Monday, December 31, 2012

Daily News: Entertainment - Publisher Tribune to emerge from bankruptcy on December 31

Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 10:17 PM PST

Publisher Tribune to emerge from bankruptcy on December 31 
Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 10:17 PM PST
(Reuters) - U.S. media giant The Tribune Co, owner of the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, said late on Sunday it will emerge from bankruptcy on December 31, ending four years of Chapter 11 reorganization. Chicago-based Tribune said it will emerge from the Chapter 11 process with a portfolio of profitable assets that will include eight major daily newspapers and 23 TV stations. The company will also have a new board of directors. ...
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Hollywood tops Chinese film market in 2012, first time in four years 
Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 08:00 PM PST
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's 2012 box office was dominated by foreign films for the first time in four years as a deal cemented earlier this year saw more Hollywood film screened on the mainland, squeezing out domestic competition. China's box office receipts are expected to reach 16.8 billion yuan ($2.7 billion) in 2012 and about 8 billion yuan ($1.28 billion), or slightly less than half the receipts, are from domestic films, the official People's Daily reported on Monday, quoting estimates from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. ...
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"The Hobbit" keeps box office crown for third week 
Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 11:18 AM PST
Director Jackson and cast Armitage, Freeman, Wood and Serkis attend premiere of 'The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey' in Tokyo(Reuters) - The dwarfs and elves of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" prevailed at the North American box office again over the weekend, as its $32.9 million in ticket sales topped both the star-packed musical "Les Miserables" and the western "Django Unchained." Despite surging past "The Hobbit" on Christmas day with an $18.1 million opening, "Les Miz" managed only third place in U.S. and Canadian sales with $28 million as Christmas shoppers returned from the malls to boost Hollywood's box office, according to studio estimates. "The Hobbit," in its third week of release, has now grossed ...
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UK "X Factor" winner regains top chart spot 
Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 11:02 AM PST
LONDON (Reuters) - James Arthur, winner of this year's British version of the "X Factor" TV talent show, saw his debut single climb back to number one in the British pop charts on Sunday. Arthur's "Impossible" shot straight to the top earlier this month but was overtaken last week by a tribute song to the victims of the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", a version of the ballad that was a worldwide hit for The Hollies. That song has now slipped to fifth position, according to the Official Charts Company listings. "Scream and Shout" by will.i. ...
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