Archive for June, 2006

U.S. Estimated Weekend Box Office, June 16 - 18, 2006 »

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross
1.  Cars       $31,181,000     $114,505,000
2. Nacho Libre     $27,513,000     $27,513,000
3.  The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift     $24,056,000     $24,056,000
4.  The Lake House     $13,665,000     $13,665,000
5.  The Break-Up     $9,502,000     $91,931,000
6.  Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties     $7,200,000     $7,200,000
7.  X-Men: […]

AFI’s Top 100 Inspirational Movies »

I bolded the movies I found somewhat inspiring:

#
MOVIE
YEAR

1
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
1946

2
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
1962

3
SCHINDLER’S LIST
1993

4
ROCKY
1976

5
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
1939

6
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
1982

7
THE GRAPES OF WRATH
1940

8
BREAKING AWAY
1979

9
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
1947

10
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
1998

11
THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
1946

12
APOLLO 13
1995

13
HOOSIERS
1986

14
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
1957

15
THE MIRACLE WORKER
1962

16
NORMA RAE
1979

17
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
1975

18
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
1959

19
THE RIGHT STUFF
1983

20
PHILADELPHIA
1993

21
IN […]

Top 100 Celebrities for 2006 According to Forbes »

The Celebrity 100
1. Tom Cruise
2. Rolling Stones
3. Oprah Winfrey
4. U2
5. Tiger Woods
6. Steven Spielberg
7. Howard Stern
8. 50 Cent
9. Cast of The Sopranos
10. Dan Brown
11. Bruce Springsteen
12. Donald Trump
13. Muhammad Ali
14. Paul McCartney
15. George Lucas
16. Elton John
17. David Letterman
18. Phil Mickelson
19. J.K. Rowling
20. Brad Pitt
21. Peter Jackson
22. Dr. Phil McGraw
23. Jay Leno
24. Celine Dion
25. Kobe Bryant
26. […]

Beyonce Search for Back-Up Performers Heats Up »

Due to an overwhelming early response, the Weehawken, New Jersey auditions for Beyonce’s all-female band originally booked for Weehawken, New Jersey have been moved to the Sony Music Studios in New York City. Open auditions for an all-female band for Beyonce’s upcoming tour will now be held at Sony Music Studios, […]

U.S. Estimated Weekend Box Office, June 9 - 11, 2006 »

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross
1.  Cars      $62,800,000     $62,800,000
2.  The Break-Up     $20,495,000     $74,095,000
3.  X-Men: The Last Stand     $15,550,000     $201,716,000
4.  The Omen     $15,450,000     $35,725,000
5.  Over the Hedge          $10,301,000     $130,293,000
6.  The Da Vinci Code     $10,300,000     $189,028,000
7.  A Prairie Home Companion […]

Lala.com Opens Beta to Public »

With more than 1.8 million album titles available for trade at $1 each, today lala.com opened its beta to the general public.
On lala.com, members trade CDs they have for CDs they want. Members receive a CD for every CD they ship to another member. CDs are sent through the mail in pre-paid envelopes provided by […]

Menudo Entertainment Names Yahoo! as the Official Internet Partner for ‘Mvasion’ - International Talent Search to Bring Back the All-Boy Mega Singing Group »

Menudo Entertainment LLC joins forces with Yahoo! as its official Internet partner for its “Mvasion,” the international talent search to recreate the all-boy mega singing group. The official Menudo Web site, will be hosted by Yahoo! Telemundo and allows fans and Menudo hopefuls to access in English and Spanish exclusive information pertaining to audition schedules, […]

“Omen” Debuts Big on 6-6-06 »

Don’t tell Satan, but apparently 666 is a good number — at least it was for Twentieth Century Fox and its new movie, “The Omen.”
Fox said the remake about a boy who is a spawn of the devil opened to a record-setting $12,633,666 at U.S. box offices — the most money collected by movie with […]

Keanu Wants to Settle Down »

Keanu Reeves says he’s lonely and wants to get married and have children, in an upcoming issue of Parade magazine. source
Ahhh.
Call me.

Fortuna Strikes Agreement With Naxos to Sell Digital Classical Music »

Fortuna Classical Music has teamed up with Naxos to release the most comprehensive library of classical music ever created. The Cornerstone Collection digitally bundles together nearly 5,000 of the greatest works ever written, from the dawn of the Renaissance to the shattering first decades of the 20th century.
Director of Sales and Marketing for Fortuna, Chad […]