Vampires have existed in various folklore for hundreds of years, but it’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula, written in 1987 that has given us our most comprehensive concept of the vampire archetype. From fearing the sign of the cross to avoiding sunlight, the tropes that Stoker used to create the character of Count Dracula have informed every piece of
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Refresh for latest…: Sam Mendes’ 1917 takes the worldwide crown this weekend with $56.4M. The Golden Globe Best Picture (Drama) winner from DreamWorks/Amblin/Universal was tops domestically and added $19.92M at the international box office from 30 Amblin and Universal markets. The global total through Sunday brings the estimated worldwide cume to $60.4M. The one-shot movie
15 minutes ago Once you come to love a star in a role, it’s hard to imagine anyone else playing that character. But it’s fun to hear about the castings that almost happened. Star Wars: The Force Awakens launched the final act in the Skywalker Saga with Rey as the central character. Daisy Ridley ended
Which actors are returning for Bad Boys for Life aka Bad Boys 3? The franchise’s original installment premiered 25 years ago, and was followed by the sequel in 2003. Fans of the buddy-cop series are likely curious which characters are back for Bad Boys for Life. The first two Bad Boys movies feature Will Smith and Martin Lawrence
Golden Globe Best Picture Winner for Drama, 1917, got off to a bang on Thursday with $3.25M in previews that began at 7PM in 2,900 theaters. The Sam Mendes-directed WWI pic, which debuted in 11 theaters in cities like NY, LA and DC, on Christmas Day, goes wide today in 3,434 theaters. The movie is
41 minutes ago Star Wars actor John Boyega had to get something out of his system. And that something was an impressive video editing footage to show him literally fighting back against — or sometimes just dancing off — responses to his controversial comments on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. You can’t say the
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood might have a connection with one of Quentin Tarantino’s previous works: Django Unchained. Tarantino’s movie universe keeps expanding, and the latest addition is the comedy-drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a retelling of some of the events from the 1960s that marked Hollywood. The film follows actor Rick Dalton
Refresh for latest…: The theatrical business continued to thrive overseas in 2019, hitting a record $31.1B per comScore’s latest estimates, and an all-time high of $42.5B globally. This is the first time worldwide exceeds $42B and the first the international box office climbs past $30B. The results come in a year when domestic dipped by
11 minutes ago In today’s modern blockbuster-driven Hollywood, visual effects-laden films are ubiquitous, and that means that shooting in front of green screens has become a standard part of the filmmaking business. In recent years, we’ve heard from many actors about the different kinds of challenges this presents when you have to act without a
Knives Out writer/director Rian Johnson recently found out Alex Trebek enjoyed his movie and was overjoyed. Johnson’s Knives Out came out November of last year and stars Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas in the three principal roles, but involves a star studded ensemble cast as befits a return to the Clue style whodunnit murder
As the specialty box office enters 2020, Uncut Gems continues to gain momentum for A24, as it had an incredible holdover from its third week, expanding to 2,686 theaters and earning an estimated $7,826,928 for the weekend. The critically acclaimed Safdie Brothers crime thriller, which stars Adam Sandler in what many are calling a career-defining
20 minutes ago Of course, the Skrulls got their moment last year with the release of Captain Marvel – but their inclusion in that movie created a number of interesting challenges for the filmmakers involved. One key query was in regard to the look of the transformation each character would undergo as they took on
Spoilers for The Rise of Kylo Ren #2 below Marvel’s Star Wars comic line continues to reveal new details and insights, fleshing out the already expansive galaxy of stories and characters. Right off the heels of The Rise of Skywalker coming to theaters, Marvel is releasing The Rise of Kylo Ren, revealing Ben Solo’s dark transformation into Kylo Ren, apprentice to
Sam Mendes’ Universal/Amblin WWI pic 1917 already is seeing a Golden Globes bounce from its surprise wins for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Director. Fandango reports a boost in advance sales this morning for 1917, selling five times more tickets than the film did a week ago for the Sunday-Monday overnight. Industry projections see the movie
40 minutes ago Against all odds, The New Mutants seems as if it is finally going to see the light of day and on theater screens no less, not relegated to a streaming service. The final Fox X-Men film is set to release in April and despite the horror movie vibes and previous indications an
