Hollywood says goodbye to 2009, the year that broke all box office records on U.S. soil, and saw how, for the second time in history, an actor, Heath Ledger, won the Oscar posthumously. The American film industry hopes to conclude the year surpassing the figure of 10 billion dollars in aion kinah, according to Hollywood.com specialized web.
The record so far was 2007, with ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada valued at U.S. $ 9680 million, a figure that was surpassed in early December, said publishing analyst Paul Dergarabedian. “The global economy is suffering a sharp downturn (…), but people, even in 2009, is going to cinemas in large numbers,” Dergarabedian said.
Behind the Michael Bay film, starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, they were Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, with more than 300 million dollars and up, with 293 million. But the big surprise of the year was the performance of a modest independent production of terror: Paranormal Activity, a tape that cost $ 15,000 and was admitted only on American soil, more than 100 million.
As for the prizes, left two names to remember. First, Heath Ledger’s Oscar for best actor for darkfall gold. Ledger was the second player to achieve the Oscar posthumously. The first, Peter Finch, was obtained in 1977 for his role in a ruthless world. After that of Penelope Cruz, first Spanish woman to rise to the top prize of cinema, where for best supporting actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen.