Hollywood Entertainment Breaking News - Deadline.com/hollywood ‘Transcendence’ Lukewarm Thursday Bow, ‘Rio 2′ Might Get Its No. 1 Weekend Yet; ‘Heaven Is For Real’ Debuts Even with taking over Captain America: The Winter Soldier‘s IMAX theaters this weekend, a new sci-fi thriller in the marketplace, Johnny Depp in the lead and the only real newcomer with a shot at No. 1, based on Thursday night’s grosses, Transcendence’s debut near the top of the box office is doubtful this weekend. Bets are on that Fox’s Rio 2 may end up with around $26M, Disney/Marvel’s Captain America next with $22M go $23M and Warner Bros.’ Transcendence at No. 3 with around $18M to $20M. Those predictions come as Transcendence grossed only $850K on Thursday. A question mark is Sony’s Heaven is For Real and how many infrequent moviegoers (i.e. faith-based crowd) may boost its attendance numbers. Jimmy Kimmel Hits Season High & Tops Late Night With ‘Scandal’ Finale Show Over at ABC‘s Jimmy Kimmel Live this morning they’re likely celebrating with two words: “Scandal!” Fading Gigolo
20th Century Fox THE BIG SIX Trade Web Links Hollywood Employment Falls 5.7% In August: Report Investors were disappointed by this morning’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report, which showed an addition of 169,000 non-farm jobs nationwide in August — fewer than expected, even though it dropped the unemployment rate to 7.3% from July’s 7.4% and 8.1% a year ago. But Hollywood didn’t help: The seasonally adjusted number of jobs attributed to “motion picture and sound recording industries” fell 22,200 vs July to 366,300. That’s also down from August 2012 when the motion picture jobs number came in at 376,800.
Chinese Internet Giant Tencent Licenses Disney Films for Streaming Video Service Titles from Marvel Studios, home of "The Avengers" franchise, will soon be available on Hollywood VIP. Tencent, China's largest Internet company, has signed a deal with Disney Media Distribution to bring a collection of Disney, Pixar and Marvel Studios titles to the Chinese company’s streaming movie service, Hollywood VIP. The number and names of films acquired, along with financial terms, were not disclosed. STORY: China's Youku Tudou: Hollywood's New Gold Mine "We are very excited to be working with Disney to bring both new and classic movies to Chinese viewers," Sun Zhong Huai, vice president of Tencent, said in a statement. Tencent’s Hollywood VIP previously has signed similar deals with Warner Bros., Universal, Miramax, and Lionsgate, which Sun Zhong said “has been a huge success, with hundreds of thousands of repeat customers enjoying millions of movies views on our film service since we launched.” PHOTOS: China Box Office: 10 Highest-Grossing Movies of All Time