Mark Holtz
03-25-03, 09:19 AM
From the press release that is reprinted at Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=3373):
"Spirited Away," the 2003 Academy AwardŽ winning animated feature from acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, is set to open in theaters across the country on Friday March 28th, it was announced today (3/25) by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. The film, which claimed top honors in its category at the Sunday night OscarŽ ceremonies, was one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2002 and was selected by many leading journalists as one of their "top ten" films of last year. "Spirited Away" has previously received the Annie Award (from ASIFA-Hollywood), the Golden Bear Award (from the Berlin Film Festival), and was honored as the year's best animated film by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and National Board of Review.
From the LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/business/custom/admark/la-et-munoz25mar25001434,1,4977345.story):
Disney plans to increase animated-feature winner "Spirited Away" from its current seven theaters to 800 on Friday. The new rollout for the film, which was released during the summer in 151 theaters, should provide a box office bump from its current tally of $5.4 million, but it will also raise consumer awareness for its home video release April 15.
"Spirited Away," the 2003 Academy AwardŽ winning animated feature from acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, is set to open in theaters across the country on Friday March 28th, it was announced today (3/25) by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. The film, which claimed top honors in its category at the Sunday night OscarŽ ceremonies, was one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2002 and was selected by many leading journalists as one of their "top ten" films of last year. "Spirited Away" has previously received the Annie Award (from ASIFA-Hollywood), the Golden Bear Award (from the Berlin Film Festival), and was honored as the year's best animated film by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and National Board of Review.
From the LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/business/custom/admark/la-et-munoz25mar25001434,1,4977345.story):
Disney plans to increase animated-feature winner "Spirited Away" from its current seven theaters to 800 on Friday. The new rollout for the film, which was released during the summer in 151 theaters, should provide a box office bump from its current tally of $5.4 million, but it will also raise consumer awareness for its home video release April 15.