Oz The Great And Powerful

'Oz the Great and Powerful’ Hits $200M at Foreign Box Office

March 31, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 11 weeks ago

Disney's 'Wizard of Oz' prequel is about to cross the threshold on domestic front, too

  

'G.I. Joe: Retaliation': Paramount's 3D Gamble Pays With $130M Global Haul

March 31, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 11 weeks ago

Toy soldier sequel, delayed for nine months for a 3D conversion, dominates Easter weekend with $50M debut and adds $80 million overseas.
 

  

'Croods' Catches $44M Family Fire, 'Olympus' No. 2 With $30M at Box Office

March 24, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 12 weeks ago

DreamWorks Animation's prehistoric cartoon surges on Saturday, and takes in another $63M from overseas in debut

  

'Burt Wonderstone' Can't Take 'The Call' at Box Office as 'Oz' Repeats at No. 1

March 17, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 13 weeks ago

"Wizard of Oz" prequel posts $42M second week as Halle Berry thriller surprises with $17M and Steve Carell's magic comedy goes poof

  

'Oz' Eyes $44M, 'The Call' Connects, 'Burt Wonderstone' Bombs at Box Office

March 16, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 13 weeks ago

The Steve Carell-Jim Carrey comedy is looking at a $10M weekend and won't catch Halle Berry's "The Call," which is on a $16M box-office pace

  

Tops on TheWrap This Week: 'Oz,' 'Girls,' 'Veronica Mars' - and Executive Sexting

March 15, 2013 By Greg Gilman 13 weeks ago

"Girls" delivered a money shot, "Oz" breathed life into the box office, an executive texted his way into a sex scandal and "Veronica Mars" fans flocked to Kickstarter to produce a movie

  

Why 7 p.m. Is the New 'Midnight Opening' at the Box Office

March 14, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 13 weeks ago

In bid to attract mainstream moviegoers, the studios are pushing the envelope on "midnight" screenings earlier and earlier

  

Beating 'Oz' at Box Office Too Tough a Trick for 'Burt Wonderstone'

March 14, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 13 weeks ago

"Oz the Great and Powerful" looks at $40M second week as Steve Carell-Jim Carrey comedy and Halle Berry thriller "The Call" debut

  

'Oz' Hasn't Made it to Emerald City Yet Despite $80M Box Office Debut

March 11, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 14 weeks ago

Analysis: Whether 2013's first blockbuster spawns a franchise, park rides and merchandising millions for Disney will be determined in the next few weeks

  

'Oz' Box Office Balloons to $80M After Big Saturday; Worldwide Hits $150M

March 10, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 14 weeks ago

Disney's prequel to "Wizard of Oz" adds $70M from overseas

  

'Oz' Looking Great and Powerful at Box Office, Eyes $75M Weekend

March 9, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 14 weeks ago

Disney's prequel to the 'Wizard of Oz' takes in $24.1M in debut Friday

  

Magnolia Pictures Picks Up Worldwide Rights to 'Touchy Feely'

March 7, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 14 weeks ago

Lynn Shelton's ensemble film about a massage therapist with a problem premiered at Sundance this year

  

Disney Ups Box-Office Ante on 'Oz' With Massive Foreign Rollout

March 7, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 14 weeks ago

Director Sam Raimi's "Wizard of Oz" prequel could make more overseas -- it debuts Thursday in 27 countries -- than it does in North America this weekend

  

Hollywood Hopes 'Oz' Can Turn Tide for Ailing 2013 Box Office

March 6, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 15 weeks ago

A dazzling debut for Disney's 3D prequel to the Hollywood classic could provide a much-needed boost for box office

  

James Franco Aiming for Broadway in 'Of Mice and Men' - Will Stephen Colbert Join Him?

March 6, 2013 By Lisa Fung 15 weeks ago

James Franco says he will play George in the John Steinbeck classic "Of Mice and Men" on Broadway and invites Stephen Colbert to join him

  

'Oz the Great and Powerful' Review: Sam Raimi Manages to Fill Some Mighty Big Ruby Slippers

March 5, 2013 By Alonso Duralde 15 weeks ago

James Franco goes from carny conman to reluctant messiah in this ingenious prequel to the 1939 classic

  

Will Pricey 'Oz' Stay on Track After 'Jack' Got Whacked at Box Office?

March 4, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 15 weeks ago

Analysis:  High-risk, high-reward strategies can result in box-office home runs or strike outs like Warner Bros.' "Jack the Giant Slayer."  Now Disney steps to the plate with pricey "Oz"

  

James Franco Travels By Bubble in 'Oz the Great and Powerful' (Video)

February 20, 2013 By Greg Gilman 16 weeks ago

Watch a new clip from Sam Raimi's prequel to "The Wizard of Oz"

  

'Oz The Great and Powerful' Trailer Features Flying Monkeys, Epic Battles

November 14, 2012 By Brent Lang 31 weeks ago

"Oz the Great and Powerful" stars James Franco, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams

  

'Oz the Great and Powerful' Poster Unveiled by Disney

July 4, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 50 weeks ago

Disney releases the first poster for the Sam Raimi-directed "Oz the Great and Powerful," which stars James Franco and traces the origins of the Wizard of Oz. 

  

Mila Kunis Joins James Franco in 'Oz, the Great and Powerful'

March 25, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

The 'Black Swan' star will play a wicked witch in Sam Raimi's prequel to the 1939 classic

  

One Wicked Witch: Mila Kunis May Fly to 'Oz'

February 18, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

The 'Black Swan' actress in talks to join Sam Raimi's 'Wizard of Oz' prequel

  

Johnny Depp to Replace Robert Downey Jr. in Disney's 'Oz'

January 19, 2011 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

The "Alice in Wonderland" actor is in discussions to star in the quasi-prequel to "The Wizard of Oz"

  

Sam Raimi to Direct Disney's 'Wizard of Oz' Prequel

June 15, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 3 years ago

Mitchell Kapner's script will likely be rewritten specifically for Robert Downey Jr., who is circling the 3D project

  

Downey Jr., Mendes Circling 'Wizard of Oz' Prequel

April 20, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 3 years ago

The "Iron Man" star would play The Wizard in a Disney film written by Mitchell Kapner and produced by Joe Roth

  
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