Uni advances 'Charlie' release

December 01, 2007 "Charlie Wilson's War" will take to the boxoffice battlefield a few days earlier than originally scheduled. Universal announced Friday that the movie, in which Tom Hanks plays a Texas congressman who becomes involve in covert activities in Afghanistan, will open in a wide release of more than 2,000 theaters on Friday, Dec. 21, rather than waiting until Tuesday, Dec. 25 to storm movie theaters. "On top of the quality and pedigree of the film, people are really enjoying the movie, and so when you have a movie that is so satisfying to audiences, there's no reason not to take advantage of those extra three-and-only half boxoffice days to establish the film," Adam Fogelson, Universal president of marking and distribution, said.

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