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Box Office Breakdown: ‘Divergent’ Leads Box Office Race

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Posted by Robin Paulson
Categories: 20th Century Fox, Buena Vista, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Independent, Musicals, Period, Religious, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, New Releases,

Touted as the next Hunger Games, Divergent seems to have begun slipping into that title this weekend with its $56 million debut. The latest Muppets film, Muppets Most Wanted, debuted in second place with a modest $16.5 million while last week's top film, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, was subsequently bumped down to number three with $11.7 million. 300: Rise of an Empire also fell two places with its $8.6 million, and newcomer God's Not Dead …

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Box Office Breakdown: ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ Defeat ‘300’ Sequel

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Posted by Robin Paulson
Categories: 20th Century Fox, Buena Vista, DreamWorks, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Independent, Musicals, Period, Religious, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, New Releases,

After having lost out to 300: Rise of An Empire when it debuted last week, animated film Mr. Peabody & Sherman came out on top this past weekend with $21.8 million. The sequel to 2006's 300 came in second place with $19.1 million while Need for Speed debuted at number three with $17.8 million. Non-Stop fell one spot from number three to number four with $10.6 million, and Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club rounds …

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Jared Leto Hasn’t Seen ‘Dallas Buyers Club’

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Posted by Andru Edwards
Categories: FOCUS, Biopics, Drama, Period, Awards, Celebrity Gossip, New Releases,

Jared Leto hasn't seen Dallas Buyers Club. The 42-year-old actor - who picked up Best Supporting Actor for his role as transsexual AIDS victim Rayon in the movie at Sunday's Oscars - plans to watch his work eventually, but wants to "leave it alone" at present because the project was such an "intense" experience. "I have not seen the film yet. I think one day I will watch it, because, you know, I'll be curious …

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Quote of the Day: Jared Leto on Why He Might’ve Turned Down ‘Dallas Buyers Club’

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Posted by Robin Paulson
Categories: FOCUS, Biopics, Drama, Period, Celeb News, New Releases,

"I think it probably made a really interesting aspect of the film, to have that connection and to have Rayon have one of his heroes be Marc Bolan. That’s great. Marc Bolan was an awesome person. But, for me, I made it very clear early on that I saw Rayon as a man who wanted to live his life as a woman, not someone who enjoyed putting on women’s clothing. If they wanted that kind …

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Box Office Breakdown: ‘LEGO Movie’ Kills ‘3 Days,’ ‘Pompeii’

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Posted by Robin Paulson
Categories: Relativity, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adventure, Animation, Biopics, Drama, Family, Musicals, Period, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, New Releases,

The LEGO Movie has become unstoppable! Despite the releases of newcomers 3 Days to Kill and Pompeii, the animated family film based on a children's toy remained at the top of the box office this weekend with $31.1 million. 3 Days to Kill and Pompeii debuted with respectable earnings of $12.2 million and $10.3 million, respectively. The RoboCop remake fell one spot from its debut at number three last week with $9.8 million while The …

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Jennifer Lawrence to Go on Hiatus

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Posted by Andru Edwards
Categories: Columbia Pictures, Sony, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Period, Science Fiction, Sequels, Celeb News, New Releases,

Jennifer Lawrence is going to take a year's break from acting. The 23-year-old actress has made eight films in the past 12 months, and Harvey Weinstein - who worked with her on Silver Linings Playbook - has revealed she is about to have a much earned "rest." "She's going to have a long break for a year where she won't do anything. It's been non-stop for her and she deserves a rest," he told The …

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Emma Watson Fell Ill on ‘Noah’ Set

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Posted by Robin Paulson
Categories: Paramount, Adaptation, Drama, Period, Religious, Celebrity Gossip, Filmmaking, Upcoming Releases,

Emma Watson was forced to take method acting to whole other level while filming Noah. In an article for Wonderland magazine - which the 23-year-old guest edited - Emma revealed that she became sick after drinking some dirty water on set, where director Darren Aronofsky banned plastic water bottles: "I was so tired one morning I picked up a mug from my trailer and drank some stagnant water that had been there for the duration. …

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‘Gravity’ Scoops Up Six BAFTAs

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Posted by Andru Edwards
Categories: Columbia Pictures, Fox Searchlight, Sony, Warner Bros, Biopics, Drama, Period, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Awards, New Releases,

Gravity won big at the BAFTAs last night, taking home six awards. The 3-D space drama directed by Alfonso Cuaron and starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock was the biggest winner of the night at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs) in London, gaining trophies for Best Director, Special Visual Effects, Cinematography, Original Music, Sound and Outstanding British Film. Accepting his award, Alfonso - who is Mexican, but has lived in England …

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Box Office Breakdown: V-Day Films No Match for ‘LEGO Movie’

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Posted by Robin Paulson
Categories: Buena Vista, FOCUS, Disney, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Biopics, Drama, Family, Musicals, Period, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Box Office, New Releases,

The LEGO Movie got more love from movie-goers than any of the new romance films this Valentine's Day weekend. Pulling in $48.8 million at the box office, the animated film based on the popular toys beat out four newcomers this weekend, including the remake of About Last Night, which placed second with $27 million. The highly-anticipated RoboCop movie debuted at number three with $21.5 million while The Monuments of Men fell two spots from last …

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Leonardo DiCaprio Wants to Play President Roosevelt

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Posted by Andru Edwards
Categories: Biopics, Drama, Period, Political, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases,

Leonardo DiCaprio plans to play former President Theodore Roosevelt for his next film role. The Wolf of Wall Street actor is pushing for a biopic of the 26th leader of the US to go into production with director Martin Scorsese at the helm. "Leo is telling friends that after his latest movie proved to be a massive box office hit, he's pushing forward with his biopic of Roosevelt which will re-team him with Martin Scorsese. …

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