EXCLUSIVE: For the first time since the February 1997 reissue, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is leading at the box office this weekend after clocking an estimated $175K at 483 locations. Empire should end the weekend with a 3-day take in-between the high $400K and low $500K. Some of these recent classic reissues, such as Ghostbusters last weekend
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Brooklyn Beckham will be joining the ranks of married men, because he and GF Nicola Peltz are engaged. David Beckham‘s 21-year-old son made the announcement, saying, “Two weeks ago I asked my soulmate to marry me and she said yes xx I am the luckiest man in the world.” Brooklyn, an aspiring photographer, who posted
It’s especially exciting how experimental Universal is getting with its plans for monster films, and I’d imagine it’s stretching itself across multiple genres and types of filmmakers can only help the studio succeed, following scrapped plans to build an extended Dark Universe with interconnected characters after the highly disappointing reception of The Mummy remake, starring
Sony has just pushed Screen Gems Milla Jovovich movie Monster Hunter from its Labor Day weekend date of Sept. 4 to April 23, 2021. Why? Well, as we all know Paramount has always had A Quiet Place 2 sitting on Sept. 4, so why compete with that. But an unfortunate forecast would indicate, especially with LA mayor Eric Garcetti
AMC Entertainment Friday announced a debt restructuring that it said would “prove highly beneficial to the company and its shareholders.” The deal will reduce the principal amount of its total debt liabilities, extend the maturities of a significant percentage of outstanding debt, reduce cash interest expenses, and boost its cash and liquidity position to help
With its sun-kissed energy and oasis vibes, it’s appropriate that the Max Barbakow-directed comedy Palm Springs be released during the summer. The time-hopping comedy made its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year and drops on Hulu today. The film written by Andy Siara follows carefree Nyles (Andy Samberg), who meets Sarah (Cristin Milioti) a reluctant
Breaking News Jordana Brewster is waving the white flag on her marriage … because she just filed for divorce. The “Fast and the Furious” star filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court last week to divorce film producer Andrew Form after more than 13 years of marriage. Jordana and Andrew tied the knot way back
While montages are commonplace in feature films, found in the majority of releases, they have a special significance in time loop stories. Why? Because as soon as a character is shown in a montage reliving multiple days in a short blast to move the plot along, all concept of chronological time is thrown out the
Update, July 9: Universal is opening its Bob Odenkirk action thriller Nobody a week earlier on Feb. 19, 2021 instead of Feb. 26, 2021. The pic is now the only wide entry on that date, moving away from a weekend where Paramount put their Michael B. Jordan-Tom Clancy movie Without Remorse. PREVIOUS, April 7: Universal Moves Bob
EXCLUSIVE: The nation’s largest theater chain AMC Entertainment is finalizing a deal with bondholders that would slash debt by up to $600 million, bring in $200 million in fresh cash and give it a lifeline into 2021, Deadline has learned. A $500 million bond sale in April as the coronavirus kicked the nation’s economy into
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula, the sequel to the hit 2016 Korean horror thriller and one of the 56 titles that was part of the official selection of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, will embark in North American theaters on August 7. It also landed an exclusive streaming deal with Shudder, AMC’s horror streaming site.
