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7th
January 2004 : Fair
has managed to unearth a fascinating
Interview with Tim McCanlies
,
well worth reading because director Tim
McCanlies speaks his mind about Secondhand
Lions , his most passionate project
to date .
24th
September 2004 : Fair's
one week long SHL
Anniversary Tribute ends with a
look back at one of Haley's early projects,
the Jeff
Foxworthy Show . With a surprise
at the end. Check it out at our companion
site at www.haleyjoelosment.info
!
23rd
September 2004 : Even
More Haley Pics ...
from the ever amazing Fair !
21st
September 2004 : The
Lost Article is
Part 3 of Fair's unique Secondhand Lions
Celebrations ! Check it out now ....
20th
September 2004 : Another
Piece of the Puzzle , Part 2 of
Fair's Five Day series celebrating the first
anniversary of Secondhand
Lions, now
online
!
19th
September 2004 :
It's been
ONE year
since Secondhand
Lions was
released, and we are
celebrating ! Happy First Anniversary
, Secondhand Lions ! Check
out our First
Anniversary Tribute to
Secondhand Lions, AND
YOUR First Anniversary Tributes,
left
by you and your fellow fans !
Also,
check back daily for new articles, echoes
and images by the ever amazing FAIR
, posted at the Haley's kidactor's
message board, and archived here !
What
A Time That Was.... now online
!
15th
September 2004 : The
total box office tallies are finally in
! Secondhand Lions made US$42,070,939
in the Domestic
US Box Office ( 87.8% of the worldwide
grosses ) and its Overseas
box office takings added another
US$5,831,627 or 12.2% of the Worldwide
Gross of US$47,902,566 . Check out our
new summary of how Secondhand Lions
did in each country
.
18th
August 2004 : Secondhand
Lions
finally drops out of the Top
15 Box Office Chart for Japan in
its fifth frame due to a whole slew of new
films opening across Japan. Although we
are unable to bring you the box office takings
for the 5th week, it is likely that Secondhand
Lions may continue to play at smaller
theatres across Japan for a few more weeks
before finally ending its run.
It
is still showing on six screens currently,
with one screen committed to showing it
till 3rd September and another theatre committed
to a screen run of Secondhand Lions
till 10th September 2004.
11th
August 2004 : Secondhand
Lions improved
on its per location average on 11 screens
to take in an additional US$179,680 , re-entering
the top 10 at the Japan
Box Office
in its fourth week.
4th
August 2004
: Secondhand
Lions played
in only 11 screens ( down from 14 ) in its
third frame averaging US$14,062 per screen
to gross US$154,679 for a cumulative total
of US$776,562 in 3 weeks.For more details,
check out the
Japan Box Office.
28th
July 2004 :
Fans in Japan can
win one of 3 copies of the
Secondhand Lions Poster ( Japanese campaign
) in a special draw !
27th
July 2004 : Secondhand
Lions continues
to perform well in Japan despite being on
only 14 screens, improving it's per location
average slightly and chalking up another
US$318,359 for a total box office of US$627,589
in 2 weeks. It slips a notch to rank 9 on
the overall Japan
Box Office due to the entry of 2
Japanese language films in the Top 10 Box
Office list.
21st
July 2004 : Secondhand
Lions enters
the Top
10 Japan Box Office chart in its
first week (ending July 16th ) at Number
8 with US$312,094 .
16th
July 2004 : Anthony
spots
this
interview that Haley Joel Osment
did with Cinema
Voice in Japan.
13th
July 2004 : Secondhand
Lions is
now playing on a respectable 14 screens
throughout Japan
( respectable considering blockbusters
usually open on only 30 - 40 screens in
under-screened Japan nationwide ) with extremely
respectable screening times of 11am, 2pm,
7pm and 9pm in most theatres. 4 screening
slots a day is excellent. It costs US$25
to see the film , which is being shown in
English with Japanese subtitles in most
of the Tokyo screens, and dubbed in Japanese
without English subtitles in the surburbs
and smaller cities. We'll bring you the
box office results as soon as we get them
!
30th
June 2004 : 10th July
2004 has
been confirmed as the official date of release
of Secondhand Lions in Japan. The official
Japanese website updates
their site with a new banner which reflects
the release date.
15th
June 2004 :
The
inimitable FAIR
provides us once again with news of the
wonderful promotional campaign for Secondhand
Lions in Japan. Check out the update
!
24th
May 2004 : We've
FINALLY managed to scan the 2 beautiful
Secondhand Lions Japanese miniposters !
Check out the high quality large scans of
both Style A and Style B Japanese
chirashi , PLUS take a look at the
reverse side of each miniposter !
