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Paramount Hits Overseas $1 Billion Mark

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2008-06-16 17:32:55 by Variety.com * in Thompson On Hollywood
...billion dollar international gross at the the b.o., after only six months, which is a studio speed record But Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was a Lucasfilm production; Iron Man was Marvel; and Kung Fu Panda was DreamWorks Animation. Paramount did a great job distributing and marketing these pics, but did not make them....
 
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Billion Dollar Brain (1967)

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2007-11-12 19:39:00 by dfordoom in Cult Movie Reviews
...Billion Dollar Brain , released in 1967, was the third of the Harry Palmer spy movies of the 1960s. Some people don't regard it as a true Ken Russell movie but I dont agree. I think it has his visual signature all over it. And it has the characteristic Russell excess. It has almost nothing in common with the earlier Harry Palmer films....
 
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Writers strike took $2.5 billion toll on L.A. County economy, report says

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2008-02-20 03:22:32 by Behind The Scenes TV in Behind The Scenes TV
...billion toll on the Los Angeles County economy - less than previously estimated The figure includes wages lost by writers and other entertainment industry workers when the strike shut down production, according to Jack Kyser, chief economist of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp His Tuesday estimate also represents damage done...
 
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Toshiba to Lose Nearly $1 Billion on HD DVD

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2008-03-18 03:03:06 by Behind The Scenes TV in Behind The Scenes TV
...billion yen ($986 million) on its yearly report, according to the Nikkei business weekly. Toshiba is also expected to post a 250 billion yen ($2.49 billion) loss, falling short of its business outlook Source: Daily Tech
 
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Paramount Boasts Billion Dollar B.O. Overseas

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2008-06-17 11:02:00 by Christopher Campbell in Cinematical
...billion mark , reportedly thanks to the success of its distribution of summer blockbusters Iron Man ($210 million), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($350 million) and Kung Fu Panda ($41 million), as well as earlier releases The Spiderwick Chronicles ($91 million), Cloverfield ($90 million) and No Country for Old Men ($86...
 
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Hot Button - What's A Billion?

2008-05-06 06:11:04 by poland in The Hot Blog
 
...billion in worldwide grosses for the summer, the studio is looking at around $150 million in net revenues 2 billion is an impressive number. Less than 10% profit on that number, which is about as good as it gets on a macro level, is not Success and failure in the film business is not being terribly well reported these days. The big story is,...
 
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Robert Pattinson to star in 'Parts Per Billion'

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2008-12-12 06:29:08 by Franck Tabouring in The Screening Log
...Billion," according to MTV Brian Horiuchi is directing the film, which follows three couples who risk being torn apart after struggling with the same event. The film is described as an ensemble story with different storylines Patterson had been in the media spotlight ever since he signed on to star in "Twilight." He's already on board for...
 
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Porn Movie Industry To Ask US Government For $5 Billion Bailout

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2009-01-07 20:31:09 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...billion bailout CNN gives us this The take here is that everyone and their mother want to be bailed out from the banks to the big three, said Owen Moogan, spokesman for Larry Flynt. The porn industry has been hurt by the downturn like everyone else and they are going to ask for the $5 billion. Is it the most serious thing in the world? Is it...
 
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Robert Pattinson drops 'Parts Per Billion'

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2009-01-07 15:48:21 by Franck Tabouring in The Screening Log
...Billion," a project he joined last December Apparently, Pattinson had to ditch the film because he's too busy prepping for "New Moon," the sequel to last year's big-screen vampire romance Starring Rosario Dawson, Olivia Thirlby and Dennis Hopper, "Billion" follows three couples who risk being torn apart after struggling with the same event....
 
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