'Resident Evil' Box Office Continues To Grow

'Resident Evil' Box Office Continues To Grow

The Huffington Post | By Christopher Rosen
Posted: 09/17/2012
Paul W.S. Anderson's "Resident Evil: Retribution" opened in first place at the box office over the weekend, raking in $21 million in ticket sales. That news might come as a surprise to those who haven't been keeping up with the "Resident Evil" franchise.

"Retribution" -- which, like "Resident Evil: Afterlife" was released in 3D -- is the fourth straight "Resident Evil" film to finish in first place at the box office during its opening frame. Since the release of "Resident Evil" in March of 2002, all five films in the franchise have grown internationally: $62 million, $78 million, $97 million, $236 million. "Retribution" opened in 50 territories overseas and grossed an estimated $50 million, more than "Resident Evil: Afterlife" earned during its first salvo. That puts the fifth film in this franchise on course to top $236 million internationally. All told, the "Resident Evil" films have earned almost $1 billion in worldwide box office.

One reason "Resident Evil" may become one of the quietest $1 billion franchises in the history of Hollywood is that domestic audiences have cooled on the films; per EW.com, "Resident Evil: Retribution" sold the fewest tickets of any film in the series thus far. Not that Sony, the studio behind the "Resident Evil" franchise, minds too much: As U.S. grosses are slowly waning, international ticket sales are booming. Think of "Resident Evil" like an R-rated zombie version of "Ice Age," a franchise that is more important to overseas audiences than those here in the States.

All of which is to say, Paul Thomas Anderson wasn't the only Paul Anderson to have a good weekend at the box office.

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Panda Mei Xiang Gives Birth to Cub

National Zoo’s giant panda gives birth to long-awaited cub

After five consecutive pseudopregnancies in as many years, Mei Xiang gave birth Sunday night although her cub has yet to be seen.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The National Zoo’s female giant panda has given birth to a cub following five consecutive pseudopregnancies in as many years.
Mei Xiang gave birth Sunday at 10:46 p.m., the zoo said. The staff can hear the cub, but has yet to see it because Mei Xiang has built a large nest in her den.

India Travel Tours launches New Packages To Rajasthan And Golden Triangle

India Travel Tours launches New Packages To Rajasthan And Golden Triangle

By: Dinesh | Posted on September 17, 2012

As the festive season is fast approaching, so Delhi tour operators have already started the exercises to make their current packages more delivering and attracting. Joining the race, Delhi based India Travel Tours has also expanded its bucket of packages be it Rajasthan Tour, Golden Triangle, Wildlife Tour, Spiritual Tour or Goa Tour. As Rajasthan tours and Golden Triangle tours have always been at top in demand so special emphasis has been laid over these packages.

Ask a travel pro: What are charters?

Ask a travel pro: What are charters?
BY AMY BERTRAND
Every Monday we ask a few questions of a St. Louis travel professional. Last week, we talked about a charter to Huatulco, Mexico. We had a number of questions about this whole charter business, so this week, we talked to Joe Lang of Joe Lang Travel of Creve Coeur about charters.

What exactly is a charter?

A charter flight is a flight that a wholesaler such as Funjet has contracted with to offer seats prearranged in order to give you a nonstop flight to a specific destination, such as St. Louis to Cancun, St. Louis to Montego Bay, St. Louis to Punta Cana. Those are some of the main examples. Only a few cities in the country have this charter flight arrangement. One of the big things they do is save you time. Some of those destinations, it's hard to find a direct flight.

Quietly One of the Biggest Games of the Day: Bills vs. Chiefs

Quietly One of the Biggest Games of the Day: Bills vs. Chiefs

2012/9/17
From FANIQ
We know the Patriots will be in the playoff picture come December. The same can probably be said about the Texans, Steelers*, and Ravens, but which teams are going to be the ones on the fence when the AFC’s six playoff teams start rounding out? The Bills and Chiefs both had a decent amount of preseason hype, in serious discussion as potential playoff contenders, but disappointing week one performances by the two teams left a lot of NFL watchers with some skepticism. Which team will be able to bounce back more effectively?

