News for Dec. 20, 2001

'Ring'-ing in the day

12/20/01, 2:47 pm EST - Xoanon

From Varitey: The bell has rung and "Rings" has come out swinging. Actual box office data for first-day ticket sales to New Line's "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" won't be available until today, but by Wednesday afternoon it was clear that any concerns the distrib might have nursed about soft opening-day biz were for naught. [More]