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  • ‘Banned’ channels allowed to go on air; some operators await decoders

    ‘Banned’ channels allowed to go on air; some operators await decoders

    MUMBAI: After Sahara One and Filmy, the weekend saw the return of the remaining seven “banned” channels to most cable TV networks in Maharashtra.

    However, these channels were still off air on networks of major multi-system operators (MSOs) like Hathway and In Cable (who hold sizeable chunk of connections in Mumbai) as well as Zee Group controlled Siticable, among those that had their equipment confiscated by the police in raids on 21 August, when reports last came in. These cable networks were expected to start beaming all the channels again once their decoders were in place.

    The first to get back on air was Zee Cinema, while the other six channels – Star Gold, Star One, Star Movies, HBO, AXN and Max – came back soon after.

    Zee Cinema, like Sahara One and Filmy, had claimed that it was telecasting U/A certified movies.

    Broadcasters of other channels also got the clearance to get back on air soon after with the Mumbai police social service branch granting permission to the channels to resume transmission late on Saturday.

    The permission came with a rider though: that the channels would follow the Mumbai High Court directives that they would not air uncertified as well as adult movies.

    The nine channels had originally been blacked from 21 August after the Mumbai Police confiscated the decoders of major cable networks and beaming equipment of channels on the charge that they had violated the law by telecasting uncertified movies. This followed orders from the Bombay High Court that channels showing adult movie content should be taken off off air.

    Meanwhile, the Cable Operators and Distributors Association (Coda) have decided to meet the information and broadcasting (I&B) minister Priya Ranjan Das Munshi to express their protest against the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)’s support to direct-to-home (DTH) service providers for using multi-dwelling unit (MDU) technology.

    “We are planning to meet the I&B minister for placing our case against MDU. DTH is to home and not direct-to-building,” says CODA president Ganesh Naidu.

  • HC’s U/A ok sees Sahara One, Filmy back on air

    HC’s U/A ok sees Sahara One, Filmy back on air

    MUMBAI: Sahara One and Filmy are back on the cable TV networks in Maharashtra while the ban on the other seven channels for showing adult movie content continues.

    “Sahara One and Filmy were banned due to a confusion on U/A certificate. We have certain movies with U/A certificate and mistakenly it was included in the A category. But yesterday’s High Court ruling brought the clarity that U/A certified movies don’t come under the purview of the ban. Hence, our two channels are now back on air,” says Sahara One Media & Entertainment CEO Shantonu Aditya.

    B’casters to meet I&B ministry to convey views
    Broadcasters are planning to meet the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry to represent their views. They are willing to obtain certificate from the censor board before they air any movies. But they feel the entire process of certification of their movie library would require time. “The certification board needs to beef up its infrastructure to clear a huge pile of movies. We want to be given time for carrying out this process,” says a senior executive of a leading movie channel.

    The channels which are still to come on air are Star Gold, Star Movies, Star One, Max, Zee Cinema, AXN and HBO. These channels will continue to remain off air at least till the next hearing of the case.

    DTH providers continue to show banned channels
    Direct-to-home (DTH) service providers, however, continued to show these banned channels as they were yet to be served notice. Tata Sky Ltd and Dish TV executives were not available for comment. The Bombay High Court yesterday ruled that DTH service providers and broadcasters were bound by the 21 December, 2005 order banning the telecast of movies with `A’ certificates.
    “Nobody has received the High Court order as yet. This could be the reason for these channels being still available on DTH,” an industry observer says.

    Out of the list of 122 movies given to the High Court, 84 have U/A certification. “We are happy that the order includes broadcasters and DTH operators. If DTH is showing the channels today, that may be because the fine print of the High Court order has not reached anybody,” says Ravi Singh, a distributor of Wire and Wireless India Ltd (WWIL).

    The cable TV service in pockets of Malad and Borivli, located in the western suburbs of Mumbai, are yet to resume following the police raid and sealing of amplifiers. “We are taking up the matter with the court tomorrow for restoration of signals. Seven sub-operators are affected in this area,” says Singh.

    Broadcasters have recently been cautious in buying Hindi movies from producers. In acquiring new adult movies for telecast rights, they are insisting on re-censoring it for television. Sahara, for instance, acquired Gangster, an `A’-rated movie after asking the producer to re-censor it for TV viewing.

