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Lion King Keeps Crown, Beats Moneyball

Mark Russell — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:46:46 CDT

Moneyball may have scored a homerun with critics , but at the end of the weekend the only number that mattered was 3D, as Disney's souped-up re-release of its 17-year-old The Lion King topped the box office for the second weekend in a row. The Lion King earned another $22.1...

Moneyball Hits It Out of the Park

Matt Cantor — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:38:05 CDT

Moneyball is a big hit with critics, even if its premise—a film about baseball statistics—might sound boring at first. Here’s what they say about the film, which stars Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill: Built on a "sharp, sleek script," Moneyball "takes all this seemingly dry, dusty, inside-baseball stuff...

Soderbergh's Fault We Canceled Moneyball : Studio Exec

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:02:37 CDT

Since Sony pulled the plug on Steven Soderbergh’s $58 million Moneyball with only 5 days until shooting, the question has persisted: What would cause a studio to shut down a Brad Pitt vehicle it’s already sunk $10 million into? Sony co-chair Amy Pascal finally addresses that question, telling the Los...