Box Office: 'Ghost in the Shell' Grabs $1.8M Thursday

Disney's holdover hit 'Beauty and the Beast' should waltz to No. 1 at the domestic box office for its third week in a row.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Baby' Muscles In on 'Beauty and the Beast'

Scarlett Johansson's futuristic 'Ghost in the Shell' also is looking to stake a claim.

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New Hollywood Panic and Pressure Over Rival Premium VOD Plans

As CinemaCon, the annual convention of theater owners, gets underway Monday, amid all the hoopla, traditional theatrical windows are facing changes.

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'Power Rangers' Gets a Surprise Box-Office Boost From Millennial-Age Fans

The big-budget movie opened to a better-than-expected $40.5 million at the North American box office, where it was a worthy antidote to 'Beauty and the Beast.'

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China Box Office: 'Kong: Skull Island' Opens to Muscular $72M

The Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment blockbuster scored Hollywood's second-largest opening in China this year.

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Box Office: 'Beauty and the Beast' Conquers With $88M; 'Power Rangers' Pleases With $40.5M

'Beauty' nears a dazzling $700M worldwide as March revenue crosses a record $1 billion in North America; elsewhere, Sony's space horror-thriller 'Life' loses gravity and Warner Bros.' 'CHIPS' crashes.

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Box Office: 'Power Rangers' Picks Up $3.6M Thursday

Sony's space horror-thriller 'Life' and Warner Bros.' 'CHIPs' also open wide this weekend.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Power Rangers' to Battle 'Beauty and the Beast'

Weekend box office sees 'Power Rangers' battling 'Beauty and the Beast,' while space horror-thriller 'Life' and the big-screen adaptation of 'CHiPs' also open nationwide.

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China Punishes 326 Cinemas for Box-Office Fraud

After years of suspected impropriety, the crackdown comes as welcome news to Hollywood, which increasingly relies on the China market for growth.

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More African-Americans, Asians in U.S. Are Going to the Movies

Females also made a strong showing, fueling three of the five top-grossing movies in North America last year, compared to just one in 2015, while those between the ages of 18 and 24 went to the cinema more times than any other age group.

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International Box-Office Flatlines in 2016, MPAA Report Says

The slowdown is due to China and unfavorable exchange rates; thanks to a record showing in North America, worldwide revenue still narrowly achieved a new record with $38.6 billion.

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L.A. Theater Provides Barf Bags for Cannibal Movie 'Raw'

The intense French thriller follows a young girl who develops an all-consuming appetite for human flesh.

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Malaysia Clears Release of 'Beauty and the Beast,' With "Gay Moment" Intact

After much local controversy, the film has been cleared for release in the Muslim-majority nation on March 30 with a PG13 rating.

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'Beauty and the Beast's' Secret to Success: Female Power and Comfort

The movie's record-breaking opening comes at a time when Hollywood is under fire to do more to promote women behind and in front of the camera.

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Malaysia's Censor Partially Blames Bill Condon for 'Beauty and the Beast' Imbroglio

"Maybe if Condon had not mentioned the 'gay element,' people wouldn’t be so curious and we could let it go with a potentially minor cut," the country's top censor said in an interview.

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China's Weying Takes Global Stake in Paramount's 'Ghost in the Shell' (Exclusive)

The deal gives the Chinese ticketing service a 10 percent share in the film's worldwide box-office revenue.

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China Box Office: 'Beauty and the Beast' Opens to $45M, With Gay Moment Uncut

Marvel's 'Logan,' meanwhile, crossed $100 million in its third weekend.

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'Beauty and the Beast' Moviegoers Got an Unusual Look at 'The Boss Baby'

In an unconventional marketing gambit, DreamWorks Animation created a special trailer to get the attention of the audience for rival Disney's big movie.

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'Beauty and the Beast' Box Office: 5 Biggest Records Broken

The live-action musical adaptation of the classic animated film stars Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast.

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Box Office: 'Beauty and the Beast' Roars to $16.3M Thursday

Disney's live-action adaptation of its classic animated film also earned $11.5 million overseas on its opening day.

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'Beauty and the Beast' to Get Strong Start in Russia Despite Gay Controversy

Analysts say the movie could compete with opening weekend performances of the likes of 'The Jungle Book.'

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Box-Office Preview: Will 'Beauty and the Beast' Waltz to New Records?

The Disney live-action fairy tale has every shot of scoring one of the biggest March openings ever, in addition to matching or besting 'Finding Dory' in terms of the all-time best starts for a family film.

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'Beauty and the Beast' Sets New Record for Advance Ticket Sales

Disney's live-action remake of the classic animated film has become Fandango's No. 1 family film of all time in terms of presales.

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Box Office: 'Kong' Roars But Will It Be Loud Enough?

The movie opened to a better-than-expected $61 million domestically in a win for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. but will have to do monster-like business globally in order to come out OK financially.

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China Box Office: 'A Dog's Purpose' Stages Second-Weekend Upset of 'Logan'

The Amblin Entertainment family drama was boosted by local partner Alibaba Pictures and increasing pet ownership in China.

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