Top Stories

'New Moon' takes opening day record(11/20 10:46AM)
Film: Summit Entertainment's sequel grosses a whopping $72.7 million, beating 'Dark Knight's' $67.2 million.
Vivendi holds up Comcast's NBC U takeover(11/20 1:11PM)
TV: French corp, GE at impasse over valuation.
Animated shorts on short list(11/20 4:30PM)
Award Central: Oscar list narrowed down to 10 candidates.
Oprah sets date for OWN launch(11/20 9:56AM)
TV: Winfrey confirms that she is targeting a January 2011 launch date for the Oprah Winfrey Network.
'Avatar' toys with augmented reality(11/19 8:00PM)
Film: Fox will use augmented reality to get auds up to speed on 'Avatar.'
Nielsen near deal to sell properties(11/20 5:45PM)
Film/TV: According to reports, the Hollywood Reporter and Billboard are among the brands included in the sale.
'New Moon'
Summit Entertainment's sequel 'New Moon' has set box office history in breaking all opening day records.
  1. More 'Twilight' news
  2. More film news
'NBCU' and 'Comcast'
GE and Vivendi are $500 million-$1 billion apart in valuation of NBC U.
  1. More TV news
Oscars
Pixar's 'Partly Cloudy' was among the 10 finalists for animated short.
  1. More Award Central news
oprah
A day after Winfrey announced plans to end her show, she confirmed that she is eyeing Jan. 2011 to launch OWN.
  1. 'Oprah' to end run in 2011
  2. Oprah's exit opens new doors
'Avatar'
James Cameron's sci-fi actioner will likely be the property that makes augmented reality a household phrase.
  1. More technology news
Nielsen
Nielsen may be two weeks away from selling the print and online properties to a consortium.
  1. More film news

Inside Variety.com

Previous    Next

Broadway bucks

Don't shed any tears for DreamWorks and 'Shrek the Musical;' cash is on the horizon. More

Oscars: By the numbers

Variety editor-in-chief Timothy M. Gray offers a guide to the Academy's preferential voting system. More

Billion-Dollar Producer: Ryan Kavanaugh

Kavanaugh is a major player in Hollywood, but who exactly is he? More


The Sarah Palin show

Veep candidate may have a future in talk shows. More

Review: "New Moon"

This second chapter of the franchise is as good as "Twilight" and arguably a shade better. More

Channel 4 dials up YouTube deal

Can YouTube be the stopper in the profit drain that is bedeviling the broadcasting biz? More


CHARTS

Weekly Box Office November 13, 2009 - November 19, 2009(*millions)Market data provided by Rentrak.
Film
Gross
Total*
Film
Gross
Total*

Film Reviews

This second chapter of the four-part franchise is as good as "Twilight" and arguably a shade better.
A startling wake-up call about appalling conditions prevailing in American schools.

Award Central

What's a venerable awards ceremony to do when ratings are down?
Who you gonna call when you need to organize a press junket?

TV Reviews

Show doesn't just tug at the heartstrings; rather, it yanks, twists and defibrillates them.
Discovery comes at the mystery from two diametrically opposed angles. Neither is wholly convincing.

Films Now Playing

This second chapter of the four-part franchise is as good as "Twilight" and arguably a shade better.
Docu offers a heretofore unseen glimpse of the star's creative process.

Legit Reviews

This breezy song-and-dance show from 1930 aims only to deliver its saddle-bag full of song hits.
A musical that deals with everything from busking at Port Authority to the South Texan experience.

Weekend Box Office

"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" tore up the box office record for best opening day.
Summit Entertainment's sequel "New Moon" has set box office history.

Opinions

Loading

Print Variety
Bookmark
Get Variety:
Variety Mobile Variety Digital Variety Home Delivery
Newsletter Signup:

Featured Jobs

Variety Real Estate