2012 marks Universal Pictures' best year at int’l box-officeDecember 21, 2012 - 09:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Universal Pictures said Thursday, Dec 20 that 2012 will mark its best year at the worldwide box office in the studio’s 100-year history, with global theatrical grosses exceeding $2.927 billion to date, TheWrap revealed. Universal broke its domestic record ($1.127 billion) in October, and the studio will surpass its international record ($1.716 billion) on Friday. A broad slate helped Universal achieve the feat. Seven films took in more than $200 million worldwide: "Ted," $500 million; "Snow White and the Huntsman," $400 million; "Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax," $349 million; "Battleship," $307 million; "The Bourne Legacy," $276 million; "American Reunion," $235 million; and "Safe House," $209 million. Universal had six films claim the top spot at the domestic box office in 2012, led by "Ted," which became the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |