While many know Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks for his work on movies like Big, Forrest Gump, and the Toy Story franchise, he first got his start in the 1980 slasher flick He Knows You’re Alone. Hanks has since played a number of iconic roles. From starring as the eponymous lead in thriller-drama Captain Phillips to
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As we enter the holiday week, A24’s Uncut Gems starring Adam Sandler has a solid weekend in its second limited weekend on five screens in New York and Los Angeles. The Safdie Brothers crime thriller was the biggest per-screen average opening ever for A24 and, despite dropping from its limited opening last week, the film earned an
9 minutes ago Obviously, this piece is going to have Star Wars spoilers in it. Hopefully, you only clicked because you saw the movie and you already know which scene the headline is nodding at. If you haven’t caught Episode IX yet, now’s your last chance to skedaddle. You know the moment I’m talking about.
The fan theory that Tarzan is the brother to Anna and Elsa is officially disproved in Frozen 2. As Disney’s animated library has grown, filmmakers and animators have routinely worked in Easter eggs to other properties. Moments like Rapunzel walking through Arendelle in Frozen is a great example of this, but some fans also concocted the belief that
Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker powered up its light sabers in 46 material offshore markets through Thursday, grossing $59.1M at the international box office. That includes China where the force is, unsurprisingly, not strong with this final installment. Elsewhere, Episode IX has seen launches above Star Wars: The Last Jedi in most majors.
37 minutes ago There’s no denying that Frozen II has been a global smash hit – at least, from a financial standpoint. Whether or not the film is as good as its predecessor (or even good at all), however, is a topic that has definitely been up for debate. And Idina Menzel has a controversial
Warning: Spoilers for Shazam #9 In the first issue finding DC’s Shazam family complete, there is little time for celebration, or even stopping to explain magic to Billy Batson’s confused father. But history has been made all the same… as Shazam #9 barrels into the fallout of C.C. Batson becoming the Seventh (and final) Champion. But even
EXCLUSIVE: The dark force from critics isn’t keeping Disney’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker down with the Lucasfilm finale to the George Lucas-created saga seeing between $44M-$48M per Deadline sources tonight. At that level, Rise of Skywalker will wind up being either the third or fourth best preview night ever with the current top three being last
10 minutes ago Netflix has been making big moves over the past few years to transform from merely a platform on which to stream content to a true original-content contender. Their films are getting their fair share of award nominations and big-name filmmakers like Martin Scorcese and Noah Baumbach are releasing their projects on the
Warning: Minor SPOILERS related to The Witcher‘s content ahead. Netflix’s The Witcher might be a fantasy series, but it’s not family-friendly. With plenty of violence, gore, strong language, sexual content and mature themes, the show is suitable only for adults and older teens. The Witcher stars Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, a monster-slayer who
EXCLUSIVE: We understand that MarketCast has tapped Steve Buck as its SVP Theatrical. In his new role, Buck will drive commercial sales and new business efforts for MarketCast’s theatrical products and services, which counts every major Hollywood studio and many independent producers as clients. Buck will partner with MarketCast’s creative testing and analytics team to
13 seconds ago Nearly twenty years after we last unplugged, audiences will finally reenter the Matrix in 2021 for The Matrix 4. Returning for the surprising sequel alongside Keanu Reeves is Carrie-Anne Moss, who of course played Trinity in the original 1999 science fiction classic. It’s been a long time though since the actress put
In the latest entry of our ongoing series, Screen Rant’s Ryan George reveals what (probably) happened in the pitch meeting for 2017 sequel Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Updating the beloved 1995 film for the 21st century, Welcome to the Jungle is about a mismatched group of teens who get put in detention together, and
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker advance ticket sales are pacing with 2017’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi at the same point in time in their Fandango sales cycle. We heard from other exhibition sources that a $200M+ opening is within reach. Also working greatly in the favor of business this weekend are 15% K-12 schools out on
11 minutes ago Birds of Prey, otherwise known as Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, is headed to theaters in just a few months. While it gears up for its theatrical debut, we’re steadily learning more details, including the fact the movie will officially be Rated R. It’s not an
When Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, the deal came with the promise of more movies, including a new trilogy in the Skywalker saga. That sequel trilogy launched in 2015 with J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens and continued in 2017 with Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Now it ends with Abrams’ Star Wars:
Disney will ring out its $10 billion-plus global 2019 with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, in what is expected to be a $450M global opening, which is what Star Wars: The Last Jedi opened to in 2017, behind Force Awakens’ near $528.9M. Skywalker rises in France, Germany and Italy tomorrow with previews in China with domestic previews starting Thursday
30 minutes ago While some folks were losing their minds over Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s world premiere last night, there were others who were experiencing the other major motion picture of the holiday season. Director Tom Hooper’s Cats was unveiled to an eager audiences at its very own world premiere last night, and
Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) may have the DCEU’s lowest box office opening yet, according to the current projections. It’s been a strong year for DC films overall, between the well-received Shazam! and Joker becoming a billion-dollar Oscar contender. Warner Bros. and DC are hoping to keep that momentum going into
Well, that was fast: Director Ivo van Hove’s West Side Story joined Broadway’s Million Dollar Club after only six previews, grossing $1,254,440 in its first week of performances. The musical revival, with all new choreography by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, filled all seats at the Broadway Theatre for the week ending Dec. 15, with a
29 seconds ago CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. After years of patiently waiting, the time is finally upon us. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will finally arrive this week, with J.J. Abrams wrapping up the current trilogy,
The Mandalorian is the spiritual successor of George Lucas’ plans for Star Wars: Underworld, a TV series he was never able to make due to budget constraints. The Star Wars franchise is changing shape, and moving from the big screen to the streaming service. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the final chapter in the Skywalker Saga,
Refresh for latest…: As global turnstiles start greasing up for next week’s Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, audiences are continuing to warm up to the two current titles in wide release: Sony’s Jumanji: The Next Level and Disney’s Frozen 2. Expanding to another 34 offshore hubs after an early rollout last weekend, The Next
22 seconds ago In most cases, brands do whatever they can to avoid spoiling movies. While some people love to know plot twists ahead of time, there are plenty others who avoid those details at all costs. Where Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is concerned, though, there seems to be a shortage of spoilerphobia.
Parks & Recreation’s final episode included different time jumps so fans could get a glimpse at the characters’ lives in the future – and here are all the timelines that were shown. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, Parks & Recreation debuted on NBC in 2009 and came to an end in 2015 after
Fox Searchlight is ready to put another stake in the ground for this year’s awards season race with the theatrical release of the Terrence Malick drama A Hidden Life starring August Diehl and Valerie Pachner. The release marks a reunion between the Fox Searchlight and Malick since 2011’s Tree Of Life starring Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain. “We are
6 minutes ago Christopher Nolan doesn’t really need to promote Tenet. By now, he’s earned the kind of reputation where you just say Nolan Is Making Another Movie, tell everyone the release date, and boom. Take the money. So even though the new teaser isn’t even teasing anything, it’s still something — and that was
When it comes to literary foes, few have a dynamic as unique as the Joker and Batman. To label their relationship a mere hero-versus-villain rivalry is to completely ignore the complex history the two characters share. The Clown Prince of Crime and the Dark Knight have been matching wits since the 1940s, and in that time
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
36 minutes ago This shouldn’t have to be said, but this feature will be loaded with spoilers for the new movie Jumanji: The Next Level. We literally will be discussing the movie’s ending, so stop reading now if you do not want to be spoiled. All of the Jumanji movies, up to this point, have