Synopsis – The players have escaped the ever-changing jungles of Jumanji, but this time the game breaks free of its console, unleashing chaos into our world. Directed – Jake Kasdan Starring – Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Jumanji: Open World’ Trailer Sees the Game Escape Into Reality!! Check It Out!!
Sony Pictures has officially changed the release date for its untitled Jumanji 3 movie. It serves as the next installment to Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black‘s action-adventure franchise, based on Robin Williams’ iconic 1995 movie and Chris Van Allsburg’s 1981 children’s novel of the same name. When is the new release date for Jumanji 3? Originally scheduled for a December 11 theatrical debut, the release … Continue reading ‘Jumanji 3’ Release Date Delayed to Avoid ‘Dunesday’!!
Building upon its spectacular performance at the domestic box office, A Minecraft Movie set records in its debut weekend globally. It delivered the biggest domestic opening for a video game adaptation, beating The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s record from a couple of years ago, and grossed around twice its reported production budget in its global debut. Starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, A Minecraft Movie … Continue reading ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Opens With Double Its Reported Budget at the Worldwide BO!!
Get ready to scream “JUMANJI!” because that’s the only way you’ll be able to escape our latest news surrounding the franchise. That may be a bit of a stretch. As it turns out, your latest encounter with Jumanji will release you from its grasp after you check out, go through the turnstiles, or cash out at the register. That’s right, Jumanji is expanding its … Continue reading ‘Jumanji’ to Expand Into Theme Parks, Hotels, and More!!
Producer Hiram Garcia says that the pitch for Jumanji 4 is ready for Sony. It will be the fourth installment in the Jumanji franchise, and the third in the rebooted series, after 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and 2019’s Jumanji: The Next Level. The franchise stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karan Gillan, Nick Jonas, and Awkwafina, with Johnson expressing interest in returning for the new film. Jumanji … Continue reading ‘Jumanji 4’: Producer Gives Update on Sequel!!
Disney has struck a deal to license new Sony movies following their release in theaters and their post-theatrical Netflix window, and there are a few different ways you can look at that news. My initial take? Much ado about windows. Seriously, this isn’t that big of a deal, folks. It’s the equivalent of a press release from FX touting the TV rights to Jurassic World. Good … Continue reading Sony Movies to Find Home at Disney Following Theatrical Release and Netflix Window!!
Fresh off of the news that Sony has dubbed their Spider-Man-centric movie-verse the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters, also known colloquially as S.P.U.M.C., the studio is making further strides into the at-home market. As movie theaters remain closed in most of the world, major content producers (whose names aren’t Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, etc.) are looking for ways to get their very expensive … Continue reading Sony and IMAX Working New Deal to Release New Theatrical Movies on At-Home Platforms!!
David Slade’s feature adaptation of horror novel Dark Harvest is now scheduled to open on Sept. 24, 2021. The project repped MGM Film Group Chairman Michael De Luca’s first notable deal at the studio upon his recent arrival. Dark Harvest was previously set up at New Regency which put the project in turnaround. Dark Harvest will go up against Paramount’s release of the new My Little Pony movie and an … Continue reading ‘Dark Harvest’: David Slade’s Feature Adaptation Set for Sep 2021!!
Synopsis – In Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to rescue one of their own, the players will have to brave parts unknown from arid deserts to snowy mountains, to escape the world’s most dangerous game. My Take – A few years ago when Sony had announced that they are working on a sequel to … Continue reading Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Review!!
Sony Pictures has released a series of Jumanji 2 character posters, offering a new look at the upcoming sequel Jumanji: The Next Level. The follow-up sees the return of director Jake Kasdan, who helped spearhead the initial sequel that was originally met with plenty of skepticism. Why mess with a movie like Jumanji? What good could come of that? A lot, as it turns out, … Continue reading ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ Character Posters Tease the Cast!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A team of friends return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own but discover that nothing is as they expect. The players need to brave parts unknown, from arid deserts to snowy mountains, in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game. Directed – Jake Kasdan Starring – Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Madison Iseman Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’: New Trailer Focuses on the Latest Adventure!! Check It Out!!
