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Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.’s $152.5 million opening-weekend haul for “The Hunger Games” proved female action heroes can attract big audiences, and may inspire Hollywood to make more films with female leads.
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The arid, canyon-slashed Mars (sorry, Barsoom) looks awfully familiar in “John Carter,” Disney’s $250 million sci-fi extravaganza with the imprimatur of Edgar Rice Burroughs and the everything else of “Star Wars.”
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For three decades, Amnesty International’s Secret Policeman’s Ball has brought together A- list comics and rockers for a fund-raising show in London.
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“ Bridesmaids ” is being touted as a girly version of “The Hangover,” another raunchy comedy about a group of misfits getting wild and crazy before a friend’s wedding.
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“Hugo,” Martin Scorsese’s first 3-D movie, was nominated for 11 Oscars, including best picture and best director, as Hollywood prepared to honor its top 2011 films. Brad Pitt and George Clooney will vie for best actor.
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“The Artist,” Weinstein Co.’s silent, black-and-white film about an actor with the transition to talkies, was nominated for six Golden Globe awards as Hollywood prepares to honor its best work of the year.
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“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” collected $90.2 million in weekend sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters, giving the summer box-office a needed boost with the year’s biggest debut.
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The superhero saga “Thor” was the top film at U.S. and Canadian theaters for a second weekend, taking in $34.7 million for Viacom Inc. ’s Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Co. ’s Marvel.
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“X-Men: First Class,” News Corp .’s fifth film about the mutants with super powers, was the top film this past weekend with $56 million in sales, the lowest since the original “X-Men” in 2000.
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“The Hangover Part II” was the top film in the U.S. and Canada this weekend, generating $86.5 million in receipts for Warner Bros. , and making it the best debut ever for a comedy.
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