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Online leak or no, X-Men Origins: Wolverine slashed its competition at the North American box office with a remarkable $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Released by 20th Century Fox, the Gavin Hood-directed action spectacle scored an average of $21,225 per theater at 4,099 locations. Starring Hugh Jackman in the title role, the film follows Wolverine as he seeks revenge against [...]

Beyoncé Knowles' Obsessed defeated its competition at the North American box office with $28.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. In the Steve Shill-directed thriller, Idris Elba co-stars as a successful asset manager who gets into trouble with his wife (Knowles) when his new temp (Ali Larter) starts stalking him. At No. 2, last week's box office winner 17 Again collected another [...]

2006 Sundance Film Festival Awards 2006 Sundance Film Festival: Park City, Utah, January 19-29, 2006 2006 Sundance Winners   Jesse Garcia, Emily Rios in Quinceañera   Dramatic Grand Jury Prize (U.S.): Quinceañera directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer Documentary Grand Jury Prize(U.S.): God Grew Tired of Us directed by Christopher Quinn World Dramatic Grand Jury Prize: 13 Tzameti (France) directed by Géla Babluani World [...]

Sundance 2006: Dramatic Lineup   Bryce Johnson, Melinda Page Hamilton in Stay   A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS (Director and Screenwriter: Dito Montiel) – A writer recounts his teenage experiences in tough 1980s Astoria, New York – where all his friends ended up dead, as junkies, or in prison – exploring how he managed to emerge unscathed. World Premiere. COME EARLY MORNING (Director and [...]