...November. In Hollywood, questioners were questioning: Why did Universal Pictures bother to make the movie at all? Studio chairman Stacey Snider wouldn't talk about the film. But Universal insiders say the picture, which was green-lit before...

...public relations firm to announce this week that it had received $2.5 million in funding from former Universal Studios chairman Frank Biondi and other high-powered folk. Similar announcements are expected from other fledgling companies before...

...and audiences are having fun with this. But as for a sequel, it's too early to say," said Tom Rothman, Fox studio chairman. The overall box office was up for the second straight weekend after a three-week slump. The top 12 movies grossed...

...more closely, more effectively. This will force us to be more self-governing than we would've been," said one studio chairman on condition of anonymity. But he added, "If we only made good wholesome movies we'd be out of business." Senior...

...even more discerning than the specialty audiences in terms of what is, in fact, good," said Richard Cook, Disney studio chairman. "If you do it correctly, if it's the right title and story, if it's good, then you really can hit a home...