The Bills started out last season in dream fashion, only to fizz out over the course of the year. Still, the big addition of Mario Williams over the offseason led a lot of NFL watchers to believe the Bills could be for real this year. Last season, their defense couldn’t stop anyone that came their way. While losing 8 of their last 9 games in 2011, the Bills surrendered 30 or more points 5 times. Williams and the Bills defense disappointed in a big way last weekend, giving up 48 points to a Jets offense that was filled with question marks going into the season.

AT&T: 'Most successful' iPhone 5 launch smashes sales records

AT&T: 'Most successful' iPhone 5 launch smashes sales records
The giant carrier says Apple's latest iPhone has broken sales records in the first weekend of the highly anticipated smartphone going on sale.
by Zack Whittaker September 17, 2012

AT&T said today that the iPhone 5 has sold faster than any previous model of the Apple smartphone.
The network declined to offer numbers on the first weekend of the iPhone 5 going on sale -- normally reserved for Apple, in which an announcement is expected in the coming days -- but the cell network giant said it set a "sales record" for its first day of pre-orders and over the weekend.

Martinez Tops in Middleweight Title Fight

Martinez Tops in Middleweight Title Fight

September 15, 2012
By Journal's all-purpose sports report.
6:41 pmPre-match by Gordon Marino
Welcome to the Wall Street Journal blog of the Julio Cesar Chavez vs Sergio Martinez bout.

Chavez will be defending for the WBC middleweight crown, one that Martinez relinquished but is eager to reclaim.

2012 Creative Arts Emmys: Find Out Which TV Stars Won and Lost!

2012 Creative Arts Emmys: Find Out Which TV Stars Won and Lost!

by Brett Malec Sat., Sep. 15, 2012

Emmy season is in full swing!
Earlier today, some of television's biggest and brightest stars gathered inside the Nokia Theatre in L.A. for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
So did Bridesmaids funnylady Melissa McCarthy win big? Who's the most hilarious guest-starring guy around? And did Clint Eastwood's infamous Super Bowl commercial earn an Emmy?
Read on for all the awards-show scoop…
Surprising Emmy winners from the past

T-Mobile to offer nano-SIM cards for unlocked iPhone 5s-- report

T-Mobile to offer nano-SIM cards for unlocked iPhone 5s-- report

Nano-SIM cards will arrive at the carrier in mid October, allowing owners of unlocked iPhone 5s to jump to its network, says a report.
by Edward Moyer September 15, 2012


T-Mobile will start carrying nano-SIM cards in mid October, allowing owners of unlocked iPhone 5s to jump to the carrier, according to a report.
The Verge says it's confirmed the news with T-Mobile, following a tweet that went out from @T-MobileHelp earlier in the week.
This past Wednesday -- the day Apple took the wraps off the iPhone 5 -- T-Mobile kicked off its "Unlocked & Unlimited" campaign, under which it will be carrying unlocked iPhones in its stores for demonstration purposes, airing national commercials inviting unlocked iPhone users into its stores, and launching a few of its own iPhone apps.

Hundreds march in NYC to mark Occupy Wall Street anniversary

Hundreds march in NYC to mark Occupy Wall Street anniversary

 published: September 16, 2012
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo credit: AP | Activist associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement perform a skit during a gathering of the movement in Washington Square park, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 in New York. The Occupy Wall Street movement will mark it's first anniversary on Monday. (Sept. 15, 2012)

About 300 people observing the anniversary of Occupy Wall Street marched to a small concrete park in New York's lower Manhattan that served as headquarters for the protest movement and was its birthplace.

Quietly One of the Biggest Games of the Day: Bills vs. Chiefs

Irish Star owner offers Kate 'deepest apologies' over photos

Sep 16, 2012

* Irish co-owner says regrets breach of decency

* Says hopes to avoid closure of newspaper

(Reuters) - The Irish publisher of the Daily Star on Sunday offered its "deepest apologies" for publishing topless pictures of the wife of Britain's Prince William but said it would resist efforts by its British partner to close the paper.

