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- 'Potter' Sets Four-Day Record Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:42AMHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 added $18.04 million yesterday to bring its four-day total to $187.2 million. That tops The Dark Knight's $182.9 million four-day tally to set a new record, though the Batman is closing in quickly. Potter's $18.04 million ranks as the fourth highest-grossing non-Holiday Monday on record behind The Dark Knight, Avatar, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead ...
- 'Pretty Little Liars,' 'Monte Carlo' Nab Teen Choice Award Nominations! Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:12AMThe second wave of Teen Choice Award nominations are here! And apparently the nominations committee has been reading Hollywood Crush because many of our favorites made the cut for the big show, which takes place next month in L.A. Choice Summer Movie nominees include "Captain America: The First Avenger," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: [...]
- Potter soars! Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:58PM"Harry Potter" wizarding finale lands 1st place in US, Malaysian & Singaporean box office for the weekend just gone (14 - 17 July).
- Hasbro, Mattel: Movies Boost Profit Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:18AMPAWTUCKET, Rhode Island (TheStreet) -- Hasbro said the new Transformers movie helped drive its toy sales in the recent quarter, as Cars 2's did for Mattel. Hasbro said second-quarter earnings rose 33% led by strong gains in its Transformers and BeyBlade brands. ... Click to view a price quote on HAS . Click to research the Consumer Durables industry.
- Your Box Office Explained: Harry Potter Destroys Most of the World’s Box Office Records Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:18AMThis Weekend’s Winners : As if you couldn’t have guessed: Ha rry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 grossed nearly half a billion worldwide. That’s not hyperbole; it actually grossed an estimated $475 million. Honorable mention: Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris , which became the director’s highest-grossing film ever as it crested $41.8 million. This Weekend’s Loser : The Pooh hit the fan at ...
- 'Harry Potter' Breaks Hong Kong Record But 'Transformers' Stands Tall Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:55AMKaren Chu Potter snatched the non-holiday, highest-grossing, opening day crown from the Transformers three-quel, which was set two weeks ago. read more
- The Most Successful Models Turned Actors Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:40AMCelebrities have been crossing professional borders since the beginning of show business, but it seems the latest trend is for models to add acting to their resumes.
- Hasbro forecasts ‘meaningful’ 2011 growth Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:13AMNo. 2 U.S. toy makers misses second-quarter profit forecasts, but says it expects solid full-year results
- Hasbro sees strong 2011 despite lackluster quarter Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:05AMNEW YORK (Reuters) - Hasbro Inc , maker of Nerf foam toys and Transformers action figures, promised investors a "meaningful" rise in 2011 sales and earnings, despite missing profit estimates in the second quarter on higher costs.
- Harry Potter's Historic Weekend Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:36AM Records are made to be broken. That’s likely something the boy who lived would be explaining to the Dark Knight today after the latter watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 2 finish its first weekend with $168.6 million. Hitting nine more theaters than the Batman sequel did in 2008...
- Harry's record $pell Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:12AMThe final "Harry Potter" film has shattered records worldwide, with $168.6 million in US and Canadian ticket sales over the opening weekend and nearly $476 million globally. The staggering domestic total for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" is the best three-day opening for a film ever...
- Transformers boosting KSC Visitor Complex business Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:09AMImax 3D showings of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" boost summer attendance at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
- Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows Part 2 to Break Box Office Records Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:44AMThe final installment of the Harry Potter series is expected to break the $158.4 million mark this weekend, which will surpass the record set by 'The Dark Knight' in 2008.
- Eastday-Products in film fun, Bay says Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:42PMHOLLYWOOD film director Michael Bay yesterday addressed a controversy over product placements in his newest hit film, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," by calling them an amusing element to entertain audiences.
- Movie Capsules Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:57PM"BAD TEACHER" — This is exactly the one-joke movie that you probably expect it to be, but there are enough variations and shadings of that one joke to sustain its brief running time — just barely. Cameron Diaz plays ... a bad teacher. She secretly sips airline-size booze bottles during class, doesn't bother to learn her students' names and figures that showing them movies about education like ...
