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While I’m sure that most actors are perfectly friendly with each other while they’re making big movies together, I had no idea just how well some of these friendships can thrive, even long after the work is done. The same week that I learned that the Oppenhomies are still chatting via text, it turns out

The 2025 box office is off to an interesting start, and while there’s lots of potential for big blockbuster hits on the 2025 movie schedule, the movie that is likely to be the biggest winner won’t come out until almost year’s end, Avatar: Fire and Ash. However, Bob Iger has seen James Cameron‘s film early,

EXCLUSIVE: Disney‘s Snow White, which has been dragged through the tabloids like she was Leona Helmsley, is seeing Thursday previews tonight of $3.5M per our sources. Note, these numbers don’t come from Disney. Showtimes began at 2PM. Where does this put the feature take of Disney’s original princess? At that level the Marc Webb-directed musical

This week, Hunger Games fans have been blessed with another installment of Suzanne Collins’ franchise with Sunrise on the Reaping. With the new novel already soaring to the top of bestseller lists, Lionsgate is in tandem currently working on the movie being one of the upcoming book adaptations with a 2026 release set. But now

After a 92-day theatrical window that is hearty for an independent movie, Searchlight’s Oscar-nominated A Complete Unknown will hit Hulu on March 27. The James Mangold-directed Bob Dylan biopic received eight Oscar nominations including Best Actor for Timothée Chalamet as Dylan, Best Picture, Best Director for Mangold, Best Supporting Actress for Monica Barbaro, Best Supporting

Following It Ends With Us becoming a box office success last fall, the romantic drama has become the centerpiece for a huge legal battle between star and producer Blake Lively and the film’s director and other lead, Justin Baldoni. The allegations have since spiraled into both Lively and Baldoni issuing lawsuits against the other, but

Bruce Willis turned 70 years old this week and while Willis has had to retire from acting due to health issues, his decades of incredible work and his popular characters will live on. It seems this may have been a consideration even much earlier in his career as Samuel L. Jackson says the actor gave

The National Association of Theatre Owners, aka NATO, will now be known as Cinema United going forward. It’s a big name change for the trade org, with one of the reasons behind the change because, after 60 years, it was tired of being confused with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. But also the name change

If you’re like me and you’ve ever wanted to know what it’s like to hang out with comedy legends Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, today is your lucky day. In addition to going on tour together, the Weekend Update duo recently recorded a podcast episode. In a now-viral clip, the 30 Rock alum vented about

Warner Bros‘ has just made some razor-sharp release date changes ahead of CinemaCon, ones which could potentially keep the Burbank, CA lot more toward the black this year than in the red. In a year when there were four $100M+ auteur driven movies, one of which — Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 recently misfired —

The It Ends With Us movie may have inspired all kinds of controversy and a high-profile lawsuit between its two stars, but it’s apparently been good business for author Colleen Hoover, who now has three upcoming book adaptations based on her works on the way. Along with Regretting You and Verity in production, it’s just

The Fast & Furious franchise isn’t just brainless action movies about high-speed chases and gravity-defying stunts—it’s about family. And no one embodies that more than Vin Diesel. The Fast X star recently took the stage to honor his longtime co-star, Gal Gadot, as she received her well-earned star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. While

No doubt about: The big guns of Broadway‘s spring season are arriving fast and furious, and boosting box office figures from receipts to ticket prices. Another newcomer – Good Night, And Good Luck, starring George Clooney, last week became the latest member of the $2 Million Club with just five previews and just weeks after

James Bond is undergoing some major changes behind the scenes and will soon be doing the same on screen. Daniel Craig has played Bond for the final time, and now the Broccoli family is stepping back from producing the iconic franchise, having sold to Amazon MGM. This is a unique moment and the perfect opportunity

Disney‘s feature take on its classic 1937 toon Snow White finally is hitting theaters this weekend after weathering a tormenting, blown-out-of-proportion tabloid controversy. Domestic is looking to land between a $45M-$50M opening with another $55M abroad. The reported $270M feature production came under fire on social for the casting an actress of Latina-Polish descent —

