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‘Daddy’s Home’ Spent More on TV Trailers Than ‘Star Wars’ Last Week
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by iSpot.tv, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” may be generating value in a galaxy beyond all movies this year, but when it comes to...
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Tom Holland on Losing Weight for ‘In the Heart of the Sea,’ Being a...
Nineteen-year-old British actor Tom Holland demonstrated his knack for performing in the title role of “Billy Elliot the Musical” on the London stage, and caught critics’ eyes in 2012’s “The...
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Ron Howard’s Devotion to Storytelling Earns Him a Walk of Fame Star
Over the course of a 30-year career behind the camera, Ron Howard has released an array of films, from such dramas as “A Beautiful Mind” and “Frost/Nixon” to action films like “Backdraft,” comedies...
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Box Office: ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ Launches in Choppy Waters with $575,000...
Ron Howard’s whaling drama “In the Heart of the Sea” has launched with a modest $575,000 in Thursday night preview screenings in the U.S. Warner Bros. is opening “In the Heart of the Sea” at 3,103...
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Box Office: ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ Off to Rocky Start
Ron Howard’s whaling drama “In the Heart of the Sea” has been scuttled, heading for a lackluster opening weekend of $11 million to $12 million at 3,103 U.S. locations, early estimates showed Friday....
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Digital Tracking: ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ Sets Sail for Top Spot at Box Office
Does digital data offer indicators that can be used to monitor marketing effectiveness and predict box office success even before awareness turns into intent? Moviepilot — which studies social data and...
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Box Office: ‘Mockingjay – Part 2’ to Sail Past ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
Estimates for Ron Howard’s “In the Heart of the Sea” continue to sink, with Friday’s box office results suggesting that the new title might not win the box office this weekend, as previously expected....
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Box Office: ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ Flops With $11 Million Debut
Ron Howard’s “In the Heart of the Sea” sunk at the box office this weekend, mustering up a measly $11 million after debuting in 3,103 theaters. It’s a painful flop for the director behind “A Beautiful...
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Box Office: Foreign Audiences Can’t Rescue ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
“In the Heart of the Sea” is looking for foreign audiences to rescue it after a disastrous U.S. debut this weekend. Sadly, the whaling drama’s S.O.S. was only dimly recognized by overseas crowds. The...
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Time Warner Reports Mixed Quarterly Results Due to Movie Flops
Box office bombs like “Pan” and “In the Heart of the Sea” weighed down Time Warner’s fiscal fourth quarter. A weaker film slate at its studio, Warner Bros., contributed to a mixed quarter at the media...
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RealD Saw the Light — and Want You to See It, Too
During post for “In the Heart of the Sea,” director Ron Howard had a problem. A key shot had looked fine in 2D, but 3D conversion had turned a pleasing amount of film grain into sizzling clusters of...
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