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NEWS ABOUT: The Hangover

The Hangover stories: 7 news summaries
BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

 Harry Potter Bewitches 
 Box Office for $160M 


Jul 19, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince conjured up a weekend box-office win with $79.5 million, bringing its 5-day total to $159.7 million, Bloomberg reports. The Hogwarts sequel trailed only Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen for the year's best bow. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($17.7... More »

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entertainment • Harry Potter • film • box office • movies • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Bruno • The Hangover • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

analysis

 What Hollywood 
 Learned This Summer 


Jul 9, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood is in the middle of an illuminating summer. The season started strong, with Star Trek, The Hangover, and Up, before things seriously cooled off, reports the Los Angeles Times. Some big releases await, but here are some of the lessons learned so far:
  • Playability has eclipsed
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entertainment • box office • Eddie Murphy • Star Trek • Will Ferrell • movies • Terminator Salvation • summer movies • The Hangover • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

 This Summer's Top Trailers 


Jul 8, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Summer may not always yield the best movies, but it never fails to deliver the year’s best trailers. Wired celebrates this sacred art by picking out the trailers that managed to throw the most hype onto the screen in 3 minutes or less. We’ve helpfully compiled them in... More »

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Star Trek • movie trailer • action movie • movies • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Bruno • summer movies • The Hangover • District 9 • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen • 2012

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Jacko Doc 
 Hedges 
 on Whether 
 He's Bio Dad 

Plus, LiLo's latest career tragedy, and more

Jul 8, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s longtime dermatologist—and the rumored biological father of his two elder kids—told Good Morning America today, “To the best of my knowledge, I am not the father of these children.” Arnold Klein also denied prescribing any of the dangerous painkillers Jackson allegedly took. Elsewhere:... More »

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entertainment • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • Keanu Reeves • Michael Jackson • Kendra Wilkinson • The Hangover • celebrity death • Arnold Klein

BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

 Ice Age Ties 
 Transformers 
 on Slow Holiday 


Jul 5, 09 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - A sequel-vs.-sequel battle for the box office ended in a tie this weekend, USA Today reports. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen each raked in $42.5 million as July 4th barbecues took a bite out of sales. Johnny Depp’s Public Enemies... More »

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entertainment • Johnny Depp • Transformers • box office • The Proposal • The Hangover • Public Enemies • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

box office roundup

 Proposal Scores at Box Office 


Jun 21, 09 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Audiences fell for The Proposal this weekend, sending Sandra Bullock's comedy down the aisle with $34.1 million, USA Today reports. Banking $12 million more than pundits predicted, the romcom claimed yet another box office win for summer comedies. The Hangover hung onto second with $26.9 million, Up finished... More »

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film • comedy • box office • movies • The Proposal • The Hangover

GLOSSIES

 Bachelor Parties: 
 Creating Hangovers 
 Since 500 BC 

Time explores history of debauchery ritual

Jun 17, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - With The Hangover’s bachelor party tale dominating the box office, you might be wondering: Just where did this ritual come from? Time offers a brief history:
  • In the 5th century BC, the ancient Spartans celebrated the groom’s last night as a single man with dinner and toasts.
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alcohol • stripper • PT Barnum • bachelor party • Jay-ZTV • The Hangover • Spartans • Geoffrey Chaucer • Canterbury Tales

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