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Social Movies: Three Start-Ups That Might Boost Hollywood's Box-Office Prospects - Forbes

Earlier this week, Hollywood ... would rather forget. “Box-Office Bust” was ABC’s send up of 2011, with one stat that drives the point home: “Attendance figures haven’t been this low since 1995.” Maybe the movies were just bad. Full Story

As the World Turns in 2012: What's Next for Global Box Office - Hollywood Reporter

The explosion of new movie theaters -- and the popularity ... and that's why so many Hollywood movies open there first to begin their international rollouts. Box-office revenue for 2011 reached $1.12 billion, slightly ahead of 2010's previous record ... Full Story

Hollywood looks for box office hat trick with “Underworld" franchise - Examiner

It’s been a solid two weeks at Cineplexes nationwide as Hollywood looks to leave the 2011 slump behind ... Originally, when news of this movie broke, many laughed it off as just another attempt by an athlete to cross-over to acting. Full Story

Underworld Awakening’ Leads at the Box Office - New York Times Blogs

This is why Hollywood keeps churning out sequels: The fourth movie in Sony’s “Underworld” vampire series, “Underworld Awakening,” was an easy No. 1 at the North American box office over the weekend, taking in about $25.4 million ... Full Story

Hollywood Box Office News, Underworld 4, Red Tails, The Artist - Live Trading News

Red Tails was soft in Canada, where Black-themed movies often under-perform ... Alliance is distributing the movie in Canada. At the awards box office, the Weinstein Co.’s The Artist, which continues to post wins, including the top PGA honor Saturday ... Full Story

Hollywood Remembers Bingham Ray - Reuters

The sudden death Monday of indie film veteran Bingham Ray left Hollywood mourning ... about a film's box office prospects than its makers were. Outside the business, people like Bingham Ray are below the radar, but any movie lover checking ... Full Story

'Devil Inside' lifts Hollywood spirits with $34.5M - Yahoo Finance

according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com. Paramount already is well into profit with "The Devil Inside," an independently produced movie that the studio bought for $1 million. It's the latest such low-budgeted horror acquisition for the ... Full Story

Snow White rivalry heating up - Indiana Gazette

LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood's Snow White rivalry is heating ... and Relativity might not have wanted to risk coming second at the box office that weekend. In the past, back-to-back releases of similarly themed movies haven't harmed their appeal. Full Story

Devil Inside lifts Hollywood spirts - Jamaica Observer

according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com. Paramount already is well into profit with The Devil Inside, an independently produced movie that the studio bought for US$1 million. It's the latest such low-budgeted horror acquisition for the ... Full Story

The dead-eyes have it: Hollywood should take a good hard look at itself - The Age

Apparently Dead-Eye Syndrome makes audiences feel uneasy and creeped-out, which is why lots of super-lifelike computer-animated movies have flopped at the box office. Polar Express ... but adult movie-goers were turned off by the animated characters ... Full Story

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