LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The 3D re-release of James Cameron's 'Titanic' was steaming toward a possible $6 million haul at the box office in its debut Wednesday, as the 100th anniversary approaches of the sinking of the real Titanic.
Domestic distributor Paramount is projecting that the film, converted into 3D for a hefty $18 million, will take in around $20 million-$25 million over the five-day holiday weekend.
Box-office observers outside the studio say it could do up to $30 million'lw_1331739731_3'actress/span, who is on pro. That would be impressive, given that the film's lengthy running time - 3 hours, 23 minutes - limits the number of daily showings. It's playing in 2,600 locations in the U.Sshe has learned from her mis. and Canada, including 79 Imax theaters.
Fox is handling international distribution for the film, which is opening in virtually all major territories this weekend as well.
The original 'Titanic' opened to $28.6 million in December 1997, held the Nos, She recently received a po. 1 spot for a record 15 weeks and went on to gross more than $600 million domestically.
Worldwide, the original 'Titanic' took in $1.8 billion, a record that stood for more than a decadeThe 'Mean Girls' span class='yshortcut. It was topped by Cameron's 'Avatar,' which took in $2.7 billion in 2009.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Katy Perry 3-D concert movie to be released in July
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The makers of Justin Bieber's top-grossing concert film have moved on to another global pop star -- Katy Perry.
A 3-D documentary concert feature film billed as an on-and- off stage close up look at Perry and her 2011 California Dreams Tour began production more than year ago, Paramount Pictures said in a statement on Wednesday.
The movie, called "Katy Perry: Part of Me," is named after her new single "Part of Me," which was released in February and debuted at Noation and popular reception, . 1 on Billboard's Hot 100.
The film, which will be released in cinemas in the United States on July 5, is being produced by Perry and directed by Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth.
Perry, 27, said in the statement she was excited to "reveal the highs and lows and nuts of bolts of this extraordinary ride name, which traced the film's d. I promise you, after seeing this film, you will truly know me."
Paramount and Perry, whose last album "Teenage Dream," produced such hits as "Firework", "California Gurls" and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)," teamed up for what is being promoted as the first big screen look at Perry's life and 124 performances on her tour.
Paramount and Lipsitz and Cutforth co-produced and distributed Bieber's concert film, "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never," which grossed nearly $100 million worldwide on a budget of $13 million.
A trailer for Perry's movie promised details on her religious upbringing, her struggles and pressures becoming a pop star, her marriage breakup with actor Russell Brand, as well as tour footage, including her telling the audience, "Thank you so much for believing in my weirdness."
(Reporting By Christine Kearney, Editing by Patricia Reaney)
A 3-D documentary concert feature film billed as an on-and- off stage close up look at Perry and her 2011 California Dreams Tour began production more than year ago, Paramount Pictures said in a statement on Wednesday.
The movie, called "Katy Perry: Part of Me," is named after her new single "Part of Me," which was released in February and debuted at Noation and popular reception, . 1 on Billboard's Hot 100.
The film, which will be released in cinemas in the United States on July 5, is being produced by Perry and directed by Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth.
Perry, 27, said in the statement she was excited to "reveal the highs and lows and nuts of bolts of this extraordinary ride name, which traced the film's d. I promise you, after seeing this film, you will truly know me."
Paramount and Perry, whose last album "Teenage Dream," produced such hits as "Firework", "California Gurls" and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)," teamed up for what is being promoted as the first big screen look at Perry's life and 124 performances on her tour.
Paramount and Lipsitz and Cutforth co-produced and distributed Bieber's concert film, "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never," which grossed nearly $100 million worldwide on a budget of $13 million.
A trailer for Perry's movie promised details on her religious upbringing, her struggles and pressures becoming a pop star, her marriage breakup with actor Russell Brand, as well as tour footage, including her telling the audience, "Thank you so much for believing in my weirdness."
(Reporting By Christine Kearney, Editing by Patricia Reaney)
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Daniel Craig shoots Bond Olympics video
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Daniel Craig filmed scenes this week in Buckingham Palace for an Olympic Games promotional video starring his big screen alter ego, James Bond, according to a report in The Sun.
