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Digital
Media FX News Archives
Tuesday
- June 5, 2001
- Shrek Reaches $150 Million!
- Study: Too Much
Tobacco and Alcohol in Animated Features
- Atlantis Opens Friday at
the El Capitan Theater
- News Link of the Day
- Prime Move for ‘SpongeBob' on Nick Sked
Shrek
Reaches $150 Million!
(by digitalmediafx.com) Shrek passed the $150 million
mark on Monday, making it only the eight animated production to
reach that level (not adjusting for inflation of earlier films).
In addition, Shrek catapulted to #8 on the Top
10 Highest Grossing Animated Films list and it shows
no signs of slowing down.
Over the weekend,
Pearl Harbor barely beat Shrek at the Box Office,
officially bringing in $29.5 million while Shrek brought
in $28.2 million.
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Study:
Too Much Tobacco and Alcohol in Animated Features
(by digitalmediafx.com) The June issue of Pediatrics contains
a study by Kimberly Thompson and Fumie Yokota of the Harvard School
of Public Health that shows nearly half of all characters appearing
in "G" rated animated features use alcohol or tobacco.
The study
also found, however, that such use in animated features has been
on the decline in recent years.
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Atlantis:
The Lost Empire Opens Friday at the El Capitan Theater
(by digitalmediafx.com) Walt Disney's PG-rated Atlantis: The
Lost Empire opens at the El Capitan theater this Friday before
opening nationwide on June 15, 2001. The showtimes at the El Capitan,
located in North Hollywood, are 9:30AM, 11:50AM, 2:10PM, 4:35PM,
7:00PM, and 9:20PM. Those viewing the movie at the El Capitan
will get to go next door to Disney's elaborate Destination: Atlantis
exhibit, an "exploration of the lost city." You can
reach the El Capitan theater by calling 1-800-347-6396.
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News Link
of the Day - Prime Move for ‘SpongeBob' on Nick Sked
According to The New York Post:
"Some
big changes are in store for Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants.
The animated
series will move to prime time for the first time ever beginning
July 2 - attesting to its ranking as the second-most-watched kid's
show behind sister Nick series Rugrats…"
Click
here for the full story.
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