The Avengers, the latest superhero movie from Walt Disney's Marvel unit, led the box office in the US and China this weekend when the film opened to a rapturous reception, breaking records and earning an estimated $200m in the US alone.
In a boon for IMAX and movie-watchers in China alike, a deal struck between the United States and China last week raises the number of 3D, IMAX and similar enhanced-format movies released in China.
It was not a pretty weekend at the box office.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" broke a domestic box office record for a midnight opening Thursday, hauling in $43.5 million, Warner Bros. Pictures said Friday.
Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner answer iReporter questions about the return of "Tron."
iReporters review the summer hit "Inception."
Summer is just around the corner, which means that we should brace ourselves for the usual drought at the movie house. Why does it seem like summer movies are always just a bunch of cheesy blockbusters, packed with comic book characters and explosions? Maybe it's because the film industry assumes that we're outside soaking up the sun and have lost some brain cells as a result. But for those of us who are allergic to the beach or are staging a "sit-in" against wrinkles, is it too much to ask that we have a few good summer film options? No, I say. I've searched far and wide for the top 10 summer movies that shouldn't suck. You're welcome.
Ticket prices will be going up at movie theaters across the country this weekend as the entertainment industry looks to cash in on growing demand for 3-D movies following the success of "Avatar" and "Alice in Wonderland."
There's one word astronaut Michael Massimino uses over and over to describe the view from the Hubble Space Telescope: "Beautiful."
IMAX explores the legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope and its impact on our views about the universe.
Moviegoers flocked to the premiere of "Alice in Wonderland" this weekend, with the big-budget Disney film shattering several box office records, highlighting the ongoing appeal of 3-D films.
Is there life after "Avatar" for IMAX?
Brace yourself! 3-D entertainment is coming to a television set near you.
Thanks to astronomic word-of-mouth, inflated 3-D ticket prices, and consecutive holiday weekends that began on a Friday, "Avatar" continued its seemingly unstoppable climb to the Hallelujah Mountains of U.S. and global box office.
After months of breathless buzz, speculation, and doubt, James Cameron's "Avatar" finally arrived in movie theaters nationwide, and its box office prognosis definitely isn't blue.
Proving that Sandra Bullock is having the best year of her career, the football drama "The Blind Side" rose to first place at the box office this weekend with $20.4 million, according to early estimates by Hollywood.com Box Office.
Nothing like a good disaster movie to bring in a lot of coin at the box office.
It may be only the first week of November, but Disney's "A Christmas Carol" got the holiday season started by spiriting $31 million at the box office, according to early estimates by Hollywood.com Box Office.
AOL's Russ Leatherman reviews the movies "A Christmas Carol," "The Fourth Kind" and "The Men Who Stare At Goats."
Psst. Did you hear who Microsoft is going to buy next? No? Me neither. But that hasn't stopped traders from gossiping.
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is "a really fun, explosive, outrageous, fantastical joyride," according to lead actor Shia LaBeouf.
After all the anticipation and hubbub, the weekend is coming to an end and the box office results are here: "Watchmen" (No. 1) grossed $55.7 million during its first frame, according to early estimates from Media by Numbers.
I'm strapping myself in for a ride to the edge of the sky. Outside my porthole, the ground crew is preparing the vehicle for launch. The entry hatch is sealed, the mobile gantry pulled away. All systems are go. Soon, powerful thrusters will accelerate us to more than 500 miles per hour. At the peak of our trajectory, we will soar above about 80 percent of the atmosphere. The view of Earth will be panoramic.
"It's Monopoly money to me – I can't even comprehend it," says Christian Bale
The Dark Knight beat Spider-Man 3, drawing $155 million. The secret: good word of mouth, plus lots of Heath Ledger
$155 million: Warner Bros. says the latest Batman film has smashed the all-time opening-weekend box office record
As "The Dark Knight's" crusading District Attorney Harvey Dent vigorously tries to combat Gotham City's crime spree, he quotes the old saying: "The night is always darkest before the dawn."