    “In case we buy A movies in future, we will re-censor it,” says Aditya.

    Film producers, however, feel that re-censoring is an unnecessary headache and will occupy bureaucratic procedures. The editing may also make it less attractive for TV viewing if the content is essential to the plot of the movie, they say.

    Meanwhile, the Film & Television Producers Guild Of India has sought clarity from the I&B minister Priya Ranjan Das Munshi over the confusion prevailing “in respect of film certification and broadcast content regulation.”

    Guild president Amit Khanna said the entire entertainment fraternity would be grateful if the I&B ministry could take issue of ‘censorship’ holistic in the spirit of a self-regulating code and take appropriate steps to make suitable legislative amendments in this regard at the earliest.

  • HC includes DTH operators, channels in adult movie ban ambit; slams cable blackout

    HC includes DTH operators, channels in adult movie ban ambit; slams cable blackout

    MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court today ruled that broadcasters, including direct-to-home (DTH) service providers, were bound by the 21 December, 2005 order banning the telecast of movies with ‘A’ certificates.

    The High Court bench, headed by Justice Lodha, pulled up the cable operators for their action of discontinuing transmission of all channels in the city. “The act was irresponsible,” the bench decreed, adding that cable operators could not charge subscribers for the two days when services was not available.

    The court also specified that the broadcasters have to obtain certificate from the censor board before they air any movies. Justice Lodha pointed out that the December 2005 order holds applicable to foreign channels.

    What this means is that the nine channels charged with showing adult content — Hindi and English movie channels (Zee Cinema, Star Movies, HBO, Filmy, Star Gold, AXN and Max), and Hindi entertainment channels Star One and Sahara One — will continue to remain off air at least till the next hearing of the case.

    Cable services were stalled on Monday evening after the Mumbai police raided cable TV control rooms and seized decoder boxes of the nine channels.

    It was in the December 2005 that the High Court had ordered the police to take action against cable operators and cable service providers who beamed movies without ‘A’ or ‘U/A’ certificates. This was in response to a public interest litigation filed by social activist Pratibha Nathani.

    However, today’s order made an important modification to the original order delivered last December. The court pointed out that movies with U/A (universal/adult) certification cannot be banned. These would be allowed to be screened but would have to run a cautionary scroll highlighting that the movies can be watched under parental guidance, the court ruled.
    The court also said that with this modification, if police have taken action against anybody for showing U/A movie in the past few days, such an action will have to be discharged, news agency Press Trust of India reported.

  • Star Gold celebrates Yaari-Dosti this August

    Star Gold celebrates Yaari-Dosti this August

    MUMBAI: A unique show that awards stars on their performance as friends. This set of awards is sure to make your Friendship Day more fun than you could ever imagine. A Friendship Day special “Yaari Dosti Awards” will be telecast on 6th August at 4 pm and 7:30 pm only on Star Gold.

    The awards explore the meaning and significance of friendship in films. It will also give viewers a lowdown on reel and real life Bollywood friendships with a dash of humor.

    The semi serious awards for performances in films and the periphery of filmmaking will be an experience you can enjoy with your gang of friends. You might even identify with a few characters as on one hand you will see how stars in their roles have kept friendship over love or their duty above dosti. On the other hand, some have pretended to be friends and some friends turned foes. This voice –over driven show will feature the most popular Bollywood voices mimicked to perfection.

    The awards have some very interesting categories and nominations. Some of them are:

    Yaara Dildaara Award : Will the hit old pair of Amitabh Bachchan and Zeenat Aman be able to take on the new jodis Tusshar Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor or Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao or Amrita Rao and Zayed Khan

    Yaara Dildaara Award: Who will prove to be the biggest ‘gaddar’ of them all? Naseeruddin Shah from Sarfarosh, Aishwarya Rai in “Khakee”, Akshay Kumar in Ajnabee or Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Kabhi Haa Kabhi Naa’

    Yaara Dildaara Award: Will Chunky Pandey’s sacrifice for Anil Kapoor overshadow Chitrangadha Singh and Shiny Ahuja’s or will Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor overshadow Shilpa Shetty sacrifices for Raveena Tandon in Pardesi Babu We Are Just Good Friends Awards : Which of these will prove to be just good friends – Aftab and Natasha, Jimmy Shergil and Preity Zinta., Sanjay Suri and Rinke Khanna or Juhi Chawla, Anil Kapoor and Govinda.

