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Studio competing with Lions Gate to acquire killer-robots-from-the-future franchise from bankrupt Halcyon Group

https://www.thewrap.com/article/sony-enters-terminator-bidding-13945

2009 brought box office records and massive changes to movie industry

https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35110847/ns/business-media_biz/

Pacts see producers pay distribs upfront fee, b.o. percentage

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i9b1395cce9be0a2ed43e0bbf42a83174

Johnny Depp is number 2 and, last year’s favorite, Denzel Washington drops to number 3

https://news.harrisinteractive.com/profiles/investor/ResLibraryView.asp?BzID=1963&ResLibraryID=35681&Category=1777

… Apparently Lionsgate has some issues controlling their douchebag tendencies. Based on a brief yet heated blog post from Saw VI helmer Kevin Greutert, Lionsgate lawyers have muscled him off of Paranormal Activity 2 so they can force him back into the director’s chair for this year’s Saw VII …

What is this “Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows” movie the writer mentions?

https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Paranormal-Activity-2-Director-Muscled-Off-Film-16746.html

…”Meet Dave” and “Land of the Lost” also on Forbes’ round up of the biggest bombs in last 5 years…

https://www.thewrap.com/article/all-kings-men-tops-list-hollywoods-biggest-flops-13414

… For those who never saw Push…it’s essentially another version of NBC’s Heroes. …

https://www.collider.com/2010/01/19/summit-entertainment-is-developing-a-tv-version-of-push-with-david-hayter-writing-and-executive-producing-the-pilot/

The force was with “Avatar” this weekend.

The James Cameron blockbuster rocketed past “Star Wars” to become the No. 3 movie of all time at the North American box office.

https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2010/01/17/2010-01-17_passing_star_wars_a_titanic_achievement_for_avatar.html

On-location feature filming in Los Angeles plummeted 29.9% last year — and would have been higher if not for a 13.6% hike in fourth quarter shoots. …

https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118013859.html?categoryId=13&cs=1

… The blogosphere buzzes with the collapse of “Spider-Man 4” — and the decision to turn the origin story that had loosely been called “Spider-Man 5” by some into the next movie (sans Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire and many others associated with the franchise heretofore). …

Our take? Look at the trend–cheaper is more profitable. See what you think.

https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/01/spider-man-4-sam-raimi-collapse.html