15 March 2010

WEEKEND WRAP UP: ALICE IS THE QUEEN, BILLIONARES LIVE WELL, I NEED THIS WATCH , THE PLAYSTATION IS TRYING TO Wii YOU



Alice is the queen again @ the box office making $62,000,000 over the weekend. I am suprised that the Green Zone only made roughly $14,000,000. Here are the rest of the totals.

Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)

Mar 12 - 14 weekend
1 1 Alice in Wonderland Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Distribution $62,000,000 TOTAL: $208,625,000
2 - Green Zone Universal Pictures $14,535,000 TOTAL: $14,535,000
3 - She's Out of My League DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures $9,600,000 TOTAL: $9,600,000
4 - Remember Me Summit Entertainment, LLC $8,300,000 TOTAL: $8,300,000
5 3 Shutter Island Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) $8,140,000 TOTAL: $108,008,000
6 - Our Family Wedding Fox Searchlight Pictures $7,600,000 TOTAL: $7,600,000
7 5 Avatar 20th Century Fox $6,600,000 TOTAL: $730,344,000
8 2 Brooklyn's Finest Overture Films $4,290,000 TOTAL: $21,351,000
9 4 Cop Out Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $4,230,000 TOTAL: $39,442,000
10 6 The Crazies Overture Films $3,650,000 TOTAL: $33,358,000



Billionaires live well and here are some examples:



Lev Leviev
England

Net Worth: $1.5 billion


In 2008 the world's largest diamond cutter decamped from Israel to the posh North London suburb of Hampstead. Leviev's $65 million home, called the Palladio, is an extravagant 17,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom estate replete with an in-house nightclub and a gold-plated indoor pool




Steve Jobs

Woodside, Calif.
Net Worth: $5.5 billion
The tech superstar owns Jackling House, a 30-room historic-though-dilapidated Spanish Colonial home set on six acres. Jobs has tried to demolish the 17,000 square-foot mansion for many years in order to build smaller, newer digs, but Woodside residents have fought hard to keep the original structure intact. No matter. Word is Jobs and his family haven't lived in the house for years

 
 
Michael Dell

Austin, Texas
Net Worth: $13.5 billion
Built in 1997, Dell's 33,000-square-foot hilltop manse sits on a 20-acre spread close to where he founded his eponymous computer company. The eight-bedroom house equipped with a conference room and both indoor and outdoor pools is known locally as "the castle" thanks to its high walls and tight security

 
 
 
George Lucas

Marin County, Calif.
Net Worth: $3 billion
The acclaimed Star Wars filmmaker lives and works on his famed Skywalker Ranch. The 5,156-acre spread, which has its own fire brigade, houses Skywalker Sound, Lucas' post-production company (Cast Away, Million Dollar Baby), as well as five acres of olive trees and a herd of longhorn cattle. Lucas displays his Hollywood memorabilia--the Holy Grail from Indiana Jones, Charlie Chaplin's cane--inside the 50,000-square-foot main house.

 
Bill Gates

Medina, Wash.
Net Worth: $53 billion
Gates' 66,000-square-foot compound is built into a hillside on the edge of Lake Washington, near Seattle. Its enviable amenities include: a 60-foot swimming pool with an underwater music system, a 2,500-square-foot gym and a 1,000-square-foot dining room, which seats 24. For a personal touch, out-of-shape visitors can skip the 84-step hike to the ground floor and opt for an elevator ride instead.

 
 
Wazrren Buffett

Omaha, Neb.
Net Worth: $47 billion
Not everyone lives large. The world's third-richest man still resides in the 6,000-square-foot, five-bedroom gray stucco home he bought in 1958 for $31,500. The home has everything the 79-year-old needs, including his very own handball court that he uses to keep fit. An intruder armed with a fake gun tried to break into the modest, ungated property in 2007 but was ultimately thwarted by security.

 
 
 
This watch design is the ish. The MVT01/D01/42 model is the first watch released by 4N. Limited to just 16 pieces, the watch is characterized by a manufacturer movement, with a manual winding mechanism and a 12-hour digital display. The concept of the timepiece is based on a configuration of discs rotating in a discontinuous mode.

The watch features three discs (made of aluminum or titanium alloy) with different numbers engraved on them. The discs rotate to present the appropriate time in four digits. The mechanism uses a constant force jump system which guarantees minimum energy consumption, regardless of the winding tension. 4N offers the MVT01/D01/42 in 18K white gold and platinum versions; the dial is covered by a sapphire glass crystal, and the band will be offered in a range of materials


Japanese gaming giant Sony makes a strong play for Nintendo Wii market share with their latest announcement. The PlayStation Move motion controller (for PS3) functions much like Nintendo’s Wii Remote and Nunchuck, working in conjunction with the PlayStation Eye camera and a sub-controller – though Sony claims their version is much more accurate. And you can play in HD. We’ll have to wait and see if this can compete with a traditional controller/Wii gaming. The PlayStation Move releases sometime this Fall.

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