Joshua L. Weinstein
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Chinese Movie Giants Buy Stake in L.A. Distribution Company
The large companies Huayi Brothers Media Corp. and Bona Film Group acquire a stake in the year-old China Lion Distribution
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Bill Murray to Star With Charlie Sheen in Roman Coppola’s New Movie
“A Glimpse Into the Mind of Charles Swan III” also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead
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Andy Serkis’s ‘Death of a Superhero’ Goes to Tribeca Film
The movie also stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Jessica Schwarz and Aisling Lothus
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‘Rum Diary’ One of Johnny Depp’s Biggest Career Flops
The $45M movie, based on Hunter S. Thompson’s novel, debuts to only $5M
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Can Steven Spielberg’s ‘Tintin’ Save Motion-Capture Animation?
Film’s strong $55.8 million European debut helps the movie business to forget about Robert Zemeckis’ genre-killing “Mars Needs Moms”
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Box Office: ‘Puss in Boots’ Paws to a Soft $34M Opening
Fox’s “In Time” manages only $12M and FilmDistrict’s “The Rum Diary” stumbles to $5M
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John Travolta, Robert De Niro to Star in ‘Killing Season’
“Ghost Rider’s” Mark Steven Johnson is directing the action movie, which starts production in January
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Friday Box Office: ‘Puss in Boots’ Clawing Toward Soft $35M Weekend
DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek” sequel wins a box office record for the weekend — but not by the margins some had expected
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Paramount Lays Off 120 in Global Theatrical Reorganization
International distribution president Andrew Cripps will be succeeded by former Disney exec Anthony Marcoly
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AFTRA, Musicians Union Raise Concerns About SiriusXM
The labor groups say the satellite radio company’s idea is “blatantly anti-artist and anti-union”
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Spielberg’s ‘Tintin’ Opens Strong in Europe
The stop-motion-animated movie grosses $4.7M in France on its first day
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IFC Films Acquires U.S. Rights to Toronto Winner ‘Edwin Boyd’
Myriad Pictures is distributing the film in the rest of the world
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Disney to Launch Family TV Channel in Russia
Disney will acquire a 49 percent stake in UTH Russia’s Seven TV network and rebrand it for the Mouse House
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Farrelly Brothers Prepping Another ‘Dumb and Dumber’
The Farrelly Brothers want Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels to take another crack at their 1994 hit, which previously spawned a 2003 prequel