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2010-03-19T18:32:14Z

Katherine Heigl ShoWest 2010 - Warner Brothers Pictures' 'Big Picture 2010' Las Vegas, Nevada - 18.03.10

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Sarah Jessica Parker ShoWest 2010 - Warner Brothers Pictures' 'Big Picture 2010' Las Vegas, Nevada - 18.03.10

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2010-03-19T18:31:47Z

Zach Galifianakis ShoWest 2010 - Warner Brothers Pictures' 'Big Picture 2010' Las Vegas, Nevada - 18.03.10

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'Alice in Wonderland' keeps hopping with $62.7M

2010-03-15T14:30:39Z

<div id="subtitle">'Alice in Wonderland' keeps hopping with $62.7M; 'Green Zone' leads weak newcomers</div><div><p>Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" still reigns at the box office, pulling in $62.7 million in its second weekend and...

'Shutter Island' storms North American box office

2010-03-01T15:16:01Z

<div><p>Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" ruled the North American box office for a second consecutive weekend, raking in 22.7 million dollars, final figures showed Monday.</p><p>The police mystery starring Leonardo DiCaprio has earned 75.5 million dollars since its opening weekend in the Uni...

"Shutter Island" still captivates moviegoers

2010-02-28T15:45:09Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Martin Scorsese's suspense thriller "Shutter Island" led the North American box office for a second consecutive weekend on Sunday, while "Avatar" was the top choice internationally for an 11th weekend.</p><p>A pair of newcomers, the comedy "Cop Out" and horror r...

Warner Bros. takes big stake in Rocksteady Studios

2010-02-23T10:00:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Warner Bros. buys majority stake in video game developer behind "Batman: Arkham Asylum"</div><div><p>Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group said Tuesday it's buying a majority stake in Rocksteady Studios, the British video game developer behind the hit "Batman: Arkham Asylum."</p>&...

Redbox agrees with Warner Bros. on 28-day delay

2010-02-22T09:09:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Redbox ends lawsuit, agrees with Warner Bros. on 28-day delay before stocking DVD kiosks</div><div><p>DVD rental kiosk chain Redbox has agreed to wait 28 days after Warner Bros. releases new movies for sale before offering to rent them for $1 a night.</p><p>The agreement announced Tuesday ends a lawsui...

Coinstar issues 1Q outlook, includes DVD changes

2010-02-22T09:09:22Z

<div id="subtitle">Coinstar gives 1st-quarter guidance after saying Redbox agreed to 28-day delay for Warner DVDs</div><div><p>Coinstar Inc., which operates Redbox DVD kiosks, coin-counting and other self-service machines, issued financial guidance for the current first quarter on Tuesday after announcing it had come to an agreement with

Box-office numbers for Oscar best-picture nominees

2010-02-22T12:40:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Box-office performance for 10 best-picture Oscar contenders including `Avatar,' `Hurt Locker'</div><div><p>North American box-office performance as of Sunday for Oscar best-picture nominees:</p><p>_ "Avatar," 20th Century Fox, nine nominations, $596 million, released Dec. 18</p&...

'Avatar' wins box office, nears domestic record

2010-02-22T15:04:31Z

<div id="subtitle">'Avatar' wins box office for 7th straight week, nears domestic record set by 'Titanic'</div><div><p>"Avatar" is on the cusp of toppling the domestic box-office record after leading all movies for a seventh straight week.</p><p>James Cameron's 3-D epic earned $30 million over the weekend, and its domestic total reached $594.5 million, acc...

"Avatar" breaks $2 billion at worldwide box office

2010-02-22T13:38:53Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Avatar" ventured further into rarefied territory at the worldwide box office during the weekend, surpassing the $2 billion mark days after it broke the record held by "Titanic."</p><p>James Cameron's 3-D sci-fi spectacular has grosse...

`Avatar' tops $500 million on domestic chart

2010-02-22T18:58:02Z

<div id="subtitle">`Avatar' tops $500 million on domestic chart, closes on `Titanic' records</div><div><p>James Cameron's "Avatar" continues to close in on his own box-office champ "Titanic."</p><p>"Avatar" took in $54.4 million over the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, raising its domestic total to $504.9 million.</p><p&am...

"Avatar" passes $500 million at U.S. box office

2010-02-22T20:05:37Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Newly crowned Golden Globe winner "Avatar" broke the $500 million mark in record time at the North American box office on Monday, quickly closing in on the all-time record held by "Titanic" for 12 years.</p><p>Distributor Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to produce 'Sesame Street' video games</div><div><p>"Sesame Street" video games will now be brought to you by the letters W and B.</p><p>Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has signed a deal with

Netflix to delay delivery of Warner's latest DVDs

2010-02-23T00:31:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Netflix subscribers will have to wait 28 days to rent Warner Bros. latest DVDs, Blu-ray discs</div><div><p>Netflix Inc. will delay sending out Warner Bros.' latest movies by nearly a month in a c...

This year in film - what could possibly go wrong?

2010-02-23T01:59:12Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Can the New Year live up to what was a rotten old year for everybody but the movie business? There are never any guarantees that films will perform, and movies usually look best sight unseen.</p><p>On the other hand, the first half of '10 does include some franchise inst...

"Potter", "Avatar" spur box office record in '09

2010-02-23T01:58:38Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Crowd-pleasing pics and extra-dimensional tix combined to lift Hollywood to new box office heights in 2009.</p><p>Sales rose more than 8% to a record $10.61 billion, while the number of tickets sold (i.e. admissions) climbed almost 4%.</p><p>P...

"Avatar" passes $1 billion at world box office

2010-02-23T02:03:35Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Avatar" sped past the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office after three weekends in release, making it the fourth-biggest movie of all time, according to data released on Sunday.</p><p>James Cameron's 3-D sci-fi epic earned $1....

Golden Globes party circuit requires some planning

2010-02-23T12:11:33Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Golden Globes are still three weeks away, but it's never too early to map out the afterparty attack.</p><p>The awards will be given out on January 17 at the