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• Canon City movie theater facing possible closure Play Video

  March 18, 2013 8:42 PM

  Modernizing has its costs; for one struggling old-timey movie theater in historic Canon City, it might cost them everything. They'll be shutting their doors for good if they can't generate enough money to transition from film to digital. Starting in September, movies will only be distributed digitally, forcing theaters to... more »

• First lady visits Aurora, Colo., shooting victims

  August 12, 2012 11:35 AM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama has met with some of the victims wounded during last months' massacre at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater and the medical staff that treated them. Obama arrived at the Medical Center of Aurora at about 3:30 pm Saturday. She thanked doctors, nurses... more »

• Early home movie test prompts Cinemark threat

  October 6, 2011 9:19 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cinemark, the nation's third-largest movie theater chain, is threatening to boycott the release of Universal Pictures' "Tower Heist" if the studio goes ahead with a test to rent the movie to home viewers for $60 a pop three weeks after its debut in theaters. Cinemark says... more »

• Popcorn? Milk Duds? Bedbugs? Pests invade NYC theater

  August 19, 2010 10:02 AM

  Bedbugs have attacked a popular movie theater in Times Square as New York battles the persistent pests. The AMC Empire 25 in Times Square was sprayed overnight and reopened Wednesday. A guest at the AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 theater also reported a bite in late July. Spokesman... more »

• `Shutter Island' makes waves with $40.2M debut

  February 22, 2010 12:51 PM

  Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's voyage to "Shutter Island" has landed them at No. 1 at the weekend box office. Their creepy crime thriller set at a remote insane asylum opened with $40.2 million. "Shutter Island" is the fourth collaboration for Scorsese and DiCaprio and the best opening yet for... more »

• 'Valentine's Day' courts $52.4M opening weekend

  February 14, 2010 11:49 AM

  The star-studded romance "Valentine's Day" has wooed audiences with a $52.4 million opening weekend. The movie easily grabbed the No. 1 spot on Valentine's weekend. The cast of "Valentine's Day" includes Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Biel, Shirley MacLaine, Taylor... more »

• Grim Gibson still playing martyr in 'Darkness'

  January 31, 2010 10:53 AM

  It's been seven years since his last film, but Mel Gibson is still playing martyr. One might fairly call Gibson "The Crusader," and not just because of his widely known religious views or because he directed "The Passion of the Christ." For much of his career, Gibson has... more »

• Hold onto your seat!

  December 28, 2009 11:47 AM

  Hang on to your drink and popcorn, because there's a movie seat that wants to take you for a ride. It's not often theater seats get an unveiling like this, but at Ultra Star at Hazard Center, the seats are part of the show. Guy Marcoux of D-Box... more »

• Cameron's 'Avatar' takes off with $27 million

  December 20, 2009 10:25 AM

  James Cameron's space fantasy "Avatar" has launched with a solid $27 million opening day at the box office. Storms in the East likely will hurt the movie's prospects to approach the December opening weekend record of $77.2 million set by Will Smith's "I Am Legend." "Avatar" did almost as much... more »

• Posh recliners, gourmet food, theater chain offers movies in luxury

  December 6, 2009 11:40 AM

  A new theater chain is hoping to set the gold standard for going to the movies in Southern California with luxury seating and plenty of other amenities. From the moment you enter the door, are greeted by hostesses, purchase tickets from the concierge and are escorted into the lounge,... more »

• 'Brothers' loses something in translation

  December 5, 2009 10:41 AM

  In Jim Sheridan's "Brothers," it feels like the film's three young stars are playing house. Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal have all previously played memorable teenage characters and each has maintained a youthfulness into their late 20s and 30s. Here, they star in a suburban, domestic... more »

• 'New Moon' takes record $72.7M box office bite

  November 22, 2009 10:32 AM

  Vampires and werewolves have vanquished a dark knight. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single day domestic box office record previously held by "The Dark Knight," which had a $67.2 million opening day last year. The Friday haul for... more »

• Christmas comes early: 'Carol' tops box office

  November 9, 2009 9:48 AM

  Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie. The Disney animated version of the Charles Dickens classic knocked the King of Pop out of the No. 1 spot... more »

• 'This Is It' tops charts with $101M worldwide

  November 2, 2009 9:19 AM

  "Michael Jackson's This Is It" is the No. 1 Halloween thriller for movie audiences. "This Is It" led the weekend box office with a domestic debut of $21.3 million and raised its five-day total worldwide to $101 million. The low-budget horror sensation "Paranormal Activity" slipped from first-place to second... more »