Dwayne Johnson took it upon himself to bless us all with a new poster for Jumanji: The Next Level on Tuesday via his Twitter. The poster features returning cast members Jack Black, Karen Gillan, and Kevin Hart. Oh, and baboons. Like, a ton of baboons. The poster arrives three months before The Next Level hits theaters in mid-December. Fun, light, and quirky, it feels like we’re getting a solid amuse-bouche in terms … Continue reading ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’: New Poster Features a lot of Baboons!! Check It Out!!
Sony Pictures has released three new promotional images for the upcoming action adventure sequel Jumanji: The Next Level featuring returning stars Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black; check them out below: In Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as … Continue reading ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’: New Promo Images Tease the Sequel!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A team of friends return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own but discover that nothing is as they expect. The players need to brave parts unknown, from arid deserts to snowy mountains, in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game. Directed – Jake Kasdan Starring – Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Madison Iseman Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’: First Trailer Reveals the Sequel’s Big Change!! Check It Out!!
Seven months to the day before the film hits theaters, it’s being announced that filming has wrapped on the upcoming Jumanji sequel. Star/producer Dwayne Johnson marked the occasion by sharing a video from the set, in which director Jake Kasdan thanks the cast and crew for all their hard work. Filming has been taking place in an undisclosed desert location, confirming that the setting for … Continue reading ‘Jumanji 3’ Wraps Filming as Dwayne Johnson Shares Set Video!! Check It Out!!
With Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Sony had their highest-grossing film at the domestic box office ever. That translates into a guaranteed sequel. Despite the fact that the film is about nine months away from opening, we still don’t have an official title for it nor any idea of what exactly the cast of characters are in store for this time around. But we do … Continue reading ‘Jumanji 3’: First Image from Sony’s Sequel Brings the Gang Back Together!! Check It Out!!
Following hot on the heels of the news that young stars Alex Wolff, Ser’Darius Blain, Madison Iseman and Morgan Turner are set to reprise their roles, we now have word that Nick Jonas is also set to return for the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle sequel. The actor and singer featured in the 2017 movie as a teenager who’d found himself trapped in the Jumanji game … Continue reading ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2’: Nick Jonas Returning for Sequel!!
Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle sequel has got the whole gang back together. Per THR, the third Jumanji film has locked down Welcome to the Jungle’s stars Ser’Darius Blain, Alex Wolff, Madison Iseman, and Morgan Turner to return as the teen gamers who transform into The Rock & Co. when transported into the video game world of Jumanji. That about rounds out the major players from the original cast for … Continue reading ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ Sequel Locks Down Younger Cast to Return!!
Dwayne Johnson has unveiled an official release date of Dec. 13, 2019, for Sony’s sequel to “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.” The untitled movie will open a week before Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: Episode IX” launches. Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman revealed in April at Cinemacon that 2017’s surprise blockbuster would be getting a sequel to premiere during Christmastime next year. “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” starring Johnson … Continue reading Sony Sets Official Release Date For ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ Sequel!!!
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle turned out to be a massive, surprise hit for Sony. While I’m sure the studio thought it would do well, no one expected it to go toe-to-toe with Star Wars: The Last Jedi and end up as the studio’s highest domestic grossing film of all-time (it barely beat out 2002’s Spider-Man for the title). So it’s no surprise that the … Continue reading ‘Jumanji 3′ Set for Christmas 2019 With Dwayne Johnson Returning!!!
Forecasts for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle may have been optimistic, but few could have predicted the runaway box office success of the legacyquel. Last night, the movie crossed $403.714 million at the domestic box office, which makes it Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing picture domestically, beating out a record set by Spider-Man way back in 2002. To put that in even greater perspective, that means on … Continue reading ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ Becomes Sony’s Highest-Grossing Film of All-Time at the Domestic BO!!
