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Novocaine easily topped the slowest moviegoing weekend of 2025 so far at the domestic box office, as well as one of the worst in the post-COVID-19 era. The film came in with an $8.7 million launch to ice out Mickey 17, which fell to No. 2 in its second frame. However, the studio …

Apple TV+ debuted the trailer for its highly anticipated, compelling drama series, “Your Friends & Neighbors,” from creator Jonathan Tropper and starring and executive produced by Jon Hamm. Already renewed for a second season, the nine-episode first season of “Your Friends & Neighbors” will make its global debut on Apple TV+ …

Mickey 17 landed at the box office, where it opened to a sluggish $19.1 million after failing to wow audiences. That was still more than enough to come in at No. 1 amid a slowdown that has seen year-over-gains plummet over the past several weekends.  Mickey 17‘s price-tag is another challenge. The …

Captain America: Brave New World had no trouble staying atop the chart in its third outing with $15 million for a domestic total of $163.7 million $341.8 million globally. Relaunching the franchise with a new cast led by Anthony Mackie, Brave New World pic fell a steep 69 percent in its second weekend but …

In advance of the series’ upcoming Season 3 premiere, AMC Networks announced that it has renewed the critically acclaimed and popular noir drama Dark Winds, based on the iconic Leaphorn & Chee book series by Tony Hillerman, for a fourth season. The expanded, eight-episode, third season premieresMarch 9 on AMC and AMC+. …

Despite the worst reviews of any Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Captain America: Brave New World is is reporting a four-day domestic opening of $100 million over the long Valentine’s Day/Presidents Day weekend, including $88.4 million for the three days, well ahead of expectations. The movie scored one of the top domestic …

DreamWorks Animation and Universal’s family film Dog Man didn’t have any trouble staying atop the box office in its second weekend with an estimated $13.7 million from 3,886 theaters. That puts Dog Man‘s domestic total at a pleasing $54.1 million through Sunday — the pic cost a modest $40 million or so to produce — despite …

Mufasa: The Lion King continues to roar at the box office, where it tops a very slow weekend. In fact, it looks to be one of the slowest MLK weekends in years as Hollywood and theaters face another slowdown in product for the time being. Universal’s attempt at rebooting Wolf Man did not go …

 The heist film Den of Thieves 2: Pantera topped the domestic box office with a better-than-expected $15.5 million opening over the second full weekend of 2025. The male-oriented film marks the first time in months that a Lionsgate title has come in No. 1. In further good news, the sequel performed on par with …

Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King safely pulled ahead of Sonic 3 to win the first weekend of the new year with $23.8 million as the film’s domestic total climbed to $168.6 million.  Sonic 3 is certainly no slouch, and it followed Mufasa in second place this weekend with $21.2 million for a domestic total of …