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Academy Awards: Which Best Picture nominee won at the box office?
Nine films will be vying for the Best Picture trophy at the 84th Annual Academy Awards, taking place Sunday at 8 pm. The Best Picture Oscar won’t be announced until late in the evening, but when it comes to the box office, clear winners and losers have already emerged. While there was no runaway blockbuster among this year’s Oscar nominations, the films nominated ran the gamut in terms of profitability: Some made back nearly four times their filming budgets, while others failed to break even. Here’s all nine Best Picture nominees, ranked according to profit margin. Box office numbers are based on worldwide earnings. Can you guess which film was the best bang for its buck?
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16 Oscar-nominated films that came from books
Sixteen of this year's Oscar nominees are movies that began as books.
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Oscar nominations 2012: the Academy's picks for best films
The Oscar nominations are announced, with a few surprises.
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Trayvon Martin: Why Fox pulled 'Neighborhood Watch' movie ads
Fox pulled posters and a trailer for the movie "Neighborhood Watch," a summer comedy. Separately, Trayvon Martin's mother filed to trademark rally slogans about her son.
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Funny moments with Jonah Hill in '21 Jump Street': movie review (+trailer)
Actor Jonah Hill has some funny moments, but his co-star Channing Tatum and the movie itself both try too hard to be goofy.
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Academy Awards: Which Best Picture nominee won at the box office?
Nine films will be vying for the Best Picture trophy at the 84th Annual Academy Awards, taking place Sunday at 8 pm. The Best Picture Oscar won’t be announced until late in the evening, but when it comes to the box office, clear winners and losers have already emerged. While there was no runaway blockbuster among this year’s Oscar nominations, the films nominated ran the gamut in terms of profitability: Some made back nearly four times their filming budgets, while others failed to break even. Here’s all nine Best Picture nominees, ranked according to profit margin. Box office numbers are based on worldwide earnings. Can you guess which film was the best bang for its buck?
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16 Oscar-nominated films that came from books
Sixteen of this year's Oscar nominees are movies that began as books.
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Oscar nominations 2012: the Academy's picks for best films
The Oscar nominations are announced, with a few surprises.
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Oscar nominations: 'Hugo' leads the way with 11
Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning and Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' garnered 11, including best picture. Also nominated for an Oscar are 'The Artist,' The Descendants,' and 'The Help.'
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'Fringe' money losses may hurt its chances of renewal, says Fox president
'House' future is also uncertain and 'Terra Nova' will have its fate decided soon, says Fox president Kevin Reilly
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Jonah Hill stars in 'The Sitter': movie review
Jonah Hill plays a reluctant baby sitter to three nightmarish children in the scatologically-challenged 'The Sitter,' one movie worth sitting out.
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'Moneyball' starring Brad Pitt: movie review
Brad Pitt's great, but the movie, 'Moneyball,' glorifies baseball strategy a little too much.
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Fall 2011 movie preview
The 2011 Fall Movie Season is here, and we have your guide to all the films keeping you warm at the theater, complete with images, release dates, and our recommendations!
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Marisa Tomei and John C. Reilly star in 'Cyrus': movie review
Marisa Tomei and John C. Reilly flex their comedic skills in 'Cyrus.'
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Get Him to the Greek: movie review
More crude comedy from the Apatows in 'Get Him to the Greek,' whose main character, rock star Aldous Snow, is resuscitated from ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall.’
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Review: 'Funny People'
Adam Sandler plays a successful comic coming to grips with a possibly fatal diagnosis in the latest Judd Apatow comedy.
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