Movies

Sony/3000 Pictures/Hello Sunshine’s Where the Crawdads Sing is off to a great start in the pandemic, particularly for a female-skewing property, with $2.3M off Thursday showtimes that began at 3PM in 3,150 theaters. Again, previews aren’t always a perfect science for smaller movies at the box office, especially during Covid, but it’s interesting to note that the

While Harrison Ford received a lot of attention earlier this week for turning 80, resulting in plenty of people (including Star Wars co-star Mark Hamill) wishing him a happy birthday, as far as the man’s film work goes, it’s been a while since we’ve seen in the cinematic realm. Ford last starred in 2020’s The

In a remarkable benchmark for an adult, female-skewing movie, especially with a 2 hour 39 minute running time, Warner Bros.’ Elvis has crossed the $100M mark at the domestic box office. As we’ve written, the feat provides a lot of promise on a number of levels. It’s a win for older counter-programming at a U.S./Canada box office

Fans of Dune have had reason to feel a touch disappointed recently, as it was reported earlier this month that our wait time for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part 2 has been increased – with the blockbuster sequel’s release date shifted by about a month, from October of next year to November 2023. There is no

Refresh for latest…: Disney/Marvel’s Thor: Love And Thunder has come in largely in line with pre-weeekend projections, landing a $159M start in 47 international box office markets, and $302M globally. Worldwide, this reps the 3rd highest weekend for any Hollywood movie during the pandemic and the 2nd best of 2022, behind Doctor Strange In The

A24’s Marcel The Shell With Shoes On hit the top ten in North America at no. 8 with an estimated $340k in week three at just 48 locations and a cume north of $963k – the latest hit for the distributor after powerhouse Everything Everywhere All At Once blasted off at the specialty box office.

The start of the fall box office just got bleaker as Warner Bros is moving New Line’s adaptation of Stephen King vampire novel Salem’s Lot from Sept. 9 to April 21, 2023. I hear the move is due to Covid-related delays in the post production realm. The Gary Dauberman-directed pic also had a handful of days of additional

When Dwayne Johnson takes the stage at San Diego Comic-Con next week, it would be truly seismic if he was to announce that Warner Bros. was moving up the release date to its New Line/DC movie Black Adam from Oct. 21 to earlier in the fall. However, that’s not going to happen. A pile-up of big

Austin-based movie chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is opening its first New England location in Boston early next year as part of a national expansion. The Alamo Drafthouse Boston Seaport, a 10-screen theater with 767 seats, will feature the chain’s signature in-theater food and beverage menu, and luxury recliner seating. The location at 60 Seaport Blvd.

News of Lea Michele’s upcoming arrival in Broadway’s Funny Girl will certainly hand the musical a revival in advance ticket sales, welcome news for producers who saw last week’s box office continue its recent downward pivot. The musical, currently starring Beanie Feldstein (who has missed some recent performances) played to houses only 65% full during

Paramount Pictures’s Top Gun: Maverick’s first-run release has surpassed Titanic‘s first-run release, $601.919M to $600.788M. Top Gun: Maverick is the 12th movie in domestic box office history to cross that threshold and crosses that mark in 47 days. 2019’s Avengers: Endgame is the fastest grossing pic to $600M at ten days. Among pandemic fare, Spider-Man: No Way Home crossed

Disney/Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder will continue its reign atop the weekend box office in its second session, with on the low-end an anticipated 65% decline or $50M from its $144M opening. The movie is easily heading past $200M in the next three days, and yesterday grossed an estimated $13.6M for a running total that’s just under

Sony will be releasing the Gene Stupnitsky R-rated comedy No Hard Feelings starring Jennifer Lawrence on June 16, 2023.  Deadline first told you about the project which Sony won for a sizeable sum. Sony bills the project as a ‘R-rated comedy with a heart’. Lawrence is also producing. It’s been a while since we’ve had a hard

Movie chain Alamo Drafthouse will open its fourth NYC location July 22 in Staten Island. The nine-screen, 893-seat theater includes the Flying Guillotine, a kung fu-themed collaboration with Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA that’s part bar and part martial arts museum. A soft opening runs through July 27 with 25% off food and non-alcoholic beverages as

