Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. are working together again. It’s just not on a new project. Not yet, at least. The director’s 2020 film, Tenet, which was released at the absolute nadir of the pandemic and essentially a lamb to the slaughter — at Nolan‘s request, mind you — is being released in theaters for one week, beginning Friday, February 23 ahead of the release … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ to Be Re-Released in Theaters!!
It is the season of big movie campaigns, recently, the makers of the Fast franchise launched several legacy trailers leading up to the release of the much-anticipated Fast X trailer, similarly, Lionsgate has announced Wick Week, with exclusive details drooping each day to promote the upcoming release of the highly anticipated John Wick: Chapter 4. And now, BFI has announced the IMAX screening of all … Continue reading ‘Oppenheimer’: Iconic Christopher Nolan Movies Returning to IMAX Leading Up to Release!!
By the end of today, the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will have become the highest-grossing domestic release of the pandemic. The martial arts-infused comic book blockbuster has been surpassing expectations at every turn, and this is just the latest feather in the cap of the franchise’s newest Avenger. Shang-Chi is currently sitting on $183.4 million domestic, which means … Continue reading ‘Shang-Chi’ Becomes the Highest-Grossing Release of the Pandemic BO!!
Deadline is reporting that Christopher Nolan is developing his next film, which will focus on J. Robert Oppenheimer’s part in developing the atom bomb in World War II. But maybe the biggest surprise of Nolan’s upcoming movie is that Nolan is looking at other studios beyond Warner Bros. for the project. Nolan has been vocal about his disapproval with Warner Bros., after the studio announced … Continue reading Christopher Nolan Reportedly Working on an Oppenheimer WWII Film!!
Warner Bros. will produce at least 10 movies for the HBO Max streaming service in 2022, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar said during Thursday’s second quarter earnings call for parent company AT&T, per Variety. The announcement comes after the studio attracted significant backlash from filmmakers for deciding to debut every movie on its 2021 slate on HBO Max, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. WarnerMedia‘s move to … Continue reading Warner Bros. to Produce At Least 10 HBO Max Movies in 2022!!
At a time when the box office looked to be making progress, especially with No. 2 chain Regal reopening more theaters, it was a downer of a weekend. Lionsgate’s R-rated Spiral: From The Book of Saw, starring Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson, came in with $8.7M, under the $10M-$15M many were hoping for. This despite the fact that it’s the 6th No. 1 opening … Continue reading ‘Spiral’ Leads Slow Weekend at the BO!!
David Fincher‘s Mank received more Oscar nominations than any other movie but Chloé Zhao‘s Nomadland won the Best Picture prize on Sunday night, with Zhao winning Best Director as well. There were major surprises in the lead acting races, where The Father star Anthony Hopkins upset the late Chadwick Boseman, while Hopkins‘ fellow past winner Frances McDormand won her third acting Oscar for Nomadland, holding off Viola Davis … Continue reading ‘Nomadland’ Wins Best Picture at the Oscar 2021!! Check Out the Full Winners List!!
SUNDAY AM FINAL: In the fight between Funimation/Aniplex’s Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train and New Line/Warner Bros./HBO Max’s Mortal Kombat, it is the latter who is the victor with $22.5M, while the anime title drew $19.5M. Interestingly enough, that amount isn’t that far from what Midway Game’s feature adaptation made back in 1995: $23.2M. All in, both films, according to Comscore, drove the … Continue reading ‘Mortal Kombat’ Conquers No. 1 Spot at the BO!!!
The Number 2 theater chain in the world has struck an exhibition deal with Warner Bros., the studio responsible for smashing the theatrical window in 2021 with its slew of same-day HBO Max releases – and it could mean the end of that controversial move on the studio’s part. Warner Bros. announced late last year that it would be releasing every single one of its … Continue reading Warner Bros. Will Cancel HBO Max Hybrid Releases in 2022!!
Tenet is extended its run in Los Angeles and New York IMAX locations until March 30, after the film received over more than 30 sold-out shows in recent weeks. With restrictions lifting to allow the opening of theaters in these two major markets, Tenet’s late success in these two cities is a positive step for movie theaters. The sci-fi thriller opened in a limited capacity … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ Extending Its Release in U.S IMAX Theaters Due to Extensive Demand!!
