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Younger females proved their might at the North American box office this weekend, delivering a stellar $48.2 million opening for YA romance “The Fault in Our Stars,” starring Shailene Woodley and Anse lElgort as two young lovers who meet in a cancer support group. Fault easily beat Tom Cruise’s sci-fi snoozer “Edge of Tomorrow,” which opened to a …

Sony Pictures Entertainment will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its blockbuster franchise Ghostbusters with a series of special events and home entertainment releases.  As a highlight of the celebration, the original 1984 film has been restored and remastered in 4K and will be returning to the big screen, in over 700 locations in the …

Sony Pictures Animation announced the acquisition of an original animated comedy feature pitch by Todd Alcott andHolly Golden entitled MEDUSA, which will tell an all-new story behind the infamous snake-headed lady from Greek mythology.  Emmy winner Lauren Faust, who rebooted the My Little Pony franchise in 2010 and turned it into the current My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic phenomenon …

Prepare for the Dragon Ball Z experience of a lifetime as Earth’s greatest heroes hit the big screen in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods! Stunning animation and epic new villains highlight this first new Dragon Ball feature film in over seventeen years! Following the events from the Dragon Ball …

Thanks in large part to girls and women, Maleficent debuted to a powerful $70 million from 3,948 theaters at the North American box office in a major win for star Angelina Jolie and Disney. Overseas, the live-action fairy tale took in an impressive $100.6 million for a worldwide total of $170.6 million. The top …

IMAX,  Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced that Dracula Untold, the  origin story of the man who became Dracula, starring Luke Evans (Fast & Furious 6, Immortals), will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX format and released into IMAX theatres internationally starting Oct. 2 and in North America beginning Oct. 17. Gary Shore directs and Michael De Luca produces this epic …

Continuing to expand its roster of diverse domestic and international programming, Syfy announced it is acquiring U.S. basic cable rights to all 39 episodes (three seasons and the six-part prequel) of the popular swords and sandal series Spartacusfrom Starz Worldwide Distribution, the global television licensing and content syndication arm of Starz. Spartacus will make …

Bryan Singer‘s critically acclaimed X-Men: Days of Future Past is soaring at the Memorial Day weekend box office, where it is on track to earn $110 million from 3,996 theaters through Monday. Internationally, the 20th Century Fox tentpole took in $171.1 million for the weekend, putting its global total at a whopping …

Riding on the tail of its enormous opening weekend, Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “Godzilla” will stomp across the $300 million mark at the worldwide box office today, Sunday, May 25th, only its tenth day in release. The announcement was made today by Warner Bros. Pictures President of Domestic …

Filming is underway on Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” from director Zack Snyder, starring Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Superman, and Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film has generated incredibly low expectations due to the poor fan reaction to “Man of Steel” and …