12/28/09 A second Hollywood movie has shattered the Chinese boxoffice record in a year, as Beijing faces increased pressure to ease its annual quota of 20 foreign blockbusters.  |  The Hollywood Reporter

12/20/09 Director James Cameron's "Avatar" commanded the international circuit on the weekend, soaring to No. 1 boxoffice with $159.2 million in its opening five days from 14,461 screens in 106 territories.  |  The Hollywood Reporter

12/18/09 Summit Entertainment's vampire romance New Moon" took its last big bite out of the foreign box office over the Dec. 11-14 frame, grossing $23.2 million from 8,735 screens in 66 territories for a glowing foreign total of $360.1 million.  |  Variety

12/17/09 Roland Emmerich's "2012" has become the highest grossing Hollywood film ever in India collecting more than Rupees 900 million ($19.2 million) in five weeks on release so far, Sony Pictures India has revealed. 2007 release "Spider-Man 3" held the previous record of $14.2 million. "2012" is now the second highest grossing film of the year in India after Rajkumar Santoshi's "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani," which has grossed more than $21 million.  |  Variety

12/14/09 In the tradition of great movies based on real game shows ( Quiz Show ; Slumdog Millionaire ), Tobey Maguire is said to be producing and starring in a film called Prisoners of Trebek , based on a true story about a guy who found romance while attempting to master Jeopardy .  |  Cinematical.com

12/13/09 "Avatar" will play some 16,550 foreign screens in about 106 territories with most openings coinciding with the film's domestic debut Friday.  |  The Hollywood Reporter

12/11/09 Oren Peli's suspense-horror pic "Paranormal Activity" climbed up the international box office chart over the Dec. 4-6 weekend to narrowly beat Robert Zemeckis' "Disney's A Christmas Carol" for the No. 3 spot at the international box office, while Summit Entertainment's "New Moon" and Sony's disaster pic "2012" stayed at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.  |  Variety

12/11/09 Roland Emmerich's 2012 provides plenty of visual thrills, but lacks a strong enough script to support its massive scope and inflated length.  |  Rotten Tomatoes

12/10/09 As he eyes a return to outer space for "Avatar" sequels, James Cameron appears to be heading to inner space by putting "Fantastic Voyage" on the front burner. 20th Century Fox has tapped Shane Salerno ("Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem") to adapt a remake of the 1966 sci-fi film, which will be produced by Cameron.  |  Variety

12/09/09 Director Roland Emmerich better hope and pray his apocalyptic thrill-ride 2012 doesn't come true.  |  Cinematical.com