When Universal’s “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” opened in December 2022, the “Shrek” spinoff sputtered to a $12.4 million debut. Then, something miraculous happened. Thanks to TikTok and solid buzz, the animated adventure about the swashbuckling cat enjoyed nine lives on the big screen. Ticket sales barely declined week over week, and “The Last […]

Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz will star in the upcoming action thriller “Day Drinker.” The project reunites the two actors, who have shared the screen in “Blow,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and “Murder on the Orient Express.” “Day Drinker” follows a cruise ship bartender who meets a mysterious day drinker — only for both of […]

“Venom: The Last Dance” feasted on $124 million at the international box office, a mighty start that will help to offset the comic book threequel’s sluggish domestic debut. The third and final entry in Sony’s Marvel spinoff series, led by Tom Hardy as an investigative journalist and alien symbiote, captured a muted $51 million in […]

“Venom: The Last Dance” is No. 1 at the box office, but the comic book film fell significantly short of expectations. The third and final entry in Sony’s Marvel antihero series, led by Tom Hardy, opened to a muted $51 million from 4,125 North American theaters. Rival studios estimate the final weekend number will be […]

Lance Oppenheim, who recently directed the buzzy HBO documentary series “Ren Faire,” is working with A24 and Robert Pattinson to develop his first narrative feature film. A24 is set to finance and produce “Primetime,” which follows a journalist who takes on an underworld of crime and ends up changing television forever. Additional details are under wraps […]

Tom Holland is in talks to join the cast of Christopher Nolan’s next film. Should the deal go through, the “Spider-Man” actor would star alongside Matt Damon in the otherwise top-secret film. Nolan is writing and directing the movie, which Universal Pictures is releasing in theaters on July 17, 2026. Universal had no comment about […]

“Joker: Folie à Deux” debuted over the weekend in its final major market, China, where the offbeat comic book sequel landed behind “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” on box office charts. A re-release of the second “Harry Potter” movie earned $4.6 million over the weekend, while “Joker 2” brought in $5.9 million from […]

“Smile 2” has carved out a decent $23 million in its opening weekend, easily topping the otherwise sleepy North American box office charts. The R-rated sequel to Paramount creepy psychological thriller “Smile” debuted on par with expectations and even with the original film, which opened to $22.6 million in 2022. That movie, which was commissioned […]

Deadpool and Wolverine are sashaying past Barbie on domestic box office charts. Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” added $679,000 as Disney brought the film back to 1,500 theaters over the weekend, boosting its North American total to $636.3 million. Those ticket sales were enough to ever-so-slightly surpass “Barbie” ($636.238 million) as the 12th highest-grossing release ever […]

Prince Charming, the love interest of many a Disney princesses, is getting his very own feature film. “Wonka” filmmaker Paul King, who is also behind the “Paddington” franchise, is directing “Prince Charming” for Disney. King, Simon Barnaby and Jon Croker are co-writing the screenplay, of which plot details have not been confirmed. It’s unclear if […]

Mattel, the toy company behind Barbie and Hot Wheels, is developing a feature film about the stereoscopic image device View-Master. The live-action movie will be developed with Sony Pictures and Escape Artists. View-Master has been around since 1939. In a press release, Mattel described the toy as a “popular childhood staple for generations,” one that […]

“Smile 2,” a sequel to Paramount’s creepy psychological thriller, is hoping to put a grin on the faces of despondent movie theater owners. The film is projected to collect $20 million to $25 million from 3,500 North American theaters in its first weekend of release. Those revenues would be on par with the original “Smile,” […]

Joe Machota, head of CAA’s theater department, will be recognized with the time-honored Broadway tradition of getting a caricature on the wall at Sardi’s. Plenty of stars like Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Hugh Jackman have portraits from the famed Broadway watering hole, but Machota’s tribute marks one of the rare times that […]

Chloe Grace Moretz, Anthony Ramos and Manny Jacinto will lead the ensemble of the upcoming romantic comedy “Love Language,” which counts “Saturday Night Live” star Colin Jost among its producers. Lukas Gage (“The White Lotus,” “Euphoria”), Isabel May (“1883,” “Masters of the Air” ) and Billie Lourd (“Ticket to Paradise,” “Booksmart”) are rounding out the […]

“Joker: Folie à Deux” was primed to be another twisted comic book smash. Instead, the sequel to 2019’s billion-dollar hit “Joker” is a box office disaster. So far, the offbeat musical about Batman’s notorious foe has grossed $51.5 million domestically and $165 million globally after two weeks of release. By comparison, the first “Joker” had […]

“Joker: Folie á Deux” isn’t rebounding at the international box office, where the off-beat comic book musical added $22.6 million from 77 territories in its second weekend of release. Though the film has performed far better in overseas markets compared to domestically — with $113 million internationally and $51 million in North America, bringing its […]

There’s only room for one killer clown at the top of box office charts. “Terrifier 3” slashed its way to No. 1 in North America, collecting a stellar $18.3 million from 2,514 theaters in its opening weekend. It’s a huge start for the ultra-gory, independently made, low-budget slasher film about a demonic clown who brutalizes […]