The Oscar nominations are here! The 93rd Academy Awards will look unlike any ceremony in history for a few reasons, but early Monday morning business proceeded as usual with a diverse crop of nominees. For the first time ever, the Academy waived the requirement that a film had to have a limited theatrical release in order to qualify for the Oscars. This waiver was a result … Continue reading ‘Oscar Nominations 2021’ Revealed!!! Check Out the Full List!!
Sunday AM Writethru: Following Saturday post, refresh for chart and updated analysis. There’s lots of good news ahead at the box office, but we’re not quite there yet. The No. 1 box office market, Los Angeles (over $900M in 2019), won’t begin to really wake up until next weekend. Then the industry’s only headache is waiting for capacity restrictions to increase well beyond the current … Continue reading ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Holds #1 Spot at a Slowly Recovering BO!!
The Critics Choice Awards 2021 winners list is here and, as you might suspect, there are some current awards season favorites who scooped up plenty of wins. Nomadland was a a major presence in the Movies section of the Critics Choice Awards. Director Chloé Zhao picked up wins for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, while the film itself won Best Picture and Best Cinematography. As for the Television … Continue reading ‘Nomadland,’ ‘The Crown’ Lead Critics Choice Awards 2021!! Check Out the Full List!!
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is at it again. The 2021 Golden Globes nominations were announced today, kicking off what’s sure to be one of the oddest awards seasons in recent memory. Indeed, due to the pandemic, the number of films eligible plummeted, but the awards season deadline was also extended through the end of February – meaning movies destined to win these awards will … Continue reading 2021 Golden Globes Nominations Revealed!! Check Out the Full List!!!
In a move that seemed inevitable following the director’s outspoken criticism of Warner Bros.’ decision to release its entire 2021 film slate on HBO Max, Christopher Nolan has reportedly ended his working relationship with the studio. After repeatedly making his dissatisfaction known, Nolan will be searching for a new studio despite getting the red carpet treatment from Warner Bros. for over a decade after delivering the … Continue reading Christopher Nolan Set to Reportedly End Relationship With Warner Bros. Following HBO Max Controversy!!
Even if there wasn’t a pandemic, odds are this would still be a hard weekend at the domestic box office, what with all the distraction that came out of our nation’s Capitol this past week. Television news seems to be filled with enough suspense and cliffhangers with the Capitol Insurrection, versus the big screen, as we all cling to our TV screens at home to … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Struggles Continues with $3M at the BO!!
The first weekend of the year, which at its apex in 2016 grossed $219.5M off the heat of Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, registered an estimated $13M for the entire weekend. That’s in a continued decimated exhibition marketplace that’s praying to reopen in 2021. Warner Bros.’ theatrical release of Wonder Woman 1984, which is also available on HBO Max for the next 21 days, grossed $5.5M, -67%, … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Slips in Second Weekend, With $120M at the Worldwide BO!!
Oh what a year this has been! Though it started on a promising note, with several biggies lined up to conquer the box office, while smaller yet interesting projects aimed to rule the audience’s favor. However, the COVID19 pandemic put the brakes on cinema worldwide, temporarily shutting down Hollywood, the moviemaking industry, and theaters, there wasn’t exactly a good numbers of films to watch for … Continue reading Top 10 Best Hollywood Films of 2020 – A MovizArk Take!!!
We’ll have to wait and see what success WarnerMedia drums up in regards to Wonder Woman 1984‘s impact on HBO Max subscribers. But from a box office perspective over Christmas, with 60% of the 5,8K theater domestic market closed by COVID-19, the DC sequel posted a record result for the pandemic since theaters reopened in late August, with $16.7M at 2,151 locations. The first Wonder Woman opened … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Opens to Pandemic-Best $16.7M at the BO!!
Even in a normal, healthy economy, the major studios are typically skittish about opening big movies before Christmas with many still busy with holiday activities. So, it comes as no surprise during a pandemic where just north of 40% of all 5,500 domestic movie theaters are open that there wouldn’t be any new wide openings this weekend. This has put Universal’s DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods: … Continue reading Sans Wide Releases ‘Croods 2’ Continues Top Position at the BO!!