Military: Afghan inside attack kills 4 US troops

Military: Afghan inside attack kills 4 US troops

By HEIDI VOGT, Associated Press – 2012/9/16

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police officer turned his gun on NATO troops at a remote checkpoint in southern Afghanistan before dawn Sunday, killing four American service members, according to Afghan and international officials.
It was the third attack by Afghan forces or insurgents disguised in military uniforms against international forces in as many days, killing eight troops in all.
Recent months have seen a string of such insider attacks by Afghan forces against their international counterparts. The killings have imperiled the military partnership between Kabul and NATO, a working relationship that is key to the handover of security responsibilities to Afghan forces as international troops draw down.

Hollywood responds to ouster of Fox's Rothman

Hollywood responds to ouster of Fox's Rothman

By Ben Fritz
September 14, 2012

Following the unexpected news Friday that Tom Rothman was forced out of his post as co-chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, several directors, producers and agents provided reactions to The Times.

--Bryan Singer, director and producer of the "X-Men" movies for Fox:

"I've had the pleasure of knowing Tom for more than a decade. We grew the X-Men franchise together from the ground up. He is passionate, intense, funny and always a step ahead. I know his next steps will be just as adventurous as his last."

Cards blow 3-run lead in 8-5 loss to Dodgers

Cards blow 3-run lead in 8-5 loss to Dodgers

Sat, Sep. 15, 2012
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES -- The St. Louis Cardinals had a chance to put a little more distance between themselves and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL wild card race after getting home runs from Yadier Molina, Matt Carpenter and Matt Holliday in a span of seven batters.

Then one swing by Luis Cruz changed that. Cruz greeted St. Louis reliever Edward Mujica with a first-pitch, three-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Cardinals lost 8-5.

Trevor Rosenthal (0-2) inherited a 4-3 lead from fellow rookie Joe Kelly after five innings and game up a leadoff single by Andre Ethier, who got the Dodgers back into the game in the third with a two-run homer. Rosenthal hit Hanley Ramirez on a 1-0 count two outs later.

"To me, Rosey's been throwing the ball as good as anybody we have right now," manager Mike Matheny said. "We've put him in higher-leverage situations, and he's thrown the ball well. We have quite a few guys down there, so there's lots of options. But I felt very good about him coming in. Rosey's the guy we wanted there."

Fed seeking to create wealth, not just cut rates

Fed seeking to create wealth, not just cut rates

By PAUL WISEMAN and MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP
posted:09/14/12

WASHINGTON -The Federal Reserve wasn't just trying to drive down interest rates when it announced a third round of bond purchases Thursday.
It also wants to make people feel wealthier — and more willing to spend.

The idea is for the Fed's $40 billion-a-month in bond purchases to lower interest rates and cause stock and home prices to rise, creating a "wealth effect" that would boost the economy.

End to Chicago teachers strike is not assured

End to Chicago teachers strike is not assured

Published September 15, 2012
Associated Press

CHICAGO – Negotiators seeking an end to Chicago's teachers strike sound more hopeful than they have in weeks, announcing they have achieved a "framework" that could bring students back to the classroom by Monday.
But the leader of the teachers union cautions against assuming the nearly weeklong walkout is over until her members have seen the final offer in writing in a meeting scheduled for Sunday.

Amanda Bynes in another car accident while driving on suspended license

Amanda Bynes in another car accident while driving on suspended license

By Jen Harper September 14, 2012

Amanda Bynes is still on the roads despite having her driver's license suspended, and on Thursday (Sept. 13) night she was involved in yet another car accident -- this time only a fender bender.

TMZ reports that Bynes was attempting to cover her face while driving her black BMW out of a parking lot on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. She then tapped the bumper of a white car in front of her. Both drivers left the scene without exchanging information.

Packers run fake FG, beat Bears 23-10

Packers run fake FG, beat Bears 23-10

By CHRIS JENKINS (AP Sports Writer) | The Associated Press
2012/9/14
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- The Green Bay Packers rattled and robbed Jay Cutler while Aaron Rodgers and Co. sputtered at times against the stout Chicago Bears defense.
So with all those stars on the field for the NFL's most storied rivalry, the biggest play of the day was a gutsy call for a perfectly executed fake field goal in Green Bay's 23-10 victory at Lambeau Field on Thursday.

