Hopefully Brees goes to him early and often

1 /PRNewswire/ Universal Pictures recordedits biggest year ever for the second year in a row with global theatricalgrosses totaling $2.834 billion for 2008.Universal's domestic box-officetally of $1.12 billion outpaced the record it previously set in 2007, whichwas $1.099 billion.Internationally, Universal shattered last year'sbox-office mark of $1.034 billion, with a 2008 total of $1.714 billion, for anincredible year-over-year improvement of 66 percent.Celebrating the studiobreaking its own records for the second year in a row, the announcement wasmade today by Marc Shmuger and David Linde, Chairman and Co-Chairman,respectively, of Universal Pictures.All numbers are estimates, and finalfigures will be available on Monday, January 5, 2009."If 2007 was a turnaround year for Universal, 2008 proved our studio'sability to consistently deliver the highest quality commercial hits," statedShmuger and Linde."To have two successive years of record-breaking successis an incredible achievement, and we thank our teams from around the worldthat produced, marketed and distributed a slate of films that, again, set anew standard for our studio.This year, we created new franchises, extendedothers, released the most successful movie musical in history and continuedour tradition of turning modestly budgeted comedies into solid hits.Ourstrength of success comes from this diversity.We worked with some of themost interesting and inspiring filmmakers and talent working anywhere andreleased some of the years most critically acclaimed and rewarded films.Weare proud to close out another year with historic success."Details of SuccessThe studio released four films this year that grossed more than $100million domestically: "The Incredible Hulk", "Wanted", "Mamma Mia!" and "TheMummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor".In addition, the studio released threecomedies "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", "Baby Mama" and "Role Models" which turned into solidly profitable hits by grossing more than $60 millionapiece, while being produced with modest budgets.At the international box office, Universal Pictures International (UPI),in its second year of operation as a wholly owned distribution entity, tallied$1.714 billion, beating its former 1999 record (when it was part of jointventure UIP) of $1.16 billion by nearly 50 percent.UPI reached the $1billion threshold on August 13, earlier than ever before in Universal'shistory.The record-breaking $428.5 million foreign success of "Mamma Mia!"led the juggernaut, and UPI also had two other films gross more than $200million with "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" and "Wanted", and onemore to break $100 million with "The Incredible Hulk"."Mamma Mia!" was the studio's biggest earner of the year, bothdomestically ($144 million) and internationally ($428.5 million).Opening onJuly 18, it set the record for biggest domestic opening ever for a musical andreached $100 million faster than any other tuner in history.But the successstory of the year is how "Mamma Mia!" turned into an unprecedented globalphenomenon.The film is now the biggest film ever in the history of theUnited Kingdom, a record held previously by "Titanic".Since its release inearly July, "Mamma Mia!" has broken records of the biggest opening of amusical in history in territory after territory and is now the highestgrossing film of 2008 in the U.K., Austria, Greece, Hungary, Norway andSweden."The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" is the highest-grossing entry ofUniversal's three-film "Mummy" franchise at the international box office.With $294.3 million, it easily bests the previous foreign $260.5 millionrecord of 1999's "The Mummy".The film opened at No. For now, though, here is what we believe each team should be preparing to do as they get ready for the kickoff which is drawing closer and closer. Strategies for Texas Do not become one dimensional on offense. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world by whom Hatton got demolished in round two.An aggressive brawler, he was made to order for both Mayweather and Pacquiao, and thus on reflection, was out of his depth.Hatton maybe technically by far the worst boxer on this list but his achievements are undeniable. Hopefully Brees goes to him early and often.WR2- Reggie Wayne- I have the Colts winning, but I want to use Wayne this week for a few reasons. Kids not coming to big schools in this state has never stopped us before.

Like many Pirates pitchers, he couldn't keep guys off the bases.There are numerous pitchers that have been bad for the Pirates, but Armas is one of the worst.. Prince and Wayne Chism? Will they continue to lead the way?We know that the leadership of this coaching staff led by Pearl, a man who should be revered much higher in the scope of Tennessee athletics, will be a constant.Under Pearl's leadership, the Vols have always been in the SEC title conversation. Cleveland Browns Last Week: 27 It’s nice to see them putting up some semblance of a fight now that guys are trying to save their jobs before they get whisked away by Mike Holmgren’s mustache 28. You should check out Part One and Part Two ?a great read.As a player, he got the job done.

Denver Nuggets (21-13, LW: 7) Weathering the storm as injuries to Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups led to the Kings and Sixers upsetting the Nuggets in the past week.They relinquished theirchoke hold on the top spot in the Northwest to the Trailblazers this week, and are desperately hoping for the speedy return of their two stars. 9. They hit everything that moved and dominated the seemingly slow Bruins.The Flyers kept the puck in their opponents end for most of the period which paid off when Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas, who was named to Team USA after the game, retaliated against Flyers forward Scott Hartnell, leading to Flyersdefenseman Danny Syvret scoring his first NHL goal of his career at 4:42 of the second period. For many of us we’ll be resolving to lose weight, exercise more, eat better, make more time for family, booze less, and pay off debt.In the NFL, the resolutions are different and depending on the franchise equally as unlikely to happen as our own resolutions.So what do these teams need to change this year as some others start a playoff run? Some teams will be watching bowl games hoping to land themselves Ndamukong Suh, Eric Berry, or Jimmy Clausen in this year’s draft, and hoping their franchise players don’t have off-season killing injuries in the final game of the season.By the way, why isn’t Freddie Barnes, the kid from Bowling Green who has 155 catches and 19 touchdowns even ranked by ESPN? He had 17 catches for over 200 yards and 2 TD’s in the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl against Idaho.The first resolution is for the NFL Owners and Players Union to come to terms on a new contract. You could feel Fenway shaking and we stayed there after the game just cheering and chanting, wanting to bask in that moment of unity.The YouTube video of the home run doesn’t do what it felt like to be there justice, but is pretty close.I am sure those in attendance the next night or when the Sox won the ALCS or World Series have similar feelings, but this was the moment that started it all – and I was there.So, there you have it.

Not only did Franklin dominate in the post, but he was also able to drive to the basket from the wings and the top of the keys.Ryan Rossiter recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 19 points and 14 rebounds. The combined statistics from the eight games listed above barely stack up against the numbers Denver Broncos' wideout Brandon Marshall posted in one game this season Week 14 at Indianapolis.Ask Chad Ochocino what he thinks about Revis Island. I think that bruise on Daniel's back was a purpose statement. Those three coaches are Mark Mangino, Mike Leach, and Jim Leavitt.All three have been fired by their respective universities and replaced by other coaches. And everyone excepts this because every profits.Now writers are allcondemning certain practices or players, when not too long ago they were making their living praising them.