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20 August 2008 12:02 AM, PDT | From The Entertainment Zone | See recent The Entertainment Zone news

Many sites have similar headlines about Tropic Thunder beating out The Dark Knight in the #1 spot for last weekend. This was no big surprise actually, but what's being left out is the fact that Tropic Thunder doesn't have the lasting power to Stay on top! It's not the type of movie you'll go see over and over like The Dark Knight is/was. Nothing against Tropic Thunder, just being realistic. The Dark Knight isn't leaving the theaters any time soon, so the actual gross is just going to get higher and higher! Let's also not rule out the movie-goers that were just waiting for the frenzy to calm down a bit before heading to see Batman and the Joker!! Not to mention the people who have seen it, and because of it's many layers... they'll want to see it again! (I know I did!) So, I thought I'd just put

Laura Alber

5 August 2008 10:32 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight on Monday sprinted past the $400-million mark in ticket sales 18 days after it was released, thereby setting a new box-office record and beating the 43-day record set by Shrek 2 in 2004 in reaching that milestone. The film earned $6,287,429 on Monday to bring its total gross to $400,038,494, according to Media By Numbers. Earlier, the box-office tracking group had indicated that the actual results for the weekend had not been so hardy as studios had estimated. Knight, which had been expected to earn $43.8 million, actually came in at $42.6 million, and Universal's The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, which had been expected to earn $42.5 million, actually came in at $40.5 million. Meanwhile, on MSNBC.com, film commentator Erik Lundegaard argued that there is little chance that The Dark Knight will be able to challenge Titanic for the title of the highest-grossing movie in history. Suggesting that from here on out the movie will depend on repeat business if it is to gross $600 million -- as Titanic did -- Lundegaard commented, "Fanboys are fanboys, but there are no repeat customers like teenage girls in love with Leonardo DiCaprio." Lundegaard noted that the fall-off in ticket sales for Knight closely mirrors that of last year's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. If it continues to do so, he observed, Knight will probably end up with a domestic total of $515 million.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. The Dark Knight, Warner Bros., $42,664,219, 3 Wks. ($393,751,065); 2. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Universal, $40,457,770, (New); 3. Step Brothers, Sony, $16,506,526, 2 Wks. ($63,172,026); 4. Mamma Mia!, Universal, $12,615,515, 3 Wks. ($87,470,125); 5. Journey to the Center of the Earth, Warner Bros., $6,662,406, 4 Wks. ($72,927,314); 6. Swing Vote, Disney, $6,230,669, (New); 7. Hancock, Sony, $5,087,756, 5 Wks. ($215,883,222); 8. Wall-e, Disney, $4,603,179, 6 Wks. ($204,078,076); 9. The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Fox, $3,385,878, 2 Wks. ($17,021,373); 10. Space Chimps, Fox, $2,720,177, 3 Wks. ($21,971,016).

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31 July 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Disney chief Robert Iger, who is often credited with having found common ground between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and thereby ending the writers' strike, has suggested that a similar accord with the Screen Actors Guild is unlikely to come about. Speaking during a conference call to discuss Disney's latest quarterly results, Iger said that producers are unlikely to "offer to SAG terms that are different than what the other guilds agreed to." Iger insisted that the standoff is not likely to have "a damaging impact" on Disney's film business and that the company is moving forward with its TV and movie productions. Of greater concern, he suggested, was the deteriorating economy. However, he insisted, "We hold a strong hand in a very tough game." Disney's net income for its third quarter rose 9 percent from a year ago to $1.3 billion on revenue of $9.2 billion, beating analysts' estimates. Although results for its film division were down significantly from a year ago when Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was breaking box-office records, Iger says that the division will likely show strength in the next quarter when the effects of Wall-e are felt.

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31 July 2008 12:26 AM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news

'Don't Clap too hard - it's a very old building," says the lead character in John Osborne's "The Entertainer."

But things are different at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. And what is happening there is chiefly dependant on three little words - no, three big names: Tommy Tune, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.

