'SITH' MARCHES BEYOND 'CLONES' FILM PASSES GROSS IN LESS THAN 3 WEEKS.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer In less than three weeks, ``Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith'' has surpassed the entire gross of ``Episode II - Attack of the Clones,'' according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. box office figures released Wednesday. ``Sith'' has by far been the brightest star in the box office galaxy since it bowed in spectacular fashion May 19. The sci-fi epic continues to climb up the list of all-time blockbusters as the rest of Hollywood remains mired mire n. 1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog. 2. Deep slimy soil or mud. 3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty. v. in a 15-week-long slump Slump A temporary fall in performance, often describing consistently falling security prices for several weeks or months. . Released by 20th Century Fox, the film took in $2.4 million Tuesday to bring its domestic box office total to $312.7 million. ``Clones'' ended its run in the summer of 2005 with a domestic gross of $310.7 million. ``You have to be gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. when you have the fastest to $300 million,'' said Fox distribution chief Bruce Snyder Bruce Snyder (born March 14, 1940 in Santa Monica, California) was the head football coach of Utah State University from 1976 to 1982. He was the head football coach of the University of California from 1987 to 1991. . ``How far it will go, I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. . The next few weeks will tell us that.'' The sixth and final chapter of the long-running ``Star Wars'' franchise achieved the biggest opening-day and biggest single-day gross ever ($50 million) as well as the largest four-day opening weekend numbers ($158.4 million). All of the ``Star Wars'' films are among the top 25 highest-grossing films ever. ``Sith'' is also already a bigger moneymaker than 1980's ``The Empire Strikes Back'' ($290.5 million) and 1984's ``Return of the Jedi'' ($309.3 million), which were at a disadvantage with lower ticket prices, but also had theatrical rereleases in the late 1990s. The original ``Star Wars,'' released in 1977 and rereleased 20 years later, is the second-highest-grossing movie in history ($460.9 million) behind only ``Titanic Titanic (tītăn`ĭk), British liner that sank on the night of Apr. 14–15, 1912, after crashing into an iceberg in the N Atlantic S of Newfoundland. More than 1,500 lives were lost. ,'' which grossed $600.8 million in 1997. ``Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace MENACE. A threat; a declaration of an intention to cause evil to happen to another. 2. When menaces to do an injury to another have been made, the party making them may, in general, be held to bail to keep the peace; and, when followed by any inconvenience or ,'' released in 1999, is number five at $431 million. As of Wednesday, ``Sith'' stood as the 17th-highest-grossing movie of all time and should surpass ``The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' ($314.8 million), ``Harry Potter A potter is someone who makes pottery. Potter may also refer to: People
``At the end of the day, I see ('Sith') at a path toward $375 million to $400 million,'' said Gitesh Pandya, editor of BoxOfficeGuru.com. ``Right now, it looks like it will take the crown as box office champ of 2005.'' Among the biggest competition for ``Sith'' will be Friday's release of the highly anticipated Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie movie ``Mr. & Mrs. Smith,'' which had its premiere Tuesday night in Westwood. ``There were four blocks of crowds, there had to be 10,000 people packed everywhere,'' Snyder said. ``That is an indication of the heat from the two principals. I've been doing this a long time and I've got a good feeling that we're going to have a great opening.'' Also Tuesday, the Paramount Pictures comedy ``The Longest Yard,'' starring Adam Sandler, gained membership into an exclusive group of 2005 releases to have reached the $100 million mark in domestic ticket sales. ``Yard,'' which debuted Memorial Day weekend, joins ``Sith,'' ``Madagascar,'' ``Hitch hitch to fasten by a knot, usually used to describe tying a horse to a post. ,'' ``The Pacifier'' and ``Robots'' as one of the year's $100 million-plus grossers. Still, year-to-date attendance is down 8.5 percent compared with a year ago, and box office grosses trail by 5.7 percent. Greg Hernandez, (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com |
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