Harry Potter Sets First Day Movie Record With $92M
Harry Potter has cast his biggest spell yet with a record-breaking first day at the box office for his final film.
Distributor Warner Bros. reports that “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ summoned up $92.1 million domestically on opening day Friday.
That’s nearly $20 million more than the previous record-holder, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” which took in $72.7 million in its first day two years ago.
The film added $75 million in 57 overseas countries Friday, raising its international total to $157.5 million since it began rolling out Wednesday. That gives the film a worldwide total of about $250 million.
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‘Hop’ Makes $38.1 Million At The Box Office This Weekend
LOS ANGELES– The Easter bunny has hopped into the top spot at the weekend box office.
Russell Brand’s family comedy “Hop” debuted at No. 1 with $38.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
With Brand providing the voice of the reluctant new Easter bunny, “Hop” bound well beyond the expectations of industry analysts, who had figured the [...]
Slumdog Millionaire Star Home Burns Down In A Fire, Loses Everything!
MUMBAI, India (AP) – ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ child star Rubina Ali said Saturday that her home had burned down in a fire that raged through a crowded slum in the Indian city of Mumbai.
Most of the awards that she received for her role as a poverty-stricken child in the Oscar-winning film were destroyed in the blaze [...]
Boxer Bernard Hopkins Wants 50 Cent To Play Him In Movie About Life
March 2, 2011 - 3:50 PM
Tags: 50 Cent, bernard hopkins, boxing, Movies
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Former felon and world champion Bernard Hopkins wants 50 Cent to play him in a new film about his life.
“After I win, I’m ready to tell my whole story,” Hopkins told ESPN, who will once again try to become the oldest world champion in boxing history at 46 when he faces light heavyweight champion Jean [...]
Delaware Movie Theater Must Pay $80,000 For Telling Black Moviegoers To Be Quiet
March 1, 2011 - 1:48 AM
Tags: discrimination, lawsuit, Movies, racism
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Dover, Delaware – A Theater must pay almost $80,000 for violating the Delaware Equal Accommodations Law after a manager demeaned a theater of black patrons by telling them to turn of cellphones, be quiet, and remain in their seats prior to a 2007 showing of “Why Did I Get Married”.
The Delaware Supreme Court ruled [...]
Man Arrested For Choking His Chicken While Watching Harry Potter In Movie Theater
November 30, 2010 - 3:37 PM
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A man accused of fondling himself during a showing of the latest Harry Potter movie was arrested Monday at Sea Turtle Cinemas in Bluffton, according to a news release from the Bluffton Police Department.
Alexander Ofner, 39, of Bluffton was charged with felony indecent exposure and taken to the Beaufort County Detention Center to await a [...]
‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows’ Earns $61M In One Day
November 20, 2010 - 5:17 PM
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“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1,” earned $61.15 million domestically on its first day, putting the new film in the series on track to pass the previous Potter films, according to Hollywood.com.
That’s my word, I’ve never saw a Harry Potter movie in my life. I always thought it was some kiddie, nerdy type [...]
T.I. Says The Numbers Were Off ‘Takers’ Is Really The Number One Movie
August 31, 2010 - 2:43 PM
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Early reports clocked Takers a close second to The Last Exocist at the box office last weekend. T.I. sat down with Clay Cane for BET to explain why the numbers were off.
Clay: I’m seeing on various web sites that Takers was number one, and then Exorcism was number one. Why is there this indecisiveness [...]
Winnie Mandela Threatens Legal Action Over Jennifer Hudson Bio-Pic
January 28, 2010 - 9:48 PM
Tags: Movies
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Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie is threatening legal action against the makers of a biographical film about her starring Jennifer Hudson.
The film is likely to detail the fraud, kidnapping and murder controversies that have surrounded the anti-apartheid leader’s former wife.
Mrs Madikizela-Mandela, as she has been known since her divorce from Mr Mandela in 1996, is one [...]
Avatar 2 Already In The Works
January 14, 2010 - 3:23 PM
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Brace yourselves for “Avatar 2.”
Director James Cameron dishes in this week’s Entertainment Weekly that he was already planning a sequel while the original $237 million “Avatar” was still in production.
“I’ve had a storyline in mind from the start – there are even scenes in Avatar that I kept in because they lead to the sequel,” [...]
Avatar Makes 300 Million In Just 15 Days
January 3, 2010 - 1:50 PM
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The sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar” is heading into a rarified box office stratosphere, having crossed the $300 million mark domestically on New Year’s Eve – after just 15 days in release.
While exact box office numbers overseas won’t be available until Sunday, Variety estimated the global haul at close to $800 million.
“Avatar” is steaming along faster than [...]
July 17, 2011 - 3:45 PM
This dude got mad paper.