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TOMB RAIDER MOVIE
HITS UK TOP SPOT
Copyright 2001 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ July 10th 2001 ]
Paramount
Pictures Lara Croft: Tomb Raider motion picture
has joined its U.S. counterpart by topping the
U.K box office during it's opening weekend generating
£3.8m in ticket sales despite horrified reviews
from critics.
Reports
from various sources during the weekend have suggested
that Eidos Interactive, after generating a much
needed £1m from selling the Tomb Raider rights
to Paramount Pictures, will not be getting any
share of the movies box office revenue. The company
instead wil be hoping a raise in public awareness
will act as a catalyst to boost its software sales.
Lara
Croft: Tomb Raider chronicles the adventures of
a British archaeologist [Jolie] sent on a quest
for an ancient time-traveling device called the
Clock of Ages. The Paramount Pictures motion picture
has netted over $100m since its' U.S. premiere
two weeks ago with studio bosses branding Tomb
Raider the most successful female-driven movie
to date.
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