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The six-week-out projection for Disney‘s Mufasa: The Lion King has hit via Quorum tracking service, which sees it at a $59 million-$66 million opening when the Barry Jenkins-directed prequel hits cinemas on December 20. Keep in mind that the fire-breathing campaigns for Mufasa and Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 3 haven’t truly begun yet; heck, they’ll

Talks about a sequel for the sleeper-hit horror movie Malignant has been tossed around for a bit, with horror movie fans wanting another entry. While director James Wan has been going back and forth about the subject, supporting actress Maddie Hasson has shown her support in reprising her role. In an interview with ComicBook, actress

The Wayans Brothers are heading back to Scary Movie, and for many who keep an eye out for upcoming horror flicks, it’s undoubtedly on their radar. People are interested in seeing the spoof franchise get back to its roots, and that includes them wanting some beloved stars to return. So, will actress Regina Hall return

A24’s Heretic, the R-rated horror movie from A Quiet Place scribes Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, began its journey this weekend with $1.2 million in previews last night that began at 7 p.m. That figure doesn’t include the Salt Lake City sneaks that recently occurred. Heretic‘s Thursday number is $100,000 shy from the amount that

Jack Black isn’t for the faint of heart. He’s funny and outlandish, and not afraid to show it on screen, and it does make some of Black’s best movies even better. As he’s continued in Hollywood, including being a part of the 2024 movie release schedule, he’s had plenty of roles across genres and has

When it came to the bombing of Borderlands, among other late summer and fall releases, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer made no bones about emphasizing culpa nostra. “On Borderlands, nearly everything that could go wrong did go wrong: it sat on the shelf for too long during the pandemic, and reshoots and rising interest rates took it outside

Every year when the new Academy Award nominations are announced, that’s inevitably followed by people sharing what they believe was snubbed in the biggest categories. But there are also a handful of Oscar-related decisions that continue to be contested years after a ceremony happened. In my case, I believe The Shawshank Redemption, a movie packed

Everyone knows at this point when you watch an A24 movie, you’re in for an experience like nothing else. The production company’s newest release, Heretic, is no exception. It has been ranked as one of the best A24 horror movies and one of the best releases on our 2024 movie release schedule. So it’s really

As we told you recently, Disney‘s Moana 2 is heading to the best five-day opening ever at the Thanksgiving box office. We gave the six-weekend projection from Quorum, and this morning tracking service NRG — which reports three-weekend-out forecasts — is saying the Hawaiian princess sequel is going to clear $135M over Wednesday-Sunday. That would

Daisy Ridley quickly became famous at the age of 23 for taking part in some of the best Star Wars movies in years, starting with The Force Awakens. But as she became a new face of one of the biggest franchises of all time, the actress was quickly thrust into the spotlight and exposed to

No studio was going to leave Easter weekend empty. In the wake of Lionsgate pushing their Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, from April 18 to Oct. 3 next year, Warner Bros. is backfilling with Bong Joon Ho’s Robert Pattinson sci-fi movie Mickey 17; that movie flying from Jan. 31, 2025 to April 18. Warners will have

While the Dune: Part 2 release date might feel far away, it remains one of the best 2024 movies that’s come out so far. As awards season soon begins, we expect to talk a lot about how the Frank Herbert adaptation will be part of the 2025 Academy Awards. While it’s already in discussion for

While Disney has tried time and again to make successful movies out of theme park attractions, there has only ever really been one success. The Pirates of the Caribbean movies have been massive box office hits, even when they’re not particularly loved by critics. The franchise has been in limbo for years following the decision

Yes, dear readers, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. While Santa Claus hasn’t crossed Herald Square just yet, the movie industry is starting to load its sleigh with holiday themed delights. Depending on how much of a Hallmark Channel fan you are, the middle of November may seem a bit early for a

Death Becomes Her, the new musical adaptation of the 1992 comedy fantasy film, worked up some Broadway magic in its second week since beginning performances at the Lunt-Fontanne, grossing an impressive $1,073,018 for seven previews and filling 98% of the venue’s seats. The musical, starring Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber and Michelle Williams, was by far

