EuropaCorp Posts Record Net Profit
PARIS — Bolstered by its powerful slate of English-language movies and TV series, EuropaCorp — topped by founder Luc Besson and CEO Christophe Lambert — posted a record €19.6 million ($25.5…
Colombiana
Spanish Director Bigas Luna Dead at 67
Spanish film director Juan Jose Bigas Luna, a colorful chronicler of sexual and social excess, died Friday near Tarragona, Spain, after a long battle with cancer. He was 67. It was typical of Bigas…
Gallic Film Producers Seek Out Foreign Coin
The dwindling flow of Gallic coin to local pics didn't stop French producers making films last year, but it did spur them to look abroad for financing.
Nikkatsu mines storied past
Diversivied studio builds on its history for its second century
Bajo Ulloa preps 'El Mal'
Helmer-scribe Juanma Bajo Ulloa, a San Sebastian Golden Shell winner with "Butterfly Wings," is prepping his English-language debut, psychological thriller "El Mal."
Review: 'Taken 2'
Shifting the action from Paris to Istanbul, "Taken 2" equals its predecessor in enjoyable silliness, if not brutal nastiness.
U.S. drives French exports
Jaume Collet-Serra's "Unknown," starring Liam Neeson, was the top French film export last year by theatrical gross, as the U.S. once more drove Gallic B.O. takings outside France in 2011. Rolling off…
Edgar Ramirez eyed for 'Star Trek' villain
Now that negotiations with Benicio Del Toro have fallen through, J.J. Abrams is moving fast to find someone else to play the villain in Paramount's "Star Trek" sequel.
Amandla Stenberg: Hungry star plays 'Games'
Amandla (which means "power" in Zulu) Stenberg was well-named. The tyro, who turns 13 this month, was just 3 when she announced to her surprised parents that she wanted to act and needed an agent.
Review: 'Colombiana'
Luc Besson's latest may not be the brainiest of actioners, but fanboys will come away with a scrap of horticultural knowledge as well as a pretty good time.
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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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