BOP Daily News
December 19, 2003
The spirit of BOP News lives on in
This is So Last Week,
our pop culture week-in-review,
presented in a pleasing quiz form.
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The final chapter in the Lord of the Rings trilogy proved to be box office dynamite. Return of the King earned an estimated $34.1 million on its first day of release. In the process, it became the biggest single day December earner of all time, and the 6th biggest single day total ever. Full results of this are available here. Proving particularly popular was the All Day Hobbit Ticket, an item which allowed diehard fans of the trilogy to view all three films consecutively. To those of you recently returned from such a screening, BOP has but one request on behalf of all of North America. PLEASE TAKE A SHOWER.
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Awards season has begun in earnest this week as several major groups announced their selections. Of particular note was yesterday's Golden Satellites selections which included such laudable performers as David Boreanaz, proving once and for all that any nomination may be had for the right amount of money. With regards to the movies nominated, the Golden Satellites verified the rest of the week's trend that the major players appear to be Mystic River, Lost in Translation, and Cold Mountain. BOP Oscar power rankings have returned for 2003-2004, so you may keep up with who the frontrunners are here. Shockingly enough, neither of the Matrix sequels is getting much end-of-year awards attention. We assume this is because the Razzies haven't been announced yet.
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Disney is taking a foray into the realm of tradigital animation. They have enlisted Grant Calof and Greg Lee to write a script for the classic children's book, The Three Pigs. BOP assumes that the Weinsteins will provide two of the voices, so that leaves the third slot open for one of Roseanne Barr/Arnold/Schwarzenegger (this is a marriage that *has* to happen), Sarah Michelle Gellar or Jon from Survivor: Pearl Islands to earn in a steel cage match at Wrestlemania XX.
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Kill Bill Vol. 2 is being strongly rumored as the headliner for Cannes 2004 in May. Stirring speculation is the fact that the film also had its planned European release delayed a few months so that Cannes would have first dibs on the splatter fest sequel. Tarantino is no stranger to the south of France, as the festival was one of the first to recognize his work in Reservoir Dogs then later rewarding Pulp Fiction with the prestigious Palme d'Or. Kill Bill Vol. 2's screening proves once and for all that the French are not anti-military violence but rather that they simply are not any good at it.
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""Didn't you read Lord of the Rings in High School?"
"No, I had sex in high school.""
Box Office Prophets offers quality, reliable news about the entertainment industry. BOP is also entertaining. To that end, please be advised that some content in this column is intended to be humorous and should not be considered factual.
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