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Tuesday
- October 23, 2001
- Monsters, Inc. Ice Cream Promotion
- Cartoon Network Restores
Popeye
- Final Weekend Box Office Numbers
- FX & Animation Movies
- News Link of the Day -
Eisner and Jobs Overnight Enemies
Monsters, Inc.
Ice Cream Promotion
(by digitalmediafx.com) Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream is introducing some
new ice cream flavors in honor of Monsters, Inc. The two new flavors,
which are available only for a limited time, include Monsters, Inc. Cookies
& Screams and Monsters DeLight.
Cookies & Screams
features rich and creamy chocolate ice cream, monster cookies (shaped
like Mike and Sulley, two of the monsters featured in the film), and chocolaty
pieces with crispy rice. Monsters Delight features a combination of light
vanilla ice cream, raspberry filled chocolaty monster shapes and a raspberry
swirl.
The flavors are currently
available now through January 2002.
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Cartoon Network
Restores Popeye
(by digitalmediafx.com) The Cartoon Network has restored very early
versions of the Popeye cartoon series to begin reairing beginning this
coming Sunday, October 28. The series includes some never before seen
on TV Popeye theatrical shorts. The series may have trouble finding a
big audience, however, as the Cartoon Network is airing it at the 1am
time slot.
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Final Weekend
Box Office Numbers - FX & Animation Movies
(by digitalmediafx.com) Final weekend box office numbers are in and
here are the results for the top animated and visual effects movies:
|
Movie
|
Rank
|
Weekend Total
|
Gain/Loss |
Overall Total
|
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Shrek
|
# 20
|
$271,870
|
5%
gain |
$266.6 Million
|
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Atlantis: The
Lost Empire
|
# 24
|
$153,048
|
-24% |
$83.5 Million
|
| Planet
of the Apes |
#
26 |
$146,847 |
-25% |
$178.6
Million |
| Jurassic
Park 3 |
#
27 |
$137,795 |
-36% |
$180.2
Million |
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Pearl Harbor
|
# 34
|
$106,723
|
-42% |
$198.2 Million
|
| Cats
& Dogs |
#
35 |
$91,425 |
-25% |
$93.2
Million |
| Waking
Life |
#
37 |
$88,977 |
new |
$95,120 |
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Dr. Doolittle
2
|
#
50 |
$42,959
|
-35% |
$112.9 Million
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The gain/loss represents
the movie's performance when compared to last weekend.
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News Link of the
Day - Eisner and Jobs Overnight Enemies
According to the New York Post:
"Call it Moguls
Inc. - a cartoon tale of two titans in a bitter standoff over control
of their fantasy worlds.
Walt Disney Chairman
Michael Eisner and computer titan Steve Jobs, who heads animation hit
factory Pixar, have switched from being rich partners to overnight enemies..."
Click
here for the full story.
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