Par youth brigade
Paramount is getting serious about its teen and tween pics. It has restructured its film units and upgraded MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies from studio-based production companies to full-fledged…
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H'wood dips into B'wood
India's UTV Motion Pictures plans to invest $37 million to co-produce three Hollywood films -- Fox Searchlight's Chris Rock-helmed "I Think I Love My Wife" plus two with Will Smith and James…
Social pix rule Gramado fest kudos
Rudi Lagemann's helming debut, "Anjos do sol" (Angels of the Sun), and Andrea Tonacci's "Serras da desordem" (Hills of Disorder), pics with strong social themes, shared the feature prize at Brazil's…
Prelude to a hiss: Buzz kills
Sometimes buzz bites back. New Line learned over the weekend that reining in expectations on a film is no easy task, especially in the unwieldy world of the Web. The studio's "Snakes on a Plane"…
CBS and NBC building bridges to digital realm
Just in time for the fall TV season launch, CBS and NBC have named execs to bridge the gap between entertainment and digital. At the Peacock, Vivi Zigler has been named exec VP of NBC digital…
New gig for Warner syndie vet
Dick Robertson, the executive who embodied many of the innovations in TV syndication over the past three decades, has ankled his post as president of Warner Bros. Domestic TV Distribution. Warner…
Trans World circles Tower
Trans World Entertainment, the last giant music retailer, has emerged as the likely buyer of Tower Records, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday.
Hulaween in full swing
In New York: Bette Midler does let grass grow under her feet. Now plans are firmed up for her Hulaween benefit at the Waldorf, making money for the New York Restoration Project! The Hulaween on Oct…
Fired journo loses appeal
An employment appeal tribunal in London has ruled against former ABC News freelancer Richard Gizbert, who claimed the network had dismissed him for refusing to go to a war zone.
Sci Fi's 'Stargate' swinging closed
"Stargate: SG-1," the longest-running science-fiction series in TV history, has finally reached the end of its journey, going out of production after the final episodes of its 10-year run are…
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Domestic Film WEEKEND OF
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300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
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Weekend:$32.5M -
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Non-Stop
Non-Stop
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Weekend:$15.4M Universal Pictures
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