Posted on: Tuesday, December 21, 2004
ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Holiday films push weekend box office above $70 million
Advertiser Staff
Following up were the sequel, "Ocean's Twelve" ($18.3 million), "Spanglish" (pictured), starring Adam Sandler ($9 million), "The Polar Express," created by Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis and based on the book of the same name ($8.55 million) and, in fifth place, "Blade: Trinity," from Time Warner's New Line Cinema studio ($6.6 million). Bringing up the rear: "National Treasure," "Christmas with the Kranks," "Flight of the Phoenix," "Closer" and "The Incredibles."
LAST-MINUTE GIFTS
Scope out Aloha Stadium Swap Meet
On these last, frantic days before the Christmas! Those still shopping can appreciate a spot where variety rules and bargains can be had.
The Aloha Stadium Swap Meet is on it with holiday hours and free admission. Shop the swap meet today through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. — and if weekend crowds are any indication, you'll have company.
FINAL WORD
"That film's been completely vindicated by its long-term box-office performance."
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," starring Jim Carrey, was the weekend's top-grossing film in U.S. and Canadian theaters with an estimated $30.2 million in ticket sales, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations Co.
Paul Dergarabedian | president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations Co., on "Polar Express," which grossed a mere $30.6 million in its first five days of release in mid-November but has picked up speed during the holidays, topping $120 million so far at the box office:
