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    IVCC will present ‘Scrooge!’  Nov 24, 2009
    In this musical version of Charles Dickens ;A Christmas Carol; the audience will experience 1843 London with characters such as the miserly Scrooge, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, Tiny Tim and others. The IVCC choir and show choir will perform and sing carols in the lobby prior to the show. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)

    The relentless ghost of Christmas future  Nov 24, 2009
    The holiday season, 2009, where he finds that his own little ghost story, A Christmas Carol, is still very much alive ... By the 21st century, A Christmas Carol is no longer just a story ... Yet even Dickens had trouble matching the happy brilliance of A Christmas Carol. (Boston Globe)

    "New Moon" Opening Makes $258M Worldwide  Nov 24, 2009
    2 million by last year's "The Dark Knight. Overall, Hollywood had its second-biggest non-holiday weekend ever, with final numbers expected to come in slightly behind the $260 million the industry rang up over the weekend of July 18, 2008, when "The Dark Knight" opened. 00004000 Compared to the same weekend last year, business was up 59 percent. "New Moon" continues the story of teen romance between a school girl and a vampire (Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson), with the sequel adding a love... (CBS News)

    Summit's `Twilight' Sequel Has 3rd-Best Opening With $140.7 Million Sales  Nov 23, 2009
    A Christmas Carol, a 3-D adaptation of the classic starring , fell to fifth place from second place with $12 ... 6 1 5 A CHRISTMAS CAROL 12. (Bloomberg -- US)

    Holidays at the theater  Nov 23, 2009
    A Christmas Carol: James Carpenter returns as Scrooge in ACT's version of Charles Dickens' definitive yuletide tale ... A Christmas Carol: Other perennial stagings: Center Rep, Dec. 10-20, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek; $15-$41, (925) 943-7469 ... Holiday at the theater Articles A Christmas Carol: James Carpenter returns as Scrooge in ACT's version of Charles Dickens' definitive yuletide tale. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    New Moon sucks up $140 million  Nov 23, 2009
    Disneys A Christmas Carol, $12 ... Along with New Moon and other holdover movies such as Jim Carreys holiday-themed A Christmas Carol, new releases for Thanksgiving include the Robin Williams-John Travolta comedy Old Dogs and the post-apocalypse drama The Road. (MSNBC -- News)

    Did New Moon deserve to break box office records?  Nov 23, 2009
    Australian Box Office Weekend 1 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON $16,099,648 2 2012 $3,618,296 3 A CHRISTMAS CAROL $776,423 4 THE TIME TRAVELLER'S WIFE $582,362 5 THE BOYS ARE BACK $404,101 6 MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT $327,095 7 MAO'S LAST DANCER $269,983 8 A SERIOUS MAN $243,253 9 COUPLES RETREAT $177,884 10 AMELIA $127,237 Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia. North American Box Office Weekend (US Dollars) 1 The Twilight Saga: New Moon $140,700,000 2 The Blind Side... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Twilight Sequel New Moon Sets Records at the Box Office  Nov 23, 2009
    " If New Moon had not existed well, many young hearts would be broken, but also, the big news would have been the $34.5 million racked up by the true-life inspirational sports drama The Blind Side. Based on another book (Michael Lewis's bio of Michael Oher, a troubled black youth, adopted by a white couple, who became a college football star and NFL rookie), The Blind Side would have won the box-office race almost any other fall weekend, and gave Sandra Bullock the biggest opening of her career.... (Time.com)

    Rentrak Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of November 20, 2009  Nov 23, 2009
    34,510,000 34,510,000 3110 3 2012 Sony 26,500,000 108,221,057 3408 4 Planet 51 Sony 12,600,000 12,600,000 3035 5 Disney's A Christmas Carol Disney 12,230,000 79,790,978 3578 6 Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' Lionsgate 11,007,500 21,403,249 629 7 The Men Who Stare At Goats Overture Films 2,773,000 27,624,058 2056 8 Couples Retreat Universal 1,951,680 105,000,635 1712 9 The Fourth Kind Universal 1,730,400 23,343,205 1648 10 Law Abiding Citizen Overture Films 1,615,000 70,027,140 1327 11... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    'New Moon' wolfs down $140.7M in opening weekend  Nov 23, 2009
    " In limited release, Penelope Cruz and director Pedro Almodovar's latest collaboration, "Broken Embraces," opened big with $107,597 in two theaters for a $53,799 average. The Sony Pictures Classics romantic drama centers on a blind screenwriter relating the story of a lost love. Nicolas Cage and director Werner Herzog's dark crime thriller "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" opened with $257,267 in 27 theaters, averaging $9,528 a cinema. Released by First Look Studios, "Bad Lieutenant"... (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    'New Moon' drains $140.7M at box office  Nov 23, 2009
    At fifth, Disney's "A Christmas Carol" continued to hold on strong, dropping 45 percent for $12. 2 million and $79. (CNN)

