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Dolby hoping 'Star Trek Into Darkness' will take it to a new galaxy

By Richard Verrier — Sat, 18 May 2013 07:00:00 PDT

Paramount Pictures isn't the only company that stands to get a lift from "Star Trek's" anticipated box office success this weekend.

'Star Trek Into Darkness' prospers at box office on Thursday bow

By Glenn Whipp — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:26:00 PDT

“Star Trek Into Darkness” grossed $13.5 million during its first day in U.S. theaters Thursday, putting it on track to approach $100 million at the domestic box office by the end of this weekend, according to studio estimates. The take includes $3.5 million from Thursday midnight screenings and late-night IMAX shows on Wednesday. The movie, budgeted at an estimated $190 million, opened on 3,762 screens, 336 of them IMAX 3D.

'Iron Man 3' makes $1 billion worldwide, $300 million domestically

By Amy Kaufman — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:59:00 PDT

Iron Man performed a superheroic feat at the box office this week, and now Superman and Wolverine may be trembling in their boots.

Rupert Murdoch warns about Facebook, sees echo of 'crappy' Myspace

By Meg James — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:06:00 PDT

Today marks the one-year anniversary of Facebook's initial public offering, a milestone that often prompts reflection and introspection.

'Star Trek' to hit warp speed. ESPN takes U.S. Open. CW upfront.

By Joe Flint — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:22:00 PDT

After the coffee. Before the flight back to Los Angeles.

Online soap producers fight a bubble binge

By Meg James — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:28:00 PDT

Prospect Park, the Century City-based entertainment company, in just two weeks has learned a valuable lesson in online viewing behavior.

Marvel filming most of latest 'Captain America' movie in L.A.

By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:30:00 PDT

Disney-owned Marvel Studios is producing most of 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' in L.A., a region that has seen the steady exodus of big-budget features.

On the fourth floor of a vacant wing of St. Vincent Medical Center near downtown Los Angeles, some 150 crew members crowded the hallways, joining actors Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson as they prepared to film a scene for "Captain America: The Winter Soldier."

MGM posts strong first quarter results on "Skyfall," "Hobbit"

By Daniel Miller — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:29:00 PDT

Buoyed by the billion-dollar box-office blockbusters “Skyfall” and “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” MGM Holdings Inc., the parent of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., posted first-quarter net income of $57.4 million.

Guillermo del Toro praises the cinema as a 'temple of images'

By Richard Verrier — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:20:00 PDT

Director Guillermo del Toro crowed about the enduring value of movie theaters this week, reminding television advertising executives gathered in New York that there is no substitute for the big screen.

ESPN to take over U.S. Open tennis rights from CBS in 2015

By Meg James — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:05:00 PDT

After holding serve for 45 years, CBS has lost the rights to the nation's premier tennis tournament.