Iloura Helps ‘Ted’ Achieve His Second Coming
Australian animation and visual effects studio completes more than 1,000 shots for Seth MacFarlane’s raunchy sequel, ‘Ted 2.’
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Box Office Report: ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Inside Out’ Dominate ‘Ted 2’
Universal's ‘Jurassic World’ holds off Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ for the second weekend in a row; Seth MacFarlane R-rated comedy sequel ‘Ted 2’ underwhelms with $33 million debut.
Box Office Report: ‘Jurassic World’ Dominates ‘Inside Out’
Universal and Legendary Pictures’ ‘Jurassic World’ ends Pixar's number-one opening winning streak, but ‘Inside Out’ exceeds expectations to score the top debut of all time for an original Pixar title.
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Illumination Unveils Teaser for ‘Secret Lives of Pets’
Stellar voice cast for the fifth Illumination Entertainment-Universal collaboration includes Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress and Albert Brooks.
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Box Office Report: ‘Jurassic World’ Sets Record-Breaking Debut
Universal’s long-awaited dinosaur feature beats out the May 2012 launch of ‘The Avengers’ with a $208.8 million domestic debut, and becomes the first film to cross $500 million worldwide in a single weekend.
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Box Office Report: ‘San Andreas’ Rocks $53 Million Opening
Warner Bros.’ disaster film leads the North American box office with a $53.2 million domestic debut, the highest solo opening ever for star Dwayne Johnson.
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Box Office Report: ‘Tomorrowland’ Tops Slow Holiday Weekend
Brad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’ suffers one of the worst Memorial Day starts in recent history with a $41.7 million North American debut. Meanwhile, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ speeds past the $100 million mark overseas.
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Box Office Report: Marvel’s ‘Age of Ultron’ Jumps $300M Domestically
Following the first ‘Avengers’ movie, Marvel’s ‘Age of Ultron’ scores second-biggest sophomore weekend of all time in North America.
Box Office Report: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ No. 2 Domestic Opening of All Time
Joss Whedon's Marvel tentpole, ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ opens to $191.3 million in North America, the number-two domestic opening of all time behind ‘The Avengers.’
Box Office Report: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Opens to $201M Overseas
Universal’s ‘Furious 7’ takes first place at the domestic box office with $18.3 million; a week ahead of its U.S. Marvel tentpole ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ debuts in 44 international markets, earning $201.2 million.
Box Office Report: ‘Furious 7’ Three-peats, Jumps $1B Globally
Universal’s ‘Furious 7’ wins its third consecutive weekend at the North American box office this with $29.1 million; jumps the $1 billion mark globally with $1.153 billion in worldwide ticket sales.
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Box Office Report: ‘Furious 7’ Races to the Top
The widest release in Universal’s history, ‘Furious 7’ races to a $146.5 million debut at the North American box office and $240.4 million overseas for a massive worldwide launch of $387 million.
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Box Office Report: Will Smith’s ‘Focus’ on Top
Warner Bros.’ R-rated romantic heist movie ‘Focus’ wins the North American box office race with a $19.1 million debut; Microbudget horror film ‘The Lazarus Effect’ rounds up the top five with $10.6 million.
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Box Office Report: Holdovers Score Big on Oscar Weekend
Holdover films ‘Fifty Shades,’ ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ and ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ fend off a trio of new offerings at the domestic box office.
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Box Office Report: ‘Kingsman’ Scores $85.6M Worldwide
Comic book adaptation opens to $36.2 million at the North American box office, and is track to pass $100 million domestically.
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Box Office Report: ‘SpongeBob’ Crushes ‘Jupiter Ascending’
In one of the best debuts ever for the month of February, Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies’ ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ soaks up $56 million for its domestic opening.
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Box Office Report: ‘Hobbit’ Threequel Reaches $900 Million
StudioCanal’s ‘Paddington’ remains in second place domestically with $8.51 million; Disney’s Marvel-inspired ‘Big Hero 6’ holds onto first place in Japan.
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eOne Family Secures Key Int’l Broadcast Deals
Entertainment One Family secures a series of key international broadcast deals for over 100 hours of children’s programing.
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Illumination Releases First ‘Minions’ Trailer
Spinoff to the ‘Despicable Me’ franchise arrives in theaters July 10, 2015.
Box Office Report: ‘Ouija’ Tops ‘Nightcrawler’
Universal's horror holdover ‘Ouija’ narrowly beats Jake Gyllenhaal's critically acclaimed indie crime-thriller ‘Nightcrawler’ for the top spot at the Halloween box office.
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Box Office Report: ‘Ouija’ Scares Up $20M Debut
Based on the classic Hasbro board game, new horror entry was produced by Blumhouse Pictures and Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes for less than $5 million.
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Box Office Report: ‘Maze Runner’ Leads with $32.5 Million Opening
Twentieth Century Fox's YA adaptation ‘The Maze Runner’ opens to $32.5 million at the North American box office; James Gunn’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ passes up fellow Marvel title ‘Iron Man 2’ with a worldwide haul of $632.2 million.
‘Ted’ Creator Seth MacFarlane Sued for Copyright Infringement
Seth MacFarlane, Universal Pictures and Media Rights Capital have been sued for alleged copyright infringement for their hit comedy ‘Ted.’
Box Office Report: ‘Neighbors’ Topples ‘Spider-Man’ Sequel
Toppling Sony’s ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ from the top spot at the box office, Universal’s ‘Neighbors’ sees a $51.1 million domestic debut over Mother's Day weekend -- the number four three-day opening of all time for an R-rated comedy.
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‘Despicable Me 3’ Set for June 30, 2017
Universal dates Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me 3 for June 30, 2017, the first title to land on that date.
