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Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
Critics Consensus: Melodrama, swordplay, and CG armies -- fans of martial arts epic will get what they bargain for, though the baroque art direction can be both mesmerizing and exhaustively excessive.
Critics Consensus: Melodrama, swordplay, and CG armies -- fans of martial arts epic will get what they bargain for, though the baroque art direction can be both mesmerizing and exhaustively excessive.
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A dying love between two powerful people leads to deceit, infidelity, and conspiracy in this epic-scale historical drama from director Zhang Yimou. During the latter days of the Tang dynasty, the Emperor (Chow Yun-Fat) returns home from the war with his son Prince Jai (Jay Chou) in tow. However, the monarch gets a chilly reception from the Empress (Gong Li); though she's eager to see her son, her marriage has become deeply acrimonious, and she's taken a lover, Crown Prince Wan (Liu Ye), her stepson from the Emperor's first marriage. The Emperor, meanwhile, has his own plan for dealing with his failing marriage -- he's ordered the Imperial Doctor (Ni Dahong) to find an exotic drug that will drive the Empress insane and administer it to her without her knowledge. However, the doctor's ethical dilemma is intensified by the fact his daughter Chan (Li Man) has fallen in love with Crown Prince Wan and the two wish to elope. As the Emperor and Empress allow their estrangement to sink into violence and retribution, their youngest son, Prince Yu (Qin Junjie), struggles to keep the peace in the household. Curse of the Golden Flower (aka Man Cheng Jim Dai Huang Jin Jia) received its North American premiere at the 2006 American Film Institute Los Angeles Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi … More
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- R (for violence)
- Genre:
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- Directed By:
- Yimou Zhang
- Written By:
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- Dec 21, 2006 Wide
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- Mar 27, 2007
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Critic Reviews for Curse of the Golden Flower
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To put a point to it, the lavish period costumes, operatic mise-en-sc�ne and ceremonial grandeur of Curse of the Golden Flower clashes fatally with the nuanced nastiness of modern marital discord.
For all the swordplay and martial-arts fisticuffs, Curse is its most delirious as a lavish argument for the soap opera's roots in Greek tragedy.
This spectacularly decorated movie offers the enjoyment of watching Zhang chronicle the lives of one very nutty family. It also allows Zhang to load every inch of the screen with images so full that you half expect them to collapse under their own weight.
Curse is straightforward and solemn, lacking not for spectacle but for humor and a humanizing touch.
Make no mistake, all is epic, violent, bloody madness once the director hits his stride, and fans of Zhang's work will not want to miss Curse of the Golden Flower. But brush strokes are amiss here.
Lavish, grim, magnificent; a robust successor to Zhang's recent martial arts epics, characterised by similarly baroque spectacle and tragedy.
Zhang Yimou serves up a sumptuous sensory feast with spectacular set pieces and--crucially--the story, characters, and connection to back it up.
Um �pico que n�o apenas se encaixa no clima m�tico e fant�stico do g�nero wuxia pian como ainda traz toques claramente shakespeareanos em sua trama repleta de trai��es e lutas sangrentas por um trono real (ou, neste caso, imperial).
Mucho brillo y color y poca sustancia dram�tica en esta tragedia �pica que emula tanto a Shakespeare como a Kurosawa. Vale la pena s�lo por su aspecto visual y, sobre todo, por la siempre intensa Gong Li.
Spectacular production designs and giant CGI battles can't really disguise a soap opera plot and often hammy acting.
Curse of the Golden Flower is, as usual, ravishing to look at, but it seems to be put together solely so that Zhang can assemble hundreds of people in stately rows.
Possibly the first mainstream Chinese representation of the massacre at Tiannamen Square.
Curse of the Golden Flower is a tragedy in the classic sense which is as devastating as it is entertaining.
Gorgeous to look at and every bit as ornate as The House of the Flying Daggers. However, the dense and complex plot is a muddle and works best when dealing with the central relationships and matters of the heart.
Beautifully designed, visually stunning epic with impressive battle sequences, although the soap-tastic plot takes a while to really get going.
It is an overwrought melodrama set on a background of impressive beauty.This is a beautiful film, but the characters are weak and disappointing from Zhang.
The film may not hold up to Hero or Flying Daggers, but it contains enough of those film's stunning visual tricks to make it well worth checking out this holiday season.
Every stone, every piece of fabric, every pushed-up bosom is fetishized to ludicrous extremes. Zhang apparently wants to dazzle the eyes with the visuals, but Curse is one of the gaudiest looking movies ever made.
Perhaps Zhang Yimou will one day return to the sort of picture that established his reputation in the first place. Otherwise, can a Rush Hour sequel be too far off?
Like its women, the movie from the perspective of the viewer is ravishingly beautiful but frustratingly remote.
The eye-catching splendor dresses up a bland soap opera that Shakespeare mastered centuries ago.
This is one spectacular historical potboiler, Shakespeare and soap opera in about equal measure.
Curse of the Golden Flower is dramatic and exotic, a feast for the eyes with themes that are as hypnotic as the film's physical look.
Audience Reviews for Curse of the Golden Flower
Shakespeare would have been proud. The mix of incest, murder, betrayal and tyranny easily could have been part of one of his dramas. In this historical Chinese piece it's portrayed in the most visually pleasing style imaginable. The palaces, clothes, props are full of details and colors. The feast for the eyes never manages to make you care for anything that's going on, sadly. The dysfunctional family's story is way too complicated and unlikable for that. There isn't even all that much action until the showdown suddenly gets a lot more epic than expected. Only the assassin attacks are really awesome. Other than that: visually pleasing but ultimately unimportant.More
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Okay, right off the bat, A++++ for color. No lie there. Like, Hands Down winner there. Along with costume, set design, and props. FAN-tastic.
I think where this story lost it was the overall pacing and story. The first hour had some small nice fight scenes and then lots and lots of talk. And the ending was quite bloody. However I feel as though what happened here was there may have been some back story that was cut. And that's never good. Other takes and scenes were quite long. Too long, really.
Still, it gets 3 stars for color alone. Another star because I like Yun-Fat Chow and Li Gong. And keep in mind, if you are in dire need for a visual LSD party for your eyes.... WATCH THIS!!
