despite now being a studio head. the entourage movie hits theaters june 5th. so good to see ari back. let s hope there s no plot dealing with north korea. we will see this movie after all. paramount pictures has built what s going to be the biggest opening directing job out there. the studio has picked justin lin to direct star trek 3. he s given credit for reviving the fast & furious action series. the first two installments of the coordinate star trek were directed by j.j. abrams. huge shoes to fill. really good movies in my opinion. he s now directing the upcoming star wars movie, j.j. abrams is. so the star trek films have grossed more than $840 million worldwide. nice reboot. to have someone like me really love those star trek movies, that s no small feat by j.j. abrams. take it you aren t a sci-fi. it s got to be really good. definitely fit the bill.
of that hospital makes over a million 400,000 dollars and 840 million dollar business that is highly profitable. it depends very little on the charity dinner that you probably went to as a congressman. that accounts for 0.3 of 1% of its revenue. what accounts for all of its revenue are the charges like you see in the time piece. you have zeke also. from this report in the times today that you not only we talk about montana, pensacola, fifth avenue, even in new york city, 20 blocks, 30 blocks apart. two different hospital charging two different prices. when steve s article came out i said this is i think is the silent spring of health care prices. experts in the community have known this for more than a decade. certainly decades that these different charges exist. now some of these charges are,
now the president has tried to get some of these guys to maybe donate to some of those superpacs and outside groups, like priorities usa. but really, priorities pales in comparison to what conservative groups have been able to raise. conservatives on the other side here. number one on mitt romney list is sheldon adelson, the owner of the las vegas sands casino empire which has been named so often a throughout this campaign. he has raised $34 million so far. how is the romney campaign using that money? well, not just raise $34 million. he has donated himself personally with his wife and daughter, something like $25 million of that money. so that is a ton of cash coming from one person. and a, you know, look. the fact is this has been one of the campaigns where we re on pace for a billion dollars in fundraising, or in ad spending. so we re at about $840 million now. and it s just a wash from both sides. you know, when you say $1
it is 42 after the top of the hour. time to span the globe to see what stories are making headlines for you overseas. first, chile. police in riot gear using water cannons and tear gas to break up an unauthorized protest by workers. they re demanding an increase in the monthly minimum wage. up next, italy, art experts reportedly researching 100 drawings and paintings that could be by renaissance artist, experts say it could be worth up to $840 million. and finally, to london, that s where your tallest skyscraper was officially unveiled last night during this laser light show. the shard, that s what it s called, it stands at just over 1,000 feet. pretty cool.
older iphone models and slash their prices which means they may gain ground in the lower end or emerging markets and that s where traditionally nokia and erickson have dominated. we re just weeks away from halloween, but we are spending how much on costumes this year? on costumes alone, spending is expected to reach $1 billion. that is up from $840 million last year or a jump of 19%. apparently 44% of those celebrating halloween will dress up in a costume, yours truly included. last year only about 40% said they would dress up. so what s going to be popular? let s take a look here. number one, royal wedding fever lives on. prince william and kate middleton costumes, retail $39.99. the outrageous hats of the wedding guests you might remember, princess beatrice and princess eugenie may also inspire some do it yourself costumes and number two angry birds. costume for both children and