‘Twisters’ Sets Biggest Domestic Debut for a Disaster Movie with $80.5M at the BO!!

Universal has called the domestic opening for the Lee Isaac Chung directed Twisters at $80.5M as we told you last night. That’s 60% ahead of the $50M+ that tracking was spotting. The rebounding post-strike summer at the box office continues to see actual opening ticket sales bury any piece of tracking. Exclaimed Universal Domestic Distribution Boss Jim Orr, “Lee Isaac Chung crafted an incredibly engaging … Continue reading ‘Twisters’ Sets Biggest Domestic Debut for a Disaster Movie with $80.5M at the BO!!

‘Longlegs’ Sets Record Debut while ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Stumbles at the BO!!

Illumination/Universal’s Despicable Me 4 won the weekend with $44.6 million, but Neon‘s Nicolas Cage-Maika Monroe starrer Longlegs stole the headlines, delivering the best original horror opening year-to-date and the best-ever start for the Tom Quinn-run 7-year old distribution company with $22.6M. That’s an excellent win for original movies, a much-needed boost for the horror genre, and a big win for the arthouse circuit, which we … Continue reading ‘Longlegs’ Sets Record Debut while ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Stumbles at the BO!!

‘Despicable Me 4’ Dethrones ‘Inside Out 2’ With $122M+ 5-Day Opening at the BO!!

Despicable Me 4 bounced back from where we saw it earlier this weekend for a $27M Friday and $26.8M Saturday, which will result in a $75M 3-day and $122.6M 5-day. Exclaimed Universal Domestic Distribution President Jim Orr, “What a tremendous debut for Despicable Me 4, one of the most beloved franchises in film. Gru, his family and the Minions have once again been embraced by … Continue reading ‘Despicable Me 4’ Dethrones ‘Inside Out 2’ With $122M+ 5-Day Opening at the BO!!

‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Sets Franchise Record Opening at the BO!!

So, as we approach the end of the weekend, it wasn’t a close call for No. 1 between Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 and Paramount‘s A Quiet Place: Day One, with the former beating the latter $57.4M to $53M. Global debut for A Quiet Place: Day One was $98.5M. Inside Out 2 passes the $1 billion global mark as scheduled. Per box office metrics corp EntTelligence, … Continue reading ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Sets Franchise Record Opening at the BO!!

‘Inside Out 2’ Continues to Shatter Domestic Records at the BO!!

It helps when a studio has a mass-appealing movie during a heat wave-laden and rainstorm-soaked weekend, and that is what’s going on here for Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2, which is heading to a historic second frame for an animated movie with $100M per Disney. If that number sticks, it’s a -35% second-weekend ease, which is exceptional for any kind of tentpole. Not only does that … Continue reading ‘Inside Out 2’ Continues to Shatter Domestic Records at the BO!!

‘Resistor’: Will Smith to Star in New Sci-fi Thriller!!

When you are on the roll, is there ever a reason to stop? After emerging from some gloomy clouds in the recent past, Will Smith is basking in the strong box office run of Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the fourth installment in the Bad Boys film franchise. Fresh off that success story which has seen the film gross over $100 million domestically, the Emancipation … Continue reading ‘Resistor’: Will Smith to Star in New Sci-fi Thriller!!

‘Inside Out 2’ Marks Record Opening Weekend for Disney and Pixar at the BO!!

Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is coming in at the high range of what we told you last night –$155M domestic– and an overall mind-blowing $295M global, by far the biggest Hollywood movie opening both stateside and around the world YTD besting Dune: Part Two ($182.5M) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire at $194M. As we told you, Inside Out 2‘s domestic opening is the … Continue reading ‘Inside Out 2’ Marks Record Opening Weekend for Disney and Pixar at the BO!!

‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Blows Expectations with Strong Debut at the BO!!

Sony‘s Bad Boys: Ride or Die had a great Saturday of $19.5M, -10% against previews/first day of $21.6M, for what’s shaping up to be a $56M opening. This is the highest-grossing R-rated opening since Oppenheimer last July, and Will Smith‘s sixth-highest U.S./Canada opening overall of his career and his 18th No. 1 opening as a leading man. For Martin Lawrence, Bad Boys: Ride or Die … Continue reading ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Blows Expectations with Strong Debut at the BO!!

