But it does nothing to reduce the risks that the movie will be a box-office dud.
Clooney's method has produced a string of box-office disappointments including Michael Clayton and The Good German.
Screens playing the movie in that format generated only 33% of its box-office receipts.
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Is it so hard to picture this migration: Big-box to small-box, to no-box at all?
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Everything about this movie flies, as will its box-office receipts over Christmas and beyond.
In many cases, that means replacing a round pipe with a wide concrete box-like structure.
If there were a category for box-office earnings, they would have been nominated there too.
The box-office uptick was welcomed by the concert industry, which suffered a down year in 2010.
His swarthy sidekick, played by the baritone Nathan Gunn, is an equal box-office draw.
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Some can be really amazing on a low-budget, and others are simply box-office duds.
In the early days of cinema, studios made almost all of their money from box-office takings.
There are two other French comedies in the box-office top five so far this year.
Actually the closest thing to a big box-office winner among the nominees is Juno, from News Corp.
If there is someone who can give Star Wars a run for box-office gold, maybe it's Spider-Man.
"This means we might not be able to meet our box-office goal for the year, " Tian said.
That follows nearly flat box-office revenue in 2010, with higher prices offsetting a 6% drop in attendance.
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ByBox now operates a network of locker boxes around the UK, and deliver box-to-box, rather than door-to-door.
Their recent great box-office and award kudos means they'll both be able to push their quotes up.
"India's movie stars are essentially the country's ambassadors, " said Gitesh Pandya, box-office analyst and founder of BoxOfficeGuru.com.
Just ask Matt Hannifin, who has run the jewel box-like Science Toy Magic Shop in Santa Fe, N.
With chocolate-box-pretty town squares, hearty Flemish-inspired cuisine and some truly original attractions, the city is an overlooked gem.
The director hasn't made a film since "Chaser, " and Mr. Panitch believes his next one will be box-office gold.
It's as though General Motors had suddenly found a way to fit 7 million automobiles in a single box-car.
When I was fifteen, I took the box-of-puppies fantasy into my own hands.
At the same time, early positive buzz doesn't always translate to box-office success.
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Who knew that an endlessly chatty movie devoid of naked ladies and car chases could become a box-office smash?
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Gabe Gagliano predicts a March reboot of the Apple TV box-top set.
For his part, Bevan does confess to concerns about the film's box-office prospects.
Since ARM-based chips produce less heat Mr Gopalakrishnan said more could be placed on each "pizza-box-shaped" server rack unit.
A-levels, these have focused more on hoop-jumping and box-ticking than on actual education.
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