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Ways to Control Your Child from Watching Too Much TV Online

With the prevalence of TV Online and plenty of free online movies that could be easily accessible to us adults and even the smart youngsters today, its no wonders more and more parents get worried that their kids are getting subjected to physical violence and other realities of adult life that they’re much too young to deal with, from these Internet TV sources. What exactly then are a few of the issues resulting from the Internet TV software enabling a lot of children TV along with adult television to be streamed onto the personal computer? Let’s study these as follows:-

•    Obesity: Young children that watch extreme numbers of television, devote less time involved with inventive activities and strenuous exercise, and cultivate an unhealthy pattern of passivity. Youngsters who watch a great deal of television not merely lack physical exercise, but are likely to eat more and what they usually eat is unhealthy foods.  This leads to an unhealthy life style and unhealthy weight.

•    Violence:  Children’s shows happen to be one of the most violent shows on tv, often in excess of twenty-four actions of violence per hour and earning great violence score from The National Coalition on Television Violence.  Youngsters could be more prone to behave in ruthless or dangerous ways towards others.

•    Physiological Conditions: Exposure to extreme or image violence will make young children nervous and stressed. Small children may very well be much more anxious of the planet around them.

•    Passivity and also Concentration Issues: Youngsters brought up observing lots of TV may perhaps be expecting the people in their lives (teachers,parents) to amuse them, they are often very likely to tune out because they can easily capture the “rerun,” plus they might subconsciously expect that the people speaking with them can’t notice them, like television celebrities and anchors don’t notice them.  Children could see hundreds of “murders” yearly and very soon start treating them with very little consideration.

Notwithstanding the above mentioned problems, it bears saying again that Internet TV  and TV Online can be such a vibrant channel for learning, but small children need to use it correctly and never waste their childhood by observing things that are incorrect or inappropriate.  Thats usually where parents come into play. Rather than eliminating tv entirely, have a two phase approach to influencing children’s viewing behavior.  It starts with firm restriction on both the program content and the quantity of time children are authorized to watch.  Setting limits on tv viewing is critical to your kid’s advancement.  When shows with adult content occur, young kids ought to be asleep.  Youngsters need to be engaged in physical exercises for the enhancement of their health and fitness.  Consequently, if parents take control of the very clever notion of watching Online TV and use it prudently, it’ll surely prevent the above problems from occurring and in turn transpire to become a wonderful studying and educative resource for the kids.

Jonathon Daniels is an internet savvy TV fanatic as well as purchaser watchdog who values add his reviews and findings on the various Internet TV softwares in the market currently.

For greater details on which Internet TV software to purchase, you  may wish to visit some great review sites that have made a evaluation of an assortment of Satellite TV on PC softwares in the market, tabulated their observations and recommendations for your advantage. Check out websites such as: www.tvworldchannel.com which can help you make the right decision.

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Weekend Box Office: Pumped Up

The Expendables

Three new flicks battled for supremacy this weekend and in the end rippling muscles won out.  Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables claimed the top spot in the weekend box office, raking in a cool $35 mil.  The other new contenders for the title were Julia Roberts chick flick Eat Pray Love, which was came in second with $23.7 mil and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World which, despite its obvious awesomeness, shockingly only came in 5th with $10.5 mil.  Pilgrim was expected to contend with The Expendables for the top spot, so its relatively poor showing (behind The Other Guys and Inception in its 5th week) was a surprise to many.  Here’s how the rest of the best round out:

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count /Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 N The Expendables LGF $35,030,000 3,270 $10,713 $35,030,000 1
2 N Eat Pray Love Sony $23,700,000 3,082 $7,690 $23,700,000 $60 1
3 1 The Other Guys Sony $18,000,000 -49.4% 3,651 $4,930 $70,543,000 $100 2
4 2 Inception WB $11,370,000 -38.6% 3,120 -298 $3,644 $248,554,000 $160 5
5 N Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Uni. $10,525,000 2,818 $3,735 $10,525,000 $60 1
6 6 Despicable Me Uni. $6,767,000 -27.1% 2,923 -490 $2,315 $221,993,000 $69 6
7 3 Step Up 3-D BV $6,626,000 -58.1% 2,439 +4 $2,717 $29,565,000 $30 2
8 4 Salt Sony $6,350,000 -41.8% 2,834 -483 $2,241 $103,569,000 $110 4
9 5 Dinner for Schmucks P/DW $6,316,000 -39.1% 3,046 +42 $2,074 $58,816,000 $69 3
10 7 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore WB $4,075,000 -41.0% 2,728 -977 $1,494 $35,104,000 $85 3
11 9 Toy Story 3 BV $2,165,000 -30.6% 1,219 -495 $1,776 $400,767,000 $200 9
12 8 Charlie St. Cloud Uni. $2,083,000 -55.7% 2,083 -642 $1,000 $28,728,000 $44 3

Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com

Weekend Box Office: The World Ended and I’m OK

2012

The big budget always wins, and in this case 2012 took the title in a landslide.  My dark horse, Pirate Radio, the other new release this weekend, came in at a paltry number eleven!  This, my friends, is why I don’t bet the horses.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 N 2012 Sony $65,237,614 3,404 $19,165 $65,237,614 $200 1
2 1 A Christmas Carol (2009) BV $22,308,913 -25.8% 3,683 $6,057 $63,272,757 $200 2
3 12 Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire LGF $5,874,628 +213.7% 174 +156 $33,762 $8,699,180 $10 2
4 3 The Men Who Stare at Goats Over. $5,861,753 -53.9% 2,453 +10 $2,390 $23,038,050 $25 2
5 2 Michael Jackson’s This Is It Sony $5,078,920 -61.4% 3,037 -444 $1,672 $67,190,296 3
6 4 The Fourth Kind Uni. $4,605,365 -62.3% 2,530 +3 $1,820 $20,449,660 2
7 7 Couples Retreat Uni. $4,164,940 -32.0% 2,509 -348 $1,660 $102,045,330 $70 6
8 5 Paranormal Activity Par. $4,043,417 -51.2% 2,712 +154 $1,491 $103,690,184 $0.015 8
9 8 Law Abiding Citizen Over. $3,796,327 -36.8% 2,071 -403 $1,833 $67,190,452 $50 5
10 6 The Box WB $3,158,368 -58.3% 2,635 $1,199 $13,179,622 $30 2
11 N Pirate Radio Focus $2,904,380 882 $3,293 $2,904,380 $50 1
12 9 Where the Wild Things Are WB $2,418,140 -42.1% 2,090 -666 $1,157 $73,440,413 $100 5

Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com

Weekend Box Office: Bah Humbug!

Disney's A Christmas Carol

As expected, the top spot over the weekend was taken by the Jim Carrey animated remake of the classic holiday story, Disney’s A Christmas Carol.  The posthumous MJ concert flick This is It slipped to number 2 in its second week in theaters, and the third spot was held by my personal favorite movie of the weekend, The Men Who Stare at Goats.  Not a lot of surprises here, though Paranormal Activity continues to stubbornly refuse to go away, holding a death grip on the number 5 slot in its seventh week on the charts (the longest streak of any movie in the top twelve).

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 N A Christmas Carol (2009) BV $30,051,075 3,683 $8,159 $30,051,075 $200 1
2 1 Michael Jackson’s This Is It Sony $13,157,944 -43.4% 3,481 $3,780 $57,013,286 2
3 N The Men Who Stare at Goats Over. $12,706,654 2,443 $5,201 $12,706,654 $25 1
4 N The Fourth Kind Uni. $12,231,160 2,527 $4,840 $12,231,160 1
5 2 Paranormal Activity Par. $8,278,605 -49.5% 2,558 +154 $3,236 $97,108,475 $0.015 7
6 N The Box WB $7,571,417 2,635 $2,873 $7,571,417 $30 1
7 4 Couples Retreat Uni. $6,129,045 -5.1% 2,857 -169 $2,145 $95,680,555 $70 5
8 3 Law Abiding Citizen Over. $6,003,737 -18.9% 2,474 -290 $2,427 $60,704,335 $50 4
9 5 Where the Wild Things Are WB $4,177,249 -29.6% 2,756 -889 $1,516 $69,220,584 $100 4
10 7 Astro Boy Sum. $2,626,103 -24.1% 1,918 -1,102 $1,369 $15,110,804 $65 3
11 6 Saw VI LGF $2,031,944 -61.4% 2,091 -945 $972 $26,252,386 $11 3
12 N Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire LGF $1,872,458 18 $104,025 $1,872,458 $10 1

Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com

Weekend Box Office: MJ has the top spot but Paranomal Activity is not far behind.

