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Movie projector: Holiday season kicks off with Disney's pricey 'Christmas Carol'
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We just got past Halloween. Thanksgiving is still three weeks away. You know what that means. Christmas baby!Friday, Walt Disney Studios opens "A Christmas Carol," its nearly $200-million version of the classic holiday tale starring Jim Carrey...
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Big Sunday shows 'This Is It' isn't performing like a concert film
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"This Is It" continues to throw all the old rules about concert movies out the window. Domestic ticket sales for the Michael Jackson movie totaled $8.3 million on Sunday, nearly $2 million more than the $6.3 million Sony Pictures projected....
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'This Is It' on its way to $200 million-plus, thanks mainly to foreigners
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He's huge in Japan. Michael Jackson's swan song "This Is It" made up for a so-so start domestically by doing more than twice as much business overseas. The movie sold $32.5 million over its first five days in the U.S....
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First look: 'This Is It' won't quit, takes $101 million worldwide; run extended
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Though it didn't live up to the outsize hype and had only a mixed start domestically, "This Is It" is looking like something of a worldwide hit. The behind-the-scenes look at rehearsals for the late Michael Jackson's concert grossed...
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$20.1 million is it for 'This Is It'
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Sony's unusual Wednesday launch for its Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" yielded decidedly mixed results. The documentary sold $20.1-million worth of tickets around the world, with $7.4 million coming from the U.S. and Canada and $12.7...
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'This Is It' headed for $10 million to $12 million opening day
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The opening-day box office for "This Is It" is neither a "Thriller" nor "Bad." According to executives at several studios who have been tracking the returns, the new Michael Jackson documentary is likely to sell $10 million...
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'This Is It' collects $2.2 million from late night shows
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Michael Jackson fans beat it to theaters in droves last night. "This Is It" sold $2.2 million worth of tickets in late night Tuesday screenings in the U.S. and Canada, a strong number for a weeknight outside of the summer,...
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Bad weekend at the box office gets worse
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The Angels weren't the only ones who had a bad Sunday.In a rarity for the movie industry, every movie in the top 10 ended up selling fewer tickets for the weekend than the studios that released them predicted on Sunday...
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'Whip It' didn't need to get whipped at box office
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My colleague Patrick Goldstein weighed in this morning on why Fox Searchlight's "Amelia" failed to catch on with viewers. Well, for starters, the length and the hideous reviews probably didn't help. I'm more curious about "Whip...
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'Paranormal' continues to impress as the overall box office loses its mojo
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Four movies with combined production budgets of more than $100 million opened this weekend, but none of them managed to beat a movie that cost $15,000. Paramount's "Paranormal Activity" expanded from 863 theaters to 1,945 this weekend and...
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First look: 'Saw VI' is slashed by 'Paranormal' while 'Cirque du Freak,' 'Astro Boy,' 'Amelia' flop
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It was a gory weekend at the box office for pretty much every movie except "Paranormal Activity." Paramount Pictures' ultra-low-budget horror film more than doubled its nationwide theater count to 1,945 theaters and continues its winning...
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Opening day: 'Paranormal' beating 'Saw' as every new movie looks soft
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In the battle of the horror movies, "Paranormal Activity" has taken an early lead over "Saw VI" on a weekend that looks to be disappointing for every studio with a new film. Paramount's indie horror sensation "Paranormal"...
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Movie projector: 'Saw' and 'Paranormal' do battle as 'Amelia' looks anemic
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Maybe the Great Pumpkin has the answer. It's the weekend before Halloween and it's anybody's guess which movie will scare audiences more. "Paranormal Activity" on Friday will more than double its number of theaters (which is about...
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Fate of 'Wild Things' fuzzy as 'Paranormal' and 'Law Abiding Citizen' shine
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Audiences came out to the movies in droves this weekend, sending ticket sales up 41% from last year, but the future of the No. 1 movie is still unclear. "Where the Wild Things Are" sold a healthy $32.5 million worth...
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First look: 'Wild Things' starts well, doesn't play like family film
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"Where the Wild Things Are" opened to a solid if not exceptional $32.5 million in the U.S. and Canada, but played very much like an adult-themed movie despite its origins in children's literature. The adaptation of Maurice Sendak's book...
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