All Paramount Pictures articles – Page 20
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NewsCaptain America knocks out Potter on $66m US debut
The last superhero release of the season acquitted itself well following generally positive reviews, teeing up next summer’s highly anticipated tag-team project The Avengers.
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NewsDark Of The Moon scores $40m-plus Chinese debut
With memories of Revenge Of The Fallen fresh in the mind, Paramount Pictures International (PPI) top brass approached the weekend with high expectations on China.
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NewsPPI scores record weekend as Transformers 3 earns $220m
Paramount Pictures International reported its biggest opening weekend in history as the third Transformers escapade grossed a confirmed $219.8m overseas.
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NewsTransformers 3 storms to $32.5m overseas opening day
Paramount Pictures International (PPI) said launch day figures for the DreamWorks action sequel were 38% ahead of Transformers 2 for the same markets. The overseas tally rises to $36.6m including previews, while North America stands at $42.8m and worldwide is $79.4m
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NewsPanda 2, Thor drive PPI past $1bn in 2011 ticket sales
The company reached the milestone on Jun 10, four days earlier than its prior record and for the fifth consecutive year.
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NewsThor stays top in US on $35m second weekend hold
Marvel Studios’ superhero adaptation Thor extended its reign at the North American box office through Paramount as the Norse god of thunder added an estimated $34.5m for $119.3m after the second weekend.
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NewsMartin Scorsese's Hugo Cabret goes from Sony to Paramount
Paramount Pictures has taken over from Sony on the bulk of worldwide distribution on Scorsese’s family 3D film Hugo Cabret and has set a Nov 23 Thanksgiving release in the US. It is understood Sony could not commit to a Thanksgiving release.
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NewsIMAX, Paramount strike four-film deal for 2011
The deal bolsters IMAX Corporation’s standing in the global tentpole business.
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NewsMegamind still in charge in North America on $30m hold
DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind is racing towards the $100m and stayed top in its second weekend as an estimated 30.1m following a 35% slide boosted the tally to $89.8m.
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NewsParanormal Activity 2 rules international on $22.2m launch
Paranormal Activity 2 dominated the overseas arena as the opening wave of releases through Paramount / PPI produced $22.2m according to revised figures issued on Monday [25], knocking Universal’s Despicable Me off its perch. Universal chiefs won’t mind too much as they revealed the company’s combined overseas box office was ...
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Paramount to release Universal home entertainment slate in Spain
Paramount Home Entertainment International (PHEI) has signed an agreement to handle Universal’s entire home entertainment slate in Spain.
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Ellison's Skydance to co-finance Paramount films
Paramount has closed its first slate financing deal since talks with Deutsche bank collapsed in 2008 according to reports, signing a pact with Skydance Productions run by Oracle founder Larry Ellison’s son David Ellison.
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NewsShrek topples Eclipse to lead overseas with $52.2m
DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek Forever After ruled the waves in the first post-World Cup weekend thanks to an estimated $52.2m haul from 8,063 sites through PPI in 57 territories.
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NewsParamount first studio to cross $1bn domestic in 2010
Paramount Pictures has become the first studio this year to cross $1bn at the domestic box office on the back of Iron Man 2’s $306.9m theatrical run.
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Tommy Lee Jones joins Captain America cast
Tommy Lee Jones has been cast as US Army Colonel Chester Phillips in Marvel Studio’s Captain America: The First Avenger.
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NewsParamount, MTV to give Les Grossman his own feature
Paramount Pictures and MTV Films are teaming up on a feature based on Tom Cruise’s foul-mouthed producer alter ego.
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NewsShrek's $25.3m leaves pretenders green with envy
Shrek Forever After continued to prosper in its third weekend, demonstrating that solid word of mouth will keep a popular film on the road to profit even if its opening weekend falls short of the exacting demands of box office watchers.
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Paramount promotes Marc Evans to production president
Marc Evans has been promoted to president of production at Paramount Pictures after joining the studio in 2003.
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Ian George named EVP international marketing at Paramount
Veteran executive leaves job as managing director of Fox UK to replace Jon Anderson at Paramount Pictures International in London.
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NewsIron Man 2 stays top on $53m to vanquish Robin Hood
Iron Man 2 stayed top in its second weekend, beating back the challenge of Universal’s Robin Hood.