...receptions at Cannes, both films were among the year’s biggest international box-office successes. This year, WarnerBros’ Ocean’s 13 will be the most high-profile US movie to premiere in Cannes. Jerry Seinfeld, the comedian...industry by the potential of the international market. Spider-Man 3, which reached screens this month, broke box-office records in the US, where it generated $151m in its opening weekend. But the film’s international performance was more impressive...By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles
...take the gloss off a year that suggested cinema is recession-proof. The past 12 months have been notable for surprise hits: Warner Brothers’ The Hangover became the biggest grossing comedy in history. Paul Dergarabedian at Hollywood.com said: “We...By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles
...vision goggles to cinema ushers so they can spot hand-held cameras. As with The Last Samurai, someone illegally records a film from a screen - plugging the camera's audio recorder into the jacks helpfully provided by modern theatres for...download a film remains a deterrent to illegal home use. "Thank God for bandwidth," says Barry Meyer, chairman of WarnerBros Entertainment, part of TimeWarner. "It gave us enough time to sit down and look back at what happened with the music...By Joshua Chaffin, Scott Morrison and Patti Waldmeir