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 Movie Popcorn = 
 3 Quarter Pounders, 
 Plus Butter 

It's as unhealthy as it was 15 years ago

Nov 19, 09 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Figure 1,600 calories, 60 grams of saturated fat, and 980 milligrams of sodium—that’s what you’re eating when you scarf down a medium helping of movie popcorn at the nation's biggest theater chain. Add a soda and it’s the equivalent of eating a pound of baby... More »

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film • popcorn • movie industry • Big Mac • movie theaters

 Movie Site IDs Best Time 
 for Bathroom Breaks 

Website says when to empty your bladder at the movies

Aug 8, 09 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - You’re in the theater, watching the latest Harry Potter flick, when suddenly nature calls. What to do? Technology finally has the answer: A website called RunPee.com identifies scenes you can stand to miss when you jog off to the bathroom, the Los Angeles Times reports. In Harry Potter,... More »

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film • website • bathroom • movie theaters • urine

Studios Fight Theaters
on Cost of 3-D Glasses

Shades can cost $10m for popular film

Jun 22, 09 2:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - With 50 3-D films due out within two years, studios and theaters are squabbling over who should pay for the requisite glasses. At $1 per moviegoer, 3-D glasses can tack on $10 million to production costs, the Chicago Tribune reports. Movie execs and theaters split a $2 to $3 ticket... More »

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film • movie theaters • 3-D • movie studios • 3-D glasses

 IMAX Dismisses 
 Gripes About 
 Screen Size 

Company focuses on digital quality, cheaper installation

May 20, 09 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - IMAX execs are shrugging off a recent burst of complaints that most of its screens aren't as huge as customers expect, according to the Hollywood Reporter. After a Parks and Recreation actor twittered indignantly that the screen in the theater where he saw the IMAX version of Star Trek was... More »

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entertainment • Star Trek • movie theaters • IMAX • films • summer movies

 May Films Face 
 Galaxy of Boycotts 

List of new releases that face criticism

May 7, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Movie fans are fuming for one reason or another about most of the blockbusters out this month, the New York Times reports—and studios find it difficult to discern potent protests from the all-too-common casual boycott. A look at which films, and why:
  • Terminator Salvation upset fans because of
... More »

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Hollywood • film • list • boycott • Jamie Foxx • Miley Cyrus • Star Trek • Jennifer Garner • movie theaters • Terminator Salvation • Angels & Demons • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past • The Soloist

OPINION

Critic's Confession: Seeing Oscar Movies Is a Big Pain

Getting to the theater a problem

Jan 2, 09 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - There are 7 weeks left until the Oscars, and if you start now, and get to the theater every other day, you might just be able to see all the contenders. Hollywood has made being an Oscarphile tough work, writes David Carr of the New York Times. After months... More »

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Academy Awards • award show • movie industry • movies • movie theaters • Oscars • prestige movies

Moviegoer
Shoots Man
for Talking

He pulls gun while
trying to watch Benjamin Button

Dec 27, 08 12:52 PM CST
(Newser) - A Philadelphia man attempting to watch The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in peace resorted to violence, shooting the father of a family that was talking during the film, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The father survived the gunshot wound to his arm, while the attacker was charged with... More »

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Brad Pitt • Philadelphia • noise • Cate Blanchett • gun violence • movies • movie theaters • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button • talking • attempted murder

Christmases Chokes Australia at Box Office
 

Comedy tops box office, curbing Twilight sensation

Nov 30, 08 5:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Four Christmases iced the competition over the long Thanksgiving weekend and raked in $46.7 million, Variety reports. Box office numbers stayed strong overall—up 2% to 3% over last year's holiday—as Twilight ($39.5 million), Bolt ($36 million), and Quantum of Solace ($28.1 million) filled out the... More »

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box office • holiday • weekend • Thanksgiving • ticket sales • movie theaters • Four Christmases

 Twilight Draws Box Office Blood 

Film gets year's fourth biggest premier

Nov 23, 08 4:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Twilight sucked the box office dry this weekend by banking nearly $71 million and claiming top spot, Entertainment Weekly reports. That makes it the best-grossing film by a female director and among the top 30 premieres of all time. Filling out the weekend's top five: Quantum of Solace, $27.... More »

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box office • romance • vampire • movies • movie theaters • adaptation • chick flicks • Twilight

 Movie, Munchie Sales Shrivel 

Cash-strapped moviegoers forego snacks, according to latest sales stats

Nov 11, 08 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Some Americans seeking a break from economic news may be sitting in the dark in movie theaters—but they're apparently not eating their Raisinets. That's the news from two cinema companies reporting a major munchie drop off. Conventional wisdom holds that people can always afford a movie. Not so. Admission... More »

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film • cinema • popcorn • movies • movie theaters • financial crisis • salty snacks • movie concessions

