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Mirza BaigNovember 2, 2022Leave a comment

‘Your Name’: ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Director to Direct Live-Action Remake!!

Carlos López Estrada has become one of the most prolific directors of the last five years, and he is now attached to direct Your Name, a live-action remake of the classic 2016 Japanese anime film of the same name. According to an exclusive report from Variety, López Estrada has also been tapped to write the script in addition to directing. Your Name will be based … Continue reading ‘Your Name’: ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Director to Direct Live-Action Remake!!

Mirza BaigFebruary 9, 2022February 9, 2022Leave a comment

Oscar Nominations 2022′ Revealed!!! Check Out the Full List!!

In another sign that things are starting to get back to normal, or at least settle into a new normal, the Oscar nominations are here! The 94th Academy Awards will hopefully look a bit different than last year’s ceremony. But one thing is for sure, the nominees will get us talking for the next few weeks as we theorize about who will win the big … Continue reading Oscar Nominations 2022′ Revealed!!! Check Out the Full List!!

Mirza BaigJune 7, 2021Leave a comment

‘Conjuring 3’ Scares ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ From Top Position at the BO!!

It use to be that the studios would space their horror movies apart on the schedule. It’s not usual that one would open up immediately after the other for fear of cannibalizing the same audience. That didn’t happen this weekend as New Line’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It opened to $24M, while Paramount’s second weekend of A Quiet Place Part II took in $19.5M. … Continue reading ‘Conjuring 3’ Scares ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ From Top Position at the BO!!

Mirza BaigMay 31, 2021Leave a comment

‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Leads With $58M+ Opening, ‘Cruella’ Shines With $27M Marking Return of the BO!!

Any major studio executive who is out to prove that the theatrical business doesn’t work can rip up that presentation they had planned for next week about projected streaming revenues. Because this weekend, the domestic box office finally came back, and no, it wasn’t with Tenet or a No. 1 movie that’s being released on streaming day-and-date with theatrical. Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part II … Continue reading ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Leads With $58M+ Opening, ‘Cruella’ Shines With $27M Marking Return of the BO!!

Mirza BaigMay 24, 2021Leave a comment

‘Spiral’ Puts ‘Saw’ Franchise Over $1B as ‘F9’ Zooms to a $162.4M Opening at the Overseas BO!!

The domestic box office isn’t going to get interesting until next weekend when Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part II and Disney’s Cruella launch the summer season. From that point on, we largely won’t have any weekends where the major studios are taking a break from releasing wide entries, which is the case this weekend as Lionsgate’s Spiral: From the Book of Saw repeats in its second frame with $1.38M on … Continue reading ‘Spiral’ Puts ‘Saw’ Franchise Over $1B as ‘F9’ Zooms to a $162.4M Opening at the Overseas BO!!

Mirza BaigMay 17, 2021Leave a comment

‘Spiral’ Leads Slow Weekend at the BO!!

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!!

Mirza BaigMay 15, 2021Leave a comment

‘Shang-Chi’ and ‘Free Guy’ Set for a 45-Day Window of Theatrical Exclusivity!!

Disney continued to lay out its upcoming release plans today during an investors call. The studio revealed that both Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and the Ryan Reynolds action comedy Free Guy will debut in theaters with a 45-day window of exclusivity. Recently, Disney announced that it would be continuing its Premier Access program of simultaneously releasing features theatrically and on the studio’s … Continue reading ‘Shang-Chi’ and ‘Free Guy’ Set for a 45-Day Window of Theatrical Exclusivity!!

Mirza BaigMay 10, 2021Leave a comment

Guy Ritchie’s ‘Wrath Of Man’ Leads Weekend With $8M at the BO!!

By the calendar’s measure of recent box office years, it is the first weekend of summer. But because movie theaters are still closed in most of Europe and Brazil because of the pandemic, Disney decided to move Marvel’s Black Widow to July 9. The good news is that we will finally have a semblance of a summer box office season, unlike last year, and UnitedArtistsReleasing is … Continue reading Guy Ritchie’s ‘Wrath Of Man’ Leads Weekend With $8M at the BO!!

Mirza BaigMay 3, 2021Leave a comment

‘Demon Slayer’ Overtakes #1 Position from ‘Mortal Kombat’ at the BO!!

What’s upsetting about this weekend is how these two movies, Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer, which had very notable openings and further revived the domestic B.O. last weekend, dropped precipitously this weekend, respectively at -73% and -70%. Funimation/Aniplex is calling Demon Slayer‘s weekend 2 at $6.4M for No. 1, with a running total of $32.2M, and New Line’s Mortal Kombat is at No. 2 with a weekend 2 … Continue reading ‘Demon Slayer’ Overtakes #1 Position from ‘Mortal Kombat’ at the BO!!