The host of The Bachelor, Chris Harrison, revealed that “something’s not done between” the star of the new season, Peter Weber and his former lover and Bachelorette, Hannah Brown. The host hinted that Hannah and Peter’s saga will continue beyond the premiere episode. Last summer Hannah was cast as the star of season 15’s The Bachelorette. Fans watched as she struggled to
A post-Christmas Broadway box office fell like so many dry pine needles last week, with most shows taking fairly significant tumbles as ticket prices settled back to reality. In all, total grosses for the 36 productions dropped 23% from Christmas week to $43,095,641. Attendance of 317,679 was down only 9%, putting the box office blame
15 minutes ago The title Grown Ups 3 is the sort of thing that would strike fear into the hearts of any sensible citizen of this universe, and several of the parallel ones that border it. And yet, thanks to an unsolicited “fan script” that popped up on Twitter, the possibility of a third entry
The Timeless Child is the biggest mystery of Doctor Who season 12 – and here’s everything we know about her to date. Chris Chibnall’s first season as showrunner didn’t really have much of a central theme; although the Stenza were a recurring threat, each episode still felt like a standalone. For all that’s the case, though,
Sony Pictures has pushed back the release of its Kevin Hart starrer Fatherhood by eight months to January 8, 2021. The move was a strategic one by the studio and not tied to injuries the actor sustained in a late-summer car accident. Sony had planned to move the pic from its announced April 3, with its
19 minutes ago Jennifer Lopez has been back in the news this week, thanks to the “gift” of an outfit she wore to the Golden Globes, but she was at the event to begin with not to be fashionable but because she was in the big female-led flick Hustlers in 2019. While doing press during
Keanu Reeves is a Jedi in a new cool fan-made trailer for a Star Wars film set in the era of the Old Republic. While an official adaptation of a Star Wars story set in an era long before the Skywalkers has yet t0 be made, Lucasfilm had announced earlier this year that a Knights of the Old Republic movie was in the works,
Refresh for latest…: Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker continued its global domination in the third weekend, now with a worldwide cume of $918.8M. It will soon become the Mouse’s 7th release of 2019 to cross the $1B mark. The current split is $450.8M domestic and $468M at the international box office. This weekend
20 minutes ago We are now three weeks into the release of J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, and that equates to three weeks at the top of the box office. The film has not yet crossed the $1 billion mark globally, but it is on its way, and the ticket sales from
Director Nicolas Pesce’s The Grudge 2020 “sidequel” was released January 3, 2020, and, given the fact that reviews have been largely negative, will a sequel happen? While a unique, ambitious concept, Pesce’s take on The Grudge has been heavily critiqued as unnecessary, too violent, and has been said to not fit the overall vision for the franchise. Despite having
Not to gush, but let’s seriously behold the success of Media Rights Capital and Lionsgate’s Knives Out. We’ve already overwritten how the whodunit is a win for original movies in last year’s Disney franchise-laden theatrical environment. But this Rian Johnson-directed, star-studded film just won’t give up in its current sixth weekend of release, poised to
15 minutes ago When the pitfalls of procrastination are discussed, Tom Hooper’s Cats is now a prime example to be mentioned. Often described as “nightmarish” is the movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway musical, Cats purred “flop” from the moment its first trailer dropped over summer. Even after the studio’s best efforts to mess
Wonder Woman 1984 is the most exciting superhero movie of 2020. Releasing on June 5th, 2020, Wonder Woman 1984 will likely be the blockbuster event of the year. The upcoming DC film features a strong cast, solid director and limited competition. Directed by Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot as the titular superhero, Wonder Woman 1984 follows up on
As blockbusters battled it out at the box office, the specialty space hit high notes with Judy, flew with The Peanut Butter Falcon, shined with Uncut Gems and gave us one helluva Farewell. Major box office strides were made in 2019 with fare from indie, art-house-driven distributors that delivered confident numbers, proving that audiences are craving bold and
14 seconds ago CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. The Star Wars franchise is a beloved part of film history, with entire generations of moviegoers invested in the galaxy far, far away. George Lucas’ colorful franchise is endlessly entertaining,