Hollywood’s Biggest Box Office Bombs of 2013
When it comes to financial disasters, Disney’s “The Lone Ranger” will likely go down as the biggest flop of the year after losing nearly $200 million at the box office. But Johnny Depp isn’t alone…
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PHOTOS: Box Office Surfs to Record: Original Bets That Sunk or Sailed
While the 2013 summer box office rode a record-setting wave of $4.74b, but there's blood in the water from some big-budget original bets failing to catch the rising tide.
White House “Copyright Czar” Steps Down
Victoria Espinel, the first White House intellectual property coordinator, has stepped down after almost four years in the post, according to industry sources. Espinel’s final day on the job was…
Peter Bart, Michael Fleming Double Take: Film Flops Negate Star Power, Franchise Potential
Representing A-list movie stars is obviously a great gig — until you look at the summer box office results.
Why Studios Must End Their Mega-Budget Obsession
Dire predictions swirled around this year's slate of pricey pics. Now, after a number of colossal flops, Hollywood is left to wonder if its swing-for-the-fences paradigm has struck out.
‘Lone Ranger,’ ‘White House Down': The Secret Buddy Comedies of Summer
Inside these two overblown tentpoles are smaller, funnier movies struggling to get out.
‘White House Down’ Free For All Military Members on July 4
Sony and the nation’s four largest exhibitors — Regal, AMC, Cinemark and Carmike — are showing their patriotism this Fourth of July by offering free admission to “White House Down” for active…
Why ‘White House Down’ Doesn’t Measure Up for Channing Tatum
The pretty-boy image of Channing Tatum may have gotten its first major box office blemish.
‘White House Down’ Can’t Stand ‘The Heat,’ But ‘Monsters U’ Wins
Fox's estrogen-infused buddy comedy "The Heat," which estimated a strong $40 million opening, easily won the arm-wrestling match with Sony's bro actioner "White House Down" as it sputtered with a…
‘White House Down’ Tanks as ‘The Heat,’ ‘Monsters U’ Lead Box Office
A sophomore “Monsters University” is schooling newcomers “The Heat” and “White House Down” this weekend with $14.3 million Friday and a projected three-day total in the high $40 millions. Though that…
