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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Re-Release Delivers Lowest Gross at the BO!!!

In what could either be seen as declining interest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a lack of nostalgia for the movie in question, or simply fatigue with the ongoing “Spider-Mondays” program, Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming delivered the lowest Monday gross of any Spider-Man re-release so far. The studio has been re-issuing each live-action Spider-Man film in theaters over the last few weeks, in celebration of Columbia … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Re-Release Delivers Lowest Gross at the BO!!!

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‘Spider-Man’: All Movies Returning to Theaters for Sony 100 Celebration!!

Don’t tell J. Jonah Jameson, but all eight live-action Spider-Man films are returning to theaters as part of the centenary celebrations being held for Columbia Pictures by its parent company, Sony. As per Cinemark listings (via MovieWeb), Sam Raimi’s trilogy starring Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield’s Amazing Spider-Man double-bill, and Tom Holland’s Marvel Cinematic Universe adventures, including his Multiverse-shattering third part that brought all three together, … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man’: All Movies Returning to Theaters for Sony 100 Celebration!!

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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Crosses $800 Million Milestone; Becomes Third Film Ever to Domestically!!

As if it hadn’t broken enough records already, Sony‘s Spider-Man: No Way Home will become the third film in history to cross the $800 million mark domestically this weekend. The superhero extravaganza is poised to make $1.85 million in its 15th weekend, for a running domestic total of $800.4 million. The two other films that have made more than $800 million domestically (unadjusted for inflation, … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Crosses $800 Million Milestone; Becomes Third Film Ever to Domestically!!

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Sony and IMAX Working New Deal to Release New Theatrical Movies on At-Home Platforms!!

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!!

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Sony’s ‘Spider-Man’ Universe Gets a Real Title!!

Objectively the best story of the day comes to you from the world of hilariously ill-advised corporate branding, the same genre that brought you hits like “people will definitely understand Quibi means Quick Bites” and “the title of Hobbs & Shaw absolutely needs to be longer and include a colon.” A completely innocuous Tweet sent by the official Spider-Man: Far From Home account earlier today … Continue reading Sony’s ‘Spider-Man’ Universe Gets a Real Title!!

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The Russos Believe Sony Made “a Big Mistake” with ‘Spider-Man’ Rights!!!

Having overseen Spider-Man’s introduction into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Captain America: Civil War before reuniting with the web-slinger for Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, directors Anthony and Joe Russo have been chatting to the Toronto Sun about Spidey’s recent MCU exit, the filmmakers stating that they believe Sony has made “a big mistake”. “It was so difficult to get him into Civil War,” … Continue reading The Russos Believe Sony Made “a Big Mistake” with ‘Spider-Man’ Rights!!!

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‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ Surpasses ‘Skyfall’ as Sony’s Highest-Grossing Film Ever!!

It appears that Marvel-Sony deal really did work wonders for the Spider-Man franchise. While 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming was a box office success, out-grossing every previous Spider-Man movie except for Spider-Man 3, this summer’s sequel Spider-Man: Far from Home is a genuine box office smash to the tune of $1.109 billion worldwide. In fact, that figure is enough to make Far from Home the highest grossing movie … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ Surpasses ‘Skyfall’ as Sony’s Highest-Grossing Film Ever!!

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‘Dungeons and Dragons’: ‘Game Night’ Directors Eyed to Helm Movie!!!

The long-in-the-works big-screen adaptation of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons just took a mighty leap toward actually happening, as Deadline reports Paramount has its eyes on Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley to direct the project. The duo recently co-directed the comedy Game Night, which rules, and also wrote the script for Spider-Man: Homecoming, which also rules, suggesting that a Dungeons & Dragons movie … Continue reading ‘Dungeons and Dragons’: ‘Game Night’ Directors Eyed to Helm Movie!!!

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‘Spider-Man’ Producer Amy Pascal Leaves Sony for New Deal at Universal!!!

For 20 years, Amy Pascal led Sony Pictures into battle, be it at the box office, in studio bidding wars, or with North Korea, which launched a cyberattack on her studio that forever changed how business is done in Hollywood. And now, after leading the studio to an Oscar win earlier this year for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Pascal is walking away from her longtime … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man’ Producer Amy Pascal Leaves Sony for New Deal at Universal!!!

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Sony To Add Another Spider-Man Spinoff To the Table With Marvel’s ‘Silk’!!!

