‘The Hobbit’ Passes the $500 Million Benchmark

December 28, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Warner Bros. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has surpassed the $500 million benchmark at the worldwide box office in less than two weeks at the box office. To date, the blockbuster has earned an estimated $189.73 million domestically. In addition, on the heels of its record-breaking release in Australia — [...]

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48-Frames Version of ‘Hobbit’ to Screen in 450 Theaters

November 7, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Peter Jackson’s upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey generated a lot of interest earlier this year when the director screened part of the film in its 48 frames-per-second format. This controversial high-frame rate technology left some of the 3-D audiences unimpressed at the CinemaCon exhibitors’ convention in Las [...]

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Happy Feet Sequel Not as Popular As First Pic

November 21, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments

The second time is too much of a charm for the dancing penguins of Happy Feet Two, which opened to a $22 million box-office total domestically. The first outing of George Miller’s Oscar-winning feature made $41.5 million over the same weekend in 2006. The CG-animated birds had tough competition from [...]

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