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'Nim's Island,' The Ruins' also opening wide

Method Fest announces winners

Leo, Jenkins, 'Familiar Strangers' take prizes

Widmark left indelibe impressions

William Goldman remembers the acting icon

Rock takes stand in Pellicano case

Cross examination angers comedian

WGA, Clooney at odds over credit

'Leatherheads' ruling leaves filmmaker cold

Trio debuts line of 3-D eyewear

Designer glasses eye launch in late '08

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Sony dives into TV talent pool

Co. signs at least a dozen writers to roster

CBS dominates on Thursday

New episodes of ‘Survivor,’ ‘Trace’ triumph

CW pencils in 'StyleDome'

Network greenlights makeover reality show

Williams calls Fox's 'Dollhouse' home

Gentile to play Weber's son on NBC's 'Zip'

Fox cruises on Wednesday

'Truth' ends season with winning scores

Fox extends 'King of the Hill's reign

Network orders another 13 episodes

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Entertainment Farm raising cash

Japanese shingle seeks cash crop for films

Warner Bros offers UK same-day DVD

Cross-platform releases show rise in sales

'Dalai Lama' gets bigscreen release

Film also carried by Joiningthedots.tv

'Rambow,' 'Amore' to shine in Europe

Hollywood takes a breather

Wenders renames company

Neue Road is producing 'Palermo Shooting'

Banned film wins Febio prize

Award may help 'Magnus' in Estonia

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Major labels, networking site team on venture

Sony dives into TV talent pool

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Weiner gets served in Pellicano case

Temporary restraining order issued to blogger

Trio debuts line of 3-D eyewear

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Liberty boosts DirecTV stake

Company purchases 78.3 million shares

Warner Bros offers UK same-day DVD

Cross-platform releases show rise in sales

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MySpace launches music service

Major labels, networking site team on venture

Jay-Z nears deal with Live Nation

10-year pact worth about $150 million

New Kids return to block

'80s boy band reunite for 'Tough' milestone

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Playwrights enter Kentucky derby

'Becky,' 'City' shine as Humana fest blossoms

Gelbart takes Wright path to Chicago

Theater scribes collaborate on 'Better Late'

'Dew' drops into London

Glaspell's serio-comedy gets stage revival

'Curtains' draw significant raise

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Weekly
March 28, 2008 - April 3, 2008(*millions)
  FILM GROSS TOTAL*
1 21 $31,432,755 $31.43
2 Horton Hears A Who $22,111,633 $121.96
3 Superhero Movie $11,481,741 $11.48
4 Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns $9,175,930 $34.24
5 Drillbit Taylor $7,310,905 $22.08
6 Shutter $6,530,353 $20.31
7 10,000 B.C. $6,507,155 $86.55
8 Stop-Loss $5,899,160 $5.9
9 College Road Trip $4,353,342 $39.22
10 Bank Job, The $3,787,524 $25.09
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TV Ratings
Thursday, April 3, 2008 (*millions)
Top Show Total
CSI 20.3
Top Shows A18-49
CSI (CBS) 5.8/15
Without a Trace (CBS) 4.1/11
Survivor (CBS) 3.9/11
Networks
CBS 4.6/13
FOX 2.9/8
NBC 2.6/7
ABC 1.5/4
from Nielsen Media Research - preliminary results

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