CAN 'BEWITCHED' BREAK HOLLYWOOD'S LOSING SPELL? BOX OFFICE SLUMP NEARS RECORD RUN.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer Darth Vader Darth Vader fallen Jedi Knight has turned to evil. [Am. Cinema: Star Wars] See : Evil couldn't do it. Brad and Angelina couldn't do it. Even Batman couldn't do it. It will be up to teen queen Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Dee Lohan (born July 2 1986) is an American actress and pop music singer. Lohan started in show business as a child fashion model for magazine advertisement and television commercials. and a Volkswagen named Herbie, the magic nose-twitch of Nicole Kidman in ``Bewitched'' and the horror film horror film n → película de terror or miedo horror film horror n → film m d'épouvante horror film horror n ``Land of the Dead'' to end Hollywood's current box office slump - which could reach an unprecedented 18 weeks on Sunday. If the new movies, plus holdovers ``Batman Begins'' and ``Mr. and Mrs. Smith'' don't come through in a big way, the movie industry will record its longest streak ever where year-over-year ticket sales come up short. ``At this point, it seems like 'Bewitched' has the best chance.'' predicted Brandon Gray, president of 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. . ``But it seems to be another soft weekend until the (June 29) release of 'War of the Worlds.''' The weekend's movies will have to best a line-up from a year ago when the top 12 films, led by ``Fahrenheit 9/11,'' ``White Chicks,'' ``Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,'' ``The Notebook'' and ``The Terminal'' combined to earn $138.5 million. Last weekend's box office totals came within 0.52 percent of matching the 2004 weekend totals with ``Batman Begins'' dominating ticket sales during its opening weekend. The Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . release had earned $90.4 million domestically as of Wednesday. The highly publicized Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie film ``Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' has performed strongly in its first two weeks with a $106 million haul, while ``Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith'' has earned a whopping $351.4 million so far this summer. But these and other summer bright spots such as ``Madagascar'' ($151.3 million) and ``The Longest Yard'' ($135.4 million) have not been able to manage the firepower of the 2004 summer slate. Sony Pictures Entertainment's ``Bewitched'' pays homage to the classic 1960s-70s television sitcom and will bow in 3,174 locations. Rory Bruer, Sony's president of domestic distribution, is optimistic the film will have a strong showing. ``I think it's just a really, really fun film,'' Bruer said. ``I think you get to see a different facet of Nicole Kidman, see her in a way you haven't seen her before. Will Ferrell John William "Will" Ferrell (born July 16, 1967[1]) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, impressionist, writer and actor who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, is always so funny and they have great chemistry.'' Universal Pictures will be looking to rebound from the disappointing performance of its drama ``Cinderella Man'' earlier this month with ``Land of the Dead,'' a thriller from director George A. Romero whose credits include such horror classics as ``Night of the Living Dead'' and the original ``Dawn of the Dead.'' Disney's ``Herbie: Fully Reloaded'' featuring Lohan was first out of the starting gate starting gate n. Sports 1. A series of stalls with interconnected doors that open simultaneously at the beginning of a race. 2. , opening on Wednesday. Playing in 3,301 locations, ``Herbie'' took in $2.7 million in ticket sales on its first day. ``A movie like 'Herbie' can be one of these films that sticks around all summer,'' said Chuck Viane, president of Disney's Buena Vista Distribution
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. is the motion picture and television feature distribution company owned by The Walt Disney Company. . ``By Wednesday, 80 percent of the kids (were) out of school and 90 percent will be out by Monday.'' Greg Hernandez, (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Lindsay Lohan and Herbie, Disney's cinematic Volkswagen, will see if they kick the summer movie season into high gear. (2 -- color) Studio executives are hoping Nicole Kidman has some movie magic tricks This page contains a list of magic tricks. In magic literature, tricks are often called effects. Based strictly upon published literature and marketed effects, there are hundreds of millions of effects; a short performance routine by a single magician may contain dozens of hidden in ``Bewitched be·witch tr.v. be·witched, be·witch·ing, be·witch·es 1. To place under one's power by or as if by magic; cast a spell over. 2. To captivate completely; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. .'' (3 -- color) Or maybe Dennis Hopper can scare up some moviegoers this weekend with ``Land of the Dead.'' |
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