More from Carl DiOrio
How ‘Black Swan’ Suddenly Became a Best Picture Contender
The Natalie Portman film is raising its profile ahead of an expanded release at the box office next weekend.
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‘Fighter’ Leads Prestige Pictures’ Rollouts to Box Office Success, Awards Buzz
Weekend draw indicates promising prospects for continuing expansions of Mark Wahlberg's boxing drama, "Black Swan," "Tempest" and "King's Speech."
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Underwhelming ‘Narnia’s’ $24.5 Mil Debut Weekend Still Manages to Top ‘Tourist’
Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp movie lands at No. 2 with $17 mil; martial arts drama "Warrior's Way" drops out of top 10.
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‘Dawn Treader’ Likely to Top Weekend With $35-45 Million
"Tourist" expected to bow with about $20 million in battle with "Tangled," "Deathly Hallows" for second or third place.
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FilmLA, Officials to Reveal Plans for Campaign Pushing Local Productions
FilmLA and local government officials next week will detail plans for a new marketing campaign pushing L.A.-based film and TV production.
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Despite Upcoming Tentpoles, Movie Admissions Expected to Be Down From Last Year
2010 may mark the first box office downtick in four years. Then again, last Dec.'s release of "Avatar" helped the industry collect roughly $1 billion in the last three weeks of the year.
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‘Black Swan’ Breaks Studio Record as Prestige Films Make Impressive Debuts, Expansions
"Phillip Morris" has encouraging launch; "King's Speech," "127 Hours" expand their reach and success
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‘Tangled’ Bumps ‘Potter’ to Take Domestic Weekend Box Office’s No. 1 Spot With $21.5 Mil
'Deathly Hallows' earns another $16.7 mil, lands in second place; 'Warrior's Way' just barely fights its way into the top 10.
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Dick Cook to Be Feted at Inaugural CinemaCon
Former Disney Studio Boss will be honored by the charitable Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers group at a gala set for March 30.
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VIDEO: ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Tangled’ Continue Box-Office Battle; ‘Warrior’s Way’ Unlikely to Slay Moviegoers
Disney's animated take on Rapunzel could knock Warner Bros.' boy wizard out of the No. 1 spot this weekend.
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Judge Approves MGM Bankruptcy Plan
Studio hones in on $500 million in new financing to fund operations.
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