From Ringer Skycycle:
I just want you guys to know that TTT has reigned supreme ever since it was released in Bulgaria on January the 10th. Up to January the 26th (17 days) it has grossed exactly 501,144 Bulgarian Levs, which equals around $280,000, which ranks it the second highest grossing film in its first two weeks, beaten only by Titanic. TTT launched with a pretty good $110,000 in its first three days – just for comparison, FOTR finished with $325,000 in Bulgaria after almost 4 months of screening, Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone ended up with close to $300,000 and The Chamber of Secrets, which is currently in its 8th week of screening has close to $170,000. All of this adds up for an expectation that TTT will pass the $500,000 in the next 5 or six weeks, as it is yet to be launched in several of the country’s big cities in the middle of February…
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From Ringer Nimrodel: Here’s a superb article on archery and Legolas. Cheers!. [More]
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In Box Office news, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers has finally passed the US mark set by its predecessor Fellowship of the Ring. [More]
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In Box Office news, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers has finally passed the US mark set by its predecessor Fellowship of the Ring.
In the US all-time moneylists, Towers just leapfrogged Fellowship to nab 10th spot and push toward Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 9th position. Towers now has amassed a US$315 million box office in just 44 days compared to the US$313 million that Fellowship took last year.
- 10 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $315,800,000 2002
- 11 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $313,364,114 2001
Source: Box Office Mojo
Outside the US, Towers is yet to overhaul Fellowship. But it only US$120 million in arrears. Box Office mojo reports that as at 31/1, Towers had grossed an enormous US$423.1 million, with the Japanese release still due to occur. Towers will release in Japan on February 22.
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A great resource online for people wanting to learn or teach LOTR. If the link’s playing up weirdly, go to www.collinseducation.com and look round their ‘Free Downloads. [More]
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Miggie writes, “Today I found a LoTR Teacher’s Guide at collinseducation.com, that, according to the site, is “full of great ideas for KS3 English with suggestions for reading, comprehension, discussion and essay questions, as well as vocabulary work. Also biographical information on J.R.R. Tolkien and extracts from The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien on Middle Earth and its residents, providing lots of motivating material to work with in the classroom.”
It’s a 1.45MB download and a great resource for J.R.R. Tolkien’s fans who also happen to be teachers. But also great for finding questions if you feel inclined to create a home-made LoTR Trivial Pursuit. 😉 Go here and search on their ‘Free Downloads’ page.
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