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911 Dispatcher: Universal's On Fire, Really?

TMZ has obtained the 911 call when the Universal backlot caught fire, and the dispatcher has a little trouble wrapping her head around the fact that there's such a thing as New York Street in So. Cal.

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Filed under: Movies, The Biz, Meltdowns


Tags: 911 Call, 911Call, Fire, King Kong, KingKong, Universal

King Kong is Dead

King Kong has met his match once again -- this time it's fire at Universal Studios.

Fire officials confirmed that the King Kong building in the back lot of Universal has been completely destroyed! Also perishing in the fire: New York Street and Hill Valley (the town from "Back to the Future" and current set for "The Ghost Whisperer").

A video vault containing 40,000 - 50,000 videos and reels were also destroyed -- but officials say there are copies elsewhere.


Tags: Fire, King Kong, KingKong, Universal Studios, UniversalStudios

Naomi Squats

Naomi Watts took her two pooches for a walk in the chic West Village yesterday and was snapped by photogs as she did her civic dog duty.

The "King Kong" blonde will next be seen in director David Cronenberg's mystery/thriller, "Eastern Promises."

And that's the scoop on her.

Filed under: Paparazzi Photo


Tags: david cronenberg, DavidCronenberg, eastern promises, EasternPromises, king kong, KingKong, naomi watts, NaomiWatts

'King Kong' Nudges 'Narnia' as Christmas Champ

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES -- "King Kong" and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" battled for the four-day box office crown with the giant ape finally swiping the Christmas holiday prize.

A Sunday night surge gave Universal's "King Kong" the needed push for the No. 1 spot over the Friday-through-Monday period with $31.4 million (euro 26.48 million), edging Buena Vista's "Chronicles of Narnia" estimated $30.1 million (euro 25.38 million) take.

The box office lead shifted back and forth all last week as new releases cropped up Wednesday, Friday and still more Christmas Day.

"It's a battle of the holiday blockbusters. It was very close for the No. 1 position," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.

"There's only so much room. I think crowded is the fair term to describe the marketplace right now," Universal Pictures vice chairman Marc Shmuger said Monday, noting overall box office was up 20 percent over the weekend compared to the previous weekend.

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Filed under: Movies


Tags: king kong, KingKong, the chronicles of narnia, TheChroniclesOfNarnia

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