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Blanchett's Big Secret
4 January 2002 (WENN)
Movie stunner Cate Blanchett kept her pregnancy secret from movie bosses for as long as possible - so they wouldn't tell her to take it easy. Blanchett, who recently gave birth to a son, Dashiell John, might have avoided the daunting physical challenges she faced in Charlotte Gray had she let the truth be known. But Blanchett soldiered on, playing a Scottish woman who goes behind enemy lines to join the French Resistance in the Second World War. She says, "I didn't tell anyone at first, not even Gillian Armstrong, the director. It wasn't their fault, and I wanted to do my job. But it was bloody cold, the worst winter in Britain in years, and the first week we had to go through this really nasty military obstacle course."

Titanic A Hit, But Will It Pay Off?
5 January 1998 (StudioBriefing)
It continued to be clear sailing for Titanic (1997) over the weekend as it took in an estimated $32.2 million ($12.7 million on Saturday alone), bringing its three-week total to $156.4 million and boosting the possibility that it may yet turn a profit for 20th Century Fox, despite its $200 million cost. MGM's Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) earned $14.1 million, a solid figure for the third weekend of a December opener (its total now stands at $93.2 million), but less than half of Titanic's take. The Jack Nicholson-Helen Hunt starrer As Good As It Gets (1997), from TriStar, continued to live up to its title in its second week as it took in $12.3 million to wind up in third place. DreamWorks' Mouse Hunt (1997) remained in fourth with $8.7 million, followed by Scream 2 (1997) with $8 million (bringing its total to $86.2 million). Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown (1997) from Miramax was sixth with $7.7 million. Other top finishers:7. Amistad (1997), DreamWorks, $4.7 million; 8. American Werewolf in Paris, An (1997), Disney, $4.6 million; 9. Flubber, Disney, $4.5 million; 10. Mr. Magoo (1997), Disney, $4.4 million. There were no new wide releases. Kevin Costner's Postman, The (1997) turned out to be mostly a dead letter in its second week, earning only $3.7 million and failing even to make the top-ten list. In limited release, Universal's Boxer, The (1997) starring Daniel Day-Lewis earned $93, 504 in three theaters, while New Line's Wag the Dog (1997), starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro took in $1.3 million as it expanded to 69 theaters. The Australian-backed Oscar & Lucinda (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett, opened unpromisingly with $82, 000 on seven screens. The Australian Associated Press observed today that the movie had been "caught in the backwash of ... Titanic."