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‘Taken,’ ‘Lucy,’ TV Production Boost EuropaCorp Full-Year Revenue
The company's profit was down due to costs from launching Relativity joint venture in the U.S.
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News Corp. Beats Wall Street’s Expectations With Quarterly Results
The company reports $9.54 billion in revenue, up 14 percent from a year earlier; television segment shows growth despite falling ad revenue for "American Idol."
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MIPTV: ‘Taken 2’ Director Olivier Megaton to Helm TV Series ‘Taxi Brooklyn South’
"Perception" producer Stephen Tolkin will write and executive produce the action-comedy procedural, based on Luc Besson's "Taxi" film franchise.
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‘Argo’ Debuts at No. 1 on Blu-ray, DVD Sales Charts
"Skyfall" remains strong in its second week, selling 83 percent as many units as the newly crowned best picture Oscar winner.
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Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp Reports Strong Growth in Third Quarter Results
Production and distribution company's revenue surges on the strength of "Taken 2."
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‘End of Watch’ Tops Home Entertainment Charts
The Jake Gyllenhaal-Michael Pena cop drama knocks "Taken 2" to No. 2.
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French Films Reach Record Box Office Revenue Abroad
French exports brought in nearly $1.2 billion in international markets last year and sold 140 million tickets.
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News Corp. Reports Huge Rise in Quarterly Profit
The company led by CEO Rupert Murdoch posts another set of strong results for its cable networks unit.
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Hollywood Shifts Late-Night Screenings From Midnight to 10 P.M.
With opening grosses as make-or-break as ever, some studios and theater owners are quietly trying to re-energize late-night business in the wake of the Aurora shooting by opening films the night before their official release date.
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Foreign Box Office: ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ Narrowly Takes No. 1; ‘Taken 2’ Places 2nd in Soft Offshore Session
The fourth film in the horror franchise narrowly took the top spot with $26.2 million, followed by the Liam Neeson-starring action sequel at $25.3 million; "Argo" opened in eight markets to $1.2 million.
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Box Office Preview: ‘Paranormal 4’ to Scare Off Holdovers ‘Taken 2,’ ‘Argo’
"Alex Cross," featuring Tyler Perry as the classic detective made famous by James Patterson, also opens at the domestic box office.
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Foreign Box Office: ‘Taken 2’ Grabs No. 1 for Second Consecutive Round
UPDATED: "Ted" reaches $251.5 million internationally to become the top original R-rated comedy of all time; "Frankenweenie" slow out of the gate.
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