    "New Moon" sets record with many firsts  Nov 23, 2009
    6 million dollars this weekend, and "Disney's A Christmas Carol" by Disney, with 12. 2 million dollars this weekend and 79. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Rossiter: Not the end of the world  Nov 22, 2009
    " Huh? That might be worth checking into. Morrison thought so, too. His people talked to Google's people, who have identified the computer glitch and promise to fix it soon. Sadly, Morrison's worry-warts are not frivolous in their cares. Some are deadly serious, threatening suicide, he has told reporters. He's in the wrong kind of scientific field for that, and has no idea how to help them. Ordinarily, NASA's factual explanations are good enough, along with the stern warning about Internet... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Holiday theater lineups include sentimental favorites and edgy, adult-only shows  Nov 22, 2009
    There is a world of holiday entertainment in the Boston area beyond such traditional attractions as The Nutcracker, Handel s Messiah, and that beloved theater mainstay, A Christmas Carol ... And the collapse of North Shore Music Theatre means thousands of people who attended the Beverly theater s popular production of A Christmas Carol may be looking for entertainment elsewhere ... I ve taken my kids to The Nutcracker and I love A Christmas Carol, says Debra Wise, Underground s artistic... (Boston Globe)

    "A Christmas Carol" continues through Saturday at SHHS  Nov 22, 2009
    Marley (Austin King) appears to Scrooge (Taylor Bonds) in this scene from A Christmas Carol. Carols from the 1800s will be a feature of the presentation of the theater arts department at Spring Hill High School. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    In Theaters: Nov. 19-26  Nov 21, 2009
    A Christmas Carol - "Performance captured" animated update of the Dickens classic. From "Polar Express" director Robert Zemeckis. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    PULSE BLOG: Weekend entertainment not all about 'New Moon'  Nov 21, 2009
    The show is a modern-day Christmas Carol with a twist that promises to leave viewers with a warm and fuzzy feeling. Steal Your Face returns for Midstate show. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    NASHOBA: 'Christmas Carol' opens Friday  Nov 21, 2009
    John Farrell, left, Max Dischler, and Nick Sestito, as Scrooge, perform in A Christmas Carol ... In the spirit of the holidays, Nashoba Regional High School will present A Christmas Carol ... Grady said A Christmas Carol and the 2007 performance of It s A Wonderful Life are the only two holiday-themed shows he has done for Nashoba, adding that he does not feel the need to get into a trend for holiday shows. (Bolton Common, MA)

    Beware of the '12 Scams of Christmas'  Nov 21, 2009
    As consumers get ready to hit the Internet in droves to , exchange greeting cards and search for Christmas carol lyrics and ringtones, security researchers have a few words of caution. Cybercriminals save their best schemes for , they say, dressing in festive, seasonal wrapping. (ABC News)

    Movie review: A 'Precious' gem  Nov 21, 2009
    A Christmas Carol: Director Robert Zemeckis ("The Polar Express") brings his motion capture technology back to the holidays for yet another re-telling of Dickens' classic. Jim Carrey makes a wonderfully stingy and bitter Scrooge, along with playing all of the film's ghosts, and Zemeckis uses the computer-generated imagery to exaggerate the characters just as Dickens' writing intended. (Shelby Twp Advisor & Source, MI)

