Box Office
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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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‘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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‘Fantastic Four’ Tops With $2.7 Million at Thursday Night Box Office
STX’s “The Gift” and Sony’s “Ricki and the Flash” are this weekend’s other openers
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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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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”
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Defiant Ryan Kavanaugh on Relativity Mess: ‘I Will Win’ (Exclusive)
Bankrupt studio plans to go forward with Oct. 9 release of heist comedy “Masterminds” with Kristen Wiig and Zach Galifianakis
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Universal to Shatter Record for Highest-Grossing Year Ever in Just 7 Months
The studio will hit $5.5 billion in global box office this month, and “Minions” will make it the first to have three $1 billion-grossing films in one year
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5 Reasons Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission Impossible’ Went Rogue
Action star delivers his best opening in more than decade thanks to keen marketing, a change in release date and the Cruise craziness