Penguins Romp Over Bond at Box Office -- By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer

[Radio_Lady]

From: http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/index.jsp?cat=ENTERTAINMENT&fn=/2006/11/26/528859.html



Sunday, November 26, 2006 -- 5:30 PM Pacific Time

LOS ANGELES - A dancing penguin was king of the Thanksgiving birds among movie-goers. The animated penguin romp "Happy Feet" remained the No. 1 movie with $37.9 million in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, while the James Bond adventure "Casino Royale" stayed in second place with $31 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Over the Wednesday-to-Sunday holiday period, "Happy Feet," from Warner Bros., took in $51.5 million while Sony's "Casino Royale" did $45.1 million.

Disney's thriller "Deja Vu," starring Denzel Washington as a police officer bouncing back in time to try to prevent a deadly ferry explosion, led new movies with $20.8 million for the weekend and $29 million since opening Wednesday.

The 20th Century Fox comedy "Deck the Halls," with Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito as neighbors feuding over excessive Christmas lights, debuted at No. 4 with a $12 million weekend and $16.9 million since it premiered Wednesday.

It was a sturdy but unremarkable holiday weekend overall, with the top 12 movies taking in $208.1 million from Wednesday to Sunday, down 3.4 percent from last year, when "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" took in $81 million to lead Hollywood to its second-best Thanksgiving ever. The best Thanksgiving period was in 2000, when the top 12 films grossed $232.1 million.

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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. "Happy Feet," $37.9 million.

2. "Casino Royale," $31 million.

3. "Deja Vu," $20.8 million.

4. "Deck the Halls," $12 million.

5. "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," $10.4 million.

6. "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause," $10 million.

7. "Stranger Than Fiction," $6 million.

8. "Flushed Away," $5.8 million.

9. "Bobby," $4.9 million.

10. "The Fountain," $3.7 million.



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[ironflange]

1. I saw it last night

Fun show, I saw it in IMAX. All that detail, it was a bit overwhelming to have 40,000 penguins on screen at once, each one of them doing its own thing.

[Radio_Lady]

2. I saw it in a regular theater and it was still overwhelming! But in a GOOD way!

Thanks so much for posting.

If you missed it, see my review of "Happy Feet" here:

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Radio_Lady/81

[GoddessOfGuinness]

3. My son's taking me to see it for my birthday on Wednesday...

I can't wait! :bounce:

[Radio_Lady]

4. Happy birthday, Goddess! Have a great day on Wednesday...

Our grandson turns 6 on Friday, Dec. 1. We took him to see "Flushed Away"! We'll celebrate with dinner and a cake next Friday, his REAL birthday, and then his birthday party on Sunday -- playing laser tag with Daddy and Grandpa and a bunch of friends!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

5. Sounds like a great party!

I hope he has a blast! :hi: