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Biz bracing for box office bottleneck

September 30, 2008

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.


MGM tries to manage loan

September 30, 2008

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.


Stocks surge despite credit woes

September 30, 2008

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.


Relativity nabs Schmidt’s ‘Killer’ spec

September 30, 2008

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.


Relativity nabs Schmidt’s ‘Killer’ spec

September 30, 2008

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.


‘Lion King’ to roar in Vegas

September 30, 2008

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.


Daily Box Office: Sunday, September 28, 2008

September 30, 2008

Eagle Eye tops Sunday's box office with $7.0 million

‘Shrek’ actors depart musical

September 30, 2008

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.


‘Shrek’ actors depart musical

September 30, 2008

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.


Peacock to adapt ‘The Partner’

September 30, 2008

"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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