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‘Blades’ cuts fine figure
Will Ferrell in tights topped Walt Disney Pictures' latest 3-D effort, but none of the weekend's new releases came anywhere near last year's behemoth opener on the comparable weekend, 20th Century Fox's "Ice Age: The Meltdown," which bowed to $68 million.
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‘Blades’ skates to top of weekend b.o.
"Blades of Glory" was able to pull in an estimated $33 million to win the weekend for the Paramount Pictures release of the DreamWorks/MTV Films co-production. Disney's animated tale "Meet the Robinsons" drew in an estimated $25.1 million for the frame to land at No. 2.
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‘Dresses’ impresses Fox 2000
Fox 2000 is signing on to produce Spyglass Entertainment's romantic comedy "27 Dresses." James Marsden and Malin Akerman have joined the Katherine Heigl topliner.
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‘Blades of Glory’ skates to top of weekend boxoffice
Men on ice stood atop the winners' stand at the boxoffice Friday, as Paramount Pictures' release of the DreamWorks comedy "Blades of Glory" took the top slot for the day.
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‘Robinsons’ could be on thin ice
While most prognosticators are betting on Walt Disney Pictures' animated "Meet the Robinsons," above, to take the top spot, an upset by DreamWorks' "Blades of Glory" certainly is possible.
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Wahlberg in Shyamalan’s ‘Happening’
Mark Wahlberg has signed on to star in M. Night Shyamalan's thriller "The Happening" for 20th Century Fox. The studio has grabbed Friday, June 13, 2008, as its worldwide release date.
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‘Captivity,’ then discipline
The MPAA on Thursday disciplined After Dark Films for its controversial outdoor advertising campaign for the upcoming "Captivity" by imposing a monthlong suspension of the ratings process for the horror film, which has not yet been rated. The move could make it difficult for the film to bow on its scheduled release date of May 18.
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Wahlberg knows what’s ‘Happening’
Mark Wahlberg has signed on to star in M. Night Shyamalan's thriller "The Happening" for 20th Century Fox. The studio has grabbed Friday, June 13, 2008, as its worldwide release date.
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‘Captivity,’ then discipline
The MPAA on Thursday disciplined After Dark Films for its controversial outdoor advertising campaign for the upcoming "Captivity" by imposing a monthlong suspension of the ratings process for the horror film, which has not yet been rated.
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‘Robinsons’ could be on thin ice
It's 3-D vs. Will Ferrell at the North American boxoffice this weekend. While most prognosticators are betting on Walt Disney Pictures' animated "Meet the Robinsons" to take the top spot, an upset by Ferrell and skating partner Jon Heder in DreamWorks' "Blades of Glory" certainly is possible — much more likely than the comic performers successfully landing a perfect triple lutz.
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‘TMNT’ comes out of shell with $24.5 mil
With six wide releases bowing at the North American boxoffice, only a few survived the heavy competition. The winner of the frame was Warner Bros. Pictures' "TMNT," the CG-animated reimagination of the 14-year-old franchise.
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Harper tops bill at Regency
Longtime 20th Century Fox executive Robert Harper will move across the lot to take the reins of Regency Filmed Entertainment as its new chairman and CEO.
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