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The New Line feature films Hairspray and Rush Hour 3 passed the $100 million mark at the domestic box office. Hairspray, starring John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, and Queen Latifah, is only the third recent musical film to cross the $100 million mark at the domestic box office after Chicago and Dreamgirls and had the biggest opening weekend at the box office of any musical in film history. It has earned more than $108 million to date since opening on July 20. The film’s soundtrack from New Line Records continues to land in the top 5 of Billboard’s Top 200 chart after six weeks of release.

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Chris Carlisle, formerly head of marketing for FOX Broadcasting and the FX television network, has joined New Line Cinema as its new President of Domestic Theatrical Marketing. He reports directly to Rolf Mittweg, New Line’s President and COO of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution. Carlisle co-reports to Toby Emmerich, New Line’s President of Production, on creative materials. At New Line, Carlisle assumes direct oversight of all marketing efforts for the studio including creative advertising, media buying and planning, national promotions, publicity and corporate communications, research, and interactive marketing. He is based in New Line’s Los Angeles headquarters.

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New Line Cinema hosted an exclusive charity auction on eBay featuring costumes and props from the musical comedy Hairspray, which opened nationwide on July 20. The charity auction ran from July 19-29 at www.hairspray.ebay.com. The Hairspray charity auction on eBay featured more than 60 items from the film, including such one-of-a-kind memorabilia as: Nikki Blonsky’s sequin dress John Travolta’s purple bathrobe John Travolta’s purple sequin dress Queen Latifah’s green/orange chiffon dress and necklace Amanda Bynes’ green plaid dress Brittany Snow’s polka-dot dress

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