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Show C-10 The Park Record WedThursFri, July 28-30, 2004 if t 1 i buyers ris::r$Li : t Susan Catenacci Pa City & Ozor VdV "A Associate Broker, GRI 435 655-8574; : 8X8 655-8574 (toU free) , Prudential &Bfc Rett Mate Eahisiiheit sets new mark, tops $100M LOS ANGELES (AP) Michael Moore joined the $100 million club as his political assault "Fahrenheit 911" became the first documentary ever to top that mark at the domestic box office. "Fahrenheit 911," Moore's condemnation of President Bush's actions regarding the Sept. 11 attacks, had a weekend haul of $5 million to lift its total to $103.35 million since opening in late June. , "The American people have not been given the whole story about these last three years and they don't feel they've been given the truth from the White House," Moore said Sunday. "So they've gone to the movie theaters the-aters to look for the truth and to begin the important discussion and debate that needs to take place in this country." The previous best domestic gross for a feature-length documentary docu-mentary was $21.6 million for Moore's Academy Award-winning "Bowling for Columbine." That film took nine months to hit that level, while "Fahrenheit 911" did more business, $23.9 million, in just its first weekend. The polarizing effects of Sept. 11 and its aftermath, with Americans bitterly divided over Bush's invasion of Iraq, has boosted the public's appetite for political documentaries such as "Fahrenheit 911," "Control Room" and "Outfoxed," Moore said. "It's really cool now to talk about politics, and this is the first time I've seen this happen in decades, really," Moore said. "Being apathetic right now is ; very uncool." "Fahrenheit 911" won the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival in May, but the movie lost its original distributor when Disney refused to let subsidiary Miramax release it because of its political content. , Miramax bosses Harvey and Bob Weinstein bought back the film and arranged for independent independ-ent distribution through Lions Gate Films and IFC Films. Dempcrats have embraced "Fahrenheit 911," though Moore said his main goal was to create good entertainment, not dabble in politics. Moore said he has not been contacted by the campaign of Democratic candi-. date John Kerry and that he did not make the movie to boost Democrats' prospects of winning the White House. The real effect of "Fahrenheit 911" will be to encourage normally nor-mally disinterested Americans to participate this fall, Moore said. "I believe the film is going to bring hundreds of thousands of people to the polls who otherwise other-wise were not going to vote," Moore said. "I think it's going to have a tremendous impact in that way." - Moore said he had .hoped to have "Fahrenheit 911" out on DVD before the November election, elec-tion, but that the film could continue con-tinue to play in theaters through year's end and into 2005. "So I don't know really what that means now in terms of the DVD," Moore said. 'Bourne drowns 'Catwoman opening weekend iEHin (sums ftSQjia DAMES TTQUES of Park City R.es'iAe-i. Cleaning Represeni-txi-ives... "Puf- your ceexmg neeAs in our hnMs" (435) 640-4391 Try The 1 Rated Housecleaninq Service in the Park City Area (Independent Market Research Study, March, 2001) -Thorough and detailed cleaning, at an affordable cost. - Your home will sparkle and smell fresh. -We follow up after to make sure you are satisfied COMPLETE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED Insured and bonded. GIVE US A TRY... CALL DAVID OR ERIKA AT (435) 640-4391 FOR A FREE ESTIMATE LOS ANGELES (AP) Matt Damon has found supremacy at the box office. Damon's "The Bourne Supremacy," the sequel about the amnesiac assassin he played in "The Bourne Identity," debuted as the top weekend movie with ticket sales of $53.5 mjllion, according to studio estimates Sunday. That was nearly double the opening weekend week-end take of $27.1 million for "Bourne Identity" in summer 2002. " Halle Berry's critically derided comic-book adaptation "Catwoman" opened a distant third with $17.16 million, behind "I, Robot," which took in $22.05 million to lift its 10-day total to $95.4 million. Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 911" was No. 7 with $5 million, lifting lift-ing its domestic total to $103.35 million "The Bourne Supremacy," starring star-ring Damon as CIA killing machine Jason Bourne, outdid another super-agent with the same initials. The sequel's opening weekend topped the $47.1 million debut for "Die Another Day," the best premiere ever for the James Bond franchise. Universal Studios made "The Bourne Supremacy" for about $75 million, a bargain price in a business busi-ness where many summer thrillers cost $100 million or more to produce. pro-duce. "Making this film at a reasonable reason-able budget by today's standards just is something else to celebrate," said Nikki Rocco, Universal's head of distribution. "Catwoman," which cost a bit less than $100 million to make, was a disappointment for distributor Warner Bros. mmrt This in Estate R,: Vl BUYING TO SELL fry Micfuxct LaTay If you want to buy a house, fix it up and then sell it at a profits here are some guidelines for a more profitable project. Ask your real estate broker to help you select a neighborhood with a recent history of increasing property values. Also look for a house that's been on the market for a long time; the seller may be ready to deal. The house should be comparable in size to its neighbors, structurally sound, but in need of modernization. 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"Fahrenheit 911," produced for just $6 million, stands with Mel Gibson's religious blockbuster "The Passion of the Christ" as the year's big box-office surprises. Disney refused to let subsidiary sub-sidiary Miramax release the documentary, docu-mentary, Moore's assault on President Bush over the Sept. 11 attacks, so Miramax bosses Harvey and Bob Weinstein bought the film back and lined up independent distribution. But while Disney chief Michael Eisner said "Fahrenheit 911" was . too political for the company, he recently said he saw it and liked it. "Fahrenheit 911" has done more business than anything released so far this year by Disney, which has been in a slump with such duds as "The Alamo," "King Arthur" and "Around the World in 80 Days." "If you had told me when we were going through all the pre-distribution pre-distribution problems with Disney that this film would gross more than any other Disney film this year, I don't even know how to respond to that," Moore said Sunday. 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