‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Most Watched Movie Trailer of All Time With 365M Views
The Kansas City Chiefs aren’t the only big winners coming out of the Super Bowl. The first trailer for Marvel Studio’s threequel Deadpool & Wolverine, which dropped just before kickoff during a Super Bowl ad for the pic, racked up 365 million views in the first 24 hours, making it the most watched movie trailer […]
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The Latest Side Gig for A-Listers: Screening Host
On Jan. 12, Jennifer Lawrence showed up at a private screening room in Beverly Hills for Jonathan Glazer’s searing Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest. When the movie ended, she sat on a makeshift stage and asked questions of Glazer, production designer Chris Oddy and sound designer Johnnie Burn during the post-screening Q&A. The event was […]
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Box Office: Worst Super Bowl Weekend in Decades Outside of COVID, ‘Argylle’ Ekes Out $6.5M Lead
The Super Bowl sacked the domestic box office this weekend as revenue fell to historic lows due to the weekend-long frenzy over Sunday’s showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas, and an ongoing winter slowdown in major Hollywood studio titles. Combined ticket sales clocked in at an estimated $40 […]
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Box Office: Winter Grosses Hit Alarming Lows
Cinema operators might be wishing for their own atmospheric river storms right about now, at least figuratively speaking. Heading into the new year, long-range forecasts showed the box office facing a bad drought during the first two months of 2024, and they were unfortunately spot-on. The culprit? A sparse crop of new Hollywood studio titles […]
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Why Bob Iger Is So High on ‘Moana 2’ and What It Means for the Live-Action Pic
When Disney CEO Bob Iger announced Wednesday that an animated Moana sequel would swim into theaters in November of this year, it inspired both excitement amongst fans of the 2016 original and questions about the live-action remake set to star Dwayne Johnson. The live-action Moana, announced a year ago by Iger and Johnson, is slated […]
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Concert Movie Heads for Disney+ in a Coup for the Streamer
A new era is about to begin for Taylor Swift’s concert film. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert pic is headed for Disney+ in a coup for the streamer, considering the clout and breadth of the superstar’s fan base. A souped-up version of the film will stream exclusively on Disney+ starting March 15 under the […]
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Super Bowl LVII: ‘Deadpool 3, ‘Twisters’ and ‘IF’ Among the Movie Spots Suiting Up for Game Day
In 2016, Ryan Reynolds’ first Deadpool movie scored a huge marketing touchdown at the Super Bowl when using the weekend of the big game to hold a number of promotional events, culminating with a final trailer spot released during the showdown between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers. Two weeks later, the irreverent R-rated pic […]
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Box Office: Matthew Vaughn and Apple’s Big-Budget ‘Argylle’ Bombs With $18M U.S. Debut
Spurned by many critics and consumers alike, Matthew Vaughn‘s pricey spy comedy Argylle bombed at the North American box office in the biggest miss to date for Apple’s theatrical ambitions. The movie opened to an estimated $18 million from 3,605 cinemas against a price tag of $200 million to $250 million, according to sources. The […]
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Box Office: Matthew Vaughn’s ‘Argylle’ Starts Off With $1.7M in Previews
Matthew Vaughn’s action spy-comedy Argylle hopes to be an agent of change at the box office this weekend, but it could be a tough mission to complete. The pic, whose star-packed ensemble cast is led by Henry Cavill and Bryce Dallas Howard, started off its box office tour with a subdued $1.7 million in Thursday […]
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AMC Theatres Lands Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Doc ‘Kiss the Future,’ Sets U.S. February Release
AMC Theatres is continuing its foray into the distribution business following Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé. The world’s largest cinema circuit revealed Wednesday it has pacted with Fifth Season to release the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck-produced documentary Kiss the Future in the U.S. The acclaimed film chronicles the […]
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‘Despicable Me 4’ Adds Will Ferrell, Sofia Vergara and Others to the Franchise
Gru is getting a gaggle of new friends and foes. Illumination and Universal revealed the full cast of Despicable Me 4 when airing a trailer spot for the animated summer tentpole during Sunday’s showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens AFC Championship game. The studio also released details of the plot for the […]
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Box Office: ‘Mean Girls’ Dances Past ‘The Beekeeper’ to Win Slow Weekend With $6.9M
On Sunday, both Mean Girls and The Beekeeper claimed victory amid an otherwise sluggish weekend at the domestic box office. It turns out Mean Girls was right. Weekend actuals show Paramount’s musical teen comedy earned $6.9 million, compared to $6.7 million for Amazon MGM Studios’ The Beekeeper. Both films came in behind initial estimates after […]
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