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Scorsese's Holiday Openings For 'Silence' Not Promising When Compared To Industry Equivalents
Tuesday, December 27, 2016 - 10:48am | 450There are a few household names among American cinephiles, and Martin Scorsese has long been one of them. The Oscar-winning director is widely lauded in film circles, and he's gotten frequent nods from some of his most well-regarded contemporaries. In January, Scorsese is releasing "Silence," his...
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Universal Continues Box Office Momentum As 'Ride Along 2' Finishes On Top; Fox's 'Revenant' Holds Strong In Second
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 10:00am | 552Besides Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), no studio had a better 2015 than Universal, and executives at the Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)-owned Universal were hoping that would continue into the new year; so far so good. Just as it did in 2014, the "Ride Along" franchise easily rose to the top of...
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Will Transformers 3 Become the Biggest Movie that Sucks, or the Best Movie that Flops?
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 12:02pm | 1182There is precedent for both outcomes. Which one is most likely to befall the sequel to Revenge of the Fallen? Tonight at midnight, movie theaters all across the country will begin showing Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the long-awaited third installment to the Transformers movie franchise....
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Hasbro Has "The Touch", Should You Add Though?
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 9:46am | 523In a research note, Goldman Sachs is constructive on Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) shares, as "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" is set to be released next week. It is very possible that the New York-based investment bank is not being as optimistic on the film as it should be. In the note, Goldman writes, "...