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| August 16, 2008
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In 2001, Jennifer Lopez became the first actress to have a movie (The Wedding Planner) and an album (J.Lo) top the charts in the same week!
In 2004, Fortune named her the 19th richest person under 40.
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| August 10, 2008
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Last year's highest grossing film, Finding Nemo, was G-rated. 7 out of the top 10 performing rentals of all time are G-rated.
G-rated films account for only 3% of the total films made in a typical year. 69% of films are R-rated.
As an aside, box office sales typically account for only 20% of a film's earnings. Other sources are merchandising, DVD sales, video rentals.
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| July 23, 2006
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Many celebrities have changed their names:
- Chuck Norris was originally Carlos Ray
- Queen Latifah was originally Dana Owens
- Tom Cruise was originally Thomas Mapothrer IV
- Whoopi Goldberg was originally Caryn Johnson
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| July 17, 2006
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Legal experts believe that Paul McCartney (63) could lose up to a quarter of his estimated £825 million ($1.52 billion) fortune after separating from his second wife, Heather Mills McCartney (38).
That would equate to roughly one million British pounds for every week of their short-lived four-year marriage.
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| June 12, 2006
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Only 1.4 of the 600 30-second advertisements aired on each network TV channel were in high-definition.
In contrast, nearly all prime-time shows on network television are aired in high-definition.
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| May 31, 2006
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There already have been more consumer complaints filed with the FCC in the first 3 months of this concerning obscene, indecent or profane programming on TV and radio than were filed for all of 2005.
In the first quarter of 2006, 275,131 such complaints were recorded, compared with 157,016 filed in the first quarter of 2005 and 233,471 reported for all of 2005.
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| May 9, 2006
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Bosses at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum spent £10,000 separating the models of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston when they separated. It was the first time the museum had two people's waxworks joined together.
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| February 28, 2006
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The world's top five supermodels made $38.2 million dollars in 2005:
- Gisele Bundchen - $15.2 million
- Heidi Klum - $7.5 million
- Tyra Banks - $6 million
- Kate Moss - $5 million
- Adriana Lima - $4.5 million
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| February 21, 2006
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In 2005, 332.7 million songs were downloaded legally --- versus 134.2 million songs in 2004.
On the flip side, US album sales dropped 7% in 2005 (from $651 million to $602 million in 2005).
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| February 13, 2006
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DVRs (Digital Video Recorders like Tivo) are estimated to be in 7% of the 110.2 million TV households in the US, according to Nielsen Research.
It is also that 50-70% of DVR users fast-forward through commercials.
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| February 8, 2006
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Tonight at the 48th Grammy Awards, 1,100 nominees are up for 108 trophies. However, only 10-13 of the most important Grammys are given out during the TV broadcast.
The other 95 awards are presented during an untelevised ceremony earlier in the day.
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| January 18, 2006
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Product placements on network primetime shows increased about 30% last year to 106,808, according to Place Views, Nielsen Media Research's product placement tracking service.
Shows with the most product placements included NBC's "The Contender" and "Fear Factor," Fox's "American Idol," and CBS' "The King of Queens."
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| January 8, 2006
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Rapper Vanilla Ice's real name is Robert Van Winkle. With the hit "Ice Ice Baby", his debut album sold more than a million records each week and is to this day, the Number 1 debut record of all time!
A sidenote: Under pressure as a white rapper to gain street credibility, his publicists put out the story that he attended an all-black high school in the ghetto, when his real upbringing was in the suburbs.
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| December 23, 2005
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The search term "Hurricane Katrina" was the second most searched phrase on Google in 2005.
Number 1 was... "Janet Jackson" -- and wasn't that Superbowl 2 years ago??
See an earlier FactMe! fact for even more fun.
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| December 11, 2005
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The average feature film produces $33 million in US box office receipts, while the average family film generates $90 million.
Most surprising, the average digitally-animated film generates $225 million at the box office.
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| November 24, 2005
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In America in 2004, revenue from video game sales amounted to some $20 billion, exceeding cinema box-office receipts.
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| November 17, 2005
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All 3 of the Lord of the Rings movies are in the top 16 of all time (in terms of US box office revenues).
"The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers", and "The Return of the King" rank #16, #12, and #7 on the list.
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| November 7, 2005
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The top 10 music albums of all time were all produced before 1985. The next on this list are as follows:
- Whitney Houston - Bodyguard Soundtrack (17 million copies)
- Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (16 million copies)
- Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (16 million copies)
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| November 4, 2005
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US consumers spend more than twice as much on videos to watch at home than on movie theater tickets.
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| November 3, 2005
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PBS was the first broadcast network to launch its own satellite system (1975). They also pioneered the development of closed captioning.
PBS and its member stations (348) reach nearly 90 million people each week through on-air and online content.
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| July 5, 2005
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Indiana Jones is the reason the "PG-13" exists!
In 1984, when "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" was released, the MPAA didn't think the film deserved an "R" rating, but parents were shocked at the violence and disturbing images in the film. So they created a rating between "PG" and "R" -- "PG-13"!
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| June 29, 2005
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HBO became the first cable-only network in November 1972.
Each month, HBO offers more than 90 theatrical motion pictures.
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| June 19, 2005
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M*A*S*H
stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
The MASH Series Finale in 1983 was the highest
rated TV show ever - 50.15 million homes.
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| May 18, 2005
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Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith opens tomorrow, Thursday, May 19th.
According to global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc, absenteeism could cost employers as much as $627 million over the two workdays of the four-day opening weekend, as workers take off to see the film.
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| May 7, 2005
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50 Cent has become the first recording artist since The Beatles to hold 4 positions in the U.S. Top 10 at the same time.
Hate it or love it, the underdog's on top.
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| May 3, 2005
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Trailing behind only California and New York, North Carolina is the third most often-utilized filmmaking location in the U.S.
Offering over 30 sound stages in eight studio complexes, along with the state's breathtaking beauty and four seasons, North Carolina beckons filmmakers from around the globe.
Visitors can enjoy viewing the locations and sets of Dawson's Creek, Dirty Dancing and the spectacular train wreck from The Fugitive.
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| February 16, 2005
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The September 2004 issue of Vogue ran to 832 pages -- the largest in monthly magazine history!
Of the 832 pages, 648 were filled with ads! (at a cost of almost $100,000 for each full-color ad).
All of this to reach a paid circulation of 1.3 million!
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| January 16, 2005
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The top three shows among men aged 18-49 are as follows:
- Monday Night Football
- CSI
- Desperate Housewives
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| November 26, 2004
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Moby is the great-great-grand-nephew of Herman
Melville, author of Moby Dick.
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| September 26, 2004
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Online music sales (iTunes, Napster, MusicMatch)
comprised only 1% of the $11.9 billion domestic
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| August 23, 2004
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Sting's
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| July 18, 2004
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Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in the Matrix.
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| May 28, 2004
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The movie Chicago
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