1. "SAFE HOUSE," $24 MILLION
2. "THE VOW," $23.6 MILLION
3. "GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE," $22 MILLION.
4. "JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND," $20.1 MILLION
5. "THIS MEANS WAR," $17.6 MILLION
6. "STAR WARS: EPISODE I — THE PHANTOM MENACE" IN 3-D, $7.9 MILLION
7. "CHRONICLE," $7.5 MILLION
8. "THE WOMAN IN BLACK," $6.6 MILLION
9. "THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY," $6.4 MILLION
10. "THE GREY," $3 MILLION
ACCORDING TO A SURVEY OF BRITISH PARENTS, ONE IN 5 HAS SCRAPPED OLD CLASSIC FAIRY TALES FOR THEIR KIDS. A THIRD SAY THEIR KIDS HAVE BEEN LEFT IN TEARS AFTER HEARING “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD”. CLOSE TO HALF WON’T
READ “RUMPLESTILTSKIN” TO THEIR KIDS BECAUSE IT’S ABOUT KIDNAPPING AND EXECUTION. SOME PARENTS FELT “GOLDILOCKS AND THE 3 BEARS” CONDONED STEALING. 53% SAY “CINDERELLA” DIDN’T SEND A GOOD MESSAGE TO THEIR KIDS
BECAUSE IT PORTRAYS A WOMAN DOING HOUSEWORK ALL DAY.
AMONG THE OTHERS ON THE TRASHED LIST:
-“HANSEL AND GRETEL”..TOO SCARY.
-“JACK AND THE BEANSTALK”..TOO UNREALISTIC.
-“SNOW WHITE AND THE 7 DWARVES”..THE TERM DWARF IS INAPPROPRIATE.
-“RAPUNZEL”..TOO MUCH ABOUT KIDNAPPING.
As Nic prepares for this weekend's nationwide opening of ‘Ghost Rider: Spirt of Vengence,’ actor Nicolas Cage says he’s taking a more big-picture approach to a career that has included starring roles in films like ‘The Rock,’ ‘Raising Arizona’ and ‘Leaving Las Vegas.
’During an interview for the Huffington Post, Cage said winning another Oscar doesn’t interest or motivate him. “I would like to find a way to embrace what Led Zeppelin did, in filmmaking,” he says. “What I’m excited about is trying to create a kind of a cultural understanding through my muse that is part of the zeitgeist that isn’t motivated by vanity or magazine covers or awards. Not countercultural, but counter-critical.”
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