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'Iron Man 2' lands a bit below estimate, 'Babies' has record Sunday thanks to Mother's Day
The golden avenger will come in between $129 million and $130 million, while the international cutefest doubled the studio's prediction with...
'Iron Man 2' soars with $134-million opening
Box office: The superhero film scores the fifth-highest opening weekend of all time, not accounting for ticket-price inflation.
'Inception,' the only movie that matters?
Looking at the trailer for one of the 'most-anticipated' summer movies.
3-D films boost domestic box office in time for summer
Hollywood loves to boast about setting box office "records," but with the summer popcorn movie season getting underway this weekend, movie...
The Agency Wars erupt again: CAA vs. IMG
CAA has been moving into the sports world in a big way, shrewdly having realized that sports is the new entertainment business, with tons of...
'Twilight: Eclipse': Here's the scoop with six new star interviews
"This time around, you get to see their true vampire-ness," said Peter Facinelli, who plays head vampire Dr. Carlisle Cullen.
Movie ticket prices increase 8% to highest level in a decade
Apparently Hollywood didn't get the memo that prices are supposed to stay low when the economy is in a slump.
Why do Korean moviegoers get to see 'Iron Man 2' way ahead of Japan?
A close look at the film's global release schedule shows that Paramount carefully crafted its theatrical bows to reflect individual country'...
Producer: Lindsay Lohan will star as Linda Lovelace and ... appear in Cannes?
The Internet has been abuzz with the rumor that Lindsay Lohan, amid all her trouble, has landed her next acting gig, playing '70's porn star...
Bill Condon to Twihard Nation: I want you to want me
These days, a filmmaker has to make sure he's square with a movie's fan base - and before he ever shoots a frame.
Hero Complex Film Festival tickets on sale Monday at 10 a.m.
Three days of sublime films are presented, with their iconic creators on stage talking about the past, present and future of their heroic...
The Actors: ‘Twilight’s’ Wolf Pack
The 1950s gave us the Rat Pack. The ‘80s, the Brat Pack. These days, the Wolf Pack is roaming the film scene.
Summer Sneaks: ‘Dinner for Schmucks’
Steve Carell and Paul Rudd want to make one thing clear: They're not the second-coming of Laurel and Hardy.
The directors: Michael Patrick King and ‘Sex and the City 2’
When Michael Patrick King was first approached about working on the "Sex and the City" series in 1998, he was intrigued by two things:...
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