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SATURDAY UPDATE: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire continues to show gusto at the international box office, coming in with an added $31.2M on Friday for a three-day running cume of $47.9M in 62 markets. Not included in that total is the China Saturday which added an estimated $18M – that’s a good sign in

The Hollywood power structure is something that’s always changing, as market trends and key personnel shift from time to time. However, there are some movers and shakers that leave a long legacy behind when all is said and done, and Sherry Lansing is unquestionably such a person.  Changing the game for women in Hollywood, Lansing

FRIDAY AFTERNOON: No monkey business here. Legendary and Warner Bros‘ $135M production Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is blowing away projections with a $31M Friday (including last night’s Monsterverse-record $10M previews) and a 3-day of $67M at 3,861 venues. That’s the second-best stateside start ever for a Legendary Monsterverse film, ranking behind Godzilla’s $93.1M

It must be fun to come up with the names of fake businesses in movies. Trying to nail the right vibe for the company is tricky and when you don’t have a lot of time to explain it, the name means a lot. TV shows have a lot of fake businesses, and so do movies.

EXCLUSIVE: Chantal in Fairyland (Chantal im Märchenland) is off to a fantastic start at the German box office. A spinoff of the hugely successful Fack Ju Göhte comedies, the Constantin Film title banked the best Easter holiday launch day ever for a local movie and the best opening day of the year for all films,

Amidst The Omen getting a prequel and more entries from A Quiet Place and Alien franchises among upcoming horror movies coming out soon, another spooky franchise is set to make a comeback: Final Destination. The movie that has been development at New Line Cinema since 2019 is reportedly currently in production in Vancouver, Canada, and

EXCLUSIVE: Several sources tell Deadline that the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema circuit is up for sale. The news comes about a week and a half before the major studios and exhibitors’ Las Vegas, NV love-in CinemaCon. Some studios, I’m told, have heard the sales pitch for the cinephile circuit which counts 41 locations across 13 states.

Austin Butler may never live down his Elvis Presley accent, but who cares when the role gave him his first Oscar nomination! The actor has become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actors in recent years, with his latest role being among the star-studded Dune: Part 2 cast. Next, he’s working with another critically-acclaimed director. Butler

Will Smith’s Mike Lowrey and Martin Lawrence’s Marcus Burnett are back as Sony dropped a new trailer for Bad Boys 4 and gave it a new title: Bad Boys 4: Ride or Die. The pic which sees Bad Boys for Life filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah reteaming comes out in theaters on June

After Winnie the Pooh entered the public domain last year, horror filmmakers couldn’t help but take advantage of the opportunity. British director Rhys Frake-Waterfield made a very low budget feature called Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey. The slasher satire got absolutely panned by critics after it screened, resulting in a Rotten Tomatoes score of

Broadway’s first salvo of spring newcomers was more than holding its own last week, with recent arrivals drawing strong audiences. Two shows had their opening nights during the week ending March 24, with An Enemy of the People, starring Jeremy Strong, Michael Imperioli and Victoria Pedretti, playing to standing room only crowds at Circle in

Although Jeremy Allen White has been professionally acting for nearly two decades, with him being especially known when he was younger from Shameless, the last several years have seen him blow up in a big way. This has chiefly stemmed from his Emmy and Golden Globe-winning performance as Carmy Berzatto on The Bear, one of

Nothing says Easter tentpole quite like Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire which is set to conquer the world with a box office debut around $135M, bolstered by 63 foreign markets and 3,850 theaters stateside. Warner Bros had great fortune in releasing the Legendary IP during Easter 2021 with Godzilla vs. Kong, luring audiences back

When movie lovers think of the most intense thrillers set at sea, the best shark movies — such as Steven Spielberg’s Jaws or the fact-based horror movie, Open Water — might come to mind. However, admirers of classic literature might have a softer spot for stories in which a human protagonist comes into conflict with

The NBC television network will extend its live coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony to Imax locations nationwide on Friday, July 26 — the first time the global event will be presented live on the big screen. The first-ever Summer Olympic opening ceremony not held in a stadium will take place on the

