Daniel Frankel
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Report: Cheryl Cole Will Return to ‘The X-Factor’
Reports out to the U.K., confirmed by numerous U.S. outlets, say Fox had second thoughts about axing the British singer from its new performance show last month
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‘Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’ Trailer: Here’s One They Haven’t Pulled Yet (Updated)
The trailer was to debut exclusively on the MTV Movie Awards Sunday at 6 PT/9 ET; distributor Summit is locked in a cat-and-mouse game with fans posting it early on YouTube
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‘X-Men: First Class” Solid $56M Debut Leads Suddenly Hot Box Office
Critically lauded franchise reboot hits its pre-release forecast; overall market up 30% over the same weekend last year
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‘X-Men 5’ Captures $21M Friday — Poised for $55M Weekend
Fox’s well-reviewed reboot is on pace to meet pre-release estimates for opening weekend
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Ratings: TNT’s ‘Franklin & Bash’ Is no Smash at Just 2.7M Viewers
Yet another Mark-Paul Gosselaar legal show looks to be floundering, as veteran lead-out “Men of a Certain Age” also debuts softly; on the broadcast side, “So You Think You Can Dance” wins the night
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‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ Opening Tanks DreamWorks & RealD Stock
With sequel debuting to lukewarm $68M, animation company’s stock has dropped 9% over two trading days; RealD stock drops 12% after movie only drew 45% of its revenue from 3D
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Sean Kingston Critically Hurt in Jet Ski Accident
Hip-hop star is in stable condition in a Miami hospital’s ICU unit after crashing his watercraft into a Miami Beach bridge
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Record B.O.: ‘Hangover 2’ Hits $137M; ‘Tree of Life’ Averages $122K Per Screen
Overall box office sets Memorial Day weekend record with over $274M in total grosses; “Hangover 2” narrowly misses R-rated record
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‘Hangover 2’ on $135M+ Pace, Just Short of R-Rated Record (Sunday Update)
Todd Phillips’ huge-grossing comedy just misses “Matrix 2’s” $91.8M 3-day premiere record; “Tree of Life” has Fox Searchlight’s best per-screen average ever
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Fox Claims 7th Straight 18-49 Crown
Network wins 2010-11 season, despite 5% demo drop; CBS tops again in total viewers
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IMAX Hires Former Qualcomm Executive Marc De Grandpre as CMO
He will lead the big-screen exhibition chain’s global brand and marketing initiatives, reporting to IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond
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3D Slammed Anew After Format’s Weak ‘Pirates 4’ Opening
With non-IMAX 3D runs accounting for only 38 percent of “Pirates’” $90.1M opening, critics including analyst Richard Greenfield are renewing claims that the format is hurting the movie business
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‘Pirates 4’ Plunders Biggest Int’l Opening Ever at $256.3M
Released day-and-date everywhere, Disney film’s massive foreign opening overshadows the fact that it missed its mark Stateside with only $90.1 million; also Woody Allen’s ‘Midnight in Paris’ Opens Big
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Ahoy, ‘Pirates’ Slip! Soft $35M Friday for ‘On Stranger Tides’
Disney was aiming for $100M, but Johnny Depp’s fourth go-around in heavy eyeliner probably won’t even hit $90M
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‘Sons of Anarchy’ Season 4 to Include Bonus Video, Creator Tweets
Kurt Sutter says season-4 budget will pay for the creation of bonus content, that will show up on his blog and the FX site, among other platforms