Product Placement in Movies

This short article talks about product placements in movies. I for one don’t really care but the article is here if you want to read it.

“Valkyrie” and other films get new financing

UA has announced that they have received $500 million to produce films and “Valkyrie” falls under this agreement.The article is here.

“Rush Hour 3” Big at Box Office

“Rush Hour 3” has bumped Jason Bourne from number1 spot grossing over 50 million at the box office last weekend. This makes Chris Tucker happy as he gets 20% of the gross.To find out about the huge amounts of money some films are making this summer please click here.

Movie Stars and Money

This article tells you what Stars are making movie studios the most money.Please click here.

Forbes Magazine Rates Movie Stars

Forbes Magazine has rated various Movie Stars ability to make money compared to their salarys and they have found that the best box office returns on salary goes to Matt Damon.In relation to his salary he draws box office returns more than twice that of Tom Cruise or Tom Hanks.The first 2 movies in the Bourne Trilogy have grossed about 850 million dollars world wide.To see story with pictures please click here.

“The Simpsons Movie” a huge success despite downloads.

Even though  the new Simpsons Movie was available for download on the internet within hours of it’s opening in theaters Fox is very happy with how much money the film has made.Full details are available here.

Daniel Radcliffe Turns 18

Daniel Radcliffe has just turned 18 years old and now has access to a 10 million dollar fortune but he says he will not fritter it away on fast cars and drink. He has his feet on the ground and say’s his lifestyle will not change.To read more about this please click here.

Valkyrie :An update

Now that Germany has given Tom Cruise and friends permission to film, they are now offering him money. It seems that the German Federal Film Board has given the film a 6.5 million subsidy as it has a German Producer and some of the costs fall in Germany. The movie starts filming July 18 in Berlin.For more please click here.

Daniel Radcliffe’s Payday

How much money does Daniel Radcliffe earn for playing Harry Potter? Well if it was paid to him in 5 dollar bills you would need a space bigger than a breadbox but less than a house. To find out what he makes for providing fine entertainment (many people would think he is worth it ) please click here.