Will Superstars Become Summer Box Office Superheroes?
The box office action this summer will be triggered more by superstars than superheroes, contrary to recent history. And the studios have created and endured some messy budgetary headaches and…
Opinion
TV Review: 'Mel Brooks: Make a Noise'
As documentaries go, it's not the Inquisition. But another evening with Brooks should be more than enough to put a little springtime in any fan's step.
Philanthropy: The New Hollywood Brand
The charity banquet season hits its peak at this time of year, and the crowded ballrooms remind us that there are people in town who worry less about making money than giving it away.
Bizzers Quizzed at Variety's Entertainment and Technology Summit
Participants in Variety's Entertainment and Technology Summit, held April 29, were quizzed on their social media habits, favorite apps and how technology affects their work. Photos by Thomas Sanders …
Can Grown-Up Films Encroach on Summer's Tentpole Tyranny?
Joss Whedon has Hollywood street smarts, so doesn't he know that grown-up movies (especially Shakespeare) aren't released in summer?
Fans Are Not Fools: It's Time to Retire the Album
The album is an antiquated construct that fits the modern era not at all but it sustains because it's the only way artists and labels have figured out how to make money.
As 'Idol' Flounders With Judges, Fresh 'Voice' Coaches Show Strength
March 25 was undoubtedly a stressful day for NBC brass. After several primetime flubs and record-low ratings, the return of “The Voice” to the Peacock's lineup — with a handful of new coaches, to boot…
NFL Draft Coverage Displays League's Mystifying Power
“We're into this thing a little over an hour. How do you like it so far?” Chris Berman bellowed during the opening portion of ESPN's NFL draft coverage, traditionally one of the more mystifying displa…
Filmmaking: The Rush Remains, But the Hustle's Tougher
There are a number of reasons for the slowdown and we've all heard them: With more choices for entertainment, the target audience (young males) is simply not as movie-oriented.
Act Their Age or Age Their Act? Stars Strive to Keep Reinventing
The superstars of the 65-and-over set are wandering down unexpected paths these days in a determination to keep their creative lives (and income streams) aloft.
VScore
Domestic Film DAILY
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1
The Hangover Part III
The Hangover Part III
1Daily: $11.8M Cumulative: $11.8M Warner Brothers 1st in 1st week -
2
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
2Daily: $8.0M Cumulative: $108.8M Paramount Pictures 2nd in 1st week -
3
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
3Daily: $6.8M Cumulative: $108.8M Paramount Pictures 3rd in 1st week
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