All Warner Bros. articles – Page 36
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NewsGravity stays aloft on $44.3m
Audience demand kept Warner Bros’ all-categories Oscar contender at the top of the North American charts as an estimated $44.3m in the second session boosted the running total to $123.4m.
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NewsGravity, Riddick in battle of Brazil
Warner Bros Pictures International’s space thriller had reached $39.4m by Thursday (October 10) and is expected to cross $50m by the end of the weekend with 10 new markets set to open.
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NewsGravity sets US October record
Warner Bros’ space epic from Alfonso Cuaron starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney reached for the stars at the weekend with an estimated $55.5m launch that set a new October mark.
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NewsGravity launches on $28.4m int'l
UPDATED: Gravity pulled in more than estimated over the weekend, earning a confirmed $28.4m from its initial launch on 4,830 screens in 27 markets through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI).
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NewsWB, RatPac-Dune team up
The Warner Bros hierarchy has filled the financing void left by the departure of Legendary Entertainment.
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NewsPrisoners ties up US on $21.4m
Alcon Entertainment’s crime thriller Prisoners rounded out a superb month following rave reviews at Telluride and Toronto with a number one debut in North America on an estimated $21.4m through Warner Bros.
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NewsU.N.C.L.E. sets shoot date
Guy Ritchie will direct Warner Bros’ spy update starring Man Of Steel lead Henry Cavill as Napoleon Solo and Armie Hammer as Illya Kuryakin.
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NewsBen Affleck to play Batman
Warner Bros has announced that one of the studio’s most prized collaborators, Ben Affleck, will play Batman in the studio’s forthcoming Man Of Steel sequel.
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NewsPacific Rim to cross $250m
Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi international hit has reached $218m and is favourite to hold on to the international crown this weekend.
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NewsPac Rim crosses $200m in thriller
UPDATED AUG 5: Warner Bros’ biggest opening weekend in China helped Pacific Rim beat The Smurfs 2 in one of the closest international box office races in years as the sci-fi took a confirmed $53m from 58 markets compared to a confirmed $49.4m from 43 for Sony’s family sequel.
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NewsPacific Rim runs riot in China on $9m
The projected opening day for Pacific Rim in China (Rmb 54.3m) set a new record for Warner Bros and scored the second biggest debut of a Hollywood release behind Iron Man 3 for the year-to-date.
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NewsAlcon lines up Dolphin Tale 2
Harry Connick Jr, Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman will return for Alcon’s Dolphin Tale 2 following the $72m North American success of the original family drama in 2011 through Warner Bros.
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NewsConjuring casts $42m spell
Warner Bros’ horror story starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson pulled off a mighty feat to open in North America on an estimated $41.5m ahead of Despicable Me 2 and new release Turbo.
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NewsComic-Con: Batman and Superman to team up
Zack Snyder is preparing a Superman and Batman film for Warner Bros that will open in 2015, it emerged at Comic-Con on Saturday [20].
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NewsDespicable Me 2 stays top in US
Universal’s Despicable Me 2 led a strong weekend and stayed top in its second session as an estimated $44.8m beat Sony’s number two arrival Grown Ups 2 on $42.5m and a relatively mediocre $38.3m haul by Warner Bros’ Pacific Rim in third place.
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NewsPacific Rim impresses on int'l debut
Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi tentpole Pacific Rim delivered an encouraging $53m first foray outside North America but it was not quite enough to usurp Despicable Me 2 as the reigning champion generated $55.5m to climb to $243.2m. Fast & Furious 6 roared past $700m worldwide.
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NewsWarner Bros names new leadership team
President Jeff Robinov [pictured] departs; Greg Silverman, Sue Kroll and Toby Emmerich form new three-strong leadership team.
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NewsLegendary to decide on move within 60 days
Legendary Pictures head Thomas Tull told a gathering of reporters in Los Angeles on Tuesday [18] that he will decide within 60 days whether to renew his production deal at Warner Bros or move on.
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NewsSteel tops June debuts on $113.1m
Superman shot to the top of the North American charts on a record June launch thanks to an estimated $113.1m three-day haul that swelled to $125.1m since Thursday midnight screenings. Meanwhile another superhero tale, Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3, will cross $400m any day now through Buena Vista.
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NewsSuperman flies into first weekend
Spurred on by Wednesday’s record opening day in the Philippines, Warner Bros Pictures International’s Man Of Steel bursts into 24 markets day-and-date with North America.