You know who Tommy is - the tall drink of water who is director, actor, dancer, choreographer, producer. He has won an incredible nine Tony awards in his time! Plus the Presidential Medal of the Arts. Brickman and Elice are

By LIZ SMITH

25 July 2008 10:27 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight is taking aim at another box-office record, hoping to reach $300 million in domestic ticket sales faster than any other film. Today's (Friday) Daily Variety observed that the movie "has a real shot" at doing so by the end of the weekend, thereby hitting the $300-million mark in 10 days. The current record is held by last year's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which reached $300 million in 16 days. Star Wars -- Episode III: Revenge of the Sith did it in 17 days and Spider-Man 3 in 19. The chances of The Dark Knight remaining a superforce at the box office this weekend appear to be enhanced by mediocre tracking for the films that are making their debut this weekend, including the new X-Files sequel and the comedy, Step Brothers. "Everyone's playing for No. 2 this weekend," Sony marketing chief Jeff Blake told the Los Angeles Times. Moreover, some analysts have noted that a large percentage of moviegoers who bought tickets for the Batman film earlier in the week were return customers. The film grossed a phenomenal $24.5 million on Monday, $20.9 million on Tuesday and $18.4 million on Wednesday, to bring its total gross on Wednesday to $222.1 million. Assuming that the film earned $15-18 million on Thursday, it would need only to do about 40 percent percent of the business it did last weekend between today and Sunday to hit $300 million in 10 days.

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17 July 2008 8:09 AM, PDT | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news

Hollywood Reporter has announced that Warner Brothers is dropping The Dark Knight into 4,366 theaters this weekend, officially setting a new record. Previously, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End held the theater count record, playing in 4,362 theaters last May and earning $114.7 million at the box office in its opening weekend. Now The Dark Knight has even surpassed that which means it definitely has the potential to set some earnings records. Incredibly positive buzz has put this film into its final epic tail spin and all eyes will be watching this weekend as it hopefully sweeps its way through the box office, shattering records left and right. And with this announcement, I'm pretty damn sure most people are going to be absolutely shocked by the massive records that this masterpiece will set. I don't like arguing about box office potential, but now this makes that $200 million mark all ...

Alex Billington

19 June 2008 10:37 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Iron Man has become the golden boy for Marvel Studios, becoming the first picture of the year to cross the $300-million mark at the domestic box office. According to Media by Numbers, the film had grossed $299.3 million through Tuesday and was a sure bet to blow past $300 million on Wednesday or today (Thursday). Four films grossed more than $300 million in 2007: Spider-Man 3 ($336.5 million); Shrek the Third ($322.7 million), Transformers ($318.7 million), and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ($309.4 million).

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3 June 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

It has fallen short of the record worldwide box office set last year by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, but Paramount's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has now taken in $266 million overseas, the studio said Monday. The figure is about $30 million short of that set by Pirates during the same period a year ago. Over the past weekend, the latest Indiana Jones sequel took in $71.5 million in 60 countries. Continuing to surprise box office analysts which predicted light business for it overseas, Sex and the City raked in an impressive $39.2 million during its opening in 13 countries ($18.3 million coming from the U.K.).

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2 June 2008 10:32 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Let the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and all of those film festivals hand out trophies for movies offering high drama and art. The folks who vote for the MTV Movie Awards appeared to have fun as their top criteria when they handed out their golden popcorn trophy Sunday night. They gave Transformers their top award for best film. Johnny Depp accepted trophies for best comedic performance for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and for best villain for Sweeney Todd. Accepting the first award, Depp seemed as curious about it as anyone in the audience. "You can ask anybody," he said. "I'm not a very funny person. I'm not even remotely funny."

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2 June 2008 12:08 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Johnny Depp stole the show at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night (1Jun08) picking up two prizes and sending Hollywood's female contingent into a frenzy.

Shy Depp was a surprise guest at the bash, shocking even A-listers in the audience when he appeared onstage to collect his awards for Best Comedic Performance, for the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie and Best Villain for Sweeney Todd. Lindsay Lohan jumped to her feet; while Juno Oscar winner DIablo Cody swooned when the cameras fixed on her.

Depp expressed his surprise to win a comedy award, telling the crowd, "I'm not really sure how this happened. You can ask anyone, I'm not a very funny person."

Elsewhere, Adam Sandler picked up a Generation award from Tom Cruise and treated the audience at Universal City, California's Gibson Amphitheatre to an impressive rendition of Carly Simon's Nobody Does it Better.

There were also awards for Will Smith, Zac Efron, Iron Man and Transformers.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Best Female Performance - Ellen Page in Juno

Best Male Performance - Will Smith in I Am Legend

Best Movie - Transformers

Best Summer Movie So Far - Iron Man

Breakthrough Performance - Zac Efron in Hairspray

Best Fight - Sean Faris and Cam Gigandet in Never Back Down

Best Comedic Performance - Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean:

Best Villain - Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd

Best Kiss - Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman in Step Up 2 the Streets.

