Disney’s ‘Maleficent’ Crosses $700 Million In Global Box Office
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- Published on Wednesday, 23 July 2014 04:23
- Written by Deadline
Disney’s ‘Maleficent’ Crosses $700 Million In Global Box OfficeThe Not-Very-Nice Little Witch That Could keeps enchanting audiences around the globe, as Disney’s ‘Maleficent‘ crossed the $700 million mark in global box office, Disney distribution execs said. It’s the studio’s second 2014 release to cross that high mark (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, box office champ for the first half of 2014, is the other).Since its U.S. release on May 30, the film has tallied $228.8M domestically. Overseas, it has been extremely strong, no doubt helped by star Angelina Jolie‘s global visibility and appeal. The overall international gross has hit $471.8M so far, with big numbers out of China, Mexico, Russia and Brazil. Japan, which has a habit of keeping late-arriving Disney films in theaters for many lucrative weeks (see what happened with Frozen earlier in the year before Maleficent dethroned it), just debuted the film on July 5. Since then, it’s been No. 1 for three straight weekends, pulling in $32.7M already.The studio said Maleficent is the year’s highest-grossing film based on an original story, (though some may quibble, given the film’s roots in Disney animated classic Sleeping Beauty). It’s also Jolie’s highest-grossing live-action film ever, whether measured by domestic, international and global box office.
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Angelina Jolie's six children will all star in Cleopatra
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- Published on Sunday, 20 July 2014 16:38
- Written by TVNZ
Angelina Jolie has landed roles for all six of her children in Cleopatra.The actress and her fiancé Brad Pitt have previously said they didn't want their brood - Maddox, 13, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, eight, and five-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox - to follow them into acting, but it appears they may have changed their mind after they all appeared on set together ready to film.Cleopatra is also rumoured to star Brad Pitt, which would make it the first film he and Angelina had appeared in together since 2005's Mr and Mrs Smith, where they first met.A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Their whole family life is rooted in films but Brad and Ange didn't want the children to follow in their footsteps. However, acting is in their genes, and it could turn out to be the start of something big for the next generation." Vivienne has previously appeared alongside her mother in Maleficent, but Angelina said she only let that happen after a long discussion with Brad.She said: "I only put Vivienne in the film because the other children her age would be scared of me because I looked quite scary as Maleficent."Neither one of us want our children to be actors, Brad and I, but it was just I really couldn't ask another four or five-year-old to do it because kids on set did actually get scared and they would cry when they would see me."
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Angelina Jolie will direct Brad Pitt in 'By the Sea' for Universal
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- Published on Friday, 25 July 2014 06:34
- Written by LA Times
Angelina Jolie will direct her longtime partner Brad Pitt in the drama "By the Sea," which has been acquired by Universal Pictures, the studio announced Friday.In addition to directing, Jolie also wrote the screenplay and will star alongside Pitt, marking their first big-screen appearance together since 2005's "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." Jolie and Pitt are producing "By the Sea," which reportedly focuses on a couple's relationship. Universal described the film as an "intimate, character-driven drama." Jolie is currently in postproduction on her second film as a director, "Unbroken," which is also at Universal. The biographical drama about the Olympic runner and World War II hero Louis Zamperini is scheduled for release on Christmas Day.Jolie made her directing debut with the independent Bosnian war drama "In the Land of Blood and Honey" in 2011."I am very happy to continue my relationship with Donna [Langley, chairman of Universal Pictures] and the entire Universal team as I finish 'Unbroken' and begin work on 'By The Sea,'" Jolie said in a statement. "They have created a very special place for storytellers, and I look forward to the continued passion and support they have provided to me as a filmmaker."
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Brad Pitt Wears T-Shirt With Angelina Jolie Drawing by Their Daughter Vivienne
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- Published on Friday, 18 July 2014 17:01
- Written by E online
Brad Pitt sported one special outfit when he arrived at Marseilles Provence Airport in France yesterday.The 50-year-old actor was seen wearing a T-shirt with a sketch of himself and Angelina Jolie holding hands on it—which just so happened to be drawn by their 6-year-old daughter, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt!The A-lister paired his very custom top with a khaki-colored blazer, matching chinos and a newsboy cap.Pitt smiled at fans and greeted photographers upon his arrival, and definitely seemed all smiles about sporting his daughter's artwork proudly on his chest.There's no word on why Pitt's in France currently, but odds are it's to further oversee his ongoing renovations on the family's estate, Chateau Miraval.E! News has previously reported that the Hollywood power couple wants to tie the knot sometime within the next year on the property.Brangelina wants to have a "quiet, meaningful celebration of their love at their future family home," an insider told us. "They'll be spending much more time there once it's finished and will summer in France and winter in L.A., putting down roots and making memories as a family." Our source added, "There'll be no more than 22 guests, which will be close family only. It'll be a lovely celebration to start life in the new house…That's why they've waited to get married, because they want to marry there at that house and celebrate how far they've come as a family, as a couple, and individually in just 10 years."
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Malaysia Airlines crash: Angelina Jolie "devastated and saddened" by the disaster
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- Published on Friday, 18 July 2014 11:21
- Written by Mirror
Angelina Jolie said she was "devastated and saddened" to hear of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine.Nine Britons were among the 298 people killed when the plane crashed yesterday.Flight MH17 was said by eyewitnesses to have "exploded" after it was reportedly shot down by a ground-to-air missile.Hollywood star Jolie was one of thousands to take to Twitter to offer their condolences to the victims of those who died.The US has banned its airlines from flying over the region following the crash, with the White House calling on Russia to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine.Washington has also called for a "prompt and impartial" investigation into what happened.No group has claimed responsibility for the disaster, which has been blamed on separatist rebels.Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has accused rebels of involvement in the crash, which is thought to have been caused by a surface to air missile.Those on board included nine British citizens, 154 Dutch passengers, 27 Australians, 23 Malaysians, 11 Indonesians, four from Germany, four from Belgium, three from the Philippines, and one from Canada.
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