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Cynopsis: Kids!
07/10/06
Good morning. It’s Monday, July 10, 2006 and this is your first early morning Kids! briefing.
Ahoy, avast ye and gangway me mateys! Buena Vista and its band of Buccaneers earned thar swag justly at the box office with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest taking in an estimated $132 million in its opening weekend. Dead Man’s Chest gave the heave-ho to several records including breaking the $100 million marker in its first two days, knocking Spider-Man from his perch at $114.8 million (2002). Additionally, its atop the the opening and single day charts with $55 million on Friday, overtaking last year’s Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith that earned $50 million on its first day. Dead Man’s Chest fared well across the high seas as well reaping $46.6 million internationally, which includes breaking similar records in the UK. The sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man’s Chest will be followed with Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, slated for release on May 25, 2007, reportedly with Keith Richards appearing as Capt. Jack Sparrow’s father.
NEW PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Angelina Jolie has joined the cast of DreamWorks’ animated feature film Kung Fu Panda, set for release in May 2008, according to USA Today. Jolie will lend her voice to Tigress, a martial arts master, opposite Jack Black who will provide the voice of Po the Panda.
Warner Bros. has inked a deal with writer/director P.J. Hogan (Peter Pan, My Best Friends Wedding, Muriel’s Wedding) to direct Chasing Vermeer, a new movie based on author Blue Balliett’s kids book of the same name, per Hollywood Reporter. Chasing Veremeer follows Petra and Calder, all 6th graders who investigate odd happenings and follow clues that lead them into an international art world mystery. Balliett’s second book, The Wright 3, which also features Petra and Clader, was released in April of this year. In case there is ever a trivia question about me, this is the neighborhood and school where I grew up on Chicago’s South Side.
MORE KIDS STUFF
The upcoming animated series Ricky Sprocket Showbiz Bow (26 x 22/52 x 11 min) has been picked up by Nickelodeon for air on its channels in the UK, Australia, Latin America, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, and Scandinavia beginning fall 2007, additionally it will run on the Nicktoons Network in the US. Created by Snowden Fine Productions, Rickey Sprocket is co-produced by Studio B Productions, and distributed by Bejuba! Ent. Inc. Adored by his fans Ricky Sprocket is a big kid movie star, but he also has all of the trapping of an average kid including an annoying sister, too much homework, and issues with both friends and family.
Voom HD Networks’ Family Room HD will host Flipper Splash-A-Thon all week, beginning through 16th, from 7-11p. The family targeted programming event will feature the famed animal in episodes, updated from the original 35 mm that will be broadcast in hi-def.
PBS Kids Sprout debuts the second season of The Good Night Show, tonight from 6-9p. The programming block features original wrap around segments hosted Melanie. The new season features Star, a new sidekick, as well as extended craft segments, yoga for kids, Spanish and sign language.
Carly Simon’s newest kids/family album, Into White, will be released by Columbia Records on October 24, 2006. the singer/songwriter performS both original songs and lullabies, as well as versions of songs Into White (Cat Stevens), Over The Rainbow (Arlen/Harburg), Blackbird (Lennon/McCartney), and Jamaica Farewell/You Are My Sunshine (Lord Burgess, Jimmie Davis/Charles Mitchell) among others. Joining Simon on her album are her grown kids, Sally Taylor and Ben Taylor (both singer/songwriters), singing a version of You Can Close Your Eyes, written by their Dad, James Taylor.
