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Wednesday
- July 25, 2001
- New Miyazaki Movie Takes
Japan by Storm
- Jurassic Park
3 Continues to Rack in Big Bucks
- Nickelodeon and Nelvana Expand
Working Relationship
- News Link of the Day
- EA Wins Tolkien Movie Rights
New Hayao
Miyazaki Movie Takes Japan by Storm
(by digitalmediafx.com) Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi
("Spirited Away"), the newest anime production from
one of Japan's most famous anime directors, Hayao Miyazaki, opened
last weekend in Japan to huge numbers. In its opening weekend,
the movie drew well over a million people who dished out a total
of 1.63 billion yen ($15.8 million) to see it. Both exceed the
record opening numbers set by Miyazaki's 1997 masterpiece, Mononoke
Hime (renamed to Princess Mononoke for U.S. audiences).
The movie is being distributed by Toho Co in Japan.
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Jurassic
Park 3 Continues to Rack in Big Bucks
(by digitalmediafx.com) Even during weekdays, Jurassic
Park 3 is proving to be a huge performer at the box office.
On Monday, the third installment in the Jurassic Park series
made nearly $6 million domestically to bring its box office total
to $87 million. The film is expected to pass the $100 million
mark by this Friday.
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Nickelodeon
and Nelvana Expand Working Relationship
(by digitalmediafx.com) Nickelodeon and Nelvana have expanded
their working relationship by Nickelodeon agreeing to license
Nelvana the international distribution rights to Nickelodeon series,
Taina's World (live action) and The Fairly Odd Parents (animated).
In addition, Nickelodeon has agreed to co-produce a minimum of
one new animated series with Nelvana.
The Fairly
Odd Parents, created by Butch Hartman, is Nickelodeon's newest
animated series that follows the misadventures of 10-year old
Timmy Turner who has strange Fair Godparents that are rather whacky.
There is no news yet on what the new animated series will be that
the companies have agreed to do together.
Nelvana is
the animation division of Canadian-based Corus Entertainment,
Inc.
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News Link
of the Day - EA Wins Tolkien Movie Rights
According
to The Red Herring:
"Gearing
up for competition over one of the most valuable entertainment
licenses available today, Electronic Arts (EA) is expected to
announce Wednesday that it has acquired the rights to make games
based on New Line Cinema's upcoming Lord of the Rings trilogy
of films.
New Line Cinema
reignited the craze for the works of novelist J.R.R. Tolkien with
its highly anticipated Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of
the Ring, set for December release..."
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