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Lorax Statue Swiped From Dr. Seuss Widow

Polly Davis Doig — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:05:53 CDT

Some Grinch has made off with Dr. Seuss' very own Lorax: Thieves apparently stole a two-foot, 300-pound bronze statue of the creature from the garden of Theodore Geisel's 90-year-old widow over the weekend, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune . "It’s a valuable piece because there are only two of them, and...

Lorax Busts Out Massive $70.7M Open

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:01:09 CST

The tree-loving furry thing in Dr. Seuss' The Lorax helped set a 2012 box office record by opening with $70.7 million this weekend, trouncing The Vow 's $41 million open last month, the Los Angeles Times reports. Raunchy party flick Project X took second place with a solid $20....

Boring Lorax Does Green Message No Favors

Matt Cantor — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:10:52 CST

The Lorax may have a sound environmental message, but it's lost in a subpar movie that warps Dr. Seuss' original sentiment. One critic found the movie so vile he was inspired to write a Seuss-esque poem of his own: "There’s no fun in The Lorax , no joy in its theme...

Lost Dr. Seuss Stories to Be Published

Rob Quinn — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:05:00 CDT

Cat In the Hat fans will soon be able to get to know Gustav the Goldfish, the Zinniga-Zanniga, and other Dr. Seuss characters not seen since the '50s. The stories were discovered in old magazine pages offered for sale by a Massachusetts dentist and collector of the beloved children's author's...

Highest Earning Dead Celebs

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:19:23 CDT

The stars on Forbes ' annual list of the top-earning dead celebrities number, appropriately, 13. To make the list, a "deleb" must have brought in at least $6 million in the past year. This year's list is notably missing former mainstays Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and Steve McQueen, and puts...

Seuss' Lorax Slated to Be 3D Movie

Rob Quinn — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:50:00 CDT

Dr Suess' green-themed story The Lorax is becoming the first of his works to get the 3D treatment, Variety reports. Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment plan to release the animated picture in 2012, on what would have been the author's 108th birthday. His 1971 book told the story of a...

Don't Get Comfy, Harry Potter

Sam Gale Rosen — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:27:08 CDT

Both are fantasists who've sold zillions of books, but in a recent poll of American children, the classic wins out: Dr. Seuss' works are more popular than JK Rowling's. Three million-plus kids weighed in on an educational software company's website, and Rowling's Harry Potter books trail works by EB White,...

21 Wins Big at Box Office

Matt Cantor — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:46:00 CDT

Gambling flick 21 played to win this weekend and banked $23.7 million, scoring top spot at the box office, Variety reports. But it failed to revive overall ticket sales, which are down 17% from last year's frame and about a third for the year. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a...

Horton Hears a Box Office Hit

Matt Cantor — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:35:00 CDT

Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! stomped into theaters this weekend for the year's biggest box office debut, Variety reports. Its $45.1 million draw is the fifth-highest for a G-rated animated flick ever and the fourth-biggest March opener. “It played to whos from ages 2 to 92,” said an...