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The world lost one of its great actors yesterday with the passing of Donald Sutherland. With 200 film and TV credits to his name throughout his career, Sutherland touched millions of fans and also performed with some of the biggest stars during multiple generations of Hollywood. Now those stars are paying tribute to the man

Disney/Pixar‘s Inside Out 2 grossed $29.1M stateside yesterday, repping a Tuesday record for an animated movie. That beats the first Tuesday gross of 2018’s Incredibles 2 at $27M. The haul flies the Kelsey Mann-directed movie past the double century point at the domestic B.O. in its fifth day with $205.7M, making it the second-highest-grossing movie

Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos wowed audiences in 2023 with the help of Emma Stone in Poor Things, and the duo are back sooner than many expected for their third overall collaboration. Kinds of Kindness premieres June 21, and it sounds like moviegoers are in for a truly unique theatrical experience. Critics have had the opportunity to

Out of the films I’ve seen on the 2024 release schedule so far, I don’t think I’d be surprising anyone if I said that Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has been one of my favorites. Wes Ball’s continuation of the Caesar trilogy timeline is a promising start for the road ahead, and I’m

Refresh for latest…: Wednesday was yet another joyous day for Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 as the sequel set opening benchmarks in new overseas releasing markets. The full offshore day was $29M (22% of the weekend), lifting the international box office cume to $203.3M in 42 markets, and global to $438.7M. The half a billion worldwide

Donald Sutherland, a legendary actor who worked in Hollywood for over 60 years, has died at the age of 88. Sutherland’s filmography runs deep, from his beginnings in  M*A*S*H and The Dirty Dozen to the actor starring as President Snow in The Hunger Games films.  Per Deadline, the actor died on Thursday in Miami after

In the wake of Inside Out 2’s massive $295M worldwide debut last weekend, Disney Head of Global Theatrical Distribution Tony Chambers kicked off the studio’s CineEurope presentation this evening thanking exhibitors in attendance for their part in the historic start — and was met in kind by enthusiastic and clearly appreciative applause. He noted too that midweek numbers have been

Sydney Sweeney is one of the hottest stars in the world right now, whether she’s in a fan-favorite co-star coupling with Glen Powell or serving up one of 2024’s wildest horror movie endings. Just about any project that she gets involved in immediately starts garnering a lot of interest, but the news that Sweeney could

Stanley Kubrick‘s Full Metal Jacket is a movie that forever sticks in your head. It’s not just one of the best movies about the Vietnam War, but one of the greatest war movies of all time, and it will be remembered forever for its remarkable characters and brutal depiction of a soldier’s time in service.

Sources tell us that Disney/Pixar‘s Inside Out 2 is heading for a near $30 million Wednesday at the domestic box office — as big, if not bigger, than its $29.1M Tuesday, which was a record for an animated movie. Disney had no comment. As we always report, take the projection with a grain of salt,

Warning! The following contains spoilers for Inside Out 2. If you’re waiting to stream it with a Disney+ subscription, read at your own risk! Inside Out 2 is in theaters, and amidst reviews celebrating the movie’s new flood of emotions, a lot of conversations are happening. There’s a lot to discuss, though I should note

Universal has set its new Exorcist movie from Doctor Sleep helmer Mike Flanagan on an appropriate date. The pic from Blumhouse and Morgan Creek will attack theaters on Friday the 13th — March 13, 2026. The film is described as a “radical new take” on the venerable horror franchise that has been disrupted sleep since

There have been multiple Cormac McCarthy adaptations over the years, including the Best Picture winner No Country For Old Men and the extraordinarily bleak post-apocalyptic thriller The Road. Some of the late fiction writer’s most beloved works have been adapted over the years, but perhaps his best novel, Blood Meridian, has never hit the big

Some time ago, in theaters not too far from you, Spaceballs sent up the Star Wars legacy as only comedy legend Mel Brooks could. And as the man behind History of the World Part I was known to do from time to time, he joked about how one of the best ‘80s movies would have

For those keeping track of such things, nearly 10% – or $3,239,838 – of Broadway‘s total $36.8 million box office last week was earned by productions directed by Taymors: The Lion King‘s Julie Taymor and her niece, The Outsiders director Danya Taymor. And that’s before The Outsiders‘ big Tony-winning night on Sunday. Two of the