- 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2' review: the end, darkly and thrillingly Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:12PMThe saga reaches a robust, engaging and fitting finale -- and the 3-D ain't bad, either
- Local Potter fans anxiously wait for midnight Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:54PMBefore Harry Potter, midnight release parties for children’s books were unheard of. Midnight release parties for any book were unheard of. “I’ve been to concerts with fewer cheers than Barnes & Noble when midnight arrived,” Eric Green, 28, says. The Marion resident attended the July 2007 book release party for the last Harry Potter venture, [...]
- Day off does wonders for Snappers’ energy Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:35PMGonzales blasts 13th homer in 5-1 victory Some of the Beloit Snappers spent Tuesday’s off day going to the movie theater, checking out “Transformers 3.”
- Box Office Preview: HP farewell to fare very well Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:10PMPAUL DERGARABEDIAN For The Associated Press LOS ANGELES There'll be nothing deathly about this weekend's gross for the final "Harry Potter" movie. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Warner Bros.' last installment of the most successful film franchise ever, could end its 10-year success story with a spellbinding debut approaching $150 million. With the addition of 3-D, this far ...
- Box Office Preview: Harry Potter farewell to fare very well (with video, photo slideshow) Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:04PMLOS ANGELES (AP) — There'll be nothing deathly about this weekend's gross for the final "Harry Potter" movie. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," Warner Bros.' last installment of the most successful film franchise ever, could end...
- Box Office Preview: 'Harry Potter's' 10-year success story to have rich ending Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:53PMLOS ANGELES, Calif. - There'll be nothing deathly about this weekend's gross for the final "Harry Potter" movie.
- These toys let kids create their own sequels in the toy room and back yard Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:47PMWith summer blockbusters come tons of movie merchandise, and this year's action-packed season of films is no exception.
- Summer movies' plastic surgery fans and foes Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:04PMWhich actresses in 2011's summer movies have gotten help from cosmetic plastic surgeons? Which ones haven't ? Photo: Rosie...
- IMAX: Time To Buy The Stock, Canaccord Analyst Says Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:15AMTime to get bullish on big-screen movie company IMAX, Canaccord Genuity analyst Aravinda Galappatthi
- 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:07AMAs we approach the eighth and final installment in the "Harry Potter" series, what can I say? You don't need a weatherman to tell which way the wind's blowing. The fans are already getting their tickets, while the less-committed have long since departed, especially since director David Yates has pretty much abandoned making sense of the plot for those who haven't read J.K. Rowling's books. The ...
- The grand finale of 'Harry Potter' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:37AMThe final "Harry Potter" has plenty of action, but what makes it a classic is the novelistic heft of its memorable characters.
- Harry Potter, fans grew up together Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:33AMKyle Cowan read the first Harry Potter novel when he was 10. Over the next decade, he would devour each of J.K. Rowling’s six subsequent books about the boy wizard. He’d rush out to watch each film.
- Review: Zookeeper Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:11PMSlapdash comedy Local viewers might be amused by director Frank Coraci's Boston geography in this slapdash comedy; for example, taking a right turn on Queensberry onto Storrow Drive and then over the Zakim Bridge en route to the airport. Makes as much sense as the plot, I suppose.
- Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:55PMThe final chapter "It's complicated," says Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) early on in this last installment of his epic as he tries to explain some obscure plot element.
- Transformers - Transformers 3 Biggest Movie Of 2011 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:25PMTransformers Dark of the Moon officially became the top movie at the box office this year when it earned an additional $47. 1 million in its second weekend to bring its domestic total to $261. 1 million. It thereby replaced The Hangover Part II in the top spot....
- How marketing magic helped make 'Midnight in Paris' a summer hit Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:02PMAlmost anybody with enough money and marketing muscle can get millions of wide-eyed fanboys to see a $150-million comic book superhero movie. But if you want to earn some real respect from your peers in the movie-marketing trade, you have to do something really daunting, such as turning Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" into the surprise hit of the summer.
- Page 2: Harry Potter, Star Trek, Transformers, Venture Bros, Michael Bay, Rambo, Dallas, Star Wars, Back To The Future ... Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:53AMWhat is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might've missed that you think should go in ...
