International Business News - MDG http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Audiences spent Thanksgiving with Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, whose holiday comedy "Four Christmases" took in $31.1 million to open as the top weekend movie. The film opened Wednesday to get a head start on the long weekend. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/four-christmases-finds-31-7m-in-holiday-cheer.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:52:24 EST France's foreign minister on Friday identified the two French people killed in the Mumbai terror attack as the founder of a French fashion company and her husband. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081128/2-french-killed-in-mumbai-attacks-identified.htm Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:26:20 EST The "Twilight" era dawned bright and early. The low-budget vampire romance based on Stephenie Meyer's popular novel opened with a $69,637,740 weekend, the fourth-highest opening of 2008 and another strong signal that movies aimed at young women can pack a wallop at the box office. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/181558-film-review-twilight.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/twilight-era-dawns-with-69-6-million-opener.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/twilight-era-dawns-with-69-6-million-opener.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:07:14 EST Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he wants to remind New Yorkers facing tough times that there are plenty of free or cheap holiday and cultural activities available throughout the five boroughs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/nyc-offers-cheap-holiday-cultural-activities.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:36:09 EST The "Twilight" era dawned bright and early. The low-budget vampire romance based on Stephenie Meyer's popular novel opened with a $69,637,740 weekend, the fourth-highest opening of 2008 and another strong signal that movies aimed at young women can pack a wallop at the box office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/twilight-sucks-up-70-6m-in-box-office-debut.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:56:59 EST Chris Rock says Israel is better than Hollywood. Ben Stiller agrees. The two Hollywood stars are in Israel for the premiere of their latest movie, "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa." The premiere was in the coastal Israeli city of Netanya on Saturday. Stiller says it's a good place to roll out a new movie. He said, "This is better than any premiere we have had so far." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/180777-mideast-israel-palestinians-us.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081123/stiller-rock-say-israels-better-than-hollywood.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081123/stiller-rock-say-israels-better-than-hollywood.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:29:31 EST Madagascar officials are enthusiastic about a company's big farming plans for an undeveloped area but say the deal won't go ahead if it threatens the island's unique ecology. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/madagascar-enthusiastic-at-corn-deal-with-daewoo.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:15:00 EST A South Korean company hopes to turn an undeveloped stretch of Madagascar into a corn-production center, an official said Wednesday. Daewoo Logistics Corp. envisions growing corn on 2.5 million acres of land, mostly in the Indian Ocean island's arid west, said Shin Dong-hyun, the Daewoo official in charge of the project. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/skorean-company-plans-corn-project-in-madagascar.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:44:59 EST The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it agreed to deliver five movies via IMAX theaters beginning with the 3-D movie "A Christmas Carol," starring Jim Carrey, in November 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/disney-to-release-5-films-on-imax.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:21:24 EST It's a Bond market. "Quantum of Solace," with Daniel Craig returning as James Bond, easily made for the best opening weekend for the spy franchise, earning more than $67 million at the box office. The series' first direct sequel opened with nearly $30 million more than its predecessor, 2006's "Casino Royale." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/177100-box-office.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/audiences-bond-67-million-to-quantum-of-solace.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/audiences-bond-67-million-to-quantum-of-solace.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:46:57 EST It's a Bond market. "Quantum of Solace," with Daniel Craig returning as James Bond, easily made for the best opening weekend for the spy franchise, earning more than $67 million at the box office. The series' first direct sequel opened with nearly $30 million more than its predecessor, 2006's "Casino Royale." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/177105-quantum-of-solace.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/audiences-bond-67-million-to-quantum-of-solace.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/audiences-bond-67-million-to-quantum-of-solace.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:01:59 EST Shares of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. fell Monday after an analyst reduced his DVD sales expectations amid softening consumer demand. UBS analyst Michael Morris also slashed his 12-month price target on the stock to $24 from $29 and removed his short-term "Buy" recommendation--a rating that's good for up to three months--noting that movies that could have boosted the stock have had their run. The 12-month rating was unchanged at "Sell." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/dreamworks-falls-on-analyst-dvd-sales-target-cuts.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:10:15 EST "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" created a box-office stampede as the animated comedy about zoo animals in the wild took in $63.1 million over opening weekend. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/172860-film-review-madagascar-2.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/madagascar-sequel-leads-the-pack-with-63-1m.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/madagascar-sequel-leads-the-pack-with-63-1m.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:55:58 EST Not long before he's assassinated, Sean Penn's Harvey Milk proclaims his key precept for social change: "You gotta give 'em hope." Hope is often lacking in Academy Awards contenders such as "Milk," films that tend toward bleak, serious subjects that scream "Oscar" but can spell box-office poison to audiences looking for something light and relaxing even in the best of times. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/172427-film-oscars-economy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/will-economy-make-crowds-shun-gloomy-oscar-flicks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/will-economy-make-crowds-shun-gloomy-oscar-flicks.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:50:54 EST Families herded into movie theaters for another trek with stranded zoo animals as the animated sequel "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" led the weekend with a $63.5 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/171981-film-review-madagascar-2.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/madagascar-roars-with-63-5-million-weekend.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/madagascar-roars-with-63-5-million-weekend.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:37:52 EST After the guns of World War I fell silent, a young Vietnamese kitchen worker petitioned the leaders of the victorious Allied powers at the 1919 Versailles peace conference to support independence for his country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/wwi-exhibit-examines-role-of-asian-african-troops.htm Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:59:20 EST Nixon's back. So are Kate and Leo, Nicole and Baz, a herd of stranded zoo animals and a very vengeful James Bond. Despite the harsh economy, Hollywood has been on a box-office roll the last month, and studios head into the year's homestretch with a solid lineup of returns, reunions and promising newcomers that could uphold the old saw about movies as a recession-proof business. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/166711-film-review-madagascar-2.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/holiday-highlights-bond-nixon-madagascar-gang.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/holiday-highlights-bond-nixon-madagascar-gang.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:02:31 EST Real news from the virtual world: _TWIST AND SHOUT: With gigantic, time-consuming video games like "Fallout 3," "Fable II" and "Gears of War 2" either in stores or coming soon, it's hard to decide what's worth $60. What you need is a lighthearted, casual game--say, for $20--to take your mind off all the stress. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/game-news-a-new-twist-on-bejeweled.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:50:48 EST DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit fell 21 percent as revenue slipped despite the strong performance of "Kung Fu Panda," but the results topped Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/dreamworks-3q-profit-drops-but-tops-forecasts.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:38:56 EDT Tinker Bell, the cute fairy who has long played second fiddle to Peter Pan, makes her grand entrance in The Walt Disney Co.'s virtual world of Pixie Hollow on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/158425-disney-pixie-hollow.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/tinker-bell-appears-in-act-of-marketing-magic.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/tinker-bell-appears-in-act-of-marketing-magic.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:21:55 EDT