Sam Mendes’ World War I epic 1917 conquered the box office battlefield with a stellar $36.5 million weekend, one of the best nationwide starts ever for the month of January and well ahead of projections. The victory was fueled by the movie’s top Golden Globe wins on Jan. 5 for best motion …
Read More »Robert Kirkman & Marc Silvestri’s ‘Stealth’ In Development With Universal
Image/Skybound Entertainment presents an action-packed, six issue vigilante miniseries this March—Stealth—from the minds of Robert Kirkman (Oblivion Song, The Walking Dead) and Marc Silvestri (Cyber Force, Witchblade), written by Mike Costa, drawn by Nate Bellegarde, and colored by Tamra Bonvillain. The series features covers by Jason Howard (Cemetery Beach, Trees) …
Read More »‘Good Boys’ Tops Box Office
n a surprise victory and much-needed boost for the comedy genre, Universal’s raunchy tween pic Good Boys laughed its way to the top of the U.S. box office chart with $21 million from 3,204 theaters.The film, produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, marks the first time that an R-rated comedy has …
Read More »‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Holds The Top Spot At Box Office
Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw stayed atop the box office chart for the second weekend in a row, revving past no fewer than five new films to gross $25.4 million and cross the $100 million mark domestically. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, August 11, are as …
Read More »Universal Pictures To Adapt ‘Oblivion Song’
Skybound Entertainment and Universal Pictures announced that the sci-fi drama Oblivion Song—based upon the New York Times bestselling Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Invincible, Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta) and artist Lorenzo De Felici’s bestselling comic book series of the same name—is being developed for film. Universal’s Executive Vice President of Production Jon Mone …
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 »‘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 »‘Apollo 11’ Comes To Home Video
Apollo 11 takes the public behind-the-scenes of the groundbreaking NASA space mission and first lunar landing. Showcasing exquisite never-before-seen audio and video footage of key historical events and remarkable moments of camaraderie, the riveting documentary has received five stars from critics (David Fear, Rolling Stone) and will be available on Blu-rayTM, DVD, …
Read More »‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Holds Top Box Office Spot
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World earned another $30 million in its second weekend after traffic surged on Saturday. The film kept the top spot, easily beating the final film in the Madea franchise. The domestic total for the sequel stands at $97.9 million. How to Train Your …
Read More »‘Glass’ Breaks Through To Home Video
Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs) completes a mind-bending trilogy created nearly twenty years ago with GLASS,a comic book thriller available on Digital via the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE on April 2, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on April 16, 2019, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. GLASS is a grounded-in-reality, …
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