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Summit Entertainment's sequel "New Moon" has set box office history in breaking all records for midnight runs, grossing a whopping $26.3 million as it unspooled in 3,514 theaters at 12:01 a.m. Friday.

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Thanks to Summit Entertainment's sequel "New Moon" and a crop of other films, the weekend is likely to bring record revenues at the domestic B.O., according to box office observers.

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Story, which will feature the Herculean characters as superheroes, will be based on the TV show that first aired in 1988 and has been broadcast in more than 90 countries, with the format adapted for the local market in 14 of them. Most recently, NBC aired a primetime revival of the show in 2008.

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Hollywood and Madison Avenue have been quick to embrace the technology -- which launches movable 3D images or games on computer screens when an item is held up to a webcam -- as the newest must-have marketing tool to connect with consumers.

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Steven Spielberg and Stephen King are joining forces to develop a limited series based on King's just-released supernatural thriller "Under the Dome." DreamWorks TV has optioned the book and is looking to set it up as an event series, likely for cable.

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Winfrey broke the news to staffers at her Chicago-based Harpo production company on Thursday. She'll officially announce her exit on Friday.

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ABC moves 'Lost' to Tuesdays
Sixth and final season of drama to premiere on Feb. 2
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LONDON- Brad Pitt's Plan B and Indian media conglom Reliance Big Pictures have inked a deal with vidgame company Capcom to develop a feature film based on the "Dark Void" computer game as a potential franchise and starring vehicle for the actor.

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Skein bowed in 2003 and has become a Friday-night staple of HBO's sked. It drew 1.2 million viewers in its primary 10 p.m. airing last season, up 24% from season six.

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Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart star in Summit's teenage vampire pic, 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon.'• 'New Moon' premiere (Photos)

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Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary's Revelations Entertainment has thrown its financial resources and technical expertise behind Digiboo, a new venture that will allow consumers to rent films by plugging in a small USB 3.0 flash drive into kiosks that will be set up at retail outlets.

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Continuing its mantra of shaking up the status quo, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has tapped Hamish Hamilton to direct the 82nd Oscar ceremonies.

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CBS Films hooks up with Sony:
The label kicks off with the release of 'Extraordinary Measures,' starring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser
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