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For its first two thirds, Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” is busy busy busy with nary a minute to avoid an onslaught of stylized metaphors. People keep asking me Is it like “Moulin Rouge”? Well no, it’s not nearly as unruly because Luhrmann has to stick– more or less-[...]

“Marvel’s Iron Man 3 continues at No. 1 worldwide with an estimated weekend gross of $351.2 million from 55 territories and a stellar new worldwide cume of $680.1 million. This is best worldwide weekend thus far in 2013 moving last weekend’s international opening to the second best of 2013. The[...]

The Rolling Stones kicked off their 50th anniversary tour — in their 51st year– with lots of action. That included guest stars Gwen Stefani and Keith Urban, who sang and played, respectively, on “Wild Horses” and “Respectable.” Jack Nicholson was among the stars spotted in the Staples Center. And the[...]

“Iron Man 3″ did MUCH better than anyone predicted last night. It made over $68.3 million and scored the 8th biggest opening night of all time. The third installment of the Robert Downey Jr. franchise already has $350 million in the bank from foreign sales. The total by Sunday night worldwide[...]

For the first time, the entire voting membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will automatically be eligible to vote in all 24 Oscar categories, Academy President Hawk Koch announced today at a meeting of the Academy’s members. The Academy’s Board of Governors approved a plan[...]

Rentrak’s President of Theatrical Worldwide, Ron Giambra commented, “Marvel’s Iron Man 3 opens at No. 1 worldwide with an estimated weekend gross of $195.3 million from 42 international markets. This is best worldwide opening thus far in 2013. The film opens in the US and Canada this coming Friday. Also,[...]

In a once-in-a-lifetime appearance, three Hollywood icons joined our audience at last night’s closing night screening of ‘The King of Comedy,’ ending a memorable #TFF2013 with an unforgettable night. Known for its foresight into the reality television culture, The King of Comedy is one of those now-classic films that didn’t seem[...]

During the summer of 2013, there will be six animated (or live-action/animated hybrid) entries. At a glance, it would seem like healthy competition as each of the major current players are offering an official entry into the summer box office sweepstakes. You’ve got 20th Century Fox taking a[...]

As summer draws near and hotly anticipated sequels prepare to hit the big screen, Rentrak, which precisely measures movies and TV everywhere, shows that worldwide box office totals for preceding films from this summer’s sequel lineup have totaled over $7.2 trillion in worldwide revenue with over $3.8 trillion coming from[...]

The 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express®, announced the winners of its competition categories tonight at a ceremony hosted at the Conrad New York in New York City. The world competition winners for narrative[...]