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Numbers Never Lie
Tags: Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore , Charlie St. Cloud , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Doctor Zhivago , E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial , Gone With The Wind , Hancock , Hannah Montana , Inception , Jaws , Predators , Ramona And Beezus , Return Of The Jedi , Salt , Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs , The Dark Knight , The Last Airbender , The Passion Of The Christ , The Polar Express , The Sorcerer's Apprentice , The Sound Of Music , The Ten Commandments , Titanic
CHARTS & GRAPHS ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION CHAMP $198,676,568 / $1,857,470,000 (adj) BREAKDOWN BY DISTRIBUTOR OF THE TOP 50 ALL-TIME GROSSERS(ADJ) Fox 11 Universal 8 Paramount 8 Disney 5 Warner Bros. 5 Columbia 4 MGM 3 Other 6 NUMBERS NEVER LIE With the relaunch of BoxOffi ce.com (and its s...
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Summer Sensations
Tags: Adam McKay , Adrien Brody , Alice Braga , Angelina Jolie , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Bruce Willis , Cameron Diaz , Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore , Christopher Nolan , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Dolph Lundgren , Eclipse , Get Him to the Greek , Grown Ups , Inception , Iron Man 2 , Jake Gyllenhaal , Jason Statham , Jay Baruchel , Jerry Bruckheimer , Jet Li , Jonah Hex , Jonah Hill , Knight And Day , Leonardo DiCaprio , Macgruber , Mark Wahlberg , Marmaduke , Nicolas Cage , Predators , Prince of Persia , Ridley Scott , Robin Hood , Russell Brand , Russell Crowe , Salt , Sex And The City 2 , Shrek Forever After , Sorcerer’s Apprentice , Steve Carell , Survival Of The Dead , Sylvester Stallone , The A-Team , The Expendables , The Karate Kid , The Last Airbender , The Other Guys , Tom Cruise , Topher Grace , Toy Story 3 , Twilight , Will Ferrell , Zach Galifianakis
BY PHIL CONTRINO WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DANIEL GARRIS & ALEX EDGHILL May 2010 Boxoffice · The Business of Movies 31
Summer Sensations
Tags: Adam McKay , Adrien Brody , Alice Braga , Angelina Jolie , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Bruce Willis , Cameron Diaz , Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore , Christopher Nolan , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Dolph Lundgren , Eclipse , Get Him to the Greek , Grown Ups , Inception , Iron Man 2 , Jake Gyllenhaal , Jason Statham , Jay Baruchel , Jerry Bruckheimer , Jet Li , Jonah Hex , Jonah Hill , Knight And Day , Leonardo DiCaprio , Macgruber , Mark Wahlberg , Marmaduke , Nicolas Cage , Predators , Prince of Persia , Ridley Scott , Robin Hood , Russell Brand , Russell Crowe , Salt , Sex And The City 2 , Shrek Forever After , Sorcerer’s Apprentice , Steve Carell , Survival Of The Dead , Sylvester Stallone , The A-Team , The Expendables , The Karate Kid , The Last Airbender , The Other Guys , Tom Cruise , Topher Grace , Toy Story 3 , Twilight , Will Ferrell , Zach Galifianakis
WILL 2009 SUMMER DOMESTIC GROSSES PASS THE 32 Boxoffice · The Business of Movies May 2010
Summer Sensations
Tags: Adam McKay , Adrien Brody , Alice Braga , Angelina Jolie , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Bruce Willis , Cameron Diaz , Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore , Christopher Nolan , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Dolph Lundgren , Eclipse , Get Him to the Greek , Grown Ups , Inception , Iron Man 2 , Jake Gyllenhaal , Jason Statham , Jay Baruchel , Jerry Bruckheimer , Jet Li , Jonah Hex , Jonah Hill , Knight And Day , Leonardo DiCaprio , Macgruber , Mark Wahlberg , Marmaduke , Nicolas Cage , Predators , Prince of Persia , Ridley Scott , Robin Hood , Russell Brand , Russell Crowe , Salt , Sex And The City 2 , Shrek Forever After , Sorcerer’s Apprentice , Steve Carell , Survival Of The Dead , Sylvester Stallone , The A-Team , The Expendables , The Karate Kid , The Last Airbender , The Other Guys , Tom Cruise , Topher Grace , Toy Story 3 , Twilight , Will Ferrell , Zach Galifianakis
$4 BILLION MARK FOR THE 4TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR? May 2010 Boxoffice · The Business of Movies 33
The future of ticketing?
