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SONY CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2000
35
pictures
Wheel of Fortune
remained the highest-
rated show in the history of syndicated
television and each week is seen by
an estimated 100 million viewers
worldwide.
The comedy
Big Daddy
, starring Adam
Sandler, had the second-strongest
domestic opening weekend ever for a
Columbia Pictures film (after 1997’s
Men In Black
) and became a major
box office success worldwide.
other
In April 2000, Sony opened Mediage,
an urban entertainment complex at
AQUA CiTY ODAIBA in the Tokyo-bay
area. It has a 13-screen cinema-
complex, various family-oriented attrac-
tions, restaurant cafés, and retail
shops. Sony aims to create a new busi-
ness category of urban entertainment.
The action thriller
Arlington Road
delivered a critical and financial suc-
cess for Sony Pictures Entertainment’s
newly established brand, Screen Gems.
The action comedy
Blue Streak
, featur-
ing Martin Lawrence in the leading role,
delivered a strong box office perfor-
mance and solid home video sales.
For the 11th consecutive season,
The
Young and the Restless
continued to
be ranked the No. 1 daytime program
on all U.S. networks.
The new legal drama
Family Law
pro-
duced by Columbia TriStar Television
has become a popular prime time show
for the CBS television network.