My bootleg guy also hooked me up with a mint condition copy of "Taken" two weeks before the film opened. I actually think this helped the opening week box office - contrary to popular and studio belief. Tyler Perry's career was built off of bootleg copies of his plays. That is how I first became aware of him.
~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mike Street <streetfor...@...> wrote: > > My brother had a clear bootleg of Taken like 2 weeks before it came > out. I was like how in the world did you get this movie. Taken was > pretty good..but I think I'll go to F13 since I'm off work today. > > On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 9:54 AM, B. Smith <daikaij...@...> wrote: > > Don't worry about Taken. It's already closing in on $80 million after > > three weekends in the U.S. and has taken in close to that amount > > internationally. They are some rumbles about a sequel. Not bad for a > > French produced medium budget thriller. > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> > > wrote: > > > >> > >> Huh? All the reviews I read said that this is a dull movie, even by > > its own kill-by-the-numbers standards. Is this box office due to a > > bunch of young folk who simply never saw the original? It's a bit > > distressing to see this and "Mall Cop" doing so much better > > than "Taken" and "The International". > >> > >> Of course, it could be worse: Will Smith could star in a remake of > > Halloween! Course, it'd probably make over one hundred million the > > first weekend, right Rave? > >> > >> ************************* > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - What better way to celebrate Valentine's > > Day than to watch college kids get slaughtered in a remake of " > > Friday the 13th "? The revival of the venerable slasher franchise > > easily took the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this > > weekend, setting a new record for a horror opening with estimated > > sales of $42.2 million, distributor Warner Bros . Pictures said on > > Sunday. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> The old mark was held by " The Grudge " with a $39 million debut in > > 2004. That film had a less-restrictive PG-13 rating, while the R > > rating for "Friday the 13th" ostensibly prevented fans under age 17 > > from buying tickets unless accompanied by an adult. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> The new film is essentially a remake of the 1980 film that kicked > > off the horror series and eventually introduced a hockey-masked > > villain named Jason. His most recent appearance, in 2003's "Freddy > > vs. Jason," generated a $36.4 million opening. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc , predicted "Friday the > > 13th" would end up in the $48 million range once sales for the U.S. > > Presidents Day holiday on Monday were calculated. The film was > > directed by German filmmaker Marcus Nispel , who shot the hit 2004 > > retread of " The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ." Both films were produced > > by "Transformers" director Michael Bay , whose Platinum Dunes banner > > specializes in low-budget horror remakes. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Also new this weekend were Walt Disney Co's Isla Fisher comedy " > > Confessions of a Shopaholic " at No. 4 with a modest $15.4 million, > > and Columbia Pictures' Clive Owen thriller "The International" at No. > > 7 with $10 million. > >> > >> Columbia, a unit of Sony Corp , also had a disappointment last > > weekend with " The Pink Panther 2 " ($22 million to date). But the > > studio's surprise hit comedy "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" crashed through > > the century mark, tallying $110.5 million after an $11.7 million > > weekend. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Last weekend's champion, Warner Bros.' ensemble romance " He's Just > > Not That Into You ," slipped to No. 2 with $19.6 million, taking its > > 10-day tally to $55.1 million. The comedy, based on a self-help book > > that was itself inspired by the TV show "Sex and the City," revolves > > around the lives and loves of various couples. The A-list lineup > > includes Jennifer Aniston , Drew Barrymore , Ben Affleck and Scarlett > > Johansson . > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> The thriller "Taken" fell one place to No. 3 with $19.3 million in > > its third weekend. Liam Neeson plays a father in a race against time > > to prevent his kidnapped teen daughter's virginity from being taken > > by an Arab sheikh. The surprise success, produced by French filmmaker > > Luc Besson , has earned $77.9 million to date, and should hit $120 > > million, said distributor 20th Century Fox , a unit of News Corp . > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> (Editing by Eric Beech) > >> > >> (please visit our entertainment blog via www.reuters.com or on > > http://blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/) > >> > > > > > > > > -- > ____ > My Social Media Resume: http://www.visualcv.com/mikestreet > > Visit my Blog: http://www.Greasyguide.com > > Follow Me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/streetforce1 >
