Word: grossinger
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Somebody did make Fatal Attraction. And this fall, what if became wow! Striking moviegoers with the startling power of a madwoman in your bathroom, Paramount's lurid romantic thriller is the zeitgeist hit of the decade. It has been box-office champ for each of its first seven weeks in...
Started two years ago in Grand Rapids, Michigan as a way to clean up state parks, this program quickly grew to a national level. Last year only three schools were involved, and the program raised on $550. This year with estimated earnings of $15,000, Boston will be among the...
THE LOUDEST BANG The detonation of Top Gun, which mixed the talents of Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis to become the year's highest-grossing movie (about $170 million).
Throughout the lighthearted skits, one-liners fly like shrapnel -- about Reagan's forgetfulness, loose use of facts, light working schedule ("from 9 to 12, from Monday clear to Wednesday") and reliance on pop-culture symbolism ("an idyllic land of tax breaks and lots of big-grossing summer movies"). The title...
The partnership has been profitable for both Hollywood and the Pentagon. Top Gun, which has raked in $160 million so far at the box office, is the year's highest-grossing film. Its glorified portrayal of Navy life spurred theater owners in such cities as Los Angeles and Detroit to...