'ALMIGHTY' DOLLARS BRING COMEDY NEAR RECORD PACE.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer On the seventh day, ``Bruce Almighty'' crossed $100 million. The Universal Pictures comedy, in which Jim Carrey “James Carrey” redirects here. For the murder conspirator, see James Carey. James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian actor and comedian. inherits God's powers, continued its box office miracles by crossing the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. mark faster than any other comedy except last summer's ``Austin Powers in Goldmember'' which accomplished the feat in just six days. ``This has just struck a chord chord, in geometry chord (kôrd), in geometry, straight line segment both end points of which lie on the circumference of a circle or other curve; it is a segment of a secant. A chord passing through the center of a circle is a diameter. with the public more than anyone thought it would,'' said Brandon Gray, president of box office tracker Box Office Mojo Box Office Mojo is a website that tracks box office revenue in a systematic way. Brandon Gray started the site in August 1998 and claims to now receive over one million monthly visitors. . ``Almighty'' stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. experts by grossing a mighty $85.7 million during its opening Memorial Day weekend and has continued with solid ticket sales through the week. The film earned a solid $4.5 million Thursday, enough to send it over the $100 million mark even before its second weekend in theaters. Gray believes ``Almighty,'' which also stars Morgan Freeman Freeman can mean:
``It has the momentum and people like it,'' he said. Paul Dergarabedian, president of the box office tracking firm Exhibitor Relations Co., said while ``Almighty'' has surpassed all expectations, it is yet another example of how well comedies have done this year at the box office. ``Anger Management,'' ``Bringing Down the House'' and ``How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days'' are among the other $100 million grossers released this year. ``This is the year that comedies are ruling the Earth,'' Dergarabedian said. ``They have been the genre of choice this year so it would make sense that Jim Carrey in a broad comedy would be able to cross the $100 million mark so quickly.'' |
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