Neon and Participant opened animated documentary Flee to a $25,033 debut in four locations. That makes for a strong per-theater average of $6,258 ahead of a rollout early next year for the much-decorated Danish film ahead of Academy Award nominations Feb. 8. It’s one of a few rather particular offerings, including Drive My Car, that
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There’s some good news, and there’s some not-so-good news for B-movie horror fans, as Bruce Campbell talks Evil Dead. The good is that there’s another addition to the Evil Dead franchise coming with Campbell involved per usual, but just not in an acting sense. With this, the horror icon is opening up about retiring the
Refresh for latest..: We’re in a sort of holding pattern at the international box office, as big year-end titles are still in the wings. This weekend was all about holdover business — and some further market launches on major pics already in release elsewhere. Last frame’s debut, Disney’s Encanto, leads the session again for the
The Expendables 4 has officially wrapped production, which means fans of the franchise are closer to get another installment in the action franchise. So far, we know a few things about the movie, though there are still plenty of unknowns. What is guaranteed is that Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren will once again star alongside
After having been cleared by authorities in late November for an eventual China release, the market has now given Warner Bros/Village Roadshow’s highly-anticipated The Matrix Resurrections an official date — on January 14, 2022. The Keanu Reeves-starrer begins early offshore rollout December 16 with domestic and the majority of international markets starting December 22 and
Chris Hemsworth is best known for playing Thor, but that doesn’t mean his life begins and ends in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While he’s been hard at work juggling multiple high-profile projects, he’s also made time to spend with his family over the last couple of years. That’s led to some memorable and magical moments,
Sometimes it seems like there’s very little we don’t know about Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s relationship. They’ve been forthcoming about the ups and downs they’ve faced in their marriage, from disagreements to an infamous case of infidelity. So open, it seems, that some fans would prefer that they stop revealing intimate details about
As is typical, the weekend following the Thanksgiving stretch is a downer, and even duly so over Omicron headlines, coupled with a Disney animated movie that isn’t as mass-appealing as its predecessors, read Encanto which is looking at a $13M estimated second weekend, -52%. That second weekend estimate is lower than the pre-pandemic second weekend takes
Dune has been adapted multiple times for the big and small screens with mixed results. Of course, audiences and critics have praised Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 film adaptation of the celebrated book series. On the opposite end, David Lynch’s infamous 1984 take gained cult status despite its poor reception. But Lynch wasn’t the first choice to
Kirsten Dunst is among a crop of actors who started starring in movies as a kid and have found enough success (and life balance) to become successful into adulthood. The 39-year-old actor, who is currently receiving Oscar buzz for her role in The Power of the Dog, recently looked back over her career and remembered
The Denzel Washington-Will Smith debate took over the internet recently, with many users favoring Washington over Smith. The Internet so far has weighed in plenty, but now it looks like Hollywood could get into the debate. In fact, Michael B. Jordan offered a different take when it comes to these acting giants: In his eyes,
The arthouse is awash with well reviewed new offerings from Danish animated doc Flee to Paulo Sorrentino’s Hand of God to IFC’s Benedetta heading into awards season and amid a paucity of new wide releases. The first weekend of December following the five-day Thanksgiving frame is notoriously slow at the box office, but also a
There are a couple of signs that tell us it’s the holidays. The weather turns colder. Seasonal lights and decorations start appearing in our stores, and on our neighbor’s lawn. And Die Hard fans begin arguing about whether or not their beloved action classic is a Christmas movie, or not. The fun part is that
There are two sure things in this world: the seasons will change each year, and with that, Billie Eilish will dye her hair another color. The 19-year-old No Time To Die singer turned a lot of heads early this year when she switched up her hair from her iconic green roots with black hair to
Years before Robert Pattinson’s skyrocketed from his time playing Edward Cullen in the Twilight movies, the actor was best known for playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Yet while Cedric and Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter shared some heart-racing experiences during the Triwizard Tournament in the fourth Harry Potter movie, evidently
