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Digital
Media FX News Archives
Tuesday
- July 24, 2001
- DIC and PBS Team Up for Animated
Series
- "Be in the
Rugrats" Contest Launched
- Final Weekend Box Office
Numbers
- News Link of the Day
- Disney Moves to Block Online Movie Trailers!
DIC and
PBS Team Up for Animated Series
(by digitalmediafx.com) Kids watching PBS will be given a
history lesson next year when DIC Entertainment and PBS launch
a new animated series about two teenagers that work in the print
shop of Benjamin Franklin. From here, the show gives the audience
an inside glimpse at American history. Titled "Liberty Kids,"
the animated series will debut in May 2002 in time for Memorial
Day and features the voice of Walter Cronkite for Benjamin Franklin.
"This
series was inspired by a desire we shared to introduce kids in
America, and around the world, to the principles and ideals that
were at the core of the American Revolution -- democracy and freedom
of expression," said Andy Heyward, chairman and CEO of DIC
Entertainment. Such important values as these are described as
part of entertaining and colorful stories, all the while inspiring
young Americans to understand a little more how fortunate we are
to be living in such an open democracy. 'Liberty's Kids' deals
with real issues in a manner that a young audience can understand."
Educational
material will be provided to schools that coincides with the animated
series.
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"Be
in the Rugrats" Campaign Launched
(by digitalmediafx.com) Nickelodeon and Embassy Suites Hotels
have launched a joint contest where one winner will be animated
into a three minute Rugrats mini-movie.
From now through
Aug. 31 at participating Embassy Suites Hotels throughout the
United States, children between the ages of five and 15 can enter
to win a five-day/four-night trip to Los Angeles for the winning
family. During the winner's trip to L.A., the winner will have
the chance to meet the creators of the Rugrats and be animated
for the promotional three-minute Rugrats mini-movie. In addition,
the winning family will stay at an Embassy Suites Hotel in Los
Angeles and receive Rugrats toys.
Entry forms
can be picked up at participating Embassy Suites Hotels.
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Final Weekend
Box Office Numbers
(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
|
| Jurassic
Park 3 |
#
1 |
$50.7
Million |
New |
$81.4
Million |
| Cats
& Dogs |
#
5 |
$06.8
Million |
-43% |
$72.4
Million |
|
Dr.
Doolittle 2
|
#
8 |
$04.4
Million
|
-41% |
$93.3
Million
|
| Final
Fantasy |
#
9 |
$03.6
Million |
-68% |
$26.8
Million |
|
Shrek
|
# 11
|
$02.3
Million
|
-37% |
$251.9
Million
|
| A.I. |
#
12 |
$02.1
Million |
-58% |
$74.5
Million |
|
Tomb
Raider
|
# 13
|
$01.9
Million
|
-52% |
$126.2
Million
|
|
Atlantis:
The Lost Empire
|
# 14
|
$01.2
Million
|
-53% |
$77.5
Million
|
|
Pearl
Harbor
|
# 16
|
$01.0
Million
|
-45% |
$192.1
Million
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The
Mummy Returns
|
# 25
|
$222,525
|
-52% |
$200.7
Million
|
The gain/loss
represents the movie's performance when compared to last weekend.
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News Link
of the Day - Disney Moves to Block Online Movie Trailers!
According
to ZDNet:
"The
company that brought you "Lady and the Tramp" and "Pinocchio"
is cracking down on online movie trailers, sparking a legal case
that could help clarify how far film studios can go to compete
with retailers by selling their own products on the Web..."
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