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07-28-2005, 08:46 PM
By Bob Tourtellotte 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At summer film box offices plagued by slow ticket sales, the hottest documentary this year is about a very cold topic: Emperor Penguins in Antarctica.
"March of the Penguins" is rising fast up the charts and on Thursday is expected to top $12 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales, said Mark Gill, president of domestic distributor, Warner Independent Pictures.
This week, the cinematic tale of the penguins' mating season will surpass hits "Winged Migration" and "Super Size Me" to become the fourth highest-grossing documentary of all time in domestic theaters, according to box office trackers.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At summer film box offices plagued by slow ticket sales, the hottest documentary this year is about a very cold topic: Emperor Penguins in Antarctica.
"March of the Penguins" is rising fast up the charts and on Thursday is expected to top $12 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales, said Mark Gill, president of domestic distributor, Warner Independent Pictures.
This week, the cinematic tale of the penguins' mating season will surpass hits "Winged Migration" and "Super Size Me" to become the fourth highest-grossing documentary of all time in domestic theaters, according to box office trackers.
more (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050728/film_nm/leisure_penguins_dc;_ylt=AincXmNhUvN81y_gtR.X9GRxF b8C;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)