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  • 'Sith' Scores $50 Million on First Day in Theaters [Biggest Open in History]

    05/20/2005 1:06:46 PM PDT · by West Coast Conservative · 177 replies · 4,999+ views
    "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" scored $50 million in first-day receipts at 3,661 theaters across the nation on Thursday, box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations said Friday. The take handily beats the one-day record of $44.8 million set last year by "Shrek 2." "Sith" is distributed by News Corp.'s (NWS) 20th Century Fox film unit.
  • Lucas jabs at 'Bush's empire'

    05/16/2005 2:07:19 AM PDT · by Savage_Nation · 420 replies · 12,311+ views
    Japan today ^ | Monday, May 16, 2005 at 07:29 JST
    CANNES — The last episode of the seminal sci-fi saga "Star Wars" screened at the Cannes film festival Sunday, completing a six-part series that remains a major part of popular culture — and delivering a galactic jab to U.S. President George W Bush. "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith" was seen ahead of a celebrity-laden evening screening to be attended by its creator and director, George Lucas, and its cast, including Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen. Reaction at advance screenings was effusive, with festival-goers, critics and journalists at Cannes applauding at the moment the infamous Darth Vader...