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27 May 2008 10:21 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Tuesday 9:00 p.m. (Pacific): Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) is riding high with an estimated $8.03 million. That pushes its six-day domestic cume to $159.99 million. If the number holds when actuals are released, IJ4 will have scored a better post-Memorial Day than last year's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which posted $7.78 million. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney) appears to have slipped just below $2 million on Tuesday and is about $1.2 million short of $100 million. After 12 days, Prince Caspian is about 19 percent behind the $122.73 million scored by The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the same point in its release. Meanwhile, Marvel's Iron Man (Paramount) has broken through The $260 million mark with an estimated $1.75 million on Tuesday.

Steve Mason

27 May 2008 12:52 PM, PDT | From MovieMaker.com | See recent Movie Maker news

Indiana Jones proved he's still got what it takes—at least in box office clout—as the latest film in the George Lucas-Steven Spielberg franchise, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, whipped the competition, with a box office total on track to be the second biggest Memorial Day movie opening ever. The film, which brings Harrison Ford back in the titular role alongside Cate Blanchett and Shia Labeouf, brought in just over $125 million for the holiday weekend, putting it just behind Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which had a Friday-through-Monday total of $139.8 million in 2007.

27 May 2008 10:29 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

When the final tally of Memorial Day weekend ticket sales is calculated, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is expected to wind up with $311.1 million worldwide, with about $151.1 million of that amount coming from the U.S. and Canada, according to Paramount Pictures, its distributor. The movie reportedly got a boost from 30- and 40-year-old moviegoers, a demographic group that is more selective about the films it takes in in than the primary teens and 20-year-olds who make up the primary movie-going audience. "That [older] audience was excited to see the movie and excited to bring their kids with them," Paramount distribution chief Rob Moore told Reuters. The expected $151.1-million Memorial Day gross in the U.S. was surpassed only by the $153 million that Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End took in over the same holiday weekend last year. The top ten films for the four-day (Friday through Monday) holiday weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers (Thursday results are not included):1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $126,040,000; 2. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $28,642,000; 3. Iron Man, Paramount, $25,650,000; 4. What Happens in Vegas, $Fox, $11,150,000; 5. Speed Racer, Warner Bros., $5,205,000; 6. Baby Mama, Universal, $4,208,100; 7. Made of Honor, Sony/Col/Rev, $4,200,000; 8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $2,19,9120; 9. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantánamo Bay, Warner Bros., $1,200,000; 10. The Visitor, Overture Films, $91,7000.

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26 May 2008 10:22 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull earned an estimated $101 million between Friday and Sunday and might well outdo the current Memorial Day holiday champ, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, for the five-day record. Pirates earned $153 million during that period last year. Currently Crystal Skull is expected to come in at about $151 million. Final figures are due to be released on Wednesday. The film is expected to earn nearly the same amount internationally, due primarily to the greater strength of foreign currency. Nevertheless, it will take more than a single Indiana Jones success to lift the box office to its year-ago level. Currently, total ticket sales for 2008 are down almost 4 percent from 2007 and admissions are down 6.7 percent, according to box-office trackers Media by Numbers. In an interview with the London Financial Times, Dergarabedian said, "Indiana Jones is a shot in the arm but we're going to need consistency in the entire marketplace to catch up to last year." The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $101 million; 2. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $23 million; 3. Iron Man, $20.1 million; 4. What Happens in Vegas, $9 million; 5. Speed Racer, $4 million; 6. Made of Honor, $3.4 million; 7. Baby Mama, $3.3 million; 8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $1.7 million; 9. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay, $900,000; 10. The Visitor, $800,000.

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26 May 2008 9:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull struck gold at the international box office this weekend, raking in $143 million (GBP71.5 million) on its first four days on release.

The Steven Spielberg-directed movie has already taken the U.S. by storm, with a $56 million (GBP28 million) haul in the first 48 hours after hitting cinemas on Thursday.

And its impressive draw continued around the globe - making the action adventure the sixth biggest foreign launch of all time, behind the likes of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Spider-Man 3 and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is the second most popular movie outside the U.S. market with $18 million (GBP9 million), while Iron Man and romantic comedy What Happens in Vegas are tied at three with $12.5 million (GBP6.25 million) each.

Rounding out the top five is Speed Racer, which continues to slip out of interest with just $3 million (GBP1.5 million).

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23 May 2008 10:31 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The new Indiana Jones movie has whipped up a ticket storm in North America, raking in $25 million (GBP12.5 million) from its first full day at the box office.

That's the fourth highest-grossing Thursday debut on record, and keeps Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on course to become the biggest Memorial Day weekend release ever.

