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Front Page: Seven wide releases debut this weekend -- A whopping seven wide releases — plus the semi-wide release of Bill Maher’s doc "Religulous" — debut this weekend at the domestic box office, making for the most crowded frame that anyone can remember.

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Front Page: Studio on the hunt for new revenue -- The Lion is on the hunt for fresh coin — but the hunt just got a lot harder.

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Front Page: Dow average rises amid bailout optimism -- Although the bipolar mood-swinging stock market climbed nearly 500 points Tuesday, the shockwaves from the financial crisis continue to resonate throughout the media and entertainment biz.

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Front Page: Pierre Morel may direct 'Firing Point' adaptation -- Relativity Media has acquired "Hunter-Killer," a spec script that was written by producer Arne Schmidt, who submitted it under a pseudonym.

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Front Page: Pierre Morel may direct 'Firing Point' adaptation -- Relativity Media has acquired "Hunter-Killer," a spec script that was written by producer Arne Schmidt, who submitted it under a pseudonym.

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Front Page: Musical opening at Mandalay Bay in May '09 -- "The Lion King" will pounce on Vegas in the spring, with the legit tuner opening a sit-down production at the Mandalay Bay in May.

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Eagle Eye tops Sunday's box office with $7.0 million
Front Page: 'Donkey,' 'Dragon' quit show over differences -- Thesps Chester Gregory and Kecia Lewis-Evans have departed "Shrek The Musical," with Daniel Breaker ("Passing Strange") stepping in for Gregory.

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Front Page: Cast changes made ahead of Broadway run -- Thesps Chester Gregory and Kecia Lewis-Evans have departed "Shrek The Musical," with Daniel Breaker ("Passing Strange") stepping in for Gregory.

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"Nights in Rodanthe" screenwriter Ann Peacock has signed on to adapt John Grisham's 1997 novel "The Partner" for the big screen.
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