‘Bad Boys 4’: Martin Lawrence Confirms Next Installment with Will Smith!!

In the wake of the controversies surrounding his co-star in the Bad Boys franchise, Martin Lawrence has sounded out a positive note regarding the future of the franchise’s next installment, Bad Boys 4. After two previous outings as Miami Police detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey, Lawrence and co-star Will Smith teamed up in 2020 for the third installment of the action-comedy franchise. Following the … Continue reading ‘Bad Boys 4’: Martin Lawrence Confirms Next Installment with Will Smith!!

‘LA’s Finest’ Season 2 Gets a New Trailer and a Premiere Date!! Check It Out!!

LA’s Finest season 2 has landed a new premiere date and released a new trailer after its last-minute delay. The second run of the Bad Boys spin-off series, starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, was originally set for release on June 8, but streaming platform Spectrum decided to hold it back indefinitely following the recent protests over police brutality. Now, the show has confirmed that … Continue reading ‘LA’s Finest’ Season 2 Gets a New Trailer and a Premiere Date!! Check It Out!!

‘L.A.’s Finest’ Season 2 Gets a Trailer!! Check It Out!!

Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba are back and ready to take on crime in Los Angeles. The TV series spin-off of the Bad Boys franchise, which is the first original series from Spectrum, is back with L.A.’s Finest season 2. Watch the L.A.’s Finest season 2 trailer below. Gabrielle Union’s Sydney “Syd” Burnett, the sister of Martin Lawrence’s Marcus Burnett and an undercover special agent with the DEA tracking dangerous money launderers, … Continue reading ‘L.A.’s Finest’ Season 2 Gets a Trailer!! Check It Out!!

‘L.A.’s Finest’: Bad Boys Spinoff Gets Renewed for Second 2!!!

Series stars and executive producers Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba have announced that Spectrum Originals has renewed the Bad Boys spinoff show L.A.’s Finest for a second season. “We’re thrilled L.A.’s Finest has resonated with our subscribers in such a major way. When I first saw the pilot – a show about two strong women learning to trust and support each other and still getting into … Continue reading ‘L.A.’s Finest’: Bad Boys Spinoff Gets Renewed for Second 2!!!

‘L.A.’s Finest’: The ‘Bad Boys’ TV Spinoff Gets a First Trailer!! Check It Out!!

Spectrum has unveiled the first trailer for L.A.’s Finest, the upcoming TV spinoff from Bad Boys, which sees Gabrielle Union reprising her Bad Boys II role as Syd Burnett alongside Jessica Alba as NYPD detective Nancy McKenna. Watch the trailer here: From the universe of the Jerry Bruckheimer/Michael Bay “Bad Boys” franchise, the one-hour series follows Syd Burnett (Union), last seen in Miami taking down … Continue reading ‘L.A.’s Finest’: The ‘Bad Boys’ TV Spinoff Gets a First Trailer!! Check It Out!!

‘L.A.’s Finest’: First Look Image Reveal Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba In The Bad Boys Spin-off!!! Check It Out!!

Entertainment Weekly has unveiled a first look image from L.A.’s Finest, the upcoming Bad Boys TV spinoff, which sees Gabrielle Union reprising her role as Syd Burnett alongside Jessica Alba as LAPD detective Nancy McKenna. L.A.’s Finest follows Syd Burnett (Union), last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel, who has left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new … Continue reading ‘L.A.’s Finest’: First Look Image Reveal Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba In The Bad Boys Spin-off!!! Check It Out!!

Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union to Star in ‘Bad Boys’ Spinoff Series ‘LA’s Finest’!!!

Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union are teaming up. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two will star in Charter’s upcoming TV series LA’s Finest. A spinoff of the Bad Boys movie franchise, the cop drama “follows Syd Burnett (Union), last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel, who has left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Alba), … Continue reading Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union to Star in ‘Bad Boys’ Spinoff Series ‘LA’s Finest’!!!