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Sunday
- November 11, 2001
- Weekend Estimate: Monsters Scores
$46.2 Million
- Harry Potter Images
- Annie Award Winners
- News Link of the Day -
Cartoonists Reluctant to Show Violence
Weekend Estimate:
Monsters, Inc. Scores $46.2 Million
(by digitalmediafx.com) Monsters, Inc. is estimated to have
made $46.2 million in its second weekend, a figure above most analyst
predictions for its first weekend when it made a record breaking $62.6
million. The
second weekend tally represents a small 26% decrease from last weekend.
Monsters, Inc. passed the $100 million mark over the weekend, making it the fastest animated movie to become a blockbuster. Final results will be posted by Digital Media FX on Tuesday morning.
Click
here to visit the dFX Monsters, Inc. Movie Site.
Harry Potter Images
(by digitalmediafx.com) Here are three images from Warner Bros. highly
anticipated Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which opens
in a record number of theaters this Friday:
Annie Award Winners
(by digitalmediafx.com) Here are the major winning categories from
last night's Annie Awards. Annie Awards are determined by paying club
members of the ASIFA-Hollywood and the format of the film doesn't put
annual movies up against each other (for example, Monsters, Inc. wasn't
up against Shrek):
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
IN AN ANIMATED THEATRICAL FEATURE
Shrek
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
IN AN ANIMATED HOME VIDEO PRODUCTION
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
IN A DAYTIME ANIMATED TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Batman Beyond
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
IN A PRIMETIME OR LATE NIGHT ANIMATED TELEVISION PRODUCTION
The Simpsons
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL
ACHIEVEMENT FOR CHARACTER ANIMATION
Dale Baer- The Emperor's New Groove
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL
ACHIEVEMENT FOR EFFECTS ANIMATION
Arnauld Lamorlette - Shrek
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL
ACHIEVEMENT FOR DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson - Shrek
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL
ACHIEVEMENT FOR PRODUCTION DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Guillaume Aretos - Shrek
News Link of the
Day - Cartoonists Reluctant to Show Violence
According to nineMSN (AP):
"A group of American
animators have voiced their concern for the cartoon industry, following
the impact of the September 11 terrorist attacks upon the US entertainment
and arts industry. They attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh's four-day
animation conference where they discussed how their industry might respond
in the wake of the terrorist attacks..."
Click here for the full story.
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