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NEWS: Update: Tarantino Kills At The Box Office and Video Store With Kill
Bill
04-18-04
Keavin
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Update: Why is Quentin Tarantino smiling?
Because he is killing the competition this week with Kill Bill Vol. 2
at the box office and Kill Bill Vol. 1 at DVD retailers. The second film
in what may ultimately become a trilogy, Vol. 2, is the early leader for
this weekends North American box office. According to estimates,
the film took in $25.6 million this past weekend, outselling The Punisher
which reportedly took in $14 million for the opening weekend.
Tarantino is also killing the DVD competition
with Kill Bill Vol 1, which reportedly sold more than two million DVDs
the very first day in stores, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The first film opened with $22.1 million
in ticket sales its first weekend and eventually grossed just under $70
million at the US box office. The industry is buzzing that Vol 2 is likely
to top that and go over $100 million. We shall soon see if that is the
case.
Although, Vol 2 concludes the story line
from Vol 1, Tarantino is already mapping out a third volume that will take
the violent saga on a different story arch. Tarantino spoke with Entertainment
Weekly about his plans of the Vol. 3, instead of Thurman staring in the
film Quentin will turn the key role over to Ambrosia Kelley for the character
of Nikki, daughter of Vernita Green (Vivica A. Fox). I've already got
the whole mythology: Sofie Fatale (Julie Dreyfus) will get all of Bill's
money. She'll raise Nikki, who'll take on The Bride," Tarantino told the
magazine. (see
story).
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