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Wow, what a visually amazing work of cinematography. And talk about your proverbial cast of thousands. The climactic battle scene is just beyond epic. I don't think I've ever seen war portrayed quite this way. A very fluid mass of humanity pours across the screen, like two liquids, oil and water maybe, jockeying for position. I love both Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li, and they do not disappoint as the two heavyweight fighters exchanging power punches in a battle of wills. Love and hate, jealousy, intrigue, poisoning, murder, incest, fratricide -- this is Greek tragedy, this is Shakespeare, this is all kinds of hallmark tragic traditions rolled into one pretty tight script. Definitely worth seeing.More
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Curse of the Golden Flower Quotes
- Prince Yu:
- Who has ever wanted me? Who has ever cared about me?
- Emperor Ping:
- There are many things in Heaven and Earth, but you can only have what I choose to give you.
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Valiant Archives - Page 2 of 5 - Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources
Tony Millionaire covers 'Quantum and Woody' #1 for CBLDF
Valiant Entertainment not only became a corporate member of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund this week, but also debuted a variant cover edition of Quantum and Woody #1 that will be sold at Comic-Con International in San Diego next month to benefit the organization.
Drawn by Tony Millionaire of Maakies and Sock Monkey fame, the Quantum and Woody #1 CBLDF Liberty Variant will be limited to 750 copies. It'll only be sold at the CBLDF's booth at San Diego and via the CBLDF website.
Check out the full cover below.
Amazon opens its Kindle Worlds store and submission platform
Amazon Publishing launched its Kindle Worlds store this morning with more than 50 works, including Shadowman: Salvation Sally by Tom King, X-O Manowar: Noughts and Crosses by Stuart Moore, and Harbinger: Slow Burn by Jason Star, all inspired by the Valiant Entertainment properties. In addition, the Self-Service Submission Platform is now open, allowing writers to publish stories based on certain licensed properties and earn royalties in the process.
Billed as the first commercial publishing platform for fan fiction, Kindle Worlds was announced last month as "a place for you to publish fan fiction inspired by popular books, shows, movies, comics, music, and games."
Comics A.M. | Does Desperate Dan hold key to City of Culture?
Comics | Could the competition to become the 2017 U.K. City of Culture hinge on … Desperate Dan, the pie-eating Wild West strongman from the long-running children's comic The Dandy? Hull Daily Mail columnist Angus Young thinks the character could give Dundee the edge over fellow finalists Leicester, Swansea Bay and, yes, Hull. Dundee, Scotland, is home to The Dandy and The Beano publisher DC Thomson, and features statues of Desperate Dan and Beano character Minnie the Minx in its city center. "Having your picture taken next to the barrel-chested grizzly-chinned hero is apparently one of the top-ten things to do when visiting Dundee," Young writes. "[…] This a bloke who thinks nothing of eating several cow pies in one sitting. A cowboy so tough he shaves his chin with a blowtorch and sleeps in a reinforced bed filled with building rubble." The winner will be announced in November. [Hull Daily Mail, The Evening Telegraph]
Valiant signs on to Amazon's new fan-fic publishing platform
When Amazon Publishing unveiled Kindle Worlds last month, one of the first questions in comics circles was which publisher would be the first to sign on to the program, which allows fan-fic writers to earn royalties for certain corporate-approved stories. Now we know the answer: Valiant Entertainment.
The recently revived publisher was announced this morning as part of the second wave of licensors, alongside bestselling authors Hugh Howey (Silo Saga), Barry Eisler (John Rain novels), Blake Crouch (Wayward Pines) and Neal Stephenson (Foreworld Saga). Under the agreement, writers will be able to create and sell stories inspired by Bloodshot, X-O Manowar, Archer & Armstrong, Harbinger and Shadowman, with more properties expected to be added later.
In addition, the Kindle Worlds Store will launch later this month with more than 50 commissioned works, including "Valiant-branded" short stories by Jason Starr, Robert Rodi, Stuart Moore and others. The Kindle Worlds self-service submission platform will open at the same time.
Comics A.M. | Big crowds, long lines at Motor City Comic Con
Conventions | More than 30,000 people descended upon the 24th annual Motor City Comic Con over the weekend, with attendees reportedly waiting for up to two hours just to get into the parking lot, and then another one to four hours to get in the doors of Novi, Michigan's Suburban Collection Showplace. Comics legend Stan Lee and The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus apparently contributed to the long lines, but the site was also hosting two other events and undergoing construction of a hotel, leading to a parking shortage. According to The Oakland Press, some fans parked as much as a mile away; traffic was backed up for miles. For the first time, the convention offered advance tickets, allowing attendees to pay extra in exchange for not having to wait in line. However, because of a mess-up, even those who pre-ordered had to wait in line. Related: Lee talks to USA Today during the convention. [The Oakland Press]
Comics A.M. | TCAF wrap-up; Robocop license moves to BOOM!
Events | Heidi MacDonald beats everyone else to the punch and files the definitive report on the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, which featured a flurry of graphic novel debuts and appearances by artists as diverse as Taiyo Matsumoto (Tekkonkinkreet) and Andrew Hussie (Homestuck). [Publishers Weekly]
Publishing | BOOM! Studios will publish a line of Robocop comics beginning in August. Dynamite Entertainment had the license previously, but company President Nick Barrucci said the rights reverted to the licensor, who granted them to BOOM! [ICv2]
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Passings | Matt Groening's mother has died at the age of 94. Although she always went by Margaret, Groening borrowed her name for Marge Simpson in his animated series The Simpsons. [Comic Riffs]
Retailing | Amanda Emmert has resigned after nine years as executive director of ComicsPRO, the direct-market trade organization. [ComicsPRO]
What Are You Reading? with 'Task Force Rad Squad'
Hello and welcome to What Are You Reading?, our look at what comics and other things we've been perusing lately. Today our special guests are Caleb Goellner, Buster Moody and Ryan Hill, the creative team of Task Force Rad Squad, the hot new comic find of 2013. Especially if you were ever a Power Rangers fan. Or even if you weren't, as Moody and Hill's art is just kind of wonderful on its own. Our old friend and former colleague Graeme says it "pretty much does for Power Rangers what Jeffrey Brown's Incredible Change-Bots does for Transformers," and that's a very apt description. You can download it yourself here, and pay whatever you think is fair.