The concept of best and worst Hollywood Chris has been one that has been spoken about for years on the interwebs. Some of the actors involved have even spoken out on the topic, including Chris Pine sharing his “best” Chris thoughts and Chris Hemsworth joking about the debate on Chris Evans’ birthday. Now, it seems

Microsoft has revealed that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can claim one free month of Paramount+, just in time for the launch of the Halo TV series. This announcement is hot on the heels of the reveal that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate offers Marvel Ultimate access for three months, allowing fans to read digital versions of over 29,000 Marvel comics. Xbox

While the female demographic has shown to be one of the more reluctant to return to cinemas during the pandemic, that is about to change this weekend with Paramount’s The Lost City which is eyeing a mid $20M start, possible $30M+ take at 4,228 theaters. The Sandra Bullock-Channing Tatum-Brad Pitt-Daniel Radcliffe romantic adventure comedy is the

Like a lot of celebrities, Vin Diesel likes to use social media to keep his fans in the loop on what’s going on in both his professional and personal lives. However, it’s been a while since Diesel last threw something into the social media landscape, though he’s certainly not the only major figure in Hollywood

The process to turn off or force restart an iPhone 13 isn’t exactly intuitive, especially for users switching from an Android phone or upgrading from an older iPhone model. On the iPhone 8 and earlier, Apple had a relatively simple process for powering off which involved long-pressing the side button until the Power Off slider appeared. It’s a similar

A24’s smart slasher/horror X grossed over $4.4M on 2,865 screens to take fourth place at the weekend box office, topping expectations for writer/director Ti West’s return after a six-year absence from film. His first ever wide release, a cross between the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Boogie Nights, is currently Certified Fresh at 96% and has a prequel nearly

There is no denying that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is fit as hell, and clearly there is a ton of work that goes into having a body that is basically solid muscle (hence the name he was given back in his WWE days). Every legend needs time off, though, and for Johnson, that means some

Mohammed Diab, a director of the upcoming MCU Disney+ series Moon Knight, has criticized the Black Adam film over its Egypt representation. Diab directed the first four episodes of Moon Knight, which will introduce the character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The series stars Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector, a former U.S. Marine-turned-mercenary who has been granted with

When the major studios zig, other theatrical distributors zag, and in this instance that means taking advantage of putting a wide release out there when the majors were too scared to do so earlier this year with all the Omicron mixed messages. Crunchyroll (ne Funimation) has the anime movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0 which racked up $2.88M

For decades, the world has known Ice Cube for decades as a prolific rapper, a high-grossing movie star, and a successful media mogul. For today’s rap stars, his career has served as the blueprint for crossing into other entertainment ventures. As viewers know, he started as one-fifth of the seminal West Coast rap group N.W.A.

Marko Zaror will appear in the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 4, and Zaror’s franchise-changing antagonist role is set to continue his trend of playing strong villains. The road from John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum to John Wick 4 has been an unexpectedly long one, with the movie originally set to hit theaters on May 27, 2021.

Bullet Train is on the move. Sony said today that its Brad Pitt action pic from Columbia Pictures is moving back two weeks from July 15 to July 29 — the slot that opened up with the Dwayne Johnson pic Black Adam moved to the fall. The move gives Bullet Train a little breathing room behind Disney’s MCU

It is hard for many of us to forget about the infamous The Brat Pack (though the actors involved did not all love the name), a group of teen actors who starred together in many fan-favorite, coming-of-age ’80s films. However, for one actual member of the popular group of films, being a member actually seems

Fatal Attraction director Adrian Lyne has returned with Deep Water, but a wave of bad reviews suggests he might not have returned to his former glory. After a 20-year hiatus, filled with the director attempting to get projects off the ground, Lyne’s film is releasing on March 18th. A lusty, dark thriller in line with his previous cult

Refresh for latest…: Cineworld Group, the world’s second-largest exhibitor and owner of Regal in the U.S., saw significant improvement in 2021 versus 2020, as revenues rose by nearly 112% to $1.805 billion, the company said this morning as it reported full-year results in London. Operating profit also rebounded, reaching $15.8 million, up from a 2020

The latest Scream film revived the horror series and even reached a major box office milestone for the franchise. The film’s surprise success led to a sixth Scream film being officially in the works. Of course, new and devoted fans have been waiting to hear who might be coming back for the sequel. While the