Spooky season may have reached its official end, but the list of upcoming horror movies continues to provide. Some of the best scary movies have been distributed by A24 in recent years, and Hugh Grant no doubt hopes to be amongst the next success stories as the star of Heretic. Grant plays Mr. Reed, who

Anna Kendrick may be known for being in the cast of Pitch Perfect and for making her directorial debut in the popular Netflix movie Woman of the Hour. However, we can’t forget about the time she played a human resources consultant with George Clooney in Up in the Air, and neither could she. The Twilight

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate‘s Antoine Fuqua directed Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, is moving out of next year’s Easter frame of April 18-20 and to Oct. 3, 2025. Universal is handling the overseas release of the movie which stars the King of Pop’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in the title role. In addition, Lionsgate has dated the Aziz Ansari

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was one of the earlier 2024 movie release schedule entries and, while it received received icy reviews from critics, it was great to see the series’ veterans back in action. Among their ranks was franchise OG Ernie Hudson, who has played Winston Zeddemore (the best member of the team) since the original

UPDATED: Offshore audiences continue to devour Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance with a sophomore weekend of $68.4M in 66 markets for an international box office cume of $227M so far. The running global total after two frames has clicked past the three-century mark, now at $317.1M, which is 4% ahead of Venom: Let There Be

Martha Stewart made headlines this past week due to comments she made about her neighbor, Ryan Reynolds. The lifestyle guru specifically opined that the Red Notice star is “not so funny in real life.” After the comments went viral, Reynolds responded with an A+ comment that’s since made the rounds (and seemingly disputed the notion

There are few things you can bet on in Hollywood, but what you can count on is Law Roach coordinating excellent wardrobe for his client, Zendaya. Just this year alone, they graced us with the incredible armored look for the Dune sequel, and there was also the actress’ return to the Met Gala, which featured

The 45th American Film Market launches tonight in a new host city, Las Vegas, amid the tension and distraction of a hotly contested U.S. presidential election. Despite last year’s edition being beset by logistical challenges, organizer IFTA (Independent Film & Television Alliance) says office and exhibition space is sold out this go around. They hope

This past summer, moviegoers were able to take in the massive sights and sounds of a major 2024 movie release — Twisters, which surpassed expectations at the box office and earned positive reviews. It turned out to be a fun sequel, though we can’t forget that its predecessor, 1996’s Twister, set the tone. Part of

The independent film fall festival love affair with moviegoers continues with A Real Pain posting the year’s third best per screen average. Anora continues its standout run as does Conclave. The Ralph Fiennes-starring Vatican thriller is no. 4 at the box office in week 2. A24’s We Live In Time is no. 6. Searchlight Pictures’

I’m not saying Ernest Scared Stupid is one of the best ‘90s movies or anything like that, but the classic Halloween comedy has been one of my favorites since I first watched it as a kid. Recently, after many years and countless attempts, I finally convinced my family to watch Ernest P. Worrell battle a

Celebrities went all in on Spooky Season, which culminated with Halloween. Hailey Bieber’s Kim Possible costume screamed “Call me, beep me if you want to reach me,” while Janelle Monáe looked out of this world as E.T. and Elliot. Also, Lupita Nyong’o blew fans away as Storm. As part of the latest costume reveals, Chloe

Robert Zemeckis has always been about a great technological or storytelling conceit in his movies whether it’s the live-action animated hybrid of the 3x Oscar winning Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, the insertion of Tom Hanks in famed historical footage in Oscar Best Picture Forrest Gump or the motion capture of The Polar Express. However, his

While we have to wait for upcoming Spider-Man movies to see Tom Holland and Zendaya back together on the big screen, we see them together often in real life because they’re dating. And over the years, they have proved to have each other’s back in a big way. In fact, in recent weeks Holland went

Imax shares nosed higher in after-market trading, up over 3% on solid numbers, new installations, and a roaring good outlook by CEO Rich Gelfond. Content revenues of $30 million fell 32% year-over-year, up against Christopher Nolan’s phenomenon Oppenheimer — the company’s fifth highest grossing title of all time — in the year prior. Despite the decline, the