Union rift shakes up Quebec pix
A bitter rift between two rival film unions has put a major damper on Hollywood filming in Montreal. There has not been a single major American pic lensed in Montreal so far this year because…
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The big fix
Who's your agent? The question is suddenly popping up at annual shareholders meetings all across corporate America. Delta, Hasbro, Starbucks, Visa, General Motors and American Express: These are…
Bushies wobble under Zin spin
Still in need of an extreme makeover, the Bush administration has again turned to a friendly media type for help, hiring conservative journalist, author, erstwhile radio host and soon-to-be documaker…
It's a plunderful life
For studios looking to prevent piracy, there's a simple solution: Don't make serialized TV shows popular with young men, and don't put out big event movies.
Yashraj gets bigger exhib cut
Multiplexes were the first to blink. Yashraj Films has signed a deal with four major plexes in Mumbai and Delhi agreeing to a higher cut of revs from today's release of "Fanaa."
Canucks on show patrol
After a week of marathon viewing sessions, interest among international TV program buyers began Thursday to coalesce around several dramas and sitcoms, that, if not standouts, did at least hold…
Congloms fund Newseum
Led by the New York Times and News Corp., eight major news media companies and families ponied up a total of $52 million toward the building of a bigger museum dedicated to the news profession. In…
MPAA switcheroo
The Motion Picture Assn. of America is taking an unfamiliar role in court: that of defendant. Org, which has coordinated dozens of lawsuits by major studios against alleged online pirates, is being…
EU offers up China deal to stop piracy litigation
In the latest bid to turn the tide in the world's biggest counterfeiting market, the European Union has urged Chinese retailers and manufacturers to accept a "gentleman's agreement" that would stop a…
More Asian faces seen at Cannes
It wasn't just an optical illusion. There actually were more Asian faces in town this week, but they weren't necessarily here just to buy more Western movies.
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Domestic Film DAILY
PROVIDED BY: Box Office
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300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
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Daily:$3.0M Cumulative:$59.2M Warner Brothers -3.25% -
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
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Daily:$2.4M Cumulative:$42.0M Fox / DreamWorks Animation 0.67% -
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Non-Stop
Non-Stop
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Daily:$1.3M Cumulative:$58.2M Universal Pictures 0.07%
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