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2nd Update, Friday Midday: Jumanji: The Next Level per industry estimates is on its way to $17.5M-$18M for a 3-day of $46M-$50M, well ahead of the previous installment’s 3-day of $36.1M which was actually a 6-day opener through the then Christmas holiday of $71.9M. Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle was boosted by early Amazon sneaks of $2M; the
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GEORGE C. ROMERO and his production company, Romero Pictures, has launched Romero Pictures’ Indie Brigade as the tip of the spear for a punk-rock community of indie creators in film, television and indie content.   “The Indie Brigade is a place where indie creators, new and experienced can come together, collaborate, teach and learn from each
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The first trailer for Wonder Woman 1984 brings back Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor, and teases who might be responsible for his return. Diana Prince finds herself in the vibrant, electric world of the 1980s, a far cry from the bleak, war-torn adventures in the 1910’s in her inaugural film. The Wonder Woman 2 trailer offers up a good
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Neon’s film festival favorite Portrait of a Lady on Fire didn’t cause an inferno at the specialty box office, but it managed to have a warming glow of an estimated weekend gross of $67,105. The critically lauded romance directed by Céline Sciamma and starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel had its one-week qualifying run at the Angelika
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Who will die in the Arrowverse‘s upcoming “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover event? The comic book version of the story reshaped the face of the DC Universe, killing off several characters in the process - the most important of them being the Barry Allen incarnation of the Flash and Superman’s cousin, Supergirl. The five-part event, which encompasses
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Refresh for latest…: Sony’s Jumanji: The Next Level is out in 18 early overseas release markets ahead of domestic next weekend, and in many, the movie is stepping up versus predecessor Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. Overall, the Jake Kasdan-directed sequel opened to $52.5M at the international box office, slightly down on the last film’s
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The doldrums of December are here and is standard following the lucrative Thanksgiving-Black Friday period most major distributors abstain from opening any wide entries, except for STX which is handling animated feature Playmobil, which isn’t looking so hot with a 3-day of $905K, one of the lowest openings ever for a pic north of 2,000
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In the first of a long list of titles stepping into the Specialty box office space is the French period drama Portrait of a Lady on Fire from director Céline Sciamma. The film, which stars Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel, was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival
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EXCLUSIVE: After exhibition experienced the richer side of November with Disney’s Frozen 2 and Lionsgate/Media Rights Capital’s Knives Out, they can look forward to a snowfall of cash come the late December period. Fandango reports today that in a recent poll of 1,000 participants, 93% of all moviegoers 18 and up plan to see at least 2 movies
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The salaciously classy and beautiful actress Laurene Landon inaugurated her film career during the 1980’s. She has been recognized for her roles in Airplane ll, Maniac Cop and Maniac Cop 2, All the Marbles, I, the Jury, Hundra, and many more. Landon’s career is about to explode as she will be appearing in a cascade of new movies shortly, Nation’s Fire, and Agramon’s Gate,
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