And to see what Task Force Rad Squad + the Robot 6 Irregulars are reading, click below …
Comics A.M. | 'Philémon' creator Fred dies at age 82
Passings | French cartoonist Theodor Friedrich Otto Aristidès, aka Fred, passed away Tuesday in a Paris hospital at age 82. He was best known for Philémon, his surrealistic comic about a French farm boy who fell down a well into a fantasy world akin to Wonderland. Fred was awarded the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême in 1980, and had been the oldest living recipient. [L'Observateu de Beauvais]
Creators | John Layman, who's writing the 900th issue of Detective Comics (No. 19 in the New 52 continuity) talks about his plans for that and his creator-owned series Chew, and contrasts the two: "Well, the cases are weirder in Chew. There is an element that's the same – you introduce a conflict, and then you have a detective with a certain skill set resolving it. … Batman's just happen to be gadgets and fists. I guess if there's a formula in the skeletal layer, it's probably the same." [Hero Complex]
Quote of the Day | Maguire on 'Quantum and Woody' revival
"We Acclaim creators signed contracts before we started working on our projects that had a clause saying we could buy the rights to the material back for half the profits the material made in the previous 3 years. Several years after Acclaim went under, Priest and Bright tried to get the Q/W rights and were told that the contracts we signed were never submitted to a different division of Acclaim and were thus considered invalid. Someone else came in and bought up all the Valiant/Acclaim leaving us with nothing. I've been following what Priest/Bright were doing because I wanted the rights to Trinity Angels back. But the legal fees it would cost to get it back would just be too much for us. I'm pretty sure Priest/Bright are not pleased with the new Q/W, but I don't know that for a fact. As I said, I know if they went in and re-vamped Trinity Angels, I would be furious. There are only three properties that sprung completely from my imagination — Strikeback, Trinity Angels, and Tanga. I consider them my children and would not abide anyone else giving voice to those characters."
— Kevin Maguire, creator of the 1997-'98 Acclaim series Trinity Angels, reacting to news that Valiant Entertainment is resurrecting Quantum and Woody, the mid-'90s brainchild of Christopher Priest and Mark Bright. "I will announce right now that if they have any intentions of re-vamping Trinity Angels without me, I will be 1000% against it," he said. "I should have the rights to the material, just as Priest/Bright should have the rights to Quantum and Woody."
In an interview today with Comic Book Resources, Valiant CEO and Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani said the company has spoken with Priest and Bright "about a bunch of different projects — most recently one that I'm super-excited about." "We have a couple things up in the air with Chris, and we're pulling to circle back and solidify them now that we have the new series up and running in a place we're happy about."
Conversing on Comics with Rian Hughes
Comics are more than just drawing pretty pictures and great muscled physiques. They're about telling a story, through sequences of images but also through the image itself. And British artist Rian Hughes has spent years figuring out how to tell a story, in sequential art as well as in standalone images, package designs and even fonts.
After bursting onto the comics scene as an artist in Escape and 2000AD, Hughes expanded his skills to become a designer and illustrator for comics in England, Europe and the United States. He went on to design a number of logos and mastheads for DC Comics, Marvel and Valiant, and his work on Wildcats 3.0 and Invincible Iron Man proved to be high-water marks for comic book covers. Image and Knockabout Books recently began reprinting some of Hughes' early comics work, and this summer will see the release of an artbook chronicling his portraits taken from London's underworld burlesque scene.
For this week's "Conversing on Comics," I spoke with Hughes about his forthcoming art book and other upcoming projects, and received a look at his past work, including a never-before-seen set of designs he created for Invincible Iron Man.
Comics A.M. | Comix Experience robbed; Wertham's distortions
Crime | Comix Experience in San Francisco was robbed at gunpoint Friday afternoon, with two young men demanding that owner Brian Hibbs empty the cash register containing about $75 and turn over an iPhone used for credit card transactions. A Lower Haight neighborhood blog interviewed Hibbs about the incident: "Divis [Divisadero Street] is generally pretty safe these days, so I was a LITTLE shocked at, y'know, a 'brazen daylight armed robbery' of it — but I am kind of more shocked that anyone thought that a comic book store was a high value target about an hour after they opened. Hell, life is like 85% credit cards these days, so even at our fattest there's seldom enough to risk that kind of jail time, in my opinion …" [Haighteration]
History | Scholar Carol Tilley gives a first-person account of her research on Fredric Wertham, the super-villain of comics history, and how looking through his papers led her to an unexpected conclusion: His published works misrepresented what his research subjects had told him: "For many hard-to-articulate reasons, I didn't want to write the scholarly paper on Wertham and the problems I found in his evidence, but not to write it seemed a disservice to the young people whose words and experiences Wertham distorted to help make his case against comics." [Boing Boing]
Reuben finalists announced; Russ Manning nominees sought
Awards | Brian Crane (Pickles), Rick Kirkman (Baby Blues) and Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine) have been nominated for the 2012 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, presented by the National Cartoonists Society. [National Cartoonists Society]
Awards | Nominations are being sought for the Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award, which will be presented July 19 at Comic-Con International during the Eisner Awards ceremony. The deadline is April 5. [Comic-Con International]
Food or Comics? | Snapple or Snapshot
Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we'd buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a splurge item.
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It's a busy week at the store for me, it seems. If I had $15 this week, I'd pick up Harbinger #0 (Valiant, $3.99), the one-shot revealing the backstory of the surprisingly compelling relaunch/reboot of the 1990s series, as well as the first issues of Fearless Defenders (Marvel, $2.99) and Snapshot (Image, $2.99). The latter, I've already read in its Judge Dredd Megazine serialization, but I'm really curious to see if it reads differently in longer chapters; the former, I'm just hopeful for, given the high concept and involvement of Cullen Bunn.
If I had $30, I'd add the reissued 7 Miles A Second HC (Fantagraphics, $19.99) to my pile. I remember reading the original Vertigo version of this in the 1990s, and am definitely curious to see what this recolored edition, with pages restored after being cut from the Vertigo edition, is like.
Splurging, I find myself drawn to IDW's Doctor Who Omnibus, Vol. 1 ($29.99). I blame the lack of new Doctor Who on the television right now. That month-and-a-bit is far too long to wait …!
