Broadway box office took a step back last week, with most shows reporting receipt drops from the prior week (which included Veterans Day Weekend, perhaps boosting tourist money). In all, the 36 Broadway productions grossed $32,819,621 for the week ending Nov. 17, about 7% down from the previous week. Attendance, though, held steady at 289,802.
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25 minutes ago After 16 years away, the Charlie’s Angels property finally returned to the big screen this past weekend, and things did not go well for it at the box office… like, at all. The new movie starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska only pulled in $8.3 million during its first days
Caution: Spoilers ahead for The Walking Dead season 10 The Walking Dead‘s Whisperers are even scarier and more effective on TV than they are in the comic books. In Robert Kirkman’s original The Walking Dead story, the Whisperers arrive in the wake of the landmark All Out War arc against Negan and the Saviors. Alpha’s gang represent
Refresh for latest…: Fox/Chernin Entertainment’s Ford V Ferrari raced its way to a $21.4M start at the international box office this weekend. The Disney release went out in 41 material markets and came in slightly above pre-frame projections. This is a solid start that combines with domestic’s high-octane debut to make for a $52.4M global
1 minute ago Two years. It has been two years today since Justice League came out and disappointed almost everyone. On the 2nd anniversary of that mess, fans got #ReleaseTheSnyderCut trending as part of an organized push to get Warner Bros. to release director Zack Snyder’s original vision for the DC movie. But fans were’t
Gal Gadot has joined in on the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement to get Zack Snyder’s version of Justice League released. There’s been a lot of excitement recently over the possibility of finally getting to see what Snyder originally intended. Snyder left Justice League in early 2017 following the death of his daughter, which then allowed Warner Bros. and Joss
James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari from 20th Century Fox/Chernin Entertainment put $2.1 million in the tank from Thursday box office previews that began at 6 PM. Projections expect the pic being released by Disney to exceed $20M this weekend, maybe even as high as $30M. Great exits for the Christian Bale-Matt Damon movie last night: 4 1/2
15 minutes ago MAJOR SPOILERS ahead on the Alicia Vikander movie Earthquake Bird, which premiered November 15 on Netflix. Alicia Vikander and Riley Keough star in Earthquake Bird, which just premiered on Netflix. The twisty Netflix film, directed by Wash Westmoreland and executive produced by Ridley Scott, is based on the novel by Susanna Jones,
Impeachment: American Crime Story has found its Bill Clinton, with Clive Owen portraying the former US president. Owen joins Beanie Feldstein, who will be portraying Monica Lewinsky. The cast for season 3 of the anthology series, which has so far focused on the biggest scandals of the 90’s, includes Sarah Paulson and Annaleigh Ashford in
In the wake of Terminator: Dark Fate’s failure at the B.O., and Paramount’s recent decision to make Beverly Cops 4 for Netflix, we have the further breakdown of cinema IP in Sony’s Charlie’s Angels reboot which is tanking with a God-awful $8.2M opening, 3 Stars on Screen Engine-Comscore’s PostTrak and a B+ Cinemascore. The Elizabeth Banks-directed-written and
5 minutes ago The leadership over at Marvel Studios may try to keep plot details for the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies secret for a long time, but one thing they do want you to know about as soon as possible is when movies are going to drop in theaters. To that end, it’s been revealed
With a little under two months until the next season of The Bachelor, ABC’s promotional materials featuring Peter Weber are starting to make their rounds on the internet, including a brand new poster of the beloved lead. Alongside a recently released teaser trailer, the poster milks Weber’s status as a pilot for all it’s worth. Weber first
“Quigley,” the mega-hit indie film released in 2003 has been re-released on Amazon for rent/purchase worldwide. Written, Produced and Directed by William Byron Hillman, “Quigley” is a hysterical adventure of madcap family entertainment. “Quigley” stars Golden Globe/Academy Award nominee Gary Busey (The Buddy Holly Story, Point Break, The Player, Lethal Weapon), Oz Perkins (Legally Blonde,
The New Line movie, Black Adam, based on the DC comics property will hit cinemas on Wednesday Dec. 22, 2021, five days after Fox’s Avatar sequel on Dec. 17. Pic is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who recently directed Johnson in Disney’s upcoming Jungle Cruise. Black Adam will open up against Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 4, Universal’s feature adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked, and —
21 seconds ago There have been many theories written about how the Skywalker Saga might conclude when Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker finally wraps up this part of long-running series in just a few weeks. Whether you’re on board with fans’ ideas about what might happen or not, or even if you’re trying to
Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios announced Grounded at X019 in London today, revealing a brand new, first-person, co-op survival game IP that will be arriving in Spring 2020 for Xbox One and Steam. Obsidian Entertainment has always had a solid reputation as a game studio, but is coming off one of its most popular hits
Ford v Ferrari, an original movie aimed at older males about the 1966 Le Mans race between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari will lay claim to the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office with $20M, maybe even $30M+ start, stopping Sony’s franchise reboot of Charlie’s Angels in its tracks with its lowest opening
24 minutes ago Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: they’re two iconic and critical elements of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter story and two things we’ll be getting a lot more of in Fantastic Beasts 3. With the recent news that the third film in Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter spinoff/prequel
Warning: This article contains spoilers for X-Men #2. Marvel’s X-Men relaunch may finally be answering one of its strangest questions; just what’s going on with Apocalypse? A lot of prominent X-Men characters have felt a little out-of-character in Hickman’s relaunch; but none more so than Apocalypse. One of the X-Men’s greatest villains, Apocalypse has always championed an
Paramount is putting its Rugrats movie in timeout. The studio said today that it has pulled the Nick TV adaptation from its schedule after originally setting a January 29, 2021, release date. Taking over that weekend slot is Rumble, the toon from Paramount Animation and WWE Studios that is set in a world where monster wrestling is a global
11 minutes ago Say what you will about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, it’s remains a popular subject among Star Wars fans nearly two years after its release due to its polarizing reception. You don’t have to look hard to find folks who, to put it as delicately as possible, do not care for it
Twitch Esports and MTG Arena teamed up to announce that the organizations will host a $75,000 tournament on the same day as the next Magic: The Gathering Banned & Restricted list announcement, which takes place on November 18, 2019. The decision to host a tournament immediately after the potential for cards to be banned is a unique one,
Tootsie, the Broadway musical that had an easier time charming critics than winning potential ticket buyers, will play its final performance on Sunday, January 5, 2020. The musical, based on the hit Dustin Hoffman movie from 1982 and a winner of two Tony Awards, will have played 293 regular and 25 preview performances since opening
11 minutes ago Not counting all of the blood that comes pouring out of the elevator doors at the Overlook Hotel, Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep really has two primary gore scenes. The first is the death of the Baseball Boy, which sees Rebecca Ferguson’s Rose The Hat and other members of the True Knot slowly
Kanye West discussed his plans to run for president in 2024. West’s controversial political views have received a lot of attention in recent years. West spoke at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival, where he was joined onstage by his Yeezy collaborator Steven Smith. The embattled performer delighted in sharing news about the next generation of his
Finance sources tell us today that Warner Bros.’ weekend Stephen King upset Doctor Sleep is poised to lose around $20M after all ancillaries, should it earn $100M at the global box office. If ticket sales are lower, in the $80M range, then the loss swells to around $30M+. This comes after the grand under-performance of the
54 minutes ago Get ready for Disney+’s new Marvel heroes to assemble … in MCU Phase 4 or Phase 5? MCU Phase 4 currently features Black Widow, The Eternals, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, and — as a last minute-ish addition
Daisy Ridley had a great time playing Dark Rey in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In less than two months, the final chapter of the Skywalker saga will roll out, wrapping up the nine-film narrative that centers on the famed family. However, with Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) gone and Leia Organa’s involvement limited due
Sony’s sequel to its $962.1M global hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle will debut in China on Dec. 13 in sync with its domestic opening. China is a rich territory for Dwayne Johnson with such pics like Hobbs & Shaw ($201M), Rampage ($156.3M), San Andreas ($103M) and Skyscraper ($98.4M) racking up bucks. The first Jake Kasdan-directed pic made $78M in the Middle Kingdom, repping 14%
1 hour ago Ghost Draft is out, but The Tomorrow War is in for Chris Pratt. The Marvel and Jurassic World star just shared a first look at his new sci-fi movie, which also — congrats! — marks his first time as an executive producer. Apparently there were problems right out of the gate, since