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Boffo ‘B.O.’ Shows Coin-Raising Legs Despite Hicks’ Crix
3:00AM Kyle Buchanan | Kudos must be extended to tyro presidential helmer Barack Obama, whose record $US150 million fundraising haul in September put him over the $US600 million mark and finally allowed his campaign to overcome Titanic’s heretofore-insurmountable domestic gross. 23/6 envisions the Variety ad announcing the whammo development; now, the Obama/Biden ticket must hope that with two weeks until the election, no iceberg is in sight (still, he’ll never let go, Joe… he’ll never let go). Obama “King of the world!” Makes more money than “Titanic”! [23/6] More »
Blockbuster Reality Check: ‘Dark Knight’ Only $1 Billion Off Record Pace
3:45AM STV | Big ups to The Dark Knight, which surpassed the first Star Wars film over the weekend to become the second-highest-grossing film ever. Sort of, anyway: That number-two figure on which the industry has had its eye for the last month since TDK’s release — $471 million, still a cruise ship shy of Titanic’s $600 million — remains quite the impressive number domestically, but isn’t really threatening anyone globally. It’s a bit of an open, underreported secret, but after the jump, behold the only number that really matters: your 19th-highest-grossing film of all time — only $64 million behind Finding Nemo! More »