    Tu Chor Mein Sipahi Award: Will Sanjay Dutt and Jeetendra be fast enough to beat their competition Akshay Kumar and Nagarjuna Salman Khan and Sanjay Kapoor Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan

    Katilaana Award: Who’ll be the most gruesome murderer of them all? Natasha, the team on Kaante, Urmila Matondkar or Raveena Tandon

    Jai Veeru Award: Who do you think is Akshay Kumar’s best friend – Suniel Shetty or Salman Khan?

    The real life Jai & Veeru Award: Which two Bollywood celebrities will prove to be best friends on as well as off screen?

    Have a blast this Friendship Day with all your friends and your favourite Bollywood stars on the “Yaari Dosti Awards” on 6th August at 4 pm and 7:30 pm.

  • Cable blackout in Mumbai ends

    Cable blackout in Mumbai ends

    MUMBAI: Cable television is finally back in Mumbai after almost two days. However, movie channels, as well as Hindi entertainment channels Star One and Sahara One, remain on the blink.

    A compromise was reached late this evening after the Cable Operators and Distributors Association (Coda), which represents local cable ops, as well as representatives of the various multi-system operators, met Maharashtra home minister RR Patil.

    The cable fraternity’s contention has been that since they are only service providers, and not content producers, they require “clear cut regulation from the government for the telecast of movie channels.”

    According to a cable operator who preferred to remain anonymous, all the networks were restoring cable services barring those of the nine channels that triggered the imbroglio in the first place. “We will wait for the verdict, which will be heard tomorrow (Wednesday) by Justice Lohda (before deciding on the next course of action),” he said.
    Cable operators have filed an intervention petition in the Bombay High Court asking why broadcasters and direct-to-home operators were not being taken to task by the authorities. The petition is scheduled to come up for hearing tomorrow.

    Earlier in the day, cable operators were running a scroll informing viewers of the reasons behind the suspension of services. “Due to unprecedented raids on cable operators for carrying satellite movie and entertainment channels having adult content, all Maharashtra cable operators have shut down these channels till further directions from the High Court and commissioners. Kindly bear with us.” — Cable Operators and Distributors Association.

    The channel blackout was not total all over Maharastra though. Besides Mumbai, other parts of the state – such as Nasik, Pune, Thane and New Mumbai – were affected to varying degrees by the channel blackout. In Pune, for instance, the cable networks only discontinued the transmission of movie and music channels.

    Cable services were halted last evening after the Mumbai police raided cable TV control rooms and seized the decoder boxes of nine channels charged with showing adult content. Among these were Hindi and English movie channels (Zee Cinema, Star Movies, HBO, Filmy, Star Gold, AXN and Max), and Hindi entertainment channels Star One and Sahara One.

    Police said the operators were raided because they were showing adult films, despite there being a ban on them. At least three million homes were affected by the blackout.

  • Mumbai cable TV shut as operators protest police clampdown

    Mumbai cable TV shut as operators protest police clampdown

    MUMBAI: Cable operators across India’s entertainment capital Mumbai blacked out all channels on their networks on 21 August late evening. The reason: they were protesting against the move by the authorities to stop them from transmitting English and Hindi movie channels to their viewers.

    Earlier in the day, the Mumbai police had swooped down on cable TV control rooms and sealed decoder boxes of nine channels for showing adult content. Among these were Hindi and English movie channels (Zee Cinema, Star Movies, HBO, Filmy, Star Gold, AXN and Max), and Hindi entertainment channels Star One and Sahara One.

    At the time of writing, unconfirmed reports were that other cities across the western Indian state of Maharashtra had also been affected with cable TV services partially or completely shut down. For instance a major cable operator in Pune revealed that decoders of the above nine channels and also those of MTV and Channel V had been sealed.

    Additionally, certain cable TV networks had started scrolling that the agitation had spread through the rest of Maharashtra with services being shut down every where.

    “Police have sealed the decoder boxes of nine channels. We had to sign a bond that we wouldn’t be telecasting these channels till the High Court ruling,” says a senior executive of a leading multi system operator (MSO).

