Wallace will do AFTRA PR
The American Federation of Television & Radio Artists has tapped PR vet Jayne Wallace to become its first national communications director.
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SAG board member slams voting limit
A move to place limits on which SAG members can vote has been blasted as undemocratic by board member and former presidential candidate Eugene Boggs.
New heat for 'Zone'
Moving long-stalled "The Hot Zone" toward the fast track, 20th Century Fox has attached "The Deep End" filmmaking team of Scott McGehee and David Siegel to co-direct the viral thriller.
Costs rise for runaway bill
The most recent state analysis of the key California bill to fight runaway production has boosted the cost estimate of the legislation by 57% to $650 million.
SAG jobs down 9.3%
Continuing the ongoing squeeze on middle-class actors, the number of feature and TV jobs for Screen Actors Guild members plunged 9.3% last year to 48,167.
Fox will catch 'Catch' redo
Fox 2000 has captured "Catch That Girl," paying mid-six figures for remake rights to the Danish teen-adventure pic of the same name.
IATSE local backs probe
IATSE Local 695, a Hollywood union repping 1,400 sound/video technicians and TV engineers, has backed investigating possible penalties against producers that use Canadian subsidies on projects…
Searchlight: low, steady beam
At a time when nine-figure budgets and 3,000-theater openings dominate Hollywood's business, Fox Searchlight's approach seems almost quaint.
Col house of 'Lord'
Sony's Columbia Pictures has decided to give the royal treatment to "The Little Lord." In a deal marking the first time Barry Josephson has done business with Col since serving as worldwide…
WGA's return key stuck
Hollywood's writers suffered essentially a no-growth year in 2001 as the spike in work from a threatened strike was washed out by the industry's subsequent slowdown.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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Daily:$4.3M Cumulative:$174.9M Disney 22.52% -
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Rio 2
Rio 2
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Daily:$3.6M Cumulative:$52.9M Fox 17.90% -
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Heaven is for Real
Heaven is for Real
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Daily:$3.3M Cumulative:$7.0M Sony / TriStar -10.21%
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