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Downer Weekend Box Office: ‘Dragon’ Beats J.Lo
No photo finish this time; five-week-old holdover wins the weakest overall market of the year
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Cameron’s Big Blue Aliens Shatter Blu-ray Record
“Avatar” moves 1.5 million copies of the hi-def discs on its first day in stores; previous record was “Dark Knight’s” 600,000
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Friday Box Office: J.Lo’s ‘Plan’ a Very Bland No. 1
CBS Films’ rom-com debuts to $4.2M; “Losers” at $3.2M; both will be overtaken by “Dragon” by Sunday
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MGM Becomes Latest to Offer DVD/Blu-ray Combo Packs
Studio looks to lure in format fence sitters with 16 titles, including “RoboCop,” “Rocky” and “The Terminator”
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Technicolor to Produce Own Animated TV Series
Venerable Hollywood services shop will leverage its Bangalore production house; first project will be adaptation of book series “Pete & Pickles”
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Stoller and Letterman ‘Stretch’ Careers for Universal
Studio taps the team behind “Gulliver’s Travels” to write and direct its Hasbro-toy adaptation “Stretch Armstrong”
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PR Firm EFG Expands … Again
Snapping up Development-L.A., event PR firm makes second acquisition in less than a week
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SAG’s Howard Tapped to Chair Negotiating Committees
Guild selects national president to have leading voice in upcoming TV and theatrical talks
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Final Box Office: ‘Kick-Ass’ Overtakes ‘Dragon’
Winning the second recount in the last two weeks, Lionsgate movie takes crown with $19.8 million
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As Film-Futures Trading Clears One Hurdle, New Battle Flares
Senator makes move to ban it just as trading commission approves Media Derivatives plan
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DVD Industry Woes: The Other Shoe Drops 14%
Amid continued sluggish sales, now the rental business has dropped badly in the first quarter
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Friday Box Office: ‘Kick-Ass’ Packs Soft Punch
Controversial, foul-mouthed, ultra-violent comedy doesn’t live up to its big buzz — or tracking — at $7.5M
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EFG PR Jumping Into the Fingerprint Vacuum
Event firm acquires New York’s Whisper and has more acquisitions queued up