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Audiences Across the Nation Give ''Monsters, Inc.'' the Highest Score of the Year; CinemaScore.com Announces the First A+ Rated Film of 2001.


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, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2001

CinemaScore Online, www.CinemaScore.com, the online source for Instant Movie Reviews(TM), today announced "Monsters This is a list of monsters, mythical, legendary, and fictional. The list is organized by Region and the mythologies, legends, and literature that came from said region. They are then organized alphabetically. It is by no means complete or definitive, yet. , Inc.," a Disney Dis·ney   , Walter Elias Known as "Walt." 1901-1966.

American animator, showman, and film producer. Noted for his creation of the cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, he produced the first animated film with sound,
 and Pixar film, has broken all records to become the first and only A+ rated film of the year.

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" in 2000.

"With three movies opening this weekend, `Monsters, Inc.' was clearly the winner garnering an average grade of A+ amongst audiences of all ages," noted Ed Mintz, president of CinemaScore Entertainment Research Company.

On Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath.  morning, CinemaScore Online revealed audience ratings of A's and A+'s by all ages, both male and female, for "Monsters, Inc." via its weekly e-newsletter. CinemaScore movie grades are based on in-theater surveys of Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week.

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 night (opening night) moviegoers in theaters across the country. Audiences grade the film from A+ to F, and CinemaScore.com reports the grades broken down into six groups: male and female; ages under 21; 21 to 34 and 35 and older.

"The last three Disney movies scoring A+ went on to gross an average of $160 million," said Brad Peppard, president of CinemaScore Online. "With its spectacular opening weekend (over $60M), there is a real possibility that `Monsters, Inc.' will break the $300 million mark at the box office before the year is over."

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 CinemaScore Entertainment Research movie survey results have been an exclusive resource to the entertainment industry. In 1999, CinemaScore Online was launched to share this valuable information with the general public, enabling people to make better movie choices. By logging on to the www.CinemaScore.com Web site, visitors can search CinemaScore's library of movie reviews from the last 20 years. The library can be searched by key word, actor, director and film title. The CinemaScore Web site also features a section for upcoming movie releases and for the latest movies out on video. Moviegoers can sign up for the CinemaScore Online newsletter by visiting http://www.cinemascore.com/subscribe_free.epl.

About CinemaScore.com

CinemaScore Online's mission is to help moviegoers make better movie choices. CinemaScore Online's Instant Movie Reviews(TM) provide opening night movie grades from surveys of real people, reported by age and gender. The CinemaScore Online movie database currently boasts more than 20 years of film reviews based on over 1M completed surveys. For more information, email customerservice@cinemascore.com or visit the Web site at www.CinemaScore.com. CinemaScore Online is an independent company based in Silicon Valley.
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