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Friday, July 30, 2010
Richard Branson:
British tycoon Richard Branson is moving aggressively into Hollywood in partnership with Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media.
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Friday, July 30, 2010
The Kids Are All Right:
Despite three wide releases crowding the weekend's domestic box office, Focus Features thinks there's still life in "The Kids Are All Right," expanding the pic nationwide this week from 201 to 847 engagements.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Warner Bros.:
On the heels of its top B.O. perf for "Inception," Warner Bros. has announced that it has surpassed the $1 billion benchmark at the domestic B.O. According to the studio, it's the first to have topped that mark for 10 consecutive years.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Inception:
Moviegoers opted for less "Salt" with their popcorn this weekend and instead seasoned Warner Bros.' "Inception" with an estimated chart-topping $43.5 million in its second outing.
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Runaway productions :
The report, dubbed "Film Flight: Lost Production and Its Economic Impact on California," calculated that incentive programs from outside California have led to the state losing 10,600 entertainment industry jobs, more than 25,500 related jobs, $2.4 billion in wages and $4.2 billion in total economic output since 1997.
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Kevin Bacon:
As Matthew Vaughn prepares to shoot origins pic "X-Men: First Class" for 20th Century Fox, the studio has closed a deal for Kevin Bacon to star as a lead villain.
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
U.S. Box Office:
U.S. pic market share powered up from 44.1% first half 2009 to 49.8% January-June 2010, rolling off bumper takings from 2009 bow "Avatar," which grossed nearly $100 million in Gaul this year.
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Universal Studios:
With a $56.4 million weekend bow, Universal's animated hit "Despicable Me" proved that there's still some life in what has become a rarity: the studio film that isn't a sequel, remake or based on a book, vidgame, TV series or toy line.
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Friday, July 09, 2010
Paramount Studios:
Paramount Pictures Intl. has crossed the $1 billion mark at the international box office thanks to a robust weekend of $42.6 million from "Shrek Forever After."
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Friday, July 09, 2010
Avatar: Special Edition:
Twentieth Century Fox is to release "Avatar: Special Edition" in theaters worldwide on Aug. 27 in a limited engagement and exclusively in Digital 3D and Imax 3D.
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