    Crafting a Christmas classic  Nov 20, 2009
    Advertisement Every year, families enjoy the same shows: "The Nutcracker," "It's a Wonderful Life," "A Christmas Story," "A Christmas Carol," "Amahl and the Night Visitors," "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas," the Rockettes. Rarely does a new production join the hallowed upper echelon and become an acknowledge classic you revisit each year. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    "A Christmas Carol" opens tonight at SHHS  Nov 20, 2009
    Carolers stop to spread Christmas cheer among the vendors in the market place in this scene from A Christmas Carol. Carols from the 1800s will be a feature of the presentation of the theater arts department at Spring Hill High School. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    Movie review capsules  Nov 20, 2009
    A Christmas Carol Robert Zemeckis s second try at 3-D motion-capture holiday storytelling (after 2004 s dire The Polar Express ) is a marked improvement: A darkly detailed marvel of creative visualization that does well by Dickens and right by audiences. Jim Carrey (or his digital facsimile) gives a sharp, reined-in performance as Scrooge, and while the film sometimes panders, it just as often soars. (Boston Globe)

    Turner Classic Movies Brings Holiday Cheer to Movie Fans With Digitally Remastered Gem Remember the Night  Nov 20, 2009
    Critically Acclaimed Film Also Available on DVD from TCM and Universal Studios Home EntertainmentOther Holiday Films on TCM Include A Christmas Carol (1938), Christmas in Connecticut (1945), Little Women (1933 and 1945), Holiday Affair (1950), 3 Godfathers (1948) and Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) ... In addition, each Thursday in primetime and during the day on Christmas, the network will present such holiday classics as A Christmas Carol (1938), starring Reginald Owen; two film versions of Little... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Mark your calendar  Nov 19, 2009
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    CATS gives classic tale a new twist  Nov 19, 2009
    The cast of CATS A Christmas Carol includes clockwise from top left, Steve Combs as Ghost Present, Nick Topoleski as Ghost Future, Robin Field as Scrooge and Juliana Hendricks as Ghost Past. Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:34 AM PST Just in time for the kickoff of the holiday season, the Community Arts Theater Society presents A Christmas Carol ... Also featured are The CATS Christmas Carolers, which include Dale Covington, Joan Carlson, Bill Ferguson, Walter Lee and Marilyn... (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    Mini movie reviews  Nov 19, 2009
    A CHRISTMAS CAROL (PG): Animated version of holiday classic. Augusta Exchange, Evans, Aiken. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    A Christmas Carol presented on stage live this weekend  Nov 19, 2009
    Presenting for the first time since its 2006 inception, the Bandera County Riverside Players will perform the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol ... Because the staging of A Christmas Carol is difficult on a proscenium stage due to several indoor and outdoor locations, Dennis Thompson, my co-director, suggested we try Theater in the Round ... No stranger to the stage, J.D. portrayed Scrooge in the Boerne Community Theatre production of A Christmas Carol last year, and has written and starred in... (Bandera Bulletin, TX)

    Mazama High School presents "A Christmas Carol"  Nov 19, 2009
    Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:07 AM PST When Mazama High School English and drama teacher Teresa Farrell told her students she had selected Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol for the fall production, they didn t say, Bah, humbug ... Farrell has read A Christmas Carol and said the play follows the story very closely ... What: Mazama High School presents A Christmas Carol. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

    "2012" a Big Hit First Weekend Out  Nov 18, 2009
    "Disney's A Christmas Carol" slipped to No. 2 with $22 ... Big films typically can drop 50 percent or more in the second weekend, but the strong hold for "A Christmas Carol" indicates it could have a long shelf life through the holiday season ... " Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be released Monday. 1. "2012," $65 million. 2. "Disney's A Christmas Carol," $22.3 million. 3. "The Men Who Stare at Goats,"... (CBS News -- Early Show)

    Modern Spin of the classic 'A Christmas Carol'  Nov 18, 2009
    Modern Spin of the classic 'A Christmas Carol ... A new spin on Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol" takes audiences through an animated adventure with the greedy Ebenezer Scrooge. (The Seahawk, NC)

    Nicolas Cage Sued by Former Money Manager  Nov 18, 2009
    "New Moon," "Sherlock Holmes," "A Christmas Carol" and more movies to enjoy this holiday season. Stories. (CBS News)

    Hoping 'Avatar' is the new face of filmmaking  Nov 17, 2009
    It required the reinvention of bulky 3-D cameras, which had to be downsized to fit into smaller spaces and move with fluidity, and lengthy experimentation with improvements in motion-capture animation, which superimposes animated characters onto real actors, as in the current Disney version of "A Christmas Carol.". As part of his research and development, Cameron directed the 3-D documentaries "Aliens of the Deep" and "Ghosts of the Abyss," which visited the Titanic's underwater wreckage. (FOX59, IN)