Tags: Avatar , Clash of the Titans , Despicable Me , Fandango , MovieTickets , Reading Cinemas , Shrek Forever After , Toy Story 3 , mobile ticketing
SHOWBUSINESS PHIL CONTRINO > editor, BOXOFFICE.com The future of ticketing? Forget stubs, bring your cell phone E very month or so, my wallet expands to George Costanza-esque proportions thanks to receipts, gift cards, business cards, notes, important papers and, yes, plenty of movie tick...
The future of ticketing?
Tags: Avatar , Clash of the Titans , Despicable Me , Fandango , MovieTickets , Reading Cinemas , Shrek Forever After , Toy Story 3 , mobile ticketing
ences will walk out upset after seeing Clash of the Titans. The patrons that will most notice inferior 3D are the ones that go to the movies much more often than your average moviegoer. It’s very important to keep them happy. James Cameron, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Bay have warned agains...
Summer Sensations
Tags: Adam McKay , Adrien Brody , Alice Braga , Angelina Jolie , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Bruce Willis , Cameron Diaz , Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore , Christopher Nolan , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Dolph Lundgren , Eclipse , Get Him to the Greek , Grown Ups , Inception , Iron Man 2 , Jake Gyllenhaal , Jason Statham , Jay Baruchel , Jerry Bruckheimer , Jet Li , Jonah Hex , Jonah Hill , Knight And Day , Leonardo DiCaprio , Macgruber , Mark Wahlberg , Marmaduke , Nicolas Cage , Predators , Prince of Persia , Ridley Scott , Robin Hood , Russell Brand , Russell Crowe , Salt , Sex And The City 2 , Shrek Forever After , Sorcerer’s Apprentice , Steve Carell , Survival Of The Dead , Sylvester Stallone , The A-Team , The Expendables , The Karate Kid , The Last Airbender , The Other Guys , Tom Cruise , Topher Grace , Toy Story 3 , Twilight , Will Ferrell , Zach Galifianakis
SLEEPER > SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD 34 Boxoffice · The Business of Movies May 2010
Summer Sensations
Tags: Adam McKay , Adrien Brody , Alice Braga , Angelina Jolie , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Bruce Willis , Cameron Diaz , Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore , Christopher Nolan , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Dolph Lundgren , Eclipse , Get Him to the Greek , Grown Ups , Inception , Iron Man 2 , Jake Gyllenhaal , Jason Statham , Jay Baruchel , Jerry Bruckheimer , Jet Li , Jonah Hex , Jonah Hill , Knight And Day , Leonardo DiCaprio , Macgruber , Mark Wahlberg , Marmaduke , Nicolas Cage , Predators , Prince of Persia , Ridley Scott , Robin Hood , Russell Brand , Russell Crowe , Salt , Sex And The City 2 , Shrek Forever After , Sorcerer’s Apprentice , Steve Carell , Survival Of The Dead , Sylvester Stallone , The A-Team , The Expendables , The Karate Kid , The Last Airbender , The Other Guys , Tom Cruise , Topher Grace , Toy Story 3 , Twilight , Will Ferrell , Zach Galifianakis
WE PICK THE BEST BETS FOR THE SEASON FROM THE MAJORS AND THE MINORS PLUS LAFF’S DAVID ANSEN ON PROMOTING SPECIALTY TITLES PLUS BOXOFFICE’S RICHARD MOWE ON LIFE ON THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT PLUS UNMINED GEMS: SEVEN HOT UNDER-THE-RADAR INDIES May 2010 Boxoffice · The Business of Movies
Summer Sensations
Tags: Adam McKay , Adrien Brody , Alice Braga , Angelina Jolie , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Bruce Willis , Cameron Diaz , Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore , Christopher Nolan , Despicable Me , Dinner For Schmucks , Dolph Lundgren , Eclipse , Get Him to the Greek , Grown Ups , Inception , Iron Man 2 , Jake Gyllenhaal , Jason Statham , Jay Baruchel , Jerry Bruckheimer , Jet Li , Jonah Hex , Jonah Hill , Knight And Day , Leonardo DiCaprio , Macgruber , Mark Wahlberg , Marmaduke , Nicolas Cage , Predators , Prince of Persia , Ridley Scott , Robin Hood , Russell Brand , Russell Crowe , Salt , Sex And The City 2 , Shrek Forever After , Sorcerer’s Apprentice , Steve Carell , Survival Of The Dead , Sylvester Stallone , The A-Team , The Expendables , The Karate Kid , The Last Airbender , The Other Guys , Tom Cruise , Topher Grace , Toy Story 3 , Twilight , Will Ferrell , Zach Galifianakis
BOXOFFICE PREDICTS THE SUMMER HITS 30 Boxoffice · The Business of Movies May 2010
