The Harry Potter series set a record at the Box Office this weekend scoring $169.2 million at the US and Canada Box Office and an all time record of $481.5 million globally! Wowzers!
Movie Title Weekend Gross at the Box Office
Harry Potter and Deathly the Hallows pt 2 $169 million
The Dark Knight $158 million
Spider-Man 3 $151 million
The Twilight Saga: New Moon $142 million
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest $135 million
Checkout this useful video for any independent artist thinking of signing with a major label.
GWOP Magazine staff works directly with indie artists on a daily basis, this video provides valuable information on how major artists are pretty much in debt to their label after selling 1 million copies (which is above average in 2011). For example, Beyonce’s latest album 4 only sold approximately 300k copies the first week of its release. Watch full video below:
*Note: The video shows how an artist can still owe money after going platinum. These numbers are estimated and artists don’t all have the same deals.
S/O to ALL the INDIE Artists out there making it happen in 2011. #Pro Indie
Forbes, recently released a list of the top paid actresses in Hollywood. The list may suprise you. Guess how many woman of color are on the list of highest paid actresses in Hollywood of 2011? Full list after the jump.
The GodFather of Gangster rap Oshea Jackson aka Ice Cube goes Behind the Music with VH1. Cube is an American rapper, actor, screenwriter, film director, and producer. He began his career as a member of C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer, director, actor and producer in cinema.