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3-D Helps Lift ‘Transformers’ To $400M Global Haul; ‘Cars 2’ Hits Brakes In Second Weekend

July 04, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The “Transformers” robots have put their 3-D ticket-price advantage to good use.

Distributor Paramount Pictures estimated Monday that “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” pulled in $116.4 million domestically over the four-day Fourth of July weekend and $181.1 million since opening Tuesday night.

‘Cars 2’ Keeps Pixar In Driver’s Seat With $68M; Diaz’s ‘Bad Teacher’ Makes Grade With $31M

June 26, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Pixar Animation remains undefeated at the box-office races.

The Disney unit’s animated sequel “Cars 2” cruised to a No. 1 finish with a $68 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That makes 12 wins in a row for Pixar since 1995’s “Toy Story.”

MovieMantz Review: ‘Cars 2’

June 23, 2011

By Scott Mantz

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Up to this point, trying to pick my least favorite Pixar movie had been a lot like trying to pick my least favorite Beatles album. Oh sure, they’re all great, but there’s at least one that just isn’t quite as great as all the others. (And, in my humble opinion, that album is “Magical Mystery Tour.”)

So until recently, my least favorite Pixar movie had been “Cars.” But, has “Cars 2” become Pixar’s first official clunker?

Sir Michael Caine On ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Villain Tom Hardy: ‘This Is The Toughest Guy In British Movies’

February 25, 2011

By Jim Kiernan

NEW YORK, N.Y.

Get ready world… Batman is ready to rise again.

Access Hollywood caught up with Sir Michael Caine at the 2011 Toy Fair in NYC, where he said that it wouldn’t be much longer before he re-teams with director Christopher Nolan, as well as his “Inception” co-star Tom Hardy, on the set of “The Dark Knight Rises.”

More details on the script’s development, and Robin Williams casting rumors… after the jump.

Access’ Week In Geek: Fanboy Fun At NYC Toy Fair & Christina Hendricks Talks Playing Lois Lane (February 18, 2011)

February 18, 2011

By Jim Kiernan

NEW YORK, N.Y.

The Access “Week In Geek” hits the 2011 Toy Fair, where Michael Caine reveals what he loves about his new “Cars 2” character, and “Mad Men’s” Christina Hendricks talks about voicing Lois Lane in the animated “All-Star Superman.”

‘Potter,’ ‘Pirates, ‘Transformers,’ ‘Twilight’ Lead A Big Year In The Making For Hollywood

January 10, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

A momentous finale lies ahead for Hollywood this year. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” is the biggest screen farewell since the final “Star Wars” movie, closing out a decade of adventures for the young wizard.

Then there’s that vampire-werewolf-schoolgirl love triangle. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1” is the next-to-last installment in that series, with the finale due out in 2012.