From "Harry Potter" to "Captain America," the year's top 10 performers at the global box office

The final "Harry Potter" movie and "Hugo" also in the Academy's initial mix

The reason for the summer's huge foreign box-office: far-flung new markets, global release strategies and a weak dollar

This summer, three studios set out to launch hit comic-book inspired franchises. So far, none have succeeded

The steep drop in movie attendance adds fuel to the argument that the business has finally succumbed to the changing habits of Internet-obsessed youth

T.D. Jakes film shattered tracking and only cost $6.6 million to produce

Marvel's latest superhero movie is not on pace to hit projections in the $70M+ range; Mel's "Beaver" set to average well under $10,000 per screen this weekend

This year blockbuster films, including "Rio," "Thor" and "Fast Five" are debuting abroad first, turning the traditional marketing machine on its head

Starting with a peek at the closely guarded "Super 8" Monday night, studio unwraps its powerful summer lineup to exhibitors who could sorely use the tentpoles

On the eve of the Cinecom convention, some looks at the movies and issues on the minds of exhibitors and studios

Latest Marvel superhero movie brings the god of thunder to the big screen on May 6

Just two days before superhero movie's first trailer debuts on the Super Bowl, Marvel and Paramount give first look at film's poster.

A cameo by Hawkeye? A Hulk reference? Comic blog seems to have stumbled onto an authentic "Thor" script -- and the producer and distributor are not happy about it

The purple-clad archer is set to get more screen time in "The Avengers"