Steve Carell brings parody back to TV with 'Angie Tribeca'
In the grandly silly tradition of "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun" comes TV police show parody "Angie Tribeca," which started as a husband and wife's private joke.
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'Star Wars' box office surpasses 'Titanic,' 'Jurassic World'
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" marched confidently into the new year, raking in an additional $88.3 million over the New Year's weekend and topping the box office for a third week, according to studio estimates Sunday.
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' thrills fans, sets records
After months of secrecy and anticipation, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is thrilling fans and theater owners alike.
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'Jem,' 'Kasbah,' 'Witch Hunter' tank, 'Steve Jobs' fizzles
It was a truly outrageous weekend at the box office, and not in a good way.
Fox torn over Cubs prediction in 'Back to the Future II'
While some of the predictions made in "Back to the Future Part II" eventually came true, like Skype and fingerprint scanners, one of them did not: The Chicago Cubs winning the World Series.
CBS bans ads for film critical of discredited '60 Minutes' Bush report
CBS has refused to run advertising for "Truth," the film starring Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford that revisits a painful episode in the network's past involving a discredited 2004 news story on former President George W. Bush's military service record.
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'Compton' tops box office for 3rd week; 'War Room' surprises
The Christian drama "War Room" made a surprise bid for the box-office lead, Zac Efron's music drama "We Are Your Friends" fell completely flat and the N.W.A biopic "Straight Outta Compton" keeps chugging along.
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'Straight Outta Compton' goes to the top of the box office
The boys from Compton smashed opening weekend expectations, while the stylish "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." struggled to find its footing.
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'Fantastic Four' bombs with $26.2M; 'Mission' again tops
Hollywood's summer has had runaway sensations ("Jurassic World") and heartwarming hits ("Inside Out"). It now has its fiasco.
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'Terminator,' 'Magic Mike' fizzle at July 4th box office
July 4th went off like a dud at the box office. Anticipated new releases "Magic Mike XXL" and "Terminator Genisys" fizzled, leaving the popular holdovers "Jurassic World" and "Inside Out" to top the holiday weekend.
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Box office: 'Ted 2' lags behind 'Jurassic World,' 'Inside Out'
A foul-mouthed Teddy bear is no match for a pack of dinosaurs.
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'Jurassic' holds box office, but 'Inside Out' shows bite
In a box-office bout of Tyrannosaurus-sized proportions, "Jurassic World" kept the No. 1 spot with one of the biggest second weeks ever, while Pixar's "Inside Out" nearly matched it with a $91.1 million debut well above expectations.
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'Jurassic World' passes 'Avengers' for biggest opening ever
The dinosaurs are definitively back on top after "Jurassic World" had a Tyrannosaurus-rex-sized opening that proved even bigger than expected.
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'Jurassic World' bites off biggest global debut ever
Dinosaurs are anything but extinct at the box office.
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'San Andreas' shakes way to top spot at domestic box office
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson out-muscled the competition at domestic movie theaters as the earthquake epic "San Andreas" hauled in an estimated $53.2 million over the weekend. It was Johnson's biggest debut for a non-sequel as the top-billed actor, according to box office tracker Rentrak.
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'Tomorrowland' takes top spot at box office on slow weekend
The future doesn't look so bright for "Tomorrowland."
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'Pitch Perfect 2' leaves 'Mad Max: Fury Road' in the dust
The ladies of "Pitch Perfect 2" hit all the right notes opening weekend, amassing a $70.3 million debut, according to Rentrak estimates Sunday.
'Furious 7' speeds ahead of the competition
Even in its debut weekend, Kevin James's "Paul Blart" sequel couldn't outpace "Furious 7."
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