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If I had $15 (big "if" this week!), I'd take a break from the struggles of adult life and find sanctuary in the pages of high mythology thanks to Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic's Thor: God of Thunder #4 (Marvel, $3.99). Aaron and Ribic have really build up an excellent foil for Thor in the God-Killer, and also snuck in the idea of Young Thor and Old Thor – something I'd love to see expounded upon in their own series or one-shot (hint-hint). Second up would be the startling potent promise of Star Wars #1 (Dark Horse, $2.99). I never thought I'd see Brian Wood do a Star Wars comic, but I'm so glad he is – and seemingly doing it on his own terms. Thinking of him writing Princess Leia, and the potential there specifically has been rolling around in my brain for weeks. Third, I'd get two promising artist-centric series (at least for me) in B.P.R.D.: Hell On Earth — Abyss Time #1 (Dark Horse, $3.50) and TMNT: Secret of the Foot Clan #1 (IDW, $3.99). James Harren and Mateus Santolouco, respectively, are two artists I've been keen on for the past year and both of these books look like potential breakouts to a bigger stage. On the TMNT side, I've always thought Shredder and the Foot Clan to be one of the most overlooked great villains in comics, so I'm glad to see some focus on that and some potential answers.
If I had $30, I'd continue my super(comic)market sweep with Womanthology: Space #4 (IDW, $3.99). This series has two things I love: new, young creators and a space theme. I've been on a space opera/sci-fi kick for a while now thanks to Saga and re-reading some Heinlein, so this anthology series comes to me most fortuitously. Next up would be Legend of Luther Strode #2 (Image, $3.50). Luther Strode is a real down-and-out kind of hero, like some sort of action-based Charlie Brown. Tradd Moore's artwork really makes this sing, too. Finally, I'd get two Marvel books with Secret Avengers #36 (Marvel, $3.99) and Wolverine and the X-Men #23 (Marvel, $3.99). I'm gritting my teeth on the latter – not because it's bad, but because it isn't as good for me as the previous arcs. For Secret Avengers, I feel Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera's run on this has been sadly overlooked in the wave of Marvel NOW books, but this mega-arc about the Descendents and now Black-Ant has been great. I'd love to see Black-Ant as a permanent part of the Marvel U.
If I could splurge, I'd throw practicality out the door and shell out big bucks for the Black Incal deluxe hardcover (Humanoids, $79.95). There's few times I'd spend nearly 80 bucks on a comic, but this classic story by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius is one of those once-in-a-blue-moon kind of things. This has been reprinted numerous times (I have an older one), but I'm re-buying the story here for the deluxe treatment this volume has with its large size.


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Sambuco: Discipline unfair
After suspension, fire official says he's turned into 'scapegoat'
|Waterbury Assistant Fire Chief Felix Sambuco, right, salutes Chief David Martin, left facing away, during Sambuco's 2011 promotion ceremony. Sambuco and Martin are now at odds over Sambuco's suspension, which came during a department crackdown on sick time abuse. Jim Shannon/Republican-American
WATERBURY — Fresh off of a one-month suspension, Assistant Fire Chief Felix Sambuco claims he was turned into a sick-time scandal scapegoat.
He claims his discipline was unduly harsh and unfairly given. He said he did not know firefighters were abusing sick time, but others who did know about it had escaped discipline.
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Shagi wrote on Aug 22, 2012 7:22 AM:
blue star wrote on Aug 22, 2012 9:11 AM:
between the lines wrote on Aug 22, 2012 11:08 AM:
I would like to hear Chief Martin explain why his Attendance Officer was not disciplined or the Chief that works in Gonzales's firehouse? Chief Martin takes no responsibility for anything that goes on in his department?
Since Chief Martin has been sworn in, all we read in the paper is how everyone from his assistant down to the lowest ranking firefighters are "gaming the system", are "liars and screw ups", abusers. Apparently the only ones in the whole department that are good employees are the Chief himself and maybe old Mayor Bergin's son? I can only imagine how low morale must be under Chief Martin.
Those of us that follow city government closely, realize Martin is under Mayor O'Leary's thumb, merely a puppet. His strings are pulled and he dances in whatever direction the Mayor chooses. So far it has been to crush and embarrass our firefighters. The same firefighters in contract negotiation with him now, the same firefighters that are suing the city for owed back pay. Hmmm. Retribution?
It appears Chief Martin has abandoned the men he has worked side by side with for his 20+ year career to procure a favorable contract from O'Leary and avoid the wrath of O'Leary. Chief Martin, these are not the traits of a LEADER. You are not a LEADER.
Perhaps it was Chief Sambuco's unwillingness to "sellout his men" and air the department's laundry in this paper that made him the scapegoat?
As someone that has known the Sambuco family for more years than I'd like to admit being alive. I am disgusted by the attacks on this man's character. The Sambuco name has always been one of Honor and Duty to this city and country. The Sambuco name is tattooed on this city's chest in bold red, white, and blue letters. It is a name associated with war heroes. A dedicated police captain, and the decorated assistant fire chief. They are working people who keep their properties up and pay their taxes.
God Bless and Thank You for your years of service, Felix. "
Lawsuit wrote on Aug 22, 2012 12:25 PM:
Martin for defamation of character. Martin must go. "
Shagi wrote on Aug 22, 2012 12:39 PM:
Parking Garage wrote on Aug 22, 2012 1:57 PM:
Joseph G wrote on Aug 22, 2012 3:13 PM:
wondering wrote on Aug 22, 2012 3:36 PM:
sounds like these two need to go on a cruise to bermuda. put those giant gloves on, and settle this once for all.
rep-am, was this story really page b worthy? there surely must have been a purse snatching in middlebury, or some kids skateboarding where they shouldnt have been. keep the human interest stories coming. it gives all of us a warm and fuzzy feeling.
bob "
rather eat saltines wrote on Aug 22, 2012 3:53 PM:
weed out these hooligans and let the rest of the men do their job!!!
if they raise my taxes, i'll be eating saltines for lunch and dinner. or lose my house and be on obama care.
id rather eat saltines "
sickofstupidity wrote on Aug 22, 2012 4:46 PM:
Not Suprising wrote on Aug 22, 2012 5:54 PM:
Who Me wrote on Aug 22, 2012 6:10 PM:
Unbelievable wrote on Aug 22, 2012 6:13 PM:
Sambuco should sue him!!!!! Just remember it all starts at the top, where is Martins blame in all of this?? Is there a way to oust him from office?? "
Disgusted Waterbury Resident wrote on Aug 22, 2012 7:33 PM:
What is more important; missing the deadline or knowing who is truly responsible for the sick time scandal?
