By Thomas K. Arnold | Posted: 23 Feb 2009
tarnold@questex.com
Consumers are on target to buy more than 100 million Blu-ray Discs this year, nearly three times the total purchased in 2008, according to new projections from a leading home entertainment research firm. Read More »
By Erik Gruenwedel | Posted: 04 Feb 2009
egruenwedel@questex.com
Despite a sluggish start, Blu-ray, and video-on-demand (VOD) to a lesser extent, is projected to drive and dominate home video revenue over the next 10 years, according to a new report. Read More »
Source: IMDbPro.com
America’s favorite cross-dressing granny had no trouble posting bail this weekend as Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail debuted with an impressive $41.1 million, while the cheerleading comedy Fired Up! flamed out in its $6 million premiere. Perry’s latest success-in-a-dress comedy was his fourth number one opener and a career high for the filmmaker, surpassing Madea’s Family Reunion, which opened in 2006 with $30 million. Read More »
February 16, 2009 - 2:37PM
A man has been charged with a string of copyright offences after he was allegedly found recording new-release movies with a video camera at a western Sydney drive-in.
The 26-year-old man was arrested at his home in Broad Street, Prospect at about 4.45pm (AEDT) on Friday, police said.
Police allege that on numerous occasions over the past five months, the man recorded several new release movies at the drive-in. Read More »
Box Office Analysis
Source IMDbPro.com
Jason’s Back!
Jason’s comeback was so big, it’s scary. Friday the 13th’s $42.2 million haul slashed the competition and box office records this President’s Day weekend as well as becoming the best opening in the franchise’s history. Not bad for a remake that only cost the studio $16 million to make. Friday had no problem frightening away financially-themed newbies Confessions of a Shopaholic and The International, while holdovers He’s Just Not That Into You and Taken were neck and neck behind Jason with $19.6 million and $19.2 million respectively. Read More »