ENTERTAINMENT
6B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIEND OF FAUX?
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 2005
SQUIRREL
THE MASKED AVENGERS
Wes Benson/KANSAN
Max Kruutzer/KANSAN
"Snider-Man didn't know if his Spider-Sense was tingling or something else."
▼ HOROSCOPES
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for
Monday, Sept. 26, 2005: You will tend to go to extremes and excess this year. Sometimes you can be found handling many different tasks at one time. Focus on your career and your public image this year if you want to great success. Others admire you and your abilities. A partner or associate could be very critical of you. Listen to and sort through this person's comments. Some might be true, but others might come from jealousy. If you are single, you will probably choose to remain so this year, though you will expand your horizon. If you are attached, your relationship will improve if you don't take your sweetie's comments personally. CANCER pushes you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
★★★ Your competitive attitude emerges, even if you try to contain yourself. Try to go easy on those around you. A cooperative attitude goes far. You might be surprised by how much others will give. Tonight: Entertain at home, even if it's just you and the cat.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
******* If you direct your high energy well, you could mow down work, clear
The Stars Show the Kind of Day You'll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
out paperwork and accomplish everything else that needs to be done. Your energy seems limitless. Use this quality right now. Tonight: Join a friend.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
★★★ Money dominates your thoughts because you are ready to make an investment. On the other hand, the urge to spend could take over and be a way of working out stress. You're more ingenious than that. Tonight Fun doesn't have to cost.
***** You need to take an overview.
Think in terms of solutions. It might be very important to not get triggered by others. Someone might be on the warpath. Don't let this person get to you.
Tonight: Let your mind wander to some good music.
★★★★★ A meeting lights a fire under you, and perhaps several other associates. Together you can do anything. An important domestic matter comes up. Deal with it after you clear out some "must do's." Tonight: Act as if there is no tomorrow.
★★★ You might hear a lot that you choose not to share. Your sixth sense comes into play with someone you look up to or someone who has a lot of prestige. Sometimes the less said the better. Many opportunities drop into your lap. Tonight: Do for yourself.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
★★★★ You have a way of taking charge and gathering support for your projects. A partner or associate tests his or her limits. This person tells you exactly what he or she thinks, whether you want to hear it or not. Tonight: Don't think that others aren't watching!
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
★★★★★ Aim for more of what you want. Your natural sense of how to handle a touchy situation comes into play. You might feel that you need more information. Seek out different sources. Making money happens easily, as does spending it. Tonight: Gather your friends together.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19)
★★★★ Others come forward with many ideas. You have no shortage of ideas yourself. In fact, you seem to come up with many different concepts. A boss or someone who looks up to you feels as if there is nothing you cannot do. Tonight: Follow another's lead.
very high energy, which could actually irritate others because you move so quickly. They simply don't feel as energetic as you. Tonight: Let a friend persuade you to join in.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
***** Being spontaneous lands you where you want to be. You need to make the first move. Your creativity draws many to you. A partner or associate is more than pleased with what is happening. Tonight: Pretend it's Friday night.
***** You are best off dealing with individuals rather than groups. You have
Box office receipts surge higher
MOVIES
LOS ANGELES — Jodie Foster piloted "Flight-plan" to a No.1 debut, her airborne thriller taking in $24.6 million to land ahead of "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride," the runner-up with $20.1 million.
The weekend's other new wide release, rapper Bow Wow's rollerskating romp "Roll Bounce," opened at No. 4 with $8 million, according to studio estimates yesterday.
BY DAVID GERMAIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
With two movies topping $20 million at a traditionally quiet time in theaters, the box office surged. The top 12 movies took in $89.2 million, up 51 percent from the same weekend last year.
The upswing extended a September rally for Hollywood, which has seen revenues slump most of the year. Receipts are running 6 percent behind 2004, and with higher ticket prices, movie admissions are down 9 percent.
"This fall season has been in a word, spectacular," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. "We'd be so fixated on the box-office slump, and here we are in a fall boom. This is terrific for the industry and bodies well for a very strong holiday season."
David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence," starring Viggo Mortensen as a family man whose tranquil life is shattered by intrusive mobsters (Ed Harris and William Hurt), opened strongly in limited release with $504,000 in 14 theaters. The movie expands to about 1,200 theaters Friday.
Also debuting solidly was Roman Polanski's adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist." featuring Ben Kingsley as pickpocket mentor Fagin, which took in $69,000 at five theaters. The film will be shown in about 800 theaters Friday.
"Flightplan" was the first No.1 debut in almost five months for distributor Disney, historically one of Hollywood's steadiest hitmakers.
"Long time coming. You never expect that. We're usually more consistent," said Chuck Viane. Disney head of distribution.
"Flightplan" stars Foster as a widow whose 6-year-old daughter vanishes on a trans-Atlantic trip, prompting panic from the girl's mom and skepticism from the crew and passengers, who have no record or recollection of the child.
After a strong premiere for "Corpse Bride" in five theaters the previous weekend, some industry observers had expected the animated tale to hold the top box-office spot this weekend.
"Corpse Bride" features the voices of Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in a musical fantasy about a jittery groom whisked to the underworld after he's inadvertently wied to a decomposing cadaver. It's the second stop-motion animation flick for co-director Burton, following 1993's "The Nightmare Before Christmas."
Dan Fellman, head of distribution for "Corpse Bride" backer Warner Bros., said the studio hadn't expected a No.1 showing and that the movie had the best results for a September animated film.
"There's always those in the industry making predictions outside our company, but we knew the strength of our movie," Fellman said, "we're nothing but thrilled."
Estimated ticket sales are for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters. Final figures will be released Monday.