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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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Oscar nominations 2012: the Academy's picks for best films
The Oscar nominations are announced, with a few surprises.
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Culture Cafe Channing Tatum: Will he direct 'Magic Mike 2'?
Channing Tatum said in an interview that he could be interested in taking the director's chair for a possible sequel to the film. Channing Tatum will also star in June's 'White House Down.'
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Culture Cafe 'Hunger Games' sequel secures a director
'Catching Fire' will be directed by 'Water for Elephants' helmer Francis Lawrence.
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MLB Opening Day: 'Batter up!' for fast facts on the 2012 season
MLB Opening Day: A quick overview on the 2012 season, from the re-branded Marlins to a new ticket trend. MLB Opening Day is, in reality, a night game at the new Marlins ballpark in Miami Wednesday.
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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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SAG Awards' unexpected winners: 'The Help,' Dujardin win
The Screen Actors Guild Awards featured some unexpected winners, including 'The Help' for best overall cast performance and French actor Jean Dujardin for best actor in 'The Artist.'
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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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"The Artist" leads the Golden Globes in nominations, but others not far behind
The Hollywood Foreign Press Asssociation's annual awards are considered strong predictors for Oscar glory.
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2012 Golden Globe nominees: Spotlight shines on 'The Artist'
The throwback black-and-white, almost silent movie garnered the most film nominations for the Golden Globe awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills.
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'Breaking Dawn' and 'Harry Potter' two of the most newsworthy movies of 2011
'Breaking Dawn' and 'Harry Potter' were two of the movies that got people talking in 2011.
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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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St. Louis Cardinals World Series win: Three questions to ponder
The St. Louis Cardinals had to claw back from series deficits to beat the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the World Series. For Cardinals fans, the win was all the sweeter when hometown boy David Freese was named MVP.
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'Lion King' success: Should Hollywood fall back in love with 3D?
Two big weekends for 'The Lion King 3D' and suddenly Hollywood is abuzz with talk of 3D conversions. But is the format the reason for the success of the returning modern classic?
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'Moneyball': The movie may be great – but does it do justice to the book?
Like 'The Blind Side' – another Michael Lewis book turned into a movie – 'Moneyball' is complex. Did Hollywood capture it?
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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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