Brandon Gray
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The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring took in $11.115 million on Thursday, up 14.5% from the $9.704 million it earned last Thursday. Though mid-week business during the holidays is always far greater than it is during the rest of the year, the bump-up is still impressive considering that the higher the gross the more difficult it is for a movie to maintain its altitude.

Rings’ 9-day total stands at $119.112 million to rank #13 for the year so far. On the all time list, it stands at #161.

At this scorching pace, The Lord of the Rings should reach at least $165 million by Jan. 1.More]

Elijah Wood (Frodo) was on ‘The Tonight Show With Jay Leno’ tonight. Elijah spoke about his role as Frodo, and how fans are calling him that on the street. [More]

Elijah Wood was on ‘The Tonight Show With Jay Leno’ tonight. Elijah spoke about his role as Frodo, and how fans are calling him that on the street. He also mentioned his mom is still doing his laundry for him 🙂

Jay asked Elijah about the Elvish language. Elijah replied that it was a readable writable language created by Tolkien. Jay then asked Elijah if he had learned any of it and he replied that he had. He then uttered “Elen sila lumenn omentilmo.” A star shines on the hour of our meeting. He then proceeded to say that he had only a few lines in Elvish in the movies but they had all been cut. (thanks Ed!)

Here are a few pics for you:

Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, Men, Wizards: They all get their due in J. R. R. Tolkien’s ”Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Women, on the other hand, do not. [More]

Sarakin writes: Here are the Southeastern Film Critics Association’s picks for the best of 2001. [More]