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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes wins Box Office with $73 Million
Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, “Optimus Prime and the Autobots continue their international box office success with “Transformers: Age of Extinction” adding another $102 million in 50 territories & in the process propels the international total past the $500 million mark and the worldwide box office to a[...]
Mark Wahlberg: Spotlight on the Stars
For this week’s spotlight piece, I wanted to flip back from last weeks’s old school pick and take a look at a more modern A-lister, and this one happens to be Mark Wahlberg. He can be easy to make fun of at times, especially if he’s in a silly type[...]
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters wins weekend box office
This weekend’s lesson is “all the marketing prowess in the world doesn’t matter if you don’t have the movie”. Paramount has been batting 1.000 in terms of launching major fantasy-skewed franchise pictures. From at least summer 2007 with Transformers, they have been the most consistent performers in terms of grabbing[...]
Mark Wahlberg reportedly starring in ‘Transformers 4’
HollywoodNews.com: Mark Wahlberg is apparently taking over where Shia LeBeouf left off as he is reportedly going to star in ‘Transformers 4.’ Director Michael Bay has been denying rumors that Wahlberg would be starring in the latest installment, but it seems the denial is over, states Zap2it. Bay has commented[...]
The Dark Knight Rises topped the weekend box office again with $36 million.
HollywoodNews.com:In the face of two relatively non-mighty openers, The Dark Knight Rises (review/spoiler-review) topped the weekend box office again with $36 million. As has been the case throughout the film’s much-debated run (which is really only 17 days old), it’s doing pretty spectacular by any logical standard but must be[...]
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley not engaged despite suspicious ring
HollywoodNews.com: ‘Transformers’ star Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was recently spotted wearing a sparkly ring on her engagement finger, but apparently she will not be planning a wedding anytime soon. It was rumored that she might be engaged to beau Jason Statham, but her rep is quickly shooting down those claims, states E![...]
Michael Bay back on board for a fourth “Transformers” film
By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Just when Michael Bay thinks he’s out, they pull him right back in. (And that’s the last time I’ll use a “Godfather” analogy with regards to Bay.) Even though the director stated on the publicity circuit for “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” that it likely would[...]
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol sizzles in IMAX debut – Sherlock Homes: A Game of Shadows Box Office
By Scott Mendelson HollywoodNews.com: This was a weekend where two films gave the strongest evidence yet that there may be some kind of ‘slump’ in domestic box office while a third stood as a firm ‘It’s the movie, stupid!’ rebuttal. The two main wide releases, heavily marketed sequels to exceptionally[...]
Michael Bay close to signing on for fourth “Transformers”
By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Michael Bay flirted with the possibility of making his next feature a non-robotic blockbuster, but now reports suggest that he’s running right back to the money-making franchise that has defined his career for the past 5 years. Vulture reports that Paramount is in negotiations with Bay[...]
“Breaking Dawn part I” tops Thanksgiving weekend – Weekend Box Office
By Scott Mendelson HollywoodNews.com: As expected, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part I (essay) topped the holiday weekend box office as three new family films (including The Muppets) and three limited releases more-or-less cannibalized each other. Once again, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part I is playing so much like Twilight Saga:[...]