    2012 movie explodes at box office  Nov 17, 2009
    The movie knocked Disney's A Christmas Carol into second place ... A Christmas Carol - $22. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Holiday movie preview: Studios cut back on gift-giving  Nov 17, 2009
    Oldman, who also was in A Christmas Carol earlier this month, doesn't see the shortage of movies as such a bad thing. "Movies come and go so quickly, there's not enough room for everybody most of the time," Oldman says. (USA Today)

    Box-Office Weekend: 2012 Masters Disaster  Nov 17, 2009
    2012' Thriller Wins at Box Office, Earning $65 Million - TIME (Time.com)

    Apocalypse flick '2012' swamps box office  Nov 17, 2009
    North American film-goers embraced the apocalypse over Christmas this weekend as disaster flick "2012" beat Disney's "A Christmas Carol" to top the box office, final figures showed Monday. LOS ANGELES (AFP) - North American film-goers embraced the apocalypse over Christmas this weekend as disaster flick "2012" beat Disney's "A Christmas Carol" to top the box office, final figures showed Monday ... Meanwhile "A Christmas Carol," slipped to second place after debuting at number one last week. (Yahoo! Asia News)

    Hollywood rethinks use of pricey A-list actors  Nov 17, 2009
    Actor Jim Carreys A Christmas Carol became the latest celebrity-driven movie to stumble at box offices, opening to a lower-than-expected $30 million ... Last weekend, comic actor Jim Carrey's "A Christmas Carol" became the latest celebrity-driven movie to stumble at box offices, opening to a lower-than-expected $30 million. (MSNBC -- News)

    '2012' opens at No. 1  Nov 16, 2009
    Disney s A Christmas Carol slipped to No. 2 with $22 ... Big films typically can drop 50 percent or more in the second weekend, but the strong hold for A Christmas Carol indicates it could have a long shelf life. (Boston Globe)

    Scoop: Will Meyer bite into another Twilight book?  Nov 16, 2009
    A Christmas Carol hung tough at No. 2 it made another $22. 3 million. (MSNBC -- Gossip)

    Dickens of a Christmas ... Home for the Holidays  Nov 16, 2009
    McKinney Repertory Theatre Presents "A Christmas Carol" at the MPAC. Friday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    "2012" tops North America box office  Nov 16, 2009
    Last weekend's No.1, Disney's "A Christmas Carol" slipped to second place with an impressive 22. 3 millions dollars in projected sales. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Doom spells dollars at box office for 2012  Nov 16, 2009
    "Disney's A Christmas Carol" slipped to No. 2 with $22 ... Big films typically can drop 50 percent or more in the second weekend, but the strong hold for "A Christmas Carol" indicates it could have a long shelf life through the holidays ... " Poor weekend for Pirate RadioThe weekend's other new wide release, Focus Features' rock 'n' roll comedy "Pirate Radio," opened a weak No. 11 with $2.9 million in 882 theaters, averaging $3,253 a cinema. The ensemble cast of "Pirate Radio" features... (MSNBC -- News)

    `2012' Debuts as Top U.S., Canada Weekend Movie With $65 Million in Sales  Nov 16, 2009
    Last weekends No. 1 movie, A Christmas Carol, fell to second place with $22 ... A Christmas Carol, a 3-D adaptation of the classic, features the voice of in multiple roles including Ebenezer Scrooge ... 0 1 2 A CHRISTMAS CAROL 22. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Oscar Expands Roster for Animated Films  Nov 14, 2009
    "Disneys A Christmas Carol," the motion-capture animated film by Robert Zemeckis, starring Jim Carrey (or rather his computer-rendered likeness). "The Dolphin - Story of a Dreamer," a computer animated tale of a teenage dolphin venturing out into the wide, wide ocean. (CBS News -- Entertainment)

    It's the End of the World as We Know It  Nov 14, 2009
    A 3-D motion-capture version of A Christmas Carol. Dana Stevens | Nov. 6, 2009. (Slate)

