http://latimesblogs.latimes.com – You never see him at any fancy movie premieres or making the rounds of the talent agencies. He hasn't turned up on any Hollywood power lists. But the 68-year-old Ed Mintz has quietly emerged as a key player in the movie business over the past year, thanks to the growing popularity of CinemaScore, his Las Vegas-based market research company that provides an invaluable piece of information to studio insiders every Friday night. Read more »

http://popularentertainment-bonohur.blogspot.com – Funny People wasn't a typical Judd Apatow or Adam Sandler movie. But it managed a typical box-office finish for an Apatow movie—and an atypically big debut for an atypical Sandler movie. Read more »

http://24worldvideo.blogspot.com – would call occupying a despondent failure to Obsessed, but it would involve that indolent misuse of time was a kind of goal is not reached. It has nothing. Read more »

http://www.usatopcharts.com – The ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with studio estimates for the weekend. Click here for the full box office estimates of the top 12 films and then check back on Monday for the final figures based on actual box office. Read more »

http://now-hollywood.blogspot.com – Coming out on top in the battle of Christmas Day movie releases, Jennifer Aniston’s dog-based drama "Marley & Me" beat out Brad Pitt’s age-defying film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" at the box office on Thursday. Read more »