"Gridiron," "Dahlia" take the field at box office
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Hollywood is counting on  "Gridiron Gang" and "The Black Dahlia" to provide a much-needed  lift at the box office, which dropped last weekend to levels  unseen in several years.
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It is a name connected with gridiron greatness. Montana.
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Offense, defense, special teams -- the industry has it all.
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It is late in the game, the Patriots clinging to a 2-point lead, and Heinz Field is rocking. The diehard Steeler fans are roaring as their heroes march upfield for what could be a winning field goal.
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Local faves "Seven Dwarves" in German-speaking Europe, "A Very Long Engagement" in France and "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" in Britain took top honors at the international boxoffice alongside "Shark Tale," which continued to scale the heights, gobbling another &#36;11.3 million this weekend for a total of &#36;130 million.
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The great thing about football in America is that you never know when all hell is going to break loose. When two teams are going to detonate for 105 points, 1,202 yards of offense
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The ultra-bloody warrior film  "300," about a legendary battle between the Spartans and  Persians, seemed headed for U.S. box-office glory on Friday  with sell-out crowds flocking to early showings.
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Ratings are based on the box office collections and the cost of the film.
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Friday Night Lights doesn&#39;t capture the essence of HG Bissinger&#39;s bestselling book, but it does embody the spirit of Texas high school football.
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Winning a spot on Madden NFL's soundtrack is a new route to an old audience, as sure a bet as any when it comes to grabbing a prized demographic.
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Anyone who grew up in a football town will find Friday Night Lights dead on, as actor-turned-director Peter Berg portrays the subculture of the Texas high school gridiron.
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Moviegoers are not following the script written for them by the Hollywood studios. In a sign that big-budget sequels may be losing their allure, North American ticket sales for the first three big films of the lucrative summer season have not kept pace with their respective predecessors.
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Stadiums were filled to capacity. TV ratings were high. In most ways, this was another great season for the NFL. Except for this: America's favorite league took some serious hits to its image.
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The Hollywood studios  have figured out how to counterprogram against the behemoth  weekend television event that is Super Bowl Sunday. Sony  Pictures and Universal Pictures both scored this frame at the  North American box office with two releases aimed specifically  at audiences not typically interested in the big game.
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Every medical decision the Giants make is funneled through a risk- reward assessment. If Jason Schmidt took his regular start in Florida on Tuesday, the potential reward would be one victory.
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Though the sports-themed Friday Night Lights failed to dislodge Shark Tale from the top, the critically acclaimed drama grabbed a healthy $20.
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Can't wait to see the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots look to continue their 15-game winning streak when they host the Indianapolis Colts next Thursday? Gridiron junkies will whet their appetite tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Battis Field in Middleborough, where the Middleboro Cobras and Brockton Buccaneers will tangle for Eastern Football League supremacy.