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Box Office

‘Furiosa’ and ‘Garfield’ Fall Short of Expectations With Muted Debuts at the BO!!

Nobody is dancing with Darwin at the domestic box office this weekend, as the summer’s woes continue with both Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and The Garfield Movie underperforming in their respective debuts. Furiosa failed to crack the $30 million mark in its first three days of release. The big-budget prequel to 2015’s landmark Mad Max: Fury Road grossed $25 million in its opening weekend, … Continue reading ‘Furiosa’ and ‘Garfield’ Fall Short of Expectations With Muted Debuts at the BO!!

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Top 10 Worst Hollywood Films of 2022 – A MovizArk Take!!!

Oh what a year this has been! An arguably return to glory for movies. After two years of pandemic restrictions that hit the film industry incredibly hard, as well as the ever present growing threat from streaming, things were comparatively quite better this year. Especially, thanks to critical and commercial successes of films like Top Gun: Maverick, Nope, The Batman and of course, the long … Continue reading Top 10 Worst Hollywood Films of 2022 – A MovizArk Take!!!

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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Holds Top Spot Despite 68% Drops While ‘Crawdads’ Opens with $17M at the BO!!

The wearing down of the MCU luster is unfortunately being seen, as Disney’s Thor: Love and Thunder is having a great fall, with a -68% drop for a second weekend to $46M. And the sequel isn’t even theatrical day-and-date like Black Widow was last year on Disney+. While the Taika Waititi-directed movie improved beyond its high $130M opening estimates last weekend into the $144M range, it’s … Continue reading ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Holds Top Spot Despite 68% Drops While ‘Crawdads’ Opens with $17M at the BO!!

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Action, Adventure, Animated, Movie Review

Lightyear (2022) Review!!

Synopsis – While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal his fuel source. My Take – Rarely have I seen things go so wrong for a film right from its announcement. Disney-Pixar‘s Toy Story franchise, which consists of four more than excellent films, a bunch of short films … Continue reading Lightyear (2022) Review!!

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‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Opens Strong with $143M at the BO!!

Disney/Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder held steady on Saturday, despite those lower than normal CinemaScore and PostTrak exits for a Marvel Cinematic Universe title. The Taika Waititi-directed sequel grossed $42.1M yesterday which is 4% above Friday’s true take of $40.5M (That’s $69.5M less $29M Thursday previews). This will get Thor: Love and Thunder to a $143M opening, per Disney. Worldwide is $302M, just like Nancy and I … Continue reading ‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Opens Strong with $143M at the BO!!

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‘Minions: Rise Of Gru’ Heading for a Record $128M Independence Day Opening at the BO!!

As Illumination/Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru clinches an Independence Day 4-day opening record of $127.9M, the movie’s success this weekend should come as a reminder to many executives, both motion picture and streaming, as well as Wall Street, about the power of the big screen. While it may go without saying, realize that Rise of Gru‘s success here, in addition to being built on the back … Continue reading ‘Minions: Rise Of Gru’ Heading for a Record $128M Independence Day Opening at the BO!!

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Bob Chapek to Continue Remaining Disney CEO Through 2025!!

The Chapek remains. This is the decision that Disney’s board of directors came to this week after meeting to decide the fate of current CEO Bob Chapek, whose contract with the mega-company was about to expire. According to The Walt Disney Company’s board of directors, the decision was “unanimous.” Chapek’s new contract puts him back at the helm of the Mickey Mouse company all the … Continue reading Bob Chapek to Continue Remaining Disney CEO Through 2025!!

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‘Elvis’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Battling for Top Spot with $30.5M at the BO!!

Elvis and Top Gun: Maverick are in a dead heat for No. 1, with both Warner Bros and Paramount respectively calling each film at $30.5M for the weekend. If you boil this face-off down to admissions, box office analytics firm EntTelligence is calling the weekend in favor of Top Gun Maverick, with 2.5M admissions to Elvis’ 2.4M admissions. Industry average weekend estimates show Elvis ahead of Top Gun: Maverick, $30.1M to … Continue reading ‘Elvis’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Battling for Top Spot with $30.5M at the BO!!

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‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Beats ‘Lightyear’ to Retain Top Spot at the BO!!

Blame the fact that it doesn’t appeal to girls, blame Disney+ for stealing family moviegoers, blame the lack of an ensemble Toy Story cast, heck, blame everything as Disney/Pixar’s Lightyear didn’t do its magic by internal studio or industry standards this weekend with $51M, close to a third below its lowest $70M pre-release projection. This is an opening more in the vicinity of Pixar’s original fare … Continue reading ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Beats ‘Lightyear’ to Retain Top Spot at the BO!!

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‘Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear’ Trailer Goes BTS of ‘Lightyear’!! Check It Out!!

