Renee Zellweger
This classy, Texas-born actress and veritable chameleon had only a handful of roles under her belt when she won the part of the plucky single mom in the smash Jerry Maguire in 1996. An overnight star,...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
04/24/1969
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B.O. FORECAST: Jim Carrey. 'Nuff Said.
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, June 22, 2000 -- Jim Carrey is back. Not the serious, Oscar-coveting, dramatic Jim Carrey of "The Truman Show" or "Man on the Moon," but the funny-faced goofball guy -- and theater owners can rejoice. "Me, Myself & Irene," the first full-blown Carrey comedy since 1997's mega-successful "Liar, Liar," debuts this weekend without much competition for the No.1 box office spot. Here's a scouting report of the B.O. race ahead: "Me, Myself & Irene" ME, MYSELF & IRENE (See the trailer)
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR JUNE 23-25,2000
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTThe weekend's biggest gross went to Jim Carrey's gross-out comedy "Me, Myself & Irene." 20th Century Fox's opening of the R-rated "Irene" easily captured first place with a high-speed ESTIMATED $24.16 million at 3,016 theaters ($8,012 per theater). "Irene's" per theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide release this weekend. Directed by Peter & Bobby Farrelly ("There's Something About Mary"), "Irene" stars Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger. "It's the highest-grossing
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THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (MAY 12-14 AND SUMMER):
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTDreamWorks' "Gladiator" should be victorious again on the box office battlefield this weekend. With "Gladiator" still commanding a 30% first-choice tracking score among opening and released movies, there's little doubt the R-rated action adventure will keep a tight grip on the top spot. If "Gladiator" slips 36% from its $34.8 million opening, its second weekend tribute will still be a handsome sum of about $22 million. DreamWorks is distributing "Gladiator" domestically, while Universa
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ROLE CALL: Howard in Cruise Control?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., April 13, 2000 -- Can audiences expect a Ron Howard/Tom Cruise reunion? Maybe. Daily Variety reports today that Howard is in negotiations to helm the adaptation of "A Beautiful Mind," a biography on Nobel Prize winner John Forbes Nash Jr. who was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. Howard has just finished directing Jim Carrey in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and, if all goes well, will start shooting "A Beautiful Mind" at the end of the year. The question is whether
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UNSPOOLED: 'Apes,' 'Superman' Redux?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 17, 2000 -- Charlton Heston, call your agent. Twentieth Century Fox's long-anticipated "Planet of the Apes" remake is not extinct. And ditto for -- Warner Bros.' new-look "Superman" movie may fly after all. Word comes today from the Hollywood Reporter that these big-budget sci-fi and super-hero projects -- two of the most highly anticipated movies of the 1990s that never came to pass -- may soon be salvaged from development hell after years of on-again, off-again dire
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NEWSMAKERS: Brandy denies addiction rumors
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 21, 2000 -- Brandy has finally revealed why she went to the hospital back in November -- and it isn't what the rumors say.The 20-year-old singer-actress collapsed on the set of her UPN sitcom "Moesha" as a result of chronic fatigue and dehydration, not an addiction to diet pills. She was hospitalized for three days, halting production on her sitcom, and her publicists described her case as dehydration."I just want to tell you it took me five years to get sick. It took
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"Bridget"'s closing in
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTBridget Jones's Diary continued its push to become the most successful British film in history at the U.K. box office.
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B.O. ANALYSIS: 'Patriot,' 'Storm' Battle for Independence
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., June 29, 2000 -- Mel Gibson's "The Patriot" and George Clooney's "The Perfect Storm" should spark big box office fireworks this weekend. "Patriot," the R-rated period piece drama from Columbia Pictures and Centropolis Entertainment, marched into 3,061 theaters Wednesday. It grossed an encouraging estimated $5.0 million ($1,633 per theater) in its first skirmishes with moviegoers. "Patriot's" overall first-choice tracking of 26 percent has most insiders predicting it will wi
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B.O. ANALYSIS: Clooney 'Storms' Holiday Box Office
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., July 2, 2000 -- "Storm" clouds unexpectedly dominated the July Fourth weekend box office skies, raining on what was expected to be Mel Gibson's parade. Nonetheless, there was plenty of room in the holiday marketplace for both Warner Bros.' "The Perfect Storm" and Columbia and Centropolis Entertainment's "The Patriot" to do blockbuster business. "Storm" made big waves with ticket sales of nearly $42 million, while "Patriot" marched ahead, grossing nearly $22 million with ver
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THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (JUNE 30-JULY 2, 2000):
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTMel Gibson's "The Patriot" and George Clooney's "The Perfect Storm" should spark big box office fireworks this weekend. "Patriot," the R-rated period piece drama from Columbia Pictures and Centropolis Entertainment, marched into 3,061 theaters Wednesday. It grossed an encouraging estimated $5.0 million ($1,633 per theater) in its first skirmishes with moviegoers. "Patriot's" overall first-choice tracking of 26% has most insiders predicting it will win the five-day battle that ends wit
