TOMB RAIDER CLAIMS
BOX OFFICE RECORD
Copyright 2001 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ June 17th 2001 ]
Oscar
winner Angelina Jolie discharged Walt Disney Pictures
"Atlantis: The Lost Empire" and Steven Spielberg's
"Shriek" by propelling Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
to number-one best selling movie of weekend June
15-17. Paramount Pictures $100m motion picture
hauled in $48.2m in box office revenue, a record
for a female star-driven vehicle according to
Rob Friedman, vice-chairman of Viacom Inc. Although
early reviews of the movie proved negative, that
didn't deter cinema-goers across the United States,
whose makeup consisted of a 55 per-cent male majority,
according to polling data collected by Paramount.
Lara
Croft: Tomb Raider chronicles the adventures of
a British archaeologist [Jolie] sent on a quest
for an ancient time-travelling device called the
Clock of Ages. Helmed by acclaimed Director Simon
West, plans are already underway for two sequels
after both West and Jolie confirmed earlier this
year that they would continue with the three-movie
deal. Tomb Raider was developed by Derby studios
Core Design in 1995, and is published by Eidos
Interactive. So far five episodes have spawned
from the phenomenally successful 3D adventure
series with a sixth in production. Rumour of a
movie tie-in were dispelled earlier this year
by Eidos, who was reportedly paid £1m for the
movie rights to Tomb Raider.
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