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  • June 2008

    • Aniston to Face Jolie This Fall

      Associated Press  |  Jun 13, 08 9:55 AM CDT

      Aniston to Face Jolie This Fall

      (AP) - Finally , Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston will have their day to duke it out—in theaters, that is. Brad Pitt's current partner and ex-wife will go head-to-head on Oct. 24, when both have a movie coming out: Jolie in Clint Eastwood's missing-child drama Changeling and Aniston in the romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You . More »

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      celebrity  • women  • box office  • Angelina Jolie  • movies  • Jennifer Aniston  • movie premiere

    • Kung Fu Kicks Up Big Bucks

      Variety  |  Jun 8, 08 4:07 PM CDT

      Kung Fu Kicks Up Big Bucks

      (Newser) - Kung Fu Panda kicked Adam Sandler's new comedy You Don't Mess With the Zohan at the box office, raking in $60 million in the biggest opening weekend for a Dreamworks flick after the Shrek sequels, Variety reports. Zohan grossed $40 million, while Sex and the City is just shy of the $100 million mark in its second weekend. More »

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      box office  • Sex and the City  • DreamWorks  • Adam Sandler  • kung fu  • Dreamworks

  • May 2008

    • Gal Pal Gangs Make History With Sex Debut

      Variety  |  May 31, 08 3:31 PM CDT

      Gal Pal Gangs Make History With Sex Debut

      (Newser) - High heels and cosmos made box office history last night, as women dolled out $26.9 million for Sex and the City— the biggest romantic comedy opening day ever, Variety reports. For many, it was a long-awaited event. “You have to come see this with a mess of your friends,” one fan told the Los Angeles Times . “It's not about men, it's not about the outfits. It's about friendship.” More »

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      box office  • movies  • Sex and the City

    • Indiana Jones Whips Up $311M

      Variety  |  May 27, 08 4:00 AM CDT

      Indiana Jones Whips Up $311M

      (Newser) - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has struck it rich, racking up the most lucrative international opening of all time and the second highest US weekend box office take ever in a blockbuster weekend for the Steven Spielberg epic. The film grossed $151 million domestically and $160 million overseas, Variety reports. It's Paramount's second summer hit along with Iron Man. More »

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      box office  • Steven Spielberg  • Indiana Jones  • Harrison Ford  • Robert Downey Jr.  • George Harrison  • Iron Man  • Memorial Day

    • Jones Knocks Out Box Office

      Variety  |  May 25, 08 5:43 PM CDT

      Jones Knocks Out Box Office

      (Newser) - Indiana Jones whipped his box office rivals this weekend with the second-best Memorial Day debut ever, Variety reports, grossing $126 million. Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian finished second with $23 million; Iron Man showed no signs of rust in third, earning $20.1 million; and What Happens in Vegas and Speed Racer wrapped up the top five. More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • box office  • movies  • Indiana Jones

    • Speed Racer Crashes at Weekend Box Office

      Variety  |  May 11, 08 4:32 PM CDT

      Speed Racer Crashes at Weekend Box Office

      (Newser) - Speed Racer stalled in its weekend box office debut, banking just a fifth of its $100 million budget and allowing Iron Man to maintain top spot and earn another $50 million. Racer ran neck-and-neck with the comedy What Happens in Vegas , which also scored $20 million. Made of Honor and Baby Mama complete the top 5. More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • box office  • movies  • Speed Racer

    • Iron Man Blasts Off at Box Office

      Variety  |  May 4, 08 4:56 PM CDT

      Iron Man Blasts Off at Box Office

      (Newser) - Paramount and Marvel struck gold with Iron Man this weekend, raking in $201 million worldwide in the tenth-best opening ever, Variety reports. The male-skewing film left room for Made of Honor to draw in women and $15.5 million in second spot.  More »

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      box office  • Paramount Pictures  • Robert Downey Jr.  • Paramount  • Marvel Comics  • Iron Man

    • Stars Losing Gravitational Pull, Hollywood Finds

      Hollywood Reporter  |  May 2, 08 6:51 PM CDT

      Stars Losing Gravitational Pull, Hollywood Finds

      (Newser) - The lure of A-list movie stars is on the wane, the Hollywood Reporter notes after an examination of recent box-office receipts and extensive polling of Tinseltown insiders. Due in part to ubiquity on the internet and magazine racks, big names like Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts have seen their films gross far less than those driven by franchises—think Pirates of the Caribbean or Bourne . More »

  • April 2008

    • Baby Mama Tickles Box Office Rally

      Variety  |  Apr 27, 08 7:02 PM CDT

      Baby Mama Tickles Box Office Rally

      (Newser) - Comedy sparked a box office comeback this weekend as Baby Mama banked $18.3 million from mostly female film-goers, Variety reports. Also fueling the 17.2% hike over last year's frame were stoner sequel Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay with $14.6 million in second, and Jackie Chan's Forbidden Kingdom with $11.2 million in third. More »

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      film  • box office  • comedy  • movies  • Tina Fey  • Amy Poehler  • Universal Pictures  • Jackie Chan  • Baby Mama  • Sarah Marshall

    • Unhappy Ending, Where Art Thou?

      Newsweek  |  Apr 20, 08 7:37 PM CDT

      Unhappy Ending, Where Art Thou?

      (Newser) - Happy endings don't ensure box-office sales, but Hollywood still snubs sad or complex finales—even if they better fit the film, David Ansen writes in Newsweek . Filmgoers don't need movies to end on a smile: Take Titanic or The Third Man . But this year's summer fare, like Iron Man and Get Smart, is no doubt back-loaded with upbeat, sequel-sparking endings. More »

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      movie  • Hollywood  • box office  • Spider-Man  • franchise  • Hollywood producers  • Stanley Kubrick

    • Chan and Li Kick Up Box Office Winner

      Entertainment Weekly  |  Apr 20, 08 6:29 PM CDT

      Chan and Li Kick Up Box Office Winner

      (Newser) - Jackie Chan and Jet Li KO’d the competition at this weekend's box office, Entertainment Weekly reports. The Forbidden Kingdom finished first with $20.9 million, kicking raunchy romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall to second with $17.3 million. Other debuts stirred up little action: The Al Pacino thriller 88 Minutes ranked fourth with $6.8 million, and Ben Stein’s Expelled took ninth, banking $3.2 million. More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • box office  • movies  • Jackie Chan  • Jet Li  • martial arts movies

    • Prom Night Nabs Weekend Crown

      Variety  |  Apr 13, 08 6:55 PM CDT

      Prom Night Nabs Weekend Crown

      (Newser) - Prom Night scored at the box office this weekend, opening in first with $23 million, Variety reports. It easily shot down Keanu Reeves’ cop thriller Street Kings ($12 million) and trumped gambling flick 21 , which banked $11 million in third . Dennis Quaid’s Smart People proved a no-brainer for audiences: The dramedy finished seventh with $4.2 million after mediocre reviews. More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • box office  • movies  • horror flims  • Keanu Reeves

    • 21 Beats the House Again

      Variety  |  Apr 6, 08 5:00 PM CDT

      21 Beats the House Again

      (Newser) - 21 beat the odds for a second straight week and held off George Clooney’s Leatherheads , Variety reports. The gambling pic garnered $15.1 million, while the old-school football laffer, tripped up by poor reviews, tied with family flick Nim’s Island for second spot, each banking about $13.5 million. More »