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CD CONTEST: The Box Sweepstakes!
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POSTED 2009-10-24 | PRINT | MORE ON THIS COUNTDOWN

In Theatres November 6, 2009

What if someone gave you a box containing a button that, if pushed, would bring you a million dollars... but simultaneously take the life of someone you don't know? Would you do it? And what would be the consequences?

The year is 1976. Norma Lewis (CAMERON DIAZ) is a teacher at a private high school and her husband, Arthur (JAMES MARSDEN), is an engineer working at NASA. They are, by all accounts, an average couple living a normal life in the suburbs with their young son... until a mysterious man with a horribly disfigured face appears on their doorstep (FRANK LANGELLA) and presents them with a life-altering proposition: the box.

With only 24 hours to make their choice, Norma and Arthur face a momentous moral dilemma. They soon discover that the ramifications of this decision are beyond their control and extend far beyond their own fortune and fate.

"The Box" is based upon the classic short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson. It was written for the screen and directed by Richard Kelly, whose 2001 sci-fi mystery thriller "Donnie Darko," a cult classic, earned a Grand Jury Prize nomination at the Sundance Film Festival. "Donnie Darko" went on to screen at film festivals around the world and brought Kelly Independent Spirit Award nominations for Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay.

"The Box" stars Cameron Diaz ("The Holiday"), James Marsden ("X-Men: The Last Stand"), Oscar nominee Frank Langella ("Frost/Nixon"), James Rebhorn ("The International") and Holmes Osborne (television's "Invasion.")

It was produced by Sean McKittrick, Richard Kelly and Dan Lin, with Sue Baden-Powell, Ted Field, Paris Kasidokostas Latsis, Terry Dougas and Edward H. Hamm Jr. serving as executive producers. The behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Steven Poster ("Stuart Little 2"), production designer Alexander Hammond ("Flightplan"), editor Sam Bauer ("Donnie Darko") and costume designer April Ferry ("Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines"). Original music is provided by Win Butler, Regine Chassagne and Owen Pallett.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Radar Pictures and Media Rights Capital, "The Box." The film will be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. "The Box" has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images.

Prizes:

One (1) Grand Prize Package Including:

  • Replica of "The Box" Prop ($200), "You Are the Experiment" Tee (arv $20), "You Are the Experiment" Hat (arv $18) and "The Box" Key Chain (arv $5)

Two (2) Runner Up Prize Packages Including:

  • "You Are the Experiment" Tee (arv $20), "You Are the Experiment" Hat (arv $18) and "The Box" Key Chain (arv $5)

To enter send an email including your first and last name, valid email address, complete mailing address, age and gender by November 9, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. PST to:

thebox@countingdown.com

For photos, downloads and more, visit the official site!

http://www.thebox-movie.com/

"Be the first to know! Receive exclusive Warner Bros. Movie News Updates from Warner Bros Reel News!"

 

 

OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER
Limit one entry per person, household or e-mail address. Multiple entries submitted by a single entrant are void. Entries without ALL of the required information are void. Sweepstakes ends October 23, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. PST. All entries must be received by e-mail by (5:00 p.m.) PST. Sweepstakes Sponsor (CountingDown.com) is not responsible for late, lost or misdirected e-mail or any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay or malfunction in operation or transmission on the Internet or website. In case of dispute, entry will be considered made by registered user of the e-mail/Internet account who must comply with these official rules.

PRIZES:

One (1) Grand Prize Package Including:

  • Replica of "The Box" Prop ($200), "You Are the Experiment" Tee (arv $20), "You Are the Experiment" Hat (arv $18) and "The Box" Key Chain (arv $5)

Two (2) Runner Up Prize Packages Including:

  • "You Are the Experiment" Tee (arv $20), "You Are the Experiment" Hat (arv $18) and "The Box" Key Chain (arv $5)

 

DRAWING AND NOTIFICATION: Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Winners will be selected in a random drawing held on November 9, 2009 from all eligible entries received by the Sponsor whose decisions are final and binding in all respects. Winners will be contacted by e-mail by Sponsor using information provided on the entry form. If no valid e-mail address is provided on the entry form, another potential winner may be selected, or if he/she is found to be ineligible, or if he/she cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules, such winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner selected.

ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes open to all legal US residents of the United States, 13 years of age and up as of October 23, 2009 (start date of sweepstakes) and have an existing e-mail address prior to October 23, 2009 (start date of sweepstakes) only, except employees and immediate family (spouses and parents, siblings and children and their spouses) of: CountingDown.com and each of their respective parents, affiliates or subsidiaries, advertising agencies, sweepstakes supplier, and any other company involved with the design, production execution or distribution of the sweepstakes. Winners of prizes may be required to complete, execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, and winners must sign, execute and return a Liability Release and a Publicity Release, where legal, within 7 days of notification, or prize may be forfeited.

GENERAL: By participating, entrants acknowledge and agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges, which are final. The winners hereby consent to the use of their name and or likenesses by CountingDown.com for the purposes of advertising without additional compensation unless prohibited by law. Taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Void where prohibited by law. Prizes are not exchangeable, transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. In the event of unavailability of stated prizes, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable value. By entering, entrant releases and holds harmless Sponsor, independent prize suppliers and their respective parents, affiliated and related companies, and the directors, officers, employees and agents of each, from any liability resulting from participation in the sweepstakes, or from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize. If, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, the Sweepstakes is compromised by virus, bugs, worms, unauthorized human intervention, or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor affecting administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the Sweepstakes in its entirely and conduct the drawing from all eligible entries received prior to the action taken. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify, seek remedies and damages from, and criminally prosecute any individual or entrant tampering with the entry process.

RELEASE AND INDEMNIFICATION: BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANTS RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND EACH OF ITS RESPECTIVE PARENTS, DIVISIONS, AFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, AGENTS AND ADVERTISING AGENCIES (COLLECTIVELY, "WBEI") FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, RIGHTS, CLAIMS, AND ACTIONS OF ANY KIND ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE SWEEPSTAKES OR PARTICIPATION IN ANY SWEEPSTAKES-RELATED ACTIVITY (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE REMOVAL FROM THE SITE OF, OR DISCONTINUATION OF ACCESS TO, ANY MATERIALS), OR RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE, OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE AWARDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, AS WELL AS CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION, AND/OR INVASION OF PRIVACY.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: IN NO EVENT WILL THE WBEI BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF ANY ACCESS TO AND/OR USE OF THE SWEEPSTAKES SITE, THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM THE SWEEPSTAKES SITE, THE REMOVAL FROM THE SWEEPSTAKES SITE OF, OR DISCONTINUATION OF ACCESS TO, ANY MATERIALS, OR THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE, OR MISUSE OF, OR ANY HARM RESULTING FROM THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF, OR PARTICIPATION IN, ANY PRIZE AWARDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE SWEEPSTAKES, ALL PRIZES, AND ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT..

SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this sweepstakes is CountingDown.com, 1000 Flower Street, Glendale, CA 91201 who is solely responsible for all aspects of this promotion

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