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Paramount’s China office has announced that it’s pushing the release date of Sonic the Hedgehog due to the coronavirus outbreak with a future date TBD. The Jeff Fowler-directed movie recently clocked past $203M WW this past weekend. Note, no other Hollywood movies in the PRC have been officially dated or moved in the wake of the coronavirus

I recently had the opportunity to speak with the show director for Magic Happens, Jordan Peterson, who told me that, while the full Moana float in the new parade is the most technologically impressive, including flexible LED screens among other creations, what he believed would truly “steal the show” and leave people talking, was a

Sonic the Hedgehog continued its box office reign this weekend, barely beating new movie The Call of the Wild in domestic gross. Sonic the Hedgehog was released last weekend and is based on the popular video game. After negative reception to Sonic’s original design for the movie, Paramount made the surprising decision to redesign the character. This

Focus Features proved this weekend that Jane Austen’s classic of romantic misadventures and the humor that goes with it remains timeless. Emma, Autumn de Wilde’s visionary and fresh adaptation of the Austen novel, opened in five theaters in New York and Los Angeles to strong numbers, grossing an estimated $230,000. This brought the per-theater average

If history serves, the next James Bond will be a male actor fans are already familiar with, the way Daniel Craig already had more than 20 films on his resume before Casino Royale — from Elizabeth and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider to Road to Perdition, Sylvia, Layer Cake, Enduring Love, Munich etc. To be honest,

What’s going on with the possession of Naruto’s son in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations? One of Boruto‘s major storylines thus far has been the new power of Karma. After delivering the final blow against Momoshiki Otsutsuki, the young ninja was given a strange seal on his palm, and this has since evolved into full body markings whenever Boruto

Disney/20th Century Studios feature adaptation of Jack London’s Call of the Wild drew $1M last night from 6PM previews while STX’s horror sequel Brahms: The Boy II saw $375K at roughly 1,800 theaters last night. They’re the two wide entries in a post Presidents Day weekend which will see Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog the winner with $29M-$40M in weekend 2.

French writer/director Claire Denis co-wrote and directed the acclaimed but under-seen sci-fi movie High Life, which starred Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche. The Stars at Noon definitely sounds like a departure from The Batman but it does seem to be Pattinson’s pattern to balance big movies like Twilight, Tenet, and The Batman with smaller independent

Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7 episodes end with a “created by George Lucas” credit, but despite the filmmaker’s name being the first one that audiences see, he, unfortunately, had little to nothing to do with the new batch of Clone Wars episodes on Disney+. But it shouldn’t be surprising that such a thing

One of the few problems with the introduction of so many great characters over the years is that real estate on the screen becomes more and more crowded, leaving some characters to smaller roles in subsequent films. By having an all-female cast, the movie could clear some room for less prominent female characters to get

The PlayStation fans who were expecting to play The Last of Us Part II at PAX East will be disappointed to learn that Sony is pulling out of the event, due to increasing concerns about the novel coronavirus. Sony has announced that it’s skipping E3 2020, but the company was planning to have a booth at PAX East with

The indie distributor Neon is becoming the cool, popular kid in Hollywood and on the box office playground since they dominated the Oscars with the multiple Parasite wins. This weekend, the distributor, founded by Tim League and Tom Quinn, saw the return of Portrait of a Lady on Fire in theaters, while Parasite took a victory lap after winning

As Kyle MacLachlan told director Kevin Smith on The IMDb Studio, once Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is released, there will be a few versions of Dune out there in the ether, and there’s plenty of room for all of them. He noted that David Lynch, whom he has collaborated with on multiple projects, including Dune, Blue

American Horror Story featured a prolific serial killer turned unstable ghost called the Axeman (Danny Huston), and he’s based on a real person. Over the course of its nine seasons on the air so far, FX anthology series American Horror Story has played hosts to all kinds of dastardly villains. In fact, during some seasons,

