Jude Law
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
12/28/1972
Lewisham, London, England |
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B.O. Other Openings
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTThis weekend also saw the arrival of Artisan Entertainment's R-rated dark comedy "Chuck and Buck," placing 21st with an encouraging estimated $70,000 at 7 theaters in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco ($9,995 per theater). Directed by Miguel Arteta, it stars Mike white and Chris Weitz. Fine Line Features' R-rated comedy drama "The Five Senses" opened in 22nd place with a hopeful estimated $25,000 at 2 theaters in New York ($12,561 per theater). Written and directed by Jeremy Podeswa, it st
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THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (JULY 14-16, 2000):
March 19, 2001 11:50am EST"X" will mark the top spot on the chart this weekend. With "X-Men's" 27% overall first-choice tracking among opening and released films, insiders expect the PG-13-rated 20th Century Fox sci-fi action adventure to open to $25-30 million at over 3,000 theaters. "It could do $35 million if it's really, really front-loaded (with moviegoers running to see it right away)," an insider notes. "X-Men," based on the hit Marvel comic book, should benefit from being this weekend's only new wide re
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR JULY 14-16,2000
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTAs "X"-pected, 20th Century Fox's "X-Men" opened to "X"-ceptionally strong business. "X-Men" topped the chart with an "X"-citing ESTIMATED $57.5 million at 3,025 theaters ($19,008 per theater). Its per-theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide or limited release this weekend. Driven by "X-Men" and helped by surprisingly strong holds for the four other Top Five films -- Dimension Films' "Scary Movie," Warner Bros.' "The Perfect Storm," Columbia's "The Patriot" and Bue
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ROLE CALL: Law on Spielberg's Side
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 16, 2000 -- Steven Spielberg is one of the most powerful men in Hollywood. Jude Law Did we stun you with our insight? Read on. Now we'll stun you with our evidence: Just 24 little hours after Spielberg announced that he intended to helm "A.I.," a sci-fi project left orphaned after the death of Stanley Kubrick, two Oscar-nominated actors have already jumped onto the bandwagon. Today's Hollywood Reporter says Best Supporting Actor hopefuls Jude Law ("The Talented M
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NEWSMAKERS: Partying with Oscar's Chosen
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 16, 2000 -- Where were you at 5:30 a.m. PST on Tuesday? If you're an Academy Award nominee, you were hounded by media anxious to get a first-hand reaction. Michael Clarke Duncan and Haley Joel Osment had camera crews sitting with them to watch the nominations. While the 11-year-old "Sixth Sense" star, the third youngest Best Supporting Actor nominee ever, gave his gentlemanly "it's an honor to be nominated" sound bite, "The Green Mile's" Duncan, 42, whooped, hollered a
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ROLE CALL: Edward Burns, Serial Director
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 17, 2000 -- Peanut butter and jelly aren't the only things that go together for Edward Burns. The actor-writer-director can't resist casting his latest ingenues in his latest projects. First there was Maxine Bahns in "The Brothers McMullen" and "She's the One." Then there was the interlude with Jim Carrey's ex, Lauren Holly, in "No Looking Back." Up next: current galpal Heather Graham in his new romantic comedy "Sidewalks of New York." The indie project, set in New Yor
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NEWSMAKERS: Magician's Sad Exit
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 8, 2000 -- Doug Henning, the perpetually upbeat, curly haired, mustachioed magician who made illusion a multimedia affair (on the road, on stage, on television) in the 1970s and 1980s, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 52. Henning had suffered from liver cancer for five months. Henning revived the popularity of magic through the rock musical "The Magic Show" in the 1970s, which ran on Broadway for more than four years. He returned to the stage for "Merlin" and "Doug
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NEWSMAKERS: Gene Wilder Ailing
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 4, 2000 -- Comic actor Gene Wilder, who lost wife Gilda Radner to cancer in 1989, is now battling the disease himself. Wilder, 64, is being treated at Manhattan Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. "He was diagnosed last year with lymphoma. He was successfully treated and is in remission. He is now being treated...to prevent recurrence,'' the clinic said, adding that it would be providing no further information at this time.The star of 1970s comedies "Blazing Saddles" and "
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Freddie Defeats 'Friday'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 23, 2000 -- Hollywood was suffering from the box office blahs over the weekend, just as Hollywood insiders anticipated. For the first time since Oct. 22, no films cracked double-digits. Miramax's PG-13-rated teen-appeal romantic comedy "Down To You" managed to top the chart with only an estimated $8.30 million at 1,971 theaters ($4,211 per theater). Written and directed by Kris Isacsson, it stars Freddie Prinze Jr. and Julia Stiles. "I think it's great," Miramax Senio
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B.O. FORECAST: 'Next Friday' Could Remain No. 1
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 20, 2000 -- Hollywood is ready for a relatively blah box-office weekend that could see New Line's R-rated urban-appeal comedy sequel "Next Friday" hold on to the top spot. "Nothing looks real exciting," said one studio executive at mid-week. "'Down To You' (opening at about 1,900 theaters via Miramax) actually dropped a little in the tracking. It's down to a 5% first choice -- although you would think that kind of movie with teen-age appeal would be strong on Friday.
