Bankrupt THQ Finds Buyers for Games
THQ has raised an additional $6.55 million from the sale of game properties that include “Darksiders,” “Red Faction,” “Marvel Super Hero Squad” and “Drawn…
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Sony Computer Entertainment Merges Japan, Asia Branches
Tokyo Sony Computer Entertainment will merge its Japan and Asia units into a new entity called Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia. In announcing the move, the company said it wants to trim and str…
Games Biz Borrowing More from Hollywood
With Sony and Microsoft gearing up to release a new generation of videogame consoles that boast more realistic graphics, Hollywood's influence on the gaming biz is getting tougher to ignore. The enhan…
Games Biz Off to Another Slow Year as Sales Slide
It was a rough month for the video game industry in February, with the overall biz seeing sales decline 25% to generate $810 million. New high-profile game launches didn't help, with software off 27%…
It's Game Over for Projects From Jerry Bruckheimer, Gore Verbinski
It hasn't been a good week for two of Hollywood's biggest filmmakers trying to be players in the videogames biz. Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on Gore Verbinski's “Matter,” a game developed f…
Game on for Sony, PlayStation 4
Sony's new PlayStation 4 h…
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Domestic Film DAILY
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1
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
1Daily: $8.0M Cumulative: $98.4M Paramount Pictures 1st in th week -
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
2Daily: $6.8M Cumulative: $98.4M Paramount Pictures 2nd in th week -
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Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3
3Daily: $3.2M Cumulative: $343.6M Disney 3rd in th week
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