(Stop-Motion-Animation) Shane Acker's "9" is Now Playing in theaters! (DVD available: Dec. 29, 2009)
9
Dir. by Shane Acker
Voice actors: Christopher Plummer (as '1'); Martin Landau (as '2'); John C. Reilly (as '5'); Crispin Glover (as '6'); Jennifer Connelly (as '7'); & Elijah Wood (as '9')
Synopsis (from website): When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world where all humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they'll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them.
MOVIE website-http://9themovie.com/splash/
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Still PLAYING in 2nd-run theaters!!!
January 1, 2010
HELD OVER:
Carmike Blue Ridge 14 (Raleigh,NC)
Cinemark Sugar House 10 (Salt Lake City,UT)
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE / SEPT 11-13, 2009
2. [Animated] "9" [Focus/Debut] ............................... $10.9 mill
Venues: 1,661 | **CUME: $15.2 million [**Wed. opening/first 5 days]
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Focus Feature's animated sci-fier "9" led the rest of the pack with $10.9 million
at 1,661 to lift its five day cume to $15.2 million.
TOP STORY By DAVE MCNARY/This segment courtesy of Variety.com
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SEPT 18-20, 2009
6. [Animated] "9" [Focus/2nd wk] .............$5.46 mill (-49.2%)
Venues: 2,060 | CUME: $22,794,000
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SEPT 25-7, 2009
9. [Animated] "9" [Focus/3rd wk] .............$2.83 mill (-49.1%)
Venues: 2,025 | CUME: $27,101,000
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OCT 2-4, 2009
This week's dropouts:
[Focus/4th wk]-CUME: $29,381,000
This segment courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo.com
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The Director Interviews: Tatia Rosenthal, $9.99
By Nick Dawson
Being an independent filmmaker is difficult enough without adding the further challenges of animation, so it's always a pleasure to see the emergence of a visionary talent like Tatia Rosenthal. The Israeli writer-director and stop motion animator was born in Tel Aviv in 1971 and explored some very diverse avenues before deciding on her current profession: Rosenthal was in the Israeli Defense Force for two years, spent a period of time at medical school and then studied photography in Paris for a year. She finally found her niche while studying for a BFA in Film & Television at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts when she discovered an aptitude for stop motion, and particularly for claymation.
By Nick Dawson
Being an independent filmmaker is difficult enough without adding the further challenges of animation, so it's always a pleasure to see the emergence of a visionary talent like Tatia Rosenthal. The Israeli writer-director and stop motion animator was born in Tel Aviv in 1971 and explored some very diverse avenues before deciding on her current profession: Rosenthal was in the Israeli Defense Force for two years, spent a period of time at medical school and then studied photography in Paris for a year. She finally found her niche while studying for a BFA in Film & Television at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts when she discovered an aptitude for stop motion, and particularly for claymation.