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  2. List of highest-grossing films - Wikipedia

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    Three of the four highest-grossing films, including Avatar at the top, were written and directed by James Cameron.. With a worldwide box-office gross of over $2.9 billion, Avatar is proclaimed to be the "highest-grossing" film, but such claims usually refer to theatrical revenues only and do not take into account home video and television income, which can form a significant portion of a film ...

  3. Mermaids of Tiburon - Wikipedia

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    The film incorporates some archival footage from Marineland.. When the film's first screening failed to garner attention at the box office, Lamb decided to shoot and add retroactively produced footage, which show the mermaid actresses partially nude and with flippers on their feet instead of full mermaid tails, which creates notable continuity differences in the movie.

  4. Box Office: ‘The Color Purple’ Triumphs on Christmas Day With ...

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    “The Color Purple,” a vibrant adaptation of the book-turned-beloved-movie-turned-hit-Broadway-musical, dominated at the box office on Christmas Day. The film has outperformed expectations with ...

  5. Pearl of Puerto - Wikipedia

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    The Pearl of Puerto, [1] also known as the Pearl of Puerto Princesa (Filipino: Perlas ng Puerto), [1] is an unauthenticated pearl [2] that was found in the Philippine Sea by a Filipino fisherman. It measures 2.2 feet (67 cm) long, 1 foot (30 cm) wide and weighs 34 kilograms (75 lb).

  6. A valuable pearl in a plate of clams - AOL

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  7. Pinctada maxima - Wikipedia

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    Pinctada maxima produces South Sea pearls in colors ranging from white, silver, champagne, gold. Pinctada margaritifera produces South Sea pearls commonly referred to as Tahitian pearls or black pearls which in fact come in color hues including gray, platinum, charcoal, aubergine, and peacock. Currently south sea pearls are cultured primarily ...

  8. Tridacna - Wikipedia

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    Tridacna clams can produce large white pearls with an undulating, porcelain-like surface, [16] which may be described as "non-nacreous pearls". [ citation needed ] The " Pearl of Lao Tzu ", also known as the "Pearl of Allah", is the world's largest pearl weighing 6.4 kilogrammes; it was said to have been found inside a Tridacna gigas by a ...

  9. Pearl of Lao Tzu - Wikipedia

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    The Pearl of Lao Tzu was once considered the world's largest known pearl. The pearl was found by a Filipino diver in the Palawan sea, which surrounds the island of Palawan in the Philippines. It is not considered a gemstone pearl, but is instead known as a "clam pearl" or "Tridacna pearl" from a giant clam. It measures 24 centimeters in ...