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Texas Chainsaw 3D slashes weekend competition
Surpassing expectations, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D opened at number one in the US this weekend, earning $23 million at the domestic box office.
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Hobbit beats Django, Les Mis in crowded holiday field
Box office competition was fierce this holiday season, with eight major releases between Dec. 19 and Dec. 25, including three on Christmas day alone.
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Robert Carlyle and director Marshall Lewy discuss California Solo, their serendipitous collaboration
When indie director Marshall Lewy wrote the script for his new film California Solo, about an ex-Britpop rocker who finds himself struggling with his immigration status after twelve years of living in…
Cinema
Rise of the Guardians won’t leave a holiday film legacy
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa,or the Oaxacan Night of the Radishes, it can be agreed that Christmas in film has become a genre all its own.
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Hobbit maintains No. 1 in weak pre-Christmas round
Facing competition from five new major US releases, Peter Jackson?s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey held on to its number one spot on the US charts with $36.7 million for the weekend…
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Hobbit scores December record opening weekend
Peter Jackson’s epic 3D fantasy adventure The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opened in the US and in 56 territories abroad, earning a US December opening weekend record of $84.8 million and the…
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Skyfall retakes US top spot as Guardians fails to rise
The weekend prior to the release of The Hobbit was always predicted to be lean – and it met the low expectations.
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Twilight, Skyfall top US charts for third straight week
Twilight’s Breaking Dawn Part 2 once again topped US and international charts in its third week of release, earning $17.4 million at home and $48.8 million abroad.
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Sundance Film Festival announces star-studded 2013 lineup
The Sundance Institute revealed highlights of its 2013 festival lineup Wednesday, announcing the titles selected for the US and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions, as well as those films selected for…
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Record Thanksgiving weekend at US box office
It was a record-shattering Thanksgiving in the US with the top twelve films raking in $206.7 million, beating 2009’s previous record of $175.2 million over the three-day weekend. Over-performing franchise films carried…