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Box Office: Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ Jams Past $120M Globally, ‘Madame Web’ and ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Spin Out
Hollywood’s latest music biopic, Bob Marley: One Love, continues to jam at the global box office, where it crossed the $100 million mark on Friday, including $61.4 million domestically and $39.7 million overseas after only 10 days in theaters. The Paramount movie easily stayed atop this weekend’s domestic box office chart with an estimated $13.5 […]
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Inside Sony’s ‘Madame Web’ Collapse: Forget About a New Franchise
The trailer buzz was worrisome, advance ticket sales anemic. Then last week, the critic reviews for Madame Web were posted, and they stung deepest of all — Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff received the lowest average Rotten Tomatoes score (13 percent) of any major superhero film in nearly a decade. “On Wednesday night, you could actually watch […]
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Some Critics Actually Liked ‘Madame Web’: Here’s What They’re Saying
On Valentine’s Day, we get reminded of the reassuring phrase, “There is someone out there for everyone.” Well, when it comes to movies, the same is true: For every film, there’s at least some who genuinely like it — even Madame Web, which opened nationally on the romantic holiday to scathing reviews and a modest […]
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Events of the Week: ‘Madame Web,’ ‘The New Look’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Madame Web, The New Look and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Santa Barbara International Film Festival The 10-day festival toasted a star-studded group of honorees including Robert Downey Jr., Lily Gladstone, America Ferrera, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, […]
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What Did Dakota Johnson Actually Say?
Oh, what a tangled web we’ve woven. Sony’s latest entry in its Spider-Man Universe, Madame Web, opened this week to dismal reviews and pessimistic box office prospects. I’m not here to defend the film. But I am here to take issue with the discourse surrounding the movie in recent weeks. It seems it’s no longer […]
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Box Office: Bob Marley’s ‘One Love Hits $17.9M on Thursday, Overwhelming ‘Madame Web’
Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love easily maintained its lead over Sony’s troubled superhero pic Madame Web at the Thursday box office after opening the previous day at $14 million from 3,536 theaters, the top midweek opener ever for Valentine’s Day, the studio says. The honor previously belonged to 2012’s The Vow ($11.5 million). Better yet […]
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Box Office Preview: Bob Marley ‘One Love’ Biopic to Break ‘Madame Web’s’ Heart on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day will host a six-day box office race between two films that could bring some surprises and drama as Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love biopic goes up against Sony’s supehero offering Madame Web. Both films are opening everywhere on Wednesday to take advantage of sweethearts wanting to go the movies on […]
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Dakota Johnson Says “Drastic Changes” Were Made to ‘Madame Web’
Madame Web star Dakota Johnson says the film’s script underwent some “drastic changes” after she signed on to the project. The Sony-Marvel film has been savaged by critics as one of the worst superhero movies of the modern era. But Johnson — who plays a New York paramedic who develops psychic visions — says the […]
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‘Madame Web’ Director SJ Clarkson Talks No Post-Credits Scene, That ’90s Rumor and Joining the MCU After the Fact
Madame Web filmmaker SJ Clarkson is both persistent and prolific. The British director has helmed at least 109 episodes of television from 2001 until now. She cut her teeth to the tune of 37 episodes on a British medical soap known as Doctors, but that experience eventually paved the way for the likes of Dexter, […]
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‘Madame Web’ Critic Reviews Are Brutal: “Hilariously Bad, Embarrassing Mess”
You know a superhero movie is in trouble when even the “first reactions” from fan sites are scathing. Now the critic reviews for Marvel and Sony’s Madame Web have been revealed (read on below), and the writeups are pretty devastating for the Spider-Man spinoff. Madame Web is from director S.J. Clarkson (The Defenders) and stars […]
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‘Madame Web’: First Reactions After the Premiere
Madame Web was finally revealed to the public Monday night after the Sony/Marvel film held its premiere in Los Angeles, and the first reactions have already hit social media. The superhero movie stars Dakota Johnson in the title role, a woman who develops psychic abilities. The cast also includes Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, […]
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Isabela Merced Talks ‘Madame Web,’ Her ‘Superman: Legacy’ Test and ‘Alien: Romulus’
Isabela Merced was already one of the industry’s most sought-after young actors, and then she went on an unparalleled casting streak that includes the likes of Madame Web, Alien: Romulus, Superman: Legacy and The Last of Us season two. She also has her second John Green adaptation, Turtles All the Way Down, releasing this spring, […]
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