LOS ANGELES“Star Trek Into Darkness,” the newest installment in the classic intergalactic franchise, blasted to the top of movie box office charts with $70.6 million in weekend ticket sales at theatres in the United States and Canada.The new 3D voyage for Captain Kirk and the crew of ...

LOS ANGELESAction comedy “Pain & Gain” starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson grabbed the top spot at the US box office in its debut this weekend, snagging $20 million, industry estimates showed.The Paramount Pictures production about bodybuilders caught up in crime pushed ...

LONDON GN TOM Cruise’s Oblivion has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release. The science fiction blockbuster, directed by Tron: Legacy’s Joseph Kosinski, debuted to £4.9m to see off competition from last week’s chart-topper The Croods. Oblivion’s total ...

LAHORE – Article 6 of the Constitution and the High Treason (Punishment Act) 1973 imposes a very heavy responsibility on the Federal Government to decide whether or not to file a case of treason against any person and also to decide who shall be the appropriate person to file and proceed with ...

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The reboot of the horror classic "Evil Dead" slayed its rivals in its opening weekend, topping the North American box office with $26 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday."Evil Dead," a reinvention of Sam Raimi's cult 1981 film about a group of friends ...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided not to include ‘None of the Above (NOTA)” column in the ballot papers for upcoming election.The ECP said that they had taken the decision due to some legal problems. The commissioner sources said that the amendment could not be made ...

ACTION film GI Joe: Retaliation fought off competitors over the weekend to top the US box office. The sequel to GI Joe: Rise of Cobra was postponed last year to convert the film to 3D, but made $41.2m according to studio estimates. Last week’s top earner The Croods fell to second with $26.5m. ...

In a bid to pull the ailing Radio Pakistan out of a deep financial crunch, a National Assembly Standing Committee has approved the recommendation by the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) to collect 2 percent tax on every recharge from cellular phone users and a one-time fee on the purchase of ...

ISLAMABAD - The central character of Memo scandal, Mansoor Ijaz, Wednesday recorded his explosive statement via video link from London before the judicial commission probing the matter, while the commission held the hearing in Islamabad. The commission head, Balochistan High Court Chief Justice ...

LOS ANGELES Love story “The Vow” won the hearts of moviegoers with $51.4m in global ticket sales over a pre-Valentine’s Day weekend. “The Vow,” starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, took in $41.7m at US and Canadian theatres from Friday through Sunday in the ...

RISE of the Planet of the Apes did $54m, according to studio estimates from box-office tracking firm Hollywood.com. Propelled by strong reviews and an aggressive ad campaign by 20th Century Fox, Apes did about $14m more than projected. Rottentomatoes.com reports that the movie earned ...

LONDON (AFP) - A five-seat box at the world-famous Royal Albert Hall in London is up for sale for a princely 550,000 (630,000 euros, $900,000), the estate agents said Tuesday. Harrods Estates described the box, which it is claimed contains the best seats in the concert hall, as the ultimate gift ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Big-budget action film Transformers: Dark of the Moon won the battle of the box office for the second-straight weekend, generating $140 million (87.5 million pounds) in global ticket sales and pushing its worldwide total since its debut to $645 million, studio estimates ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Big-budget Hollywood flick Transformers: Dark of the Moon smashed rivals and delighted movie fans around the world, ringing up $372 million at global box offices since its Wednesday debut, Paramount Pictures said on Sunday. The movie, the third installment in the blockbuster ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Green Hornet led the foreign box office for a second consecutive weekend on Sunday, earning just $15.7 million (9.9 million pounds) from 64 markets. The foreign total for the 3D superhero saga starring Seth Rogan stands at $61 million. Weekend highlights were No. 1 ...

.LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After seven rounds as an also-ran on the foreign theatrical circuit, Disney Animations Tangled finally nailed the No. 1 overseas box office spot with a weekend take of $26.3 million (16.9 million) - a mere $100,000 ahead of No. 2 The Tourist. First place openings in 10 ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gullivers Travels narrowly took the No. 1 spot at the overseas box office during the new year holiday weekend, despite failing to make much of an impact in North America. The 3D update of Jonathan Swifts satire collected $24 million (15.4 million pounds) from 33 mostly minor ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) Corporate Services has organised a seminar on the launch of their new service "Business in a Box" at Layallpur Gymkhana Faisalabad recently, says a press release. Different people of industry from across Pakistan attended the seminar to ...

THE third film in the Fockers franchise has made its debut at number one in the North America office over the Christmas period, studio estimates show. The movie, which stars Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller, took $34m (22m) during the three-day period, ahead of the Coen Brothers True Grit. Gullivers ...

JEFF BRIDGES' sci-fi sequel Tron: Legacy has leapt to the top of the US box office grid with a 43.6 million dollar opening weekend, according to studio estimates. The Disney release reboots the story line started in the 1982 tale Tron, in which Jeff's character is hurtled into a deadly virtual ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Quentin Tarantinos Inglourious Basterds blasted its way to the No. 1 spot at the foreign box office during the weekend, grossing an estimated $27.5 million from 22 markets. The World War II opus, which also ruled in North America with about $37.6 million, led the field in ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sandra Bullock took the crown at the weekend box office in North America for the first time in 10 years with her latest romantic comedy, according to preliminary sales data issued Saturday. The Proposal sold $12.4 million worth of tickets across the United States and Canada ...

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - 'Knowing,' the sci-fi action thriller starring Nicolas Cage, made its debut over the weekend at the top of the box office with 24.6 million dollars in ticket sales, final industry figures showed Monday. Directed and written by Alex Proyas, maker of "I, Robot," the film tracks ...

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Disney's "Race to Witch Mountain," kept North American filmgoers spellbound over the weekend and was the top-grossing movie, with 24.4 million dollars in ticket sales, industry figures showed Monday. The adventure and science-fiction family flick is a remake of Disney's 1975 ...

FESTIVE comedy Four Christmases has topped the North American box office for a second consecutive week, according to early studio estimates. The film, starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn as a couple who divide their holiday among each of their divorced parents, took $18.2m (12.2m). Vampire ...

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Teen vampire film "Twilight" sunk its fangs into the North American box office at the weekend, scaring up 69.6 million dollars on its debut, final figures showed Monday. The movie, based on Stephanie Meyer's best-selling novel follows the adventures of teenage heroine played by ...

KNOBBLY and discoloured, these chocolates have seen better days. But what they no doubt lack in taste, they more than make up for in historic value. The misshapen sweets date back 106 years, making them contenders for the title of oldest chocolates in the world. Hailing from Scottish town ...

MAX Payne, the live-action iteration of the game series, pulled in $18 million this past weekend, despite near-unanimous negative reviews. That figure was enough to earn Payne the top spot on the weekend's box office standings, though it's a somewhat dubious honor: The next-highest earner is the ...

ISLAMABAD  - Barrister Iqbal Jaffrey, the counsel for Dr A Q Khan, has said that the issue of the renowned nuclear scientists should be resolved amicably otherwise many "dignitaries" will be exposed and it will open up a new Pandora's box. He was talking to the journalists after his ...

LAHORE - Six years after the immensely successful 'Yeh Dil Aap Ka Hua' Jawed Sheikh is all set to release his next film 'Khulay Asmaan Kay Neechay' in cinemas across Pakistan on July 4. But this time he is facing tough competition from a Bollywood movie 'Love story 2050', which is also schedule for ...