While the tale of Katniss Everdeen ended in 2015 with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, the Hunger Games franchise isn’t done providing cinematic entertainment. A film adaptation of the 2020 book The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which takes place decades before the main Hunger Games saga, is on the way. This story
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I think it’s safe to say that most people who grew up as Wizarding World fans had some major envy for the kids who ended up as longterm or even minor cast members in the Harry Potter film franchise. It was basically the pinnacle of cool in my pre-teen mind. Apparently, that sense of coolness
Refresh for latest…: Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness is approaching $700M globally after two weekends. The worldwide cume through Sunday is now an estimated $688.1M, including $291.9M domestic and $396.2M from the international box office. The latter number will shortly pass The Batman to become the biggest overseas release of 2022. The
It’s been nearly five years since a new Pirates of the Caribbean installment has graced the big screen, and a number of fans are eager for another outing. In 2020, it was reported that a sixth movie was in development and would feature a predominantly female cast led by Margot Robbie. While Robbie subsequently addressed
Roadside Attractions’ faith-based family comedy Family Camp opened to $1.42 million and is no. 9 of the top 10 ten this weekend on 854 screens. One of the strongest indie openings this year, the film saw a release campaign led by WTA Media lean heavily into the faith-based audience with strong grassroots marketing to churches
Over the past three decades of her career, Jennifer Lopez has proven herself to be a serious triple threat. She’s a Grammy-winning singer, an internationally recognized dancer and a staple in the movie industry, with credits that extend to nearly every kind of genre. So how does she do it all while also juggling relationships
Since Jurassic World: Dominion was announced, there have been rumors of the threequel being the final film in the Jurassic franchise. Veteran producer Frank Marshall has since said that a conversation needs to be had regarding the future but, at the very least, it seems this trilogy will be wrapped up now. For the most
After directing a number of his own music videos, Machine Gun Kelly is helming and starring in his own stoner comedy alongside fellow musician Mod Sun. The pair serve as writers, directors and actors in the upcoming movie Good Mourning, also starring their friends and Kelly’s fiancée, Megan Fox. Just ahead of the movie’s release,
In less than two weeks, audiences can return with Tom Cruise to the cockpit of Naval aircrafts with Top Gun: Maverick. The sequel will mark a triumphant return for the action star to the title that became an iconic ‘80s film and an important moment for the dawn of his career. In anticipation for Maverick,
Since her breakout role in the cult classic Mean Girls, Amanda Seyfried has worked steadily over the last two decades, scoring an Academy Award nomination in the process. Now, she’s gaining Emmy buzz and acclaim for her turn as disgraced tech wunderkind Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s The Dropout. Despite her A-list status, Seyfried has surprisingly
Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will easily reign in its second weekend without any truly fire-breathing competition from rival majors, expected to draw $74M-$80M, a 57% to 60% decline. Yesterday the Sam Raimi directed sequel collected $7.7M at 4,534 theates, off 15% from Wednesday’s $9.1M, for a running seven-day total of $230.4M. Abroad, the
Although Denis Villeneuve’s Dune only adapted the first half of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel, by the time the over-two-and-a-half-hour movie was over, there were quite a few casualties, including Oscar Isaac’s Duke Leto Atriedes and Jason Momoa’s Duncan Idaho. However, one character whose fate was left uncertain was Josh Brolin’s Gurney Halleck, as House Atreides’
It’s one of busiest opening weeks in some time for indie releases with Neon (Pleasure), Bleecker Street (Montana Story), IFC Midnight (The Innocents) and Roadside Attractions (Family Camp) in theaters — even as the imminent closure of the Landmark Pico underscores just how arthouses are struggling to win back core demos. Also out, Grasshopper Films
The horror genre has been in a thrilling renaissance for years, to the delight of moviegoers. And as a result, some of the best horror movies of all time returned to theaters with new sequels. One of the most recent examples is the recent fifth Scream movie, which was a critical and box office hit.
At the end of March 2021, roughly a year after it was originally supposed to come out, Godzilla vs. Kong finally arrived in both theaters and on HBO Max. A month later, it was reported that Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures were moving forward with a new MonsterVerse movie in response to Godzilla vs.
