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Box-Office Weekend: Shazam! Dominates Again
For the second consecutive week, Shazam! held on tightly to the top spot on the Box-Office Weekend leaderboard. This week, the film’s second in release, the latest film in the DC Extended Universe, added $25.1 million to give it a two-week total of $94.9 million. The Zachary Levi-led film continues to perform will internationally as well, adding $35.9 million to give it a global two-week total of ...[Read More]
The Trailer for Stuber Has Arrived!
Twentieth Century Fox has released the debut trailer and official poster for the upcoming action-comedy film Stuber, which stars Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista. The film is scheduled to be released on July 12, 2019. The film is directed by Michael Dowse and was written by Tripper Clancy. Producers of the film are Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley. Also starring are Iko Uwais, Natalie Mo...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Shazam! Makes DC Movies Fun Again
The unbelievable has happened, that is, a film in the DC Extended Universe has proven both critically and commercially popular. Shazam! performed above expectations, delivering a debut opening weekend of $53.5 million. The film, starring Zachary Levi, did well internationally as well, generating approximately $102 million to give it a worldwide opening weekend somewhere south of $160 million. The ...[Read More]
New Terminator: Dark Fate Images Showcase Schwarzenegger and Hamilton
New images have been released from the highly anticipated film Terminator: Dark Fate from director Tim Miller starring Arnold Scwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. Check out the images, which feature looks at the film’s main characters played by Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna, Diego Boneta, and Arnold Schwarzenegger below. ABOUT THE FILM TERMINATOR: DARK FATE: Linda...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Dumbo Soars at Box Office
The latest beloved animated film turned live-action spectacle, Dumbo, debuted at the of the box-office weekend countdown with an impressive $46 million opening. Despite the solid opening, the film still came up short of many industry expectations. But, perhaps, like those that didn’t believe in the adorable pachyderm’s ability to fly, the industry will be surprised by the little guy’s staying powe...[Read More]
Lucy in the Sky Teaser Trailer Starring Natalie Portman Released
Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer for Lucy in the Sky, starring Natalie Portman as astronaut Lucy Cola. In the film, Portman plays an astronaut who returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a recent mission and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems far too small to contain her after suffering a breakdown of sorts. The film is directed by Noah Hawley...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: How to Train Your Dragon Sequel Bests Madea Sequel
Tyler Perry’s latest offering to the Madea canon, A Madea Family Funeral, made an impressive bid for the top spot at the box office this weekend but was unable to fell the proverbial dragon as How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World held onto the top spot for the second week in a row. Universal and DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World brought in $30 million over the weekend to...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: ‘Alita’ On Top, Despite Disappointing Overall Holiday Numbers
The three-day President’s Day holiday this year belonged to Alita: Battle Angel which stood atop the box-office weekend with an estimated $27.8 million debut. Despite the impressive opening tallies, the film is still burdened with a $170 million price tag that it could be hard-pressed to earn enough to turn a profit. Overall though, the holiday box-office was the worst collective showing for a Pre...[Read More]
First Official Trailer for ‘Ma’ Released
In the new thriller, Ma, Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town (Diana Silvers), to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own. She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging...[Read More]
First Official ‘The Hustle’ Trailer Released
The first official trailer for the new comedy The Hustle, starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson, has arrived! In the hilarious new comedy, Hathaway and Wilson star as female con artists, one low rent and the other high class, who team up to take down the dirty rotten men who have wronged them. Genre: Comedy Cast: Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp Director: Chris Addison Writers: Stanley Sh...[Read More]