‘Unbroken,’‘Into The Woods’ Open Big, ‘Interview’ Does Well Online, Pirates Take It For a Spin, Changes In Store For ‘Extant’ Cast

Early Box Office Numbers Suggest ‘Unbroken’ and ‘Into The Woods’ Will Have Big Weekends, But Not ‘The Interview’

While The Interview should have an excellent per screen average, since it’s playing on just 331 screens, it probably will have a hard time cracking $2 million, while Unbroken is looking to clear $30 million. (THR)

Although ‘The Interview’ Is, To No One’s Surprise, a Bestseller On Google Play and YouTube Movies

The controversial film is listed as the top download as of late Christmas night, ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy and The Maze Runner. The studio is also streaming through Microsoft’s Xbox Video and Seetheinterview.com. (VAR)

And Online Pirates Have Boarded, As Well, With Over 750,000 Illegal Views Thus Far

While it’s not clear if that includes statistics out of Asia, some reports suggest that the film was viewed at least 300,000 times on one video sharing platform in China, and was also being seen in South Korea. (DH)

If You Were On the First Season Of ‘Extant,’ and Your Name Isn’t Halle Berry, You’re Probably Not Coming Back For Season Two

Star returns in the role of an astronaut named Molly who became pregnant while on a space mission. Also returning are Pierce Gagnon, who plays her android son, and Grace Gummer. Goran Visnjic and Camryn Manheim will depart soon after the season starts. (TVW)

The AFI Has Just Announced a New Head Of Its Annual Documentary Festival

Michael Lumpkin, producer and the Executive Director of the International Documentary Association (IDA), has been appointed director of AFI DOC, which will be held June 17th-21st in Washington, D.C. (IW)

Since It’s Boxing Day, There’s No Reason Not To Take a Look At ‘The Untold Story of National Lampoon’s ‘Christmas Vacation”

From freak snowstorms to the comedic cyclone that is Chevy Chase, the cast and creators reveal the secrets behind this beloved (by some, of course) holiday-movies classic. (RS)

Have You Taken a Look At Some Of the Best Action Scenes Of the Year? What’s Your Favorite?

Scenes from Edge Of Tomorrow, Guardians Of the Galaxy, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier are included, but does anything really top the Pentagon escape sequence from X-Men: Days Of Future Past? (CB)

No Year End Lists List Can Be Complete Without a “Best Kisses” Compliation

Winners include selections from One Upon a Time, Vampire Diaries, Jane The Virgin, True Blood, Outlander, and, surprisingly, The Big Bang Theory, among others. (TVG)

Screenwriters: ‘Get Him To the Greek’

The first revision draft by Nicholas Stoller, based on a character created by Jason Segel, dated October 1st, 2008. (DS)