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'Transformers,' 'Ice Age' in photo finish
Film:'Transformers 2' grossed $11.5 million Thursday, while 'Ice Age 3' nabbed $11.1 million.
Plan for Michael Jackson memorial unveiled
Music: 11,000 seats will be available inside Staples Center, 6,500 in the Nokia Theater.
Neil Patrick Harris hopping to Emmys
TV: 'Mother' star cutting deal to host awards show.
Warner Bros. seals up Midway acquisition
Business: Studio nabs assets to videogame powerhouse for $33 million.
Citigroup, Relativity Media settle lawsuit
Business: Citigroup had attempted to restructure the companies' deal with Sony Pictures.
Big bucks for 'Transformers' at foreign B.O.
International: Paramount film tallies 2009's best box office in 2 weeks.
'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'
'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' edged ahead of 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' Thursday.
Michael Jackson
The memorial service for Michael Jackson has been set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Staples Center.
Neil Patrick Harris
Deal is not yet completed, but all sides are working toward setting Harris as this year's host.
Mortal Kombat
Warner Bros. is now the owner of Midway Games and its 'Mortal Kombat' franchise.
Relativity Media
Ryan Kavanaugh's (left) Relativity Media has settled its lawsuit with Citigroup.
'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'
'Transformers' is on the verge of becoming the highest-grossing pic of 2009 at the world box office.

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Weekly Box Office June 26, 2009 - July 2, 2009(*millions)Market data provided by Rentrak.
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Film Reviews

Bollywood meets -- or invades -- Hollywood in this bold, brash, singing-and-dancing comedy.
This serial-killer story plays like a work for hire that no one had much fun working on.

Labor Issues

Justine Bateman has resigned from the Screen Actors Guild's national board of directors, blasting th
The guild's top attorney has again warned its leaders that they're not allowed to bash AFTRA.

TV Reviews

Hallmark gets maximum promotional hay out of casting Brendan Wayne in "Angel and the Badman."
Series joins an unsavory trend in male-oriented programming.

Reality TV

ABC is developing a reality competish that follows comedians racing across the country.
CBS has given a firm airdate for "There Goes the Neighborhood," which will air Sundays at 9 p.m.

Legit Reviews

Those in a contemplative mood will find much to ponder; others won't get what the fuss is about.
A crafty play inspired by the 1982 balloon flight of truck driver 'Lawn Chair Larry' Walters.

Summer Box Office

Paramount's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and Twentieth Century Fox's 3-D toon "Ice Age: Daw
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" grossed $14 million Wednesday in 3,993 theaters.

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