Keira Knightley has had some incredible roles over the years, from a fun teen comedy, Bend it Like Beckham, to Pride & Prejudice, to Atonement, to The Imitation Game. But for many fans, she’ll always be Elizabeth Swann, the fearless, sharp-witted heroine from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. And while she made swashbuckling and

The death of Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa has had as many twists and turns as a Hollywood movie. While the fact that both were found dead together certainly led to rampant speculation, it was initially not suspected to be a suspicious death. But since then things have morphed into something

Chinese blockbuster Ne Zha 2 recently became the first non-Hollywood movie to cross $2B worldwide, and in so doing joins an exclusive group of only six other titles to click past the threshold globally. Since the animated sequel began playing in China on January 29, its trajectory has been nothing short of stunning. Hollywood generally gives huzzahs

Shrek has become a cultural touchstone for multiple generations, as viewers of varying ages continue to be charmed by the gruff but lovable ogre’s adventures. Moviegoers may not have known what to expect from the franchise’s inaugural installment from 2001, and that was also true of cast member John Lithgow. The veteran actor was indeed

Filmmaker Edgar Wright and the cast of his upcoming Paramount Pictures’ action-thriller The Running Man — Glen Powell, Josh Brolin and Colman Domingo — will headline CinemaCon’s Creative Community Luncheon in Las Vegas in April. Later that evening, Powell will be honored as Star of the Year at the Big Screen Achievement Awards Celebration.  The lunch event is traditionally held

Fans and spectators of the Outworld Tournament, it’s almost time for our realm to test its might once again. October’s frame on the 2025 movie schedule has a nice dragon-shaped insignia place in its heart for the long-awaited sequel Mortal Kombat 2, and that arrival will come with a pretty big Hollywood debut. As Karl

SPOILER WARNING: The following article discusses the ending of Novocaine. So, if you have not yet seen the new action movie and you choose to continue reading, I hope that spoilers do not cause you too much pain. I think it is safe to say that Jack Quaid is the… uh, Dennis Quaid of his

Yes, this is the lowest grossing weekend of 2025 to date, but not for opera, as the specialty market found its maestro, Ludwig van Beethoven. The Met: Live in HD transmission of Beethoven’s Fidelio grossed over $860k at about 800 cinemas on Saturday night, one screening. Conducted by Susanna Mälkki, and starring soprano Lise Davidsen, tenor David

March 2025 was never going to be huge at the domestic box office. While this time last year saw the movie release calendar populated with titles including Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune: Part Two, Mike Mitchell’s Kung Fu Panda 4, Adam Wingard’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Gil Kenan’s Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the industry is

Refresh for latest…: A generally quiet weekend at the international box office, amid holdover play for the major studio titles and the start of staggered release for newer entries, nevertheless included another milestone for Chinese phenomenon Ne Zha 2 which has moved up to become the 5th highest-grossing movie ever worldwide. The Ne Zha 2

For the longest time, Father of the Bride has been one of my favorite movies. Even as a kid, watching George Banks (one of the best on-screen dads) lose his mind and turn into a neurotic mess as he prepares to walk his daughter down the aisle was something that made me laugh more than

While Snow White’s big, PG 2025 movie release is just around the corner, we’re gearing up for two other releases which are bringing something quite different to the table. I’ve seen this week’s release Novocaine and next month’s Warfare in an early preview and I can tell you they were two of the most exciting

Babygirl, the A24 Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson bawdy office romance movie, will be streaming on Max on April 25 after a 121-theatrical day window. That’s a very a long robust window that no exhibitor can complain about. The R-rated boss-in-love-with-an-intern movie opened on Christmas Day and went on to make $28.1M domestic, $63.8M worldwide

I respect and admire Colman Domingo’s acting abilities. He transforms himself with each performance and grows with each new project. Therefore, I looked forward to watching his Oscar-nominated Sing Sing performance. Domingo earned this nomination, and in my opinion, possibly should have won. Not only is his performance breathtaking, but the film is outstanding. Anyone

André Holland is on a roll with three new films, ‘The Last Supper‘ tests the faith-based market, hot Vietnamese director Tran Thanh is back, and documentary October 8 examines the explosion of antisemitism after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. A handful of big indies are out with wide releases from Focus