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North America box office completes record summer

AFP Global Edition 78 days ago

Hollywood toasted a record summer at the North American box office Tuesday but the surge in earnings was tempered by the lowest number of ticket sales in more than a decade, analysts said. The curtain came down on a money-spinning summer on ...

Movie sequels lift summer box office to new record

Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News 84 days ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Summer box office sales narrowly hit a new record in North America -- with a little help from an angry memo written by "Transformers" director Michael Bay. The filmmaker in May accused Paramount Pictures executives of fumbling the ...

Horror, violence lure movie fans

Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News 87 days ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the battle of horror franchises, "The Final Destination" scared off "Halloween II" to claim top honors at the weekend box office in North America, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday. "The Final Destination," boosted by higher ...

'Inglourious Basterds' takes box office top spot

AFP American Edition 92 days ago

"Inglourious Basterds," the latest stylized action flick from director Quentin Tarantino, took the top spot at the North American box office over the weekend, according to industry figures. Starring Brad Pitt, the film about a roving Jewish-American militia that kills and scalps ...

Alien thriller 'District 9' lands at box office top spot

AFP Global Edition 100 days ago

"District 9," an alien thriller set in an apartheid society divided between humans and space creatures, landed at the top of the North American box office on Sunday, initial weekend figures showed. The film, which touches on themes of racism and corporate ...

'G.I. Joe' continues overseas box-office domination

Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News 100 days ago

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," the live-action feature based on the Hasbro toy line, held on to the top spot at the international box office and is nearing foreign grosses of $100 million after only 12 ...

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