What will be hot in 2009?
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Well, we’re back from our holiday break and our even longer break from blogging. We promise 2009 will bring more focus to the StarStocker.com project.
To accommodate for the missed movie box office results from last week, we’ve combined the last two weeks into one double-sized update. Those who held on to their stocks will be rewarded.
We’re Back!
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It’s been a while since we’ve made entries in our blog. However, in our defence, most celebrities haven’t been doing much interesting.
Here’s a run down of some random celebrity news / gossip:
- Gerard Butler accused of attacking photographer (Holy Moly)
- “Reality” show star with a really cool car (TMZ)
- Travis Barker’s interview with Us Magazine (Us Magazine)
Where Has All The Crazy Gone?
When I first launched this blog and the stock market game, the world of celebrity was chocked full of entertaining crazies. Britney Spears was shaving her head, losing her kids, nailing a paparazzi and making the top story of entertainment shows. Lindsay Lohan was in the middle of drinking away a very promising career. Amy Winehouse was looking and acting like something the cat would puke up.
My how things have changed in a few short months …
Celebrity Stock Market Notes
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It’s been a great summer and consequently, it has been a while since our last post. Here’s a quick recap of who’s hot and who’s not at StarStocker.com:
Top Stocks
Christian Bale
IPO Price = 15.00/share
Current Price = $77.04/share
% Growth = 413.6%
Robert Downey Jr.
IPO Price = $20.00/share
Current Price = $85.03/share
% Growth = 325.2%
Heath Ledger
IPO Price = $10.00/share
Current Price = $31.11/share
% Growth = 211.1%
Declining Stocks
Amy Winehouse
IPO Price = $10.00/share
Current Price = $4.31/share
% Decline = - 56.9%
Lauren Conrad
IPO Price = $10.00/share
Current Price = $9.22/share
% Decline = - 7.8%
Diddy
IPO Price = $10.00/share
Current Price = $9.43/share
% Decline = - 5.7%
If you haven’t already, check out the StarStocker.com Celebrity Stock Market game!
Batman Is No Joke at the Box Office
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“The Dark Knight” took in a staggering $155.34 million is it’s first weekend and set the record for the highest opening weekend for a super hero-based movie. The previous record was set in May of 2007 for the first weekend of Spiderman 3 which brought in $151.1 million.
Momma Mia came in at a distant second with a box office take of $27.6 million. Hancock, Journey to the Center of the Earth and Hellboy II: The Golden Army rounded out the top 5.
