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Every year for the past two decades, the movie that was No. 1 Thanksgiving weekend also won the following weekend. This time, the picture that finished second in the previous two frames rose to the top by not falling too far. The Sandra Bullock vehicle dropped 49% from last weekend, to $20.4 million, while New Moon fell 70%, to $15.7 million. All the other holdovers among the top dozen films - A Christmas Carol, Old Dogs, 2012, Ninja Assassin, Planet 51, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Precious - took a steep tumble, from 52% for A Christmas Carol to 67% for Precious...
Everybody went to the movies last weekend; hardly anyone showed up this weekend. The total box-office take was cut in half from its blockbuster Thanksgiving, and the No. 1 picture had the lowest gross of any winner since Labor Day weekend. But those rooting for an underdog had plenty to cheer about. The Blind Side - the true-life sports movie about a determined white woman and her adopted black son - finally overtook the vampires and werewolves of The Twilight Saga: New Moon at the North American wickets, according to studio estimates. And none of the three debut films...
Three weeks after a $17 billion bid by food giant Kraft - expected to be detailed in offer documents circulated among shareholders from Friday - the tussle to take over tasty British confectioner Cadbury shows no signs of melting. In rejecting Kraft's hostile offer last month, Cadbury labeled it "derisory." Now U.S. rival Hershey has said it's mulling a bid of its own while Italy's Ferrero has also expressed an interest in gobbling Britain's favorite chocolate maker. While some doubt those companies' ability to come up with the money for such a big target, there are no such...
Emma Watson, British actress best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the “Harry Potter” movies, was spotted last night at the Hasty Pudding...
While DAPA’s last b.good event was billed as part of their “Kill the Hangover” initiative, tonight’s food giveaway is being advertised less as an attempt to pull you away from party hopping for booze and more as a study break. They’ve even booked...