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Saturday
- August 11, 2001
- Osmosis Jones Bombs on Opening
Day
- Pixar Has Big
Faith in Monsters, Inc.
- Soundtrack for Osmosis Jones
Released
- News Link of the Day
- High Tech Toon Boom
Osmosis
Jones Bombs on Opening Day
(by digitalmediafx.com) Osmosis Jones opened in 7th place
at the box office on Friday, bringing in only $1.86 million. The
live action mixed with animation movie failed to draw audiences,
who instead flocked to movies like Disney's The Princess Diaries
and Rush Hour 2.
Osmosis
Jones took a pounding by several critics, many who actually
liked the animation but felt that the overall story (particularly
the live action scenes) were executed poorly. The opening for
Osmosis Jones is the poorest of the year for an "animated
movie" with the exception of the limited release The Trumpet
and the Swan last May.
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Pixar Has
Big Faith in Monsters, Inc.
(by digitalmediafx.com) Pixar has raised its year end outlook
after another excellent quarter and continued building anticipation
for Monsters, Inc. on November 2, 2001. DreamWorks, meanwhile,
responded to the news by announcing it is releasing a deluxe Shrek
2-disc DVD set on the same day that Monsters, Inc. hits
theaters (which is not a normal release date for DVDs).
Audience testings
for Pixar's Monsters, Inc. have been astronomical, ranking
even higher than the audience tests for Toy Story. Shares
of Pixar rose over 5% this last week.
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Soundtrack
for Osmosis Jones Released
(by digitalmediafx.com) The official movie soundtrack for
Osmosis Jones was released into stores this week featuring
no background scores in favor for songs from Sunshine Anderson,
Brandy, Craig David, De La Soul, Drama, R. Kelly, Kid Rock featuring
Joe C., Debelah Morgan, Nappy Roots, Nivea, Solange, Trick Daddy,
and Uncle Kracker.
Here's the
complete track listing:
1. St. Lunatics
- "Summer In The City"
2. Drama - "Big Ball"
3. Solange - "Solo Star"
4. Brandy - "Open"
5. Craig David - "Fill Me In (Part 2)"
6. R. Kelly - "I Believe"
7. Kid Rock featuring Joe C. - "Cool, Daddy Cool"
8. Del La Soul - "Turn It Out"
9. Trick Daddy - "Take It To Da House"
10. Nivea - "Just In Case"
11. Debelah Morgan - "Why Did You Have To Be"
12. Sunshine Anderson - "Don't Be Mad"
13. Nappy Roots - "Here We Go Again"
14. Ms. Toi - "Love Me Or Leave Me"
15. Ezekiel Lewis - "Rider Like Me"
16. Uncle Kracker - "Break U Off"
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News Link
of the Day - High Tech Toon Boom
According
to Variety:
"These
days, it's not the Mouse House that drives animated success, but
the computer mouse.
Earlier this
summer, lines were long outside Disney's El Capitan Theatre in
Hollywood with moviegoers queuing for the studio's cartoon Atlantis:
The Lost Empire. But just across the street, mobs rushed Mann's
Chinese to see the computer-animated Shrek from Disney
arch-rival DreamWorks.
Nothing could
better frame the burgeoning power of computer-generated animation
-- or the threat to Disney's once-inviolate hold on the toon market..."
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