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Big Sunday shows 'This Is It' isn't performing like a concert film by Company Town

"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....

$20.1 million is it for 'This Is It' by Company Town

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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Sony's aborted attempt to release 'This Is It' DVD before Christmas by Company Town

Sony Pictures desperately wanted to release the DVD of the Michael Jackson concert movie "This Is It" for the holiday shopping season, but backed down after movie theater owners balked that it was too soon following the film's theatrical...
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'This Is It' headed for $10 million to $12 million opening day by Company Town

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...

'This Is It' collects $2.2 million from late night shows by Company Town

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,...

Michael Jackson should have been there by Company Town

It was just plain weird that Michael Jackson wasn't at last night's world premiere of his concert film "This Is It" at L.A. Live's Nokia Theatre. "He would have loved this," said Sony Pictures movie chief Amy Pascal, whose...
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YouTube gets 'Taxi Driver' from Sony's Crackle by Company Town

You lookin' at YouTube? Continuing its slow journey to add premium Hollywood content, YouTube has just posted its second major studio film to the site, the 1976 classic "Taxi Driver." The film, when went on the Google-owned viral video site...
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Sony curtails development spending halfway through fiscal year by Company Town

Sony Pictures has told the Hollywood creative community that it is all but halting spending on developing new movie projects until April 1, the start of its next fiscal year. That means that for the next six months, the studio...
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Sony repositioning PlayStation 3 as all-in-one entertainment device by Company Town

Nearly three years after the device launched and quickly fell behind its two major competitors, Sony is attempting to reposition its Playstation 3 video game console as an all-in-one entertainment device. The Japanese electronics giant is launching a...
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Michael Jackson movie opening moved up two days by Company Town

Now this is really it. Aiming to create a cinematic happening out of the theatrical release of its newly acquired Michael Jackson movie, Sony announced today that “Michael Jackson: This Is It” will arrive in theaters for a limited two-week...
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Sony Pictures swings to profit, thanks in large measure to TV side by Company Town

Sony Pictures was one of the few bright spots in Sony Corp.'s glum fiscal first-quarter results. While the electronics and entertainment conglomerate lost $390.5 million, Sony Pictures, which includes the movie studio, television and international...
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Sony Pictures-Redbox deal underscores value of bargain DVD rentals by Company Town

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's new licensing deal with Redbox Automated Retail -- operator of those $1 DVD rental kiosks in grocery and convenience stores -- adds up to some serious coin. Sony stands to collect approximately $460 million over...
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Sources: Paramount in talks to merge backroom DVD operations with Sony and Fox by Company Town

Paramount Pictures is in talks with at least two of its competitors to merge some elements of its home video backroom operations, people briefed on the negotiations said. While negotiations are in a very preliminary stage, the Viacom-owned studio has...
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George Clooney jumps from Warner Bros. to Sony by Company Town

George Clooney is ending his long association with Warner Bros. to join Sony Pictures in an exclusive two-year production deal. The deal, which is wrapping up, comes when studios are trying to spend less. This month, Sony pulled the plug...
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Fate of Beatle songs, one of Jackson's most valued assets, up in the air by Company Town

One of Michael Jackson's most valued assets was his 50% stake in Sony/ATV Music Publishing, which has more than 750,000 copyrights. They include many hit Beatles songs as well as songs by Bob Dylan, John Mayer, Lady Gaga and the...
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