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...North American weekend box office had to fight off a continent-deep whiteout: another walloping snow storm on the East Coast, a high-rated Winter Olympics and hockey fever in Canada. Yet it looks to surpass last year's end-of-February count by about 7%. Regardless of snow or four-man bobsled races, people still want to go to the movies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box Office: Shutter Island Tops the Cops and the Crazies | 2/28/2010 | See Source »

...dustings. But even Obama, a Chicago transplant, acknowledged over the weekend that the city's "Snowmageddon" was formidable. The National Weather Service urged drivers to stay off the roads on Wednesday morning, citing "life-threatening blizzard conditions." Swirling winds of up to 60 m.p.h. were recorded, whipping up near whiteout conditions, with visibility at Dulles International Airport outside Washington about one-tenth of a mile. Thousands of people in the region went without power. The storm, which originated in the Midwest, was barreling up the East Coast on Wednesday, battering Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston, forcing preemptive school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Snow Is No Longer a Joking Matter in Washington | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...which finished second with $10.9 million, benefited from being presented by Tim Burton, as District 9 had by its Peter Jackson connection, but is unlikely to escape its art-house patina. The other two newbies - the horror film Sorority Row and Kate Beckinsale's Antarctica killer-hunt drama Whiteout - got the theatrical equivalent of a window display in a video store before their imminent DVD releases; each took in just over $5 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box-Office Weekend: Tyler Perry's Bad Does Good | 9/13/2009 | See Source »

...Myself, $24 million, first weekend 2. 9, $10.9 million, first weekend 3. Inglourious Basterds, $6.5 million; $104.3 million, fourth week 4. All About Steve, $5.8 million; $21.8 million, second week 5. The Final Destination, $5.5 million; $58.3 million, third week 6. Sorority Row, $5.3 million, first weekend 7. Whiteout, $5.1 million, first weekend 8. District 9, $3.6 million; $108.5 million, fifth week 9. Julie & Julia, $3.3 million; $85.3 million, sixth week 10. Gamer, $3.1 million; $16.1 million, second week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box-Office Weekend: Tyler Perry's Bad Does Good | 9/13/2009 | See Source »

Call it a cleansing of the palette or just a knee-jerk reaction to the kaleidoscopic colors of seasons past. For spring the "it" shade is no shade at all?or a total whiteout. Designers like Ralph Lauren whitewashed their runways with head-to-toe looks evoking a sojourn in a tropical climate. Even accessories, like Chanel's white-hot ceramic J12 watch and Hermès' new soft, foldable Kelly bag, are getting the bleach treatment. If the upkeep of a crisp white wardrobe becomes an issue, there's always the home-décor route. B&B Italia's Tufty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: White Album | 2/27/2007 | See Source »

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