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It’s No Victory Tour, But…
6:07AM Brian Moylan | Michael Jackson’s concert film This Is It grosses $2.2 million on opening night.
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$US300M In Ticket Sales Puts Zero Dollars In Bono’s Pocket
3:18AM Richard Rushfield | The goblins taking over the big-screen for our annual, mandated block when Only Scary Movies Can Be Released. And in the counting house, the scarier news that even U2 may have money troubles. More »
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Bad Vince Vaughn Movies Will Save Economy
8:50PM Andrew Belonsky | Can someone please explain why Vince Vaughn’s so popular? Seriously. Despite horrid reviews, his movie, Couples Retreat, which starred other, non-advertised celebrities like Jason Bateman, made $US35 million this weekend. The recession sure isn’t deep enough, huh? [Reuters]
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At Summer’s End, Hollywood Counts The Money
1:46AM Richard Rushfield | After the orgy end, the hard work begins. There are vomitoriums to be scrubbed and receipts for Transformers 2 to be counted. The summer belonged to Michael Bay and Megan Fox, but this week belongs to the accountants. More »
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Michael Myers Victimised By Weinstein’s Game Of Chicken
6:09AM Richard Rushfield | While the box office savants are impressed with the better-than-expected grosses of this weekend’s horror flicks — Final Destination 3-D and Halloween Rebooted 2 — the question on many lips is why did this slasher showdown have to happen? More »
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Flying High
3:37PM Andrew Belonsky | Having made $US288 million stateside, Pixar’s Up will be distributed in 15 international territories.
Discuss: Kirk Cameron Had the Biggest Indie-Film Hit of 2008
2:30AM STV | The early word on Kirk Cameron’s Fireproof hinted that the religious-themed drama would pack a wallop at the specialty box office in late 2008. But $33 million? Holy Christ, indeed. More »
Five Lessons Learned From the ‘Marley and Me’ Box-Office Windfall
4:36AM STV | The Monday Morning Box Office looks basically the same as it did on Friday, with Marley and Me shocking everyone with a $51 million holiday frame. But what does its surprising success really mean? More »
‘Twilight,’ Dark Knight’ Disappoint After Adjustment For Inflation, Reality
1:55AM STV | Among the year-end movie surveys bombing the landscape, few offer as rewarding a reality check as the one recapping 2008 as the Year of the Sucker.
