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Passes $400 Million Overseas for $713 Million Worldwide to Date

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 30, 2008 -- Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd.'s "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by Frank Marshall and executive produced by George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, crossed the $300 million mark domestically yesterday -- and topped $400 million overseas last Friday. With a cumulative gross of more than $713 million to date it is the highest grossing worldwide release of 2008.    » read more »

First of Any Studio This Year

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 23, 2008 -- Coming off reaching the billion-dollar mark in international box office sales last weekend, Paramount Pictures Corporation has now also crossed the billion-dollar milestone on its domestic gross sales, making it the first studio to accomplish this feat this calendar year and besting last year's billion-dollar record by nearly three weeks.

This marks back-to-back years of firsts for Paramount Pictures and five consecutive weeks of holding the Number One spot in domestic market share. The studio also set a new first as of this weekend -- having the Top Three grossing films of 2008 at mid-year.    » read more »

Beverly Hills, CA, May 16, 2008 – As part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Gold Standard screening series, the epic “Once upon a Time in the West” will be presented on Friday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The screening celebrates the West Coast premiere of a new restoration, courtesy of Paramount Pictures, and marks the 40th anniversary of the film’s 1968 release in Italy. (It was not shown in the United States until May 1969.)    » read more »

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 8, 2008 -- David Chase, the seven time Emmy(R) award-winning creator of "The Sopranos," has signed a deal with Paramount Pictures to write, direct and produce his first feature film, an original drama.

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Chase has a long-standing relationship with Paramount Studios chairman Brad Grey, his producing partner on "The Sopranos."

"Brad has always been adventurous as a producer and looked for different ways of doing things," said Chase. "I look forward to once again working with him, and now his team. For years, Brad has been a great partner, who helped enable me to do what I need to creatively."    » read more »

Feb. 13, 2008 -- This is a day of relief and optimism for everyone in the entertainment industry. We can now all get back to work, with the assurance that we have concluded two groundbreaking labor agreements - with our directors and our writers – that establish a partnership through which our business can grow and prosper in the new digital age.    » read more »

Trailer Airs Exclusively on ABC's 'Good Morning America' Then Fans Out to IndianaJones.com and Yahoo! Movies

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb 11, 2008 -- Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd. announced today that the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Indiana Jones adventure ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,'' directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford in the title role, will debut in theaters across the globe on February 14, 2008.    » read more »

Paramount Mobile Entertainment Announces Senior Management Team, Key Partnerships and Content Deals

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb 11, 2008 -- Sandi Isaacs, Senior Vice President, Mobile & Interactive, today announced the creation of a new business unit under the umbrella of the studio's digital division, Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment. The new global unit, Paramount Mobile Entertainment (PME), will focus on developing mobile entertainment and alternative distribution models for the studio.    » read more »

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 17, 2008 -- Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) today announced its upcoming slate of releases on HD DVD for the first quarter of 2008. A compelling array of action-adventure, drama and family fare, PHE's lineup of HD DVDs provides something for everyone, further expanding the format's offerings for a broad consumer audience.    » read more »

January 16, 2008 -- JOINT STATEMENT:

The agreement between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) establishes an important precedent: Our industry's creative talent will now participate financially in every emerging area of new media. The agreement demonstrates beyond any doubt that our industry's producers are willing and able to work with the creators of entertainment content to establish fair and flexible rules for this fast-changing marketplace.    » read more »

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire - FirstCall/ -- Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies announced today that the family adventure "The Spiderwick Chronicles" has moved its release to February 14, 2008.    » read more »

Paramount Classics and DreamWorks Donate 500 XO Children's Laptops to Schools In Kabul

LOS ANGELES, Dec 12, 2007 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- In advance of the December 14 release of the film The Kite Runner, Paramount Classics and DreamWorks Pictures are donating 500 XO laptops through One Laptop per Child (OLPC). The Afghan Relief Organization (ARO) will distribute the donated XO laptops, a learning tool created expressly for children in developing countries, to students attending its school in Kabul.    » read more »

13 November 2007, Washington (By Ray McDonald) -- Bee Movie stung the competition, topping the U.S. box office in its second weekend. The DreamWorks-Paramount production, which had debuted behind Denzel Washington's crime saga American Gangster, pulled in $26 million over the weekend.    » read more »

Competition to find the most talented unsigned dancer and hip-hop artist

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Vantage and MTV Films are searching for the most talented unsigned dancer and hip hop music artist in association with their upcoming film, "How She Move".    » read more »

- DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures' Megahit TRANSFORMERS Invades Stores to Become This Year's Top-Selling DVD and the Best-Selling High Definition Title Day One and Week One for Either Format
- From Director Michael Bay and Executive Producer Steven Spielberg,
In Association With Hasbro, Record-Setting DVD and HD DVD Sales
Underscore TRANSFORMERS' Status As Franchise Of Inter-Galactic
Proportions

- 'Jambo' From Africa! on the New Hour-Long Go, Diego, Go! TV Movie 'Safari Rescue,' Premiering Columbus Day, Monday, October 8 on Nick Jr.
- Nick Jr.'s Go, Diego, Go!: Safari Rescue DVD Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, to be Released Tuesday, October 9