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Sex doesn’t sell movies: Hollywood report

London, Jan 1 (IANS) Sex and nudity in movies have failed to generate ticket sales in Hollywood, says a report.

The report titled ‘Sex Doesn’t Sell — Nor Impress!’ is authored by Dean Keith Simonton and Anemone Cerridwen. The authors, who examined more than 900 films released between 2001 and 2005, indicated that virtually all the [...]

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Sex doesn’t sell in movies: Study

New York, Dec 31 (ANI): For filmmakers, who tend to cash in on sexy scenes, a new study shows audiences prefer modesty.

According to CNN, analysis of more than 900 films released between 2001 and 2005 showed that sex and nudity did not led [...]

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James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ tops box office for second week running

Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ has topped the box office for the second week running after raking in 75 million dollars.

According to studio estimates, Sherlock Holmes came second with 65.4 million dollars.

‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel’ landed the third spot with [...]

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James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ tops weekend box office

Washington, Dec 21 (ANI): James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ has topped the weekend box office after raking in 73 million dollars.

According to studio estimates, ‘The Princess and the Frog’ landed the second spot with 12.2 million dollars.

‘The Blind Side’ came third with 10 million dollars while Did You Hear About the Morgans? Stood fourth [...]

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Disney’s ‘The Princess and the Frog’ tops weekend box office

Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): Disney’s ‘The Princess and the Frog’ has topped the weekend box office after raking in 25 million dollars.

According to studio estimates, Sandra Bullock’s ‘The Blind Side’ came second with 15.5 million dollars.

‘Invictus’ landed the third spot with 9.1 million dollars while [...]

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‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ tops box office for second week running

Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’, the vampire love story based on the best-selling novels, has topped the box office for the second week in a row.

As per studio estimates, ‘The Blind Side’ came second with 40.1 million dollars while ‘2012′ landed the third spot with 18 million dollars.

‘Old Dogs’ stood fourth [...]

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‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ tops weekend box office

Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ has topped the weekend box office after raking in 140.7 million dollars.

As per studio estimates, ‘The Blind Side’ landed the second spot with 34.5 million dollars, reports E! Online.

Action disaster film ‘2012′ came third with 26.5 million dollars while ‘Planet 51′ stood fourth with 12.6 million [...]

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2012 tops weekend box office

Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): 2012, an action disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich, has topped the weekend box office after raking in 65 million dollars.

As per studio estimates, Disney’s A Christmas Carol landed the second spot with 22.3 million dollars, reports E! Online.

The Men Who [...]

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‘Disney’s A Christmas Carol’ tops weekend box office

Washington, Nov 9 (ANI): ‘Disney’s A Christmas Carol’, featuring Jim Carey, has topped the weekend box office after raking in 31 million dollars.

Falling to second place was ‘This Is It,’ a compilation of footage of the late Michael Jackson as he prepared for a final world tour, according to studio estimates, reports E! Online.

‘The Men [...]

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Facebook, Twitter help low-budget film break into US box office top five

London, October 13 (ANI): A low budget horror film has social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to thank for its success at the US box office.

‘Paranormal Activity’, shot in documentary style, cost less than 15,000 dollars but went on to become one of the top grossing films in the country, amassing more than [...]

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Brit kids celebrate Ask A Stupid Question Day

London, Sep 29 (ANI): The traditional ‘Ask A Stupid Question Day’ in America has now made its way into Britain’s schools, encouraging pupils to ask teachers the daftest things they can think of.

The practice, which dates back to the 1980s, took place on September 28, which was the last day of the school year.

And [...]

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Sienna Miller’s ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ tops weekend box Office

Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): Sienna Miller’s ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ topped the weekend box office after raking in 56.2 million dollars.

According to studio estimates, Meryl Streep film ‘Julie and Julia’ landed the second spot with 20.1 million dollars, reports E! Online.

‘G-Force’ came third with [...]

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