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Comedian1 Jim Carrey returned to the top of the North American box office with the grim children’s movie "Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events."

But the tidings were not as happy on Sunday for two other new releases, the Adam Sandler film "Spanglish" and Dennis Quaid’s remake of "Flight of the Phoenix2."

"Lemony Snicket" sold $30.2 million worth of tickets in the three days since opening on Friday, according to estimates provided by its distributor, Paramount3 Pictures, on Sunday.

The figure was in line with industry expectations, but paled against the $68 million opening of Carrey’s last chart-topper, "Bruce Almighty," over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in May 2003.

Last weekend’s champion, the all-star crime caper4 "Ocean’s Twelve" (Warner Bros.), slipped to No. 2 with estimated sales of $18.3 million. After 10 days, it has earned $68.7 million vs. $72.3 million at the same time for its 2001 predecessor5 "Ocean’s Eleven."

"Spanglish" (Columbia) opened at No. 3 with about $9.0 million, about half of what industry observers had been expecting.

The animated6 family film "The Polar Express" (Warner Bros.) held steady at No. 4 for a third weekend with $8.6 million. The surprise hit of the holidays, the film has now earned $123.6 million after a slow start. Wesley Snipes’ superhero adaptation "Blade: Trinity" (New Line) fell three places to No. 5 with $6.6 million in its second weekend, a drop of 59 percent. Its total rose to $35.4 million. Both studios are owned by Time Warner Inc .

"Flight of the Phoenix" (Fox), meanwhile, crashed at No. 8 with $5.2 million.

LIMITED RELEASES

In the limited release world, two awards contenders began their campaigns strongly. Director Martin Scorsese’s "The Aviator7" (Miramax), starring Leonardo DiCaprio as eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, grossed about $831,000 from 40 theaters. Actor/director Clint Eastwood’s "Million Dollar Baby" (Warner Bros.) starring Hilary Swank as a plucky8 boxer9, scored almost $178,000 from eight theaters in its first round. Miramax Films is a unit of Walt Disney Co.

Overall sales fell from the year-ago period but were essentially10 unchanged from last weekend, according to tracking firm Exhibitor Relations. The top 12 movies grossed about $100.3 million, down 25 percent from last year, when "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" opened at No. 1.

"Lemony Snicket," a dark adventure based on the first three books of the popular children’s series by Daniel Handler, stars Carrey as the evil Count Olaf, who must care for three young orphans11. The film, budgeted at about $140 million, was directed by Brad Silberling ("City of Angels").

As with recent animated hit "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie," it was developed by Nickelodeon Movies, the film arm of the Nickelodeon kids cable channel which, like Paramount, is owned by Viacom Inc.

"Spanglish," from writer/director James L. Brooks12 ("As Good As It Gets") stars Sandler, Téa Leoni, Cloris Leachman and Spanish actress Paz Vega in a domestic comedy-drama fueled by marital13 tension. It was budgeted near $80 million.

Industry observers had expected an opening in the mid- to high-teen millions, although Columbia’s forecast was in the $8 million-$12 million range, said Rory Bruer, the Sony Corp .-owned studio’s president of domestic theatrical14 distribution. He predicted the movie would "be around for quite a while," as is often the case with Brooks’ films.

"Flight of the Phoenix," a remake of the 1965 Jimmy Stewart film, stars Dennis Quaid as the captain of a transport plane that has crashed in the Gobi Desert. The film, budgeted in the mid-$40 million range, was directed by John Moore ("Behind Enemy Lines").

Industry expectations were modest, but Fox had hoped for an opening above $6 million, said Bruce Snyder, president of domestic theatrical distribution at the News Corp.-owned studio. "It’s much too early to be disappointed," Snyder added.


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1 comedian jWfyW     
n.喜剧演员;滑稽演员
参考例句:
  • The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
  • The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。
2 phoenix 7Njxf     
n.凤凰,长生(不死)鸟;引申为重生
参考例句:
  • The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
  • The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。
3 paramount fL9xz     
a.最重要的,最高权力的
参考例句:
  • My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery.我的最高目标是拯救美国,摧毁奴隶制度。
  • Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.氮对地球上的生命至关重要。
4 caper frTzz     
v.雀跃,欢蹦;n.雀跃,跳跃;续随子,刺山柑花蕾;嬉戏
参考例句:
  • The children cut a caper in the yard.孩子们在院子里兴高采烈地乱蹦乱跳。
  • The girl's caper cost her a twisted ankle.小姑娘又蹦又跳,结果扭伤了脚踝。
5 predecessor qP9x0     
n.前辈,前任
参考例句:
  • It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
  • The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。
6 animated Cz7zMa     
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
参考例句:
  • His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
  • We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。
7 aviator BPryq     
n.飞行家,飞行员
参考例句:
  • The young aviator bragged of his exploits in the sky.那名年轻的飞行员吹嘘他在空中飞行的英勇事迹。
  • Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous aviator.数百名爱慕者围困那个著名飞行员。
8 plucky RBOyw     
adj.勇敢的
参考例句:
  • The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life for nearly two months.这名勇敢的女生坚持不放弃生命近两个月的精神令医生感到震惊。
  • This story featured a plucky heroine.这个故事描述了一个勇敢的女英雄。
9 boxer sxKzdR     
n.制箱者,拳击手
参考例句:
  • The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
  • He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。
10 essentially nntxw     
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
参考例句:
  • Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
  • She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
11 orphans edf841312acedba480123c467e505b2a     
孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
  • Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。
12 brooks cdbd33f49d2a6cef435e9a42e9c6670f     
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时,狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了,今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 marital SBixg     
adj.婚姻的,夫妻的
参考例句:
  • Her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻问题。
  • I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼。
14 theatrical pIRzF     
adj.剧场的,演戏的;做戏似的,做作的
参考例句:
  • The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect.最后一场缺乏戏剧效果,叫人失望。
  • She always makes some theatrical gesture.她老在做些夸张的手势。
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