Daniel Frankel
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‘Fast Five’ on Pace for $80M; Biggest Opening in Universal History
UPDATE: Vin Diesel/Dwayne Johnson action film grossed an estimated $33.2M Friday; Rich Ross’ “Prom” takes in disappointing $1.8M and will miss tracking
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The 1st ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2’ Trailer (Video)
Warner releases the first trailer for the last “Harry Potter” film
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‘Avengers’: Is Another Pirated Marvel Script About to Turn Up Online?
Movie fan site Geektyrant says it was offered a 129 page Joss Whedon-penned draft for the upcoming film over the weekend
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No Strike This Time: WGA Members Ratify Deal
The vote culminates a latest round of major-Hollywood-guild dealmaking with producers, during which the unions acquiesced meekly
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‘Glee’ Comes to XFinity: Comcast Signs VOD Deal With ABC and Fox
Cable giant now has all of the Big Four networks under VOD contract; and it’s still in talks with the movie studios to do premium VOD; meanwhile, satellite rival DirecTV looks at expanding its VOD offerings
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It’s O’FISHal: Weinstein Starts Production on ‘Piranha 3DD’
Sequel to last summer’s predatory fish reboot is underway; movie set to bow Nov. 23
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Nicolas Cage: ‘Hysterical’ and ‘Irrational’ While Talking to Cops, Report Says
TMZ also reports that New Orleans police wanted to investigate the actor for child abuse, after the intoxicated star caused his 5-year-old son to fall
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The 1st ‘My Idiot Brother’ Trailer is Now, er, Streaming (Video)
The Weinstein Company releases the first trailer for its new Paul Rudd comedy
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Little Darth Vader Gives Way to Lil’ Thor (Video)
The German sedan doesn’t fare so well in this Marvel trailer parody of a notable Super Bowl ad
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Premium VOD Impact Is Nil for ‘Just Go With It’s’ Box Office Performance
Take it for what it’s worth (which probably ain’t much), but the first theatrical film available for $30 home viewing barely dropped at the domestic box office this weekend
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Elvis Mitchell Loses Another Gig: Now It’s Movieline After 3 Months
The idiosyncratic film critic was fired but the reason is unclear. One muddled report seems to indicate that he may have fudged a review for “Source Code”
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‘Rio’ Nips Tyler Perry’s Solid $25.8M Opening; Box Office Down 23% From Easter 2010
Second weekend of Fox CG-animated film grosses $26.8M to win the box office; and while it was down holiday-to-holiday, the overall market was actually up big vs. the same calendar weekend last year
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Premium VOD Is Here: DirecTV Alerts Its Subscribers
Satellite service touts new Home Premiere offering with Thursday-night email to customers: “From the big screen to your screen. First,” ad slogan says
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‘Rio’ Nudges Tyler Perry for Big Friday, But Overall Box Office Down 20%
Fox’s “Elephant” drama and Tyler Perry’s latest “Madea” movie hit their tracking, as does Disney’s new lion-themed nature documentary; none of it helps the broader market, which is down 20% this weekend
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As Premium VOD Readies for Flight, Studios Face the Fallout
As the controversial premium VOD plan kicks off Thursday, studios are hoping for a longterm payoff. But in the short term, they have nothing but headaches