Released on: 1997
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Rodrick Rules And So Does His Movie
It was supposed to be a neck-and-neck race at the weekend box office, according to analysts, with Sucker Punch edging out Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. It didn’t turn out that way. Wimpy Kid was the winner by a wide margin, taking in $23.8 million versus $19.1 million for Sucker Punch, which was helped by IMAX surcharges. Indeed IMAX-equipped theaters accounted for 21 percent of the movie’s total take — a record. Two holdovers from last weekend also performed respectably. Limitless dropped just 20 percent from last week to $15.1 million, while The Lincoln Lawyer dropped just 19 percent to $10.8 million. Overall, the box office was down 7.2 percent from the comparable weekend a year ago when it was led by the opening of DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon with $43.7 million.
The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Box Office Mojo (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, 20th Century Fox, $23,751,502, (New); 2. Sucker Punch, Warner Bros., $19,058,199, (New); 3. Limitless, Relativity Media, $15,055,249, 2 Wks. ($41,111,231); 4. The Lincoln Lawyer, Lionsgate, $10,750,365, 2 Wks. ($28,717,548); 5. Rango, Paramount, $9,772,822, 4 Wks. ($106,335,987); 6. Paul, Universal, $7,856,800, 2 Wks. ($24,960,970); 7. Battle: Los Angeles, Sony, $7,582,566, 3 Wks. ($72,562,110); 8. Red Riding Hood, Warner Bros., $4,311,312, 3 Wks. ($32,424,769); 9. The Adjustment Bureau, Universal, $4,290,795, 4 Wks. ($54,916,865); 10. Mars Needs Moms, Disney, $2,258,428, 3 Wks. ($19,224,641).
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Harry Potter Star Returning In A Musical?
Daniel Radcliffe, who received mostly positive reviews this week for his starring role in the Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, says that he is open to appearing in a movie version of the show. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Radcliffe said, “A lot of things would have to be right for it to happen. … In terms of the script, I think it’s very hard to adapt. But, you know, nor [sic] am I going to rule out the possibility.” Radcliffe indicated that producers may already be dickering with Hollywood, especially in light of the solid reviews the Broadway show generated. “The producers of the show would not be doing their jobs properly if they were not at this moment in time talking about the possibility of a ‘How to Succeed’ movie,” he said. In fact, a movie version of the show was released in 1967 with Robert Morse, who also starred in the original Broadway production, in the lead. »
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