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Even though the two newcomers beat expectations, the box office blues continue for Hollywood. But, "Lucy" did out-muscle "Hercules" to take over the top spot. "Lucy" won out with an estimated $44 million while "Hercules' took in $29 million.
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UPDATE: Both "Lucy" and "Hercules" are beating projections as Friday wrapped. "Lucy" took in $17 million while "Hercules" grabbed an estimated $11 million.
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Movie trailers do one of two things — succeed or fail.
Trailers offer no middle ground, No grey area. No margin for error.
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It was a repeat performance for "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" as it wins the box office race. It held off three new wide releases as the turnstiles continue on a slow pace.
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Kids will return to the theaters over the weekend to board "Planes: Fire and Rescue." Adults may purge and watch a sex tape, however. All this means is that there is a choice among the new wide releases.
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"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" arrived and then conquered the box office with brute force and the competition showed no signs of seizing any staying power.
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UPDATE: "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" opened to a solid $27.7 million on Friday and is indeed beating expectations. Now, it may take in around $70 million for the weekend.
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The 66th Annual Emmy Awards will take place Aug. 25, but the nominations were handed out early this morning in Los Angeles. "Game Of Thrones" leads all shows with 19 nominations.
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UPDATE: The newcomers could not overtake "Transformers 4: The Age of Extinction" as the holiday weekend is off and running. "Transformers 4" took in $7.7 million while "Tammy" hauled in $6.2 million on Wednesday.
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Call it morphing or transforming, but a movie that did not get praised across the board conquered in a big way at the weekend box office.
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Invitations to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have been sent out. This time around, 271 artists and executives have been invited to join.
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UPDATE: "Transformers 4: Age of Extinction" now boasts the best Friday opener of the year with an estimated haul of $41.6 million. It has a shot at a $100 million weekend.
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It wasn't just a comedy win at the box office, it was another win for Kevin Hart. He is on a roll — or make that role. His roles are helping him take his films to the top spot, or at least close.
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UPDATE: A solid Friday for comedy as "Think Like a Man 2" beat "22 Jump Street" at the box office. With a haul of $12.2 million for "Think Like a Man 2," it looks like laughs will win out for sure. "22 Jump Street" took in $9.3 million.
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With jump in its title, the movie that won the weekend did just that — it jumped. "22 Jump Street' took that solid Friday opening and rode it to a easy win at the weekend box office.
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A successful tale of a young man in need of capturing a dragon to prove worthy is back for another ride, and training, no doubt.
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"Fault in Our Stars" beat expectations and proved the young female audience is not to be ignored at the box office. Going in it was going to beat "Edge of Tomorrow," but it wasn't close.
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UPDATE: Not only did the tearjerker "Fault in Our Stars" open huge on Friday, it is also beating expectations. The $26 million haul for the film on Friday is better than the other film featuring its stars.
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"Maleficent" awoke the movie-going audience over the weekend and made a big winner out of Angelina Jolie. "Maleficent" did not post numbers like the recent openings of the superhero films or even "Godzilla," but it was a big one for Disney.
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UPDATE: A Memorial Day holiday means more box office talk as Monday dawns. It looks like "X-Men: Days of Future Past" will dominate the long holiday as both the three-day and four-day totals are tabulated.
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UPDATE: "X-Men: Days of Future Past" is making waves this Memorial weekend, which is putting it on par with the other blockbusters this year. It pulled in $36 million on Friday alone.
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Salt Lake City -
Couples therapy has long been fodder for Hollywood and publishing, as the entertainment and self-help industries continue to churn out material that speaks to the prevalent practice of couple’s therapy in the United States.
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It not only beat expectations, it was simply huge. "Godzilla" is a beast of a movie and performed so well it blew away projections by a large margin.
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UPDATE: A huge Friday helped "Godzilla" crush the competition and sent its weekend prospects rising, too. If it stays on course, it could be a monster film that surpasses a superhero for the biggest opener of 2014, so far.
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UPDATE: "Neighbors" will surely beat "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" as it is cruising right now and hauled in $19.5 million on Friday. The end result could be around $50 million, a surprise to many for sure.
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The web was going to spin in a big way for "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" at the box office, but how much was the question. The answer is to the tune of $92 million, which was not the biggest opening of the year.
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UPDATE: After Friday's numbers for "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" are tallied, it looks like the $90-95 million take is on the mark. It hauled in $35 million on Friday.
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Just days after the death of Latin America's most beloved writer, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, talk is already circulating about whether or not his most revered work will be made into a movie.
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Years back, aspiring actors and actresses would follow their dreams to Hollywood, California with hopes of landing a part that would put them on the silver screen.
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After moving to March to avoid all competition with the Winter Olympics, The Oscars will be back in February, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
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"Full Service - My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars," by Scotty Bowers with Lionel Friedberg, Grove Press, NY ((2012).
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The two marauders in Blame
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The Rogue
Watching a movie
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie greeting fans during the Cannes Film Festival
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A scene from ‘The Bling Ring’
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"Dear Cary - My Life with Cary Grant," by Dyan Cannon, published by Bonkers Entertainment, Inc. "It Books" a division of of HarperCollins, NY (2011).
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Amazon Studios is seeking full-length films and scripts from filmmakers and screenwriters that can be entered through its website, http://studios.amazon.com.
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Singer Eddie Fisher's book, "Been There Done That" has lots of gossip. But he also recounts lots of family history which gives insights into immigrant life and the history of Eastern Europe.
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Paul Brockmann and Gina Linn Espinoza at Vintage Dress Shopping Extravaganza "55 Thousand Dresses"
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Box Offie Mojo
Getting a bit old.
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UN photo
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with actor Samuel L. Jackson (centre) and Mr. Jackson's wife, LaTanya Richardson,
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Españolita Foods
Carmen Ruiz de Huidobro moved to the USA from Spain and started Españolita Foods, offering real Spanish cuisine to Hollywood.
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Diana Serra Cary's account of old Hollywood from the Silent Film era to the Golden Age of the silver screen is extensive. "Whatever Happened to Baby Peggy," is a delight for fans of Hollywood history and of Silent Films.
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Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell in the upcoming film Conviction
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Golden Globes
The race is on.
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