A Christmas Carol News

'A Christmas Carol' Dethrones 'This Is It' at North American Box Office

November 09, 2009 09:11:06

"A Christmas Carol (2009)" has brought holiday cheer all the way to the top of the North American box office. Opened in theaters across the country on Friday, November 6 with nearly $9 million in its pocket, the 3-D movie from Walt Disney Pictures went on to collect a total of $30.1 million over the weekend, knocking off former champion "This Is It".

Although winning over the Michael Jackson's documentary, this Robert Zemeckis' movie didn't score an opening number as big as what Disney was hoping for. It also opened below 2000's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", the previous holiday movie in which Jim Carrey also toplined and bowed to $55.1 million. Still, it scored better than "Polar Express", which had an opening weekend of $23.5 million.

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Four New Clips From 'A Christmas Carol'

October 23, 2009 11:10:16

Two weeks shy of its theatrical release, "A Christmas Carol (2009)" has got four fresh clips unleashed for viewing pleasure. Two of the clips, "Three Spirits" and "I'm Still Here", come out courtesy of IGN, another one titled "Fezziwigs" is brought forth by MovieWeb, and the last one is debuted via Coming Soon (CS).

The "Three Spirit" clip picks up the scene wherein the ghostly figure of Jacob Marley gives a warning of ghosts' visit to Ebenezer Scrooge, and "I'm Still Here" presents the glad-to-be alive Scrooge. "Fezziwigs", in the meantime, takes Scrooge to see his younger version, and the one from CS reels in the moment he confronts his clerk, Mr. Cratchit.

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Japanese Trailer of 'A Christmas Carol' Is Out

October 16, 2009 11:10:06

Walt Disney Pictures has just released a brand new international trailer for "A Christmas Carol (2009)". Although the narration is delivered in Japanese, the dialogs between Ebeneezer Scrooge and the other characters are still in English. The fresh sneak peek into the animation feature also reels in many never-before-seen footage.

Set around the most joyous day of the year, this 3-D re-invention of Charles Dickens' timeless tale revolves around Ebeneezer Scrooge. Starting the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt by barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew, the old and bitter miser is about to undergo a profound experience of redemption over the course of one night.

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'A Christmas Carol' Gets New Trailer

September 28, 2009 04:09:24

Following the release of its featurette earlier, "A Christmas Carol (2009)" has got a brand new trailer. Presented by Apple, the promotional video teases more on the plot and the adventure Jim Carrey's character experiences on one particular Christmas holiday.

Set around the most joyous day of the year, "A Christmas Carol" revolves around Ebeneezer Scrooge who must deal with Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they try to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. In an eye-opening journey that reveals truths the old man is forced to open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

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'A Christmas Carol' Uncovers Fresh Featurette

September 26, 2009 01:09:24

In an effort to promote "A Christmas Carol (2009)", Walt Disney Pictures has released a brand new featurette for the 3-D animation. Presenting many never-before-seen footage, the promo video debuted at Moviefone shares the vision of the film's stars and crew in making the movie. Director Robert Zemeckis, star Jim Carrey and producer Steve Starkey are among those featured in the footage.

Set around the most joyous day of the year, this 3-D re-invention of Charles Dickens' timeless tale is brought into the big screen by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis. Jim Carrey takes a multitude of roles from the main character Scrooge to the ghosts haunting Scrooge. Gary Oldman, Bob Hoskins, Colin Firth and Robin Wright Penn also lend their voices.

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'A Christmas Carol' Debuts Trailer

September 14, 2009 09:09:40

Walt Disney Pictures has finally released officially a sneak peek to its 3-D animation "A Christmas Carol (2009)" through a trailer. Premiered at Yahoo! Movies, the trailer takes a look at the three Christmas ghosts visiting Jim Carrey's Ebenezer Scrooge as well as the interaction between the old miser and the ghosts.

Set around the most joyous day of the year, this 3-D re-invention of Charles Dickens' timeless tale revolves around Ebeneezer Scrooge who must deal with Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they try to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. In an eye-opening journey that reveals truths the old man is forced to open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

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First Photo and Clip of Robert Zemeckis' 'A Christmas Carol'

May 19, 2009 11:05:16

The first official image and a promo clip of Walt Disney's 3-D motion picture "A Christmas Carol (2009)" have arrived. Outed by Latino Review, both of the picture and the less than 20-second snippet take the focus on Jim Carrey's Ebenezer Scrooge as the nasty, miserly businessman gets a visit from Jacob Marley warning him that he will be haunted by 3 spirits.

On Monday, May 18, a sneak peek to this performance capture animation was presented at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. A total of about eight minutes footage was shown, exhibiting a montage from the whole movie as well as two early scenes, one is Scrooge's "Humbug!" declaration about Christmas to his merry nephew, while the other is the old man's visitation by the specter of his deceased business partner.

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Robert Zemeckis Orchestrates Another "Christmas Carol"

July 06, 2007 09:07:14

Set to tell the same story that Lasse Hallstrom is preparing to do at Universal Pictures, Robert Zemeckis is also on the move to make "A Christmas Carol (2009)" for the big screen, Empire Online has learned from actor Bob Hoskins.

The "Hollywoodland" star revealed to the site that Zemeckis would develop the project using the motion capture technique applied in "The Polar Express" and the upcoming "Beowulf" with Jim Carrey toplining as Ebenezer Scrooge.

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I want to see the trailer of this movie "NOW".

posted by A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2 on Nov 17, 2008

I can't wait til the trailer comes out and i definally can't wait til the movie come out

posted by LEnzo on Mar 24, 2009

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posted by Opokwgww on Jul 13, 2009

This is the most incredible movie I've ever seen. It's visually stunning and evokes more emotion than any other version of this story. A MUST SEE.

posted by Tracy on Nov 08, 2009

everything about this movie is amazing, except I want the soundtrack and I can't find it

posted by all scrooged up on Nov 13, 2009