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Why ‘Happy Feet 2′ Was Frozen Out at the Box Office

Why ‘Happy Feet 2′ Was Frozen Out at the Box Office

This story originally appeared in the Dec. 9 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. Penguins aren’t an endangered species, but Warner Bros.’ Happy Feet Two...

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Reliance Entertainment’s ‘Singham’ Hits $22.2 Million Box Office

Reliance Entertainment’s ‘Singham’ Hits $22.2 Million Box Office

Reliance Entertainment announced Thursday that its action extravaganza Singham crossed $22.2 million (Rupees 1 billion) net in India in its sixth week of release. Directed...

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Why CinemaScore Matters for Box Office

Why CinemaScore Matters for Box Office

Every Friday night, foot soldiers for the market research firm CinemaScore descend upon theaters in five or six cities across North America. Bearing small survey...

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What is an Oscar Worth at the Box Office?

What is an Oscar Worth at the Box Office?

It’s widely accepted that, with the right marketing push, an Oscar nomination can propel a moderately-budgeted film at the box office in a way that little else...

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Sadly no hornet’s nest this

Sadly no hornet’s nest this

The Green Hornet review Director : Michel Gondry Writer : Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Music : James Newton Howard Cast : Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Cameron...

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‘Little Fockers’ Tops Wednesday Box Office With $7.2 Million Opening

‘Little Fockers’ Tops Wednesday Box Office With $7.2 Million Opening

Universal’s Little Fockers grossed $7.2 million as it debuted domestically in 3,536 theaters Wednesday. Threequel topped the box office chart, but will need to...

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‘Tron’ leads weak pack of newcomers at box office

‘Tron’ leads weak pack of newcomers at box office

“Tron: Legacy,” a costly 3D sci-fi movie that Walt Disney Co has promoted for more than three years, opened disappointingly at the weekend box office...

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‘Narnia’ Sequel Takes No. 1 Spot at Box Office

‘Narnia’ Sequel Takes No. 1 Spot at Box Office

‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’ journeyed to the top of the box office in its opening weekend, grossing $24.5 million and...

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3D cartoon ‘Megamind’ animates box office

3D cartoon ‘Megamind’ animates box office

“Megamind” led the North American box office to its best weekend in more than three months on Sunday, but the $47.7 million opening for the DreamWorks...

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Disney leads summer box office overseas

Disney leads summer box office overseas

Foreign box office was hurtling along at a record pace for the year’s first half but took a bit of a holiday during the summer. International audiences were...

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16 releases fail to impress box-office

16 releases fail to impress box-office

Last Friday was a crowded week with as many as 16 films jostling for eyeballs at the box-office windows. These included five Hindi films – Aashayein, Hello...

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'Expendables' is highest grossing movie at the box office this week

'Expendables' is highest grossing movie at the box office this week

Sylvester Stallone’s ‘The Expendables’ is still at top of the box office by raking in 16.5 million dollars at the weekend. At the second position...

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