Controversies not behind 'Da Vinci Code's' success, says Tom Hanks.Byline: ANI 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 , Mar 12 (ANI): Tom Hanks has said that 'The Da Vinci Code' was a success not because of the controversies surrounding it, but because of the way Dan Brown's iconic book was adapted into the film. The two-time Oscar-winning actor denied that the hot-button controversies about the film helped it earn 750 million dollars worldwide. "The book was a phenomenon, and we were able to not blow that," the New York Daily News New York Daily News Morning daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and his cousin Robert McCormick as a subsidiary of the Tribune Co. of Chicago. The first successful tabloid-format newspaper in the U.S. quoted him as saying at the Cinema Society/Brooks Brothers screening of 'The Great Buck Howard' on March 10. Although members of the Catholic Church condemned the film for its portrayal of their religion, its producers publicly hinted that the media buzz helped fill movie seats around the globe. "(But) at the end of the day, controversy does not sell tickets," said Hanks. He added: "Engagement does, entertainment does. There'd be a lot of [controversial] movies out there that would've made 500 million dollar, but none of them did." (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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