The final product will be used to kick-off the Summer Games in Londondid with Martin Scorsese's fil. Filming was reportedly undertaken at the request of Queen Elizabeth II.
Danny Boyle ('Slumdog Millionaire') directed the mini-movie, which will see 007 receiving his assignment in the queen's private rooms (Prince Philip must be so jealous!).
The video will also reportedly feature Bond parachuting into the Olympic stadium in Stratford, East London.
Julia McKenzie, who plays Miss Marple in popular British TV show 'Agatha Christie's Marple,' will also appear in the film, but there's no word yet on whether Judi Dench's acidic M will make a cameo.
A spokeswoman for MGM, the studio behind the Bond films, did not immediately respond to request for commentas it did with Martin Scorsese's film &q. A spokeswoman for the queen told TheWrap that she could not comment on any filming that takes place at the palace.
Craig will return to his role as the martini-swilling super-spy in November in 'Skyfall.'
The final product will be used to kick-off the Summer Games in Londondid with Martin Scorsese's fil. Filming was reportedly undertaken at the request of Queen Elizabeth II.
Danny Boyle ('Slumdog Millionaire') directed the mini-movie, which will see 007 receiving his assignment in the queen's private rooms (Prince Philip must be so jealous!).
The video will also reportedly feature Bond parachuting into the Olympic stadium in Stratford, East London.
Julia McKenzie, who plays Miss Marple in popular British TV show 'Agatha Christie's Marple,' will also appear in the film, but there's no word yet on whether Judi Dench's acidic M will make a cameo.
A spokeswoman for MGM, the studio behind the Bond films, did not immediately respond to request for commentas it did with Martin Scorsese's film &q. A spokeswoman for the queen told TheWrap that she could not comment on any filming that takes place at the palace.
Craig will return to his role as the martini-swilling super-spy in November in 'Skyfall.'
Woman in Black horror film to return in follow-up
LONDON (Reuters) - Horror film "The Woman in Black", which starred Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe and topped the British box office earlier this year, is being revived with a follow-up set some 40 years after the events of the original.
"The Woman in Black: Angels of Death" is based on a story recently completed by author Susan Hill and follows a couple who encounter the haunted Eel Marsh House, the setting for much of the action in the original.
The first film, which has earned an impressive $120 million in global ticket sales, was adapted from a novel by Hill of the same name and became the highest grossing British horror film of the last 20 years.
Hammer Films said it was developing the new picture, and screenwriter Jon Croker would adapt the script from Hill's story.
(Mike Collett-White; Editing by Steve Addison)
"The Woman in Black: Angels of Death" is based on a story recently completed by author Susan Hill and follows a couple who encounter the haunted Eel Marsh House, the setting for much of the action in the original.
The first film, which has earned an impressive $120 million in global ticket sales, was adapted from a novel by Hill of the same name and became the highest grossing British horror film of the last 20 years.
Hammer Films said it was developing the new picture, and screenwriter Jon Croker would adapt the script from Hill's story.
(Mike Collett-White; Editing by Steve Addison)
Monday, April 2, 2012
Bruce Willis and second wife welcome baby girl
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Bruce Willis welcomed a new child to his growing brood when wife Emma Heming-Willis gave birth to a baby girl over the weekend, said his spokeswoman.
Mabel Ray Willis was born on Sunday in Los Angeles, and weighed 9 lbs, 1 ozujardin (The Artist), Brad Pitt . This is the actor's fourth child, and his first with Heming, his wife of three years.
"The couple, who've been married for three years, are overjoyed about the newest member of their family the BAFTA for his role as a man steeri. Both mother and baby are healthy and doing beautifully," Willis' spokeswoman said in a statement.
"Die Hard" star Willis, 57, married model Heming, 33, in 2009e-era romance 'The Artist' a hot favorite for bes. The actor has three grown daughters from his 13-year marriage to first wife Demi Moore -- Rumer, 23, Scout, 20 and Tallulah, 18/http://media,zenfs,com/en. The couple divorced in 2000.
Willis has a busy year ahead of him with five films being released this summer including sequels "G.I With a Gol. Joe: Retaliation" and "The Expendables 2."
The actor also is reprising one of his best known roles as tough cop John McClane for the highly-anticipated sequel "A Good Day to Die Hard," due for release in 2013.
(Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
Mabel Ray Willis was born on Sunday in Los Angeles, and weighed 9 lbs, 1 ozujardin (The Artist), Brad Pitt . This is the actor's fourth child, and his first with Heming, his wife of three years.
"The couple, who've been married for three years, are overjoyed about the newest member of their family the BAFTA for his role as a man steeri. Both mother and baby are healthy and doing beautifully," Willis' spokeswoman said in a statement.
"Die Hard" star Willis, 57, married model Heming, 33, in 2009e-era romance 'The Artist' a hot favorite for bes. The actor has three grown daughters from his 13-year marriage to first wife Demi Moore -- Rumer, 23, Scout, 20 and Tallulah, 18/http://media,zenfs,com/en. The couple divorced in 2000.
Willis has a busy year ahead of him with five films being released this summer including sequels "G.I With a Gol. Joe: Retaliation" and "The Expendables 2."
The actor also is reprising one of his best known roles as tough cop John McClane for the highly-anticipated sequel "A Good Day to Die Hard," due for release in 2013.
(Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
Sandler's "Jack and Jill" goes downhill at Razzies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comic actor Adam Sandler and his movie "Jack and Jill" swept the annual Razzies on Sunday, winning a record-breaking 10 awards for the worst film and performances of 2011.
The Golden Raspberry Foundation said the cross-dressing comedy, in which Sandler played both the male and female lead parts, was the first film in the 32-year history of the Razzies to sweep all 10 dishonorable categories.
Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino also was declared a winner in the contest that was created as an antidote to the love-fest that engulfs Hollywood around awards season that ends with the Oscars in late February.
This year, the awards were handed out on April Fool's Day in a change of tradition that for years saw the Razzies announced on the eve of the Oscars.
Pacino, who played himself in a cameo appearance in "Jack and Jill", was named worst supporting actor, and he also received a mention in the worst screen couple category along with co-star Katie Holmes.
Sandler, 45, was voted worst actor and worst actress, and shared the award for worst screen ensembleid the cast of "Jack and. "Jack and Jill", which he also helped to write, was voted worst picture, worst re-make, worst director and worst screenplay.
The winners were determined by some 650 members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation, and more than 35,000 ballots on movie review website Rotten Tomatoes.
Organizers said the cast of "Jack and Jill" was only just ahead of box-office hit "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" in the voting.
(Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
The Golden Raspberry Foundation said the cross-dressing comedy, in which Sandler played both the male and female lead parts, was the first film in the 32-year history of the Razzies to sweep all 10 dishonorable categories.
Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino also was declared a winner in the contest that was created as an antidote to the love-fest that engulfs Hollywood around awards season that ends with the Oscars in late February.
This year, the awards were handed out on April Fool's Day in a change of tradition that for years saw the Razzies announced on the eve of the Oscars.
Pacino, who played himself in a cameo appearance in "Jack and Jill", was named worst supporting actor, and he also received a mention in the worst screen couple category along with co-star Katie Holmes.
Sandler, 45, was voted worst actor and worst actress, and shared the award for worst screen ensembleid the cast of "Jack and. "Jack and Jill", which he also helped to write, was voted worst picture, worst re-make, worst director and worst screenplay.
The winners were determined by some 650 members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation, and more than 35,000 ballots on movie review website Rotten Tomatoes.
Organizers said the cast of "Jack and Jill" was only just ahead of box-office hit "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" in the voting.
(Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
Sunday, April 1, 2012
James Cameron, Hollywood's 3-D entrepreneur
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As Hollywood directors increasingly make their films in 3-D, the biggest financial winner is turning out to be one of their own: director James Cameron.
Cameron has emerged as one of Hollywood's hottest entrepreneurs by cashing in on the 3-D technology he created for "Avatar", which ranks as the highest-grossing film with a worldwide box office take of $2.8 billion.
Cameron also directed the second-highest grossing film of all time, the nautical disaster-romance starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, "Titanic", which is set to return to theaters in 3-D on Wednesday.
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As George Lucas set the standard for special effects with "Star Wars", Cameron, 57, is setting the bar for 3-D technology with cameras he created and making millions for himself in the process by renting them to other film and TV directors.
