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Gerard Butler’s ‘Den of Thieves 2’ Targets $12 Million Debut as 2025 Box Office Starts Slow

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 […]

Will Smith Isn’t Starring in New ‘Matrix’ Movie, So What Neo-Related Project Is He Teasing?

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 Wins Golden Globe 26 Years After Her Mom Was Nominated in Same Category

“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 ‘Shocked’ by Golden Globe Win, Calls Out Producer Who Once Called Her a ‘Popcorn’ Actress: ‘That Corroded Me Over Time’

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 […]

Box Office Milestones: ‘Nosferatu’ Hits $100 Million Globally, ‘Moana 2’ Swims Past $950 Million

“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,” […]

Box Office: ‘Mufasa’ Triumphs in First Weekend of 2025, ‘Sonic’ Franchise Crosses $1 Billion

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 […]

Box Office 2025 Predictions: Can ‘Jurassic World 4,’ Leonardo DiCaprio and a New Superman Help Theaters Return to Glory?

“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 […]

How ‘Nosferatu’ Drove a Stake Through Box Office Expectations With Huge $40 Million Christmas Debut

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 […]

Box Office: ‘Wicked’ Overtakes ‘Mamma Mia’ as Biggest Global Broadway Adaptation, ‘Sonic 3’ Sets Franchise Record With $74 Million International Debut

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 […]

Box Office: ‘Mufasa’ Beats ‘Sonic’ for No. 1 Over Christmas Stretch as ‘Nosferatu’ and ‘A Complete Unknown’ Start Strong

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 […]

Box Office: ‘Sonic 3’ Leads With $7.5 Million as Timothee Chalamet’s ‘A Complete Unknown’ Unwraps $1.4 Million on Christmas Eve

“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 […]

Journalist Who Went Viral for Criticizing Blake Lively Denies Being Part of Justin Baldoni’s Alleged Smear Campaign: ‘I Would Never Do That’

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’ Box Office: ‘The Lion King’ Prequel Scores $87 Million Internationally, $122 Million Globally

“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 […]

Box Office: ‘Sonic 3’ Speeds to $62 Million Debut, ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Gets Trampled With $35 Million

“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” has powered to the top of box office charts while “Mufasa: The Lion King” is getting trampled in its first weekend of release. Paramount’s third “Sonic” adventure has opened at No. 1 with $62 million from 3,761 North American theaters. Bolstered by positive reviews and strong audience scores, the film beat […]

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