The Left Lane
Thanksgiving by the numbers

270 million: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's estimated number of turkeys raised this year in the United States. That's about 7 billion pounds of bird meat, worth $2.8 billion.

558 million pounds: The forecast weight of the cranberry production this year in the United States, with most berries coming from Wisconsin.

14 pounds: Amount of turkey consumed by the typical American in 1999.

3: Number of cities nationwide named after the tasty gobbler — Turkey, Texas; Turkey Creek, La.; and Turkey, N.C. The nation also has 11 townships with the name Turkey, three of them in Kansas.

8: Number of places and townships in the United States named Cranberry or some variation thereof (such as Cranbury, N.J.).

20: Number of places in the United States named Plymouth, as in Plymouth Rock.

E.T., call your bank

An image of E.T. and his boy companion Elliott flying on a bicycle will be superimposed over a new version of Universal's globe logo. Part of John Williams' score for "E.T." also will be integrated into the Universal fanfare.

The logo will first appear before "Spy Game," the Robert Redford-Brad Pitt espionage thriller opening today.

A new cut of 1982's "E.T.," with previously unreleased footage, hits theaters in March. Through late next year, Universal plans special events to commemorate the film's anniversary at its theme parks, including "E.T." rides. Universal also is releasing new "E.T." merchandise, such as a reissue of Williams' score and the movie's DVD debut, which will include the original version of the film and the new cut.

Potter film breaks box-office records

Last weekend's receipts from the top 10 movies, as reported to Exhibitor Relations Corp.:

1. Harry Potter: $90.3 million
2. Monsters, Inc.: $22.7 million
3. Shallow Hal: $12.1 million
4. Disturbance: $5.4 million
5. Heist: $4.7 million
6. The One: $4.1 million
7. K-Pax: $3.1 million
8. The Wash: $2.9 million
9. Life as a House: $2.6 million
10. Thirteen Ghosts: $2.1 million