Also, it's unprofessional of Martin to speak about his co-workers in the newspaper in such a manner. It's not only an embarrassment to himself but the whole fire department. Have some respect, Shame on you Martin.
In closing, isn't it odd that the head of the department by his own admission wasn't aware of the appeal process? Shouldn't he know that before he hands out discipline. It doesn't matter if you're in office for only a year, do your school work. "
Whos connected wrote on Aug 22, 2012 7:54 PM:
southerndandy wrote on Aug 22, 2012 8:04 PM:
I guess some of the public would like him to turn a blind eye to the fraud some of his department has committed. Guess some people here don't care if a member of the dept. went to school on their dime or others members of the dept. are more worried about what time the Boar's Head order is arriving rather than worrying about FD matters. "
frances wrote on Aug 22, 2012 8:33 PM:
why cant they eat sandwiches or hamburgers?
frances "
southerndandy wrote on Aug 22, 2012 9:54 PM:
powderyfresh wrote on Aug 22, 2012 9:56 PM:
Omg wrote on Aug 22, 2012 10:48 PM:
Mr. Bergin, what kind of dope do you have on the chief and mayor? Are you going to be the next asst. Chief? Good luck!!
And that stupid statement about what the FF's eat, mind your own business !!!! They use their own money, they have to eat, just like you!!! "
Indian wrote on Aug 22, 2012 11:09 PM:
At this point the chief must go. His men do not, and can not trust him, and his only ally is this paper.
Even the last chief this city had stood up for his men, and said this city and "my" men wouldn't be safe closing another company. This chief closed it without even having public decscusion on it.
I always had and will have respect for Felix, he has come up through the ranks, and he has never forgotten where he came from. It is not in his nature to through one under the bus. His way is to have a heart to heart with that individual , and in the end, that employee would be a better employee. He wouldn't air someone's mistakes in the paper for all to see.
I can only imagine who will be martins next target; some volunteer?? "
southerndandy wrote on Aug 23, 2012 12:13 AM:
Chief, guess it easier to let things remain as they are rather than trying to fix it. "
frances wrote on Aug 23, 2012 7:58 AM:
its not fair, im on a fixed income and cannot afford surf and turf. "
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lets not forget wrote on Aug 23, 2012 9:53 AM:
when they go to work, they never know if today is the day that they dont make it home. when i leave for work in the morning, the last words my wife speaks to me are, be careful. i carry those words for my entire shift. i wonder how many other people hear those words when they leave for their jobs in the morning. im sure the thought never crosses their mind. i have never met a group of more caring, selfless people anywhere. even with all the negativity and bashing that we take on an almost daily basis, from this newspaper, i still am proud to say i'm a waterbury firefighter. "
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A Dynamic Opening Explained with Words and Examples
Chess Explained books provide an understanding of an opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans in your own games. It is as if you were sitting at the board with a chess coach answering your questions about the plans for both sides, the ideas behind particular moves, and what specific knowledge you need to have.
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A Hard-hitting Chess Opening Repertoire for Black based on the Schliemann Gambit and Albin Counter-Gambit. Are you fearless in your approach to chess openings? Do you like to attack your opponents from the very beginning? Are you happy to take calculated risks? Are you a Gambiteer? If the answer to these questions is 'yes' then this is the book for you!
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In addition to the standard lines, this book contains a number of interesting suggestions that have never been implemented. This book has been updated with a supplement containing the latest games and grandmaster analysis in 2012.
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The Tarrasch Defence to the Queen's Gambit, which arises after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Ne3 c5, is one ofthe most flexible systems at Black's disposa. He can choose the aggressive attacking play of the Von Henning-Schara Gambit, sharp positional play of the isolated pawn positions in teh Classical Tarrasch, or take a chance on the risky Swedish variation.
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The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest known chess openings. In early modern chess, queen pawn openings were not in fashion, and the Queen's Gambit did not become common until the 1873 tournament in Vienna. As the appreciation for positional play increased and was developed by both Steinitz and Tarrasch the Queen's Gambit grew more popular. The Queen's Gambit is still frequently played and it remains an important part of many grandmasters opening repertoires.
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Monday Update: Weekend actuals:
Despicable Me 2: $43.9 million
Grown Ups 2: $41.5 million
Pacific Rim: $37.3 million
More analysis coming soon...
Sunday Update: In what turned out to be a fairly close three-way race at the box office this weekend, Universal's Despicable Me 2 was ultimately able to hold off both Sony's Grown Ups 2 and Warner's Pacific Rim to remain in first. The blockbuster computer animated sequel from Illumination Entertainment grossed an estimated $44.75 million for the frame. That represented a very solid 46 percent decline from the film's opening weekend performance last weekend. Despicable Me 2 took in $13.4 million on Friday, increased 30 percent to gross $17.4 million on Saturday and is estimated to fall 20 percent on Sunday to take in $13.95 million.
Despicable Me 2 has grossed a massive $229.24 million through twelve days of release. That total is especially impressive when taking into account that the film is far less expensive than most other high profile computer animated films. The film is currently running just 6 percent behind the $244.03 million twelve-day start of 2010's Toy Story 3. Despicable Me 2 is already the sixth highest grossing release of 2013 thus far domestically and will soon overtake Fast & Furious 6, Oz The Great and Powerful and Monsters University to move into third place.
While it couldn't top Despicable Me 2, Grown Ups 2 was able to outpace Pacific Rim this weekend for second. The Adam Sandler led comedy sequel took in an estimated $42.5 million, which was towards the lower end of pre-release expectations. Grown Ups 2 opened 5 percent stronger than the $40.51 million start of 2010's Grown Ups, though as a sequel it is highly likely that Grown Ups 2 will be more front-loaded than Grown Ups going forward. Grown Ups 2 did lead the way on Friday with $16.35 million (which included $2.3 million from late-night Thursday shows that began at 7 p.m.), but fell 10.4 percent on Saturday to land in second with $14.63 million. The film is estimated to fall 21 percent to take in $11.53 million on Sunday.
Grown Ups 2 earned a so-so B rating on CinemaScore, though with that said the film is clearly being received better by audiences than by film critics, which is typically the case when it comes to Adam Sandler films. The audience breakdown for Grown Ups 2 skewed towards female moviegoers (53 percent) and moviegoers under 25 (54 percent).
