[EMAIL PROTECTED] Quite right! If the folks were coming across the Bering Strait from Mongolia, they ought to look like Mongolians! That's ASIAN! I would have shut off the TV in disgust too. I don't have cable, so I don't get to see these offenses. Amy
>I guess there's no accounting for taste. I'd be interested to see what the >second week's box office take will be. I still have "There Will Be Blood", >"Persepolis", and "The Bank Job" on my radar. > > Speaking of, the History Channel did a special today about what the world > was like in 10,000 B.C., specifically, about North America and the first > peoples that populated this part of the world, walking across (I guess) > the Bering Strait land bridge. The actors they chose to represent these > ancient people were all as white and European as the dude starring in > "10,000 B.C.". Though I love programs like this, i turned the channel in > disgust. > > ********************* > > "10,000 BC" a mammoth at worldwide box office > Sunday March 9 1:43 PM ET > > "10,000 BC," a widely ridiculed prehistoric action movie boasting a > menagerie of exotic beasts, trampled the competition at box offices around > the world. > According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, the Warner Bros. Pictures > release sold $61 million worth of tickets during its first weekend. > The North American contribution was $35.7 million from 3,410 theaters, an > easy No. 1 ahead of fellow rookie "College Road Trip" with $14 million. > The North American opening was "right on target," said Dan Fellman, > president of domestic theatrical distribution at the Time Warner Inc-owned > studio. Pundits had expected an opening in the $30 million to $40 million > range. > The film, which Fellman said cost "slightly north" of $100 million to > make, was almost unanimously ripped by critics. USA Today described it as > a "bombastic bore" and The New York Times as "sublimely dunderheaded." > Newcomer Steven Strait stars as a mammoth hunter who battles a horde of > slave-traders. Gargantuan birds and saber-tooth tigers add to the > intrigue. The film was directed by Roland Emmerich, the German auteur > behind such hits as "Independence Day" and "The Day After Tomorrow." > "10,000 BC" also opened at No. 1 in 19 of 20 territories, picking up a > total of $25.3 million. Top markets included Spain ($4.5 million) and > Mexico ($3.8 million). It opens in Italy and the United Kingdom on Friday. > The Walt Disney Co broad comedy "College Road Trip," which also appalled > critics, stars Martin Lawrence as the overprotective father of a college > freshman played by Raven-Symone. The film played in 2,706 theaters across > the United States and Canada. > Critics did love one new release but moviegoers were less enthused. The > heist thriller "The Bank Job" opened at No. 5 with a modest $5.7 million > from 1,603 theaters. The film, based on the 1971 robbery of a Lloyds bank > in London, stars Jason Statham. It was released by Lionsgate, a unit of > Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. > Last weekend's champion, "Semi-Pro," slid to No. 4 with $5.8 million. The > comedy, which cost $57 million to make, has earned just $24.7 million > after 10 days. Will Ferrell stars as the flamboyant owner of an underdog > basketball team in the film, which was released by New Line Cinema, also a > unit of Time Warner. > The assassination thriller "Vantage Point" slipped one place to No. 3 with > $7.5 million. The film, released by Sony Corp's Columbia Pictures, has > earned $51,7 million after three weeks > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.3/1308 - Release Date: 3/3/2008 > 10:01 AM > >
