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'Identity Thief' reclaims top spot in slow weekend at box office
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details."Identity Thief" has stolen back the top spot at the weekend box office, taking in an estimated $14.1 million to trump new releases "Snitch" and "Dark Skies," according to an estimate from distributor Universal Pictures. Co-financed by Universal and...Tags: Entertainment, Melissa McCarthy, Dark Skies (movie), Theft, Movies
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'Snitch' will fight for No. 1 on a slow weekend at the box office
With the Oscars telecast airing on Sunday, Hollywood is preparing for the biggest weekend of the year. There won't be as much to celebrate at the box office, however, as two new films are expected to have lackluster debuts. "Snitch," an action film...
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‘Sinister’: Scott Derrickson on horror … and Tavis Smiley
Hero Complex - movies, comics, fanboy fare - latimes.comIn the new horror film “Sinister,” Ethan Hawke plays a struggling true-crime novelist named Ellison Oswalt, a writer who, in ...... -
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Sundance 2012: Fright flick 'Black Rock' bought by LD Distribution
24 FramesIn the fourth Sundance Film Festival deal for sales agent Josh Braun, LD Distribution has bought the girl-power fright film "Black Rock" for more than $1 million with a planned national theatrical release, according to people close to the deal. LD, a... -
'Ouija' back at Universal, now with low budget
Company TownSeven months after dropping a movie project based on the board game "Ouija" over concerns about its proposed budget of about $150 million, Universal Pictures is again planning to make the picture -- but at a much reduced cost.... -
The Morning Fix: Turkeys at box office. New cash for Relativity.
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Ghost in the Hollywood machine: 'Paranormal Activity' beat the odds (and gave Spielberg the willies)
The Hero ComplexYou may remember John Horn's name from our Comic-Con International coverage, he led our team of reporters in San Diego while I took a year off from the expo so I could sit on a beach in Hawaii with my...... -
'Paranormal Activity': Do midnight sell-outs suggest it's the next 'Blair Witch'?
Company TownProducer Jason Blum spent nearly two years bringing the ultra-low-budget thriller 'Paranormal Activity' to theaters. 'It finally feels,' he says, 'like we're entering the third act.' When Blum saw long lines snaking around the ArcLight Hollywood last... -
'Paranormal Activity' may be stirring up a 'Blair Witch'-style success
The Hero ComplexJohn Horn writes on the Company Town blog that "Paranormal Activity" has seized the attention of young horror fans in a big way and reminds some people of a box-office haunting from a decade ago. Here's an excerpt with links...... -
Paramount to launch micro-budget movie division
Company TownFresh off its stunning "Paranormal Activity" success -- a $15,000 thriller that has grossed more than $107 million in its domestic release with little paid advertising -- Paramount Pictures is set to launch a new production business for movies budgeted...... -
The haunted history of 'Paranormal Activity'
Los Angeles TimesSteven Spielberg was certain his copy of "Paranormal Activity" was haunted. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: 'Paranormal Activity': An article in today's Calendar about the film "Paranormal Activity" misspelled the last name of DreamWorks...Tags: Labor Day, Cinema Industry, Sundance Film Festival, Unexplained Phenomena, Television
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