Safety has been an ongoing conversation regarding TV and film sets, especially as there have been a number of tragic deaths in recent memory. This most certainly includes the passing of Halyna Hutchins, who died on the set of Alec Baldwin’s movie Rust when a prop gun accidentally discharged. Baldwin recently sat down to detail
Over the past 25 years, businessman Bob Iger has played an instrumental role in the Walt Disney Company, and has helped shape the House of Mouse for the 21st century. Between spearheading negotiations with Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm to creating the MCU and forwarding the Star Wars universe, as well as being part of the
A third Magic Mike film? Be still, my fluttering heart. Channing Tatum recently confirmed that production has indeed begun on a new installment in the so-called ‘stripperverse.’ While fan reactions were understandably enthused, they weren’t the only ones with thoughts: Channing Tatum’s Lost City of D co-star Sandra Bullock was asked to weigh in on
While some in the industry are still trying to blame a lackluster box office on the pandemic, think again: Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home in its first day of pre-sales yesterday on Fandango already beat that of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame; that movie ultimately turning into the biggest domestic opening of all-time with $357.1M. In addition, the presales for Spider-Man:
Michael B. Jordan has had an incredible journey over the past few years, most notably between playing Killmonger to T’Challa in Black Panther and Adonis in the Rocky spinoff Creed. Following the release of Creed II in 2018, that story is set to continue with a third film that Jordan will not only star in,
EXCLUSIVE: Pierre Morel-directed action movie Al Kameen (The Ambush) has logged the biggest opening weekend ever for any Emirati or Arabic-language film in the UAE. The movie, which is a co-production between AGC International and Image Nation Abu Dhabi, scored 170,000 cinema admissions between November 25 and November 29, making it the fifth largest opening this year
Will Smith is one of the biggest movie stars in the world, though that wasn’t always the case. It was a position that he worked hard to specifically achieve. The actor has spoken before about words of wisdom he received from Arnold Schwarzenegger, but until you’ve heard him tell the story with a terrible Austrian
Landmark Theatres will be entering into a long-term lease at one of the former Arclight Cinemas locations, that being the Glen Town Center in Glenview, IL. The chain, owned by the Oscar-nominated Cohen Media Group, has plans to reopen the cinema as a 10-screen venue this coming spring after a $2.5M remodel, supported by the
After the fatal and tragic shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin’s Rust, plenty of people have shared both their condolences and their critiques about the incident. Now Sons of Anarchy writer and producer Kurt Sutter has spoken out about his experiences on set with guns, safety measures and what happened that led to the
Broadway box office saw a Thanksgiving holiday boost of about 30%, with total receipts for the 33 productions rising to $32,543,570 for the week ending Nov. 28. Total attendance was up about 12% (to 238,354) over the previous week, indicating that much of the increased box office tally was due to higher holiday-week ticket prices.
It had been four decades since moviegoers witnessed Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson save New York City with their proton packs. So seeing them pop up in Ghostbusters: Afterlife was a pleasant surprise for OG fans doubting whether the three surviving members would appear. Of course, some time had passed since the trio
The first episode of Marvel’s Hawkeye on Disney+ drew 1.5M U.S. households over the Wednesday-Sunday holiday stretch, while 1.3M stuck around and watched the second episode. This is according to the latest streaming viewership stats from Samba TV which measures 3M U.S. households, and what they watch on streaming over a five-minute increment. That first episode number
In 1985, Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa faced off against Russian powerhouse Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, a story that was recently explored through a new lens thanks to the director’s cut. Then in 2018, Dolph Lundgren reprised Drago for Creed II, which saw the character’s son, Viktor Drago, exchanging fisticuffs with Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis
EXCLUSIVE: Disney+/Marvel’s Hawkeye was the most shared TV series title among pirate networks for the week of Nov. 22-28 according to MUSO, while Amazon Prime’s The Wheel of Time ranked second. Such are the calamities for an entertainment industry obsessed with streaming: If there’s a pristine copy of a movie or series available on the web,
For years, Adam McKay and Will Ferrell, who first worked together on Saturday Night Live, delivered popular comedy movies to the masses, including Anchorman, Talladega Nights and Step Brothers, alongside other accomplishments. like launching the Funny or Die website. Then in 2019, McKay and Ferrell went their separate ways. Last month, Ferrell shared why the