Edward Norton
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
08/17/1969
Boston, MA |
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR APR. 28-30, 2000
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTUniversal's unsinkable "U-571" continued full speed ahead in first place this weekend just as studio tracking data indicated it would. The PG-13 World War II submarine drama, which had a 19% first-choice tracking going into the weekend, held on to the top spot with a brisk ESTIMATED $12.33 million (-37%) at 2,615 theaters (+32 theaters; $4,715 per theater). Its cume is approximately $38.2 million, heading for $60 million-plus in domestic theaters. "U-571's" per theater average was the high
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR APR. 21-23, 2000
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTUniversal launched "U-571" to over $20 million, sinking its Easter Weekend box office competition. Hollywood had anticipated big action from the PG-13 World War II submarine drama given its 17% first-choice tracking score going into the weekend. "U-571" sailed full speed ahead into 2,583 theaters with a killer ESTIMATED $20.28 million ($7,850 per theater). Its per theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide release this weekend. Directed by Jonathan Mostow, "U-571" stars Matthew
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BOX OFFICE: 'Rules' Still Engaging
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., April 16, 2000 -- Everybody loves a good court-martialing. And everybody loves to see a good-hearted drunk get off the sauce and get his/her life back on track. Lucky for everybody, the two biggest movies in America this weekend were about those two very topics. "Rules of Engagement," the military drama starring Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones, reigned atop the box-office heap for the second consecutive frame, followed closely by Sandra Bullock's much-hyped "28 Days.
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B.O. FORECAST: Can Sandra Go to War?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., April 13, 2000 -- As the box-office turns: Will Sandra Bullock's turn as a rehabbing pill-popper and booze-swiller put her atop the Hollywood heap? Or will "Rules of Engagement" lock its sights on No. 1 again? The hit-challenged Bullock's entry is the drama "28 Days." Although her main competition for B.O. supremacy appears to be last weekend's champ, "Rules of Engagement," three more major films debut this weekend: the heartwarming "American Psycho," the multi-denominatio
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Viva Keanu!
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., April 17, 2000 -- Keanu Reeves nominated for best actor? Impossible but true! The MTV Movie Awards 2000 nominations were announced today, proving once again that the lighting-rod network for American youth culture knows what kids like, even if it only has about 10 different music videos in its rotation. Truth be told, hipper-than-thou MTV's choices for the best of last year's film crop really aren't all that much hipper than the stuffy Academy Awards and Golden Globes, exce
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NEWSMAKERS: 'Phantom Menace' Star at War?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 17, 2000 -- Steely Queen Amidala is absolutely not a draft dodger. Natalie Portman So says the rep for Natalie Portman, who played the battle-ready ruler in "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace," denying quotes attributed to the 18-year-old actress in an Israeli newspaper that had the Jerusalem-born star saying she'd "passed on" an army draft notice sent to her last year. (In Israel, all citizens -- men and women -- must do mandatory service upon turning a
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ROLE CALL: Settling the 'Score'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2000 -- The two faces of Don Corleone may be reunited in the upcoming crime drama "The Score." Daily Variety reports that Marlon Brando is in negotiations to co-star alongside Robert De Niro in the Frank Oz-helmed project. Also starring in the film is Edward Norton ("American History X"). Brando and De Niro last appeared in the same movie as the younger and older faces of Corleone in "The Godfather: Part II." Their collaboration on "The Score" marks the first time
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Quick Takes: News in Brief
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTBrolin and Driver to wed; Comic strip "BC" defames Jews, says Jewish group; Dirty Harry's wife on "Camera"; Former "Survivor" contestant gives deposition; Moore to celebrate birthday with TV bash; Pryor's name to headline street sign in Illinois; Beastie Boys' Grand Royal reappears; Actor Steve Buscemi reportedly knifed in fight; Marlon Brando hospitalized
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ROLE CALL: Ed Norton's in the Money
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 27, 2000 -- Edward Norton has certainly scored with his next picture deal. The Hollywood Reporter reported today that the 30-year-old actor will receive $6.5 million up front plus 4 percent of first-dollar gross to star opposite Robert De Niro in Frank Oz's "The Score," filling in the slot left opened by Ben Affleck after his decision to drop out last month. The Paramount/Mandalay pic tells the story of a veteran thief whose retirement is infinitely deferred by an upst
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ROLE CALL: What Will Willis Do?
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTHOLLYWOOD, Sept. 21, 2000 -- It must be tough being a big Hollywood star. The choices you gotta make. Sheesh. Take Bruce Willis. There's an amusing article in today's Hollywood Reporter saying Bruno is now scoping out the next film project he'll do after finishing "Bandits," which he's working on now. Will it be "Hart's War," with Edward Norton? Or will he take over for Richard Gere as the leading man in Adrian Lyne's "Unfaithful?" Will he go with Revolution Studios (as everyone seems to be doi