    The Bombay High Court had last week pulled up the Maharashtra police chief for not acting against cable operators who were violating its earlier order banning adult movies on TV. In December 2005, the High Court had ordered the police to take action against cable operators and cable service providers who beamed movies with ‘A’ or ‘U/A’ certificates. This was in response to a public interest litigation filed by social activist Pratibha Nathani.

    In Mumbai, cable operators have blacked out their service. “There was too much confusion and we didn’t receive a definite list of which channels to block. Movie channels like Pix and Zee Studio, for instance, are spared. It is only late in the day that the police has come to our control rooms and sealed the decoders of nine channels. To avoid all this chaos, the three control rooms of Siticable in Mumbai have switched off their service,” says Ravi Singh, a distributor of Siticable.

    Adds a cable operator, “They should have told us early in the day which channels we are not to telecast. There would have been no need for the police to visit all the control rooms in Mumbai as we would have blocked these channels. We are not broadcasters and we can’t be expected to act as the censors of content.”

    The Bombay High court had on 16 August directed Director General of Police Dr P S Pasricha to file an additional affidavit within a week to explain whether any action has been taken against erring cable operators.

    MSOs are deciding what course of action they should take. “We may move the court,” says Wire and Wireless India Ltd. (WWIL) CEO Jagjit Kohli.

    When contacted, a Star India spokesperson did not wish to comment on the issue.

  • Star Gold announces social project ‘Rang De Basanti Salaam’

    Star Gold announces social project ‘Rang De Basanti Salaam’

    MUMBAI: After last year’s Project Swades, Star Gold has announced its flagship social initiative for the year, Rang De Basanti Salaam. The project is aimed at rewarding those ordinary people, who might be strangers to us but have kept the spirit of heroism alive.

    Rang De Basanti Salaam will honour those unsung heroes who have risen above and beyond their everyday lives. It will honour individuals whose actions have impacted their community at large. The initiative salutes individuals who reached out to touch another person’s life and unknowingly changed it forever, states an official release.

    Star India, Marketing, Satya Raghavan says, “India in the last year has faced a number of catastrophes. The country has emerged as a winner against terror and attacks. We have proved to the world that we as people have enough of compassion and humanity to wash away the trauma and suffering. All of this would not be possible without the support of fearless and undaunted people, which Star Gold acknowledges though the Rang De Basanti Salaam.”

    Kicking off the initiative, Star has invited entries from individuals who know of unsung heroes under the age of 30 from 22 August 2006. Entries can be sent in by telephone Landline BSNL- 1255578, Mobile BSNL – 127827, or by logging on to www.Indya.com. The last date for entries is 3 September 2006. A panel of judges will select 10 most impactful entries, informs the release.

    Star Gold will telecast a special episode narrating these 10 stories. Viewers from all over the country can give their respect to the unsung heroes via SMS. The money collected from all the SMS received will be equally divided between the 10 heroes. The initiative will culminate with the telecast of Rang De Basanti on the channel on 2 October.ks India (SPN) realigns key portfolios

  • TV channels undecided on apology scrolling

    TV channels undecided on apology scrolling

    NEW DELHI: The Indian government made it clear to TV channels yesterday that those guilty of breaching advertising code would have to publicly apologize, though channel managements are still undecided on future course of action.

    The ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a warning to 43 channels directing them to carry a scroll for three days regretting airing surrogate advertisements of liquor and tobacco products in violation of rules.

    The scroll to be aired reads thus: “Ministry of information & broadcasting issues a warning to X channel for telecasting surrogate advertisements of liquor/tobacco products in violation of advertising code. X channel regrets this and apologies for the same. We assure to be more careful in future.”

    A gaggle of broadcasters, under the aegis of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), met ministry officials on Friday in an attempt to seek a resolution to, what a broadcaster described as, “uncalled for public humiliation.”

    The broadcast industry contention was that the government is unnecessarily objecting to ads of products and companies, which may have other legitimate businesses apart from tobacco and liquor products.

    Moreover, with the ASCI now given more teeth to regulate ads put out by companies, broadcasters argued, running a scroll of apology for three days would amount to financial setback and space loss for important news alerts too.

    However, the ministry officials were firm on their stand as, according to one of them, “too much pressure” was being exerted on the I&B ministry from parliamentarians who have criticized the ministry for inaction against surrogate advertising publicizing liquor and tobacco products on TV channels.

