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18 Nov 2010 22:55

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Culture, U.S.: Movie theater accidentally shows “Saw 3D” to children

Kids came to see “Megamind,” but got the latest Saw flick instead. The theater gave the parents free tickets to compensate for having scarred their children for life. source
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18 Nov 2010 21:04

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Culture, U.S.: Diamonds, Will Ferrell, both very profitable

  • $46
    million    price paid for a bright pink diamond, the most expensive ever sold, auctioned off Tuesday by Sotheby’s
  • $46
    million     made by “MegaMind” its opening weekend two weeks ago; it was the highest-grossing film that week  source
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14 Nov 2010 21:13

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Culture: Denzel Washington’s “Unstoppable” unstoppable, except it isn’t

  • $30
    million     the amount “Megamind” made in its second weekend; it’s closing in on $100 million after two weeks
  • $23
    million     the amount “Unstoppable” made, which is ironic in the really funny way that we enjoy source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink
 
 
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