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11月19日 'Beowulf' Beats Everyone
In not-so-surprising news, "Beowulf" was number one at the box office over the weekend:
"The animated telling of 'Beowulf,' who rids a Danish kingdom of the feared beast Grendel, slew the box office over the weekend, giving a huge boost to 3-D films in the process.
"The Paramount Pictures release earned $28.1 million in its opening weekend — 40 percent of which came from special 3-D showings in regular theaters and on Imax screens.
"The film did $8 million in ticket sales on 638 screens equipped with technology from RealD, which uses a special reflective screen and polarized lens glasses that moviegoers can take as a souvenir."
Why is this so uninteresting to me? Why would I rather watch 3-D Vincent Price screaming in a spider web over Beowulf slaying dragons and contending with Grendel? My old Norton Anthology of literature should be coming to life right now, excited the ancient poem is all gussied up via a ripped Ray Winstone and a slinky, tailed Angelina Jolie but, alas and alack...
I just keep thinking of "Annie Hall" wherein Woody Allen tells the adult education learning Diane Keaton: "Just don't take any course where you have to read 'Beowulf."'
Here's the top five movies over the weekend:
1. "Beowulf" -- $28.1M
2. "Bee Movie" -- $14.3M
3. "American Gangster" -- $13.2M
4. "Fred Claus" -- $12M
5. "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" -- $10M
--posted by Kim 评论 (3)
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