When it comes to highly-anticipated upcoming book adaptations, the next Hunger Games movie definitely has me marking my calendar for its 2026 release date. Before Lionsgate starts production for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping movie, however, Suzanne Collins’ novel of the same name will be released in March this year. Now, some new
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At the end of the day, it wasn’t as bad as expected. That’s the overriding sentiment among international distribution executives and other industry watchers regarding how 2024’s overseas and global box office panned out. Yes, we continue to need more consistency to foster the cinema-going habit, as well as more good movies that hit their
Spoilers below for anyone who hasn’t yet watched Robert Eggers‘ Nosferatu, so be warned (and protect your neck). Given the filmmaker’s impressive filmography to date, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu was a project I’d longingliy anticipated as much as anything else in 2024 or any upcoming horror movie yet to debut. And while it certainly excelled in
Alamos Drafthouse has laid off 15 corporate staffers as well as a significantly larger number of hourly employees across its circuit, effective immediately. The corporate layoffs rep about 9% of the total focusing on support center and technical engineers to streamline the business, a person familiar with the situation told Deadline. The hit to hourly
I’m about two years late to the game, but I’ve finally seen the entirety of Attack On Titan. To give anyone curious further confirmation, I agree with fans that may be one of the best anime of all time. For that reason, you think I’d love to see director Andy Muschietti helm a live-action movie
The international box office for French cinema dropped by 11% in 2024, according to data released by Unifrance on Monday, but the film and TV export agency said the figures only gave part of the picture. Unifrance said French film productions racked up 33.4M admissions internationally in the first 50 weeks of 2024 for a
I’m not underselling things when I say that the 2025 movie schedule has my mind in its grasp. A lot of continuations of properties I love as a fan are happening throughout the landscape, one of which is undoubtedly 28 Years Later. I’ve followed all of the recent updates like a hawk, and one recent
UPDATED: This has been a solid holdover weekend with milestones crossed and neared for the major titles in release as we come off a really strong end to 2024. But it’s bittersweet as we cannot ignore the fire devastation in the home of Hollywood. My thoughts go out to you all who have been affected,
Few actor duos have been proven to be as hilarious as the pairing of Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds. By now, a number of fans are surely aware of the Reynolds/Jackman feud and how it’s involved the two stars taking painfully funny jabs at each other. All of the jokes aside, though, the two are
A24’s The Brutalist busted out in limited expansion this weekend with close to $1.39 million on just 68 screens, a $20.4k per screen average, excellent for a period film with a three hour and 35-minute run time about a Hungarian architect in 1950s Doylestown, Pa. It won multiple Golden Globes — for Best Picture –
As of this writing, intense fires continue to rage across parts of California. Various citizens have spoken out on social media and shared their experiences about fleeing their homes for safety. Celebrities like Mark Hamill and Chris Pratt addressed the situation as well. A number of people have been evacuated thus far and, according to
SATURDAY AM: Lionsgate can relish a No. 1 win in Den of Thieves 2: Pantera this weekend which is now on its way to $15M+ opening, which is about the same as the 2018 original. Let’s hear it for great dating. The studio known for counterprogramming found a great release date on the schedule and
Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers premiered relatively early last year, yet remained one of the best movies of 2024. The intense, sultry tennis romance starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor had audiences in chokehold and Challengers’ reviews were stellar. From the EDM soundtrack to the complicated yet sexy throuple dynamics, there really wasn’t much to complain
For Sean Baker, it’s theatrical or bust. Paychecks from streamers can be tantalized in front of him, but when it comes to his original work, not only is about making works for the cinema, but shooting on celluloid, too. “We shouldn’t abandon the medium which created this artform,” Baker tells us on this episode of
Winter is a wonderful time to go to the movies, especially if you’re into the atmospheric and dreary allure of gothic horror. Though it debuted as a 2024 movie, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is still ready to drain eager audiences of their blood and their awe. After finally catching the picture myself, I have to bow
Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek 5 will now open on Wednesday, December 23, 2026, instead of July 1 next year. At the same time, the studio said Friday it is moving up Illumination’s Minions 3 from June 30, 2027 to Shrek 5‘s previous July 2026 date. That’s because the Minions and Gru have ruled
Whether you are at all interested in the bizarre life and career of Armie Hammer or you are a huge Batman fan like me, you probably have heard the news of the actor’s first post-controversy role in an upcoming movie called The Dark Knight. No, that is not a typo and I meant to write
The highest-grossing Broadway musical movie of all time, Wicked minted a great first seven days on Premium VOD with $70 million, Universal reported Thursday. This is after the movie directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande landed in homes December 31. In the first day alone, Wicked yielded $26M in
The main John Wick film series is in limbo at the moment, because while Chapter 4’s ending seemingly concluded the story of Keanu Reeves’ character, there’s still been talk about the potential of Chapter 5 being made, though the actor has admitted that his knees may not be able to handle that. The John Wick
The Italian box office softened by 0.4% in 2024 for an overall gross of $508M, on the back of a 1.3% dip in spectators to 69.7M, according to data detailed by Italy’s box office data monitor Cinetel on Thursday. The body suggested the results were broadly positive in a challenging year marked by big sporting
Hugh Grant has had an incredible career thus far that only continues to grow, such as with his terrifying turn in the horror film Heretic, However, he’ll always be remembered most for being in the best romantic comedies. While his movies of the genre are pretty much loved by everyone (even a peculiar one from
The Pacific Palisades wildfire had led to roughly ten cinema closures in Los Angeles, the nation’s No. 1 box office capital. Of those shuttered effective today are the AMC Americana in Glendale, the AMC Universal City Walk (the Uni Theme Park is closed today), AMC Topanga 12, Regal Sherman Oaks, the iPic Pasadena, and the
Hollywood is full of good-looking humans and it’s refreshing when one of those beautiful people points it out about one of their peers. Nikki Glaser, who crushed hosting (albeit with one minor wardrobe malfunction) the 82nd Golden Globes and kicked off our 2025 TV schedule with a bang acknowledged just how hot the Twisters star
EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of scoring a Golden Globe win for Demi Moore in its first big theatrical release The Substance, Mubi has hired former IFC Films president Arianna Bocco as its new SVP of Global Distribution. Bocco will report directly to Jason Ropell, Mubi’s Chief Content Officer. U.S. Distribution will continue to be led
After this weekend’s 2025 Golden Globe winners were revealed and as we wait for more award shows honoring 2024’s best to air on the 2025 TV schedule, there’s been a lot of chatter about Zoe Saldaña’s historic win. During the ceremony, she made history by becoming the first Dominican Golden Globe winner for her role
Gypsy got back on track and Wicked stayed in the stratosphere during New Year’s week, with most of Broadway‘s 33 shows posting strong numbers even while dropping down from the previous (and very lucrative) Christmas week figures. With Audra McDonald back in action after a week of illness that prompted the cancellation of all but
The 2025 movie schedule is a big one. The year kicks off with The Last Showgirl, starring Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis. Surprisingly though, the incredible model and actress revealed she was intimidated to meet the OG Scream Queen of our time. That is, until Curtis said one thing to Anderson that made all
Searchlight’s Golden Globe winning A Real Pain will stream on Hulu on Jan. 16. Last night, the pic’s co-star Kieran Culkin won Best Supporting Actor Film at the Globes ceremony in the Jesse Eisenberg starring, written and directed feature. The movie delves into the universal themes of cultural heritage, acceptance and family relationships while set
Nicole Kidman has had an incredible career in Hollywood. She’s made massive blockbuster movies and won awards almost too numerous to count. She’s also become a regular Oscar nominee and could be again, with her recent movie Babygirl being considered for acting awards five times and winning once. She’s done almost all there is to
An effusive Jon M. Chu accepted the Golden Globe for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement for Wicked this evening with the director praising fans and enthusing, “It shows us how important making this stuff is — in a time when pessimism and cynicism sort of rule the planet right now — that we can still