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Complete Awards Season Coverage

Roland Emmerich

‘2012's’ Emmerich to Pocket $100M Profit  (10)

-- The writer-director-producer got a rich deal that feels more like the '90s: 20 against 20

'Twilight' Sequel a Big, Bad B.O. Wolf Abroad: $118.1M (1)

-- In a relatively modest 25 territories, "New Moon" eclipses "2012" at the foreign box office.

Final '2012' Tally: $230M

-- Film's big weekend abroad pushes Sony Pictures Int'l past its all-time box-office revenue mark.

Global Destruction Proves Popular the World Over

-- '2012' takes $160M overseas, the largest foreign opener for a non-sequel.

Master of Disaster: $225M Worldwide for '2012' (1)

-- Filmmaker's latest cinematic apocalypse opens huge for Sony, taking in $65 million domestically.

Master of Disaster: $225M Worldwide for Emmerich's '2012' (1)

-- Filmmaker's latest cinematic apocalypse opens huge for Sony, taking in $65 million domestically

B.O. Preview: The Apocalypse Arrives -- And, Boy, Is Sony Happy!

-- Roland Emmerich's world-ending "2012" is projected to take in $50 million-$55 million this weekend.

'2012's Roland Emmerich: Grilled (4)

-- "Yes, maybe we’re headed for extinction ... it is kind of scary."

Sony Readies Cataclysmic Push for '2012'

-- Will air a two-minute scene from the film simultaneously on nearly all broadcast and cable outlets next week.

'2012' Director Grilled on 3D and Destruction Movies (6)

-- "It’s like I created the genre myself and I'm a prisoner to it."