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Oscar Box Office Bump? Nope. Except for Crazy Heart and An Education
TOH box office analyst Anthony D'Alessandro lays out which films--if any--got a bump from this year's expanded Oscar derby.
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Weekend Box Office: Alice in Wonderland Beats Spider-Man and Iron Man Openings
In his first TOH Sunday domestic/international box-office report, ex-Variety numbers analyst Anthony D'Alessandro checks in with the studios behind this weekend's b.o. juggernaut, led by Disney's Alice in Wonderland---which proves yet again why studio marketers keep chasing the perfect match: brande...
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Avatar to Lose 3-D and IMAX Screens, Still Breaks Records
We all know that Avatar has broken all box office records, unseating former king of the world Titanic. The James Cameron sci-fi epic holds the record for domestic ($690 million) and worldwide ($2.5 billion) gross.
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Weekend B.O.: In Seventh Week, Avatar Beats Edge of Darkness
At the weekend box office, Avatar grossed another $30-million, beating all comers for the 7th weekend in a row, including Mel Gibson's return to the screen in thriller Edge of Darkness, which despite earning mixed reviews scored $17 million. Avatar only needs a little more than $6 million to overtak...
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#Sundance: Aamir Khan Talks 3 Idiots, May Release Peepli Live Himself
How strange that I should land my first interview with my favorite Bollywood star, Aamir Khan, at Sundance. That's because he came to town as the producer of an indie political satire, Peepli Live, which is the first film from India to be accepted at Sundance-- in the world cinema competition...
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Avatar Heads Toward Titanic Record
Avatar has grossed $429 million domestically, which means that it only needs to gross $172 million to pass Titanic as the top-grossing film of all time. “That's a steep climb," states MovieTickets.com Executive Vice President Walt Borchers, "but with the volume of ticket buying we've seen on our s...
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Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Expands
After a successful platform launch in four theaters, Sony Pictures Classics will expand The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus to about 400 theaters on January 8. Not sure how many moviegoers will be wooed by this TV spot. Most likely the film, Heath Ledger's last, will sell well when it is released on...
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Holiday Winners and Losers: Avatar, Sherlock Holmes, Streep, Bullock and Nine
Where are we, after the record-breaking holiday? There were many winners.
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Avatar Breaks $1 Billion Worldwide Mark After 17 Days
Avatar is now the 4th-highest grossing movie of all time. It has broken $1 billion. Already.
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Last Post of 2009: Avatar Passes 800 Million, Year and Decade Wraps, Gilliam's First Short
Twelve years after Titanic, another late-year James Cameron release is climbing the box office charts. I thought I was safe with my estimate of $1 billion worldwide ($400 m domestic, $600 foreign). But Avatar is already passing $800 million! It could challenge Titanic's $1.8 billion record after all...
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