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Manny Pacquiao’s two-round demolition of Ricky Hatton has set up the prospect of the biggest money-spinning fight in the history of boxing. The Filipino knocked out the plucky but outclassed Briton in Las Vegas on Saturday night — earning him by a conservative estimate at least $2 million dollars per minute. Hatton, who could well now hang up his gloves, will pocket more than $8 million as a consolation
More than 160,000 people flocked to the tenth Coachella music festival in April, signaling the start of the annual summer music festival season worldwide.
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Summoning millions of underage minions to the multiplex, the Disney Company landed its teen gold mine, Miley Cyrus, at the top of the Easter weekend box office. Hannah Montana: The Movie, a big-screen version of the Disney Channel series, exceeded the predictions of the industry swamis. It registered the biggest opening day for any G-rated movie and proved that Hollywood should never underestimate the drawing power of Hannah and her kid sisters.
The box office fright flick "The Haunting in Connecticut" earned $23 million and a second-place ranking the first weekend of its release, satiating the moviegoer appetite for psychological thrills. But what is entertainment for many was reportedly true life for Carmen Reed, who insists on using her maiden name to protect her children and grandchildren. Reed, her husband and four children rented an old colonial home in Southington, Connecticut, in the mid-1980s in order to be close to a hospital where her 13-year-old son was receiving cancer treatment.
One measure of a summit’s success is the number of participants who attempt to lay claim to its outcome.
A fire broke out at a major international hotel in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad Thursday, five months after it was hit by a deadly suicide bombing. Smoke could be seen pouring from the upscale Marriott Hotel, close to the country’s presidential palace
A fire has broken out at a major international hotel in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, five months after it was hit by a deadly suicide bombing. Smoke could be seen pouring from the upscale Marriott Hotel, close to the country’s presidential palace. There was no immediate word on the cause of the blaze.
February 18, 2009 Seem counterintuitive Observers say struggling people are looking for a $10, two-hour escape. “The movies offer a way to go not only outside of your house, but to a whole different world — and that’s very appealing right now,” said Paul Dergarabedian, a box office analyst at Hollywood.com. Audiences are going along for that ride in record numbers
Movie ticket sales are way up in this down economy. Seem counterintuitive Observers say struggling people are looking for a $10, two-hour escape. “The movies offer a way to go not only outside of your house, but to a whole different world — and that’s very appealing right now,” said Paul Dergarabedian, a box office analyst at Hollywood.com