After beginning its quest in 62 markets last weekend, Warner Bros/Village Roadshow’s Ready Player One maintained the high score at the international box office, grossing $81.7M to lead the chart this session. That sets the Steven Spielberg pic on track for $300M overseas and $400M global in the coming days. The total cumes through Sunday are $294.4M offshore with $391.3M worldwide. Remarkable has been the … Continue reading ‘Ready Player One’ Racing To $400M WW; Scores $161M In China For WB Best International BO!!!
With a $50 million debut, Paramount‘s A Quiet Place finished atop the weekend box office in impressive fashion and while Universal‘s Blockers didn’t deliver even half of what A Quiet Place did, the film’s $21 million debut was a solid start for the low budget R-rated comedy. The weekend also saw a very strong hold for Warner Bros.’s Ready Player One and Disney and Marvel‘s … Continue reading ‘A Quiet Place’ Tops ‘Ready Player One’ with Huge $50 Million Opening at the BO!!!
For the fifth weekend in a row, Disney and Marvel‘s Black Panther is the weekend’s number one film at the domestic box office, becoming the first film to accomplish that feat since Avatar in 2009. The film is also only the seventh film to ever gross over $600 million at the domestic box office as it continues to dominate, now less than $18 million shy … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Remains King While ‘Tomb Raider’ Is Low And ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Surprises at the BO!!!
On top of eclipsing $1 billion worldwide, Disney and Marvel‘s Black Panther has now achieved what no other film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has accomplished as it remained #1 at the weekend box office for its fourth straight weekend in a row since release. The superhero repeat means Disney‘s A Wrinkle in Time opened in second place followed by Aviron‘s The Strangers: Prey at … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Remains Box Office King As New Releases Open Low at the BO!!!
It was yet another monster weekend for Disney and Marvel‘s Black Panther as the superhero feature became the third fastest film to ever reach $500 million domestic. Meanwhile, the weekend’s new wide releases came up just a bit short of Mojo’s pre-weekend forecast with Fox‘s Red Sparrow taking runner-up position behind Black Panther and MGM’s Death Wish landing in third. It’s also Oscar Sunday, which … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Tops $500 Million, As ‘Death Wish’ and ‘Red Sparrow’ Open Modest at the BO!!!
Disney and Marvel‘s Black Panther continued its box office domination this weekend, becoming only the fourth film to ever deliver over $100 million in its second weekend as well as joining Jurassic World as the second fastest film to top $400 million domestically. Meanwhile, the weekend’s new wide releases finished mostly as expected with WB‘s release of New Line‘s Game Night leading the way with … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Still Dominates As ‘Game Night’ Opens Well While ‘Annihilation’ Gets Annihilated at the BO!!!
Dominating the weekend and delivering one of the largest opening weekends of all-time, Disney and Marvel‘s Black Panther topped the President’s Day weekend box office, outperforming its nearest competitor by nearly $175 million based on estimates. As a result, fellow new wide releases were left in the dust with both Lionsgate‘s Early Man and PureFlix‘s Samson struggling in the low single digits. The weekend did, … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Opens Huge With $192 million at the BO!!
The weekend delivered mostly on expectations with the week’s three new wide releases taking the top three spots at the box office. Leading the way was Universal‘s Fifty Shades Freed, pushing the Fifty Shades franchise over $1 billion globally. Sony‘s release of Peter Rabbit actually topped expectations while Clint Eastwood‘s The 15:17 to Paris was a little late arriving in the station, coming up a … Continue reading ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ Leads New Releases as Franchise Tops $1 Billion at the Worldwide BO!!
Who knew that making a legacyquel to a 1995 Robin Williams family flick would result in a movie that could go toe-to-toe with Star Wars? Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which carried a relatively modest budget of $100 million, has earned $857 million worldwide and shows no signs of slowing down. Its domestic gross of $352 million puts it on track to be Dwayne Johnson’s … Continue reading ‘Jumanji’ Sequel Hires Writing Duo; Dwayne Johnson and Co-Stars Set to Return!!!