Pacific Rim had to settle for third place with an estimated $38.3 million. The pricey Guillermo del Toro directed sci-fi action film opened in line with the wide ranging expectations for the film. While it met expectations, the film's start was nonetheless a soft one when taking the film's cost into account. It is well documented that pre-release tracking was soft for Pacific Rim, but mostly positive critical reviews and del Toro's built-in fanbase ultimately helped out the film. Pacific Rim was also helped out by a strong 50 percent of its grosses coming from 3D engagements and from $7.3 million (19 percent) of its grosses coming from IMAX engagements.
Pacific Rim grossed $14.63 million on Friday (which included a strong $3.6 million from late night Thursday shows that began at 7 p.m.), fell 12.5 percent to take in $12.80 million on Saturday and is estimated to fall 15 percent to gross $10.88 million on Sunday. Pacific Rim opened 11 percent stronger than the $34.54 million start of 2008's Hellboy II: The Golden Army and 25 percent below the $51.05 million debut of last year's Prometheus. As a non-sequel based on an original concept, Pacific Rim is likely to hold up better than both of those films did. The film's A- rating on CinemaScore is also a good sign going forward. The audience breakdown for Pacific Rim skewed towards male moviegoers (61 percent) and moviegoers over 25 (53 percent).
With Grown Ups 2 and Pacific Rim bringing in a combined $80.8 million and last weekend's grosses being inflated a bit by the Independence Day weekend holiday, holdovers in general took noticeable hits this weekend. Fox's The Heat took in an estimated $14.0 million to land in fourth. The R-rated comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy fell 43 percent from last weekend, which actually represented this weekend's best hold among wide releases. The Heat surpassed the $100 million mark on Friday and has now grossed a strong $112.36 million in 17 days. That places The Heat 19 percent ahead of the $94.34 million 17-day take of 2009's The Proposal.
On the heels of last weekend's disappointing start, Disney's The Lone Ranger tumbled 62 percent and three spots to finish in fifth this weekend with an estimated $11.1 million. This weekend's hold was especially disappointing given that the film is skewing quite heavily towards older moviegoers (who typically don't rush out as fast as younger moviegoers). The expensive western starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer has grossed $71.10 million in twelve days, which is below expectations. The Lone Ranger is currently running 7 percent ahead of the $66.22 million twelve-day take of 2009's Public Enemies, though that lead continues to shrink given the poorer holding power of The Lone Ranger.
Fellow Disney release Monsters University followed in sixth with an estimated $10.6 million, while Paramount's World War Z placed in seventh with an estimated $9.4 million. Monsters University fell 46 percent from last weekend and World War Z fell 49 percent. The respective 24-day takes for the pair of June blockbusters stand at $237.76 million for Monsters University and at $177.09 million for World War Z.
On the platform front, The Weinstein Company's Fruitvale Station was off to a strong estimated start of $377,285. The critically acclaimed film and early awards season hopeful averaged $53,898 from 7 locations in New York, Los Angeles and the California Bay Area. Fruitvale Station will expand into additional locations this coming Friday. Going forward, Fruitvale Station will hope to capitalize on the relative lack of dramas to have been released so far this summer.
Fox Searchlight's The Way, Way Back also had a noteworthy performance in platform release this weekend. The ensemble comedy drama took in an estimated $1.11 million from 79 locations, giving it a per-location average of $14,051 for the frame. The Way, Way Back has grossed $1.85 million through ten days of platform release.
A full list of this weekend's official studio estimates can be found here.
Saturday Update: Official Friday estimates put Grown Ups 2 in a close first place finish for the weekend. The flick hauled in an estimated $16.3 million yesterday (also including Thursday's $2.3 million sneaks). That beat the $14.4 million first day take of the first film back in summer 2010, and also marks Adam Sandler's best opening day (topping The Longest Yard's $16.18 million). BoxOffice's official weekend projection is $44.5 million.
Illumination's Despicable Me 2 continued to rake in business despite the market's new competition. The Universal sequel banked another $13.4 million on Friday, increasing its domestic total to $197.88 million--about 12.8 percent behind Toy Story 3 and 16.1 percent ahead of Monsters University through 10 days of release (those two comparisons opened on Friday as opposed to Wednesday, though). Expect a $44.0 million sophomore frame and close race for first with Grown Ups 2.
Warner Bros. reports that Pacific Rim rang up $14.62 million on Friday, including its $3.6 million Thursday night previews. The overall Friday figure compares favorably against the $13.1 million and $12.1 million (excluding $1 million Thursday night previews) opening days for Cowboys & Aliens and Super 8, respectively, although it trailed Tron: Legacy's opening day by 16.5 percent ($17.51 million). While the film still has several hurdles to climb over in the long run, the good news for Guillermo del Toro's original flick is that word of mouth is healthy so far. BoxOffice projects a $36.5 million debut weekend.
Friday Update #2: Based on early grosses, it looks like Despicable Me 2 will hold on to 1st place this weekend with a sophomore haul north of $45 million. That would put Universal's animated flick at $230 million domestically after only two weekends.
Pacific Rim is on pace to top Grown Ups 2. Both films are poised to open above $40 million, but Pacific Rim is looking at $43 million-$44 million and Grown Ups 2 is looking at $41 million-$42 million.
With three films running this close, don't be surprised if the order switches by the time Sunday ends. Official studio estimates and updated projections will be released on Saturday morning.
Pacific Rim definitely boasts better word of mouth than Grown Ups 2. Fandango users have rated the sci-fi flick as a "Must Go" option, and critics have rewarded Guillermo del Toro's effort with a 72% approval rating on RottenTomatoes.com. Grown Ups 2 is sitting at an 8% approval rating on RT, but it did receive a "Go" rating from Fandango users. Adam Sandler is one of the most critic-proof actors working today, so Sony can just shrug off the negative reviews. If anything, Grown Ups 2 could be hurt by families deciding to check out Despicable Me 2 instead. Sandler's brand of comedy is aimed partially at teens, but it's not safe for young children.
