Posted on: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Box Office: Will Smith romps again
Advertiser Staff
Smith previously has dominated Fourth of July weekends, with two "Men in Black" movies and "Independence Day" setting records for that holiday weekend in the past. Until "Spider-Man 2" opened to an $88 million weekend this past year, Smith had starred in the top three best Fourth of July openings ever: "MiB2" at $52 million, "MiB" at $51 million and "Independence Day" at $50.2 million.
According to Exhibitor Relations, another big winner over the weekend was Sony Pictures, which hit the win, place and show positions, with "Boogeyman" in second place at $10 million and "Are We There Yet?" at $8.5 million.
Did you know that 36 percent of dog owners say that they and their four-legged friends act alike? Or, that 47 percent of dog owners surveyed gave their dog a human name — most commonly Max, Jack, Molly and Daisy? That's so, according to the annual Pedigree Survey.
Nicky Hilton | 21, Paris' younger sister, in the February issue of Seventeen, talking about working for a living: "It's fun making a living knowing that I don't need to but I choose to. I like work. I've worked since I was 17."
Will Smith now claims the best opening ever over a Valentine's Day weekend, with his romantic comedy "Hitch" capturing $45.3 million over the weekend, Zap2it.com reported yesterday.
Dogs and their owners: Human-like qualities
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