March 12, 2008–As Warner figures out how to fold New Line Cinema‚Äôs operations into the studio, WB brass is courting New Line production prexy Toby Emmerich to run a scaled-down version of New Line.

December 24, 2007–Will Smith's “I Am Legend” dominated the international box office during the pre-Christmas weekend with $25.3 million in 15 markets.

New research suggests that the presence of other people may enhance the totality of the movie-watching experience. Movie-goers tend to influence one another and to synchronize their emotional responses. This mutual reaction also affects each participant's overall experience– the more in sync we are with people around us, the more we like the movie.

September 18, 2007–Most teens see movies within the first two weeks. One fourth (27 percent) say they go on opening weekend, and an additional 44 percent go in the first two weeks, according to a recent OTX (Online Testing eXchange), Teen Topix survey of movie-going behavior and preferences.

Time are changing, and so does the movie industry–globally–due to one factor: The rising impact of the Internet, particularly on teenagers. According to a study conducted by Yahoo News, half of teens today first hear about new movies via the Internet.