Topic: John Carter

'John Carter' Defeats a Disney Executive

Disney

Rich Ross, once lord-of-the-tweens at Disney Channel with hits like Hannah Montana and High School Musical was, alas, not so successful in his role at Disney Studios; he resigned on Friday after Disney lost epic amounts of money on the film John Carter.

By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 18, 2012

Box Office Report

'21 Jump Street' Is a Thing Again

Strap on your knapsacks and pack your heat: 21 Jump Street is back.

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By Richard Lawson

Mar 12, 2012

What 'John Carter' Did Wrong

Disney's new action-adventure sci-fi epic John Carter opened this weekend to a staggeringly low $30 million, earning it certified flop status. So what happened? What did they do wrong? Well, a few things.

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By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 11, 2012

Box Office Report

Lorax Defeats Carter

Disney's massive gamble -- a $250 million space opera based on an obscure, century-old source material -- crapped out at the box office this weekend. Oh well: More money for The Lorax!

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By Richard Lawson

Mar 9, 2012

The Call Sheet

Britney Spears Wants to Judge You

Britney Spears might soon be joining Simon Cowell, Tom Cruise wants to sing some more, and NBC might have another dud on its hands.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 5, 2012

The John Carter Revival; Westeros Comes to Springfield

Today in publishing and literature: Random House increases the price libraries have to pay for e-books, a Jose Saramago novel sees the light-of-day 59 years after it was written, and the house where Truman Capote wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's sells for $11 million

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By Seth Abramovitch

Feb 4, 2012

Breaking Down the Plots of Super Bowl Movie Ads

We've broken down the recycled plot of every Super Bowl movie ad into its precise mathematical formula.

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By Richard Lawson

Nov 30, 2011

The Call Sheet

Beautiful Women Finally Get Their Due

Americans like women in their underwear, two new trailers fail to impress, and Christopher Meloni on 'True Blood'? 

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By Richard Lawson

Nov 23, 2011

The Call Sheet

Most Soap Operas Really Are Dead

Today: soap operas are dropping dead left and right, someone's doing some secret Snow White promotion, and Justin Bieber's underpants. 

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 27, 2011

The Birthers Have Spoken: They Still Don't Think Obama's Legit

As predicted, Obama's original birth certificate has settled nothing for die-hards

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