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Traditional and Christian Themes Dominate U.S. Cinema Ticket Sales

It was a solid weekend for traditional-themed movies at the U.S box office. The entertain...

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‘Valentine’s Day’ Movie Does Big Business, ‘Percy’, ‘Wolfman’ Also Strong

Hollywood had a record weekend at the U.S. box office during the past few days, with the c...

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‘Couples,’ ‘Paranormal’ Show Value of Genre Traditions

   The unexpectedly strong box office perfomance of both Couples Retreat an...

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‘Angels and Demons’ Opens Well at U.S. Box Office, but Far Short of Predecessor

On the heels of a public relations juggernaut with the inspiring message that it's "not a...

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Audiences Race to Disney’s ‘Witch Mountain’, Abandon ‘Watchmen’

    Race to Witch Mountain knocked Watchmen off the top spot in movie ...

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Comedy, Suspense Remain Strong at Movie Box Office

 He's Just Not That Into You, a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston, Ben Afflec...

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‘Mall Cop’ Survives Critical Raspberries with Big Audience Success

   Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a comedy the critics hate, is still number one at ...

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Independent Christian Film Was Hollywood’s Best Investment in 2008

  Yes, The Dark Knight made more money in U.S. theaters than any film in history...

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‘Four Christmases’ Stays Strong, Audiences Begin to Sour on ‘Milk’

   U.S. movie audiences are ignoring the critics—wisely—writes ...

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‘Four Christmases’ Leads High-Performance Weekend for Hollywood Genre Films

    U.S. movie audiences stayed with tried-and-true genre films and re...

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‘Twilight’ Leads at Box Office with Unexpectedly Strong Performance

    U.S. movie audiences continued their trend of avoiding political a...

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‘Quantum of Solace’ Opens Big at U.S. Box Office

       The new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, open...

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Hollywood Filmmakers Should Be Grateful for Audiences’ Taste, Common Sense

     It's not the economy, stupid! Despite the badgering by Ameri...

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Escapism Rules at Movie Box Office in Weekend Before Elections

    U.S. audiences sought solace from political controversies through ...

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Public Prefers Payne over Politics

      U.S. audiences just wish the Hollywood left would move...

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Chihuahuas Beat Spies to Audiences’ Hearts

     With a seemingly dire financial crisis raging on the TV news...

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‘An American Carol’ Off to Slow Start at Box Office, Deserves Better

   David Zucker's An American Carol is a superb satire on Euro-loving Ameri...

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‘Dark Knight’ on Record-Setting Pace

Although The Dark Knight achieved the biggest opening weekend and opening week U.S. box of...

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Hellboy Hot at Box Office

Adventure fantasies with conservative values are maintaining their grip on American movie ...

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Smith’s ‘Hancock’ Dominates U.S. Box Office

The new Will Smith movie, Hancock, is a big success at the box office, despite derision fr...

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‘WALL-E’ Leads Big Weekend for Hollywood

Pixar's WALL-E led a strong slate at the U.S. box office that resulted in the biggest-gros...

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‘Sex and the City’ Attracts Big Crowds on Opening Weekend

Sex and the City opened strong at the U.S. movie box office this past weekend.  (mo...

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Anti-Communist Indy Jones Film Rakes in Huge Audience in Opening Weekend

Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull hauled in an estimated $311 million in global ticket s...

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‘Prince Caspian’ Tops U.S. Box Office in Opening Weekend

Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian opened strong at the U.S. box office ove...

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Movie Audiences Remain Enchanted by Charming Disney Fantasy

Disney's Enchanted, which generated the second-biggest Thanksgiving opening weekend ever a...

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“Lions for Lambs” Continues Run of Unpopular Films Opposing Iraq War

Robert Redford's oppressively earnest Lions for Lambs opened very weakly at the box office...

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American Gangster, Bee Movie Open Big; Anti-Bush Films Continue Free-Fall

American Gangster, the story of a 1970s crime lord (played by Denzel Washington) and the u...

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Dark Honeymoon Comedy Off to a Bad Start at Box Office

The past weekend's movie box office statistics provide another reminder that many people a...

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Hollywood’s Antiwar Investment—Wasted!

Here's a big non-surprise: the spate of antiwar films Hollywood has begun to release in re...

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Rush Hour 3 Draws Big Audiences

The Jackie Chan-Chris Tucker action comedy Rush Hour 3, reviewed positively on this site l...

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“Ratatouille” Leads Pack, Deservedly

The Disney/Pixar movie Ratatouille led in box office take over the weekend but opened weak...