Captain Marvel, starring Brie Larson, shattered the glass ceiling in its box office debut with $455 million in worldwide ticket sales, including $153 million in North America. The tentpole’s global launch reps the biggest ever for a female-fronted film — eclipsing Beauty and the Beast ($357 million) and doubling Wonder Woman ($223 …
Read More »‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Wins The Box Office
The family offering How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World provided a much-needed boost of confidence to the struggling 2019 box office with a franchise-best launch of $55.5 million from 4,259 theaters in North America, the top opening of the year to date. The film topped the first two installments …
Read More »‘Lego Movie 2’ Wins Sleepy Weekend
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and the other new releases of the weekend failed to click with audiences in a major way. Lego Movie 2 topped the chart with $35 million from 4,303 theaters, but it was a hollow victory. Warner Bros. had expected the family-friendly sequel to assemble $50 …
Read More »Warner Animation Unveils ‘Justice League Vs. The Fatal Five’
The fate of the planet rests on the shoulders of a reluctant Green Lantern and an unstable hero from the future in Justice League vs. The Fatal Five, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the feature-length animated film …
Read More »‘Mazinger Z: Infinity’ Comes To Home Video
VIZ Media announces the home media release of MAZINGER Z: INFINITY on February 19th. MAZINGER Z is one of Japan’s most revered sci-fi properties. The anime film, which was produced by Toei Animation, takes place ten years after the conclusion of the famed Mazinger Z TV series. VIZ Media will release MAZINGER Z: INFINITY on Blu-ray …
Read More »‘Glass’ Holds Top Spot On Super Slow Weekend
The Super Bowl is always a challenge for the U.S. box office, but this year was a complete blowout. Universal/Disney’s Glass and STXfilms/Lantern’s The Upside stayed atop the chart in their third and fourth outings with $9.5 million and $8 million, respectively, after facing little competition fromMiss Bala, the only new nationwide offering which …
Read More »‘Glass’ Holds The Box Office
M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass stayed full in its second weekend at the box office with $19 million from 3,844 theaters, while new offeringsThe Kid Who Would Be King and Serenity were quickly banished.Glass fell 53 percent, a better decline than expected and putting the film’s 10-day domestic total at $73.6 million for Universal and …
Read More »‘Pokemon The Movie: The Power Of Us’ Coming To U.S. Home Video
VIZ Media announces the home media distribution rights for POKÉMON THE MOVIE: THE POWER OF US in the US and Canada and manga publishing rights for POKÉMON THE MOVIE: THE POWER OF US—ZERAORA under license from The Pokémon Company International. The 21st feature film of the beloved POKÉMON entertainment franchise caught the attention of …
Read More »‘Glass’ Tops Box Office
M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass is easily winning the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend at the box office with an estimated $47.1 million, including $40.6 million for the three days. The superhero thriller is enjoying one of the top showings ever for the MLK frame, as well as for the …
Read More »‘The Upside’ Takes The Top Spot At The Box Office
The long-delayed dramedy The Upside — one of the last films made by Harvey Weinstein before the mogul’s demise — beat Aquaman with $19.6 million in a surprise victory. Heading into the weekend, tracking showed it opening to no more than $9 million-$12 million domestically. The top 12 films of the weekend, as …
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