Galinda the Good Witch will work her magic in the Broadway musical adaptation of Wicked played by Ariana Grande. Filming for the musical fantasy film may have wrapped up in January, but fans are starting to believe that the Protector of Oz hasn’t fully escaped the former child star. Fans have noticed new footage of

After lighting up CineEurope with a feast of tulips last year and then again the Caesars Colosseum at CinemaCon in April, Universal returned to Barcelona today with a presentation heavy on its upcoming two-part musical Wicked. The jam-packed show also highlighted its 30-strong film slate and concluded with a surprise first-look at a scene from

Whether it’s through the theatrical re-release of the original trilogy or the upcoming 2024 movie The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, author J.R.R. Tolkien’s creation continues to thrive. So of course when something this mythic continues to enter people’s minds, it presents an opportunity to keep learning new bits of trivia.

Michael B. Jordan is no stranger to working out, whether it’s for movies roles or just getting back into shape after a hiatus. Regarding the former, from showing his jacked arms for Creed 3 to packing on muscle for his time in Black Panther, the man will do what it takes to be in the

Sony sat out CinemaCon in April this year, but was the first major studio to present at CineEurope in Barcelona today, culminating in a screening of Apple Original Films’ Scarlett Johansson/Channing Tatum-starrer Fly Me to the Moon which Sony is releasing theatrically. Before the screening, Sony President of International Theatrical Distribution, Steven O’Dell, cautioned, “Good

A movie’s musical score is as important as any other component in its arsenal, and the world undoubtedly recognizes John Williams, Hans Zimmer, and the late James Horner as leading practitioners of this medium. However, there are plenty of others who deserve that same sort of regard, and this list will help you get acquainted

China’s Film Bureau has approved a July 26 release for Disney/Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine, arguably one of the most anticipated movies of the year globally. Marvel’s Weibo account announced the dating this morning Beijing time which Disney has confirmed. The release is day-and-date with the U.S. and marks the first time the Merc with

It’s felt like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have been in the business for a long time. In fact, however, they left Hollywood behind nearly 15 years ago now. Despite this, and in spite of their particularly private personal lives, the sisters have managed to stay in the spotlight. And it’s all thanks to their business

Representation should always be something Hollywood strives for. But the most important part of providing that is giving creators the space to tell their own stories, instead of trying to do it for them. That’s why events like the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) are essential because while it creates a space to amplify Black

It was an Inside Out specialty weekend, fairly quiet and with a stream of indies films and more wide releases. The schedule is starting to recover from a strike-induced slump that, however, provided oxygen to some indies. Small films have been competing for screens with majors at arthouses from Alamo Drafthouse to Landmark since theaters

Divergent star Theo James may be used to pristine Hollywood glamor now, but there was a time when the big time actor was a university student navigating the dating pool. Just like anyone in their early 20s, James navigated the dating scene, experiencing all the surprises young love and college life had to offer. Unfortunately,

After the overperformance of Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die, summer’s big wheels keep on turnin’ as Disney/Pixar‘s Inside Out 2 is looking at what could be the biggest stateside opening of the year to date with $85M, and another $50M abroad for a $135M global launch. Legendary/Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two owns the biggest

Hollywood’s male beauty standards have changed throughout the years. The Golden Age of the industry presented rugged masculinity with Humphrey Bogart and Kirk Douglas, while the 1980s gave us hyper-masculine macho men like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. And, of course, 1990s presented more boy-next-door-type men like Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Tastes just keep

Minor spoilers for Inside Out 2 are ahead. If you haven’t seen the sequel on the 2024 movie schedule, you can catch it in theaters now.  When we started seeing trailers for Inside Out 2, there was a lot of speculation and theories about Riley’s sexuality, because it seemed like she might have a crush

EXCLUSIVE: Disney/Marvel Studios‘ Deadpool & Wolverine hit six-week tracking this morning and man, does it look amazing. The Quorum, which monitors pics six weeks ahead, is reporting a projection of $200M-$239M, which the service actually believes is conservative. Let’s give this an asterisk: There never has been an R-rated movie that has opened to $200M,