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is going to be coming to HBO Max on the same date as its theater release, and the director is not happy. He’s written an article for Variety blasting Warner Brothers and AT&T, saying that the the move to release movies on streaming on the same day as in theaters is “a desperate attempt to grab the audience’s attention.” “With this decision … Continue reading ‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve Blasts AT&T and Warner Bros. for Hjacking Films!!
“Dune” and “Godzilla vs Kong” producer Legendary is considering its options, including legal ones, against Warner Bros. over last week’s seismic decision to send its movies to HBO Max at the same time they premiere in theaters, according to executives with knowledge of the situation. Numerous insiders said that WarnerMedia did not give them advance notice ahead of last week’s announcement. Legendary Entertainment, a subsidiary … Continue reading Legendary Considering Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Over HBO Max Deal!!
In case you haven’t heard, Warner Bros. has changed everything. The mega-studio announced that their entire theatrical film slate, starting with Wonder Woman 1984 on Christmas Day 2020 and moving throughout their 2021 schedule, will debut simultaneously streaming on HBO Max. This decision, which blindsided the entire industry, has provoked strong reactions from folks like the head of AMC Theaters, Steven Soderbergh, and our own Matt Goldberg. But … Continue reading Christopher Nolan is Against the HBO Max Hybrid 2021 Release Plan!!
Universal’s estimates for DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods: A New Age didn’t veer greatly from what we were seeing yesterday for the weekend, with a $9.7M 3-day, $14.2M 5-day and global grab of $35M. On a 3-day U.S./Canada basis, this is the biggest opening during the pandemic since theaters re-opened, even beating Warner Bros. Tenet. The 3-day of Tenet‘s full domestic over Labor Day was $9.35M according to Comscore. … Continue reading ‘The Croods: A New Age’ Sets Strong $14M Domestic + $35M WW Opening at the BO!!
The weekend before Thanksgiving is one of the most lucrative ones on the calendar, last year bringing in $204.9M off the opening of Disney’s Frozen II, which posted November’s fifth-best domestic opening of all-time at $130.3M. Who would ever think that the domestic box office would sink to such an atrocious level as this weekend? If last weekend brought in $10M for all titles with California … Continue reading ‘Freaky’ and Jackie Chan’s ‘Vanguard’ Float at Depressing Times at the BO!!
Universal/Blumhouse’s Freaky is coming in lower than expected at $3.7M after a $1.4M Saturday that dipped 6% from Friday’s $1.5M. With overseas totaling $1.9M from 20 territories, including Australia, Freaky‘s global start stands at $5.6M. It’s the 14th time that a Blumhouse movie has led the box office in the studio’s history. Blumhouse’s last No. 1 pic was The Invisible Man, with $28.2M before the pandemic threw the … Continue reading Body Swap Horror Comedy ‘Freaky’ Topes with $3.7M at the BO!!
Focus Features is calling Let Him Go‘s opening weekend at $4.1M after a Saturday that was up 6% over Friday with $1.56M. Sunday is being figured at $1.07M. Talking about how the specialty label released an older adult skewing (66% over 35) feature in the pandemic marketplace, leaning toward women 52%; demos which have been seen as reluctant to head back to the cinema, Focus … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ Hits $350M Globally While ‘Let Him Go’ Takes Top Spot at the Domestic BO!!
Speaking out for the first time since his latest movie opened in theaters, filmmaker Christopher Nolan says that Hollywood studios are drawing the “wrong conclusions” from Tenet‘s box office performance at the expense of distressed theaters. “Warner Bros. released Tenet, and I’m thrilled that it has made almost $350 million. But I am worried that the studios are drawing the wrong conclusions from our release … Continue reading ‘Tenet’: Christopher Nolan Warns Studios are Drawing “Wrong Conclusions” from Box Office!!
The National Association of Theater Owners has decided to delay its annual CinemaCon event from late April to the end of summer, and the next edition will now take place Aug. 23-26, 2021. CinemaCon happens to be one of my favorite events on the industry calendar, and I greatly enjoy my pilgrimage to Las Vegas each year — not just for gambling purposes, but because … Continue reading CinemaCon Bumps 2021 Moves from April to Aug!!
