The Longest Yard News

"The Longest Yard" Tops UK Box Office

September 14, 2005 01:09:48

"The Longest Yard," a comedy drama about a group of prison inmates who form a football team to challenge their guards, tops UK box office on its weekend debut with £1.3 million, pushes aside last week's number one, "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" to 2nd with £999,000. Also down one at number three is "Red Eye," taking slightly more than £2m in two weeks.

Meanwhile, "Cinderella Man" reaches only number four with takings of £614,800. In fifth place, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" slide two places, one ahead of the new crime drama "Green Street Hooligans." At seven is "Herbie: Fully Loaded" ahead of a previous number one "The Dukes of Hazzard," which falls from number four to number eight. Los Angelos drama "Crash" is at nine and at ten is "The Man."

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All-Star Premiere of "The Longest Yard"

May 21, 2005 10:05:28

If you want to meet your celebrity idol, you have better attended last Thursday all-star premiere of the new comedy "The Longest Yard." Listed on the guest list including David Arquette; California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, his journalist wife, Maria Shriver, and their children, as well as actress Doris Roberts.

The movie is actually a remake of the 1974 Burt Reynolds favorite and will widely open May 27.

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really liked it.

posted by rdog on Oct 16, 2009