STONE SOUP
Weekend Box Office Estimates for kids/tweens/teens rated G, PG or PG-13; July 79, 2006:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Buena Vista) PG-13 Opening Weekend $132.0m
Superman Returns (Warner Bros.) PG-13 $21.9m-2 wk total $141.7m
The Devil Wears Prada (Fox) PG-13 $15.6m-2 wk total $63.7m
Click (Sony / Revolution) PG-13 $12m-3 wk total $105.9m
Cars (Buena Vista) G $10.3m-5 wk total $205.5m
Nacho Libre (Paramount) PG $3.3m-4 wk total $73.8m
The Lake House (Warner Bros.) PG $2.8m-4 wk total $45.6m
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Universal) PG-13 $2.5m-4 wk total $57.4m
The Break-Up (Universal) PG-13 $1.6m-6 wk total $114.3m
The Da Vinci Code (Sony) PG-13 $1.4m-8 wk total $213.3m
Source: Box Office Mojo
RATINGS
Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, July 1, 2006 Broadcast Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Kids WB! Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
WB (Kids’ WB!) 1.6/10 Avg. (8a-12N)
Pillow Head1 0.5/7; Pillow Head2 0.9/9; Johnny Test 1.3/11; Xiaolin Showdown 1.5/10; Xiaolin Showdown 1.7/10; Loonatics 1.9/10; Spider Riders 1.8/9; Spider Riders 2.2/11; Spider Riders 1.8/10; Spider Riders 1.8/10
ABC 0.9/6 Avg. (9a-12:30a)
Lilo & Stitch 1.0/7; Emperor’s New School 0.8/5; The Proud Family 1.3/7; That’s So Raven 0.6/3
FOX (4Kids TV) 0.8/5 Avg. (8a-12n)
Magical DoReMi 0.5/5; Magical DoReMi 0.7/5; Bratz 0.7/5; Winx Club 0.6/3; Winx Club 0.9/5; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 0.9/5; Ultimate Muscle 1.0/5; Cramp Twins 1.1/6
CBS (Nick on CBS) 0.7/4 Avg. (8a-9a/11a-12n*)
Go, Diego, Go 0.6/5; Lazytown 0.4/2; Backyardigans 0.7/4; Little Bill 0.6/3; Blues Clues 1.0/5 Dora the Explorer 0.9/5
*various start times
NBC (Discovery Kids on NBC) Avg. 0.2/1 (10a-1p)
Kenny the Shark 0.1/1; Time Warp Trio 0.3/2; Trading Spaces Boys vs. Girls 0.3/2; Darcy’s Wild Life 0.2/1
Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, July 1, 2006 Cable Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Kids WB! Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
NICKELODEON 2.9/19Avg. (8a-12n)
All Grown Up 2.0/26; Fairly OddParents 1.9/21; Jimmy Neutron 2.4/23; Jimmy Neutron 2.9/22; SpongeBob SquarePants 3.4/23; SpongeBob SquarePants 3.7/21; Fairly OddParents 3.7/20; Fairly OddParents 4.0/20; The X’s 3.1/16; Danny Phantom 3.1/16
CARTOON NETWORK 1.8/11 Avg. (8a-12n)
Cartoon Cartoon* 1.2/17; Ed, Edd & Eddy 1.4/16; Cartoon Top 5 (60 min) 2.1/17; Robotboy 2.2/14; My Gym Partner’s A Monkey 2.1/12; Ben 10 1.8/9; Teen Titans 1.8/9; Teen Titans 2.0/10; Code Lyoko 1.6/9
*starts at 6:30a
DISNEY CHANNEL 1.4/9 Avg. (8a-12n)
JoJo’s Circus 1.0/12; Higglytown Heroes 1.2/13; Little Einsteins 1.3/12; Little Einsteins 1.1/8; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 1.3/8; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 1.6/9; Doodlebops 1.6/9; Doodlebops 1.5/8; Charlie and Lola 1.5/7; Koala Brothers 0.8/4
Answer to Friday’s trivia question: Which Melrose Place actor played Oliver Brown in Suddenly Susan? ROB ESTES Kudos to: Allison Lort-4Kids Entertainment Inc/NY; Bill Graham-Cartoon Network/NY; Jaclyn Mellinger-MindShare/ NY; David Kass-Nelvana Communications/Los Angeles, CA; William Chip Beaman-Soundelux Design Music Group/Hollywood; Steve HirsenSherman Oaks, CA; Jeremy Weiner-Zim Squared/LA
Today’s Trivia Question: Which famous talk show host made a guest appearance on Laverne & Shirley? (click here with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you’ve been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.)
Later — Gwen
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