“Guardians of the Galaxy 2” leaped to the top of the Chinese box office in its second week on release. It flew to a $38 million week and a ten day cumulative score of $69.0 million. The previous week “Guardians” charted only in second place behind local comedy phenomenon “Breakup Buddies,”...

Irreplaceable is a 90-minute argument in favor of the traditional, Biblical definition of the family unit. That puts it directly in the cross hairs of a more modern, progressive view of family, witness a new online petition asking theaters not to show the film. Irreplaceable is slated to reach more...

Jay Leno dropped by a protest near the Beverly Hills Hotel on Monday afternoon to speak out against implementation of the Sultan of Brunei's new anti-gay penal code -- based on Sharia law -- that calls for the stoning to death of gays and lesbians, and the public flogging of women who have had abortions....

1). The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (SONY) 4,324 theaters / $35.5M Fri. / $33.1M Sat. (-7%) / $23.2M Sun. (-30%) / 3-day cume: $90M to $92M / Wk 1 2). The Other Woman (FOX), 3,238 theaters (+33) / $4.8M Fri. / $6M Sat. (+26%) / $3.6M Sun. (-40%) / 3-day cume: $14.2M to $14.5M (-43%) / Total cume: $47.3M...

Efrem Zimbalist Jr., a staple of 1960s and ’70s TV as the star of ABC dramas “77 Sunset Strip” and “The F.B.I.,” has died. He was 95. Zimbalist died Friday at his home in Solvang, Calif., according to a statement issued by his daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist, and son Efrem Zimbalist...

A filmmaker who is raising $2.1 million for the making of a TV movie about abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell -- in prison on multiple murder convictions -- is claiming on a massive billboard near Kickstarter's offices that, due to an alleged political bias, the crowdfunding company attempted to censor...

On a wing and a prayer. When I first spoke Martha Williamson, the respected writer/producer who brought Touched by an Angel to life for nine highly-successful seasons on CBS,  her two-hour movie pilot for Signed, Sealed, Delivered was just about to air on Hallmark Channel. That film — about...

Columbia Tristar senior vp of production DeVon Franklin has a personal connection to his latest film, Heaven is for Real. Like the characters in his movie, he is an outspoken Christian, one who travels around the country preaching about three weekends a month. In the weeks before Heaven's Easter release,...

Mark Burnett and Roma Downey are bringing their experience with faith-based content to MGM and Paramount's Ben-Hur. Burnett is joining as a producer while Downey joins as an executive producer. The Paramount and MGM co-production is being directed by Wanted helmer Timur Bekmambetov. (More @ The Hollywood...

Lost amid the weekend dominance of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” was another eye-popping hold by the faith-based drama “God's Not Dead.” The Christian indie film from Pure Flix Entertainment is up to $32.5 million at the domestic box office after finishing fourth with $7.7 million....