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NEWS ABOUT: The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum stories: 9 news summaries
OPINION

 Box Office Records Are Bunk 

Measuring a film's success in dollars is misleading

Jul 6, 09 6:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not a year seems to go by without a film breaking a box-office records: Dark Knight a contender for biggest all-time earner! Bourne Ultimatum the top August opener! But that’s not because the films actually draw more viewers than the previous record-holders; it's because the figures are in... More »

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film • Spider-Man • box office • The Bourne Ultimatum • Titanic • The Dark Knight • Star Wars • broken records • movies • The Sound of Music • Shrek • Gone With the Wind • E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial

(Newser) - Though "the task is ridiculous," Brendon Connelly has come up with 10 films from the last decade that will prove influential 20 years down the road. Slashfilm has the list:
  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow: "On the list for kick-starting green-screen mania."
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film • The Bourne Ultimatum • Wes Anderson • Judd Apatow • 3D movie • The Matrix • influential • Children of Men • Coraline • green screen

ANALYSIS

Stars Losing Gravitational Pull, Hollywood Finds

Franchises, concepts drive movie receipts more than A-list personalities

May 2, 08 6:51 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Hollywood • Brad Pitt • Pirates of the Caribbean • Julia Roberts • Tom Hanks • box office • Matt Damon • The Bourne Ultimatum • George Clooney • The Bourne Identity • The Bourne Supremacy • movie industry

Vudu to Match DVD HD Releases

Service will offer HD downloads same day DVDs hit stores

Dec 10, 07 10:37 PM CST
(Newser) - The Bourne Ultimatum, the Matt Damon action movie, will be available online Tuesday - the same day as the DVD reaches video stores. AP reports it's the first of many high-definition movies to be released by Vudu, the on-demand video service. Vudu, which sells its set-top box for $399, will... More »

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Paramount Pictures • Universal Pictures • The Bourne Ultimatum • Vudu • The Bourne Identity • The Bourne Supremacy • Lionsgate • movies

Matt Damon Is 'Sexiest Man Alive'

People taps actor for honor once held by buds Pitt, Clooney

Nov 14, 07 3:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Matt Damon has been named People's "sexiest man alive," the Associated Press reported today. The star of the "Bourne" franchise said he was a bit surprise to accept the honor, won twice each by buddies George Clooney and Brad Pitt. "You gave an aging suburban dad... More »

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Brad Pitt • Matt Damon • The Bourne Ultimatum • Gone Baby Gone • George Clooney • Johnny Depp Sexiest Man Alive • People's Sexiest Man Alive 2009

'Superbad' Still Has Soul at Box Office

Out-laughs the competition for second week; highest-grossing debut is 'Mr. Bean'

Aug 26, 07 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Movie fans are filling the last week before school starts by going to the flicks their friends liked: “Superbad,” “The Bourne Ultimatum” and “Rush Hour 3” kept drawing them in with the top 3 spots this week. Rowan Atkinson's “Mr. Bean's Holiday” took surprise swipes... More »

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film • movie review • The Simpsons Movie • Hairspray • box office • I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry • The Bourne Ultimatum • Rush Hour 3 • Stardust • Superbad • The Nanny Diaries • Mr. Bean's Holiday • movies

Americans Race to 'Rush Hour 3'

Franchise's third film fails to match second installment

Aug 12, 07 7:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Critics tried to slash its tires, but Rush Hour 3 still raced to the top of the box office this weekend. The Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker vehicle gauged $50.2 million according to studio estimates, though falling short of the franchise’s second installment Rush Hour 2, which earned... More »

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Hollywood • film • movie review • The Simpsons Movie • box office • Matt Damon • The Bourne Ultimatum • Rush Hour 3 • Chris Tucker • Jackie Chan • Stardust • Daddy Day Camp • movies

'Bourne'
Bests
Bond

Damon's spy thriller earns more in debut than any 007 film

Aug 5, 07 6:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood’s top spy has a new name: Bourne, Jason Bourne. The Bourne Ultimatum shattered box office records this weekend by racking up the largest August opening ever, Variety reports. Domestically, the Matt Damon vehicle grossed $70.2 million, more than the two previous “Bourne” flicks or any James... More »

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Hollywood • film • box office • Matt Damon • James Bond • Universal Pictures • The Bourne Ultimatum • movies

'Bourne' Is a Bullet of a Movie

'Easily the best action thriller of the year,' raves USA Today

Aug 3, 07 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - America's favorite amnesiac CIA agent, Jason Bourne, is caught up again in fast-paced and far-flung action in the thinking-man's thriller threequel The Bourne Ultimatum, which critics gave high marks for both psychological acuity and adrenaline. The New York Post calls Ultimatum a "potent PowerBar of a movie—all protein... More »

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