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   'Modern Family' Star Eric Stonestreet Joins Comedy 'Identity Thief' (Exclusive)

   3:24 pm 5/24/2012

   • by Borys Kit

   Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy are toplining the Universal comedy. Read more

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   'Battleship' Fallout: Lessons From a Box Office Sinking (Analysis)

   5:00 am 5/23/2012

   • by Kim Masters

   As Hollywood's quest for franchises leads to more high-risk, $200 mil plays, studios search for answers when big bets go bust.Read more

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   Box Office Preview: 'Avengers' Expected to Sink 'Battleship'

   4:37 pm 5/17/2012

   • by Pamela McClintock

   The Universal tentpole is expected to debut in the modest $35 million to $40 million range as "The Avengers" continues to dominate in its fourth weekend with a projected gross of as much as $60 million.Read more

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   Will Smith Questions 75 Percent Tax Rate While Promoting 'Men in Black 3' in France (VIDEO)

   3:33 pm 5/17/2012

   • by Paul Bond

   A clip of the actor gasping when he learns what the new French president has proposed was circulating across the Internet on Thursday.Read more

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   Universal Signs First-Look Deal With Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci

   10:02 am 5/1/2012

   • by Rebecca Ford

   The two-year pact involves the re-imagining of titles including "Van Helsing" and "The Mummy."Read more

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   Universal Extends Its Pact With Working Title Films Through 2015

   2:58 pm 4/27/2012

   • by Gregg Kilday

   Instead of being an exclusive arrangement, the new deal is a first-look agreement.Read more

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   Box Office Preview: Jason Segel's 'Five-Year Engagement' Is Most Promising of the Weekend's New Arrivals

   6:03 pm 4/26/2012

   • by Gregg Kilday

   A crowded field also includes the debuts of "The Pirates! Band of Misfits," "The Raven" and "Safe."Read more

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   Universal Gets Big 'Hop' to Start 2012

   5:03 pm 4/24/2012

   • by Erik Gruenwedel, Home Media Magazine

   Studio turnaround began by delaying the home entertainment release of the family-friendly film for a year.Read more

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   Lionsgate Wins U.K. Box Office Over the Weekend

   11:02 am 4/23/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   The studio tops the list with three movies,"Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," "The Hunger Games" and "Cabin In The Woods."Read more

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    7 of Judd Apatow's Best Jokes at the Tribeca Film Festival

    4:29 pm 4/19/2012

    • by Eriq Gardner

    The producer/director gives his thoughts on a Spielberg-Scorsese swap, making films today, and whether there will be a "Bridesmaids" sequel.Read more

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