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‘Straight Outta Compton’ Goes Gangsta on Box Office With $56 Million Debut
The biopic about rap group N.W.A plays across ethnic lines to post biggest opening ever for an R-rated movie in August
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Straight Outta Compton Heads for $55 Million Explosion at Box Office
Biopic about iconic rappers blows away projections with $24.2 million Friday and leaves “Man From U.N.C.L.E.” in dust
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Cost of James Bond Rights May Climb After MGM’s 2Q Earnings Drop
A string of film misfires could force the studio to look for more co-production money from its post-“Spectre” distribution partner
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China’s Original Force Animation Pushes Into Feature Films With 2 Hollywood Vets
Sandra Rabins and Penney Finkelman Cox, who oversaw launch of DWA and Sony Animation, named co-presidents
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Ice Cube’s ‘Straight Outta Compton’: F–k tha Mainstream, N.W.A Biopic Will Top Box Office
The group’s fan base will drive an opening expected to top $30 million, while “The Man From U.N.C.L.E” is looking at the high-teens this weekend
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Why Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission: Impossible’ Scored But Other Starry Summer Movies Flopped
“Rogue Nation” posts second straight weekend win, bucking a trend of box office misfires led by former A-listers like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Adam Sandler and Mark Wahlberg
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Frank Gifford Tributes: Stars From Ellen DeGeneres to Tiki Barber Remember NFL and TV Legend
The former NFL great and “Monday Night Football” is remembered by Geraldo Rivera, Hoda Kotb and ex-Giants star Tiki Barner
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‘Fantastic Four’ Flop: How Much Damage Did Director Josh Trank’s Tweet Cause?
The young auteur’s post implying that studio compromised his vision could have shaved $5 million to $10 million off dismal box office opening
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‘Fantastic Four’ Fails, Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission Impossible’ Sails at Box Office
“Rogue Nation” tops with $29.4 million, Fox’s Marvel superhero reboot misfires with $26.2 million and STX’s “The Gift” is 3rd with $12 million
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‘Fantastic Four’ Flameout Opens Door to Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission Impossible’ at Box Office
Rancid reviews take toll on Fox’s pricey Marvel reboot. Thriller ‘The Gift’ is third and heading for $11 million in debut for STX and Meryl Streep’s “Ricki and Flash” can’t hit high notes
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Lions Gate Stock Slides After Q1 Revenue, Earnings Dip on Lean Film Line-up
With “Age of Adaline” the studio’s only wide movie release in the quarter, television provides the bright spot with strong international numbers
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Silent ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Debuts to Not Baaa-d 850,000 at Box Office
The U.K.’s dialogue-free “Wallace and Gromit” spinoff has made $70 million abroad, but will American kids dig droll?
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AMC Networks Posts Strong Q2 Thanks to BBC America Deal, ‘Mad Men’ Finale
The cable network’s revenue rises 15 percent to $600 million behind gains in distribution and advertising
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Meryl Streep’s ‘Ricki and the Flash,’ Jason Bateman’s ‘The Gift’ Under Pressure to Perform for Rookie Studios
Sony chairman Tom Rothman’s reborn TriStar launches with rock dramedy “Ricki,” while STX Entertainment kicks off with the low-budget thriller “The Gift”
