Read more Paramount Pictures stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6240/paramount-pictures.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:51:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/55043/hollywood-trims-star-deals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn this economic climate, even Hollywood has become risk-averse, forcing actors to share in a film’s success or failure, the Wall Street Journal reports. “First-dollar gross” deals, which pay actors handsomely even when films flop, are out of favor. For years, top actors drew deals paying a percentage—as much...http://www.newser.com/story/55043/hollywood-trims-star-deals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Apr 2009 7:50:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50011/forget-oscar-who-were-2008s-rainmakers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Oscars are coming up, but that orgy of self-congratulation doesn’t celebrate what really matters in Hollywood: money. Forbes crunched the numbers for 2008 and selected the winners of a different award: the Rainmaker. Best Actor: Robert Downey Jr. returned $52.60 to Paramount for every dollar it spent to...http://www.newser.com/story/50011/forget-oscar-who-were-2008s-rainmakers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Feb 2009 13:51:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39225/spielberg-paramount-split-dreamworks-projects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt may be one of the most amicable Hollywood divorces in history. Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks announced a division of 200 movie projects in development as golden-touch producer Steven Spielberg leaves to launch a new company, according to the Hollywood Reporter . The unexpectedly easy split comes in defiance of Hollywood...http://www.newser.com/story/39225/spielberg-paramount-split-dreamworks-projects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Oct 2008 2:25:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36995/suit-spielberg-copied-hitchcock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteven Spielberg ripped off Rear Window when he made last year’s thriller Disturbia , a lawsuit filed yesterday alleges. The 1954 Alfred Hitchcock classic was based on a 1942 short story, and the owner of the rights to the story has sued for compensation from Spielberg, DreamWorks, and Paramount Pictures, the...http://www.newser.com/story/36995/suit-spielberg-copied-hitchcock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Sep 2008 10:12:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36818/jones-sues-for-10m-in-no-country-pay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagActor Tommy Lee Jones has sued the producers of Oscar Award-winning No Country for Old Men for $10 million he claims is owed him. The suit charges Paramount Pictures failed to pay Jones a promised chunk of "significant box-office bonuses" and other compensation linked to the success of the critically...http://www.newser.com/story/36818/jones-sues-for-10m-in-no-country-pay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Sep 2008 7:57:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32479/paramount-loses-450m-funding-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA $450-million deal with Deutsche Bank that would have financed up to 30 films for Paramount is off the table, the Financial Times reports. Perhaps an unlikely casualty of the credit crunch, Paramount walked after a lack of enthusiasm in the market led to terms that were unattractive, persons familiar...http://www.newser.com/story/32479/paramount-loses-450m-funding-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jul 2008 13:39:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32482/weinsteins-sign-7-year-deal-with-showtime.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShowtime and the Weinstein Company have inked an exclusive 7-year movie deal, giving the pay TV network a replacement for the slate of films it lost when Paramount, MGM, and Lionsgate decamped in April and teamed up to launch a rival network, Variety reports. Showtime had balked at what it...http://www.newser.com/story/32482/weinsteins-sign-7-year-deal-with-showtime.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jul 2008 11:15:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28728/murphy-in-for-beverly-hills-cop-4.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFans of the old Eddie Murphy (you know, before the fat suits and prostheses), rejoice: A third sequel to 1984’s Beverly Hills Cop will start production next year, Variety reports. Murphy approached Paramount about the project, and the studio eagerly agreed after successfully disinterring Indiana Jones. Murphy is attached, Brett...http://www.newser.com/story/28728/murphy-in-for-beverly-hills-cop-4.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 May 2008 14:59:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26506/iron-man-blasts-off-at-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParamount and Marvel struck gold with Iron Man this weekend, raking in $201 million worldwide in the tenth-best opening ever, Variety reports. The male-skewing film left room for Made of Honor to draw in women and $15.5 million in second spot.http://www.newser.com/story/26506/iron-man-blasts-off-at-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 May 2008 16:56:50 CDT