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...That makes him the seventh richest man in China, according to the annual rankings in Forbes magazine. Though he's been a computer geek since his undergraduate days at Peking University, his boyish good looks hardly fit the profile, and as a result he's attained rock-star status in China, particularly among female Netizens (even if he is happily married and the father of three young daughters...
Avatar, in other words, has none of the selling points that are supposed to guarantee hit status for a big-budget movie. Yet James Cameron's enviro-epic, with no famous name attached to it but its writer-director's, is not just a blockbuster; it's king of the world. Since premiering on Dec. 18, it has proceeded to shatter most existing box-office records at home and abroad. It has been No. 1 every week, swatting away ambitious newcomers like so many mosquitoes. And like the best ambassador for Hollywood, it has earned most of its revenue - nearly...
...team’s final weekend at Harvard’s Barnaby Courts, the Crimson (5-3, 4-1 Ivy) lost its undefeated conference status and chance at a sole Ivy League title, but gained much-needed experience before entering into the championship part of the season...
...Gemmell solidified her status as the top player in the country after defeating last year’s Ivy League Player of the Year Kristen Lange in three games, 11-3, 11-9, 11-7. The hard-hitting Lange fell rather easily in the first game but kept up with Gemmell in the second...
...Dear John's eminence will be more fleeting, but it certainly escaped the ignominious-flop status of the weekend's other wide release, From Paris with Love. That John Travolta spy-action film earned only a quarter of Dear John's take. Another burly espionage melodrama, the Mel Gibson vehicle Edge of Darkness sank over 60% in its second frame. Meanwhile, the male-oriented Legion and The Book of Eli fell into the bottom half of the top 10, behind the frilly Kristen Bell romantic comedy When in Rome...