The Sun Newspaper writes: “The new Lord of the Rings blockbuster has taken more booking than any other film this year, cinema chain Odeon said. The Two Towers- second in the movie trilogy- opened in the UK yesterday and is set to be one of the biggest hits of all time. Odeon said advanced booking had already topped £1.5 million. That beats both the second Harry Potter and latest Bond, Die Another Day.”
Month: December 2002
Middle Earth isn’t such a long way from Huntington. Just ask Grima Wormtongue, the corrupted counselor to King Theoden and slithering spy of Saruman played by Huntington’s own Brad Dourif in “The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers,” in theaters this week. [More]
I arranged a pre-movie party at the Unison pool hall in St.Laurent, the manager George was very very accommodating and helped us out with all the little details you need to get in line for events like this. Nicole and Seb, two ringers who were such a great help last year, arrived again to help us, you guys were amazing help thanks! [More]
Mikko writes: According to the distributor, FS-Film, The Two Towers broke all previous records: 30 427 people saw it on 18th December. That is 23 percent more than with FotR a year ago! They are now expecting TTT to attract even more viewers than FotR which was seen by 714 000 Finns.
It’s hard to believe that such a serene, refined actress could be the offspring of a rowdy rocker, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler. Yet, it’s Liv Tyler’s natural-born grace, intelligence, and beauty that make her perfect for the role of Arwen, the Elven enchantress of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. [More]
The Star reports: The Paramount theatre in downtown Toronto had the top opening day box office gross in North America for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, ringing up $114,124 in the first 24 hours of release. When three of the theatre’s screening rooms sold out for the midnight opening Wednesday morning, two more screens were added. Across Canada and the U.S., The Two Towers grossed $26 million on its opening day, smashing The Fellowship of the Rings, which opened with $18 million in its first day of release.