Super Bowl weekend 2017 is looking mostly as expected with Sony‘s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle returning to the weekend top spot after a one week hiatus with a domestic cume topping $350 million and a worldwide total over $855 million. Meanwhile, the weekend’s lone new wide release, the gothic thriller Winchester, delivered on expectations with a third place finish while several Oscar contenders continued … Continue reading ‘Jumanji’ Takes Back #1 Spot as ‘Winchester’ Opens at #3 at the BO!!!
Despite a 25% decline compared to the opening for its predecessor, Fox‘s Maze Runner: The Death Cure still managed a #1 finish at the weekend box office. Meanwhile, Entertainment Studios saw Hostiles deliver a solid performance as it expanded nationwide, Sony‘s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and The Greatest Showman continue to hold strong, The Shape of Water expands with strong numbers on the heels … Continue reading ‘Maze Runner’ Dethrones ‘Jumanji’ From #1, as ‘Showman’ Continues Strong at the BO!!!
The weekend’s new releases all outperformed expectations with both 12 Strong and Den of Thieves placing in the top three. However, neither was able to topple Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which topped the weekend box office for the third straight weekend and in the process passed Skyfall to become Sony‘s fifth-highest grossing film ever. Sony‘s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle delivered a chart-topping $20 … Continue reading ‘Jumanji’ Repeats #1 Again as ’12 Strong’ and ‘Den of Thieves’ Open Strong at the BO!!!
For a second weekend in a row Sony‘s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle takes the weekend’s top spot, this time holding off three new wide releases over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend as well as Fox‘s nationwide expansion of Steven Spielberg‘s The Post, which finished in the runner-up position. As for the weekend’s three brand new releases, Lionsgate‘s The Commuter managed to exceed … Continue reading ‘Jumanji’ Stays #1 as ‘The Post’ and ‘The Commuter’ Open Strong at the BO!!!
Heading into the weekend Sony‘s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ranked #7 on the list of movies that had never reached #1 at the weekend box office. After Friday’s estimates the film ranked fourth on the list, but as of today it no longer occupies a position after a stellar third weekend saw the action comedy lead the way at the weekend box office while … Continue reading ‘Jumanji’ Tops Weekend as ‘Insidious 4’ Scares Up a Strong Debut at the BO!!!
The 2017 calendar year has come to a close, and before we get too deep into 2018, now seems like a good time to look back on the 2017 box office and analyze the year’s big winners and losers. As always there’s a bit of disparity between the domestic chart and the worldwide chart, but there are also some films that were bona fide successes … Continue reading Here Are the Highest Grossing Films of 2017 & the Box Office Winners and Losers!!! Check It Out!!
“Pitch Perfect 3” may have pushed its franchise past the $500 million mark worldwide, but it’s still performing lower than previous movies in the series. The studio made the announcement of the milestone on Tuesday, with “Pitch Perfect 3” having grossed $67.5 million domestically in its first 12 days and another $30.3 million in international grosses. It noted that the series’ third installment — with … Continue reading ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Is Performing Lower Than its Predecessors at the BO!!!
Well, it happened. With 2018 less than 12 hours away, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has passed $1 billion at the global box office, joining an elite tier of movies from 2017 to do so, including Beauty and the Beast and The Fate of the Furious. Not exactly surprisingly, The Last Jedi has the dubious honor of being the only genuinely good movie to pass … Continue reading ‘The Last Jedi’ Passes $1 Billion at the Global BO!!!
The final number for the 2017 North American box office haul will decline by about 2.5% from last year’s record-setting $11.38 billion — even with “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” adding more than $400 million. As of Christmas Day, the domestic total for the year was $10.68 billion, or 2.7% behind the same time frame a year ago. The final six days of 2017 are … Continue reading 2017 U.S. Box Office Set to Fall to Three-Year Low!!!
Ridley Scott’s “All the Money in the World” — the final wide release of 2017 — launched with $2.6 million at 2,068 North American locations on Monday. Sony is releasing the thriller after Scott revamped the film in six weeks, completely cutting star Kevin Spacey from the movie following sexual harassment and assault allegations waged against the actor. He persuaded Christopher Plummer to replace Spacey … Continue reading ‘All the Money in the World’ Opens With $2.6 Million, ‘Molly’s Game’ Is Solid at the BO!!!
Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” will cross $800 million at the worldwide box office on Tuesday after less than two weeks of release. “The Last Jedi” took in $27.5 million on Christmas Day on Monday at 4,232 North American locations to lift its 11-day domestic total to $396.5 million — already the 28th-highest of all time. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” tops the domestic … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Speeds to $800 Million at Worldwide BO!!!
With an estimated $68 million, Disney and Lucasfilm‘s Star Wars: The Last Jedi remained at #1 for the second weekend in a row, doubling its closest competitor. The film, however, did drop 68% from its opening weekend, but that’s not as much as a surprise as it may outwardly seem, particularly due to the lack of business over the weekend, especially on Christmas Eve, for … Continue reading ‘The Last Jedi’ and ‘Jumanji’ Lead Christmas Releases While ‘Downsizing’ Bombs at the BO!!!
Synopsis – Four teenagers discover an old video game console and are literally drawn into the game’s jungle setting, becoming the adult avatars they choose. My Take – The original 1995 film from director Joe Johnston holds a special place in the hearts of almost everyone who grew up in the 90s. The impending sound of doom in the form of heavy drum beats whenever … Continue reading Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) Review!!!!
Star Wars: The Last Jedi delivered on expectations, debuting with the second largest opening weekend of all-time and propelling the box office to the third largest weekend ever based on estimates. In an attempt at counter-programming, Fox‘s Ferdinand got off to a bit of a slow start against the might of Star Wars as well as the continued strong performance of Pixar‘s Coco as it … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Delivers Second Largest Opening Ever at the BO!!!
Sony Pictures has released a new behind-the-scenes featurette for the upcoming sequel Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, offering more clarity on how this follow-up both connects to and diverts from the original Jumanji film. Star Dwayne Johnson explains how much the original movie and Robin Williams’ performance meant to him, and how that film inspired how they approached the sequel as encapsulating “holiday spirit.” Scripted … Continue reading New ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ Featurette Teases Connection to the Original Movie!! Check It Out!!
It’s been a little over three years since Robin Williams passed away, and it still stings. He was so talented and widely beloved, and especially for my generation, where Williams did a string of family films including Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire, Hook, and Jumanji, the loss hit particularly hard. Jumanji offered Williams a role he rarely got, which was to play the adventure hero, and he … Continue reading ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’: How Robin Williams Connects the Sequel to the Original!!!
Synopsis – In a brand new Jumanji adventure, four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game’s jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don’t just play Jumanji – you must survive it. To beat the game and return to the real world, they’ll have to go on the most … Continue reading ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ Unleashes 2 New Trailers Featuring Cake and Explosions!! Check It Out!!
In a curious albeit understandable move, Non-Stop and The Shallows filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra has opted not to direct Warner Bros.’ DCEU sequel Suicide Squad 2. The director has been eyed by many studios for a number of projects as of late, but when he emerged as the frontrunner to helm Suicide Squad 2 it seemed likely he was going to join the DCEU as Warner … Continue reading Jaume Collet-Serra Turns Down ‘Suicide Squad 2’ for Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Jungle Cruise’!!!
Synopsis – In a brand new Jumanji adventure, four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game’s jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don’t just play Jumanji – you must survive it. To beat the game and return to the real world, they’ll have to go on the most … Continue reading ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ Trailer Gets Dwayne Johnson in the Game!! Check It Out!!
A day before Sony releases the full, official trailer for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the studio has released a super-fun teaser showing off just a hint of the jungle action that is to come. We get shots of stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, and Jack Black in action alongside motorcycle-riding ne’er-do-wells and a whole host of jungle animals. Jake Kasdan‘s action-adventure film looks like a wild ride, … Continue reading ‘Jumanji’ Trailer Teaser Reveals a Glimpse of the Rumble in the Jungle!!! Check It Out!!
