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Hollywood high on Miley, Bollywood in a Ditch

13 April 2009 12:47 PM, PDT | From India.com | See recent India.com news

Hannah Montana: The Movie doubled forecasts by earning Us$34 million worth of tickets at the Easter weekend box office in North America, as young fans of teen starlet Miley Cyrus rushed to see their heroine's first big-screen outing.

The movie ranks as the second-best Easter opening, following 2006's Scary Movie 4 with Us$40 million.

"Omgomg! my fans rock! the movie is doing great you guys!" Cyrus, 16, said in a Twitter message.

Disney had hoped Hannah Montana would perform in the same range as 2003's The Lizzie McGuire Movie, another big-screen vehicle for a Disney Channel star, in that case Hilary Duff. Lizzie... opened to $17.3 million in 2003, and ended its domestic run with $42.7 million. Last weekend's champion Fast & Furious slipped to No 2 with $28.8 million, taking the 10-day total for Universal Pictures' race-car thriller to $118.0 million.

Meanwhile 'Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat', 'Ek Se Bure Do' and 'Coffee House' all bombed at the Bollywood box office,

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Weekend Report: 'Hannah Montana' Rules Easter Roost

13 April 2009 12:20 PM, PDT | From Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news

Moviegoers ponied up a sizable $32.3 million for Hannah Montana The Movie over the weekend, marking the second-highest grossing Easter debut ever behind Scary Movie 4. Hannah combined with Fast and Furious and Monsters Vs. Aliens led to the second busiest April weekend on record, behind last weekend, and a 40 percent bump in overall business from the same timeframe last year. Hitting approximately 4,200 screens at 3,118 venues, Hannah Montana rode past the debut of the franchise's previous movie, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour ($31.1 million at 683 3D sites), and outdrew the starting gross of the more comparable The Lizzie McGuire Movie by $15 million. According to distributor Walt Disney Pictures' exit polling, 79 percent of the audience was ...

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'Hannah Montana: The Movie' Rocks North American Box Office

12 April 2009 7:41 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Miley Cyrus has topped the North American box office once again with "Hannah Montana: The Movie". The teenage sensation once again displayed her domination on the chart after scoring big at the box office back in early 2008 with "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour".

This big screen adaptation of Disney's popular TV series "Hannah Montana" has debuted atop the box office, pulling in $32.3 million over the Easter weekend and exceeding the upper $20 million expectation. With the impressive bow, "Hannah Montana" has outsold Cyrus' "Best of Both World" concert movie, which collected $31.1 million upon its first weekend screening.

Outperforming another Disney's TV adaptation, Hilary Duff-starring "The Lizzie McGuire Movie", this Peter Chelsom-directed film has also nailed the second-biggest Easter weekend opener of all time, right behind "Scary Movie 4". Of the success, Disney's president of domestic theatrical distribution Chuck Viane said, "It caught us by surprise.

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Friday Report: 'Hannah Montana' Hits It Big

11 April 2009 10:54 AM, PDT | From Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news

Hannah Montana The Movie debuted to great business on Good Friday, making an estimated $17.4 million on approximately 4,200 screens at 3,118 theaters. The Disney Channel adaptation edged out High School Musical 3: Senior Year, which opened to $17 million, and it blew past the first days of Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour and The Lizzie McGuire Movie. Due to the holiday and its eager fan base, Hannah Montana's weekend is likely to be highly front-loaded and is on track to nearly $40 million, based on the past performances of similar titles. Fast and Furious slowed 65 percent to an estimated $10.6 million, and, buoyed by the holiday, its drop was slightly less than the previous two entries in the street-racing ...

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Spotlight: Penka Kouneva

1 April 2009 12:28 AM, PDT | From Daily Film Music Blog | See recent Daily Film Music Blog news

Penka Kouneva was born in Bulgaria, but she's been living in the United States since 1990. During this time, she estabilished herself as one of the most reliable orchestrators in the business. She worked extensively with Patrick Williams and now she's one of the regular orchestrators of Cliff Eidelman, Alfons Conde and Steve Jablonsky. Apart from orchestrating, Penka also started a film scoring career which currently includes titles like Chupacabra Terror, The Third Nail and most recently Midnight Movie.

What could you tell us about your musical education?

My mother was a professor of music theory and analysis at the Bulgarian Conservatory of music. I went to a High School of Music, then to the Bulgarian Conservatory (with a degree in Theory). In 1990, I received Mary Duke Biddle Fellowship for Master's degree in composition at Duke.

I got Masters and Doctorate at Duke University where my teacher Stephen Jaffe was exceptonally supportive and encouraging.

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