Daniel Frankel
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DreamWorks Animation Profit Drops in Q2 Despite Revenue Bump
Revenue spike of 20% exceeds analyst expectations, but various expenses drag down net income
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Disney Acquires Social Gaming Company Playdom for $563.2M
Silicon Valley firm publishes games like “Social City” and “Sorority Life” for online social networks
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NATO: Average Ticket Price Dropped by 7 Cents in Q2
Reflects the fact that more 3D tickets were sold in the first quarter
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Fed Ruling Lets Doc Makers Legally Rip DVDs
Exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act allows content protection to be over-ridden in order to obtain footage covered under fair use doctrine
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The Twitter Effect Isn’t What Hollywood Thought
The social media platform has become useful to movie marketers, but not in the way that everybody expected after “Bruno”
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Studios, Truck Drivers Reach Deal, Avoid Strike
New two-year agreement with Teamsters Local 399 avoids crippling walkout
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SAG Moves Closer to AFTRA Merger
National president Ken Howard selected to head up panel focused on combining two labor orgs
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Weekend Box Office: ‘Salt’ Big at $36.5M; ‘Inception’ Biggest at $43.5M
Overall domestic market expands 9%, with two action-driven espionage thrillers sharing nicely
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Studios Face Trucker Strike
Teamsters branch set to vote on strike authorization Sunday
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Friday Box Office: $12.7M ‘Salt’ Intake; ‘Inception’ Still No. 1 at $13.2M
Sony Angelina Jolie thriller on pace to hit its pre-release estimate with a $35M weekend, while Christopher Nolan movie drops less than 40%
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USA Sets ‘Burn Notice’ Movie Prequel
Bruce Campbell character’s Navy SEAL career will be the focus
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Sony’s ‘Salt’ Looks to Mine $30M+ at the Box Office
Angelina Jolie spy thriller enjoys sprinkling of good reviews … and a little help from Anna Chapman
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Untitled Management Being Shopped Around
Reportedly in merger talks with 3 Arts, company also made overtures to other firms, including Mosaic
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Summit Set to Play Plame ‘Game’ on Nov. 5
Film about outed CIA operative stars Naomi Watts and Sean Penn and will have limited opening
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TNT Grabs ‘Inception’ TV Rights
Deal with sibling movie studio Warner Bros. also yields “Sex and the City 2,” “Clash of the Titans” and “Due Date”