The Cameron Pace Group, which the director formed 12 years ago with camera guru Vince Pace, last year generated revenue "in the ballpark of" $58 million, said its Chief Operating Officer O.Ding the final ballot stage, . Welch.
That is a fraction of what Lucas' ILM special-effects house generates, but as 3-D productions grow Cameron Pace is expected to as welleat time doing it," Ric. So far, it has rented cameras and other gear to more than two dozen movies, nine concert films and 140 sports broadcasts.
Hollywood's 3-D conversion movement may help Cameron erase his past failed efforts at being an inventor-entrepreneurbefore inflation is taken into account, It was als. The eccentric and sometimes combative director, along with late special-effects maven Stan Winston, started Digital Domain in 1993 to compete with Lucas' ILM special-effects house.
Cameron left the company in 1998 after clashing with investors that included IBM and Cox Communications over the strategic direction, according to Rebecca Keegan's Cameron biography "The Futurist."
As a result, Digital Domain never held its planned initial public offering.
"I had begun to dislike the dynamic," Cameron told Keegan't anything like as s. "When it was clear that the very controls I needed fell mostly in the conflict-of-interest category, it obviated the upside for me."
Cameron was not available for a comment Each time it went away empty-handed, to the . On March 25, he journeyed to the bottom of the ocean, taking 3-D cameras with him seven miles beneath the Pacific.
The failure of Digital Domain has not dimmed Cameron's star among Hollywood moguls, said Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg.
"Entrepreneurs are judged by their successes not their failures," Katzenberg said Deathly Hallows. "What he's done is build an incredible business out of the 3-D technology he developed."
Housed in three non-descript buildings near the Burbank airport, Cameron Pace collects money every step in the 3-D movie-making processeup, cinematography,. It rents its Fusion 3-D rig and other equipment to film producers such as Michael Bay, who used it for "Transformers: Dark of the Moon", for up to $3 million a film.
TV productions, such as CBS's coverage of the U.Sn class='yshortcuts' id='lw_1333150085_7'. Open tennis championship, pay less than $100,000 apiece for the seven or eight cameras it typically can use to shoot an event, said CBS head of operations Ken Aagaard.
Cameron is so serious about the production quality of his 3-D cameras that his company bestows a seal of approval, as it did with Martin Scorsese's film "Hugo".
That certification allows a studio to promote the quality of its films to investors and potential distributors, said Lyndsay Harding, chief financial officer of Evergreen Films, the first studio to be CPG certified.
Evergreen will negotiate with Cameron Pace on how it will be paid, she said was also a critical hit, . Evergreen used Cameron Pace equipment to produce "Walking with Dinosaurs" that News Corp's Fox is distributing next year.
Another as yet untapped revenue stream could be harvested by certifying 3-D TV sets and other electronic products, said Welchnk a lot of us look fairl. Cameron Pace may also consider licensing its eight patents, or the dozen more that are pending.
In addition to his 3-D camera business, Cameron is helping design a new Avatar-themed area of Walt Disney Co's Animal Kingdom park in Orlando the last Deathly Hallows f. For his work with Disney's Imagineering unit and consulting on its construction, Cameron will share in the royalties from the merchandise, rides or anything else they create.
The majority of the royalties will go to Fox, which distributed the filmquot;, "I think a lot o. Disney hopes the area proves to be successful enough to expand to its other parks.
What draws a customer to Cameron's company continues to be his uncontrollable lust for all things 3-D Each time it went away emp. Michael Lewis, chief executive of RealD, a company that licenses 3-D projectors and glasses to theaters, was stunned when Cameron, a RealD board member, nearly became a production assistant during filming of the movie "Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away".
"I look up," Lewis recalled, "and there's James Cameron hanging 80 feet above the ground."
(Reporting by Ronald Grover; Editing by Peter Lauria and Maureen Bavdek)
Cameron has emerged as one of Hollywood's hottest entrepreneurs by cashing in on the 3-D technology he created for "Avatar", which ranks as the highest-grossing film with a worldwide box office take of $2.8 billion.