One of the most important rules in Downton Abbey’s universe has always been that the Dowager Countess always gets the last word. Through six seasons, and now two motion pictures, it’s one of the most sacrosanct tenets to this iconic series. That didn’t stop Penelope Wilton, the actor behind the Countess’ frequent sparring partner Lady
The Brad Pitt original action movie, Bullet Train, is moving from July 29 to Aug. 5. Exhibitors got a look at the David Leitch directed movie’s opening montage at CinemaCon last month. The movie based on the Kôtarô Isaka novel Maria Beetle follows trained assassin Ladybug (Pitt) who wants to give up his career, but is pulled back
The franchise that’s been living its life a quarter mile at a time is winding down. While the Fast & Furious world will continue on through spinoffs, including Hobbs & Shaw 2 and Charlize Theron’s Cipher being primed to lead her own movie, the main saga starring Dominic Toretto and his crew is wrapping up
After crossing the $200M domestic mark on Monday, Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness on Tuesday zoomed past $500M global. It is also nearing $300M at the international box office, certain to reach that milestone today. Through yesterday, the Benedict Cumberbatch/Elizabeth Olsen-starrer is at $507.8M worldwide. Of that, $294.2M is from 49 material
Following a successful sequel to Scream early this year, the horror franchise is already set to continue with a sixth Scream film and the cast is currently being assembled. Just a day after we heard the first casting news about the upcoming horror movie, another exciting actor has already joined the lineup. Scream 4’s Hayden
With the Hollywood Arclight already closed, now comes another blow to Los Angeles’ specialty cinema scene: The 12-screen Landmark Pico is closing at month’s end after 15 years, the chain said today. Landmark Theatres’ flagship venue, which has been a destination for countless Academy screenings since 2007 in addition to Deadline’s Screening Series over the
Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg’s 1993 dinosaur tale, is littered with iconic moments. There’s the first meeting between John Hammond, Ellie Sattler, and Alan Grant, the initial appearance of the Tyrannosaurus rex and the showdown with the raptors in the kitchen. But amid the amazing action and impeccable quotes, there’s one element that truly stands out:
EXCLUSIVE: LA-based Tricycle Logic has set a U.S. theatrical release for Lebanese director Oualid Mouaness’ debut feature, 1982. The coming-of-age drama premiered at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival where it won the NETPAC Award. It will release domestically beginning June 10 at the Quad Cinema in New York and on June 24 will expand to
As Top Gun: Maverick finally looks to be out of the danger zone of upcoming movies born from long awaited delays, Tom Cruise and his studio must be ecstatic. It certainly helps matters that the new Lady Gaga single tying into the film is going over well with fans who are waiting for their own
The Sam Raimi directed Marvel movie had a robust Monday earning $13.3M which sends Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness to $200.7M. That amount of cash is arguably on par with what Avengers: Age of Ultron on its first Monday in 2015 –$13.2M– which put that MCU sequel at $204.4M through four days. Doctor Strange 2‘s Monday was
Video game movies have traditionally struggled with success at the box office as well as with fans of the games who want to see their favorite characters realized in the best way possible. but in recent years movies based on video games have begun to find traction. Sonic the Hedgehog was a big enough hit
Iconic Events Releasing is kicking off Pride Month on June 2 with a nationwide rerelease of MGM’s Oscar-winning movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Released in 1994, the Stephan Elliott directed and written title starred Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, and Guy Pearce as a trio of performers who take their drag show
Andrew Garfield has been coming back on top ever since his Peter Parker returned for Spider-Man: No Way Home. He starred in Oscar-nominated hits like The Eyes of Tammy Faye and Tick, Tick…Boom, but now there’s another reason to want to eat up Andrew Garfield: his… fingers? The Spider-Man actor has made a new friend
With nearly all 36 productions settling into full schedules last week, the Broadway box office tally climbed a modest 7% from the previous week, totaling $31,199,660, with attendance of 249,219 showing a 3% bump. The attendance figure represents about 76% of available seats, indicating that the recently crowded line-up could be spreading the audience pool
It’s a good time to be a horror fan, as the genre’s renaissance has resulted in some of the best horror movies returning to theaters with new sequels. One of the most recent examples of this trend is the new Scream movie, which was a box office success when it arrived in theaters back in