This Is It

I was actually surprised by this weekend’s results, not by the order of course but by the numbers. I really expected Michael Jackson’s This is It to bring in much more money than it did. After all it was the only movie really opening this weekend and the hype it has been generating should have brought in more people. Paranormal Activity on the other hand continues to impress, six weeks into the box office and it still more than doubles the box office returns in its closest competitor. That movie is just astounding having made over $80 million at the box office so far when it only cost $15,000 to make. Overall though this weekend was disappointing for the box office as the top 12 did not even break $80 million, considering the box office has been over $100 million for the past few weeks this is a sharp decline. The box office hasn’t been under $80 million since the beginning of September. This may be due to the fact that it was a Halloween weekend, so we will have to since if the number bounce back next weekend.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 N Michael Jackson’s This Is It Sony $21,300,000 3,481 $6,119 $32,509,000 1
2 1 Paranormal Activity Par. $16,540,000 -21.6% 2,404 +459 $6,880 $84,780,000 $0.015 6
3 4 Law Abiding Citizen Over. $7,303,000 -41.1% 2,764 -126 $2,642 $51,385,000 $50 3
4 5 Couples Retreat Uni. $6,097,000 -42.6% 3,026 -48 $2,015 $86,663,000 $70 4
5 2 Saw VI LGF $5,560,000 -60.6% 3,036 $1,831 $22,824,000 $11 2
6 3 Where the Wild Things Are WB $5,081,000 -63.8% 3,645 -90 $1,394 $61,800,000 $100 3
7 8 The Stepfather (2009) SGem $3,400,000 -45.4% 2,346 -388 $1,449 $24,748,000 $20 3
8 6 Astro Boy Sum. $3,035,000 -54.7% 3,020 +6 $1,005 $10,891,000 $65 2
9 11 Amelia FoxS $3,000,000 -23.2% 1,070 +250 $2,804 $8,306,000 $40 2
10 7 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant Uni. $2,809,000 -55.4% 2,754 $1,020 $10,521,000 $40 2
11 9 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Sony $2,700,000 -48.6% 2,322 -419 $1,163 $118,557,000 $100 7
12 10 Zombieland Sony $2,600,000 -38.2% 2,056 -391 $1,265 $71,161,000 $23.6 5

Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com

Weekend Box Office: The Ghosts beat out the Gore

paranorm alactivity

This weekend the independent film Paranormal Activity becomes the number one movie with not a single movie coming even close as competition. It is normally unheard of for a movie to become more successful the longer it is in the box office but considering the initial limited release of this film and then the hype following its release it is no wonder that this movie has become such a success. Saw VI narrowly beat out Where the Wild Things Are and you can expect Saw VI and Paranormal Activity both competing once again for that top slot over the Halloween weekend. The week’s other new releases did not even make it into the top 5 with Astro Boy taking the number 6 slot and Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant taking number 8. Neither of these placing surprise me as I did not see anything particularly original or stunning in these films. I do continue to be surprised by Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs that movie took a story that I honestly thought was too short and simple to become a book and turned it into what was actually a very funny and very cute movie, and it continues to prove this at the box office.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 3 Paranormal Activity Par. $22,000,000 +12.1% 1,945 +1,185 $11,311 $62,477,000 $0.015 5
2 N Saw VI LGF $14,800,000 3,036 $4,875 $14,800,000 $11 1
3 1 Where the Wild Things Are WB $14,420,000 -55.9% 3,735 $3,861 $53,960,000 $100 2
4 2 Law Abiding Citizen Over. $12,713,000 -39.6% 2,890 $4,399 $40,318,000 $50 2
5 4 Couples Retreat Uni. $11,097,000 -35.6% 3,074 +65 $3,610 $78,213,000 $70 3
6 N Astro Boy Sum. $7,017,000 3,014 $2,328 $7,017,000 $65 1
7 5 The Stepfather (2009) SGem $6,500,000 -43.9% 2,734 $2,377 $20,352,000 $20 2
8 N Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant Uni. $6,348,000 2,754 $2,305 $6,348,000 $40 1
9 6 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Sony $5,600,000 -30.2% 2,741 -296 $2,043 $115,204,000 $100 6
10 7 Zombieland Sony $4,300,000 -43.5% 2,447 -724 $1,757 $67,308,000 $23.6 4
11 N Amelia FoxS $4,025,000 818 $4,921 $4,025,000 $40 1
12 15 A Serious Man Focus $1,129,000 +34.0% 176 +94 $6,415 $3,232,000 4

Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com

Weekend Box Office: Wild Things are in!

