Daniel Frankel
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Box Office Hangover? ‘Greek,’ ‘Killers’ Weak; Market Down 28%
Week’s big releases hit their middling tracking marks, but Friday revenue way off year-ago figures
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PGA Elects Mark Gordon, Hawk Koch as Co-Presidents
Guild announces its 2010 national board and delegate election resultes
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Lionsgate Board Urges Shareholders to Reject Icahn Offer … Again
Missive comes after $7-share-bid was voted down earlier in the week
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Tokyo Theaters Shun ‘The Cove’ Dolphin Doc
Oscar-winning film, which showcases the killing of endangered species in Japanese village, now has no exhibition in country’s capital
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Paramount Ups Marc Evans to President of Production
Promotion fills hole left over from the firings of Lesher and Weston a year ago
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Relativity Acquires ‘Snow White’ Script
Intends to adapt the Brothers Grimm fairy tale into modernized 3D film
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Box Office: ‘Greek,’ ‘Killers’ Battle June Gloom
Comedies look to kick-start sluggish summer movie season
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Bibb and Goldstein Out at Lifetime
Marketing execs were brought in with fanfare three years ago by former CEO Andrea Wong
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Judd Apatow: Can ‘Greek’ Get Him to the Green?
Once Hollywood’s king of R-rated comedies, with only a few exceptions his string of hits has been wearing thin
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Oscilloscope Acquires Burroughs Documentary
Yony Leyser film will premiere next fall on PBS’ “Independent Lens”
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Marvel Ups Joe Quesada to Chief Creative Officer
Previously the company’s top publishing executive, his purview to will expand across platforms
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Screen Media: Foreign Disc Sales Falling … and Will Keep Falling
DVD and Blu-ray sales dropped 3% in 2009; expected to decline about 20% by 2014
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Screenwriter: ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Was My Idea
Sues DreamWorks claiming studio cribbed his concept for 2008 animated hit
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Bad News Box Office: Summer Tentpoles Sinking
So much for shattering records — the Memorial Day Massacre saw the lowest ticket sales since ’93
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IMAX, AMC Set to Build Up to 25 New Theaters
Addition of new digital mega-screen outlets also comes with extension of the exhibitors’ partnership