    The channels issued show-cause notice will be required to carry the warning scroll round the clock for three consecutive days on their respective channel from 18-21 August 2006.

    Still, the channels are undecided on future course of action and, according to information available, are also seeking legal advice on the matter.

    The channels that have been issued the warning are Aaj Tak, Animal Planet, B4U, Balle Balle, Channel V, CNBC TV-18, Discovery, ESPN, ETV Bangla, ETV Kannada, ETV Marathi, ETV-2, HBO, Headlines Today, India TV, MTV, National
    Geographic, NDTV 24X7, Raj TV, S S Music, SABe TV, Sahara Bihar, Sahara One and Sahara Samay.

    The list also includes Set Max, Sony Entertainment, Star Gold, Star Movies, Star One, Star Plus, SUN TV, Tara News, Ten Sports, TEZ, TV-9, Zee Bangla, Zee Café, Zee Gujarati, Zee Marathi, Zee News, Zee Sports, Zee Studio and Zoom.

    Rule 7(2)(viii)(A) of the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994 states that “no advertisement shall be permitted which promotes directly or indirectly production, sale or consumption of cigarettes, tobacco products, wine, alcohol, liquor or other intoxicants.”

    In an official statement issued today, the I&B ministry said apart from liquor and tobacco ads, certain objectionable and indecent advertisements of undergarments were also found to have been telecast, which should be stopped immediately.

  • Triple the Fun, Triple the Entertainment, with the Triple Premiere of the romantic drama Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya on Star Gold, Star Plus & Star One

    Triple the Fun, Triple the Entertainment, with the Triple Premiere of the romantic drama Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya on Star Gold, Star Plus & Star One

     

    The success mantra of Triple Premiere is very simple – the premieres of biggest blockbusters of the year on three Star Network channels (Star Gold, Star Plus and Star One) on the same day at different time slots. Audiences, therefore, have three chances to watch the premiere just like the multiple opportunities to catch a movie at a multiplex.

     

    With Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya, David Dhawan is back with a bang!! This flick has the perfect blend of style and attitude and the biggest laughs of any movie of 2005. Super looks, super style and outstanding performances by the stellar cast of Salman, Sohail, Sushmita, Katrina and Arshad made Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya a ‘must watch’ of 2005.

     

    Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya – A Must Watch on Star Gold, Star Plus & Star One

    HIGHLIGHTS

    The David-Salman rapport works wonderfully once again
    Himesh Reshamiyya’s Gen ‘X’ number, “Just Chill” a rage amongst the youth
    The first movie in which Salman and Katrina star opposite each other Complete entertainment with the 3 Khan brothers on screen – with Arbaaz doing a cameo at the very end
    Comedy at its best with Arshad Warsi and Rajpal Yadav
    The sensational Sushmita Sen and the extremely gorgeous Katrina Kaif Adapted from the movie for which Goldie Hawn won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress “Cactus Flower”, also one of the biggest hits of all time on Broadway.

    Do not miss the fun-filled triple premiere of Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya on February 26, at 1 pm on Star Gold, 6 pm on Star Plus and 9 pm on Star One…and remember to just chill!

  • News Corp net profit up 9% at $ 2.3 billion for 06 fiscal

    News Corp net profit up 9% at $ 2.3 billion for 06 fiscal

    MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch’s media powerhouse News Corp has reported record numbers with full year net profit standing at $ 2.314 billion. This marks an increase of nine per cent over the $ 2.128 billion it achieved in fiscal 2005.

    Net profit for the quarter ended 30 June 2006 was $ 852 million, an increase of 19 per cent over the $ 717 million achieved in the corresponding quarter of 2005.

    Revenues for the year stood at $25.3 billion, up 6 per cent from last year’s $23.9 billion.

    The full year operating profit growth reflects increased contributions from nearly every operating segment led by 23 per cent growth at cable network programming and a $212 million improvement at Sky Italia.

    On the television side, the stellar performers were the Fox network in the US and Asian arm Star Group. Star’s fourth quarter and full year operating profit increased by 10 per cent and 12 per cent respectively versus comparable periods a year ago. Ad revenues, mainly from India, drove total revenue growth. Ad gains were led by weekend programming initiatives at Star Plus and by the growth of Star One and Star Gold.

