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Weekend Report, December 10, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012 - 10:56am | WhoRepresents?com
For a second week in a row, no new release has cracked the top five. In this case, the conspicuous under-acheiver is Playing For Keeps, the Gerard Butler romantic comedy that finished sixth in its ope...
Weekend Report, December 3, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012 - 9:45am | WhoRepresents?com
If the list below looks awfully similar to last week's Top 5 that's because, save for lower numbers from a non-holiday weekend, it is exactly the same. What does this mean? Well, it means that...
Awards Season is Upon Us, and It Is Oh So Nice to Be Nominated
Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 1:29pm | Brian Shoaf
Every year, we at WhoRepresents?com compile a list of the actors, writers and directors nominated across all the key Hollywood awards. We organize it by talent, and then list all the awards and catego...
Weekend Report, November 19, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012 - 9:18am | WhoRepresents?com
Whether you're devastated or overjoyed that the final Twlight film has at last opened, the moment has indeed come. Breaking Dawn Part 2's staggering $141M three-day take, while still a million...
Weekend Report, November 12, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012 - 1:11pm | WhoRepresents?com
There are so many puns. Skyfall Windfall. America "Skyfell" for Bond. Skyfall's the Limit. Any way you word it, "Bond 23" was the biggest opening for the entire franchise, and ...
Deals in the News, November 8, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 11:50am | Brian Shoaf
For those whose dream it has long been to see Jake LaMotta and Rocky Balboa go head to head, your moment is close at hand. Granted, one of these men actually lived, while the other lives only in our c...
Weekend Report, November 5, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012 - 12:40pm | WhoRepresents?com
Through the wreckage of Sandy, the people trudged to see Wreck-It Ralph and Flight. Both of these films are carefully crafted crowd-pleasers, and thus far crowds are pleased. The similarly engineered ...
Weekend Report, October 29, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 6:50am | WhoRepresents?com
It seems that a hurricane and a flurry of sports may have dampened movie-goers eagerness to hit theaters this past weekend, the last before Halloween. Interestingly, the films faring best were holdove...
Jeff Berg is Leaving ICM Partners
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 6:19pm | Brian Shoaf
Deadline.com has reported that Jeff Berg, who held the titles of president, chairman and CEO in his nearly forty year career with ICM (now ICM Partners) has left the agency. Deadline is reporting that...
Deals in the News, October 25, 2012
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 9:31am | Brian Shoaf
There has been a Hugh Grant sighting. At least in the trades. He is set to reteam with director Marc Lawrence on a romantic comedy. This should not be earth shaking news—it will mark his fourth ...
Weekend Report, October 22, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 10:28am | Brian Shoaf
The Paranormal phenomenon continues, with yet another P.A. film opening at #1 two weeks before Halloween. In spite of taking the top spot for the weekend, however, the revenue on Paranormal Activity 4...
Deals in the News, October 17, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - 12:27pm | Brian Shoaf
After last year's break-out turn in Alexander Payne's award-winning The Descendents, the news that  Shailene Woodley is in consideration for a lead role in a major franchise seems almost ...
Weekend Report October 15, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 9:47am | Brian Shoaf
It may be the case that a team of CIA agents once posed as a film crew to extract American citizens from Revolutionary Tehran, but the CIA should know better than to tangle with Bryan Mills. Liam Nees...
Deals in the News
Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 12:41pm | Brian Shoaf
Ben Affleck's latest directorial effort, Argo, opens this weekend, and the reviews have been very strong indeed. It's easy to see why Warner Bros. may have wanted to double down on Ben and hir...
Hot Property: Archaia Entertainment
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 4:45pm | Will Morey
When Sirius Entertainment told writer/artist Mark Smylie that they would be unable to continue publishing his epic military fantasy comic Artesia in color, Smylie had a crazy idea: he would create his...
Weekend Report October 8, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012 - 12:32pm | Brian Shoaf
A meteor is hurtling toward Hollywood, and you can only save one movie star (come on, none of them can actually stop the meteor, so get practical). What stud do you take with you to repopulate the mov...
Deals in the News
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 10:37am | Brian Shoaf
Two multi-talented creatives made news yesterday, meaning several multi-tasking reps were busy on the phones. Seth MacFarlane, long known as the guy who created Family Guy, was announced as the host o...
Hot Property: IDW Publishing
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 4:27pm | Will Morey
Not unlike studios, many comic publishers will turn to already established properties for a financial shot in the arm. In recent years these licensed titles have gained real legitimacy, taking on a li...
Hot Property: VIZ Media
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 10:19am | Will Morey
It's hard to imagine now, but someday traditional comic book properties could dry up, and Hollywood studios will have to turn somewhere else for their franchises. While tween fiction is hot right ...
Hot Property: Video Game Designer Suda51
Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 4:01pm | Will Morey
A scantily clad, extremely buxom blonde cheerleader stands in front of a row of lockers, a bloody chainsaw in her hands, a freshly killed zombie looking out from an open locker. While this could easil...

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