Prior to Disney and Pixar‘s astronomical release of Lightyear, Disney+ has launched Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear, an original documentary on the making of the unique film. Before you watch the space odyssey that started it all, Disney is offering a peek behind the scenes at what went into bringing the beloved Buzz Lightyear’s story to life. In celebration of the one-week … Continue reading ‘Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear’ Trailer Goes BTS of ‘Lightyear’!! Check It Out!!

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‘Lightyear’ Gets a New IMAX Poster!! Check It Out!!

All systems are a go for the IMAX release of Lightyear and today the most immersive theaters in the cinema biz have launched a poster to celebrate the space ranger. Inviting audiences to take the plunge and “Go Beyond Infinity in IMAX,” the poster, which was revealed on Twitter, features the titular Buzz Lightyear in a horizontal position preparing to launch into the unknown. Looking … Continue reading ‘Lightyear’ Gets a New IMAX Poster!! Check It Out!!

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‘Lightyear’: First Track From Michael Giacchino’s Score Released!! Check It Out!!

Disney and Pixar‘s latest animated film Lightyear is fast approaching its June 17 theater premiere, but before audiences get to see the origins of the iconic Buzz Lightyear, a new track from the film dropped on Disney‘s music channel for advance listening ahead of the film. Titled “Mission Improbable,” the song is part of the score from Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino that will make up … Continue reading ‘Lightyear’: First Track From Michael Giacchino’s Score Released!! Check It Out!!

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‘Lightyear’: Upcoming ‘Toy Story’ Spin Off Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!

Pixar has revealed a new poster for Lightyear, the highly-anticipated animated spinoff of Toy Story. The spinoff acts as a film within a film and imagines that the entire Buzz Lightyear line of toys was created after Lightyear, a blockbuster sci-fi action film that the characters in the Toy Story universe would have seen. The new poster features Buzz (voiced by Chris Evans) holding his … Continue reading ‘Lightyear’: Upcoming ‘Toy Story’ Spin Off Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!

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New Posters of ‘Lightyear’, ‘M3GAN’ and More Revealed at CinemaCon!!

If there’s one thing you’re expected to do at CinemaCon it’s get excited about future releases in theaters. The event, which started today in Las Vegas and stretches all the way to Thursday, April 28, is especially significant this time around, since it represents the movie industry’s return to form after a couple of pandemic years that made (and still makes) the future completely uncertain. … Continue reading New Posters of ‘Lightyear’, ‘M3GAN’ and More Revealed at CinemaCon!!

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‘Lightyear’: New TV Spot Confirms Theatrical Release of the ‘Toy Story’ Spinoff!! Check It Out!!

One of the most anticipated films coming out this year is Pixar’s space epic Lightyear. The film is set to tell the official origin story of the man behind the famous toy. The action-adventure film is set to release in June, and Pixar dropped a new TV spot during The Oscars to get fans even more excited. The ninety-second TV spot mainly contains old footage … Continue reading ‘Lightyear’: New TV Spot Confirms Theatrical Release of the ‘Toy Story’ Spinoff!! Check It Out!!

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‘Lightyear’: Disney Reinstates Scrapped Same Sex Kiss Scene!!

Well, that glass ceiling won’t break itself. Following severe backlash from Pixar employees over Disney CEO Bob Chapek‘s controversial comments over the “Don’t Say Gay” bill last week, it seems like the Mickey Mouse company decided to reconsider some past decisions that made the creative team at Pixar increasingly frustrated. In an angry public letter signed by the LGBTQIA+ employees and their allies at Pixar, … Continue reading ‘Lightyear’: Disney Reinstates Scrapped Same Sex Kiss Scene!!

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‘Turning Red’ and ‘Lightyear’ Receiving BTS Documentaries in 2022!!

Happy Disney+ Day! And what an eventful Disney+ day it has been so far. Along with many other announcements and releases, Disney+ revealed that both of Pixar‘s upcoming films, Turning Red and Lightyear, will also have behind-the-scenes-style documentaries released to the streaming platform in anticipation of their theatrical releases. Both films, which come from Disney and Pixar studios, have been highly anticipated, and these behind-the-scenes … Continue reading ‘Turning Red’ and ‘Lightyear’ Receiving BTS Documentaries in 2022!!

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‘Lightyear’: Pixar Announces ‘Toy Story’ Origin Movie with Chris Evans!!

Last summer’s Toy Story 4 wrapped up the story of Woody and the gang (at least for now), but that doesn’t mean that Pixar has turned away from that world. Today, during the Disney Investor Call, Soul director and Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter, announced Lightyear, a go-for-broke sci-fi adventure starring Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear. Angus MacLane, a steadfast Pixar genius who directed … Continue reading ‘Lightyear’: Pixar Announces ‘Toy Story’ Origin Movie with Chris Evans!!

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