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Samuel L. Jackson: The Highest-Grossing Actor of All Time

The secret to success? Kangol hats, snazzy glasses and a big acting break at age 41.

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Inception Grips China: Hollywood is Bigger Than Ever at the Asian Box Office

China and the U.S. may not see eye to eye — or rather yuan to dollar — on trivial matters such as currency but when it comes to movies, the two nations are best friends forever.

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Hollywood’s Biggest Flop? Its Own Ticket Sales

If you see Variety, don’t tell them about this because you’ll make them cry. But Hollywood’s box office ticket sales for 2010 have been announced and are anything but boffo.

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The Highest-Grossing Stars of the Year: DiCaprio’s King of the Box Office

According to a new list by Forbes, Leonardo DiCaprio is a solid box-office bet.

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Toy Story 3 Makes A Billion Dollars, But It’s No Lion King

Disney has been touting the fact that Toy Story 3 passed the $1 billion mark at the box office this weekend. Is it that big of a deal?

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Box Office: Is Adam Sandler A Bigger Star Than Tom Cruise?

I’m betting that most Americans would say a fiery Tom Cruise trumps a boorish Adam Sandler on the superstar scale any day; but the box office says otherwise. (via EW)

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The Ogre Sweet Spot: ‘No Doubt’ Shrek Will Devour $100 Million Weekend

2010 has been an unpredictable year at the box office. But this weekend is all but a sure thing.

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Robin Hood, and the Curse of Hollywood’s Loser Weekend

Moviegoers seem plenty surprised today by the news that Robin Hood limped to the finish line in second place. But the analysts all saw it coming – after all, this was Hollywood’s official loser weekend.

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Robin Hood: Box Office Robber Baron?

The early reviews have been mixed for Robin Hood, with some critics questioning the look and chronology of the sprawling thriller which just opened the Cannes Film Festival. Now there’s speculation as to how Nottingham will fare at the weekend box office.