Marvel’s Korean-American superhero Cindy Moon might be getting her own movie! Deadline reports that Sony and producer Amy Pascal are in early development on a film adaptation that would bring the Marvel comic Silk to the big screen. First introduced in 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #1, Cindy Moon has powers similar to Spider-Man. She was also bitten by a radioactive spider (and goes to … Continue reading Sony To Add Another Spider-Man Spinoff To the Table With Marvel’s ‘Silk’!!!

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Here Are the Highest Grossing Films of 2017 & the Box Office Winners and Losers!!! Check It Out!!

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!!

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2017 U.S. Box Office Set to Fall to Three-Year Low!!!

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!!!

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Disney Becomes Box Office Champ for Second Year in Row!!!

For the second year in a row, Disney has nabbed the domestic box office crown, with $2.27 billion already banked in 2017 thanks to its one-two punch of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “Beauty and the Beast.” As of Dec. 25, Disney had a 21.3% market share compared with Warner Bros. at 18.9% and $2.02 billion, according to box office tracker comScore. That gap … Continue reading Disney Becomes Box Office Champ for Second Year in Row!!!

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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Is Now the Highest-Grossing Superhero Movie of 2017!!!

In the battle for superhero supremacy, Spider-Man is back on top—for 2017 at least. Sony Pictures teamed up with Marvel Studios to reboot its sole comic book property in the form of Spider-Man: Homecoming, and the film was an unqualified success. Maybe most impressively, the redo scored some seriously positive notices from critics, which then boosted its box office legs as the film continued to … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Is Now the Highest-Grossing Superhero Movie of 2017!!!

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‘Kingsman 2’ Finishes #1 while ‘The LEGO Ninjago Film’ Disappoints as September Grosses Near Record High at the BO!!

The weekend’s new releases fell shy of Mojo‘s weekend forecast, but Kingsman: The Golden Circle still managed to debut larger than the original, finishing in the #1 spot. Unfortunately, The LEGO Ninjago Film fell well short of expectations as did Friend Request, which delivered a mere $2.4 million opening. There were, however, some bright spots among limited release titles as Battle of the Sexes and … Continue reading ‘Kingsman 2’ Finishes #1 while ‘The LEGO Ninjago Film’ Disappoints as September Grosses Near Record High at the BO!!

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‘It’ Remains #1 as ‘American Assassin’ Opens Well while ‘Mother!’ Flops at the BO!!

After just eight days in release, WB and New Line‘s It became the highest grossing September release of all-time, two days later it added another $40 million to that total for an impressive $60 million second weekend and nearly $220 million in just ten days. The horror film’s performance vastly overshadowed the weekend’s two new wide releases that saw Lionsgate and CBS Films‘s American Assassin … Continue reading ‘It’ Remains #1 as ‘American Assassin’ Opens Well while ‘Mother!’ Flops at the BO!!

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‘Dunkirk’ Soars Past $500 Million at the Worldwide Box Office!!!

If you need more evidence that Christopher Nolan is the most bankable director working today, look no further than the box office of Dunkirk. Here’s a plot-light World War II movie with no major movie stars in leading roles and no sci-fi or known IPhook, and yet it’s now grossed over $500 million at the box office. Arguably, it hit that number based on Nolan’s … Continue reading ‘Dunkirk’ Soars Past $500 Million at the Worldwide Box Office!!!

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‘It’ Devours Competition with Record-Breaking $117 Million Opening at the BO!!

With a monster, $117 million opening weekend Warner Bros. and New Line‘s It has delivered a record-breaking opening, breathing a little life back into the slumping domestic box office. The film has claimed the largest September opening, largest Fall opening, the largest opening for an R-rated horror film, not to mention the largest opening weekend for a horror film of any MPAA rating, and tops … Continue reading ‘It’ Devours Competition with Record-Breaking $117 Million Opening at the BO!!

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Summer 2017 Closes with the Worst Labor Day Weekend in 17 Years at the BO!!

Thanks to some stronger-than-expected performances, this weekend ended up better than Mojo‘s forecast and yet, this is still the worst three-day Labor Day weekend in twelve years. The top twelve grossed a combined $51.5 million and you have to go back to 2000, when the top twelve grossed a combined $47 million, to find a worse performance. That said, both The Hitman’s Bodyguard and Annabelle: … Continue reading Summer 2017 Closes with the Worst Labor Day Weekend in 17 Years at the BO!!

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Warner Bros. Wins Big Over Other Studios at the 2017 Summer Movie Box Office!!