Friday Update #1: Pacific Rim took in an impressive $3.6 million from Thursday evening shows, $835,000--or 23 percent--of that came from IMAX shows. That's a great start for the Warner Bros. release. The debut matches the $3.6 million that World War Z posted from Thursday previews before snagging an impressive $66.4 million opening. This doesn't guarantee that Pacific Rim will match World War Z's opening weekend, but it certainly does bode well. The tide has turned for the WB release in a big way.
Grown Ups 2 managed a healthy $2.3 million from Thursday shows. That easily tops the $1 million haul that The Heat managed from Thursday previews. Sony needs Grown Ups 2 to be a hit after suffering two disappointments with After Earth and White House Down.
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Monday Update:
Revised Grosses
- Fast & Furious 6: $468.9M Overseas Total / $705.5M Global Total
- Man of Steel: $337.3M Overseas Total / $618.1M Global Total
- Despicable Me 2: $242.2M Overseas Total / $470.5M Global Total
- The Hangover Part III: $238.8M Overseas Total / $350.4M Global Total
- The Great Gatsby: $186.2M Overseas Total / $329.4M Global Total
- After Earth: $157.5M Overseas Total / $216.8M Global Total
- Epic: $137.2M Overseas Total / $242M Global Total
- Pacific Rim: $53.1M Overseas Total / $90.3M Global Total
- The Internship: $25.6M Overseas Total / $68.8M Global Total
- White House Down: $19.6M Overseas Total / $82.5M Global Total
- The Heat: $16M Overseas Total / $128.3M Global Total
- The Purge: $12.2M Overseas Total / $76M Global Total
- This is the End: $6.1M Overseas Total / $97.7M Global Total
- Grown Ups 2: $1.7M Overseas Total / $43.2M Global Total
Sunday: Giant robots fought giant sea-monsters across movie screens around the world this weekend. Pacific Rim was released in 38 overseas markets, about half of the overseas market, earning a total of $53 million from over 9,800 screens. Guillermo del Toro's high concept tent-pole posted a $91.3 million global tally for its day-and-date opening weekend. The IMAX numbers for the film came in at $4 million from 124 locations, a $32k per-screen average.
South Korea came in as the biggest overseas performer for the popcorn flick with $9.6 million. Russia contributed a $9.3 million weekend that scored 177% above the Transformers 2 opening in the country and 208% ahead of the debut of War of the Worlds. Mexico brought in $5.8 million, placing behind the runaway success of Despicable Me 2 for the #2 film in the territory. A tsunami ripped through Taiwan over the weekend but couldn't stop a fantastic $3.5 million performance from the Guillermo del Toro film. Pacific Rim became the biggest opener of the year for Warner Bros. in Thailand, grossing above Man of Steel with a $2.4 million debut.
Pacific Rim took in $3.2 million from 907 screens in the United Kingdom, ranking second in the market behind the premiere of Monsters University. The film struggled against the opening of The Heat and the fourth weekend of Despicable Me 2 in Australia, coming in third place with a $2.6 million opening. The film still has several major territories left, including France on July 17, Germany on July 18, China on July 31, and an August 9 release in Spain, Japan, and Brazil.
Fast & Furious 6 reached a $704.2 million global cume this weekend, ahead of its July 26 release in China. The film has grossed $467.7 million overseas, including a strong $2.4 million second week hold in Japan that brought its total in the territory to $10.3 million -more than twice the gross of its predecessor in the same timeframe. Fast 6 has already grossed a total of $467.7 million overseas, a marked improvement over the $418.8 million overseas cume of Fast Five.
Monsters University could hit the half-billion global mark by August after another strong overseas performance brought in an additional $30.8 million to its overseas total. The Pixar film has grossed a cume of $236.4 million from 45 territories, around 86% of the overseas market. The current global cume is $474.2 million. Monsters U opened this weekend in the United Kingdom to $5.3 million and in France to $3.7 million. Monsters University broke the box office record as the biggest animating opener of all time in Hong Kong and posted the sixth biggest opening weekend ever in the territory. Taiwan is showing similar success, making Monsters University the second biggest animation release of all time in the country with $6.5 million. The top overseas markets for Monsters University are Mexico ($36M), Russia ($20.3M), Australia ($19.2M), Japan ($18.8M), Argentina ($17.5M), Brazil ($15.4M), Spain ($11.5M), Germany ($11.2M). Monsters University opens in Iceland next weekend, Italy on August 21, and China on August 23.
Despicable Me 2 is right on pace with Monsters University. Universal's animated sequel posted another huge weekend overseas, bringing in $55 million from 50 territories. This brings the current overseas cume for the animated sequel to a $243.3 million total, nearly twice the gross of Despicable Me ($129.3 million) in the same timeframe. Universal expects the film to pass the $293 million lifetime gross of Despicable Me this week. Despicable Me 2 currently has a worldwide cume of $472.4 million. The film became Universal's biggest opener in Lithuania this weekend and posted the biggest opening day in Latvia's box office history. Thirteen territories are left for Despicable Me 2 in its overseas run over the next few months.
Man of Steel is still flying high at the overseas box office. The Superman reboot has now grossed $338.2 million. A $5.6 million opening weekend in Brazil (including previews) propelled the film to the top of the country's box office chart. Man of Steel performed 117% above Iron Man 2, 142% ahead of The Dark Knight, and 178% higher than Transformers 2 in Brazil. The top markets for Superman's latest adventure include China ($62.9M in 4 weeks), the U.K. ($45 million in 5 weeks), Mexico ($21 million in 5 weeks), Australia ($19.3 million in 3 weeks), France ($18 million in 4 weeks), South Korea ($15.2 million in 5 weeks), and Russia ($10.7 million in 4 weeks).
World War Z reached a $246 million total in its fourth weekend of release overseas. The global cume currently stands at $436 million. The film opened in Sweden and Norway this weekend and grossed $914k and $803k, respectively. The Brad Pitt zombie epic reported strong holds from France ($2.8M Weekend / $12.5M Cume), South Korea ($2.4M Weekend / $31.4M Cume), Germany ($1.6M Weekend / $14.7M Cume), Russia ($1.4M Weekend / $23.3M Cume), Mexico ($1.7M Weekend / $19.5M Cume), Brazil ($1.1M Weekend / $12.3M Cume), and Australia ($1.1M Weekend / $15.5M Cume).