- July 13, 2011 Movie Line Up – SM City Baguio Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:42AMJoin our community now! www.talkph.net Here is SM City Baguio’s Movie Line Up for July 13, 2011: CINEMA 1: TRANSFORMERS 3 (GP3) CINEMA 2:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- Horrible Bosses, but decent movie Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:45AMBy Matt Brunson Two-thirds of a funny movie, Horrible Bosses takes its irresistible premise an admirable distance before pulling a Wrong Way Corrigan and heading in an alternate direction, away from true comic inspiration and toward convention and compromise. Still, there are plenty of laughs to be mined, and in the genre of ribald male-bonding flicks, it won't cause a hangover like The Hangover ...
- Transformers tops box office charts Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:09AMBig-budget action film "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" won the battle of the box office for the second-straight weekend, generating $140 million in global ticket sales and pushing its worldwide total since its debut to $645 million, studio estimates showed on Sunday.
- 'Transformers 3' and 'Zookeeper' look like top Razzie rivals Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:03AM"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" and "Zookeeper" are doing boffo at the box office, but now the bad news: They could hit the jackpot at the Razzies too. "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" and "Zookeeper" are doing boffo at the box office, but now the bad news: They could hit the jackpot at the Razzies too.
- Muscle Cars, No Midlife Crisis Required Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:58AMBig Engines, throwback looks lure baby boomers and twentysomethings; but rising fuel prices and regulations loom.
- Transformers 3 Rakes in $261 Million, No.1 Earner of 2011 Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 4:02PM“Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon” remained at the top of the box office this weekend once again. Transformers 3 raked in $47 million for a total of $261 million, making it the highest grossing film of 2011 so far.
- Page 2: Toy Story, Jim Henson, Alien, Summer Glau, Walking Dead, Stanley Kubrick, Star Wars, Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:23AM[1] What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might've missed that you think should go ...
- Forecast: Comedy Counter-Programming Can't Cancel Out 'Transformers'... Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:12PMThis weekend, a family comedy dukes it out with an adult comedy, but both are likely to debut in the shadow of Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Zookeeper goes to over 4,500 screens at 3,482 locations, while Horrible Bosses punches in on around 3,600 screens at 3,062 locations. From the outset of the summer, Zookeeper seemed to have the formula for success locked down, while Horrible Bosses was ...
- 'Transformers' Passes $200 Million Domestic in Just Eight Days Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:30PMMatthew Belloni Overseas, the Michael Bay tentpole has grossed $281 million, bringing its worldwide total to $484 million. read more
- With 'Zookeeper', The Pressure is On For Kevin James Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:59PMIn 2009, Kevin James wrote and starred in the kind of movie that makes studios incredibly happy: one that turns a very healthy profit. Paul Blart: Mall Cop, was made for only $25 million and brought in $183 million at the box office alone.
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- Statham to replace LaBeouf in Transformers? Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:56AMJason Statham could be lined up to replace Shia LaBeouf in Transformers.
- Paramount to launch animation unit for films with budgets up to $100 million each Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:30PMLOS ANGELES, Calif. - Following the blockbuster success of "Rango," Paramount Pictures said Wednesday that it is creating a division to make its own big-budget animated movies, putting the studio in competition with longtime partner DreamWorks Animation.
- Transformers 4 rumors abound Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:04PMWith the critically unexpected success of Transformers: Dark of the Moon , rumors about where the franchise is going next are starting to fly already. read more
- World-class effort for Waltham Track Club's Carla Forbes Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:53PMWith one remarkable leap, Carla Forbes soared 42 feet, 1½ inches in the triple jump. It was the best triple jump for a high school girl in New England history. It was better than any other competitor at a pressure-packed meet of champions. It earned her a trip to France to compete for her country.
- 'Transformers' Shatters Box Office Records Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:09AMFROM MTV MOVIES: There's no hiding the success of the "robots in disguise" franchise: "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" enjoyed the highest-grossing Fourth of July film debut ever over the weekend. Summer sequel mania was in full swing over the Independence Day holiday as the latest "Transformers" movie took in an estimated $97.5 million. "Transformers" [...]
- Face It, the Transformers Have Won [Box Office] Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:06AM# boxoffice Fireworks weren't the only things exploding this weekend, as Michael Bay's latest disaster trundled into theaters and connected big-time. Meanwhile, two oldsters sputtered out and three youngsters fared just OK. More »
- 'Transformers' shape up with $97.4M opening weekend, deliver year's biggest debut Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:50AMLOS ANGELES - "Transformers" robots have lost some of their money-making power but delivered the biggest opening weekend domestically so far this year.