Mirza BaigApril 26, 2021Leave a comment

‘Mortal Kombat’ Conquers No. 1 Spot at the BO!!!

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!!!

Mirza BaigApril 19, 2021Leave a comment

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Continues Domination with Pandemic-Best $390.2M Global Haul at the BO!!

SUNDAY AM WRITE-THRU Final: With no new wide releases, and New Line’s Mortal Kombat pushed to next weekend, Warner Bros./Legendary’s Godzilla vs. Kong is still in charge at 3,001 theaters with a 3-day of $7.7M, -44% now counting $80.5M domestic. Worldwide, Godzilla vs. Kong is at $390.2M, $177M of that coming from China. Broken down that’s $2.075M on Friday, -47% from a week ago, $3.6M Saturday, and $2M … Continue reading ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Continues Domination with Pandemic-Best $390.2M Global Haul at the BO!!

Mirza BaigApril 12, 2021Leave a comment

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Continues Dominitation With $13.4M Domestic, $358M Global Take at the BO!!

As expected, Warner Bros./Legendary’s Godzilla vs. Kong made up for its down second Friday ($3.88M, -67% off Good Friday) with a solid Saturday of $6.1M that was up close to 60%, which makes the pic’s second weekend $13.3M, -58%, for a running domestic total of $69.5M. That ease in weekend 2 would be considered quite standard during pre-pandemic times, and is a very good hold. Warners … Continue reading ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Continues Dominitation With $13.4M Domestic, $358M Global Take at the BO!!

Mirza BaigApril 5, 2021Leave a comment

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Defeats Pandemic with $48.5M Opening at the BO!!

Whoever said moviegoing was bound to stay dead, or that streaming has won, needs to go back to business school. Because a big event movie plus a holiday weekend, along with LA & NYC reopened exhibition markets equaled big bucks. At the box office, Warner Bros./Legendary’s Godzilla vs. Kong decimated all industry projections with a 5-day box office of $48.5M after a $12.5M Saturday, +8%. Godzilla … Continue reading ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Defeats Pandemic with $48.5M Opening at the BO!!

Mirza BaigMarch 29, 2021Leave a comment

‘Nobody’ Opens Strong at #1 Position with $6.7M at the BO!!

Universal’s action genre-defying feature Nobody starring Bob Odenkirk took the top box office spot with $6.7M in a theatrical marketplace which is in the throes of trying to come back. The good news is that Los Angeles is maintaining its stamina as the No. 1 box office market, with currently $1.1M in its second weekend back, +5% from the same Friday and Saturday period last … Continue reading ‘Nobody’ Opens Strong at #1 Position with $6.7M at the BO!!

Mirza BaigMarch 22, 2021Leave a comment

As Theaters Roar Back to Life ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Stays at #1 With $5.2M at the BO!!

Disney‘s fantasy-adventure Raya and the Last Dragon stayed atop the chart in hits third outing, falling a mere 5 percent to $5.2 million as L.A. theaters roared back to life over the weekend in a needed boost for Hollywood and ravaged theater owners. Raya‘s domestic total is now at $23.4 million for a global total of $71.2 million. The Disney title was hardly the only … Continue reading As Theaters Roar Back to Life ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Stays at #1 With $5.2M at the BO!!

Mirza BaigMarch 15, 2021Leave a comment

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Holds #1 Spot at a Slowly Recovering BO!!

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!!

Mirza BaigMarch 8, 2021Leave a comment

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Opens Soft with $8.6M at the BO!!

Sunday AM Write thru: Updated with NYC B.O. data While Disney’s animated release of Raya and the Last Dragon led the weekend box office with $8.6M at 2,045 theaters, the movie’s less than stellar result has left agitate in the bellies of many exhibition and studio executives. Read on. Raya‘s start is 41% below last weekend’s $14.1M opening for Warner Bros.’ Tom & Jerry, and that … Continue reading ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Opens Soft with $8.6M at the BO!!

Action, Adventure, Animated, Movie Review

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) Review!!!

Synopsis – In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon. My Take – A few months ago, considering how unprecedented everything looked, it didn’t come as a surprise when Disney, taking cue from their last year’s release, the deeply erratic big-budget live action remake of Mulan, announced that … Continue reading Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) Review!!!

Mirza BaigMarch 7, 2021Leave a comment

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‘Tom and Jerry’ Scores $13.7M, Second-Best Pandemic Opening at the BO!!

Updated Sunday AM after Saturday 7:51 AM post: Warner Bros.’ day and date release of Tom & Jerry in theaters and on HBO Max has scored the second-best opening during the pandemic since theaters reopened in August, with $13.7M at 2,475 theaters. Warner Bros. also holds the domestic box office opening record during the pandemic with its Christmas release of Wonder Woman 1984, which did $16.4M. Worldwide, … Continue reading ‘Tom and Jerry’ Scores $13.7M, Second-Best Pandemic Opening at the BO!!

