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Max Extends Exclusive U.S. Licensing Deal For Studio Ghibli Catalogue

Howl's Moving Castle

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 …

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‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Lands $58.3M U.S. Opening

Kung Fu Panda

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 …

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Weekend Box Office Sacked By Super Bowl

Argylle

The Super Bowl sacked the domestic box office this weekend as revenue fell to historic lows due to the weekend-long frenzy over Sunday’s showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas, and an ongoing winter slowdown in major Hollywood studio titles. Matthew Vaughn‘s big budget bust, Argylle, placed No. 1 …

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‘The Beekeeper’ Edges Out ‘Mean Girls’ To Win The Weekend

Beekeeper

The Beekeeper is claiming victory over Mean Girls at the weekend box office with an estimated $7.4 million from 3,337 theaters, but Mean Girls was hot on its tail.  Both films are in their third weekend, and their domination underscores the worrisome situation facing cinema operators as the production pipeline slows to a trickle because …

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‘Mean Girls’ Maintains Top Spot At Box Office

Mean Girls

The Mean Girls musical by Paramount maintained the top spot of the January 19–21 weekend, earning an estimated $11.7 million from 3,826 theaters, bringing the domestic total to $50 million. With a 59% decline, the Tina Fey musical was not as successful as the producers had hoped. I.S.S., a thriller …

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‘Mean Girls’ Opens With $32M Weekend

Mean Girls

At the domestic box office, Mean Girls’ projected opening of $32 million on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend makes it the clear winner for the weekend. Due to the four-day holiday, an updated count will be released on Monday. However, the movie is doing better than expected. Twenty years after Mark …

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‘Wonka’ Leads Box Office For Third Weekend

Wonka

“Wonka” held onto the top spot at the domestic box office for the third straight weekend, with the Warner Bros. musical featuring Timothée Chalamet bringing in another $14.4 million in ticket sales.  Meanwhile, “Night Swim” swam to $12 million in its domestic box office opening, good enough for a second-place finish behind Christmas …

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‘Wonka’ Wins Box Office To Close Out 2023

Wonka

Wrapping up a turbulent 2023, Wonka has emerged victorious at the box office over the lengthy New Year’s weekend. New estimates released Monday morning put the domestic total of the Warner Bros. origin picture, which stars Timothée Chalamet as young candymaker Willy Wonka, at $140.2 million as of Monday morning. …

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Casting/Dialogue Director Michael Sinterniklaas Guides Stellar Cast Through English-Language Dub Of Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy And The Heron’

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated masterpiece, debuted its English-language version last weekend in theaters across America featuring a stellar team of actors spearheaded by Robert Pattinson, Christian Bale, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Florence Pugh, Willem Dafoe, Dave Bautista and Tony Revolori. And behind every great team, …

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Dynamite Announces New Army Of Darkness Series By Tony Fleecs

Army Of Darkness Forever

Over 30 years ago, Sam Raimi’s comedic horror classic Army of Darkness hit theaters, and while fans loved the film, there was an alternate ending that the studio deemed “too pessimistic.” Raimi’s original vision was put aside for a more upbeat S-Mart ending. But now, Dynamite is proud to present a new …

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