Austin Butler in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ Warner Bros. In box office news that isn’t about Minions: The Rise of Gru or Top Gun: Maverick, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Elvis held on over th...
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Maverick’ Tops $1.1 Billion Worldwide
Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Paramoun and Skydance Acting like Minions: The Rise of Gru wasn’t even in the room, Tom Cruise celebrated his 60th birthday by watching Top Gun: Maverick ...
‘Minions 2’ Breaks Records With $128 Million Holiday Weekend
‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Universal and Illumination Universal and Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, starring Steve Carell and Pierre Coffin, debuted two years behind schedule, bec...
‘Minions 2’ Rises With Despicable $48 Million Friday
(from left) Minion Stuart, Gru (Steve Carell) and Minions © 2022 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. “Have we started the Gru?” “Yes. The Gru rises!” Well, I guess Disney can’t blame Covid for kid...
Constance Wu Should Have Been A Movie Star
HOLLYWOOD, CA – AUGUST 07: Actor Constance Wu arrives at Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Crazy Rich Asians” Premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on August 7, 2018 in Hollywood, Califor...
The Best New Movies To Stream On Amazon This Weekend
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 24: Lady Gaga attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood … [+] and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harris...
Why Universal Signed First-Look Deal With Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 05: Producer Michael Bay (L) and producer Brad Fuller (R) arrive at the premiere of New Line’s “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning” at GraumanR...
Disney to launch Wish cruise ship
Captain Minnie poses on board Disney’s newest cruise ship The Wish. Disney It’s been a decade since Disney has expanded its cruise fleet. Its newest addition, set to launch in a couple wee...
Poor ‘Lightyear’ Box Office Highlights Disney’s Increasing Reliance On Marvel
SCI-FI ACTION ADVENTURE – The definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans), the hero who inspired the toy, “Lightyear” follows the legendary Space Ranger on an intergalactic advent...
Maverick’ gives 2022 box office momentum, but inflation could hurt
“Top Gun: Maverick” rocketed to $1 billion at the global box office over the weekend, setting a new career milestone for star Tom Cruise and signaling some momentum for the domestic box of...
Disney board votes to extend CEO Bob Chapek’s contract by three years
Bob Chapek, Disney Jeff Gritchen | MediaNews Group | Orange County Register via Getty Images Disney has extended CEO Bob Chapek’s contract for three more years, the company announced Tuesday. &#...
How ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Reaffirmed Marvel’s Brand Strength
(L-R): Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez, Benedict Wong as Wong, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange in Marvel Studios’ DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. Photo courtesy of M...
‘Elvis’ Bests ‘Top Gun 2’ With $31 Million Weekend
Austin Butler in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ Warner Bros. In a kind of skewed “nature is healing” moment, two big movies scored strong Fri-Sun grosses and essentially tied for first...
‘Lightyear’ Falls 65% As ‘Jurassic World 3’ Tops $300 Million
(from left) A baby Nasutoceratops, Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) in Jurassic World Dominion, co-written and directed by Colin Trevorrow. © 2022 Universal Studios and Am...
Maverick’ Flies Past $1 Billion Worldwide
Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Paramoun and Skydance Paramount and Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick earned another $30.5 million (-31%) in its fifth weekend of domestic release. That put th...
‘Elvis’ Rocks $31 Million Debut As ‘Black Phone’ Grabs $23 Million
Austin Butler and Tom Hanks in ‘Elvis’ Warner Bros. Elvis opened strong this weekend with a $30.5 million Fri-Sun debut right alongside Top Gun: Maverick’s shockingly huge (also $30.5 mill...
The 10 Best Movies Leaving Netflix At The End Of June
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 28: Joaquin Phoenix attends the Premiere of Warner Bros Pictures … [+] “Joker” on September 28, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axell...
‘Elvis’ Tops With $13 Million, ‘Black Phone’ Grabs $10 Million
‘Elvis’ Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis topped the domestic box office on Friday with a solid $12.7 million. That includes $3.7 million in Thursday (and week-of) prev...
There’s A ‘Haunted House Cut’ And A Second Movie’s Worth Of Unused Scenes For ‘Marcel The Shell With Shoes On’ According To Dean Fleischer-Camp [Interview]
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On A24 A24’s newest outing, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is in theaters, based on the character and short films created by Dean Fleischer-Camp and Jenny Slate. It’s an en...
3 Ways Warner Bros. Can Handle Its Ezra Miller Problem
Ezra Miller in ‘The Flash’ Warner Bros. Ezra Miller’s alleged behavior presents an unprecedented challenge for Warner Bros.’ The Flash. We’ve had big movie stars, even quite recently, who ...
‘Elvis’ Earns $3.5 Million Thursday, ‘Black Phone’ Nabs $3 Million
Austin Butler and Tom Hanks in ‘Elvis’ Warner Bros. In what could be a weekend that affirms that theatrical moviegoing need not be entirely dominated by tentpoles (even as a month-old bloc...
Maverick’ sets sights on $1 billion global box office haul
Tom Cruise in “Top Gun: Maverick” Source: Paramount “Top Gun: Maverick” continues to break barriers at the box office. The Paramount and Skydance sequel to the 1986 hit “...
Netflix lays off 300 more employees as revenue growth slows
Netflix’s revelation that it lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter put further pressure on an already beleaguered tech sector, but top tech analyst Mark Mahaney believes the current weak...
‘Sonic 2’ Becomes Hollywood’s 16th Covid-Era $400 Million Grosser
Sonic (Ben Schwartz) in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 from Paramount Pictures and Sega. © 2021 Paramount Pictures and Sega of America, Inc. All Rights Reserved. So sayeth Paramount, Jeff Fowler’s Sonic the Hed...
Maverick’ Passes $900 Million Worldwide
Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Paramount Pictures Paramount has announced that Skydance...
Baz Luhrmann Delivers Tragic Rock Opera Fit For A King
‘Elvis’ Warner Bros. Elvis (2022) Bazmark Films and Jackal Group/rated PG-13/159 minutes Directed by Baz Luhrmann Written by Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner Starri...
Pixar film nabs $51 million in domestic opening
Chris Evans voices Buzz Lightyear in Pixar’s “Lightyear.” Disney Pixar’s “Lightyear” rocketed to a $51 million domestic opening, the best performance of an animated...
This Is What A Slow Theatrical Recovery Looks Like
Top Gun Maverick, Lightyear and Jurassic World Dominion Paramount, Disney and Universal Yes, Lightyear earned just $50.5 million in its disappointing Fri-Sun domestic debut, which along with an $83 mi...
Geena Davis On Her Gender Equality Efforts In Hollywood, Reflects On ‘A League Of Their Own’ 30th Anniversary
Geena Davis and her character “Dottie Hinson” in the 1992 film “A League of Their Own” Frazer Harrison/Columbia Pictures She is the leading lady behind some of the most memorab...
Box Office: ‘Lightyear’ Failed To Learn Lessons Of ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear in ‘Lightyear’ Pixar and Disney Lightyear, Pixar’s first full-throated global theatrical release since Onward in March of 2020, opened with a mediocre $50 mil...
Maverick’ Will Absolutely Pass $1 Billion
Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Paramoun and Skydance Top Gun: Maverick earned another $44 million (-20%) on its fourth Fri-Sun weekend, with $52 million over the Juneteenth holiday fram...
‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Passes $600 Million
JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION (c) 2021 Universal Studios and Storyteller Distribution LCC. All Rights Reserved. In holdover news that isn’t Top Gun: Maverick ($472 million domestic and around $900 million w...