Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Shut Up!!!!!! (opps wrong movie)

Domestic

-- Highest three-day opening in box-office history ($135.6 million)
-- First film in box office history to pass $100 million in only two days
-- Tied as fastest film in history to reach $200 million (8 days)
-- Fastest film in box office history to pass $300 million (16 days)
-- Passed the $305.4 million final gross of its predecessor (PIRATES OF
THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL) in the same 16 days as
above
-- Opening day gross ($55.8 million) is highest single-day gross in box-
office history
International

-- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST is the biggest
international release of 2006.
-- It is the sixth biggest film ever released internationally.
-- The film is the most popular international release in the history of
The Walt Disney Studios.
-- Since its initial weekend of release overseas, PIRATES OF THE
CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST has ranked #1 for nine consecutive weekends
in a row. This is the longest consecutive weekend reign of any film
this century (and surpasses the previous record of seven weekends held
by PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL back in 2003.
-- Biggest BVI opening of all-time: Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil,
Croatia, Czech, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Latvia,
Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, So. Africa, Malaysia, Holland, New
Zealand, Norway, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar,
Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, UAE, Ukraine, Uruguay,
Venezuela
-- Biggest BVI film of all time: Argentina, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Chile, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Jordan,
Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Norway, Oman, Russia, Singapore,
Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, UAE, UK
-- Biggest industry opening of All Time: Greece, Russia, Spain
-- Biggest US film of all time: Russia
-- 52nd in BVI history to pass $100M in gross, the most of any studio
-- 19th in BVI history to pass $200M in gross, the most of any studio

Saturday, September 02, 2006

32 Ways to Get Hurt (Maybe Killed) In Pirates of the Caribbean

1) Say the name ‘Jack Sparrow’ in front of Giselle and Scarlet.

2) Insult the Governor’s wig.

3) Steal Jack’s hat and make him ‘jump for it’.

4) Sic the monkey on Norrington! –And laugh. Really hard. And for good measure, tweak his nose.

5) Reveal to the world how he betrayed Elizabeth when she could have left him in a pig pen.

6) If male, kiss Elizabeth with Will watching. If female, kick Elizabeth with Will watching.

7) Insult Barbosa’s hat.

8) Call Jack the Monkey ‘Curious George’.

9) Call any ship ‘a boat’.

10) List the Top Five reason why Elizabeth likes Will better than Norrington to Norrington. Over and over again. 1- a lot more good-looking. 2- No stupid wigs for Will. 3- Will would do anything for Elizabeth. Including associating with pirates. 4- Will always looks good. You won’t find him covered in mud in a pig pen. 5- Better karma. It says it all.

11) Take away Jack’s rum.

12) Call Davy Jones ‘a softy’.

13) Ask Norrington why he doesn’t have a cool hat like Jack.

14) While Norrington, take a permanent marker and draw on his face. Be sure to include: A) a goatee. Like Jack’s. B) A moustache. Again, like Jack’s. C) Make it seem like he’s wearing eyeliner.

15) Be cheerful around Davy Jones.

16) Criticize Davy Jones’s ability to play the organ.

17) When Davy Jones walks by, start saying ‘here, fishy, fishy… Here fishy-fishy!’

18) Make up a song about how Norrington betrayed Elizabeth, Will, and good ol’ Jack. Always sing this.

19) Give Barbosa’s hat to the Kraken.

20) Go fishing on the Black Pearl. When someone asks why, reply, ‘I’m fishing for Krakens.’

21) Follow Jack around and keep saying ‘Beckett is your uncle!’

22) Cut Jack’s hair.

23) If you’re on the Black Pearl, go Buddhist. Claim that you’re trying to make the world more peaceful.

24) Follow Beckett around, saying ‘Make way! Make way! The Great Twit is coming through!’

25) Call Norrington a mama’s boy.

26) Gloat to Norrington how he let Jack escape.

27) Tell Norrington that the smell of pigs never wore off.

28) Keep asking Will, ‘do you like Anna-Maria?’

29) Steal Anna-Maria’s boat- ship- thingy.

30) Eat Squid in front of Davy Jones, claiming it’s the Kraken.

31) Follow Davy Jones around, calling him the Bogeyman.

32) Play keep away with Ragetti's eye