3-D movies help boost movie ticket sales worldwide to record $30 billionMarch 10th, 2010 3-D boosts box office worldwide to record $30 blnLOS ANGELES — The appeal of 3-D movies helped boost movie ticket sales by nearly 8 percent to a record $29.9 billion worldwide in 2009, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. The jump, from $27.8 billion a year earlier, was driven by a rise in ticket prices and the first increase in attendance in the U.S.
Summary Box: Hulu could become a site that offers some free, some paid videosMarch 3rd, 2010 Summary Box: Hulu could mix free, paid videosHULU FOR A FEE? The pressure is mounting for Hulu to charge fees. TRAFFIC MIGHT FIZZLE: Fees will turn off many viewers, who could go elsewhere to watch many of the shows for free.
Avatar Breaks Imax Box Office RecordFebruary 24th, 2010 JAMES CAMERON's sci-fi fantasy AVATAR has broken another record after becoming the highest grossing film in IMAX history. The Oscar-nominated movie has already shattered box office records in the U.K.
Summary Box: Dearth of 3-D screens may limit the exposure of some movies in profitable formatFebruary 22nd, 2010 Summary Box: 'Clash' of 3-D movies to hit theaters3-D CLASH COMING: Three big-budget movies are going to be released in short succession soon — "Alice in Wonderland," ''How to Train Your Dragon," and "Clash of the Titans" — but many theaters won't have room for all three in 3-D. WHAT IT MEANS: Some theaters have a couple of screens that are able to show in 3-D.
Avatar Breaks Titanic's North American Box Office RecordFebruary 4th, 2010 JAMES CAMERON's AVATAR has made movie history once again - the director's epic adventure has broken his previous blockbuster TITANIC's record as the best-selling North American release of all time. Cameron's 3D sci-fi spectacular replaced his 1997 historical drama at the top of the movie theatre charts, when ticket sales soared to $601.1 million (GBP375.7 million) on Tuesday (02Feb10).
Avatar overtakes TitanicJanuary 26th, 2010 LONDON - James Cameron's 3D sci-fi film Avatar has toppled his 1997 box-office blockbuster Titanic after grossing nearly 2 billion dollars in ticket sales worldwide. The epic movie, set in the year 2154, raked in a staggering 1.841 billion, becoming the best-selling international release of all time.
'Avatar' passes 'Titanic' on worldwide chart with $1.859 billion atJanuary 26th, 2010 'Avatar' passes 'Titanic' on worldwide chartLOS ANGELES — James Cameron is king of the world again. 20th Century Fox said Tuesday that the director's sci-fi spectacle, "Avatar," has passed his shipwreck saga "Titanic" to become the highest-grossing film worldwide.
Avatar Sinks TitanicJanuary 25th, 2010 JAMES CAMERON's AVATAR has made movie history by overtaking his previous box-office blockbuster TITANIC as the best-selling international release of all time. Cameron's 3D sci-fi spectacular has replaced his 1997 historical drama at the top of the movie theatre charts by bringing in a massive $1.84 billion in ticket sales worldwide during its unbroken six-week reign.
Cameron's 'Avatar' now the third highest grossing film of all time in USJanuary 18th, 2010 LONDON - James Cameron's 'Avatar' has shot past 'Star Wars' to become the third highest-grossing film of all time in the US. The sci-fi saga topped the domestic box office for the fifth weekend in a row after raking in 41.3 million dollars.
Avatar may soon overtake Titanic to become highest grossing film everJanuary 9th, 2010 LONDON - James Cameron's film 'Avatar' may soon become the highest grossing film of all time, beating his previous hit 'Titanic.'
The new movie has amassed 1.14 billion dollars within a period of three weeks from its release. However, it may take some more time to break Titanic's record of 1.84 billion dollars.
Hollywood breaks revenue record of $9.68 billion, with holiday blockbusters still to comeDecember 9th, 2009 Hollywood breaks revenue record of $9.68 billionLOS ANGELES — Hollywood has set a new box-office record as the year's domestic ticket sales head beyond $10 billion for the first time. Revenues for the year have inched ahead of the previous record of $9.68 billion set in 2007, according to Hollywood.com box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian (dehr-GAIR'-uh-BEE'-dee-uhn).
Brown's Tour Sales 'doing Well'November 6th, 2009 Shamed R&B singer CHRIS BROWN has brushed off rumours fans abandoned him after he was convicted of assaulting ex-girlfriend RIHANNA, insisting ticket sales for his comeback tour are "doing very well". The Kiss Kiss hitmaker was sentenced in August (09) to five years probation, community service and ordered to stay away from the singer for the entire probation period.
Summary Box: Movie theaters cut back on printing listings in newspapers as more go to WebAugust 21st, 2009 Summary Box: Theaters reduce newspapers listingsWHAT'S PLAYING?: Some of the country's largest theater chains have reduced or eliminated the small-type newspaper listings showing the start times for movies at individual theaters. The chains say they no longer want to pay for the listings and that many of their customers are getting such information online anyway.
Earnings Preview: Viacom 2nd-quarter profit seen down on weaker film slate, fewer salesJuly 27th, 2009 Earnings Preview: Viacom 2Q seen downNEW YORK — Viacom Inc., the media conglomerate controlled by Sumner Redstone and which owns Paramount Pictures and the "Rock Band" video-game franchise, reports its second-quarter earnings before the market opens on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Potter may topple Bond as top-grossing movie franchise of all timeJuly 15th, 2009 NEW YORK - The 'Harry Potter' film series seems set to topple James Bond movies as top-grossing franchise in box office history. The last five 'Harry Potter' films are said to have raked in a total of 4.48 dollars billion around the globe, while the James Bond movies stand at 5 billion dollars over the course of 22 films.
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