Features, Short Films

‘Us Again’: Disney Animation’s New Short Film Will Debut with ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’!!

While Disney is poised to make the new Walt Disney Animation Studios film Raya and the Last Dragon available on Disney+ with “Premier Access” (for $29.99) on March 5th, the film is also being released in theaters that are open, and those who decide to see Raya on the big screen will be given an added treat: the first new Disney Animation short film in … Continue reading ‘Us Again’: Disney Animation’s New Short Film Will Debut with ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’!!

Mirza BaigFebruary 16, 2021Leave a comment

Mirza BaigFebruary 10, 2021Leave a comment

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Gets a New International Trailer!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon. Directed – Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada Starring (voices of)- Kelly Marie Tran, Alan Tudyk, Gemma Chan Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Gets a New International Trailer!! Check It Out!!

Mirza BaigFebruary 8, 2021Leave a comment

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Super Bowl Trailer Further Teases the New Disney Adventure!! Check It Out!!

Disney has shared a new — and very gorgeous — trailer for the upcoming animated feature Raya and the Last Dragon. The Raya trailer aired on Sunday during Super Bowl LV, which saw the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Generally speaking, Disney kept the new trailers to a minimum for the big game. In addition to Raya, the other notable trailer was the … Continue reading ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Super Bowl Trailer Further Teases the New Disney Adventure!! Check It Out!!

Mirza BaigJanuary 27, 2021Leave a comment

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Trailer Teases the New Disney Princess Warrior Movie!! Check It Out!!

Mirza BaigDecember 12, 2020Leave a comment

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’: Disney’s New Animated Film Will Premiere on Disney+ and in Theaters Simultaneously!!

In a bombshell reveal in the opening moments of Investors Day update, Disney’s next animated feature Raya and the Last Dragon will now premiere on Disney+ (via Premier Access) on March 5, alongside its theatrical release. This is huge news. Perhaps bolstered by the announcement last week of Warner Bros bringing all of its 2021 titles to HBO Max on the same day they’re meant … Continue reading ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’: Disney’s New Animated Film Will Premiere on Disney+ and in Theaters Simultaneously!!

Mirza BaigNovember 2, 2020Leave a comment

Netflix Comedy Casts Awkwafina and Sandra Oh as Sisters!!

In a truly fantastic pairing on paper, Golden Globe winners Awkwafina and Sandra Oh are set to play sisters in an untitled Netflix comedy that they’ll also produce alongside Will Ferrell. Jen D’Angelo wrote the script, which follows a lonely recluse (Oh) whose life is upended when her trainwreck of a sister (Awkwafina) vows to mend their relationship by helping her fulfill her lifelong dream … Continue reading Netflix Comedy Casts Awkwafina and Sandra Oh as Sisters!!

Mirza BaigOctober 22, 2020Leave a comment

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Teaser Promises an Epic Disney Film!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – In a realm known as Lumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon. Directed – Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada Starring (voices of) – Awkwafina, Kelly Marie Tran Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Teaser Promises an Epic Disney Film!! Check It Out!!

Mirza BaigJune 1, 2020Leave a comment

‘Shelly’: Karen Gillan and Awkwafina to Lead Action Comedy!!

After sharing the screen in Jumanji: The Next Level, Awkwafina and Karen Gillan are re-teaming to star in the action comedy Shelly, which is described as a cross between Mean Girls and Bill Hader‘s hitman series Barry. Awkwafina stars as the title character, a young woman who was left so embarrassed by a high school prom prank a decade earlier that she grew up to … Continue reading ‘Shelly’: Karen Gillan and Awkwafina to Lead Action Comedy!!

Mirza BaigApril 14, 2020Leave a comment

Pixar’s ‘Soul’ and ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Sees Release Date Shifts From Disney!!

Disney has delayed the release of Pixar’s Soul from June 19 to November 20, while Raya and the Last Dragon is moving from Nov. 25 to March 12, 2021. The latter animated film takes the place of an untitled live-action Disney movie on the studio’s release calendar. Oscar winner Jamie Foxx voices the protagonist in Soul, which also features the voices of Tina Fey, Daveed Diggs, … Continue reading Pixar’s ‘Soul’ and ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Sees Release Date Shifts From Disney!!

Mirza BaigOctober 2, 2019Leave a comment

Disney Developing Four New Animated Movies!!!

Walt Disney Animation Studios has hired four filmmakers to develop new animated films for theatrical release, including Blindspotting director Carlos Lopez Estrada. The others are director Suzi Yoonessi (Unlovable) and Disney animation veterans Josie Trinidad (Zootopia) and Marc Smith (Frozen 2). Variety broke the news, and while the trade didn’t provide any details about any of the four projects, including their titles, it did say that … Continue reading Disney Developing Four New Animated Movies!!!