Super Bowl Ads: 'Transformers' Sequel, 'Ghost in the Shell' Get Game-Day Play

Almost every Hollywood studio will air ads during Sunday's pregame show and the game itself, where a 30-second spot costs a pricey $5 million.

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'Fifty Shades Darker' Tracking Well Behind First Film in Box-Office Bow

Two years ago, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' was a box-office phenomenon when debuting to $85 million in North America over Valentine's Day weekend.

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China Box Office Roars Back to Life as New Year Holiday Kicks Off

As China's biggest moviegoing week of the year got underway, Stephen Chow's 'Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back' earned a massive $83.4 million in two days.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Split' Trounces Troubled 'Dog's Purpose' With $26M

Elsewhere, 'Gold' marks the worst wide opening of Matthew McConaughey's career in a leading role; 'Hidden Figures' and 'La La Land' lead the pack of Oscar best-picture contenders enjoying a bump from nominations.

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Box Office: 'Resident Evil' Rakes In $1M, 'A Dog's Purpose' Fetches $455K Thursday

Matthew McConaughey-starrer 'Gold' and 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter' also open this weekend.

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Box Office: 'Passengers' Fights to Break Even Amid Stiff Competition

Insiders say the space epic's launch date may have "led to audience fragmentation" as the Jennifer Lawrence-Chris Pratt starrer, budgeted at $125 million to $130 million, still looks to cash in globally.

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How Anime 'Your Name' Became an Unlikely Phenomenon

The low-budget Makoto Shinkai-directed megahit is now the highest grossing film Japanese film in history.

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Oscar Box-Office Bump: 'La La Land,' 'Moonlight' Plot Major Expansions

The two films aren't the only titles hoping to spin Oscar nominations into box-office gold — fellow best-picture contenders 'Arrival' and 'Manchester by the Sea' up their theater counts this weekend even though they are well into their runs.

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'A Dog's Purpose' Box Office: Controversy Clouds Movie's Prospects

Tracking services have lowered their estimates for the film's opening this weekend following an outcry over a leaked video showing a dog in distress on set.

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Japan Box Office: 'Your Name' Helps 2016 Revenue Hit Record $2.1B

The smash hit anime helped pick up the slack of Hollywood's share which dropped after recent years of gains.

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China Box Office: 'Arrival' Leads Quiet Pre-Holiday Weekend

Cinemas were ghostly quiet as the country prepares for a wave of big local releases, lead by Stephen Chow and Jackie Chan, over the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Split' Trumps 'xXx: Xander Cage' With $40.2M

Elsewhere over inauguration weekend, Michael Keaton's 'The Founder' and Christian dramedy 'The Ressurection of Gavin Stone' falter, while 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' crosses $1 billion globally.

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Box-Office Milestone: 'Rogue One' Crosses $1B Globally

The stand-alone 'Star Wars' film achieved the victory on its 39th day in release and means Disney is home of all four 2016 movies that earned $1 billion or more.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Split' Scares Up $2M Thursday Night; 'xXx: Xander Cage' Earns $1.2M

Michael Keaton's 'The Founder' and Christian dramedy 'The Resurrection of Gavin Stone' also open nationwide over inauguration weekend.

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Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Sequel' Lands Summer Release

The documentary makes its world premiere Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival, where it's the opening night film.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Split,' 'xXx: Xander Cage' to Lead Inauguration Weekend

Prospects are iffy for Michael Keaton's 'The Founder' and Christian crime dramedy 'The Resurrection of Gavin Stone'; expect 'Hidden Figures' and 'La La Land' to remain strong while specialty film '20th Century Women' makes a major push on the eve of Oscar nominations.

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Italy Box Office: Local Films Account for Slight Overall Rise in 2016

Hollywood films edge out European films overall by just a few percentage points.

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China Box Office: 'Passengers' Rockets to First, 'Rogue One' Sputters

The Sony romantic sci-fi opened to $17.5 million, easily topping the 'Star Wars' standalone, which declined 71 percent in its second weekend.

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Box Office: Why Ben Affleck's 'Live by Night' and Martin Scorsese's 'Silence' Fared So Poorly

Both movies were passion projects for their filmmakers but are falling on deaf ears at the U.S. box office, where there are plenty of other adult dramas to choose from; elsewhere, the biggest loser of the Martin Luther King holiday weekend is 'Monster Trucks.'

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Weekend Box Office: 'Hidden Figures' Eyes $24M MLK Victory; 'Silence,' 'Live by Night' DOA

'Monster Trucks' is likewise bombing after prompting Paramount to take a $115 million writedown before the movie even opened; 'Patriots Day' and 'La La Land' prosper alongside 'Hidden Figures.'

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Box Office: 'Patriots Day' Earns $560K Thursday

The crowded Martin Luther King Jr. weekend also includes the expansion of Martin Scorsese's 'Silence' and Ben Affleck's latest directorial outing, 'Live by Night.'

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Brad Pitt-Produced 'Lost City of Z' Loses Appeal to Overturn R Rating

Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller and Robert Pattinson star in James Gray's period adventure set in the South American jungle.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Patriots Day,' 'Hidden Figures' Tipped to Lead Crowded MLK Weekend

A number of other films are expanding or opening, including Golden Globe victor 'La La Land,' Martin Scorsese's 'Silence' and Paramount's 'Monster Trucks,' which prompted the studio to take a $115 million write down even before it debuted.

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South Korea Box Office: Japan's 'Your Name' Tops Charts Amid Political Tensions

Director Makoto Shinkai calls the animated feature's success – a rare Japanese hit in South Korea – "hard to believe."

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China Box Office: 'Rogue One' Opens to $31M, Far Far Away From 'Force Awakens'

The stand-alone 'Star Wars' film could be in trouble in the Middle Kingdom, given that Sony's sci-fi pic 'Passengers' opens there next weekend with backing from Beijing powerhouse Dalian Wanda Group.

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