Exclusive Michele Morrone is quickly learning it pays to be tall, dark and handsome … the “365 Days” star just scored his first big-time modeling gig, which comes with a fat payday!!! Famous fashion designer Paul Marciano tells TMZ … Michele just signed a deal to be the next male model for a couple holiday
EXCLUSIVE: Odeon Cinemas, the AMC-owned chain which is the UK’s largest cinema operator by number of sites, has decided to slow down its reopening plans amid ongoing coronavirus disruption and a film slate that is seeing major titles continue to shift back. The chain reopened an initial 10 sites on July 4, which was the
We still have yet to see Halle’s look as Ariel one year later. The movie has been kept a mystery other than its incredible ensemble cast. Melissa McCarthy is playing Ursula, Hamilton’s Daveed Diggs is Sebastian, Awkwafina will be Scuttle, Jacob Tremblay is Flounder, Javier Bardem is King Triton, and British actor Jonah Hauer-King will
Jumanji: The Next Level has crossed $800M worldwide through Tuesday, July 7. Currently, the film stands at $319.2M domestically and $480.9M at the international box office. From Columbia Pictures, Seven Bucks and Matt Tolmach Productions, the Sony release began its offshore rollout in 18 markets last December, before adding domestic and wider release the following
Focus Features’ Let Him Go is departing its Aug 21 release date for Nov. 6, which is when Disney has Marvel’s Black Widow scheduled for release at U.S./Canada theaters. Let Him Go will go wide. Based on the Larry Watson novel, Let Him Go follows retired sheriff George Blackledge (Costner) and his wife Margaret (Lane) who leave their Montana ranch to
Universal is moving a group of Blumhouse titles deeper into the theatrical release calendar including Miramax-Trancas International co-productions Halloween Kills and its sequel Halloween Ends, and The Forever Purge. In addition, MGM-Bron Creative-Monkeypaw’s Candyman is moving three weeks later. David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills, which is in post, moves from Oct. 16 to Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 which is where
Exclusive A Disney accessory depicting a noose is now in slightly less circulation after a collectibles site took action — but the question remains … how did this ever get made in the first place??? Back in 2006, when “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” was released, the Mouse House also dropped a limited
When Lin-Manuel Miranda first set out to adapt it into a film, he imagined it more so as a “little indie musical,” but when he collaborated with Chu he realized how rare the opportunity would be to turn the story into something filmed on a huge scale. The movie was shot on an anamorphic scale
Korean hit #Alive kicked up another $2.2M this weekend, holding well throughout the mid-weeks, but with an overall 63% Friday-Saturday-Sunday dip from the comparable weekend days last session. The timely thriller that’s set against the backdrop of a city in lockdown due to a virus has now grossed $11M. It’s a continued indication that moviegoers
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Lucas Grabeel, who played Ryan in “High School Musical,” says he would steer clear from the gay character role nowadays … so as not to take a job away from a gay actor. Lucas tells TMZ … the last thing he would want to do is take an opportunity away
EXCLUSIVE: Last year, Sony ruled the Independence Day box office frame with Marvel’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, and this year the studio again can tout that it won the holiday period with their reissue of the 1984 classic Ghostbusters, which grossed $550,000 over the three-day weekend, and $656K since its re-opening July 1. And if you
But are you ready for the second wrinkle in this development? According to Bob Gale, the shot of Marty punching Biff, if it does indeed feature Eric Stoltz, may not actually be the only representation of Stolz’s contribution to the theatrical cut of Back To The Future. What makes the circumstances different, though, is the
Editors Note: Journalist-turned-filmmaker Rod Lurie just oversaw the release of The Outpost, an adaptation of a book by CNN host Jake Tapper on the courageous stand made by a small group of U.S. soldiers against hundreds of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. Films are often graded by box office grosses, something that has become a meaningless
Actors’ Equity has approved the first two theaters to resume performances since the nationwide shuttering of playhouses in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The theaters, a pair of regional venues in Massachusetts, have agreed to safety protocols that include testing for Equity members and those who come in contact with them. The Berkshire Theatre
Turns out, Hulk Hogan is even more of a physical specimen than a superhero — ’cause Chris Hemsworth is beefing up beyond God of Thunder size to play the legendary wrestler. Chris says he has to get more jacked than ever for the upcoming biopic … and that includes all the ‘Thor’ flicks, where CH
James Cameron Reportedly Made $350+ Million For Making Avatar It’s an understatement to say that James Cameron is a very wealthy individual. The guy once made two of the highest-grossing movies of all-time. That is not an easy feat, and it brings you a great deal of wealth in this life. Sure enough, thanks to
Talk about box-office drama. As the July 4 weekend unwinds, IFC’sThe Truth might be slugging it out with Homewrecker from Dark Star and The Outpost from Fathom for the honor of ranking somewhere in the 300s, near IFC’s own Wiener-Dog, among all-time Independence Day performers. (Who can say for sure, as release dates have become
Exclusive Shaun Weiss — famous for playing Goldberg in “The Mighty Ducks” — is doing well on his road to recovery following his most recent meth bust … but he could still use a little help in one area. Shaun’s at a sober living facility in Woodland Hills, where he’s staying clean and going to
Okay, so of course I know that there are several differences between the two series. Like for example, the character of Madea Simmons started off in stage plays on what is often referred to as the “Chitlin’ Circuit” (though, Ebony magazine referred to it as the “urban theater circuit”), so in that way, they were