Focus Features and Amblin‘s Halloween offering Come Play filled its trick-or-treat bag with $3.2 million in domestic grosses, easily enough to top another hollow weekend at the box office amid the ongoing pandemic. Opening in 2,183 theaters, the horror-thriller came in ahead of expectations and jumped 18 percent from Friday to Saturday (Halloween). Jacob Chase’s directorial debut stars Azhy Robertson, Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr. … Continue reading ‘Come Play’ Tops Halloween Chart With $3.2M at the BO!!
Liam Neeson’s thriller “Honest Thief” repeated as the winner of a subdued domestic box office with $2.4 million at 2,502 locations. The Open Road release declined 44% from its opening frame and has taken in $7.5 million in its first 10 days in North America. The distributor added screens in New York state following New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to give movie theaters outside … Continue reading Liam Neeson Actioner ‘Honest Thief’ Maintains Tops Spot at the BO!!
Liam Neeson‘s turn as older action star continued over the weekend as his film Honest Thief collected a solid $3.7 million in its U.S. box office debut. The movie, which marks the first release from Tom Ortenberg‘s revived Open Road Films, topped yet another quiet frame in terms of moviegoing amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. As of last Friday, Seattle theaters were allowed to open, … Continue reading Liam Neeson’s ‘Honest Thief’ Opens With a Weak $3.7M at the BO!!
Tim Hill‘s family friendly comedy The War With Grandpa topped the U.S. box office with $3.6 million, enough to topple Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet from the top spot. Tenet, now in its sixth weekend of play in the U.S. grossed $2.1 million for a problematic domestic total of $48.3 million. Overseas, it zoomed to $275 million for a global total of $323.3 million, according to Warner … Continue reading ‘War With Grandpa’ Tops ‘Tenet’ with $3.6M at the BO!!
It’s been an uphill battle here in the U.S. for Tenet as it struggles to hit the box office milestones it’s racking up with relative ease overseas. As its fifth theatrical weekend comes to a close, Tenet‘s domestic total currently sits at $45.1 million. This weekend, the movie added just $2.7 million to that current domestic total, representing another 21% drop in its week-to-week earnings. Tenet also … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ Passes $300M Globally, Yet Struggles to Pass $50M Domestically at the BO!!
Here we are, at the end of yet another weekend trying to find the silver lining on an ever-darkening box office cloud. Sure, Warner Bros. Tenet is still at the top of the box office chart, with 20th Century Studios’ The New Mutants and Solstice Studios’ Unhinged rounding out the top three. But those rankings lose some shine when we get down into the nitty-gritty (more on … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ Continues Weak Hold on #1 with $41.2M at the BO!!
Warner Bros. Tenet continues to trend downward at the domestic box office as it closes out another week in theaters. It was revealed last weekend (thanks to some quick numbers-crunching) that director Christopher Nolan‘s latest had earned a mere $9.5 million in its three-day Labor Day opening weekend and dropped down to $6.7 million by its second weekend. With crucial U.S. markets closed, including 80% … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ Continues Lags in the U.S. But Crosses $250M at the Worldwide BO!!
In the latest “no shit, Sherlock” release date news, Disney is expected to delay the release of Marvel’s Black Widow starring Scarlett Johansson. Black Widow is slated to open on Nov. 6, but studios have been fleeing the fall in the wake of Tenet’s muted box office performance. Though theaters remain closed in major markets such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, the … Continue reading ‘Black Widow’ November Release Date Expected to Delay!!
Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet is struggling in North America — where moviegoing remains off limits in Los Angeles and New York City — but continues to impress overseas for an estimated global gross of $207 million through Sunday. Over the weekend, the pic earned an estimated $6.7 million domestically from 2,901 cinemas for a cume of $29.5 million. The studio said it’s a promising sign that … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ Struggles in the U.S. However Reaches $200 Million Globally at the BO!!
Audiences will have to wait until 2021 to summon “Candyman.” The supernatural slasher film, directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld and DaCosta, has pushed back its theatrical release and will now debut on the big screen sometime next year. “Candyman” was supposed to hit theaters on Oct. 16. Universal and MGM, the studios behind the movie, have yet to set … Continue reading ‘Candyman’ Release Delayed to 2021!!