Raunchy Trailers Coming
to Theater Near You

Online popularity has more studios going to marketing's tawdry side

Sep 17, 08 9:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you weren’t sure what to expect from Zack and Miri Make a Porno, the movie’s R-rated preview makes it quite explicit, Josh Levin notes in Slate—and it’s just the latest of a growing number of films to market itself with such so-called red-band trailers. Thirty... More »

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entertainment • film • Seth Rogen • movies • movie theaters • R-rated • Zack and Miri Make a Porno • red band trailers • movie previews • Kevin Smith

 Knight
 Opening
 Sold Out?
 Try Morning 

Theaters add dawn showing for Ledger's last laugh

Jul 10, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Audiences are so excited about Heath Ledger’s last performance that many theaters have already sold out not only their midnight showings of The Dark Knight, but their 3am spots, as well. What’s a fanatical moviegoer to do? How about a dawn showing? Theaters in San Diego, Chicago, and... More »

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Batman • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • movies • movie theaters • midnight showing

Slumping Popcorn Sales
Will Pop Ticket Prices

Film fans who balk at $6 popcorn will be coughing up more at the door

May 20, 08 6:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Movie tickets have long been partly subsidized by popcorn sales, but that business model is set to pop as the price of corn soars, Advertising Age reports. As moviegoers pass up the pricey snack, cinemas will need to hike ticket charges to cover the difference. One expert on the movie... More »

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corn • cinema • popcorn • commodities • movie theaters

DreamWorks
to Theaters: Where's the 3D?

Katzenberg bemoans industry's slow move
to digital screens

Apr 30, 08 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Movie theaters just aren’t adding digital and 3D screens fast enough, says DreamWorks animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg, a big believer in the technology. DreamWorks has pledged to make all future releases available in 3D, at a cost of $15 million per film. But theater chains haven’t matched his... More »

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Jeffrey Katzenberg • DreamWorks • movie industry • movies • animated movie • movie theaters

 Ready for $35 Movie Tickets? 

Gold Class Cinemas brings luxury moviegoing stateside

Mar 26, 08 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Think your movie-going experience could be more than sticky floors and greasy popcorn? Village Roadshow Gold Class Cinemas agrees. The high-end theater chain is making its debut in America, offering a bar selling cocktails and sushi, reclining lazy-boy style seats (with service buttons to call waiters), and valet parking for... More »

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Chicago • luxury • ticket sales • concierge • movie industry • movies • movie theaters • Gold Class Cinemas

 Take Me Out to 
 the Ballgame... 
 at the Cineplex 

Movie theaters boost lagging ticket sales with live broadcasts

Mar 23, 08 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cineplexes are boosting stagnant sales by showing more live broadcasts, the New York Times reports. From the Metropolitan Opera to the Mets, high-def feeds are luring fans for less than the price of a live concert or ball game. "We can now replicate Carnegie Hall across the country,"... More »

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3D • audiences • cinema • movie theaters • cineplex • Carnegie Hall • simulcast • live broadcasts

As Global Temps Rise, So Do ... Popcorn Prices

As farmers plant more crops for biofuels, moviegoers feel pinch

Mar 14, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The movie stars driving flex-fuel SUV are driving up popcorn prices at the nation’s nickelodeons, and it’s not because of their salaries: A move toward planting crops for alternative-fuel production has made popping corn more scarce—and therefore more expensive, the Los Angeles Times reports. Moviegoers shouldn’t... More »

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ethanol • biofuel • farmer • popcorn • snack foods • cooking oil • movies • movie theaters • National Association of Theater Owners

Film Biz
Goes Bananas
Over Hannah

Tween star's 3-D concert success may bring similar ventures

Mar 12, 08 10:13 PM CDT
(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... More »

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concert • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • film studio • movie industry • alternative content • movie theaters • teenager

Depp Is Top Box Office Draw

Sweeney Todd star
fills more seats than Smith or Clooney

Jan 4, 08 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Johnny Depp trounced Will, George and Matt  to bring in more green at movie theaters than any other actor in 2007, reports the AP. The star of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, now proving he can sing, too, in Sweeney Todd, was voted the No. 1 box office draw... More »

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Pirates of the Caribbean • Johnny Depp • box office • Denzel Washington • actor • movies • movie theaters

Beowulf Hath Brought Low Ye Box Office

Holdovers Bee Movie and American Gangster claim second and third spots

Nov 18, 07 4:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Beowulf reaped $28.1 million and claimed top spot this weekend in the best debut ever for a digital 3D film, Variety reports. Other newcomers fumbled, as Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium landed fifth and Love in the Time of Cholera banked a sickly $1.9 million in tenth.... More »

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Nicole Kidman • box office • Denzel Washington • Russell Crowe • Coen brothers • movies • movie theaters

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