'NEMO'S' GROSS TOPS $200 MILLION.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer ``Finding Nemo'' has swum swum v. Past participle of swim. swum Verb the past participle of swim swum swim past the $200 million milestone and continues to display strong box office buoyancy buoyancy (boi`ənsē, b  `yən–), upward force exerted by a fluid on any body immersed in it. Buoyant force can be explained in terms of Archimedes' principle. , possibly destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to become the summer's top-grossing movie. The animated Disney release from Pixar Animation Studios Animation studio can refer to:
Meanwhile, the 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. comedy ``Bruce Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. Almighty'' is poised to cross the $200 million mark today after 28 days of release. The films join ``The Matrix Reloaded'' and ``X2: X-Men United'' as the only 2003 releases to earn at least $200 million in ticket sales. Anthony Kusich, a box office analyst for Reel Source Inc., said ``Nemo'' and ``Almighty'' should outgross both ``Reloaded'' and ``X2'' in the end because of their tremendous word of mouth popularity and family appeal. ``They are movies that a lot of people are recommending,'' Kusich said. ```Nemo' is also a kids' hit, and kids see a movie over and over. You'd rather have a word-of-mouth hit on your hands than a first-weekend-only type of movie that has a huge drop the next weekend.'' With an opening weekend of $70.5 million, ``Nemo'' set the record for the biggest opening ever for an animated film. After spending the next weekend at No. 2 behind new release ``2 Fast 2 Furious,'' ``Nemo'' quickly dethroned that film to return to No. 1. While Universal Pictures' ``The Hulk,'' which bows in theaters today, is widely expected to take over the top box office spot from ``Nemo'' this weekend, Disney executives expect continued popularity well into the summer. ``I guess after the first weekend, the expectations obviously changed in everyone's mind, then the strength of the second weekend really buoyed our confidence in this film,'' said Chuck Viane, president of distribution for Disney's Buena Vista Pictures. ``We returned to No. 1 in weekend three and are very confident we will be No. 2 this weekend.'' ``Nemo'' now has a realistic chance of joining the rarified rar·i·fied adj. Variant of rarefied. Adj. 1. rarified - having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air" rarefied, rare air of becoming a film that grosses $300 million. It also might surpass ``Shrek'' ($267.6 million gross) to become the highest-grossing animated film ever. Greg Hernandez, (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com |
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