The Lone Ranger broke the $100 million mark in its second week of release. The Johnny Depp film has grossed a total of $48 million overseas and $119.1 million worldwide. The film is in release in 33 markets, representing approximately 35% of the market. A disappointing $1.2 million opening in Brazil took its cume in the country to $1.7 million when combined with previews. The top markets for The Lone Ranger are Russia ($12.4M), Australia ($6.7M), Argentina ($3.7M), Italy ($3.6M), and South Korea (2.3M). Many major territories are still left for the adventure film: Japan on August 2, France on August 7, Germany on August 9, the U.K. on August 9, and Spain on August 23. A Chinese release date is in the cards but has not been announced.
The Heat had a great weekend in Australia, becoming the top film in the market with a $3.7 million opening despite strong competition from the Pacific Rim debut and the fourth week of Despicable Me 2. It's another triumph for director Paul Feig and star Melissa McCarthy following the $28.9 million gross of their previous collaboration, Bridesmaids. The Heat has now taken in a total of $16.1 million from 30 markets to reach a $128.4 million cume. Other top earners for the comedy include Russia ($3.8M) and Germany ($2.9M).
The Internship has grossed $25.6 million overseas. The comedy is recovering from a rough reception at the North American box office, where it has only earned $43.2 million. Top markets for The Internship include Australia ($7.1M), U.K. ($3.4M), Spain ($1.6M), and France ($1.5M).
Epic is still a consistent earner. The animated film reached a $137.4 million overseas total this weekend, brining its global cume to $242.2 million. Upcoming releases in Spain and South Korea could help the film reach the $250 million global mark.
Star Trek Into Darkness reached a $222.5 million overseas total in its tenth week in release outside of North America. The sci-fi sequel has now grossed $446.8 million globally.
The Purge is paying off for Universal. The thriller starring Ethan Hawke was reportedly made for $3 million and has already grossed $76.1 million worldwide. The overseas total for the film is $12.3 million from 14 territories.
Follow Daniel Loria and BoxOffice on Twitter for more on the global box office.
The Indian film industry wants Kamaal Rashid Khan banned for consistently inappropriate behavior, The Times of India reports.
OneIndia Entertainment reports that Lootera did better than expected in theaters grossing 18.50 crores (3.9 million dollars) and is expected to continue its growth over the next week.
Both Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Pacific Rim are being released in the India box office today and are both competing for a larger audience NDTV Movies reports.
Sunday Update: A $53 million take from 38 overseas markets wasn't enough for Pacific Rim to break the $100 million mark globally. The overseas day-and-date roll-out shouldn't be to blame, however, as the film performed well in nearly ever market it opened. Guillermo del Toro's high concept tent-pole finished its first weekend with a $91.3 global cume. The IMAX numbers for the film came in at $4 million from 124 locations, a $32k per-screen average.
South Korea came in as the biggest overseas performer for the popcorn flick with $9.6 million. Russia contributed a $9.3 million weekend that scored 177% above theTransformers 2 opening in the country and 208% ahead of the debut of War of the Worlds. Mexico brought in $5.8 million, placing behind the runaway success of Despicable Me 2 for the #2 film in the territory. A tsunami ripped through Taiwan over the weekend but couldn't stop a fantastic $3.5 million performance from the Guillermo del Toro film. Pacific Rim became the biggest opener of the year for Warner Bros. in Thailand, grossing above Man of Steel with a $2.4 million debut.
Pacific Rim took in $3.2 million from 907 screens in the United Kingdom, ranking second in the market behind the premiere of Monsters University. The film struggled against the opening of The Heat and the fourth weekend of Despicable Me 2 in Australia, coming in third place with a $2.6 million opening. The film still has several major territories left, including France on July 17, Germany on July 18, China on July 31, and an August 9 release in Spain, Japan, and Brazil.
Saturday Update #2: Pacific Rim brought in $11.5 million on Friday to take its overseas cume to $19.3 million heading into Saturday. The top markets include:
Russia: $4.1M from 1,537 screens
South Korea: $3.1M from 961 screens
Mexico: $1.3M from 1,750 screens
United Kingdom: $1M from 907 screens
Taiwan: $1.4M from 177 screens
Thailand: $1.1M from 300 screensR
Saturday Update: Pacific Rim is trailing Monsters University in the United Kingdom after a $1 million opening day on Friday. Both films opened in the U.K. On Friday and are currently occupying the first two places of the top ten chart.
Australia is keeping its pace, reporting a $1.2 million cume heading into Saturday. The film has earned $585k in Italy (354 screens) and $221k from New Zealand after two days in release.
Friday Update #2: A $7.8 million start from 25 markets on Thursday gives sets the stage for Pacific Rim to dominate the global box office this weekend. The film's top territories in its opening day are:
Russia: $2.5M from 1,537 screens
South Korea: $1.4M from 961 screens
Taiwan: $674k from 199 screens
Australia: $620k from 428 screens
Thailand: $559k from 273 screens
Italy: $300k
Argentina: $195k from 204 screens
Friday Update:Thursday numbers from seven Asian markets have Pacific Rim grossing $3.7 million across 2,157 screens. The film is currently leading the box office charts in all the Asian territories listed below:
South Korea: $1,469,238 from 961 screens
Taiwan: $611,157 from 199 screens
Thailand: $559,613 from 273 screens
Malaysia: $348,970 from 207 screens
Philippines: $283,732 from 277 screens
Indonesia: $249,152 from 168 from screens
Singapore: $240,075 from 72 screens
Thursday Update: Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim is off to a hot start overseas. The film grossed $1.5 million from 850 screens in its opening day in South Korea, on par with the premiere single-day performance of World War Z and just short of the entire opening weekend take of The Lone Ranger. Australia is posting $604k from 428 screens, similar to the pace of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. New Zealand is reporting $103k from 64 screens, a figure that nearly doubles the single-day gross of the number two film in the country. The strong opening in these territories suggests Pacific Rim could have enough legs to land between the $250-$300 million range at the overseas box office. The picture will become clearer as reports come in from more of the 38 overseas territories where the film is opening this weekend.
Check back with us throughout the weekend for more overseas updates on Pacific Rim


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Picante Pepper Olive Oil Made With Fresh Jalapeño Peppers
Seasonal Item! Limited Release! This spicy late harvest blend olive oil is created by pressing our olives with fresh jalapeño peppers. Add Picante Pepper Olive Oil to give any dish a little extra kick.Learn More$19.99
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