Wonder Woman 1984 is delaying its release again, this time from Oct. 2 to Dec. 25 as the U.S. box office struggles to recover amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. The shift doesn’t impact the Dec. 18 date for Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune, which Warner Bros. is releasing on behalf of Legendary. Wonder Woman‘s delay is a major blow for theater owners, since there now won’t … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Release Delayed to December!!
The good fortunes of Warner Bros. and director/writer Christopher Nolan increaseth at Tenet opens in U.S. theaters to some very surprising box office results. In another time, we might be considering these Tenet opening weekend receipts with a little less shock and perhaps more worry (It’s the lowest opening for a Nolan movie since 2006’s The Prestige.). But, alas, we live in a time where the world is dealing … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ Scores $20 Million Opening at the U.S. BO!!
It has been a little over five months since we last reported on box office news as the U.S. has grappled with the global pandemic. The months-long shutdown has sent the theatrical exhibition side of our industry into a downward spiral, with financial woes consistently visiting theater chains including AMC and Regal Cinemas. Now, the final week of August is serving as a grand reopening of … Continue reading ‘The New Mutants’ Opens with $7 Million at a Slowly Reviving BO!!
In a major win for the moviegoing experience in the COVID-19 era, Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet grossed a better-than-expected $53 million-plus as it debuted internationally in 41 markets, including Canada. Among the grosses reported by Warner Bros., the U.K. led with $7.1 million in the U.K., not that far behind Nolan‘s Inception and Interstellar. France turned in $5.7 million, followed by Germany with $4.2 million. Warner … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ Debuts With a Strong $53M-Plus Opening at the International BO!!
Synopsis – Armed with only one word, Tenet, and fighting for the survival of the entire world, a Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time. My Take – I think we can all attest to the fact that the release of a Christopher Nolan film is nothing short of an event. After … Continue reading Tenet (2020) Review!!
Before getting into the family business, John David Washington (son of Denzel) was a professional football player. And judging by this fierce, wild, and invigorating featurette on the making of Tenet, his athleticism was needed in full force on Christopher Nolan‘s time-bending big-budget spy picture. As you might know, Mr. Nolan is fond of practical effects in his movies, preferring to literally blow something up instead of making a … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ Gets a Behind the Scenes Video!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – An action epic revolving around international espionage, time travel, and evolution. Directed – Christopher Nolan Starring – Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Robert Pattinson, Kenneth Branagh Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Tenet’ Final Trailer Features Travis Scott’s New Song ‘The Plan’!! Check It Out!!
Warner Bros. has released thirteen new images from Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. Even though the film is only a few weeks away from release, the plot remains shrouded in mystery. It involves something called “time inversion” but beyond that, the story details are as obscure as when the film was first announced. If you’re hoping that these images might shed a little more light on the … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ Gets 13 New Images!! Check It Out!!
The North American box office is resuming after an unprecedented five-month shutdown due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. The major circuits in Canada reopened in earnest over the weekend to welcome Paramount’s The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run and the Russell Crowe road-rage thriller Unhinged, from Solstice Studios. They are the first new Hollywood releases to open wide since the pandemic forced cinemas … Continue reading ‘Unhinged’ and ‘SpongeBob Movie’ Releases Mark Revival of the North American BO!!
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone cast its spell over the box office in China this weekend, as Hollywood rereleases continue to entice people back to recently reopened cinemas. The 3D, 4K rerelease of the first film in Warner Bros‘ multi-billion dollar franchise was able to magic up a stellar $13.4 million this weekend, according to local box office consultancy Artisan Gateway. The strong showing … Continue reading ‘Harry Potter’ Re-release Tops While ‘Bad Boys For Life’ Bombs at the China BO!!
With movie theaters in the United States now finally getting ready to reopen, AMC Theaters is pushing a pretty wild promotion to get people back to their theaters. The nation’s largest theater chain announced today that when it reopens on August 20th, all movie tickets will cost just 15 cents for the entire day – or the cost of a movie ticket in 1920. Ironically … Continue reading AMC Theaters to Reopen on August 20th with 15 Cent Tickets!!
