DreamWorks Animation's "Shrek Forever After" was No. 1 in its second week, with a strong $55.7 million, an indication that positive word of mouth has followed the film's so-so box office start.
Whether Mr. von Donnersmarck will continue to be able to write his own ticket, said his producer, Mr. King, "depends on the next two or three weeks," referring to the need for a strong box office start for "The Tourist".
Sam Chesneau, Gorilla FC, Seattle: It feels really good to see the hard work of this entire community, from the supporters to the players to the coaching staff to the front office start to reach the potential.
It almost certainly came at the end of a typical long workday: I rush home from the office, start hustling in the kitchen even before my coat is off and then, maybe 15 minutes later, a child stumbles downstairs from playing a video game.
He also said the company is developing "toolkits" that will help an individual worker, clinic or health office start using its technology immediately, on a DIY basis, even where they don't have good web or cellular access.
But if the two pillars of their business, Windows and Office, start to slip (as just about everyone believes they will sooner or later as we move into an increasingly mobile world of computing), these Online Services losses are going to become a big, big problem.
