5 Takeaways and 5 Questions From the Sputtering Mid-Summer Box Office
Here’s why 2014 is running nearly 11% behind last year — and what to look for in the second half
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Jennifer Lawrence and ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Dominate First Wave of Teen Choice Awards Nominations
“The Vampire Diaries” ties the ABC Family drama for most nominations on the TV side with five each
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Billy Bob Thornton on Why ‘Fargo’s’ Format Rules: ‘Now I Can Make a 10-Hour Movie If I Want To’
The FX star talks with EmmyWrap about his return to TV in “Fargo” and his frustrations with independent film
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Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill’s ’22 Jump Street’ Slays ‘Dragon 2’ at Box Office With $60 Million (Video)
Opening is 2nd-best ever for R-rated comedy and tops $50 million of animated family film
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Hollywood Torrent: Warner Bros. Summer Movie Problem (Video)
There’s no doubt Warner Bros. is having a tough time at the box office so far this summer
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Tom Cruise’s ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Takes in $82 Million at Overseas Box Office
A $25 million opening in China — better than “Ghost Protocol” — drives the Warner Bros. sci-fi saga
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‘Fault In Our Stars’ Weeps Way to Hearty $48 Million at Box Office (Video)
Teen girls swarm tragic teen romance which swamps Tom Cruise’s “Edge of Tomorrow” and holds off “Maleficent”
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‘Fault in Our Stars’ Stuns With $26 Million Friday at Box Office
Tragic romance eyes $55 million weekend as Tom Cruise’s “Edge of Tomorrow” battles “Maleficent” for 2nd
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Jeremy Renner Confirms His Return for ‘Mission: Impossible 5’
Asked about appearing on HBO’s “True Detective,” the actor says, “I’m kind of strapped time-wise doing ‘Avengers 2,’ and ‘Mission: Impossible 5’ is rearing its head”
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‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Opens to Huge $8.2M Thursday
Fox’s “Night in Our Stars” event Thursday night produced a stellar opening for the romantic drama
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Tom Cruise Is Every Tom Cruise Action Star Ever in Ultimate Movie Mashup Trailer (Video)
A tribute to Tom Cruise, doing what he does best
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‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Whopping Social Media Edge: By the Numbers
The YA adaptation starring Shailene Woodley has just about every advantage a non-blockbuster film could want
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‘Fault in Our Stars’ Expected to Trounce Tom Cruise at Box Office This Weekend
Whether Shailene Woodley can top Angelina Jolie remains to be seen
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‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Reviews: Tom Cruise Kills It
The movie star is at the top of his game in Doug Liman’s big-budget sci-fi thriller about a soldier stuck in a never-ending time loop while fighting an alien invasion
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Jon Stewart Ribs Ricky Gervais About His Weight Gain: ‘You Look Like Sh-t!’ (Video)
The “Derek” star tells the “Daily Show” host he’d rather die “in a bucket” than a “comedy death”
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‘Maleficent’ Tops ‘X-Men’ Overseas While a Chinese Franchise Almost Upsets Tom Cruise
Chinese thriller “Overheard 3” grossed $19.5 million in just six markets this weekend
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Warner Bros. Names Drew Crevello Senior VP of Production
The former 20th Century Fox executive has been working as a writer the past two years
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Tom Cruise Works Overtime as ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Debuts Overseas
Warner Bros. hopes a strong foreign showing will build momentum for the sci-fi film’s June 6 U.S. opening
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‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Review: Tom Cruise’s Groundhog Starship Butterfly Source Code Troopers Day Effect (Video)
It’s a familiar sci-fi mashup, but director Doug Liman knows how to find the fun and the thrills in this tale of an alien-fighting soldier who lives the same day over and over again
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Blockbuster Summer 2014: Can You Name the Movie Star? (Video)
Henry Cavill and Chris Pine just might need better publicists
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Tom Cruise’s ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Could Be Summer’s First Big-Budget Bomb
The sci-fi film comes on tracking at $25 million-$30 million and will be up against the surging “Fault In Our Stars’
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Giant Screens Gave ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Huge Boost at Box Office
A whopping 17 percent of its $92 million opening came from IMAX and Premium Large Format theaters
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Village Roadshow Nears Deal to Co-Finance Sony Movies
The arrangement will initially cover four films, including “The Equalizer” and “Goosebumps”
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‘Top Gun’ Sequel Will See Tom Cruise Grappling With Drone Warfare, Jerry Bruckheimer Says (Video)
“Beverly Hills Cop” sequel will bring Eddie Murphy to Detroit
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Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt to Hunt Mexican Drug Cartels in ‘Sicario’
Denis Villeneuve (“Prisoners”) is directing the thriller, which was written by Taylor Sheridan
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‘Captain America’ Villain Sebastian Stan on Marvel Mysteries, Tom Cruise’s Action Stunts, Films Beyond ‘Ultron’
“Winter Soldier” was so top secret, Stan tells TheWrap he didn’t know he was in it until “two years after we shot the first film”
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‘Godzilla’ Roars at Warner Bros’ Big, Bad Marathon CinemaCon Preview
CinemaCon 2014: “The Hobbit,” “Jupiter Ascending” and “Tammy” will have to make up for the absence of Batman
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Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt Keep Dying, and Dying, and Dying in ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Trailer (Video)
Death is the key to victory in director Doug Liman’s upcoming sci-fi action film
