Tonight (Sunday the 20th) is ‘Golden Globes Night’, where LOTR can win the pre-oscar awards it deserves! We’re having a BIG online viewing party to celebrate!! Simply log into Barliman’s Chatroom and slip into the room ‘#awardsparty’ to join in on the fun!

We will be updating the latest events at the ceremony for everyone around the world who cannot view it for themselves. The Golden Globes will air tonight on NBC at 8PM EST. See you online!

What time is that around the wolrd where you live? Click on the following link to convert 8PM EST to your local timezone. [More]

Although some Eastern European countries saw a late release of FOTR, they’re catching up and joining in the fun, as Galahad tells us. [More]

FB writes: FOTR has broken the first record here in Italy. Yesterday it grossed 1.032.000 euro, beating the previous record set by Hannibal. [More]

FB FOTR has broken the first record here in Italy. Yesterday it grossed 1.032.000 euro, beating the previous record set by Hannibal. It’s pretty safe to assume it’s going to be one of the highest grossing movies ever in Italy too.

Another record has been set at the Arcadia Multiplex, one of the finest movie theaters in Europe: they sold 17.900 tickets for Fotr only. All the theaters accepting advance bookings are sold out for the week-end, and it looks like this is going to happen again next week.

Mikko writes: Yes, it’s official… Lord of the rings has gone past Potter in its 5th week here in Finland as in Sweden. Amazing. [More]

Mikko writes: Yes, it’s official… Lord of the rings has gone past Potter in its 5th week here in Finland as in Sweden. Amazing.

The ecxact number was 439,917 people this friday, when Potter was running at 437,967.

What makes this even more amazing is the fact that practically all professionals predicted Potter to win by a mile… AND Rings got a few blunt reviews from our biggest magazines… AND it was released with 10 copies less than Potter.

Now the predictions run at 600,000 viewers. Only two have accomplished this before: A certain boat flick with a skinny, annoying hero and a certain alien flick with a hero trying to call home.