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When it comes to the current state of big-screen films, movie runtimes have been a major topic of discussion. Some will say less is more, while others don’t mind filmmakers taking their sweet time to better develop their stories. Now, a new study gives some insight into what the ideal running time for feature-length movies

The first Planet of the Apes movie under the Disney regime after absorbing Fox hits theaters this weekend with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes poised to do $50M+ domestic, and $130M WW. After the dull opening of Universal’s Fall Guy, Jesus, God, Saint Mary and Joseph, let’s hope those projections stay steady. Apes

Last year, movie theaters catered to two major fan bases by bringing concert films to the big screen with Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour and Beyoncé’s Renaissance documentary. Since each of their commercial successes, it has us thinking about what other artists should make concert movies next. Enter Billie Eilish. As the Oscar-winning No Time

The great Broadway Crunch of Spring 2024, when 18 new productions opened between mid-March and late April – 19 if you count the commercial transfer of Appropriate – seems to be showing early signs of the inevitable shake-out, with one show (Lempicka) closing soon and a few others already playing to houses with attendance at

Don Cheadle’s movie career is more than Tony Stark’s sidekick-turned-superhero James “Rhodie” Rhodes in multiple Marvel movies. Playing a superhero is the culmination of decades of outstanding movie performances, starting with 1985’s Moving Violations. Cheadle has captivated audiences with his vast acting range, from acclaimed films like Boogie Nights and Crash to franchises like Iron

Universal and Illumination‘s smash The Super Mario Bros Movie finishes No. 1 to make it a wrap on Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament for 2023. While the industry is still coming out of Covid and the aftermath of the strikes, there’s no question about the major motion picture studios’ embrace of the theatrical downstream model; steamers

It’s been a little over a year since Riddick: Furya’s most recent announcement put the Vin Diesel sequel on the horizon. This made the movie feel a lot closer to happening, since Diesel’s 2015 reveal of a planned Riddick four-quel and TV series was been followed by a lot of teases but not a lot

After debuting early last weekend, Universal’s The Fall Guy expanded to 78 overseas markets during its sophomore session, adding $25.4M for a running total of $36.9M at the international box office. That’s in line with Bullet Train and above The Lost City at the same point in release. Globally, the David Leitch-directed action romance is

An acting legend has passed away at 79 years old. Bernard Hill was known for many roles throughout his career, including the James Cameron blockbuster Titanic. No doubt, though, that many remember his performance in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Return of the King and will continue to do so as tributes

A24’s I Saw The TV Glow beamed out one of the best limited openings of the year as the specialty market shows signs of life after a dreary April. The ‘90s era trans coming-of-age horror-thriller grossed $116.3k at four theaters in New York and LA for a per screen average of $29k for Jane Schoenbrun.

If you’re going to play a leading character in one of the Mad Max movies, then being able to drive is a requirement. That wasn’t any different for Anya Taylor-Joy, who took over the role of Furiosa from Charlize Theron for the character’s origin story, which is arriving soon on the 2024 movies schedule. And

Wildcat, directed and co-written by Ethan Hawke and starring Maya Hawke (Stranger Things, Little Women) as Flannery O’Connor, opens this weekend in New York and LA. One of nation’s most evocative, brilliant and ambitious writers, O’Connor was diagnosed with Lupus at 24 and reluctantly settled in with her mother, played by Laura Linney, at a

Get the family together, because it’s time to prepare for one final ride! Up to this point, we haven’t learned much about the upcoming Fast and Furious 11. However, recently, Fast X director Louis Leterrier opened up about the release date for the finale Fast and Furious project and where it’ll take place. Let’s just

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering the conversation

You know what’s more intense than a single twister… Twisters! That is the title of the sequel to the 1996 classic which is among 2024 movie releases coming out this summer. When its star Glen Powell recently spoke about the making of the natural disaster flick, he discussed what was involved behind the scenes, and

It’s been a rough few weeks for indies but May is here with a handful of hopefuls looking to rev up the market — from A24’s buzzy I Saw The TV Glow to Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Venice award-winning Evil Does Not Exist. A documentary about Anita Pallenberg featuring Scarlett Johansson hits theaters, with a French animated

Being a celebrity is a funny thing, and can provide famous people with awesome opportunities, including rocking bold fashions on the red carpet. Euphoria actress Sydney Sweeney has become a fashion icon over the years, rocking trends like Barbiecore and more. Sweeney went in on the pants free movement, which has been another popular trend by

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering the conversation

Amazon’s Road House remake may have shown Jake Gyllenhaal slapping dudes and kicking ass as a bouncer, but his mighty opponent in the film, Conor McGregor, threw some very realistic blows as his character Knox. Their fight scenes together were such a highlight of the movie that you’d think what you watched was real. Well,

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering the conversation

As Furiosa’s place among 2024 movie release dates speeds closer to entering our collective eyeballs, it sounds like we needn’t worry about it being George Miller’s last installment in the Mad Max franchise. The filmmaker, who has been behind the science fiction action films since the first entry from 1979 starring Mel Gibson, has shared

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering

If you were to make a list of the best ‘90s movies and then lay it on top of what many consider to be the best sci-fi films of all time, you’re going to see a great deal of overlap. The truth is, the final years of the 20th century gave audiences some of the

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering

Looking back at Chris Pine’s best movies, the clean-cut-looking actor is leading man material gracing the screen with the Star Trek movies, Unstoppable,and the Wonder Woman movies. Then it took promoting his creepy role in Don’t Worry Darling to make the Hollywood actor to become meme-able. The Dungeons and Dragons actor reveals what his favorite

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering

As we eagerly await the cinematic offerings of the 2024 movie schedule, one title set for release in 2025 has captured our imagination: Tron: Ares. The third installment in the Disney franchise, featuring Jared Leto and a returning Jeff Bridges, is rapidly materializing into something tangible and thrilling. In an exclusive insight into the world

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering

Movies scores add so much to films it’s hard to overstate just how important they are. Music can completely change the mood of a movie, or a scene, in ways that little else can. Most movie scores follow a tried and true formula and while we would never discount the importance of such scores, the