    Amanda Peet: The Funny Side of Doom  Nov 14, 2009
    "New Moon," "Sherlock Holmes," "A Christmas Carol" and more movies to enjoy this holiday season. (CBS) Amanda Peet's known for making audiences smile, but don't count on a lot of laughs in the new disaster epic "2012," where Peet plays a mom dealing with the possible end of the world. (CBS News)

    Scene 13: Theatre, Soul and Rock & Roll  Nov 14, 2009
    How about a dose of Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol ... Warner Robins Little Theatre presents "Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol". (13WMAZ.com, GA)

    Hollywood rethinks on A-list actors  Nov 14, 2009
    Last weekend, comic actor Jim Carrey's "A Christmas Carol" became the latest celebrity-driven movie to stumble at box offices, opening to a lower-than-expected $30 million. Aside from Jim Carrey and "Carol," which cost at least $175 million, A-listers who suffered box office flops recently have included Bruce Willis ("Surrogates"), Adam Sandler ("Funny People"), Will Ferrell ("Land of the Lost"), Eddie Murphy ("Imagine That") and Julia Roberts ("Duplicity"). (India Times)

    Stirring up the ghosts  Nov 13, 2009
    A Christmas Carol has it all ... Based on Charles Dickens 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol is quite possibly the most remade film ever ... Zemeckis A Christmas Carol uses performance capture technology (the same technique used for his earlier efforts, The Polar Express and Beowulf) a process that the filmmaker remains very much enamoured by, despite moviegoers lukewarm reception to it. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Scoop: Ice, ice, baby: Levi strikes risque pose  Nov 13, 2009
    Last week, the box office caught some Christmas spirit as "A Christmas Carol" won the weekend. This week youll find a less cheery topic: apocalypse. (MSNBC -- Gossip)

    End of the World for John Cusack?  Nov 13, 2009
    "New Moon," "Sherlock Holmes," "A Christmas Carol" and more movies to enjoy this holiday season. Photo Essay. (CBS News)

    20 Toons Competing for 2009 Animati...  Nov 13, 2009
    AMPAS will likely decide that Disney's getting enough nominations, which means Tinker Bell and A Christmas Carol are out of luck (besides, mo-cap isn't really animation. right. (Suite101.com)

    Hollywood gets in the holiday spirit  Nov 12, 2009
    The newest version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol features Jim Carrey as Scrooge. Presented in 3-D, Disney's A Christmas Carol is the latest from director Robert Zemeckis, who presents Dickens' London with the same performance-capture technology he used on The Polar Express and Beowulf. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    KCCT raises curtain on holiday performances  Nov 12, 2009
    Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:36 AM CST Kaufman County Civic Theatre will open its holiday production, A Christmas Carol: Scrooge & Marley, on Dec. 4. The play, adapted from Charles Dickens classic Christmas story, will run for two weekends. (Terrell Tribune, TX)

    Alhambra sold for $1.6 million  Nov 12, 2009
    The curtains will rise again for a production of A Christmas Carol Dec. 1. Most Read Stories. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)

    Parents guide to new movie releases  Nov 12, 2009
    Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    3D spices up battle for Oscars animation glory  Nov 12, 2009
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    What's Playing  Nov 12, 2009
    A Christmas Carol - An animated retelling of Charles Dickens classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions ... A Christmas Carol - in 3-D. PG. Beechwood: 5:10, 7:30 and 9:55 p.m. daily starting Friday, with additional shows at 12:30 and 2:50 p.m. Friday-Sunday; Carmike: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30 and 9:50 p.m. daily starting Friday. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Disney's A Christmas Carol Opens Strong in IMAX(R) Theatres  Nov 10, 2009
    LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) (TSX: - ) and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures today announced that Disney's A Christmas Carol, the spectacular Disney Digital 3D(TM) holiday release from director Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, grossed $4 ... Disney's A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with proprietary IMAX DMR(R) (Digital... (Primezone Releases)

