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NEWS ABOUT: Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - The Oscars are coming up, but that orgy of self-congratulation doesn’t celebrate what really matters in Hollywood: money. Forbes crunched the numbers for 2008 and selected the winners of a different award: the Rainmaker.
  • Best Actor: Robert Downey Jr. returned $52.60 to Paramount for every dollar
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Academy Awards • film • awards • award show • Paramount Pictures • box office • Robert Downey Jr. • Meryl Streep • Juno • Jason Reitman • movies • blockbusters • Iron Man • Mamma Mia! • return on investment

 Nearing 60, 
 Streep Trumps 
 Hollywood's 
 Old Boys 

The anti-diva, a character actress at heart, is happy to play strong women

Jan 25, 09 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Meryl Streep wasn't surprised when Mamma Mia! took the international box office by storm, and remained equally unfazed at the amazement of execs who hadn't expected the ABBA musical to succeed. The "fellas" who decide what films get made, Streep tells the Independent, "usually make those... More »

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Meryl Streep • women in office • Hollywood studios • Mamma Mia! • Doubt

 Mamma Mia! Drowns 
 Titanic's UK Take 

Money, Money, Money at UK box office

Dec 17, 08 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The movie version of the fluffy romantic musical Mamma Mia! has become Britain's biggest box office hit of all time, E! Online reports. The Meryl Streep flick, based on the tunes of the '70s Swedish pop group ABBA, earned $107.7 million in 22 weeks in theaters, sailing beyond... More »

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United Kingdom • box office • Titanic • Meryl Streep • ABBA • Mamma Mia!

MOVIE REVIEW

 Take a Chance on Mamma Mia! 

Golden oldies save cheesy musical adaptation from being a stinker

Jul 18, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mamma Mia! doesn't quite pull off the leap from stage to screen, but ABBA fans will find it worth taking a chance on, critics say. The "jukebox musical that strings together 19 ABBA hits on a narrative thread flimsier than dental floss" had Carrie Rickey of the Philadelphia Inquirer ... More »

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movie review • Meryl Streep • Pierce Brosnan • musical • ABBA • Mamma Mia!

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