Red Sox drop Yankees into tie for division lead: AL roundup

Red Sox drop Yankees into tie for division lead: AL roundup

The Associated Press Posted: Sep 12, 2012
by cbc sports

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3
BOSTON — Jacoby Ellsbury singled in the winning run in the ninth inning and Boston beat New York to drop the Yankees into a tie for first place in the AL East.

Pedro Ciriaco, who started the rally with a single, slid in to beat the throw from right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, giving Boston only its second win in 13 games.

The loss left the Yankees and Orioles tied with 79-62 records.

Five Reasons Why Demi Lovato and Britney Spears Are Amazing on X Factor

Five Reasons Why Demi Lovato and Britney Spears Are Amazing on X Factor

by Natalie Finn
2012/9/14

More folks may be watching The Voice, but The X Factor is still the show with all the hype.
And the reason for that, simply, is Demi Lovato and Britney Spears.
While the judges wait for the next Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik or Rachel Crow to walk onstage (so far we've got Paige Thomas, Jason Brock and Carly Rose Sonenclar, not a bad start), all eyes are on the talent already sandwiched between Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid.
Miss last night's X Factor? Catch up right here!

Clinton says U.S. had nothing to do with film that sparked violence

Clinton says U.S. had nothing to do with film that sparked violence

2012/9/14

(Reuters) - The U.S. government had nothing to do with a film about the Prophet Mohammad that has triggered anti-American protests in Muslim countries, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.
The film, apparently produced in the United States, sparked an attack on a U.S. mission in Libya on Tuesday that killed the ambassador and three other Americans. Clips posted on the Internet show an amateurish production portraying the Prophet Mohammad as a womanizer, a homosexual and a child abuser.

"The United States government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. We absolutely reject its content and message," Clinton said at the start of talks with senior Moroccan officials in Washington.

Central Park Rape Suspect Arraigned

Central Park Rape Suspect Arraigned
David Albert Mitchell, 42, spit at reporters as police officers walked him out of central booking toward a police car
By Shimon Prokupecz | Friday, Sep 14, 2012

View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com.

A suspect in connection with the violent sexual assault of a 73-year-old birdwatcher in Central Park Wednesday was arraigned early Friday morning, and is currently being held without bail, authorities said.

China ships enter waters near disputed islands

Chinese Patrol Boats Sail Near Disputed Islands

VOA News
September 14, 2012

China sent six patrol boats to the East China Sea near disputed islands, in the latest stage of a confrontation with Japan after Tokyo nationalized the contended territory.

China’s Foreign Ministry explained in a statement early on Friday that the surveillance ships were carrying out “law enforcement over China’s maritime rights.”

“The Chinese side has taken completely justifiable actions to uphold its rights and interests,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, adding that the move was a “normal performance duty.”

Bernanke’s Battle for Jobs Eclipses Inflation Concerns

Bernanke’s Battle for Jobs Eclipses Inflation Concerns

By Caroline Salas Gage and Craig Torres - Sep 14, 2012

Ben S. Bernanke for the first time pledged that the Federal Reserve will buy bonds until the economy gets closer to his goals, cementing his place as the Fed’s most innovative chairman and signaling the battle against unemployment eclipses any concerns about inflation for now.
The central bank yesterday announced its third round of large-scale asset purchases since 2008, with the difference that it didn’t set any limit on the ultimate amount it would buy or the duration of the program. Instead, Bernanke said stimulus will be expanded until the Fed sees “sustained improvement” in the labor market.

The Tightwire Act of Living Only on Social Security

The Tightwire Act of Living Only on Social Security

By PAUL SULLIVAN | New York Times
2012/9/13

Yahoo! Finance/Edward Linsmier for The New York Times - Greta Morrison sold her house in Indiana this year and rented an apartment in Florida to be closer to a daughter.

LIVING on an inflexible budget, one that teeters on the brink of poverty, is not what most people equate with retirement. But that is pretty much what anyone who lives solely on Social Security can expect.

According to the Social Security Administration, 23 percent of married couples and 46 percent of single people receive 90 percent or more of their income from Social Security. Furthermore, 53 percent of married couples and 74 percent of unmarried people receive half of their income or more from the program.