“Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” tops $300 mln in box office February 8, 2012 - 18:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" passed two milestones: Sony's movie now has grossed $200 million worldwide and $100 million in North America, TheWrap.com said. The movie, which had a budget of $90 million, hasn't yet opened in some territories, including Japan. "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" opened to $12.8 million on December 21. It will be at 668 North American locations this weekend. David Fincher's adaptation of Stieg Larsson's bestselling novel is nominated for five Academy Awards, including best actress, for Rooney Mara. Daniel Craig also stars. At the Oscar nominees luncheon, Mara addressed a possible sequel: "I'm signed up for the other two. Hopefully they will do them. I think they will, but I'm not sure when." The 2010 Swedish film "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" grossed $104.4 million worldwide.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
