In a win for Sony and Kevin Feige’s Marvel Studios, Spider-Man: Far From Home scored a sensational six-day launch of $185.1 million from 4,634 North American theaters, including a near-record $93.6 million over Fourth of July weekend. Globally, it now has amassed $580.1 million. Far From Home topped Spider-Man 2 to boast the biggest six-day …
Read More »‘Toy Story 4’ Scares Off Box Office Challengers
Pixar and Disney’s Toy Story 4 had no trouble staying No. 1 in its second weekend and fending off new offerings Annabelle Comes Home and Yesterday.The animated family film dipped 52 percent to $58 million as it raced past the $200 million mark domestically and cleared an impressive $496.5 million worldwide. Its North American tally …
Read More »‘Toy Story 4’ Dominates Box Office
Pixar and Disney’s critically acclaimed Toy Story 4 buzzed to the top of the North American box office chart over the weekend with $118 million, one of the biggest openings of all time for an animated movie despite coming in behind expectations. The family tentpole bowed simultaneously in numerous foreign markets for …
Read More »‘Batman: Hush’ Coming One Week Earlier
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has moved up its physical release date for Batman: Hush, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the feature-length animated film will arrive one week earlier than originally announced, now coming to 4K Ultra HD …
Read More »‘Secret Life Of Pets 2’ Tops ‘Dark Phoenix’ To Win Box Office
The Secret Life Of Pets 2 collected $47.1 million in its opening weekend to top the domestic box office. The pic earned a middling response from critics, but managed to beat out a weakly performing Dark Phoenix, the final X-men film from 20th Century Fox. Dark Phoenix bombed with $33 million in …
Read More »‘John Wick Chapter 3’ Overtakes Avengers At Box Office
Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter Three — Parabellum had a huge debut weekend, earning $57.2 million stateside in 3,850 theaters, beating out Avengers: Endgame‘s $29.4 million domestic earnings. Parabellum’s larger-than-anticipated bow outperformed the opening weekends of the franchise’s first two installments — 2014’s John Wick ($14.4 million) and 2017’s John Wick: Chapter 2 ($30.4 million). The top 12 films …
Read More »‘The Curse of La Llorona’ Tops Slow Weekend
In another win for the horror genre, The Curse of La Llorona opened ahead of expectations at the domestic box office, scaring up $26.5 million to easily win the weekend. The movie couldn’t rescue the domestic box office from the worst Easter in 14 years as Hollywood studios held back releasing their …
Read More »‘Captive State’ Comes To Home Video
In the aftermath of a global alien invasion, one young man must choose whether to rebel against The Legislature and ignite a war to save humanity in the thrilling, CAPTIVE STATE, arriving on Blu-rayT, DVD, Digital, and via the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE, as well as On Demand on June 11, 2019 from …
Read More »Lightning Strikes For ‘Shazam’ At Box Office
The kid-friendly Shazam! easily topped the weekend box office with $53.5 million from 4,217 cinemas in a second consecutive win for DC’s superhero stable following Aquaman. Including previous sneaks, the movie’s early North American total stands at $56.8 million. While it may not have broken any records in its opening, Shazam!‘s overall performance …
Read More »‘Us’ Takes Box Office Crown From ‘Captain Marvel’
Us debuted to a shocking $70.3 million at the domestic box office over the weekend to scare up the third-biggest horror opening ever behind It ($123.4 million) and last year’s Halloween sequel ($76.2 million), as well as the No. 1 launch for an original horror title. The top 12 films of the weekend, as …
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