Warner Bros. and Legendary’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire roared to an $80 million opening at the domestic box office, well ahead of the $45 million to $55 million that was expected. The film scored the fifth biggest Easter opening of all time, according to Sunday estimates. Critics panned Godzilla x …
Read More »‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ Scares Up $45M Opening
Sony’s Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire won the weekend box office. Sunday estimates show Frozen Empire launching with $45.2 million in North America thanks to multi-generational turnout and families. In 2021, the pandemic-challenged Ghostbusters: Afterlife debuted to $44 million. Frozen Empire is a direct sequel to Afterlife, which succeeded in restoring some of the luster to the classic franchise …
Read More »‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Dethrones ‘Dune 2’ At Box Office
Kung Fu Panda 4 dethroned Dune 2 in its second weekend in theaters with an estimated $30 million. It leapt past the $100 million mark to finish Sunday with a 10-day domestic total of $107.7 million. Overseas, it grossed another $39.6 million for a foreign tally of $68.6 million and $176.4 million globally. …
Read More »Max Extends Exclusive U.S. Licensing Deal For Studio Ghibli Catalogue
Max announced a multiyear agreement with GKIDS to extend the exclusive U.S. film streaming rights for Studio Ghibli, Japan’s legendary, Oscar-winning animation house. The streamer has been the U.S. home to the Studio Ghibli catalogue since 2020, marking the first time the films were available to stream. As part of …
Read More »Michael Walsh Resurrects One Of The Most Iconic Monsters Of All-Time In ‘Universal Monsters: Frankenstein’
Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics, in partnership with Universal Pictures, announced Universal Monsters: Frankenstein, a new four-issue limited comic book series from award-winning artist/writer Michael Walsh (The Silver Coin). Longtime fans of the iconic Frankenstein story and new fans alike can expect to be completely enthralled by this new horror classic when issue #1 …
Read More »‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Lands $58.3M U.S. Opening
Kung Fu Panda 4 opened to a stellar $58.3 million domestically, well ahead of expectations and a near-series best in a win for the family marketplace, as well as for DreamWorks Animation and parent company Universal. The only other Kung Fu Panda installment to open higher was the first one in 2008 with $62 …
Read More »‘Dune 2’ Delivers $81.5M Domestic Opening
Dune 2 opened to an estimated $81.5 million in North America this weekend, double the first film and the biggest opening of the year to date. It’s a major win for Legendary in broadening the audience for its Dune franchise, and is the biggest opening to date for Villeneuve and Chalamet. Dune …
Read More »Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ Tops Box Office Again
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 …
Read More »Oni Press And Warner Bros. Trumpet The Return Of ‘Adventure Time’ To Comics
Grab your friends and head to distant lands because Adventure Time is coming back to comics. Oni Press announced a new partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP) and Cartoon Network to bring the beloved, award-winning library of Adventure Time comic books and graphic novels back into print with brand-new, lovingly crafted …
Read More »Bob Marley Dominates The Box Office While Madame Web Tanks
Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love delivered a huge $50 million-plus domestic opening over the six-day Valentine’s Day-Presidents Day corridor, enough to crush Madame Web‘s $25.8 million start, a record worst for Sony’s superhero adventures. Estimates show One Love racking in an estimated $51.1 million for the six days domestically, including $33.2 million for the four-day …
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