where the wild things are

As to be expected Where the Wild Things are dominated the box office this weekend. There was little doubt that this adorable and moving childrens movie would have people flocking to the theaters. But what may be surprising is that Law Abiding Citizen took second place. This movie was definitely one for the guys with plenty action and crime drama to go around, but over all the plot just seemed too unrealistic to strike a chord with viewers…but the box office proved that theory wrong. Paranormal Activity continues to do well in the box office and is considered to be one of the scariest and most realistic ghost movies you’ll see this year and maybe even any year, and for an independent film that is certainly high praise. Couples Retreat dropped to fourth this week but still made a good return at the box office perhaps because it remains the token chick flick/date movie. The top five is rounded out by The Stepfather. This weekend may have been the first time in quite a while that all of the opening movies appeared in the top five. Perhaps this is a sign of good things to come.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 N Where the Wild Things Are WB $32,695,407 3,735 $8,754 $32,695,407 $100 1
2 N Law Abiding Citizen Over. $21,039,502 2,890 $7,280 $21,039,502 $50 1
3 4 Paranormal Activity Par. $19,617,650 +148.3% 760 +600 $25,813 $33,171,743 $0.015 4
4 1 Couples Retreat Uni. $17,227,390 -49.8% 3,009 +9 $5,725 $62,617,735 $70 2
5 N The Stepfather (2009) SGem $11,581,586 2,734 $4,236 $11,581,586 $20 1
6 3 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Sony $8,017,871 -30.4% 3,037 +45 $2,640 $108,201,645 $100 5
7 2 Zombieland Sony $7,616,939 -48.5% 3,171 +133 $2,402 $60,640,317 $23.6 3
8 5 Toy Story / Toy Story 2 (3D) BV $3,016,580 -61.2% 1,489 -263 $2,026 $28,554,678 3
9 6 Surrogates BV $1,917,315 -55.1% 2,326 -666 $824 $36,327,650 $80 4
10 7 The Invention of Lying WB $1,907,398 -42.9% 1,624 -119 $1,175 $15,497,164 $18.5 3
11 8 Whip It FoxS $1,507,379 -46.7% 1,482 -256 $1,017 $11,360,796 $15 3
12 9 Capitalism: A Love Story Over. $1,455,510 -44.7% 991 -4 $1,469 $11,622,433 4

Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com

Weekend Box Office: Critics hated it, but the moviegoers came anyway.

Couples Retreat

Couples Retreat which was widely seen by critics as, well, “rotten” has taken the box office by storm.  Surprisingly it more than doubled the second place movie, Zombieland. This is a big surprise because even though I saw Couples Retreat being a fun and laid back comedy,with all the buzz that Zombieland has been generating I thought it would keep the top spot. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs continues to hang on taking the third slot, which after four weeks on the box office is not a bad place to be. The sweet and funny cartoon even beat out the 3D double feature of Toy Story 1 and 2. Paranormal Activity is at number 5 which is a great place for an indedependent film. Though it has been out in theaters for 3 weeks this is the first time it is starting to enjoy a wide release so we may even see it go up next week. The bottom five of the box office are all relatively close together and seem to be on their way out, we’ll see what next week’s new releases do.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 N Couples Retreat Uni. $35,340,000 3,000 $11,780 $35,340,000 $70 1
2 1 Zombieland Sony $15,000,000 -39.4% 3,038 +2 $4,937 $47,801,000 $23.6 2
3 2 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Sony $12,000,000 -24.1% 2,992 +15 $4,011 $96,251,000 $100 4
4 3 Toy Story / Toy Story 2 (3D) BV $7,674,000 -38.6% 1,752 +7 $4,380 $22,676,000 2
5 20 Paranormal Activity Par. $7,066,000 +1,227.6% 160 +127 $44,163 $8,280,000 3
6 4 Surrogates BV $4,115,000 -43.2% 2,992 +41 $1,375 $32,573,000 $80 3
7 5 The Invention of Lying WB $3,370,000 -52.0% 1,743 +36 $1,933 $12,327,000 $18.5 2
8 6 Whip It FoxS $2,800,000 -39.8% 1,738 +17 $1,611 $8,766,000 $15 2
9 8 Capitalism: A Love Story Over. $2,700,000 -39.3% 995 +33 $2,714 $9,095,000 3
10 7 Fame (2009) MGM $2,556,000 -44.8% 3,110 -23 $822 $20,042,000 $18 3
11 9 The Informant! WB $2,210,000 -40.1% 2,202 -223 $1,004 $29,853,000 $22 4
12 11 Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself LGF $1,540,000 -40.8% 1,313 -256 $1,173 $50,412,000 5

