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Weeks ago, the world sadly lost celebrated actor James Earl Jones, who died at the age of 93. Tributes to Jones have subsequently been shared by his fellow actors as well as the many fans who enjoyed his work throughout his illustrious career. One of the latest stars to reflect on his memory is Arsenio

EXCLUSIVE: Angel Studios will release Brave The Dark in theaters on January 24, 2025 on a minimum of 1,000 screens. Based on a true story, the film by Damian Harris portrays the transformation of a 1980s small-town drama teacher Stan Deen — played by BAFTA winner and Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Jared Harris — drawn into

For a series as focused on bleeding edge technology as the Fast Saga, it’s kind of crazy that the series hasn’t made any mention of AI tech being used to produce Universal’s high octane blockbusters. But with Fast X’s sequel skipping the crop of upcoming 2025 movies, that milestone still looks to be on the

MPI Media Group‘s new Watermelon Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to From Ground Zero, which will represent Palestine in this year’s Oscar race for Best International Feature. The label is planning a full theatrical release and run for the short list for the work from Rashid Masharawi — a collection of short films, both

Spoilers ahead for Emilia Pérez. Movie musical are a tried and true genre, one that I personally have a love for. Some musicals have won Best Picture, and every one in a while we get a film project that pushes outside of what the genre is known for. Case in point: Selena Gomez‘s new movie

Sam and Colby: The Legends Of The Paranormal from popular ghost-hunting YouTubers Sam Golbach and Colby Brock scared up a no. 6 spot at the domestic box office. Also this weekend, Mubi continued a series of firsts for the indie distributor with The Substance. And Columbia Pictures’ Saturday Night saw $280k at just 21 locations.

The highly anticipated Joker: Folie à Deux has finally arrived and hasn’t made the strongest impression thus far. So far, audiences have been ripping the sequel apart on Rotten Tomatoes, and critics aren’t high the Joker follow-up either. On top of all that, Todd Phillips’ musical movie is heading for a very disappointing showing at

Paramount is making some big shifts on its 2025 release calendar, the biggest title dated being Edgar Wright’s reboot of The Running Man starring Glen Powell. The pic is going the Friday before Thanksgiving next year, on November 21. Running Man will race against Wicked: Part Two on that date as well as Angel Studios’

As the Wicked release date draws closer, we can’t wait to see the story of how Glinda the Good Witch and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, became who they are. Despite the storyline behind one of the most highly-anticipated 2024 movies being about a rivalry between two women, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo,

A popular anime empire and a beloved manga both hit screens in North America this weekend, with The Outrun starring Saoirse Ronan, five actors playing surrealist artist Salvador Dali, and a trio of thought provoking docs new on the specialty circuit this weekend. Also noting Columbia Pictures’ Saturday Night from Jason Reitman, which rocked its opening

The SNL biopic Saturday Night tells the story of the 90 minutes leading up to the premiere of one of the best sketch comedy series. Leading its large ensemble cast is Gabriel LaBelle, who plays Saturday Night Live‘s creator and producer Lorne Michaels. Now, the actor is opening up about playing the icon, how he

FRIDAY PM: As of this minute, Todd Phillips’ audacious Joker: Folie à Deux is looking at an OK Friday of $20M, including last night’s $7M, and hoping to stay above $50M but could sink to $45M at 4,102 theaters. Numbers-wise, even though it was a PG-13 movie, this looks far too similar to The Marvels,

For most present-day comedy fans, do you even have to say more than “Nick Offerman”, or “Kumail Nanjiani” in the same sentence to pique interest? The answer is no (for most of us, anyway). The two recently shared a great moment on one of Nanjiani’s most recent posts involving the well-reviewed 2013 movie The Kings

Romeo + Juliet, Sam Gold’s new Broadway adaptation of the Shakespeare classic starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, sold out its first three preview performances last week, filling Circle in the Square beyond its seating capacity with a strong average ticket price at $178.94. (NOTE: A previous version of this article stated Romeo + Juliet

In the past few years, Sydney Sweeney has become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood after starring in Euphoria and The White Lotus. Even though the actress just starred in a ton of 2024 movies and has a host of brand deals (with one recent one having her sell products from a bathtub), she

