Read more Universal Studios stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3284/universal-studios.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:18:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69470/harry-potter-park-opens-this-spring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGet your wands ready: the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opens next spring, Universal Orlando announced. Muggles will enter through the village of Hogsmeade, where they’ll visit Hogsmeade station, Zonko’s joke shop, and the Three Broomsticks pub to sample some butterbeer. But the main event, called Harry Potter and the...http://www.newser.com/story/69470/harry-potter-park-opens-this-spring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 14:12:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65720/funny-people-puts-serious-pressure-on-sandler.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough it’s called Funny People , Adam Sandler’s latest film is a bit more serious than his fans are used to—and its opening-weekend performance is a mystery, Variety reports. Forecasts range from just over $20 million to more like $35 million, Audiences loved director Judd Apatow’s prior efforts—which were...http://www.newser.com/story/65720/funny-people-puts-serious-pressure-on-sandler.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 14:22:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63459/universal-turning-ataris-70s-asteroids-game-into-movie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUniversal Studios has shot down three rivals to win the movie rights to the classic '70s Atari game Asteroids , reports the Hollywood Reporter . Matt Lopez, writer of Disney's Bedtime Stories , has been tasked with turning the game's story of a spaceship firing at crudely drawn rocks and the occasional flying...http://www.newser.com/story/63459/universal-turning-ataris-70s-asteroids-game-into-movie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 6:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50332/dreamworks-nails-down-disney-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteven Spielberg’s DreamWorks has secured a distribution deal with Disney, the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the agreement, Disney will handle marketing and distribution for six live-action DreamWorks films per year and give Spielberg’s studio access to $150 million in financing.http://www.newser.com/story/50332/dreamworks-nails-down-disney-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Feb 2009 15:10:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50173/spurned-spielberg-seeks-disney-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHollywood's own financial crisis has left Steven Spielberg searching for a home for DreamWorks, the Wall Street Journal reports. Talks over a distribution deal with Universal collapsed yesterday after the studio balked at DreamWorks' request to double its financing commitment to $200 million. DreamWorks is now in talks with Disney,...http://www.newser.com/story/50173/spurned-spielberg-seeks-disney-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Feb 2009 8:35:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39859/spielberg-strikes-huge-universal-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteven Spielberg is returning to the Hollywood studio where he made his classic blockbusters Jaws and ET. Spielberg's DreamWorks, backed with $1.4 billion in new financing, has struck a seven-year distribution deal with Universal for as many as six new releases a year, according to the Hollywood Reporter .http://www.newser.com/story/39859/spielberg-strikes-huge-universal-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Oct 2008 10:29:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36006/summer-movies-smash-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHollywood studios are reeling in their highest-grossing summer ever, the Los Angeles Times reports. Domestic ticket sales stand at $3.9 billion, up from last year's record-breaking summer. A steady stream of smash hits—and higher ticket prices—accounted for the record take, more than making up for costly flops...http://www.newser.com/story/36006/summer-movies-smash-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Aug 2008 9:00:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34049/mummy-sequel-misses-top-spot-at-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven the undead can't stop Batman: The Dark Knight defeated The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in its third weekend win, grossing an unexpected $43.8 million and hitting nearly $400 million. The Mummy sequel took second with $42.4 million, while Kevin Costner's Swing Vote , the only other...http://www.newser.com/story/34049/mummy-sequel-misses-top-spot-at-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 03 Aug 2008 17:28:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30060/hulk-sees-green-at-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Incredible Hulk stormed the weekend box office, grossing $54.5 million for Universal and Marvel Comics , Variety reports. Kung Fu Panda fell to second with $34.3 million as the R-rated thriller The Happening surprised analysts by banking $30.5 million in third. You Don't Mess With the Zohan...http://www.newser.com/story/30060/hulk-sees-green-at-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Jun 2008 16:38:56 CDT