Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans join forces to duke it out with the bad guys in new snippet from "The Avengers"

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