies in north america

"Peter T. Chattaway" <petert@...> wrote:

>You must have tuned in late.  During his opening song-and-dance, he said
>the film had a big Wednesday, "a Good Friday" (ha ha ha) and so on.  He
>also said something about the awards being simulcast in Aramaic.  :)

I saw that...but the second joke is just about the passion not it's box office totals in comparisons to other
films.  You referenced box office take and all that.  But I supposed the "Good Friday" joke qualifies.

I didn't realize you just meant "wonder what jokes he will make about the Passion".  :)

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