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13 July 2008 3:05 PM, PDT | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news

The San Diego Comic-Con starts in just over 11 more days, which means it's time to yet again gear up and prepare for one hell of an adventure in the world of comics. While the last few years have featured everything from Spider-Man 3 to 300 to Iron Man to Superbad, this year doesn't look as immensely impressive, but is instead spotted with a few highlights. Presentations this year include: The Day The Earth Stood Still, Max Payne, Red Sonja, RocknRolla, Ninja Assassin, Punisher: War Zone, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Watchmen, The Wolfman, The Spirit, Terminator Salvation, Pixar's Up, Pineapple Express, Friday the 13th, Wes Craven's 25/8, and much more! The last two years, Saturday has been the big day, but this year it's Friday. Interested in seeing the full schedule? Read on! In addition to our usual coverage of every last exciting panel that Comic-Con has to offer, we're introducing ...

Alex Billington

30 June 2008 7:54 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros are to make a follow-up to last year's Greek epic 300, says Variety. Frank Miller, who authored the original 300 graphic novel, is currently working on a new comic story. Director Zack Snyder is interested in the project but will not commit until he sees the finished book. Many of the main characters die in the original film, making a prequel or spinoff (more)

By Simon Reynolds

18 June 2008 6:38 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Movie hunk Gerard Butler is desperately seeking a mystery girl he accidentally scared away during a dream date.

The 300 star made the mistake of dashing to the bathroom during a meal, while his date was away from their table. When he returned, his dream girl had fled.

Single Butler, who was recently linked to Cameron Diaz, explains, "A few years ago, I went out with a girl and we were having a great time. I remember thinking, `I really got this.'

"She went to the toilet, and I thought, `You know what? I'm also going to the toilet.'

"Maybe I took a little longer to get out of there than I thought. I came back and she was nowhere to be seen. I never saw her again! We went from having a great date to completely losing each other."

Butler refuses to name his mystery date.

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13 June 2008 10:32 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Saturday 10 p.m. (Pacific): I am told that The Incredible Hulk (Universal) was down slightly from Friday-to-Saturday for a likely $20 million. That will probably translate to $55 million for the three-day, which is much stronger than Universal had been hoping for. One source told me that "mid-40s and long legs" would be a triumph. If this number holds, The Incredible Hulk will be the all-time 11th-best opening for a comic book adaptation: All-time Top 20 Openings For Comic Book Adaptations 1. Spider-Man 3 — $151.11 million 2. Spider-Man — $114.84 million 3. X-Men: The Last Stand — $102.75 million 4. Iron Man — $98.61 million 5. Spider-Man 2 — $88.15 million 6. X2: X-Men United — $85.55 million 7. 300 — $70.88 million 8. Hulk (2003) — $62.12 million 9. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer — $60.23 million 10. Fantastic Four — $56.06 million 11. The Incredible...

Steve Mason

28 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The low-budget Meet the Spartans, a spoof of last year's 300 from Warner Bros., earned as much as it cost to produce at the domestic box office over the weekend, taking in an estimated $18.7 million and edging out Rambo, from Lionsgate and the Weinstein Co., which finished in second place with about $18.2 million, according to box-office trackers Media by Numbers. The two films knocked last week's winner, Cloverfield to fourth place. After grossing $44.3 million over the four-day Martin Luther King Day holiday, Cloverfield garnered just $12.7 million in its second weekend, a 72-percent drop. It was beaten by the film it trounced a week ago, 20th Century Fox's 27 Dresses. Debuting in fifth place was Sony's Untraceable, which took in a better-than-expected $11.2 million. Continuing to amaze was Fox Searchlight's Juno, which passed the $100-million mark an upped its gross from last week despite losing some 100 theaters. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. Meet the Spartans, $18.7 million; 2. Rambo, $18.2 million; 3. 27 Dresses, $13.6 million; 4. Cloverfield, $12.7 million; 5. Untraceable, $11.2 million; 6. Juno, $10.3 million; 7. The Bucket List, $10.2 million; 8. There Will be Blood, $4.9 million; 9. National Treasure:Book of Secrets, $4.7 million; 10. Mad Money, $4.6 million.

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25 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

This weekend will provide a box-office test of whether the public will turn out to see a 61-year-old former action star in a role that he first made popular as a much younger man. Sylvester Stallone first introduced the character of John Rambo in 1982 in the movie First Blood. He last appeared as the character in 1988, helping rebels in Afghanistan oust the Soviet Union. (In the interim most of those rebels turned against the U.S.) "Hopefully, what our advertising has done is introduce Rambo to a whole new generation of younger males," Lionsgate distribution chief Steve Rothenberg told today's (Friday) Los Angeles Times. The question among box-office analysts was whether it could top Cloverfield, which had a spectacular opening last weekend. While Rambo is expected to take in $15-20 million, that figure would merely come close to equaling what Cloverfield would bring in if its ticket sales fell by 50 percent. It's also being challenged by the debuting comedy Meet the Spartans, a spoof of last year's 300, which has also been garnering considerable buzz in recent weeks. (Spartans was not screened for critics.)

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17 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Blowing up conventional movies to the giant screen generated giant profits for IMAX last year as its net soared 56 percent above 2006, the company said Wednesday. Leading the pack, it said, were 300, Spider-Man 3, Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix, Transformers, Beowulf and I Am Legend.

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2 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The No. 1 film downloaded illegally via BitTorrent over the past year was Transformers, according to the website TorrentFreak. Most of the top films were directed at young males. Knocked Up placed second, 300 third, and The Bourne Ultimatum fourth. The top TV shows downloaded at torrent sites was Heroes, followed by Battlestar Galactica, Lost, and 24.

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