Casper scares up $20.6 million; top grossing film over Memorial Day weekend.SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 1995--The Harvey Entertainment Company (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :HRVY) today reported that the motion picture Casper was the No. 1 movie of the Memorial Day weekend, grossing $20.6 million. Casper, produced by Universal Pictures and Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment in association with The Harvey Entertainment Company, features special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. by George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic. The Harvey Entertainment Company, 10.6 percent owned by MCA MCA in full Music Corporation of America Entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in Chicago in 1924 by Jules Stein as a talent agency. In the 1960s it bought Decca Records and Universal Pictures, and today it produces films, music, and television shows. , Inc., is involved in animation production through The Universal/Harvey Animation Studios, filmed entertainment, merchandising and licensing. The Harvey Classic Characters include Casper, the Friendly Ghost(R), Fatso(TM), Stinkie(TM) and Stretch(TM) (The Ghostly Trio(R)), Richie Rich(R), Baby Huey(R), Hot Stuff(R), Little Audrey(R), Wendy, the Good Little Witch(R) and many others. CONTACT: The Harvey Entertainment Company, Santa Monica Gregory M. Yulish, 310/451-3377 or Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Joseph N. Jaffoni or David C. Collins, 212/505-3015 |
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