While studios continue to place tentpoles throughout the calendar, the summer movie season is still a warzone where every weekend new films vie for supremacy at the box office. It’s easier to be a film in February or March and make a splash rather than one that’s released from May through August. Furthermore, summer 2017 wasn’t great for the domestic box office as theaters reported … Continue reading Warner Bros. Wins Big Over Other Studios at the 2017 Summer Movie Box Office!!

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‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Repeats at #1 as New Releases Fail at the BO!!!

No need to sugar coat it, this was a miserable weekend. The combined gross of the top twelve failed to total over $50 million, something that hasn’t happened in an August weekend in over 20 years. In fact, the combined $49 million for the top twelve is the worst since the top twelve combined for $43.5 million in late September 2001. Making matters worse, with … Continue reading ‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Repeats at #1 as New Releases Fail at the BO!!!

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‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Tops Weekend with $21M+ Opening as ‘Logan Lucky’ Falls Short at the BO!!

Lionsgate and Summit‘s action-comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard finished ahead of pre-weekend expectations and took the #1 spot at the weekend box office while WB and New Line‘s Annabelle: Creation scored a second place finish over its sophomore frame. The weekend wasn’t too kind, however, to Bleecker‘s Logan Lucky, which did manage to finish third, but was unable to crack double digits from over 3,000 locations. … Continue reading ‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Tops Weekend with $21M+ Opening as ‘Logan Lucky’ Falls Short at the BO!!

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‘Annabelle’ Sequel Shines as Summer 2017 Continues to Drop at the BO!!

It’s a great weekend for Warner Bros. which saw Annabelle: Creation, the latest installment in the Conjuring franchise, top the box office with $35 million while Dunkirk topped $150 million domestically. However, fellow new releases struggled to give the box office much of a jolt as the top twelve brought in a combined $103.8 million, down 6% compared to last weekend and the fourth lowest … Continue reading ‘Annabelle’ Sequel Shines as Summer 2017 Continues to Drop at the BO!!

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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Crosses $300 Million Domestic Mark, But Still Lagging Worldwide!!

The domestic box office for Spider-Man: Homecoming continues to impress, as the Sony Pictures release and Marvel Studios co-production has now crossed the $300 million mark. That’s an impressive feat, and Homecoming now stands as only the fourth film to cross the $300 million mark this year behind Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Wonder Woman, and Beauty and the Beast. It seems destined to … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Crosses $300 Million Domestic Mark, But Still Lagging Worldwide!!

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Marc Webb Reveals Scrapped ‘Amazing Spider-Man 3’ and ‘Sinister Six’ Plans!!

Back in 2013, when Andrew Garfield was our Spider-Man and Sony Pictures was insanely bullish about its franchise prospects, the future of the Spider-Man series was a blank slate. Filming on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was underway, but Sony was already announcing plans for future spinoff films like Venom and The Sinister Six, which would all connect in the studio’s own mini-interconnected universe. In February … Continue reading Marc Webb Reveals Scrapped ‘Amazing Spider-Man 3’ and ‘Sinister Six’ Plans!!

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‘The Dark Tower’ Tops Lowest Weekend of Summer 2017 Yet, While Other Releases are Slow at the BO!!

Sony‘s The Dark Tower topped the softest weekend at the domestic box office since early April, opening with less than $20 million. Among other new releases, Aviron‘s Kidnap had a modest showing, squeaking above $10 million, while Annapurna‘s Detroit was unable to take off in its nationwide expansion. Overall, with the top twelve films grossing $111.5 million makes this the lowest grossing weekend of the … Continue reading ‘The Dark Tower’ Tops Lowest Weekend of Summer 2017 Yet, While Other Releases are Slow at the BO!!

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‘Dunkirk’ Holds Off #1 as ‘Emoji’ and ‘Atomic Blonde’ Open Slow at the BO!!

After the dust settled, it wasn’t much of a fight. Christopher Nolan‘s Dunkirk finished atop the weekend box office for the second week in a row with Sony‘s new animated feature, The Emoji Movie, settling for second place. The weekend’s other new wide release was Focus Features‘ Atomic Blonde, which fell a little short of expectations. Universal‘s R-rated comedy Girls Trip, however, had a stellar … Continue reading ‘Dunkirk’ Holds Off #1 as ‘Emoji’ and ‘Atomic Blonde’ Open Slow at the BO!!

