28 November 2008 1:32 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news
With many shopping malls across the country planning to open at 5:00 a.m. or earlier for Black Friday sales, multiplexes anchoring those malls were reportedly selling out late-night screenings Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. The late-night crowd was expected to cap off what some box-office office analysts predicted would be a record day of ticket sales in virtually every area of the country. Like many TV news outlets, Amarillo, TX station KAMR reported Thursday night: "Thanksgiving's always one of the biggest days at movie theaters across the country, and here in Amarillo was no exception." The Thanksgiving record was set in 2000 with $232.17 million, when three kids-oriented features led the box office (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 102 Dalmatians, and Rugrats in Paris). Last year's take, $215.43 million, is the second-highest weekend on the all-time list prepared by box-office trackers Media By Numbers.
Note:Studio Briefing is somewhat abbreviated today because of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
Similar News Items
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)- Bryce Dallas Howard Writes The Originals (From EmpireOnline. 8 June 2009, 9:16 PM, PDT)
- Austin Pendleton Set For Lead Role In Staged Reading Of The Great Man 6/4 In NYC (From BroadwayWorld.com. 4 June 2009, 1:17 PM, PDT)
- Old Globe Announces Casting Call For San Diego-Based Boys And Girls For Its Production Of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (From BroadwayWorld.com. 28 May 2009, 12:27 AM, PDT)
102 Dalmatians (2000)
- Gruffudd Pulls Fansite After Fiancee Jibes (From WENN. 7 May 2007)
- Gruffudd and Evans Set Wedding Date (From WENN. 4 May 2007)
- More DVD Buyers Prefer Full-screen Over Letterbox (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 June 2001)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II (2000)
- Wild About Harry (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 November 2001)
- Want Not (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 December 2000)
- Women Want Mel Gibson (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 December 2000)