Cameron also directed the second-highest grossing film of all time, the nautical disaster-romance starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, "Titanic", which is set to return to theaters in 3-D on Wednesday.
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Graphic on Cameron's hits http://link.reuters.com/xen47s
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As George Lucas set the standard for special effects with "Star Wars", Cameron, 57, is setting the bar for 3-D technology with cameras he created and making millions for himself in the process by renting them to other film and TV directors.
The Cameron Pace Group, which the director formed 12 years ago with camera guru Vince Pace, last year generated revenue "in the ballpark of" $58 million, said its Chief Operating Officer O.Ding the final ballot stage, . Welch.
That is a fraction of what Lucas' ILM special-effects house generates, but as 3-D productions grow Cameron Pace is expected to as welleat time doing it," Ric. So far, it has rented cameras and other gear to more than two dozen movies, nine concert films and 140 sports broadcasts.
Hollywood's 3-D conversion movement may help Cameron erase his past failed efforts at being an inventor-entrepreneurbefore inflation is taken into account, It was als. The eccentric and sometimes combative director, along with late special-effects maven Stan Winston, started Digital Domain in 1993 to compete with Lucas' ILM special-effects house.
Cameron left the company in 1998 after clashing with investors that included IBM and Cox Communications over the strategic direction, according to Rebecca Keegan's Cameron biography "The Futurist."
As a result, Digital Domain never held its planned initial public offering.
"I had begun to dislike the dynamic," Cameron told Keegan't anything like as s. "When it was clear that the very controls I needed fell mostly in the conflict-of-interest category, it obviated the upside for me."
Cameron was not available for a comment Each time it went away empty-handed, to the . On March 25, he journeyed to the bottom of the ocean, taking 3-D cameras with him seven miles beneath the Pacific.
The failure of Digital Domain has not dimmed Cameron's star among Hollywood moguls, said Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg.
"Entrepreneurs are judged by their successes not their failures," Katzenberg said Deathly Hallows. "What he's done is build an incredible business out of the 3-D technology he developed."
Housed in three non-descript buildings near the Burbank airport, Cameron Pace collects money every step in the 3-D movie-making processeup, cinematography,. It rents its Fusion 3-D rig and other equipment to film producers such as Michael Bay, who used it for "Transformers: Dark of the Moon", for up to $3 million a film.
TV productions, such as CBS's coverage of the U.Sn class='yshortcuts' id='lw_1333150085_7'. Open tennis championship, pay less than $100,000 apiece for the seven or eight cameras it typically can use to shoot an event, said CBS head of operations Ken Aagaard.
Cameron is so serious about the production quality of his 3-D cameras that his company bestows a seal of approval, as it did with Martin Scorsese's film "Hugo".
That certification allows a studio to promote the quality of its films to investors and potential distributors, said Lyndsay Harding, chief financial officer of Evergreen Films, the first studio to be CPG certified.
Evergreen will negotiate with Cameron Pace on how it will be paid, she said was also a critical hit, . Evergreen used Cameron Pace equipment to produce "Walking with Dinosaurs" that News Corp's Fox is distributing next year.
Another as yet untapped revenue stream could be harvested by certifying 3-D TV sets and other electronic products, said Welchnk a lot of us look fairl. Cameron Pace may also consider licensing its eight patents, or the dozen more that are pending.
In addition to his 3-D camera business, Cameron is helping design a new Avatar-themed area of Walt Disney Co's Animal Kingdom park in Orlando the last Deathly Hallows f. For his work with Disney's Imagineering unit and consulting on its construction, Cameron will share in the royalties from the merchandise, rides or anything else they create.
The majority of the royalties will go to Fox, which distributed the filmquot;, "I think a lot o. Disney hopes the area proves to be successful enough to expand to its other parks.
What draws a customer to Cameron's company continues to be his uncontrollable lust for all things 3-D Each time it went away emp. Michael Lewis, chief executive of RealD, a company that licenses 3-D projectors and glasses to theaters, was stunned when Cameron, a RealD board member, nearly became a production assistant during filming of the movie "Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away".
"I look up," Lewis recalled, "and there's James Cameron hanging 80 feet above the ground."
(Reporting by Ronald Grover; Editing by Peter Lauria and Maureen Bavdek)
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