Thirty of the most iconic cinematic masterpieces starring the most famous monsters of horror movie history come together on Blu-ray for the first time ever in the Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection on August 28, 2018, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Featuring unforgettable make-up, ground-breaking special effects and outstanding …
Read More »‘Solo’ Wins Box Office Despite Missed Expectations And Overseas Crash
Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story struggled in its debut at the Memorial Day weekend box office, where it came in well behind expectations with a three-day total of $84.8 million and four-day total of $103 million, according to Monday numbers. The news is altogether grim overseas, where Solo rolled …
Read More »Universal Celebrates The 25th Anniversary Of ‘Jurassic Park’
One of the most groundbreaking franchises of all time celebrates its 25th anniversary with a brand new commemorative set when Jurassic Park 25thAnniversary Collection arrives on May 22, 2018 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on the best-selling book by Michael Crichton, the epic blockbuster and winner of three Academy …
Read More »Scooter Braun and David Maisel Form New Entertainment Studio, Mythos Studios
Scooter Braun, founder of SB Projects, and David Maisel, Founding Chairman of Marvel Studios, announce a new entertainment joint venture, Mythos Studios. To launch the new venture Mythos Studios has acquired a 50% stake in Aspen Comics, as well as the entertainment rights for the comic book company’s intellectual property, including the iconic artwork, …
Read More »‘Ready Player One’ Takes Easter Weekend
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One easily won the box-office, grossing $41.2 million to score the holiday weekend’s biggest opening ever for a non-sequel. That brings the movie’s four-day bow to a better-than-expected $53.2 million after launching a day early on Thursday. Still, the verdict is out on whether Ready One Player is …
Read More »‘Jumanji’ Retakes Top Spot At Box Office
Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has scored another touchdown, reclaiming the No. 1 spot in its seventh outing at the North American box office. It’s the first time since Titanic in 1998 that a movie released nationwide in December has won a weekend in February. Jumanji grossed an estimated $11 …
Read More »‘Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle’ Stays Top Of The Heap
Continuing to display impressive staying power, Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle stayed atop the box office in its fifth weekend, earning an estimated $20 million from 3,704 theaters to beat out new offerings 12 Strong and Den of Thieves. Jumanji cleared $300 million domestically to become the fifth-biggest Sony title …
Read More »‘Coco’ Beats Up ‘Justice League’
Pixar’s Coco is the latest title from the Disney animated empire to win the annual box-office turkey trot, posting a hearty five-day debut of $71.2 million from 3,987 theaters to score the fourth-best Thanksgiving opening of all time behind Toy Story 2, Frozen and Moana. That includes $49 million for …
Read More »Disappointing ‘Justice League’ Manages To Grab Top Spot
The world’s most famous superheroes seemingly lost their powers over the weekend as Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment’s big-budget Justice League opened to a sorely disappointing $96 million in North America. Justice League posted the lowest domestic opening of any title in the DC Extended Universe dealing a major blow to the …
Read More »‘The Mummy’ Buried At Box Office
Universal’s The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise, opened to a withering $32.2 million domestically from 4,035 theaters, a dismal start for a summer event film that launches Universal’s new Dark Universe of interconnected monster movies. The pic fared far better overseas with a winning $141.8 million from 63 markets, Cruise’s best …
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