... relatively modest return for director Sam Raimi, whose three "Spider-Man" movies had blockbuster opening weekends. Paramount Pictures' "Star Trek" steered a strong course, coming in at No. 5 with $12.8 million and passing the computer-animated ...

... deals were cut and how much went to theater owners. Paramount Pictures led the pack with international releases grossing ... Co.; Sony Pictures is a unit of Sony Corp.; Paramount Pictures is a unit of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is ...

... Star Trek" beamed itself up to the top of the box office, earning $76.5 million in its opening weekend. Paramount Pictures had estimated that the movie would make about $50 million for the weekend, but figured that strong reviews helped ...

... franchise made $79.2 million from late Thursday night through Sunday. That's nearly $3 million more than Paramount Pictures expected. Final numbers on big movies often differ from earlier projections, because Sunday figures are based ...

... still enough to topple the popular "Star Trek," according to studio estimates Sunday. In its second weekend, Paramount Pictures' "Star Trek" took in $43 million, a strong number after its $75.2 million opening last weekend, excluding ...

... and film writers to briefly put down their picket signs. The Writers Guild of America agreed not to picket the Paramount Pictures lot when actress and AIDS activist Taylor gave a benefit performance. The guild lowered the picket line because ...

... Sony Corp.'s Sony Pictures, News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Viacom's Paramount Pictures, which also owns DreamWorks SKG, dropped its support for Blu-ray and said it would start distributing films ...

... theaters. National Geographic originally planned a "national break" this Friday. Many IMAX theaters will switch to Paramount Pictures' fantasy "The Spiderwick Chronicles" Thursday, when this week's new films come out, while most digital 3 ...

... Twentieth Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros. Entertainment. Viacom's Paramount Pictures, which also owns DreamWorks SKG, and Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric, have opted to release films ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) In a further sign that Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray has won the high-definition format war, Paramount Pictures home entertainment unit said Friday it will release its last HD DVD titles on Tuesday. The company intends to switch ...