Lola Ogunnaike reports on the Joker's evolution and the critical praise for Heath Ledger's interpretation.
The actor watched the movie's opening sequence before his death and "enjoyed it very much"
Alexander Graham Bell had it right from the beginning. "Mr. Watson," he called to his assistant through the first working telephone, "come here -- I want to see you."
Unless they happened to have adolescent daughters, it's unlikely that many Hollywood executives donned funny glasses the first weekend in February to catch the film debut - in glorious 3-D - of Disney's tween TV and pop star Miley Cyrus, better known to fans as Hannah Montana. But come Monday, there were high-level meetings all over town to deal with its impact. "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour" opened small, on only 683 screens. But thanks to packed theaters and premium ticket prices ($15 to $24 each), it booked $31 million. That's $45,000 per screen - a Hollywood record.
They've been around for years -- but are 3D movies set to make a comeback? Although basic 3D technology has been around since the 1890s, the availability of 3D screens and 3D movies has been relatively limited. But now, companies such as IMAX (Canada), Dolby and REAL D (United States) are promising a renaissance of 3D films by creating viewing systems which provide flawless performances at the cinema.
Ancient literature meets the future of filmmaking in "Beowulf," a 3D spectacle using the latest technology.
The old poem comes to the screen as a comic-book classic
History is repeating itself. More than 50 years ago, Hollywood embraced big-screen formats (CinemaScope, VistaVision) and 3-D to protect the movie business from television. Now, with the box office under threat from at-home viewing, industry watchers have noted spectacular returns for features released on the large-screen IMAX circuit.
Alexander Graham Bell had it right from the beginning. "Mr. Watson," he called to his assistant through the first working telephone, "come here -- I want to see you."
Summer heat is winding down on the Lake Michigan lakefront and winter's cold wind is still months away, making this a great time to visit Chicago. And a few minutes on the Internet will show you there's more than enough going on to keep you entertained.
Alexander Graham Bell had it right from the beginning. "Mr. Watson," he called to his assistant through the first working telephone, "come here?I want to see you." Fifty years later, the first television transmission made his words literal. And now, 130 years later, the pieces are falling into place to finally let us all be seen.
It has been a great year for many media stocks. So, not surprisingly, it's been a pretty good year for guys like me, who make a living writing about media companies and their stocks.
The year is half over. And you know what that means. It's time to take a look back at how this column's stock picks have fared.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - How's this for irony?
With domestic movie-ticket sales off 5 percent in 2005 and theater attendance down 13 percent since 2002, maybe it's just a matter of time before all films go straight to DVD. Still, one company, Beverly Hills-based Real D, believes that the local cineplex isn't so much dead as in need of some depth.
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To understand how advances in computing technology are affecting the petroleum industry, look no further than the Pod. Designed by Landmark Graphics, a unit of Halliburton that specializes in developing software for oil companies, the Pod is an Imax-style viewing room powered by a supercomputer.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - All summer long we've been hearing about how nobody is going to the movies anymore. Hollywood is in its biggest slump in nearly two decades.
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Advances in technology have done much to change the way we live and communicate over the past quarter century, but no breakthrough has revolutionized life as much as the advent of the "wireless world," according to a panel of experts assembled by CNN to pick the top 25.
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Tinseltown is getting ready for a big debut. On Nov. 5, The Matrix: Revolutions will become the first Hollywood film to open simultaneously on both traditional and Imax screens. Imax, of course, is...
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Shut for nearly six years, Turner Small Cap Growth (800-224-6312) recently opened to new investors. But should you buy?
Opening scene: somewhere in Beverly Hills on a warm, hazy summer day. The camera pans a stretch of boulevard; in the background, large, well-tended manses perch. In the foreground, a startling glin...
It's fitting that the latest release to hit 80-foot-high Imax screens is Everest. The film--about pursuing a dream--mirrors Imax, which is chasing a similarly lofty goal: the Hollywood big time.
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Famous for beautiful yet educational films showcased on huge screens at museums like the Smithsonian Institution, Toronto's Imax Corp. is moving into the mainstream in a big way with its first 3-D ...
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