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‘Dunkirk’ Delivers $50.5M Debut, ‘Girls Trip’ Opens with $30M as ‘Valerian’ Stumbles at the BO!!!

Christopher Nolan‘s Dunkirk became the first non-franchise film to top the weekend box office this summer and the first since March of this year as it delivered over $50 million this weekend. Additionally, Universal‘s Girls Trip played strong, finishing in second position, while STX‘s release of EuropaCorp’s Valerian failed to take off. Also, for a second weekend in a row, we have another franchise title … Continue reading ‘Dunkirk’ Delivers $50.5M Debut, ‘Girls Trip’ Opens with $30M as ‘Valerian’ Stumbles at the BO!!!

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‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Upstages ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ for Top Spot with $56.5M debut at the BO!!

Fox‘s War for the Planet of the Apes delivered a #1 finish this weekend, opening a bit higher than the studio’s conservative expectations, though well below Mojo‘s aggressive, pre-weekend forecast. Meanwhile, Spider-Man: Homecoming dipped more than 60% in its second weekend and The Big Sick delivered decent numbers in its expansion, though, once again below Mojo‘s forecast. In fact, the same goes for the modest … Continue reading ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Upstages ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ for Top Spot with $56.5M debut at the BO!!

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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’: Kevin Feige Says Zendaya Is Not Mary Jane!!

Leading up to the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming, there was intense speculation surrounding who, exactly, Zendaya would be playing. Most believed that, while her character’s name is Michelle, she was actually filling the comics role of Mary Jane Watson—Peter Parker’s main love interest throughout the Spider-Man series. Ridiculous controversies erupted because Zendaya is not a white red head (spoiler alert: comic books aren’t based on … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’: Kevin Feige Says Zendaya Is Not Mary Jane!!

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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Opens with $117M Opening Domestically, and Over $250M at the Worldwide BO!!

Sony‘s Spider-Man: Homecoming fell just a bit shy of the $120 million mark it was looking like it would hit after Friday estimates, but nevertheless the webslinger still delivered a stellar opening, delivering the third largest opening weekend of the year so far. Additionally, Lionsgate and Amazon‘s The Big Sick delivered strong numbers in its moderate expansion ahead of next weekend’s wide release. Playing in … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Opens with $117M Opening Domestically, and Over $250M at the Worldwide BO!!

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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Review!!!

Synopsis – Several months after the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City while fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges. My Take – Coming Fresh from the advanced screening of this … Continue reading Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Review!!!

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‘Despicable Me 3’ #1; ‘Baby Driver’ Outperforms as ‘The House’ Falls Short at the BO!!

Once again sequel fatigue appears to be having an impact as estimates have Despicable Me 3 coming in about $10 million shy of the opening weekend for Despicable Me 2 after a larger than anticipated dip on Saturday. That said, the film easily secured the weekend top spot in the domestic, international and worldwide marketplaces, leading the charge over the first three days of this … Continue reading ‘Despicable Me 3’ #1; ‘Baby Driver’ Outperforms as ‘The House’ Falls Short at the BO!!

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‘Avengers: Infinity War’: Kevin Feige Reveals Spider-Man’s Screentime!!

Avengers: Infinity War is going to have lots and lots of superheroes. It’s going to make Captain America: Civil War look like a laid back gathering when you consider that it’s the culmination of all three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But that raises the question of how much we’ll get to see the individual heroes. It was a bit of a balancing act … Continue reading ‘Avengers: Infinity War’: Kevin Feige Reveals Spider-Man’s Screentime!!

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‘Venom’ May Take Place in Spider-Man: Homecoming Universe!!

When it comes to the current feature film iteration of the Spider-Man character and film studios, it’s an extremely complicated situation—but it now sounds like things may be more connected than we initially thought. When Marvel Studios started making its own movies with Iron Man in 2008, the studio was treated like a joke, working with subpar characters after they had previously sold the rights … Continue reading ‘Venom’ May Take Place in Spider-Man: Homecoming Universe!!

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Tom Holland Says ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Starts a Trilogy!!!

Audiences going to see Spider-Man: Homecoming this summer are all aware of the fact that this isn’t just a one-off Spider-Man movie. Tom Holland’s Peter Parker has already popped up in Captain America: Civil War and has a role to play in Avengers: Infinity War and possibly Avengers 4, and there’s already a Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel slated for release in 2019. Marvel Studios doesn’t just … Continue reading Tom Holland Says ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Starts a Trilogy!!!

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