“Wicked” is “very very popular” — on the big screen, and now on video-on-demand. In a rare display of transparency for downstream revenues, Universal reported the big-budget musical has racked up $26 million in its first day and $70 million in its first week of digital release in the United States and Canada. “Wicked” debuted […]

Will a gritty, globe-trotting police officer and an anthropomorphic chimpanzee pop star be able to kickstart the 2025 box office? The year’s first two new nationwide releases, Lionsgate’s “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera,” a heist thriller starring Gerard Butler as a caper-busting sheriff, and Paramount’s big-budget “Better Man,” a musical biopic in which a CGI monkey portrays […]

Josh Goldstine, the Warner Bros. marketing chief who spearheaded the “Barbie” promotional campaign heard ’round the world, is stepping down. The studio’s head of international distribution Andrew Cripps is also departing his role. More to come…

Tom Holland is suiting up, this time to play a lawyer, in the upcoming adaptation of John Grisham’s novel “The Partner” for Universal Pictures. The actor, who rose to fame playing Peter Parker in Sony’s “Spider-Man” trilogy, will also serve as a producer on the film, which is being written by “The Imitation Game” scribe Graham […]

Disney’s head of theatrical distribution Tony Chambers is leaving his current role to serve as president of the Walt Disney Company in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will replace Jan Koeppen, who is stepping down in February as regional lead after six years as part of a company restructuring of the entertainment business […]

Amy Schumer pretends she’s a mom-to-be in the new trailer for Netflix’s R-rated comedy “Kinda Pregnant.” In the film, Schumer plays Lainy Newton, a newly single teacher who wants to be a mother. So, she understandably gets a little jealous after discovering her best friend, Kate (Jillian Bell), is pregnant, leading Lainy to tell a […]

Will Smith may be choosing between the red and blue pill, but the Oscar-winning actor isn’t entering the Matrix for a movie. Warner Bros. previously announced a fifth “Matrix” installment with “The Martian” screenwriter Drew Goddard attached to write and direct, but knowledgable sources confirmed to Variety that Smith (at least at this point) isn’t […]

“I’m Still Here” star Fernanda Torres won her first Golden Globe, and cemented her place in the awards race, after scoring the statue for best actress in a motion picture, drama. Torres, 59, appeared stunned to hear her named called and kept her speech short. She was nominated against Pamela Anderson (“The Last Showgirl”), Angelina […]

Demi Moore landed the first acting award of her career — yes, career — after taking home the Golden Globe for best actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy. She won for her go-for-broke performance as an aging celebrity in the body horror satire “The Substance.” “I’m in shock right now. I’ve been doing […]

“Nosferatu,” a gothic horror remake inspired by Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” sunk its teeth into $100 million at the global box office. What’s impressive is the film, from Focus Features and director Robert Eggers, surpassed the milestone after 10 days of release. Very few arthouse movies have crossed that benchmark at all in post-pandemic times. “Nosferatu,” […]

Turns out, “Mufasa” just had to wait to be king. Disney’s “Lion King” prequel is No. 1 at the domestic box office after trotting behind “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” in its opening weekend. (“Mufasa” claimed victory at the end of 2024 over the five-day holiday stretch, but “Sonic 3” was ever-so-slightly ahead during the traditional […]

“Survive till ’25” has been the mantra of the movie theater business — heck, the entire film industry — ever since pandemic-related delays and Hollywood’s labor strikes wreaked havoc on studio slates and production calendars. Several would-be 2024 blockbusters, like Tom Cruise’s eighth “Mission Impossible” and Marvel’s “Captain America: Brave New World,” were pushed into […]

Not even the dynamic duos of Joy and Anxiety, Deadpool and Wolverine, Gru and his minions or Paul Atreides and those massive sandworms could push the 2024 box office to pre-pandemic heights. Domestic ticket sales have wound up at $8.7 billion for the year, down than 3.3% from 2023 (when revenues hit $9.04 billion) and […]

Talk about having some bite. “Nosferatu” drove a stake through box office expectations, delivering a hauntingly good $21.6 million over the traditional weekend and $40.8 million since debuting on Christmas Day. Those receipts sent box office analysts everywhere reaching for the vampire puns (apologies, apologies) in an effort to explain the bloody fantastic results for […]

Universal’s “Wicked” is officially the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation in global box office history, overtaking 2008’s “Mamma Mia” to notch the harmonious milestone. “Wicked” has generated $634 million worldwide after six weeks of release while “Mamma Mia” amassed $611 million (not adjusted for inflation) by the end of its box office run. “Wicked,” starring Ariana Grande […]

Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” and Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” are duking it out for first place at the North American box office with each of the family friendly films bringing in roughly $60 million over the five days since Christmas. Based on estimates, “Sonic 3” was ever-so-slightly ahead during the traditional weekend ($38 […]

“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” outpaced the box office competition on Christmas Eve. The film unwrapped $7.5 million on Tuesday from 3,700 North American theaters. “Sonic 3” is projected to bring in $50 million between Wednesday and Sunday. So far, the animated threequel about a blue anthropomorphic speed demon has collected $60 million domestically. It opens […]

Norwegian journalist Kjersti Flaa has denied involvement in a smear campaign that was allegedly orchestrated by “It Ends With Us” director and actor Justin Baldoni against his co-star Blake Lively. Over the summer, Flaa reposted an old interview to her YouTube channel with the title “The Blake Lively interview that made me want to quit […]

“Mufasa” has reigned supreme at the global box office, but the “Lion King” prequel is lacking the bite of Disney’s prior live-action adaptations. The movie, a prequel to director Jon Favreau’s 2019 photorealistic “The Lion King” remake, powered to $87.2 million overseas and $122 million globally. While those ticket sales were enough to top the […]