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Dueling wax museums on Hollywood Boulevard

A wax figure of Angelina Jolie, right, at Madame Tussauds is posed next to a photograph of Jolie as she is seen in wax at the Hollywood Wax Museum. The display is part of a marketing effort by Madame Tussauds. See full story

A wax figure of Angelina Jolie, right, at Madame Tussauds is posed next to a photograph of Jolie as she is seen in wax at the Hollywood Wax Museum. The display is part of a marketing effort by Madame Tussauds.
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Hollywood Boulevard is home to two Angelina Jolies, two Will Smiths and two Lucille Balls. But who has the best sculpted wax depiction of such iconic celebrities? In the battle of the two wax museums on Hollywood Boulevard, Madame Tussauds plans to launch a hard-hitting campaign this week to portray its wax figures as superior to those of its rival, the Hollywood Wax Museum.

Hollywood Wax Museum

Isaac and Olivia Yang sit next to a wax figure of Tom Hanks as film character Forrest Gump at the Hollywood Wax Museum.
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Madame Tussauds

Emma Novak of Winnipeg, Canada, poses alongside a wax figure of President Obama in a mock Oval Office at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood. The museum’s figures are created by a team in London.
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Hollywood Wax Museum

Displays at the Hollywood Wax Museum include this one of Lucille Ball. The wax figure has faced criticism.
See full story  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds Hollywood general manager Colin Thomas poses alonside wax figures of the Beatles. As part of the museum’s marketing campaign against the Hollywood Wax Museum, it is putting up posters in its lobby, citing negative online reviews of the Hollywood Wax Museum next to positive reviews for Madame Tussauds.
See full story  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Hollywood Wax Museum

Tej Sundher, whose grandfather opened the Hollywood Wax Museum in 1965, says he isn’t fazed by Madame Tussauds’ sniping. He said his tickets, priced at $15.95, offer visitors good value for their money. And while he admits his museum doesn’t have the cachet of his internationally famous rival, he said his wax figures can hold their own.
See full story  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

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