17th
May 2004 : Once
again , Fair
brings
good news , this time , to Australian fans
who will be pleased to hear that the Region
4 Secondhand Lions DVD will be released
in Australia on 23rd September 2004,
a whole year after its theatrical release
in USA. Nonetheless, the wait is definitely
worth it !
7th
May 2004 : Plenty
of NEWS about Secondhand
Lions' release in Japan in July
2004 ! The section devoted to tracking the
performance of
Secondhand Lions in Japan has been
completely revamped to include information
on Haley's promotional appearance in Japan
on 21st April 2004, and what those Japanese
words on the two chirashi posters actually
mean.
2nd
May 2004 : Japan
gears up for the theatrical release of Secondhand
Lions with a second promotional poster,
and it is another beautiful one ! It is
heartening to note that such great effort
is going into promoting the film in
Japan.
28th
April 2004 :
Haley has
just released a stunning new official headshot
through his official website at
www.haleyjoelosment.net
and
it is guaranteed to blow you away when you
see it ! Check
it out !
15th
April 2004 : Fair
alerts
us that Secondhand Lions will finally
be released in Japan in July 2004.
With an official website in Japan, the marketing
for Secondhand Lions is done in the usual
tasteful Japanese way , with beautiful,
new and unique artwork for the movie 1-sheet.
Check out the Japanese campaign by clicking
on the banner below.
7th
April 2004 : Congratulations
to
Haley
Joel Osment on
his double nominations at the
25th
Annual Young Artist Awards , for
Best Performance for a Leading Young Actor
in a Feature Film (
for Secondhand
Lions )
and Best
Performance for a Young Actor in a Voice
Over Role (
for Jungle
Book 2 ) Results
will be announced on 8th May 2004 .
2nd
April 2004 : >Phew<
It's
taken us weeks to finish, but we have finally
completed the section on the Secondhand
Lions DVD
bonus features
! The DVD is so feature-rich , it is incredible
! Do note however, that this section is
SPOILER-riddled , so don't
go there unless you really want to ....
30th
March 2004 : Secondhand
Lions finally
drops out of the top
ten Video Rental chart after 6 weeks
in the top ten. Assuming that on the average,
a video will make about 60% more after dropping
off the top 10 rentals chart, this would
place Secondhand Lions in a position
of earning at least US$10 million in
rental performance !
22nd
March 2004 :
The Secondhand Lions DVD/Video not
only managed to stay in the Top 10
video rentals chart for the week
ending 14th March 2004 , it actually
improved on its ranking, moving
up to Number 9 with another US$660,000 for
a cumulative total of US$6.45 million in
just 6 weeks.
15th
March 2004 : With
another US$710,000 in rentals, the
Secondhand Lions DVD/Video
racks up US$5.78 million in just
5 weeks after its release. This is probably
its final week in the Top 10
rentals chart. On average, a video
will make about 60% more after dropping
off the top 10 rentals chart. This would
give a projected US$9 million on so in rental
sales !
5th
March 2004 :
In its 4th week of release, the Secondhand
Lions DVD/Video has collected another
US$880,0000 with a total cumulative gross
of US$5.07 million up to 29th February 2004.
It now ranks at number 5 on the
video rental chart . In comparison,
in this same week , the hugely popular Spy
Kids 3-D: Game Over DVD debuted at Number
6th position with only US$830,000 ( Secondhand
Lions in its debut week clocked in at Number
2 with US$1.65 million )
4th
March 2004 : FAIR
has
alerted us to more great articles about
Haley Joel Osment and Secondhand Lions.
First off, a new interview
with Haley Joel Osment , and secondly ,
yet another positive DVD
review of Secondhand Lions ! Thanks
, FAIR
. 
2nd
March 2004 : Secondhand
Lions continues
to do well in the video
rental charts, slipping just a notch
to end as the third most rented title in
its third week of release on DVD and video.
It has collected US$4.2 million in video
rentals in just 3 weeks.
27th
February 2004 : Check
out our new section featuring the superb
Secondhand
Lions score and the wonderful features
of the enhanced soundtrack CD, which includes
the whimsical art of acclaimed cartoonist,
Berkley
Breathed.
24th
February 2004 : Secondhand
Lions maintains
its position at Number 2 on the Video
Rental Charts inspite of stiff competition
from new releases. With rental figures of
US$1.45 million for the week, just
off 12% from the previous week, it is holding
up well.
19th
February 2004 : We've
started work on a section highlighting the
cool bonus features found on the Secondhand
Lions DVD . First off , we tell you how
to access some of the Easter Eggs
found on the disc. Plenty of spoilers though,
so be careful where you wander if you want
to discover the DVD features yourself. For
the rest of you tearing your hair out trying
to find the Easter Eggs, check out our feature
found at the DVD
section.
