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`Oz,' `2001,' `Vertigo' among AFI top genre flicks
LOS ANGELES - Snow White, Dorothy Gale, the HAL 9000 computer, Charles Chaplin's Little Tramp and Marlon Brando's Godfather share top billing among the American Film Institute's best genre movies.
People:Stanley Kubrick James Stewart Martin Scorsese Marlon Brando Diane Keaton Steven Spielberg
2008-06-18
Early summer movies underperform at box office
Moviegoers are not following the script written for them by the Hollywood studios. In a sign that big-budget sequels may be losing their allure, North American ticket sales for the first three big films of the lucrative summer season have not kept pace with their respective predecessors.
Nations:Germany
2007-05-28
Spidey takes a fall but still nets $60M
Even when he takes a huge fall, Spider-Man comes out on top. Sony's "Spider-Man 3" took in $60 million in its second weekend, a hefty 60 percent drop from its record debut a week earlier but good enough to easily outdistance the competition and remain the No. 1 movie, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Nations:Mexico People:Zach Braff Felicity Huffman Lindsay Lohan Johnny Depp Jane Fonda
2007-05-13
Counterfeiters spin Spider-Man web of deceit
Chinese counterfeiters, determined to cash in on the hype of "Spider-Man 3," have taken piracy one step further, releasing faked copies of different movies in Spider-Man sleeves.
Nations:China People:Martin Scorsese Kirsten Dunst Tobey Maguire
2007-04-26
"Spidey 3" director fatigued, but are audiences?
Early reviews are good, advance ticket sales are strong and two weeks before its debut, "Spider-Man 3" is grabbing headlines around the world, but director Sam Raimi says he can't think of more Spidey movies.
People:Bryce Dallas Howard Sam Raimi James Franco Kirsten Dunst Tobey Maguire
2007-04-24
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