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Is 'Contagion' Heading For Television?

Jacob Hall — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:08:42 +0000

Steven Soderbergh's 'Contagion' was one of the surprise hits of 2011, riding its terrifying concept and all-star cast to a $140 million international gross. Naturally, the first thought for Warner Bros. must have been "let's make a sequel!" but it looks like Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns may be taking it in a different direction altogether. How about a TV show?

Weekend Box Office: 'Contagion' Takes Top Spot from 'The Help'

Shauna Wright — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:08:24 +0000

It took a global epidemic to do it, but ‘The Help’ has finally been knocked out of the number one spot at the box office after three weeks at the top of the list.

The Steven Soderbergh-directed ‘Contagion,’ about a deadly and fast-spreading disease and the panic it causes, earned $23.1 million at theaters in its first week of release, relegating ‘The Help’ to a runner-up status. The mixed-martial arts action flick, ‘Warrior,’ came in third during its debut week, with ‘The Debt’ and ‘Columbiana’ rounding out the top five.

New Movie Releases: 'Contagion,' 'Bucky Larson,' and 'Warrior' [VIDEOS]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:00:42 +0000

Moviegoers this weekend will have a choice of three new films in wide release.

In ‘Contagion,’ Matt Damon fights a viral epidemic that could endanger the entire planet, while the title character in ‘Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star‘ learns his parents were once porn-stars and abandons his small town life to follow in their footsteps. Finally, ‘Warrior‘ sees two estranged brothers, both mixed-martial