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What to Expect From Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’s Wild IMAX Action Sequences

This December 16, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol premieres in IMAX five days in advance of its general release. Why exactly? Probably to encourage fans of the Tom Cruise franchise to see the picture in the large format director Brad Bird intended when he shot thirty minutes-worth of the fourth Ethan Hunt film in IMAX. To convince journalists that the large format is indeed worth higher ticket prices, an advance release date and a little early buzz, Paramount screened about 20 minutes worth of wild action sequences at the Rave 18 theater in Los Angeles last week. Ahead, the stomach-flipping details (and very mild spoilers).

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What to Expect From Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’s Wild IMAX Action Sequences

Happy 64th Birthday, Arnold Schwarzenegger! What’s His Best Onscreen One-Liner?

On July 30, 1947, Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Austria to parents Gustav and Aurelia. He moved to America when he was 21 years old, rose to fame as a prominent body builder, turned to acting, turned to politics , and — before the scandal about his illegitimate love child broke earlier this year — was one of the most beloved figures in pop culture over the last 30 years. So, not a great birthday year for Arnold! But! that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate the former Governator’s cumpleaños by remembering some of his great onscreen one-liners.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Will Break $1 Billion Worldwide

Time for some positive box office news ! By the end of this weekend, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 will pass the $1 billion mark in worldwide gross. Domestically, the film is already over $300 million , and will race ahead of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in both North American and worldwide returns by Sunday or Monday to become the franchise’s biggest hit — 3-D bump, higher ticket prices and IMAX surcharges excepting. Still, well done, Harry! [ THR ]

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Friday Box Office: Unhappily Ever After

What a difference three years — and one really bad sequel — makes. When Shrek the Third opened over this weekend in 2007, it grossed $38 million on Friday; Shrek Forever After , however, could only score $20 million yesterday, this despite the added benefit of higher ticket prices and 3D. Yikes. No reason to start a collection for Dreamworks Animation, but Shrek Forever After will likely wind up around $50 million short of its predecesor come Sunday. Elsewhere, weep for Will Forte. MacGruber grossed an embarrassing $1.5 million on Friday and will be lucky to close out the weekend with more than $5 million. Insert bomb related pun here. The top-five after the jump.

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Friday Box Office: Unhappily Ever After