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'The Perfect Storm' Demolishes Weekend Box Office With Gale Force Strength.


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BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)

July 5, 2000-"The Perfect Storm" thundered into theaters across the country this weekend in the largest three-day July opening in Warner Bros BROS Brothers
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The first five days of this Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution.  week have exceeded all industry box office records, led by "The Perfect Storm," which, at an estimated $63 million, captured 33% of the total box office and placed approximately $28 million ahead of its nearest competitor.

With an estimated $41.5 million in ticket sales for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the epic drama from Warner Bros. Pictures and Baltimore Spring Creek A spring creek is a stream that flows from a spring. Spring Creek may refer to any of the following specific places:
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 Productions, in association with Radiant Productions, starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, showed strength in all markets nationwide. It was the second most successful debut this summer and the third highest box office gross for any July 4th weekend opening.

"We are extremely proud of how Wolfgang Petersen brought Sebastian Junger's best-selling book so vividly to the screen, with great performances by George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg," said Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution for Warner Bros. Pictures. "The astonishing a·ston·ish  
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 visual effects developed especially for the film by ILM put audiences right in the heart of the most powerful storm in history. The word-of-mouth on this film is outstanding and we expect to be entertaining audiences with 'The Perfect Storm' throughout the summer."

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures Production in association with Radiant Productions, a Wolfgang Petersen Film starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, "The Perfect Storm." The film also stars Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Allen Payne, Bob Gunton, with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (born November 17, 1958 in Lombard, Illinois) is an American actress and singer of Italian descent.

Mastrantonio's first credited screen appearance was in Brian DePalma's Scarface as Gina Montana, sister of Al Pacino's Tony Montana.
 and John C. Reilly John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor known for his ability to act in a dramatic or comedic role with ease. Biography
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. Music is by James Horner. The film is edited by Richard Francis-Bruce, A.C.E. William Sandell is the Production Designer. John Seale, ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. , ASC ASC Ambulatory surgery center, see there , is the Director of Photography. The Executive Producers are Barry Levinson and Duncan Henderson. Based on the books by Sebastian Junger, the screenplay is by Bill Wittliff. Paula Weinstein, Wolfgang Petersen and Gail Katz produced "The Perfect Storm," which is directed by Wolfgang Petersen. www.perfectstorm.com.

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