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Box Office

‘Shang-Chi’ Continues Strong While ‘Malignant’ Flops at the BO!!

With great success comes continued great chaos for the theatrical experience this past week. On the plus side, the domestic box office is continuing its rebound during the pandemic, with the second weekend of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings earning $9.7M in its second Friday, -67%, for an estimated 3-day of $35.7M, -53%. That’s the third-biggest second weekend for a September release … Continue reading ‘Shang-Chi’ Continues Strong While ‘Malignant’ Flops at the BO!!

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‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Shatters Labor Day Records at the BO!!

Who says that people don’t go to the movies over Labor Day weekend? And who says American audiences are hesitant about going to the movies? Hollywood, it’s time to re-think your game plan about the theatrical release schedule. It doesn’t look like Vax cards policing at any movie theaters prevented anyone from going to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as Disney continued … Continue reading ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Shatters Labor Day Records at the BO!!

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‘Candyman’ Pulls an Impressive $22.4 Million at the BO!!

At a time when Covid-19 cases are +20% in the U.S. to 156K over two weeks, and Hurricane Ida is expected to hit the Gulf Coast today, Universal/MGM/Monkeypaw’s Candyman is prevailing with a great late August start of $22.4M. Also, another encouraging sign for the box office, especially on a horror film, is that business wasn’t entirely frontloaded, which is typically the case: Candyman‘s Saturday of … Continue reading ‘Candyman’ Pulls an Impressive $22.4 Million at the BO!!

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‘Free Guy’ Continues Hold on Top Position with ‘Paw Patrol’ Just Behind at the BO!!

Despite all the bad news about the delta variant, there are parts of the box office which held up quite well, while the rest of it played like a normal August. Showing some amazing holding power, Disney/20th Century Studios’ Free Guy eased -34%, for a 3-day of $18.8M, putting its 10-day total at $58.8M. Percent-wise, that’s the best second-weekend hold for any wide release this … Continue reading ‘Free Guy’ Continues Hold on Top Position with ‘Paw Patrol’ Just Behind at the BO!!

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Ryan Reynolds’s ‘Free Guy’ Triumphs with $28M+ Opening at the BO!!

Those having any concern that the pandemic is wrecking complete havoc at the box office can rest a bit easy as Disney/20th Century Studio’s Free Guy smashed expectations with a $28.4M opening weekend. Worldwide the Shawn Levy-directed movie is at a $51M start. Something more to applaud is the fact that stateside business for Free Guy surged 24% on Saturday when you back out Thursday previews … Continue reading Ryan Reynolds’s ‘Free Guy’ Triumphs with $28M+ Opening at the BO!!

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Drama, Music, Trailers

‘Respect’: New Trailer Further Teases Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice. Directed – Liesl Tommy Starring – Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Audra McDonald Check out the trailer: #RespectMovie hits Middle East cinemas on August 19, 2021. Continue reading ‘Respect’: New Trailer Further Teases Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin!! Check It Out!!

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Features

‘Ride or Die’: Marlon Wayans to Star in Action Packed Rom Com!!

When Harry Met Sally… with guns. That’s the gist of the pitch for a new Marlon Wayans movie Ride or Die, an action-packed romantic comedy that Neal H. Moritz (Fast and Furious) will produce under his Original Film banner. Wayans teamed with Rick Alvarez to write the script, which follows a straight-laced robbery detective (Wayans) who partners with a hard-hitting female narcotics detective to track … Continue reading ‘Ride or Die’: Marlon Wayans to Star in Action Packed Rom Com!!

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‘Respect’: Full Cast Revealed for MGM’s Aretha Franklin Biopic!! Check It Out!!

The life of music legend Aretha Franklin is on its way to the big screen in Respect, and today, Metro Goldwyn Mayer announced the rest of the cast. Joining Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson as the Queen of Soul, will be Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland), Marlon Wayans (Requiem for a Dream), Marc Maron (Joker, Glow), Tate Donovan … Continue reading ‘Respect’: Full Cast Revealed for MGM’s Aretha Franklin Biopic!! Check It Out!!

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‘Uncharted’ to Open Against Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’!!!

After years and years in development, the Uncharted movie finally has a release date, as Sony will release the video game adaptation starring Tom Holland on Dec. 18, 2020. That puts the action-adventure film on a collision course with Steven Spielberg‘s musical West Side Story starring Ansel Elgort, not to mention Paramount’s untitled Coming to America sequel starring Eddie Murphy. Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) … Continue reading ‘Uncharted’ to Open Against Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’!!!

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