CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
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Film News: ‘Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol’ Tops Box Office For Second Straight Week
Submitted by TimBMartens on January 1, 2012 - 10:15pmCHICAGO – For the second week in a row, Tom Cruise and the newest “Mission: Impossible” chapter reigned supreme. “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” came in at number one with an estimated $31.3 million at the box office, a total up 6% from its total last weekend.
Film News: ‘Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol’ Wins Christmas Weekend Box Office
Submitted by TimBMartens on December 25, 2011 - 10:26pmCHICAGO – In a weekend full of new releases and tons of options, the hot movie to see was “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.” Six different movies were estimated at over $7.5 million, but “Ghost Protocol” was easily the tops with an estimated $26.5 million.
Film News: ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ Rules Weekend Box Office
Submitted by TimBMartens on December 18, 2011 - 9:06pmCHICAGO – In a weekend box office that had a little more life than the previous weekend, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” reigned supreme. The detective thriller starring Robert Downey Jr. made an estimated $40 million in its opening three days.