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2023 Oscars Shortlists Unveiled in 10 Categories!! Check It Out!!

We’re starting to enter awards season and the Academy has released its shortlists in a few key categories ahead of the 95th Academy Awards on March 12. The lists show off the most-likely nominees in ten categories: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, International Feature, Live Action Short, Animated Short, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music Score, Original Song, Sound, and Visual Effects. All nominees will be unveiled on … Continue reading 2023 Oscars Shortlists Unveiled in 10 Categories!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Leads Nominations, ‘RRR’ Nominated for Two Golden Globe Awards!! Check Out the Full List!!

The Banshees of Inisherin leads the list of nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes, which were announced Monday. The film earned eight nominations, including best picture (musical/comedy) and writing and directing noms for Martin McDonagh. Everything Everywhere All at Once followed with six noms, while Babylon and The Fabelmans each earned five. Overall, Searchlight Pictures leads the film distributors with 12 noms, followed by A24 with 10 … Continue reading ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Leads Nominations, ‘RRR’ Nominated for Two Golden Globe Awards!! Check Out the Full List!!

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‘Black Adam’ Continues to Top Slow Weekend with $18.5M at the BO!!

Before Disney/Marvel’s Wakanda Forever comes in and does $175M-$200M next weekend, providing a complete rebirth to the domestic box office, don’t knock New Line’s Black Adam this weekend which had a fantastic hold of -33% for a third weekend of $18.5M. Total running domestic cume stands at $137.4M. Some rivals have snarked to me about the big cost for this movie at $200M before P&A, … Continue reading ‘Black Adam’ Continues to Top Slow Weekend with $18.5M at the BO!!

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The Woman King (2022) Review!!

Synopsis – A historical epic inspired by the true events that happened in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. My Take – With the much awaited Marvel sequel, Black Panther, Wakanda Forever, is only a few days away from release, making it the right time to visit director Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s ride into 19th-century African … Continue reading The Woman King (2022) Review!!

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‘Black Adam’ Tops Sluggish Halloween Weekend with $27.7M at the Box Office!!

Halloween adjacent weekends have rarely been good ones at the box office, and even less so during the pandemic, when there aren’t a lot of solid movies in cinemas. Saturday night is largely party night, not movie night. All titles this weekend are expected to gross $69M, just 7% up from last year’s $64.3M, but at a great drop from last weekend, when New Line/DC’s … Continue reading ‘Black Adam’ Tops Sluggish Halloween Weekend with $27.7M at the Box Office!!

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‘Black Adam’ Delivers Dwayne Johnson’s Career-Best Solo with $67M Opening at the BO!!

Dwayne Johnson’s long in the making dream DC project has paid off for the People’s Champion, as Black Adam has conquered a hot $67M U.S. opening, the best domestic box office start for him as a solo star, and a $140M global bow worldwide. That’s ahead of where we were seeing it. “The success of Black Adam is truly a dream come true. We’ve been … Continue reading ‘Black Adam’ Delivers Dwayne Johnson’s Career-Best Solo with $67M Opening at the BO!!

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‘Halloween Ends’ Opens with Lower than Expected $41.2M at the BO!!

There’s about $10M missing from the current theatrical marketplace this weekend. Projections for Universal/Blumhouse/Miramax/Trancas’ Halloween Ends were expected to come in around $55M and the 13th sequel in the franchise originally created by John Carpenter is settling at $41.2M after a $13M Saturday, off 36% from $20.4M Friday and previews. Clearly tracking didn’t account for the theatrical-day-and-date factor. Uni says the movie is the most … Continue reading ‘Halloween Ends’ Opens with Lower than Expected $41.2M at the BO!!

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‘Smile’ Retains Top Spot with $17.6 Million as ‘Amsterdam’ Flops at the BO!!

Some parts of the weekend box office are alive, and some are dead, and that which is vibrant is Paramount’s second weekend of Smile, which — as we mentioned during the weekend preview — was apt to steal No. 1 away from newcomers Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and Amsterdam. The Parker Finn R-rated horror film is posting the second-best hold ever for an R-rated horror movie, … Continue reading ‘Smile’ Retains Top Spot with $17.6 Million as ‘Amsterdam’ Flops at the BO!!

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‘Smile’ Tops Weekend with $22 Million at the BO!!

Unlike other genre films during this lackluster time at the box office, Paramount’s Smile isn’t even beginning to frown this weekend. Paramount officially reports this morning, after we heard last night that the Parker Finn directed/written horror pic had a very strong Saturday of $8.6 million. That’s now +4% from Friday and previews’ $8.2M, which will soar Smile to a $22M opening. Worldwide, Smile is exuberant at $36.5M. The pic only cost a … Continue reading ‘Smile’ Tops Weekend with $22 Million at the BO!!