The film is expected to make up to $170 million (GBP85 million) over the five day period, breaking the box office record set last year by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

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23 May 2008 6:55 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull blasted off Thursday night with signs that it could overtake last year's Spider-Man 3 and set a record for a box-office debut. The Spider-Man sequel opened on a non-holiday weekend last May with $151.6 million. The best Memorial Day results were posted last year by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End with $153 million. Paramount figured that midnight shows of Crystal Skull in the U.S. Wednesday night brought in about $4.5 million. The studio did not release any full-day estimates for Thursday but rival studios keeping an eye on ticket sales figured that the film probably took in $25-30 million.

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6 May 2008 9:09 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Teen comedy Superbad is leading the nominations for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards after picking up five nods, including Best Movie.

The high-school comedy, directed by Greg Mottola, also scooped nominations for the film's stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, who will compete in the Breakthrough Performance category along with their co-star Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Hill is also up for Best Comedic Performance.

But Superbad will be going up against Oscar-winning Juno - which Cera also stars in - for the Best Movie prize, while the actor is also recognised for his efforts in the teen pregnancy film with a nomination for Best Male Performance.

Meanwhile, the big-screen adaptation of Transformers is nominated for three gongs: Best Movie, Best Male Performance for Shia LaBeouf and Breakthrough Performance for Megan Fox. And Enchanted star Amy Adams also received a trio of nods for the Disney film - Best Female Performance, Best Comedic Performance and Best Kiss for her smooch with Patrick Dempsey.

The winners for the 17th Annual MTV Movie Awards will be unveiled on 1 June at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California.

The full list of nominees is as follows:

Best Movie:

Superbad

Juno

I Am Legend

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Transformers

Best Comedic Performance:

Amy Adams - Enchanted

Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Jonah Hill - Superbad

Seth Rogen - Knocked Up

Adam Sandler - I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry

Best Male Performance:

Michael Cera - Juno

Matt Damon - The Bourne Ultimatum

Shia LaBeouf - Transformers

Will Smith - I Am Legend

Denzel Washington - American Gangster

Best Female Performance:

Amy Adams - Enchanted

Jessica Biel - I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry

Katherine Heigl - Knocked Up

Keira Knightley - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Ellen Page - Juno

Breakthrough Performance:

Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray

Chris Brown - This Christmas

Michael Cera - Superbad

Zac Efron - Hairspray

Megan Fox - Transformers

Jonah Hill - Superbad

Christopher Mintz-Plasse - Superbad

Seth Rogen - Knocked Up

Best Fight:

Alien vs. Predator - Alien vs. Predator: Survival of the Fittest

Hayden Christensen vs. Jamie Bell - Jumper

Matt Damon vs. Joey Ansah - The Bourne Ultimatum

Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet - Never Back Down

Tobey Maguire vs. James Franco - Spider-Man 3

Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan vs. Sun Ming Ming - Rush Hour 3

Best Villain:

Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men

Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Topher Grace - Spider-Man 3

Angelina Jolie - Beowulf

Denzel Washington - American Gangster

Best Kiss:

Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey - Enchanted

Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman - Step Up 2 the Streets

Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer - Disturbia

Ellen Page and Michael Cera - Juno

Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Best Summer Movie So Far:

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Sex and the City: The Movie

Speed Racer

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Iron Man.

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30 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The operator of the Utah-based Flix Club, which, as part of the Clean Flix chain, drew fire from major studios for removing scenes depicting sex and violence from home videos, has been arrested in Orem, Utah on charges of having sex with underaged girls. According to Orem police, Daniel Thompson also told the girls that his business was actually a cover for a pornography studio and asked them to participate in making a porn movie. The police report also said that they uncovered a "large quantity" of pornography at Thompson's business. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Thompson told the arresting officers that he was unaware that the girls were not of legal age and that the porn movies were for his "personal use." Thompson previously operated the Clean Flix franchise in Orem but shut it down last month after giving away 400 sanitized versions of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. The studios, he said at the time, had told him that "if I don't shut down, they would break me."

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14 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Taking into account last year's resurging ratings of ABC, record ratings for Monday Night Football on ESPN, and the phenomenon that Disney Channel's High School Musical 2 has become -- not to mention solid box-office performances from last year's Pirates of the Caribbean sequel and the animated Ratatouille, the Disney board gave CEO Robert Iger an 11 percent increase in total compensation, bringing it to $27.7 million in 2007, the company said in an SEC filing on Friday. In an interview with Bloomberg news, Disney spokesman Jonathan Friedland remarked that Iger's "pay didn't go up as much as we performed as a company."

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