Daniel Frankel
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Sierra Pictures and Affinity International Jointly Form New Film Sales Company
New firm will represent OddLot, Bold Films, Sierra Pictures Productions and various third-party producersd
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Variety’s Schneider Joins TV Guide as L.A. Bureau Chief
TV editor becomes the latest to leave the paywalled trade
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Sony Bringing ‘The Social Network’ Back to Theaters
Movie’s pre-Oscar promo blitz to be hooked around around theatrical re-release into 600 theaters on Jan. 7 and DVD bow on Jan. 11
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$4.8B Record! — Warner Bros. Wins 2010 Global Box Office
Studio wins “triple crown,” winning domestic, foreign and worldwide box office races
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$1.9 Billion — Warner Bros. Claims 2010 Box Office Crown
Thanks to ‘Harry Potter’ & much more, studio wins domestic title for third straight year with nearly $1.9B in revenue; overall North American market down in both revenue and attendance
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IMAX Year-End Report: Worldwide Grosses Doubled in ’10 to $546M
Company had nine of the year’s top 10 grossers on its big screens
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2010 Box Office Falls Short of ’09 Record, But Global Will Surpass $29.9B
Happily for the studios, big overseas grosses should help break 2009’s worldwide mark
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Box Office: ‘Fockers’ Rebounds to Solid $26.3M; ‘True Grit’ 2nd With $24.5M
Ben Stiller/Rogert DeNiro franchise comedy drops only 15% in week 2 and passes the $100M mark
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At $8.4M, ‘True Grit’ Grinds to a Solid No. 1 at the New Year’s Eve Box Office
Many moviegoers were out sipping champagne, but the Coen brothers’ Western and Universal comedy “Little Fockers” ($7.8M) enjoyed relatively strong performances
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Comcast Channels Gird For Carriage War With Dish
E! and Style could go dark on the satellite service on New Year’s Eve
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Studio Report Card: Big Year Abroad Drives Record Revenue for Warner Bros.
With all-time-best $2.45B in international receipts, studio broke its own 2009 global revenue mark with $4.83B
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Studio Report Card: For Paramount, It Was Low Risk, Shared Reward
Despite releasing only 13 films in 2010, Paramount was second in market share — but co-productions and straight distribution deals limited profit
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‘Fockers’ Soft, ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ Troubled as Xmas Box Office Tumbles Around 45%
Universal family comedy is No. 1, but it finishes the 5-day holiday more than $10M under tracking at $48.3M; Fox’s Jack Black comedy grosses only $7.2M over two days; Coen Bros.’ “True Grit” has strong $36.8M 5-day start
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Studio Report Card: For Disney, Big Hits But Also Big Bills
In its transition year under Rich Ross, the studio became the first to have two billion-dollar grossers in the same campaign … but they came at a high price