Refresh for latest…: Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog raced to a $100M worldwide opening this weekend, including $43M from the international box office, and a domestic record for a videogame pic. The adaptation of Sega’s globally popular property is playing in 40 offshore markets, repping 60% of the overseas footprint. Directed by Jeff Fowler, Sonic had

Since his debut with WWE in 2002, Cena has racked up dozens of title reigns, millions of dollars, and has met with over 600 kids through the Make-A-Wish program. He’s a household name and brings a little something for kids and adults alike. It doesn’t matter if wrestling fans love him or hate him, Cena

The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are on the horizon, which has apparently had a detrimental effect on the sales of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as they have seen a notable slump over the past year. There is still a lot players don’t know about the next generation of consoles, but they do know a loose

EXCLUSIVE: A big seismic shift has just occurred in the exhibition space: ArcLight Cinemas has just hired Ted Mundorff as the chain’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Deadline has just learned. The move brings Mundorff back to the chain where he served as VP and Film Buyer prior to his run at Landmark. Mundorff will

This could certainly be the last Indiana Jones movie starring Harrison Ford, so one would expect it might wrap up plotlines from the archaeologist’s previous adventures. Just how remains to be seen. Will Karen Allen reprise her role as Marion Ravenwood? At the end of 2008’s Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Indy and Marion get

Fans of Sony might be disappointed with the launch of the PlayStation 5, which could cost nearly $500 at launch according to a report. When a new generation of video game systems launches, combatants in the war for consumer dollars often find themselves trying to turn a profit on hardware while still drawing an audience that will

Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog got off to a solid start on Thursday night, scoring $3M from shows that began at 5PM at 3,150 locations. That number is the same as what Dreamworks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World made last year with a $3M Thursday off 6pm showtimes before going to a $55M opening weekend. Other

Holy Batman, Batman! The camera test features a close look at the Dark Knight’s new suit under a red glow. Notably, we also hear a bit of Michael Giacchino’s Batman score too! The composer has made music for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek, Lost, Rogue One, Pixar’s Up, Incredibles and Inside Out, just to name a

Iconic character actor Martin Kove has never been in a film like VFW before. Jeff Begos’ fourth feature production, the film also brings such familiar faces as Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Fred Williamson, and David Patrick Kelly into the slime and smut under the Fangoria banner. In time for the film’s limited theatrical, digital, and on-demand release

Rian Johnson’s Lionsgate/MRC whodunit Knives Out has sailed past the $300M mark worldwide. It’s the latest milestone for the box office anomaly that is becoming the second-highest-grossing original movie of 2019 behind Us and also whipping Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s $142.4M stateside. More amazing: This Thanksgiving release is still in the domestic

Taika Waititi’s comments to Variety shows what a double edged sword the Star Wars franchise can be for filmmakers. While many directors dream of the galaxy far, far away, there’s a ton of responsibility and weight that comes with singing up to expand the franchise. Generations of moviegoers are brought up on George Lucas’ colorful

Halloween Kills has fans excited about the return of several original characters, but there is one character they won’t be bringing back. The new film, out October 2020, recently had a test screening, prompting more chatter about the movie’s plot online. When it was announced in 2016 that David Gordon Green was working on a

Who says theatrical is dead? Despite Bong Joon Ho’s historic Best Picture Oscar winner Parasite already being available on DVD and SVOD, there’s a huge appetite among moviegoers following Sunday’s awards ceremony to watch it on the big screen this weekend.  As of EOD Monday, advance ticket sales for Parasite had jumped 443% week over week

Oscar Isaac seems to have put Poe Dameron behind him, but he definitely has a bright future ahead. He has Dune coming in 2020, along with Big Gold Brick, and The Card Counter. Hopefully we see him back at the Oscars soon, and not just to make jokes about his name or Star Wars.

After scoring the lowest opening for any DC film in over a decade, including the lowest DCEU opening, box office experts have given their explanation as to why Birds of Prey misfired at the box office. Since Justice League disappointed at the box office in 2017, Warner Bros. has seen an upswing with DC projects. Aquaman