Hollywood, ‘just shy of $9.7 billion’
p2pnet news view | Mobiles:- Terrible news for Hollywood!
Its 2008 domestic revenues, “are expected to come in just shy of 2007’s record of $9.7 billion, according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers,” says the Associated Press.
“Factoring in inflation, the actual number of tickets sold in 2008 is running 5 percent behind last year’s, when admissions totaled 1.4 billion.”
:sigh:
But never mind.
“With a $158.4 million debut, the Batman sequel ‘The Dark Knight’ shattered the record for best opening weekend and has put Heath Ledger on track for a possible posthumous Academy Award as the maniacal villain the Joker,” says the story, adding:
“Paramount and Marvel Studios’ ‘Iron Man’ was the superhero runner-up with a $318.3 million haul. Old-school hero Harrison Ford cracked his whip again as Paramount’s ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ followed closely with $317 million.
“Among other smashes: Sony’s Will Smith adventure ‘Hancock’ and James Bond thriller Quantum of Solace’; Universal’s action tale ‘Wanted’; and a rush of animated comedies led by the Disney-Pixar charmer ‘WALL-E.’
“While young males remained Hollywood’s core audience, girls and women flocked to theaters for the Warner Bros. comedy ‘Sex and the City’; Summit Entertainment’s vampire romance ‘Twilight’; Universal’s musical ‘Mamma Mia!’; and Disney’s ‘Hannah Montana’ concert flick.”
Associated Press – Hollywood’s happy, even without a record year, December 29, 2008
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