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‘Joker’ Laughs Its Way To A Record Opening

October 6, 2019

Warner’s controversial drama Joker wasn’t clowning around this weekend as the R-rated origin film of the popular DC Comics villain stormed the global box office, setting several box office records in the process. Directed by Todd Phillips… Read More

‘Abominable’ Has Animated Number One Opening

September 29, 2019

The month of September closed on a moderate, but solid, note as the Universal/Dreamworks Animation release Abominable became the new box office champ. The cartoon was the only wide release this weekend as studios began to steer clear of Warner’s … Read More

Fifty Shades of Grey Casting Choices Leaves Fans Disappointed

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September 4, 2013

Fifty Shades of Grey became the talk of the Internet on Labor Day when Focus Features announced that Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson had scored the lead roles in the upcoming film based on the first book in a trilogy from author E.L. James. The… Read More

The Croods and Olympus Has Fallen Have Strong Box Office Debuts

March 24, 2013

The North American box office had a solid weekend as the animated comedy The Croods and the action thriller Olympus Has Fallen both had excellent debuts, while James Franco was a top ten double threat thanks to the continuing success of the blockbuster… Read More

Kelly Marcel Hired to Write 50 Shades of Grey Movie Screenplay

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October 8, 2012

Kelly Marcel has landed what must be considered one of the most sought after screenwriting gigs in Hollywood. The Terra Nova co-creator will be adapting the E.L. James hit novel 50 Shades of Grey for the big screen. Most of the 50 Shades of Grey… Read More

ParaNorman Blu-ray 3D Release Date and Pre-Order

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September 21, 2012

ParaNorman is still spooking up business at the box office. Before you know it, he’ll be ready to pick up and buy in stores. Fox will release the Focus Features’ 3-D stop-motion animated film on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on November… Read More

The Avengers Yields to Men in Black 3 and its $70 Million Holiday Box Office Opening

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May 28, 2012

The Avengers finally met it match at the box office this Memorial Day weekend as Men in Black 3 and the return of Will Smith wrestled away the top spot from Marvel’s superhero hit. Men in Black 3 took in $55 million from Friday through Sunday… Read More

Weekend Box Office: Holiday Leftovers Equals Stale Box Office

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December 4, 2011

With no new major releases, the North American box office slowed to a crawl this weekend as Summit’s blockbuster The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 stayed at the top of the heap for a third straight weekend. Paramount’s Hugo… Read More

The Debt Blu-ray Release Date and Details

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October 11, 2011

Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release the thriller The Debt, directed by John Madden and starring the ageless action wonder Helen Mirren, Avatar’s Sam Worthington, Tom Wilkinson, Ciaran Hinds, Jesper Christensen,… Read More

Russell Brand Tops Friday Box Office Again

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April 9, 2011

Warner’s Arthur remake starring Russell Brand stumbled on its opening day at the box office, but the quirky star’s other feature, Hop, picked up the actor’s slack. For the second Friday and likely weekend in a row, Universal… Read More

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