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The article focuses on the growth of the Chinese theater and entertainment industry. Topics covered include the success of the animation/live-action fantasy "Monster Hunt," the profit generated by the film "Pancake Man," directed by and starring Da Peng and the keys to the improvement in scripts and greater diversity in the industry. Also mentioned are the government-controlled entities that managed the industry and the number of movie houses built as of August 2015.

The article discusses Hollywood blockbusters, or motion pictures produced by Hollywood that gross millions of dollars at box offices, and presents a diagram of the 100 highest grossing movies since 1975 including "Jaws" by Steven Spielberg, the "Harry Potter" franchise, and "Frozen."

The article discusses box office revenues in the U.S. for summer 2014, focusing on possible causes of low ticket sales. Topics include the success of the films "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "Guardians of the Galaxy"; the lack of children's films; and a discussion of the impact of increasing numbers of blockbuster films and franchise films on the shape of the film industry.

The article focuses on the film "Snowpiercer," directed by Bong Joon-ho, and discusses how it found success as a video-on-demand (VOD) release. Topics include why the distribution company Radius-TWC decided not to release the film in theaters, the cost of theatrical film releases in 2014, and why the production company Weinstein Co. believed it would not perform well in U.S. box offices.

The author presents his opinion on what the film "Lincoln" can teach business leaders about conducting business negotiations. Topics include the work former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln did to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution before the end of the American Civil War, the benefit of delegating tasks to qualified employees, and how Lincoln's family relationships informed his business decisions.

They were eager to test a model that sent a film to VOD while also screening it in many more theaters than the handful usually used for an independent film simultaneously released on VOD. Given the critical praise for the film, some insiders say Weinstein may have misread the theatrical market for the film and left money on the table. That hard-nosed business approach doesn't sit well with many film insiders, who prefer the theatrical-release model because it gets people talking, attracts press coverage, and makes a film part of the cultural conversation in a way VOD rarely does. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Can Guardians of the Galaxy Break the Box Office Curse of Summer 2014? And in spite of some huge opening weekends, no summer movie has managed to take in $300 million at the domestic box office. Guardians may have broader appeal: The film's opening-weekend audience was 44 percent female, well above other Marvel titles, and 55 percent of the audience was age 25 and older. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Can a Korean Sci-Fi Movie About a Train Reinvent Hollywood's Distribution Model? Can a Korean Sci-Fi Movie About a Train Reinvent Hollywood's Distribution Model? Instead, Quinn hopes this idiosyncratic release strategy will broaden the range of options available to distributors of smaller films in a ruthless marketplace. [Extracted from the article]

Ten of the 12 films Cruise starred in before 2005 broke the century mark - a remarkable run that reaches all the way back to 1992's A Few Good Men. By 2006, Cruise lost his main movie studio; Paramount didn't renew its contract with his production company. The good word-of-mouth offers some hope for the coming weeks, and such Cruise films as Minority Report have shown good legs. [Extracted from the article]

The article examines Hollywood's obsessions with sequels to blockbuster movies. Topics covered include the box office success of "Jurassic World," the critically dismissed sequel to "Jurassic Park" which grossed more than 1.6 billion U.S. dollars worldwide and the failure of Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Terminator: Genisys" which marked his first appearance as the Terminator since 2003.

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Don't Call It a Sequel Why Hollywood's obsessed with resuscitating decades-old characters Attribution Bilge Ebiri: author Kurt Soller: editor. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- China's Film Industry Is Gaining on Hollywood "Hollywood makes global products, and for the Chinese market to reach its full potential, Hollywood films and homegrown films will have to thrive side by side", says Contrino. [Extracted from the article]

The good news for all these movies is that they are doing exceptionally well overseas, as Hollywood films continue to chase expanding international markets such as China. Warner hopes the film will set up a panoply of DC Comics-related team-ups and spinoffs, much like the current run of lucrative Marvel Cinematic Universe films being released by Disney. Fox is also cranking out more movies with the X-Men family of characters, and Sony is likewise trying to expand the Spider-Man films with additional heroes and matchups. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on popularity of religious films in the U.S. Topics include the film "Heaven is for Real," starring Greg Kinnear, the release of the films "Left Behind," starring Nicolas Cage in October of 2014, and the box office gross of "The Passion of the Christ." Information is provided on the promotion of religious films by faith-based organizations and the size of the faith-based audience in the U.S.

The article announces that the film "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" has received AARP's "Movies for Grownups" award.

The article presents information on the turmoil in U.S. animation film industry amid growing competition. It also discusses the strong box office performance of Walt Disney Animation Studios' film "Frozen." It reports on employee layoff at animation film studio DreamWorks Animation and the new movie release plan of Pixar Animation Studios.

The article discusses several businessmen, corporate leaders, and entrepreneurs who have been portrayed by actors in motion pictures as of August 2013, focusing on actor Ashton Kutcher's role as the late co-founder of the Apple Inc. computer company Steve Jobs in the film "Jobs," as well as information on publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane and the film "Edison, the Man" starring Spencer Tracy as inventor Thomas Edison. Actor Daniel Day-Lewis is also mentioned.

The article reports on business tycoons in the U.S. who have been given the Hollywood treatment.

The article focuses on the female film market and the relative lack of female producers and script writers for motion pictures out of Hollywood, California. It states "The Heat," starring Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock," opened in the summer of 2013 with 39 million dollars earned and mentions that despite the success of the film and similar films like "Bridesmaids" in 2011, there isn't much effort to target female moviegoers. It comments that 51 percent of the U.S. film audience is female.

The article focuses on the "Fast & Furious" motion picture franchise, which includes the films "The Fast & the Furious," "Fast Five," and "Fast & Furious 6." Topics include how the films are able to gross such high box office revenues and how the success of the films indicate a shift in U.S. film audience demographics. It is noted that the films have the most ethnically diverse cast out of any U.S. film franchise.

The article reviews the television miniseries "The Bible," starring Roma Downey, produced by Mark Burnett.

The article discusses the history and popularity of musical films as of 2013, with a focus on the 2012 film adaptation of the stage musical "Les Misérables," (also known as "Les Miz") starring Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman, based on the original novel by Victor Hugo about revolutionaries in Paris, France. Predictions for more adaptations of stage musicals are examined, with comments by "Les Miz" producer Eric Fellner.

The article reviews the film "Killing Them Softly," directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt and Scoot McNairy.

The author presents his opinion on what the film "Lincoln" can teach business leaders about conducting business negotiations. Topics include the work former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln did to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution before the end of the American Civil War, the benefit of delegating tasks to qualified employees, and how Lincoln's family relationships informed his business decisions.

The article reviews the film "Lincoln," directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, and Sally Field.