A restored 4k version of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre hits theaters today from MPI Media Group/Dark Sky Films on the 50th anniversary of the iconic indie scarefest by the late Tobe Hooper. It’s booked in 900 theaters with Regal, Cinemark, Cineplex, Marcus, Harkins and all Alamo Drafthouse locations. Other venues include the Music Box

Three years after the debut of Avatar: The Way of Water, the schedule of upcoming 2025 movies includes our next trip to James Cameron’s Pandora. As what we know about Avatar: Fire and Ash signals a change in the sort of scenery we’re used to in the record setting franchise, there’s a pretty wild theory

EXCLUSIVE: After a successful world premiere at Telluride and opening night at the New York Film Festival, and with Rotten Tomatoes critical reviews at 80% fresh, Amazon MGM Studios is taking Orion/Plan B’s Nickel Boys to screens later in December. Originally the RaMell Ross-directed and co-written feature based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was

The world remembers seeing Daniel Radcliffe and Dame Maggie Smith sharing the big screen in the Harry Potter movies. Their chemistry as a young boy wizard and his stern yet endearing professor were off the charts during their scenes at Hogwarts. After the passing of the film legend at the age of 89, Radcliffe tells

ABC and CBS aren’t running spots for Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump early-days biopic The Apprentice during the campaign debates, Deadline has confirmed. Briarcliff Entertainment boss Tom Ortenberg tells Deadline, “The timidity and cowardice of those in the corridors of power in Hollywood never ceases to amaze. Despite all the obstacles thrown in our way, we

In 2017, one of the greatest actors of his generation decided to proverbially hang ’em up. Daniel Day-Lewis, fresh off reuniting with There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson on the film Phantom Thread, decided that the fashion-centric film would be his last. It turns out, however, that his retirement was short-lived. Seven years

Columbia Pictures’ Saturday Night from Jason Reitman debuted at $265k, a great $53k per theater that’s the second-best limited opening of the year, and the best since June when Kinds Of Kindness also opened in 5 theaters (to a $75k PTA). It’s been a long a slightly dower wait for something to pop. Saturday Night made $108K on

Julia, Sandra, Reese—the best romantic comedies are dominated by queens, but that doesn’t mean there’s no room for a king. Enter Tom Hanks, who has been making moviegoers chuckle and swoon for decades thanks to his classic romantic comedies, several of which partnered him up with another member of rom-com royalty, Meg Ryan. Sure, his

The highest grossing animated movie of all time, Disney’s Inside Out 2, drew 30.5 million views worldwide on Disney in its first five days, not only becoming the No. 1 film premiere YTD, but even more. The sequel dropped on Disney+ on Sept. 25, repping a 104 theatrical window for the movie between cinemas and

The “grumpy veteran police detective” is a well-worn trope but it’s possible nobody has ever done it better than John Ashton. While Ashton had nearly 100 screen credits to his name, he will likely be best remembered as Detective John Taggart in the Beverly Hills Cop films opposite Judge Reinhold and Eddie Murphy. Yesterday we

UPDATED: We’re in a bit of a getting going/holdover situation for the studios this weekend at the international box office. There are two animated films continuing to roll out in the marketplace — both of which are highly scored, and performing to differing degrees. To wit: Paramount/Hasbro’s Transformers One added $16.6M in 61 markets this

Taking your kids to the theater is honestly one of the best things about being a parent, especially for those of who are incredibly passionate about all things cinema. While taking my kids to see Inside Out 2 on the big screen was one of my favorite memories from the 2024 movie schedule, I recently

EXCLUSIVE: Cinema marketing agency PaperAirplane Media has hit another milestone with 1 million digital assets downloaded from their proprietary platform The Hangar.  PaperAirplane via The Hanger which launched in October 2020, connects movie theaters, studios and theatrical media ad agencies, creating and fostering in-theater promotions. Essentially exhibitors don’t have to go distributor-by-distributor in obtaining marketing materials

Much to my chagrin, Andrew Garfield didn’t get an Oscar nomination for his legendary turn as Eduardo Saverin in The Social Network back in 2011. However, his performance in the film about Facebook is one of the elements that is still taking the internet by storm. For example, his laptop smashing scene went super viral

Much to my chagrin, Andrew Garfield didn’t get an Oscar nomination for his legendary turn as Eduardo Saverin in The Social Network back in 2011. However, his performance in the film about Facebook is one of the elements that is still taking the internet by storm. For example, his laptop smashing scene went super viral