New Line Cinema's 'Wedding Crashers' Breaks $200 Million Mark
13 September 2005 - 8:46PM
PR Newswire (US)
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- New Line Cinema's 'Wedding
Crashers' has reached yet another milestone as 2005's most
successful comedy and has now passed the $200 million mark at the
domestic box office. Crossing the benchmark is just the latest in
an impressive list of accomplishments the film has achieved
including: * It is the #1 comedy of the year, besting its closest
competitor ('Hitch') by more than $20 million. * It is the 2nd
highest grossing R-rated comedy of all time (behind 'Beverly Hills
Cop'). * It is the 5th highest grossing film of 2005 and one of
only five films that has grossed $200 million this year. * It is
one of the year's most profitable films, earning five times its $40
million budget at the domestic box office. * It accomplished the
extremely rare feat of ascending to the top of the box office chart
for the first time in its third weekend of release. * It has
remained in the top 10 at the box office for 10 consecutive weeks.
About New Line Cinema Corporation: Founded almost 40 years ago, New
Line Cinema is the most successful independent film company in the
world. Its mission is to produce innovative, popular and profitable
entertainment in the best creative environment. In addition to the
production, marketing and distribution of theatrical motion
pictures, the fully-integrated studio has divisions devoted to home
entertainment, television, music, theater, merchandising and an
international unit. In 2005, New Line partnered with HBO to form
Picturehouse, a new theatrical distribution company to release
independent films. A pioneer in franchise filmmaking, New Line's
Oscar-winning 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy is one of the most
successful film franchises in history. New Line is a division of
Time Warner, Inc. (TWX). Contact: Candice McDonough New Line Cinema
310-967-6991 DATASOURCE: New Line Cinema CONTACT: Candice McDonough
of New Line Cinema, +1-310-967-6991
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