New Line’s R-rated It: Chapter Two opened to $91 million domestically in a needed win for the film industry after a brutal August. And while the sequel didn’t match the record-shattering launch of the first film, it’s still the second-best horror bow of all time and the second-biggest for the month of …
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 »‘The Nun’ Tops The Box Office
The supernatural horror pic The Nun opened to a heavenly $53.5 million from 3,876 theaters to score the second-biggest September debut of all time in North America, not adjusted for inflation. The R-rated spinoff also boasted the biggest opening of any title in the Conjuring franchise. The fifth installment, from New …
Read More »James Wan Begins Shooting “The Conjuring 2”
Principal photography has begun in Los Angeles on New Line Cinema’s “The Conjuring 2,” with James Wan (“Furious 7”) once again at the helm, following the record-breaking success of “The Conjuring.” The supernatural thriller brings to the screen another real case from the files of renowned demonologists Ed and Lorraine …
Read More »“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” Surpasses $800 Million and Counting
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), has crossed the $800 million mark at the worldwide box office in its fifth week in global release, now standing at more than $803 million and still climbing. The announcement was made …
Read More »New Line Cinema’s “The Conjuring” Crosses $100 Million at the Domestic Box Office
One of the most talked about hits of the summer, New Line Cinema’s “The Conjuring” has surpassed $100 million at the domestic box office on only its third weekend in theatres, it was announced today by Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. The film crossed the $100 million …
Read More »“The Hobbit: There and Back Again” to Be Released December 17, 2014
“The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” the final film in Peter Jackson’s trilogy adaptation of the timeless classic The Hobbit,will now be released on December 17, 2014. The joint announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. …
Read More »“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Crosses One Billion Dollars
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” has surpassed the billion dollar milestone at the worldwide box office. The joint announcement was made today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema; Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. …
Read More »“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Crosses $500 Million Mark Worldwide
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” has surpassed the $500 million benchmark at the worldwide box office. The joint announcement was made today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema; Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. …
Read More »The Hobbit Slams Tom Cruise
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey held onto the box office ring this weekend. Jack Reacher, the Tom Cruise action movie, opened in the second slot to an estimated $15.6 million, doing far worse than expected while Judd Apatow’s latest comedy This Is 40 bowed in third place with $12 million. The Guilt Trip, the mother-son comedy starring Barbra Streisand and Seth …
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