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latimes.com - 16 days ago
'Precious' aims to translate buzz into box office gold
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The drama about an abused teenager lists Oprah Winfrey among its vocal supporters and Lionsgate has planned targeted theater runs across the nation. Now it's up to moviegoers to take the bait. > “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” has attracted abundant film festival awards and critical raves , including enthusiastic endorsements from talk-show host Oprah Winfrey and filmmaker Tyler Perry.  ...
nypress.com - 18 days ago
Pride & Precious
— nypress.com — You can thank media titans Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry for much of the hype surrounding Lee Daniels’ film Precious. ARMOND WHITE calls it the ‘Con Job of the Year.’ SHAME ON TYLER PERRY and Oprah Winfrey for signing on as air-quote ... Pride & Precious

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'Precious' finds special place at box office
variety.com - 14 days ago
'Precious' finds special place at box office
— variety.com — 'Christmas Carol' tops charts with $31 million The specialty box office roared to life as Lionsgate's “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push' by Sapphire” opened to $1.8 million from 18 locations for a record-breaking $100,000 per location average. Among ... 'Precious' finds special place at box office

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“Precious” Makes Box-Office Record on Limited Release
tonicgossip.com - 14 days ago
“Precious” Makes Box-Office Record on Limited Release
— tonicgossip.com — The highly anticipated inner-city drama "Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire" was the biggest hit at the box-office weekend. With its limited release at 18 theaters, the Oprah Winfrey-Tyler Perry produced film garnered an outstanding $1.8 million, scoring an average of $100,000 ... “Precious” Makes Box-Office Record on Limited Release

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11/6 Oscarweb Round-up
In Contention — ... seven Cinema Eye nominations. [Cinema Eye Honors 2010] • Peter Knegt assesses the major categories. [indieWIRE] • The Academy rolls out “From Here to Eternity” for a special screening. [Oscars.org] • “Precious” in the era of Obama. [Women and Hollywood] • Lots of obsessing over the box office potential of the film’s lately. [Los Angeles Times] • And David Poland sits down with the ...

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