Source: BoxOfficeMojo

Weekend Box Office: Zombies take over

zombieland

Zombieland takes the top slot this weekend as was expected. This zombie filled comedy has a witty script and great acting. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs takes a distant second but still a great showing considering it is now in its third week. The Toy Story/Toy Story 2 double feature takes the third slot which only shows that when it does get released Toy Story 3 is going to make huge waves in the box office. The Invention of Lying takes the number 4 slot which is a somewhat disappointing showing considering that the movie surprisingly original and well done. Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut, Whip It, takes the number 6 slot following Surrogates and Capitalism. Despite its celebrity director, Whip It is unlikely to stay very long in the box office top ten as it is somewhat predictable and cannot compete with its original and star-studded competitors.  Expect to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Zombieland, and The Invention of Lying in the top slots again next week.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 N Zombieland Sony $24,733,155 3,036 $8,147 $24,733,155 $23.6 1
2 1 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Sony $15,809,039 -36.9% 2,977 -142 $5,310 $81,501,320 $100 3
3 N Toy Story / Toy Story 2 (3D) BV $12,491,789 1,745 $7,159 $12,491,789 1
4 2 Surrogates BV $7,241,054 -51.4% 2,951 $2,454 $26,284,134 $80 2
5 N The Invention of Lying WB $7,027,472 1,707 $4,117 $7,027,472 $18.5 1
6 N Whip It FoxS $4,650,812 1,721 +1,218 $2,702 $4,650,812 $15 1
7 3 Fame (2009) MGM $4,626,952 -53.8% 3,133 +37 $1,477 $16,507,188 $18 2
8 31 Capitalism: A Love Story Over. $4,447,378 +1,817.3% 962 +958 $4,623 $4,849,067 2
9 4 The Informant! WB $3,689,235 -44.3% 2,425 -80 $1,521 $26,469,331 $22 3
10 7 Love Happens Uni. $2,749,025 -36.2% 1,922 +24 $1,430 $18,882,080 $18 3
11 5 Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself LGF $2,599,720 -45.4% 1,569 -551 $1,657 $48,284,523 4
12 6 Pandorum Over. $1,979,061 -55.3% 2,506 $790 $7,874,841 $40 2

Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com

Weekend Box Office: “Meatballs” Takes the Cake again

cloudymeatballs

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs tops the box office for the second week in a row beating out Bruce Willis and the beloved musical Fame, a very tough feat for any movie but especially for a children’s movie. This definitely shows that the movie was underestimated and definitely has everything going for it as it took in nearly $10 million more than Surrogates starring Bruce Willis. Fame took third which is a somewhat disappointing showing for the musical but considering the competition is relatively understandable. The Informant! and Tyler Perry both drop two spots this week but still beat out Pandorum. Pandorum has recieved terrible reviews from critics and movie-goers alike who find it overall a boring addition to the Sci-Fi genre. Inglourious Basterds is the longest running film in the top ten, at it’s 6th week it continue to beat out newer movies but next weekend should see it fall out of the top ten.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 1 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Sony $24,600,000 -18.8% 3,119 $7,887 $60,036,000 $100 2
2 N Surrogates BV $15,000,000 2,951 $5,083 $15,000,000 $80 1
3 N Fame (2009) MGM $10,033,000 3,096 $3,241 $10,033,000 $18 1
4 2 The Informant! WB $6,915,000 -33.9% 2,505 $2,760 $20,992,000 $22 2
5 3 Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself LGF $4,750,000 -51.9% 2,120 -135 $2,241 $44,543,000 3
6 N Pandorum Over. $4,408,000 2,506 $1,759 $4,408,000 $40 1
7 4 Love Happens Uni. $4,327,000 -46.3% 1,898 $2,280 $14,728,000 $18 2
8 5 Jennifer’s Body Fox $3,500,000 -49.0% 2,738 +36 $1,278 $12,306,000 $16 2
9 6 9 Focus $2,832,000 -49.1% 2,025 -35 $1,399 $27,101,000 $30 3
10 7 Inglourious Basterds Wein. $2,722,000 -28.7% 1,960 -559 $1,389 $114,460,000 $70 6
11 8 All About Steve Fox $2,300,000 -31.8% 1,965 -194 $1,170 $29,954,000 4
12 10 The Final Destination WB (NL) $1,380,000 -42.2% 1,175 -630 $1,174 $64,606,000 $40 5

Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com

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