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Clash was the third new stereoptic release in a month, after Alice in Wonderland (now well past $300 million at home, and at $672.8 million worldwide) and last weekend's topper, How to Train Your Dragon (already closing in on $100 million domestic). Apparently audiences are insatiable for movies for which they have to wear goggles. The Hollywood bosses like them too, since they can charge an extra $3 or $4 per ticket for the privilege of seeing a movie like Clash that is retrofitted with no other purpose than greed. This time, audiences responded to the saturation marketing campaign...
...Last week's chart topper, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, lost about 53% of its steam, coming in second with a still decent $25.5 million. Smithsonian did what sequels often do: pull a great first weekend from brand recognition, then subside more severely than the original. That's the rule to which there are few exceptions. The current exception, Star Trek, was the only one of the session's top six holdovers to drop less than 50% from last week, enabling it to become the first 2009 release to cross the $200 million mark at the North...
...didn't have to bring in a new head chef. "It's delicious," she said. "It's like a crunchy flattened glazed doughnut." I asked if it could possibly be as good as a fresh chai cupcake. "For pastries that don't have icing, this might be a topper," she said...
...When Périer hesitated, Teresa, while calling herself a "little nothing," bombarded him with notes suggesting that he refer the question to an escalating list of authorities - the local apostolic delegation, her Mother General, the Pope. And when she felt all else had failed, she revealed the spiritual topper: a dramatic (melodramatic, really) dialogue with a "Voice" she eventually revealed to be Christ's. It ended with Jesus' emphatic reiteration of his call to her: "You are I know the most incapable person - weak and sinful but just because you are that - I want...
...collapsible measuring cups pop open into full-size utensils for use but collapse completely flat for easy storage. Silicone's continuing kitchen evolution can save you from having to fumble for the right lid for your pots. The UNIVERSAL NONSTICK SILICONE LID is a one-size-fits-all pot topper that can also serve as a spatter guard or trivet...