    'Scrooge' cashes in to become No. 1  Nov 10, 2009
    Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie ... Jim Carrey's Scrooge cashes in to become No. 1 Articles Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    'Precious' Becomes Serious Awards Contender After Impressive Open  Nov 10, 2009
    This past weekend, moviegoers across the nation had their choice of over 3,600 theaters at which they could catch "A Christmas Carol," the 3-D motion-capture odyssey starring Jim Carrey. At the same time, the indie drama. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Jim Carrey's Scrooge cashes in to become No. 1  Nov 10, 2009
    Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie. The Disney animated version of the Charles Dickens classic knocked "Michael Jackson's This Is It" to second place with $14 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Scrooge Scores at Box Office  Nov 10, 2009
    Disney's Version of Dickens Classic 'A Christmas Carol' Takes Top Weekend Spot ... Jim Carrey's take on Ebenezer Scrooge has already generated buzz in Disney's new version of the "Christmas Carol." Karina Mitchell reports on this and some of this week's latest movie openings ... Publicity image released by Disney shows Ebenezer Scrooge, voiced by Jim Carrey, in scene from animated version of "A Christmas Carol." (AP Photo/Disney). (CBS News)

    Nothing loony about today's toons  Nov 10, 2009
    Robert Zemeckis, who once gave us Forrest Gump, has turned his attention to motion capture, covering actors such as Jim Carrey (for Disney's new version of A Christmas Carol) with ping-pong balls to digitise their motions. As for Mickey Mouse, whose popularity has shown signs of fading in recent years, Disney says it is ''re-imaging'' him - initially for a new computer game for teenagers - and the new look could stick. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    "Precious Off To Big Start  Nov 10, 2009
    By comparison, the nation's top movie in general release, Jim Carrey's "A Christmas Carol" took in an average $8,418 per screen over the weekend. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)

    'Christmas Carol' hits high note at box office  Nov 10, 2009
    Christmas Carol' hits high note at box office - Yahoo ... Christmas Carol' hits high note at box office ... US actor Jim Carrey arrives for the world premiere of his latest film 'A Christmas Carol' in London's Leicester Square on November 3. (Yahoo! Asia News)

    Have yourself a `Madagascar' Christmas  Nov 10, 2009
    And usually when it comes to Christmas TV specials, producers delude themselves into thinking audiences crave another version of "A Christmas Carol.". Credit DreamWorks' zany "Madagascar" series for ignoring the usual. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)

    Rentrak Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of November 6, 2009  Nov 9, 2009
    Rank Title Distributor Weekend Gross Cume Location ---- ----- ----------- ------------- ---- -------- 1 Disney's A Disney Christmas Carol 31,000,000 31,000,000 3683 - ---------------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---- 2 Michael Jackson's Sony This Is It 14,000,000 57,855,342 3481 - ----------------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---- 3 The Men Who Stare Overture Films At Goats 13,309,000 13,309,000 2443 - ----------------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---- 4 The Fourth Kind... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    "A Christmas Carol" tops North America box office  Nov 9, 2009
    "A Christmas Carol" beat "This Is It" for first place of North America box office_English_Xinhua. "A Christmas Carol" beat "This Is It" for first place of North America box office ... British actor Colin Firth and his wife Livia arrive for the world premiere of "A Christmas Carol" at Leicester Square in London November 3, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M wee...  Nov 9, 2009
    Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend ... Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend ... LOS ANGELES Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Moviegoers have a merry 'Christmas Carol'  Nov 9, 2009
    Moviegoers have a merry 'Christmas Carol ... Ebenezer Scrooge, voiced by Jim Carrey, should have been smiling this weekend as A Christmas Carol was No. 1 ... By Scott Bowles, USA TODAY Christmas came (very) early for Disney this weekend as the studio's A Christmas Carol easily took the top spot at theaters. (USA Today -- Life)

    'Christmas Carol' No. 1 at box office  Nov 9, 2009
    Christmas Carol' No. 1 at box office - CNN.com ... Christmas Carol' No. 1 at box office ... Jim Carrey provides the voice for Ebenezer Scrooge in Disney's "A Christmas Carol." STORY HIGHLIGHTS. (CNN -- US)

    A Christmas Carol Wins — And Loses — the Weekend  Nov 9, 2009
    Box Office Weekend: A Christmas Carol Wins And Loses - TIME ... " Related Stories The raw numbers the studios' early tallies of the weekend gross, based on hard numbers for Friday, estimates for Saturday and sheer guesswork for Sunday say that Christmas Carol won the weekend with $31 million, more than double the $14 million take of the runner-up, and last week's winner, Michael Jackson's This Is It. The very odd Clooney comedy came in third, with $13.3 million, just beating out the $12.9... (Time.com)

