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UPDATE, WRITETHRU Final Monday, 2:30 PM: There was a hodgepodge of action movies at the international box office this weekend as debut films muscled in and holdovers found new rewards to reap. In the latter category, it’s Fox’s X-Men: Apocalypse which is No. 1 overseas for the frame coming off a muscular $59.5M start…

UPDATE, WRITETHRU: Legendary and Universal Pictures' Warcraft expanded to eight more markets this frame, after debuting with $31.8M in 20 last weekend which included key plays like Russia and Germany. The sophomore session brings the total markets in release to 28 with an estimated $29M to be added through Sunday…

UPDATE, WRITETHRU, 11:54 PM and 12:54 PM PT, Tuesday: There were several moving parts to the international box office this weekend, with new entries and holdovers all jockeying for position — and new milestones in the mix. The widest newbie, Disney's live action sequel, Alice Through The Looking Glass, slid down the…

UPDATE, SATURDAY AM: From Legendary and Universal Pictures, the Duncan Jones-helmed Warcraft is seeing some Orc-sized debuts in its overseas start. After taking $9.3M through Thursday (see below), it’s upped the cume to $16.3M through Friday. The vidgame-to-bigscreen transfer has invaded a total 20 markets and is No…

There are a number of moving parts to the international box office this weekend with two new entries, and the second frame of last week's champ, X-Men: Apocalypse. The latest from Disney, Alice Through The Looking Glass, hits more than 50 territories offshore, including China on Friday, while Universal/Legendary's Warc…

EXCLUSIVE: “The second domino tumbles!” That’s what one Delaware-based theater owner exclaimed to Deadline today, referring to the news in the exhibition world that Universal has followed 20th Century Fox’s lead in not granting exhibitor clearances, beginning with the June 10 release of the Legendary Pictures title War…

Even before Legendary was acquired by China’s Dalian Wanda Group, it had Middle Kingdom involvement in Warcraft. The ambitious adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment's video game juggernaut has Chinese money in it via Tencent Pictures which said it had made an equity investment back in September. At the same time, Wanda…

When a trailer starts out with the words, “We’ve had peace in these lands for many years now,” you pretty much know the next line isn’t going to be, “and everything continues to be peachy!” No, instead it’s, “War is coming.” Game on. Here is the latest look at Warcraft, Legendary and Blizzard Entertainment’s ambitious…

Prior to Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley being lauded at tonight’s Pioneer of the Year Dinner, the studio held its CinemaCon splash for industryites with a heavy spotlight on their Illumination Entertainment unit. The big news centered around The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Mike Fleming reported that Benedict…

EXCLUSIVE: Jillian Share, Legendary's SVP Creative, is exiting her post following last week’s change of regime. This follows the exit of Legendary president/chief creative officer Jon Jashni to form Raintree Ventures. Share worked for Jashni for a decade, starting as his assistant. She has been at Legendary since its…

Worlds collide — at least a couple of them — in this new Warcraft trailer, just released from Legendary Pictures. The 30-second spot gives a glimpse at this coming summer’s 3-D adventure based on Blizzard Entertainment’s fantasy universe. The film, directed by Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) and written by Jones and…

Video game maker Activision Blizzard has set producer Stacey Sher to team with former Disney exec Nick van Dyk to run Activision Blizzard Studios. They will be co-presidents and lead an effort to create film and TV titles from Activision properties. The company’s videogame product includes Activision's Call of Duty…