DreamWorks' Southern Society drama enjoys strong start to its second weekend, as remake of Schwarzenegger barbarianism classic bombs; "Spy Kids 4" opens solid, but not "Fright Night" and "One Day"

Studio enters partnership with several top Chinese investment arms and entertainment companies to co-produce films and distribute in China; it remains unclear as to how much cash Relativity will net

Latest "Planet of the Apes" sequel is No. 1 Friday with $8.1M, while New Line's fate-themed horror film falls well below tracking at $7.3M; DreamWorks' "The Help" has nearly $18M after three days

The MPAA has set a rather loose guideline for studio tentpoles -- leave out the sex and coarse language, but cram in pretty much all the murder and mayhem you want

With $1.334 billion at the global box office through Sunday, the final Harry Potter film is 3rd all time at the global box office, trailing only "Avatar" and "Titanic"

Fox's "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" finishes about $20M over tracking; Universal's "The Change-Up" misses mark at $13.5M

The third of Michael Bay's fighting-robots saga has grossed more than $663 million at the foreign box office

Final Monday tallies reveal that Jon Favreau's "Cowboys & Aliens" grossed $36.4M vs. "Smurfs'" $35.6M

Eighth and final Harry Potter movie becomes series' first to pass $1 billion at the global box office

Franchise's eighth installment appears poised to be the first in the series to gross $1B worldwide and $700M internationally

Deal, which includes such titles as "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "Gosford Park," brings Amazon's streaming library to more than 9,000 films

"Deathly Hallows, Part 2" dropped 72%, more than any film ever to open to $42 million or more at the domestic box office