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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 2002
Page
15
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The Ring debuts as weekend box office leader earning 15 million. Sweet Home Alabama holds second with 9.6 million while Red Dragon slips to third at 8.8 million. Abandon opens weakly at 5.3 million, Formula 51 stalls at 2.9 million. overall top 12 advance 2 percent to 74.2 million.
Robin Williams arrives at Bagram Air Base amid bombed walls and dust, entertaining soldiers with rapid-fire jokes while touring bases in Kandahar and Qarshi. He shakes hands, signs autographs, and poses with airmen, noting the harsh, long shifts and rare morale boosts in the war zone.
Carbondale area cinemas show new releases at Varsity Theatre University Place and Illinois Centre with multiple daily showtimes. Titles include The Transporter Red Dragon and Sweet Home Alabama along with family options Veggie Tales Movie and Tuck Everlasting.
A fan died from multiple stab wounds at a Nelly concert in Chula Vista, California. Another 27 year old, Sean Bower, was also stabbed and hospitalized. Police said this marked a second violent incident at a music event in recent months.
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