18th
February 2004 : We've
finally managed to get the Secondhand
Lions DVD , and I must say that
it is one FANTASTIC release
! It sure looks like as much love and care
was poured into the Secondhand
Lions DVD as it was with the film
itself ! This is attested to by enthusiastic
reviews
of the DVD by respected critics , whom we
could not agree more with. We celebrate
the release of Secondhand Lions on DVD and
VHS , which
debuted at No. 2 on the
rental charts
, with a revamped
DVD section which
we hope you will enjoy. It's a work in progress
at the moment, so check back often ....
6th
February 2004 : The
current tally for the Box Office gross of
Secondhand Lions stands at
US$42,070,939 for
the US
domestic Box Office with
an
overseas Box Office Gross of
US$1,683,353
. The
overseas gross is set to increase with the
film expanding into France on 18 February
2004 , Brazil on 19 March 2004 , Australia
on 25 March 2004 and Argentina on 22 April
2004 . Still no word on when the film is
opening in the lucrative Japan market ,
where Haley Joel Osment still remains popular.
5th
February 2004 : The
Secondhand Lions
DVD is
out in stores worldwide now and response
for this highly anticipated DVD release
from fans has been enthusiastic ! Loyal
fan , Fair
, whose opinion this webmaster greatly respects,
gives this sincere review after watching
the DVD :
I
was overwhelmed and lost in the pure
goodness of the "Secondhand Lions"
DVD. By lost I mean the kind of lost
where you just don't want to come
back....
If
ever there was a DVD made from simple
and honest love... this has to be
it.
Be
sure to get your copy of the DVD , out in
stores worldwide now !
3rd
February 2004 : Secondhand
Lions continues
to garner awards
for
its heartwarming story and strong moral
lessons.
18th
January 2004 : Secondhand
Lions continues
to open in more territories around the world.
It will be released in Denmark
on
5th
March and
in Brazil
on 19th
March 2004 .
16th
January 2004 :
Secondhand
Lions will
be released in France earlier than
originally scheduled, and will now open
on
February 18th 2004
instead of April 7th (Thanks to
Nora
of kidactors.com
for alerting us to this news from
www.allocine.fr )
The
french title is "Le
Secret des frères MacCann"
which is translated as " The Secret
of the McCann Brothers".
8th
January 2004 : Secondhand
Lions opens in THAILAND tomorrow
9th January 2004 ! Many thanks to
RYS
for this latest information !
7th
January 2004 : The
Phoenix Film Critics have
nominated Secondhand Lions as one
of their five nominees for BEST LIVE
ACTION FAMILY FILM . The other nominees
are Elf, Freaky Friday, Peter Pan and Holes.
Thanks to Trevor
H from the kidactors.com
message board for this piece of news !
31st
December 2003 : Jeff
Strickler of
Star
Tribune,
has named Secondhand
Lions as
one of his Top
Ten films of 2003 . Be
sure to read his excellent article , dated
28th December 2003 , at
www.startribune.com
. You
can also read his original review of the
movie here
. Thanks , Jeff ! We could not agree with
you more !
30th
December 2003 : As
of 21st December 2003 , Secondhand Lions
has grossed US$42,023,715 in 14 weeks
of domestic USA
box office .
10th
December 2003 : Haley
fan
Siochaint7@aol.com
recently
visited the actual locations in Austin,
Texas where Secondhand Lions was filmed
and files this report
with beautiful pictures. Thanks, Siochaint7@aol.com
, for sharing those great pictures with
us !
5th
December 2003 : Secondhand
Lions opened in Hong
Kong on 27th November 2003 and raked
in US$46,362 from 27th November to 30th
November , ranking at number 8 on the Hong
Kong Box Office !
28th
November 2003 : USA
Domestic Box Office of Secondhand Lions
as
of 23rd November 2003 now stands at US$41,756,426.
Still showing at 149 screens nationwide,
don't miss this chance of seeing this heartwarming
film while it is still on the big screen
!
22nd
November 2003 : Latest
International Release Dates
Iceland
5 December 2003
Denmark
5th March 2004
Australia
25th March 2004
France
7 April 2004
21st
November 2003 : Finally
, we get news that
Secondhand
Lions
is
scheduled to be released in Australia
on 25th March 2004 . To our Australian
friends, let's just say that it REALLY is
WORTH the wait !
14th
November 2003 : Secondhand
Lions
opens in Mexico
today
!
10th
November 2003 : Newline
Cinema announces
the release of the Secondhand
Lions Region One Platinum Series DVD
on 3rd February 2003 ! Thanks to
FAIR for the breaking news !
4th
November 2003 ( 1 pm ) : Secondhand
Lions continues
into its 7th
week in USA,
its
5th week in Singapore and
its 2nd
week in UK. Track
its box
office performance
here.