Anne Hathaway has been a star for over twenty years, from the early days of The Princess Diaries to her Oscar winning performance in Les Miserables, to her most recent role in The Idea Of You, a romantic drama that she co-stars in with Nicholas Galitzine. Her star power and range cannot be underestimated, as

Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 4 had a rock ‘em sock ‘em weekend at the international box office, adding $55.3M from 69 markets for a $135M overseas running cume, and $268.2M global (there are several key markets still to release, including France, Australia, the UK and Korea).  The frame for the fourquel was led by

We have seen countless great biopics over the years that dramatize the lives of musicians, athletes, politicians, and even an inside look at the origins of a popular video game with Tetris. However, another kind of fact-based film slowly becoming a Hollywood trend is the food industry biopic, with recent examples that include The Founder

IFC’s Late Night With The Devil has scared up the distributor’s largest opening weekend ever with an estimated $2.8+ million on 1.043 screens, coming in at no. 6 at the domestic box office. Prior to this weekend, Watcher was IFC’s top opening film at $827k, followed by Skinamarink with $819k and Blackberry at $801k. Late

Get ready, because another Ari Aster film is coming. Here’s what we know so far about Eddington.  That’s right—you know that name. I think we all do at this point. Ari Aster is returning with his fourth directorial feature after his critically acclaimed Midsommar, Hereditary, and the weirdly bizarre Beau is Afraid. But, of course,

Q&A’s are a staple of indie opening weekends since they tend to sell tickets but Bob and Jeanne Berney’s Picturehouse has raised that bar, offering audiences seven-minute live burlesque revues before selected screenings of documentary Carol Doda Topless At The Condor. The ode to the woman, and to 1960s San Francisco where she broke out

Congratulations to Cameron Diaz, Benji Madden, and the newest member of their little family! On Friday, the couple announced the birth of their second child via Instagram, and there’s no doubt that they’re probably feeling the love today. Less than 24 hours later, over 1,300 comments have poured in from fans and stars alike, congratulating

FRIDAY PM: As of right now, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is looking all right with a $16M Friday and $42M-$43M opening at 4,345 theaters. That Friday is on par with Ghostbusters: Afterlife‘s first day (plus previews) of $16.6M, and should that 3-day keep up, it will only be a $1M shy of the 2021 Jason Reitman

In 2021, Godzilla vs. Kong saw the two title monsters clashing for the first time in a Hollywood production, although they would later join forces to take down Mechagodzilla. Now these Titans are coming back together for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which hits the 2024 movie schedule at the end of the month.

Has it been that long? George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is getting a 25th anniversary re-release by Disney on May 3. That’s in time to celebrate Star Wars day, May the 4th. As part of the “The Phantom Menace” screenings, fans will be treated to an exclusive look at Disney+/Lucasfilm new series

Since production was first announced back in 2022, people have been going wild for the upcoming horror movie Late Night with the Devil, with many marking it as a “must see” on their 2024 movie schedule. Inspired by late-night talk shows from the 1970s, it provides a fresh take on the found footage and exorcism

A24‘s Alex Garland dystopian U.S. movie Civil War is looking at an $18 million-$24 million opening frame when it hits North American theaters over April 12-14. In this oddball marketplace, ya gotta figure downside as we’re still limping away from the strike. While Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is eyeing a $45M opening this weekend, I hear

To some, she’s “Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman“. To us, she’s “AMC Icon Nicole Kidman”. Anyone who has been to an AMC theater in the last few years knows what we’re talking about: the theater chain’s pre-movie promo video featuring Kidman in a pinstriped suit, settling in for a good movie and waxing poetic about

Greta Gerwig has entered the prestigious league of filmmakers whose films have crossed the $1 billion mark in box office earnings, thanks to the summer smash Barbie. The movie stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and has propelled Gerwig into the rankings as the second female director to break global and US Box Office Records.

If I’m challenged to pick my favorite filmmakers, Shane Black will forever be in my Top 5. With a resume that includes titles like Lethal Weapon, The Last Boy Scout, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and The Nice Guys, Black is a genius when it comes to crafting tight, pulp mysteries with “buddy” leads who always