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Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross
1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $55,380,000 $55,380,000
2. Wedding Crashers $32,225,000 $32,225,000
3. Fantastic Four $22,725,000 $100,137,000
4. War of the Worlds $15,000,000 $192,191,000
5. Batman Begins $5,620,000 $182,726,000
6. Mr. & Mrs. Smith $5,050,000 $168,092,000
7. Dark Water […]

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross
1. Fantastic Four $56,000,000 $56,000,000
2. War of the Worlds $31,300,000 $165,809,000
3. Batman Begins $10,216,000 $172,105,000
4. Dark Water $10,127,000 $10,127,000
5. Mr. & Mrs. Smith $7,850,000 $158,647,000
6. Herbie: Fully Loaded $6,274,000 $48,506,000
7. Bewitched $5,500,000 $50,851,000
8. Madagascar $4,300,000 $179,550,000
9. Rebound […]

Willie Nelson is so prolific that sometimes even he forgets he has another record coming out. At a recent show here with Bob Dylan, Nelson performed a long list of hits, but not a single song from his new long-awaited reggae album.
“I keep forgetting,” Nelson said a few days later by telephone from the road, […]

Luther Vandross has departed from this world and I mourn. I have aged over the last couple decades listening to his music. He was truly a unique talent who transcended innuendo. With Luther, it was all about the voice and nothing else.
The funeral service for eight-time Grammy winner Luther Vandross hit just […]

I don’t know how I feel about this one:
Nearly four years after the collapse of the World Trade Center, Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone will direct a film based on the story of two police officers who were trapped in the rubble on Sept. 11, 2001.
Nicolas Cage, who won a best-actor Oscar for “Leaving Las […]

It seems every one is whining about declining incomes:
North American concert attendance declined nearly 12 percent in the first half of 2005 despite the first drop in average ticket prices in a decade.
Fans purchased 14.5 million tickets to the top 100 concert tours from January to June, according to Pollstar, the industry trade magazine.
The tours […]

The news is not good for lady rapper, Lil’ Kim. She’s just been sentenced to a year in jail for perjury. Lil’ Kim joins the ranks of male rappers in the big house. It will be interesting to see how prison life affects her career.
Grammy-award winning rapper Lil’ Kim was sentenced Wednesday […]

July 12

Sweet Charity (2005 Broadway Revival Cast) ~ Cy Coleman, et al

Orion ~ Philip Glass (Composer), et al

The Understanding ~ Röyksopp
July 19

Only Pt.1 ~ Nine Inch Nails

Only Pt.2 ~ Nine Inch […]

July 5, 2005

Dear Frankie

Monk - Season Three

Tour of Duty - Complete Third Season

Bride and Prejudice

More…
July 12, 2005

Million Dollar Baby (Widescreen Edition)

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Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross
1. War of the Worlds $77,600,000 $113,282,000
2. Batman Begins $18,685,000 $154,146,000
3. Mr. & Mrs. Smith $12,700,000 $146,058,000
4. Bewitched $10,800,000 $40,306,000
5. Herbie: Fully Loaded $10,508,000 $36,840,000
6. Madagascar $7,000,000 $172,400,000
7. Rebound $6,000,000 $6,000,000
8. Star Wars: Episode […]