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‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Takes Over Weekend with $19.2 Million at the BO!!

Well, there was always a chance that New Line’s Don’t Worry Darling could dip below $20M, and it looks to be at $19.2M after a less-than-expected Saturday of $5.85M, repping a -39% drop from Friday+previews updated $9.55M. As we said in the previous update, this is the nature of young female skewing films where they come out in packs on Thursday and Friday — but then … Continue reading ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Takes Over Weekend with $19.2 Million at the BO!!

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‘The Woman King’ Takes Top Spot with $19 Million at the BO!!

TriStar/eOne’s The Woman King is coming in higher than expected, with a $19M opening boosted by lively word of mouth off an A+ CinemaScore and a massive 95% positive on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak. Friday, including $1.7M previews, came in at $6.8M while Saturday pulled in $7.15M. A+ CinemaScores are hard to come by, and The Woman King is right up there with previous awards contenders like Harriet and Hidden Figures.  … Continue reading ‘The Woman King’ Takes Top Spot with $19 Million at the BO!!

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‘Barbarian’ and ‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’ Dominate Slow Weekend at the BO!!

The late summer/early fall box office woes continue. Though the new releases opened well on their own terms in this post Labor Day weekend (which was once set to have Salem’s Lot come out, alas it was delayed), they weren’t enough to keep this from becoming the year’s second worst grossing weekend. With an overall box office of $40.3 million, it comes in only ahead … Continue reading ‘Barbarian’ and ‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’ Dominate Slow Weekend at the BO!!

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‘The Woman King’: New Poster Sees Viola Davis Charge Into Battle!! Check It Out!!

Following the recent announcement that it would make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s highly anticipated historical epic The Woman King received a new poster that shows TKTK. Starring Academy Award winner Viola Davis, the film is based on true events surrounding a fierce female military group called the Agojie who go to war to protect their homeland, … Continue reading ‘The Woman King’: New Poster Sees Viola Davis Charge Into Battle!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Woman King’ to Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival!!

Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King is having its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, set to happen this September. Inspired by true events, the film stars Viola Davis as the general of an all-female warrior squad that protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s. The highly-anticipated epic film will explore the story of General Nanisca (Davis), the leader of the … Continue reading ‘The Woman King’ to Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival!!

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‘The Woman King’ Trailer Sees Viola Davis Play a Ruthless General of a Female Military Group!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A historical epic inspired by the true events that happened in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. Directed – Gina Prince-Bythewood Starring – Lashana Lynch, Viola Davis, John Boyega Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Woman King’ Trailer Sees Viola Davis Play a Ruthless General of a Female Military Group!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Woman King’: New Images Tease Viola Davis And Cast as Fierce Warriors!! Check It Out!!

It’s been a while since we last heard of The Woman King. The epic action movie starring Viola Davis is set to premiere in theaters in mid-September, and we’re yet to see a trailer that helps us dive a little deeper into the story. We know the gist of it, though: Davis stars as the general of a real-life and little known female military group … Continue reading ‘The Woman King’: New Images Tease Viola Davis And Cast as Fierce Warriors!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Woman King’: First Images Reveal Viola Davis as a Fierce General!! Check It Out!!

TriStar Pictures has just released two new images from their upcoming film The Woman King starring Viola Davis, which is set to be released to theaters later this year. The new images and her statement were shared on the first day of Black History Month, and The Woman King is certainly an apt subject for a month dedicated to otherwise overlooked figures in history. The … Continue reading ‘The Woman King’: First Images Reveal Viola Davis as a Fierce General!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Woman King’ Set for Sept 16, 2022 Release!!

Sony has announced the release date for director Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s upcoming The Woman King for TriStar Pictures. According to Deadline, the historical epic will be released on September 16, 2022. The film is inspired by the events of The Kingdom of Dahomey, a powerful state in Africa, during the 18th and 19th centuries. Viola Davis stars as Nanisca, the military general of an all-female unit. … Continue reading ‘The Woman King’ Set for Sept 16, 2022 Release!!

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‘The Woman King’: Lashana Lynch Joins Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Historical Epic!!

Another major star is joining Viola Davis in TriStar Pictures’ The Woman King. Lashana Lynch has joined the cast of the historical epic, directed by The Old Guard helmer Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Davis and Emmy nominee Thuso Mbedu. What role Lynch will play in the film has yet to be revealed, but with the scope of the film being as fantastic and broad as … Continue reading ‘The Woman King’: Lashana Lynch Joins Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Historical Epic!!

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