9/11 film's 2.6M gift to charity
9/11 film's 2.6M gift to charity
Early ticket sales to Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center" will enrich 9/11 charities by $2.6 million - with half going to the WTC Memorial Foundation.
As promised by Paramount Pictures, the $2.6 million in donations represents 5% of box-office receipts from the film's first five days in theaters, starting on Aug. 9.
Splitting the other $1.3 million equally will be the Tribute NYC Visitor Center, now being built opposite Ground Zero; Tuesday's Children, a support organization, and the New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund.
"World Trade Center" recounts the real-life story of Port Authority cops Will Jimeno and John McLoughlin, who were rescued from deep beneath the rubble.
Joseph Daniels, acting president of the WTC Memorial Foundation, said: "This donation will help ensure that these acts of bravery and kindness are known by future generations through the World Trade Center Memorial and Museum."
The foundation said yesterday it has received $132.3 million in pledges so far toward its fund-raising goal of $300 million to build the $500 million memorial and museum.
The other $200 million will come from the federal government.
Excavation for the memorial, which will feature two large pools where the twin towers stood, began on Aug. 15.
Plans call for an opening on Sept. 11, 2009.
Early ticket sales to Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center" will enrich 9/11 charities by $2.6 million - with half going to the WTC Memorial Foundation.
As promised by Paramount Pictures, the $2.6 million in donations represents 5% of box-office receipts from the film's first five days in theaters, starting on Aug. 9.
Splitting the other $1.3 million equally will be the Tribute NYC Visitor Center, now being built opposite Ground Zero; Tuesday's Children, a support organization, and the New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund.
"World Trade Center" recounts the real-life story of Port Authority cops Will Jimeno and John McLoughlin, who were rescued from deep beneath the rubble.
Joseph Daniels, acting president of the WTC Memorial Foundation, said: "This donation will help ensure that these acts of bravery and kindness are known by future generations through the World Trade Center Memorial and Museum."
The foundation said yesterday it has received $132.3 million in pledges so far toward its fund-raising goal of $300 million to build the $500 million memorial and museum.
The other $200 million will come from the federal government.
Excavation for the memorial, which will feature two large pools where the twin towers stood, began on Aug. 15.
Plans call for an opening on Sept. 11, 2009.
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