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Film Biz Goes Bananas Over Hannah

Posted Mar 12, 08 10:13 PM CDT in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Film execs looking to inject life into the dormant sphere of alternative content—showing concerts, sporting events, etc., in theaters—are turning their eyes toward teen star Miley Cyrus and her cash-cow alter ego, Hannah Montana. Cyrus dominated conversation today at an industry conference because her enormously popular 3-D concert film proved that the concept can work in the US, Variety reports.

Her movie had theaters selling out nationwide, with some opening early and closing late. At 15 bucks a head, and roughly 2 million heads, Montana has called quite a bit of attention to the niche's lucrative possibilities, such as beaming in World Cup soccer matches and charging premium prices for tickets. “Putting regular 2-D movies on screens is not the future,” one studio exec said.

Source Variety

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The film industry is going gaga over actress Miley Cyrus, seeing in the teenybopper star the potential to invigorate the alternative content arena.   (AP Photo)
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Actress and singer Miley Cyrus poses in this Jan. 18, 2008, file photo, at a hotel in Burbank, Calif.   (AP Photo)
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