Singapore fans
hoping to catch Secondhand Lions before
it ends its run on 5th November 2003
can call Princess Theatre (445 Bedok
North Street 1, Bedok Central ) for information
on showtimes
at Tel: (65) 64484965 . Please hurry because
there are only 4 screenings left as of now
.
2nd
November 2003 : We
are excited to have a NEW and EASIER
address ! You can now reach us at www.secondhandlions.net
! We are still part of our parent
website at www.comeawayohumanchild.net
, which we hope that you will continue to
support ( LOTS of Haley related news there
! ) , but if you are looking for Secondhand
Lions news, our new URL will make it
easier for you to find us. Please also continue
to support the OFFICIAL film website
at www.secondhandlions.com
.
30th
October 2003 : The
UK Box Office tabulation is finally
in ! Secondhand Lions opened at #10
in a crowded season dominated by Finding
Nemo and Kill Bill .
24th
October 2003 : Secondhand
Lions opens in UK !
17th
October 2003 : Be
sure to read the fascinating Interview
with Tim McCanlies by boxofficemojo.com
which sheds a lot of light on Secondhand
Lions, including the original ending which
was filmed but not used. Be aware that this
interview is spoiler-ridden, but it is a
great article not to be missed !
15th
October 2003 :
Still holding its
place in the top 10 of the US
domestic Box Office with about US$36
million in gross takings after 4 weeks,
and actually improving its
Box Office ranking in Singapore
in its second frame, Secondhand Lions is
poised to take on the UK Box Office in less
than 10 days' time.
11th
October 2003 : Latest
International Release Dates
UK
24 October 2003
Netherlands
13 November 2003
Iceland
5 December 2003
France
7 April 2004
10th
October 2003 : With
a slew of new films opening in USA this
weekend, including MGM studio's family oriented
"Good Boy!" to lure moviegoers
from Secondhand Lions' target audience,
Secondhand Lions will be dropped from 469
screens and with only 2,563 screens
left to fill , its Box
Office is likely to see a steep
decline . Please support this fine movie
and go see it again !
7th
October 2003 : Now
available !
Track
the
Singapore
Box Office performance
of Secondhand
Lions .
6th
October 2003 : Secondhand
Lions is holding out quite well at the
Box
Office , but it has slipped a position
to number 6. Please keep supporting this
wonderful movie, and if you have not seen
it a second time, please go as soon as you
can. Those who have seen it a second time
like it even better the second time around
! AND if you have already seen it twice,
well, go see it a third time ! 
1st
October 2003 : Well,
it's taken 3 whole days of hard work preparing
this, but here are the END
TITLES of Secondhand Lions prepared
from the official release by New Line Cinema.
These are the end titles you see scrolling
at the end of the movie, and it is really
interesting looking at who is credited !
For example, do you know that the pig attacking
Haley is called Norton
?
Oh and yes, there WAS a real lion AND an
animatronic one ! Discuss it here
!
Oh
and by the way, it's OPENING DAY of Secondhand
Lions in Singapore !!!
26th
September 2003 : Singapore
release date for Secondhand Lions
brought forward to 2nd October 2003
! Thanks to szekeong
for alerting us on this !
25th
September 2003 : www.theonering.net
reports that New Line Cinema will debut
the new trailer for The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King in theaters around
the world on Friday, September 26. In
North America, the 2 min., 30 sec. trailer
will play exclusively with New Line's Secondhand
Lions, now in its second weekend of release.
It will be in theaters throughout the weekend
and will then debut online at www.lordoftherings.net
on Monday, September 29. This is great news,
as hopefully it will attract more people
to see Secondhand Lions at the theatres.
25th
September 2003 : Now
available !
Track
the daily and weekend box office results
here
.
24th
September 2003 : FINAL
BOX OFFICE figures
for the opening weekend have been confirmed
and contrary to initial analysis , Secondhand
Lions has debuted at SECOND place
at US$12.1 million , narrowly pipping
third placer The Fighting Temptations at
US$11.8 million . This gives Secondhand
Lions a good average of US$4029 per location.
Thanks to Christian
for alerting us that the figures have been
revised !
23rd
September 2003 : The
stars of Secondhand Lions have been
doing the promotional circuit with television
appearances on shows like The Today Show
and The Charlie Rose Show . Watch
the videos
here !
23rd
September 2003 : USA
domestic BOX OFFICE gross for
the opening weekend of 19th to 21st September
2003 is in ! Debuting in third place ( after
Underworld and The Fighting Temptations)
with an estimated $12.9M from 3,013
theaters. Secondhand Lions averaged a good
$4,273 per location.
19th
September 2003 : We
are proud to host EXCLUSIVE
pictures of Haley Joel Osment at
the premiere of Secondhand
Lions at
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