    Other highlights include
    • Formed Fox Interactive Media and acquired several rapidly growing internet properties, including MySpace.com, whose traffic has more than doubled since the acquisition in September 2005.
    • Completed sale of investments in Innova, a Mexican DTH platform, for $285 million, TSL Education Ltd business for $395 million and Sky Radio for $215 million.

    Commenting on another powerhouse performance from his media conglomerate, chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said, “Our fiscal 2006 financial performance once again demonstrates News Corporation’s ability to deliver superior near-term results while keeping our eye firmly focussed on the long-term with smart, strategic investments that we expect will accelerate our growth well into the future. We generated our fourth consecutive year of record operating profits with increases at nearly every one of our diverse segments; at the same time, we leveraged our strong balance sheet by investing in businesses uniquely positioned in the expanding digital world.

    “The success of our existing businesses was highlighted by Sky Italia’s first full year of profits — adding 513,000 subscribers over the past 12 months the broadcast network’s improved financial position — translating another ratings title into higher advertising revenues; the continued rapid growth of our established and burgeoning cable channels; and finally, by the considerable increase in contributions from DirecTV.

    “Longer term, we are intently focussed on developing ways not only to monetise our acquired internet assets, but also on how to exploit our vast content libraries as broadband access proliferates. From aggressively growing advertising across MySpace’s now nearly 100 million registered users to providing on-demand content to DirecTV consumers, we are keen on maximizing whatever opportunities technology provides. Our proven ability in taking advantage of new platforms and the momentum we continue to generate at our established businesses gives us great confidence as we head into fiscal 2007.”

    The television segment reported fourth quarter operating profit of $403 million, an increase of $59 million, or 17 per cent, versus the same period a year ago, and full year operating profit of $1.0 billion, an increase of eight per cent over fiscal 2005. Both the quarter and full year primarily reflect higher contributions from the Fox and Star, while the quarter also includes growth at the Fox Television Stations.

    At the Fox Broadcasting Company (FBC), fourth quarter and full year operating results improved dramatically versus fiscal 2005 as ratings momentum and higher pricing drove primetime advertising revenue growth. The fourth quarter results also included lower programming and promotion costs versus a year ago which included the launch of Family Guy and American Dad. For the full year, programming costs increased on higher license fees for several returning series, including American Idol and 24, which, along with House, led FBC to finish as the top-rated network among Adults 18-49 this past broadcast season. Additionally, fiscal 2005 included a loss associated with the broadcast of Super Bowl XXXIX.

    Fox Television Stations’ (FTS) fourth quarter operating profit increased slightly from the same period a year ago as FTS delivered record market share on primetime ratings strength and the continued success of local news.

    For the full year, operating profit declined by four per cent versus fiscal 2005, primarily as a result of higher production costs from the local news expansion. Despite softness in the overall advertising market, lower political spending and the benefit a year ago from FBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl XXXIX, revenues for the year were in-line with a year ago as FTS generated market share gains with a stronger prime-time line-up and continued success in local newscasts.

    The film segment reported fourth quarter operating profit of $200 million, up 83 per cent from the $109 million reported in the same period a year ago and record full year operating profit of $1.1 billion, up slightly from 2005. The current quarter results primarily reflect strong worldwide theatrical and home entertainment revenues, while full year results primarily include increased worldwide theatrical, pay-TV and free-TV contributions as well as higher syndication and home entertainment contributions from Twentieth Century Fox Television (TCFTV).

    Fourth quarter film results were largely driven by the worldwide theatrical success of Ice Age: The Meltdown, which has grossed over $640 million in box office to date, and by the home entertainment performances of The Family Stone, Big Momma’s House 2 and Cheaper By the Dozen 2. The current quarter also included the initial results and releasing costs for several successful theatrical releases including The Devil Wears Prada, which has grossed over $110 million in the US to date, and X-Men: The Last Stand, which opened to the highest domestic box office ever for a Memorial Day weekend and has grossed over $440 million in worldwide box office to date.

    For the full year, record film results were primarily driven by strong worldwide theatrical releases including Ice Age: The Meltdown, the Oscar winner Walk the Line, Fantastic Four and X-Men: The Last Stand and by the worldwide home entertainment performances of Robots, Walk the Line, Fantastic Four, Hide and Seek and Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith.