M. Night Shyamalan
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
08/05/1970
Pondicherry, India |
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Summer B.O. Could Hit $4 Billion Mark
July 02, 2002 6:49am ESTThe summer box office from early May to the Labor Day holiday on Sept. 2, which marks the end of summer, will rise above the $4 billion mark.
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Dragonfly Review
March 22, 2002 3:43am ESTNeither spooky nor otherworldly, Dragonfly simply drags.
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'The Grinch' Rules Again
July 31, 2001 12:30pm ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 3, 2000 -- The Grinch continues to get greener and greener. In a weekend with no new wide releases, "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" easily held on to the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, taking in an estimated $27.11 million, bringing it's three-week total to $172 million, according to estimates by Hollywood.com's box office analyst, Martin Grove. "The Grinch," directed by Ron Howard, stars Jim Carrey, Christine Baranski, Molly Shannon and Jeffery Tambor. Holding
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'The Grinch' Holds on to Top Spot
July 31, 2001 12:30pm ESTAfter a record-setting Thanksgiving feast, Hollywood got only box office crumbs this weekend as ticket sales plunged 50% from their holiday levels. Universal and Imagine Entertainment's PG-rated blockbuster comedy adventure "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" continued to top the chart in its third weekend with a still festive estimated $27.11 million (-48%) at 3,138 theaters (+4 theaters; $8,640 per theater). Its cume is approximately $172.0 million, heading for $250 million. (NOTE: All
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'Scream 3' Remains No. 1
July 31, 2001 7:53am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 13, 2000 -- Dimension Films' "Scream 3" made the weekend's biggest waves at the box office, holding on to first place despite 20th Century Fox's strong launch for Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Beach." "Scream 3" took a hefty second weekend drop but still sliced off an estimated $16.40 million (-53%) at 3,467 theaters (theater count unchanged, $4,730 per theater). Its total is approximately $57.1 million. In December 1997, "Scream 2's" second weekend gross of $13.9 million
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'I See Harrison Ford!'
July 24, 2001 7:23am ESTHOLLYWOOD, June 22, 2000 -- Picture this: Indiana Jones opens up the Ark of the Covenant and, as spirits fly all about, he says: "I see dead people." It could happen. Word comes in today's Daily Variety that M. Night Shyamalan, the director and screenwriter behind "The Sixth Sense," is negotiating with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford to revive the Indiana Jones movies. Shyamalan wants to write the script for a fourth Indy movie and, although nothing is set in stone, Variety say
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'Grinch' Tops 'Limit'
July 23, 2001 9:52am EST"The Grinch" continued making a mountain of money, easily holding on to first place for a fourth straight weekend. Universal and Imagine Entertainment's PG-rated blockbuster comedy adventure "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" topped the chart in its fourth week with a still magical estimated $18.46 million (-32%) at 3,186 theaters (+48 theaters; $5,795 per theater). Its cume is approximately $195.5 million, heading for $250 million-plus. "It's exhilarating to have 'Grinch' the Number O
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'Beauty' Pageant at DGA Awards
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 11, 2000 -- Has Oscar's Best Director race already been decided? Don't worry. We're not talking about another Academy security breach here. We're talking about Saturday night's Director's Guild of America awards where "American Beauty" helmer (and Oscar nominee) Sam Mendes took top feature honors. Since the gala's inception in 1949, only four DGA winners have not gone on to repeat on Oscar night. "A year ago, I was not even a member of the DGA," stage-vet Mendes told
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'Grinch' Steals Thanksgiving
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Nov. 26, 2000 -- Dr. Seuss' "Grinch" was just what the doctor ordered for theater owners, lifting their spirits with nearly $74 million in Thanksgiving ticket sales. Universal and Imagine Entertainment's PG-rated blockbuster comedy adventure "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" from director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer and star Jim Carrey easily held on to the top spot in its second weekend. Going into the long Thanksgiving period, insiders' were seeing stiff competition
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'American Beauty,' 'Election' Got Write Stuff
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 6, 2000 -- We respect that the Writers Guild of America awards are really important and prestigious and stuff, but what we really respect is that they make winning the office Oscar pool a heck of a lot easier. "American Beauty" To whit: If you've got a chance to pick "American Beauty" for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar or "Election" for Best Adapted Screenplay, do it. Both films took top honors in their respective categories Sunday night at the 52nd Annual WGA