    'Precious' is raw and painful but poignant  Nov 9, 2009
    There's the old-shoe familiarity of A Christmas Carol with its well-worn message of a codger who learns the value of generosity and kindness. And there's Precious, the blisteringly raw account of a 16-year-old girl from Harlem, abused in every conceivable way, who learns to rise above her achingly terrible life. (USA Today -- Life)

    Carrey's Carol tops US box office  Nov 9, 2009
    Disney's animated version of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol has topped the North American box office chart in its first weekend on release ... According to Disney, nearly three-quarters of A Christmas Carol's sales came from cinemas showing it in 3D. ... US BOX OFFICE TOP FIVE 1 A Christmas Carol - $31m 2 This Is It - $14m 3 The Men Who Stare at Goats - $13. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Scoop: Susan Boyle says fame can flatten you  Nov 9, 2009
    Christmas Carol tops box office, but disappointsEven though Disneys new big-budget release, A Christmas Carol, came in No. 1, it only made $31 million its opening weekend at the box office ... And considering A Christmas Carol ran with an increased ticket price because of 3-D premiums in some theaters, the take is even more disappointing. (MSNBC -- Gossip)

    'Christmas Carol' Wraps Up $31M Weekend  Nov 9, 2009
    Walt Disney ImageJim Carrey in "A Christmas Carol". LOS ANGELES -- Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie ... Featuring Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge and also as the three holiday ghosts that show Scrooge the error of his miserly ways, "A Christmas Carol" came in on the low end of Disney's expectations for opening weekend. (Click2Houston, TX)

    'Christmas Carol' lost in 3-D interpretation  Nov 9, 2009
    Christmas Carol' lost in 3-D interpretation - USATODAY.com ... Christmas Carol' lost in 3-D interpretation ... Jim Carrey plays Scrooge and the three ghosts of Christmas in the 3-D Christmas Carol. (USA Today -- Life)

    Jim Carrey's Admirably Restrained Scrooge  Nov 8, 2009
    A Christmas Carol reviewed ... 0A 3-D motion-capture version of A Christmas Carol ... After you've seen A Christmas Carol, listen to our Spoiler Special discussion on Zemeckis' take on this holiday classic. (Slate)

    What's old is new  Nov 8, 2009
    Review: 'Disney's A Christmas Carol. Article:Review: 'Disney's A Christmas Carol':/c/a/2009/11/05/MV2T1AF8DF.DTL Article:Review: 'Disney's A Christmas Carol':/c/a/2009/11/05/MV2T1AF8DF.DTL advertisement ... Review: 'Disney's A Christmas Carol. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Robert Zemeckis' 'Christmas Carol': Bah humbug. Too many special effects  Nov 7, 2009
    Robert Zemeckis' 'Christmas Carol': Bah humbug ... Robert Zemeckis' 'Christmas Carol': Bah humbug ... You may well feel the urge after seeing "A Christmas Carol," Robert Zemeckis' exasperating re-imagining of the Dickens classic as a 3-D action-thriller zooming through Victorian London and the fever dreams of that most miserly of men, Ebenezer Scrooge. (FOX59, IN)

    I Can Do Normal, Really  Nov 7, 2009
    A 3-D motion-capture version of A Christmas Carol. Dana Stevens | Nov. 6, 2009. (Slate)

    Disney's A Christmas Carol: A Scrooge for This Season  Nov 7, 2009
    Why A Christmas Carol ... The movies got to A Christmas Carol as early as 1901, and television in an experimental broadcast in 1943 ... Scrooge has been played by Reginald Owen (for MGM in 1938), the great Alastair Sim (in a 1951 film known alternately as Scrooge or A Christmas Carol), Albert Finney (in a 1970 musical version) and Michael Caine (with the Muppets) on the big screen, and by John Carradine, Ralph Richardson, Fredric March, George C. Scott and country star Hoyt Axton on the small. (Time.com)

    PULSE BLOG: Weekend all about music  Nov 7, 2009
    With only 48 days left till Christmas and with the release of Disneys A Christmas Carol this weekend, its definitely not too early to get into the holiday spirit. Allenberrys annual Christmas musical opened Wednesday. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

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