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!!

‘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!!

‘The Invitation’ Leads Worst Weekend of this Summer with $7M at the BO!!!

The bowels of the summer box office have been reached, with Sony’s new C CinemaScore horror movie The Invitation leading with $7M at 3,114 theaters. Like the late Andy Rooney, I get a lot of mail from sources. But in this instance, it’s about why it’s important to be gentle when covering the box office: We’re still in the pandemic, we’re not back yet, it’s not … Continue reading ‘The Invitation’ Leads Worst Weekend of this Summer with $7M at the BO!!!

Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) Review!!

Synopsis – A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was once involved with. My Take – Winning over an audience through big screen adaptions is a risky business, as what works on paper doesn’t always work on screen. Especially an enormously popular one like Delia Owens’s debut novel which was number … Continue reading Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) Review!!

‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ Overpowers ‘Beast’ with $20M+ Opening at the BO!!

While Crunchyroll’s Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is coming in at the lower end of what we foresaw yesterday with $20.1M (still significantly more than what we were spotting Friday AM), Universal’s Beast grew some teeth last night, improving its 3-day from $10.1M to now $11.57M. That’s after a $4.27M Saturday that’s -1% from Friday + previews’ $4.3M. Some rival distributors believe Super Hero made more at $21M. … Continue reading ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ Overpowers ‘Beast’ with $20M+ Opening at the BO!!

‘Bullet Train’ Leads Lowest Grossing Weekend of Summer with $13.1 Million at the BO!!

Sony’s Bullet Train will have a softer second weekend ease than expected at -55% with $13.4M at No 1 in a low wattage August frame that is around $66.8M for all movies. That’s the lowest grossing weekend to date this summer, the previous low being the May 20-22 frame when Downton Abbey opened to $16M and saw all movies $75.6M. Bullet Train‘s second weekend hold is a bit better … Continue reading ‘Bullet Train’ Leads Lowest Grossing Weekend of Summer with $13.1 Million at the BO!!

‘Bullet Train’ Speeds to $30.1 Million Opening Weekend at the BO!!

Sony is calling Bullet Train at a $30.1M opening. Some rival studios saw it lower. However, knowing the Culver City studio, they like to underestimate, not overestimate, in their box office gross reporting. Worldwide was $62.5M. Bullet Train made $12.6M on Friday, but that includes $4.6M Thursday previews. That means Friday grossed $8M. Saturday made $9.6M, +20% ahead of Friday, which is a very good sign for … Continue reading ‘Bullet Train’ Speeds to $30.1 Million Opening Weekend at the BO!!

‘DC League Of Super-Pets’ Tops with $23M Opening at the BO!!

The expected summer slowdown is taking its expected course with Warner Bros. animated film DC League of Super-Pets grossing a $9.3M Friday, for a $23M+ opening at 4,314, which is a solid result for a piece of original animation in the marketplace right now, not that far from Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys which did $23.95M and is at $96.6M off an A CinemaScore. Abroad, … Continue reading ‘DC League Of Super-Pets’ Tops with $23M Opening at the BO!!

‘Nope’ Nabs Jordan Peele His Third Top Spot with $44 Million at the BO!!

Nope, despite its B CinemaScore and 79% PostTrak, did not exactly fall apart between Friday and Saturday. If you back out those $6.4M previews out of Friday’s $19.59M, that means the Jordan Peele pic’s first day was $13.19M, and with Saturday at $13.95M, that’s a 6% rise. All of this results in a $44M opening. While not the 17% rise that Us got over its Friday to … Continue reading ‘Nope’ Nabs Jordan Peele His Third Top Spot with $44 Million at the BO!!

‘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!!

‘Where the Crawdads Sing’: Taylor Swift Track “Carolina” Released!! Check It Out!!

Rejoice Swifties and Where the Crawdads Sing-heads alike! Superstar musician Taylor Swift has released her new single “Carolina” which was written for the film. Initially teased in the film’s first trailer back in March, the song is available to listen to in its entirety now on YouTube and just about every major music platform. “Carolina,” from its lyrics to the haunting melody, sounds like an … Continue reading ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’: Taylor Swift Track “Carolina” Released!! Check It Out!!

‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Gets a New Making-Of Featurette!! Check It Out!!

Ahead of its premiere on July 15, Sony Pictures has released a new behind-the-scenes look into Where the Crawdads Sing, the film adaptation of Delia Owens’ novel of the same name. The short, one minute clip shows producer Reese Witherspoon and star Daisy Edgar Jones team up to explain translating the book’s escapism onto the big screen. Originally published in 2018, the best-selling book Where … Continue reading ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Gets a New Making-Of Featurette!! Check It Out!!

‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ New Clip Teases the Romance!! Check It Out!!

Fans of the Delia Owens book Where the Crawdads Sing are being treated with a film adaptation of the 2018 novel. And now, at this year’s MTV Movie and TV Awards, we got a new clip from the film! Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Taylor John Smith, the clip shows Kya (Edgar-Jones) and Tate Walker (Smith) talking to each other when Kya asks if she’s his … Continue reading ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ New Clip Teases the Romance!! Check It Out!!

‘Where The Crawdads Sing’: New Trailer Sees Daisy Edgar-Jones Fighting for Justice!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was once involved with. Directed – Olivia Newman Starring – Daisy Edgar-Jones, Harris Dickinson, David Strathairn Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’: New Trailer Sees Daisy Edgar-Jones Fighting for Justice!! Check It Out!!

‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ Trailer Teases the Awaited Adaption!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was once involved with. Directed – Olivia Newman Starring – Daisy Edgar-Jones, Harris Dickinson, David Strathairn Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ Trailer Teases the Awaited Adaption!! Check It Out!!

‘Where the Crawdads Sing’: Olivia Newman Set to Direct Adaption!!

Where the Crawdads Sing is a literary phenomenon. Written by Delia Owens, the novel spins a murder-mystery yarn set in rural North Carolina, while also sensitively exploring a coming-of-age narrative and cutting between multiple timelines. Reese Witherspoon loved it so much, she made it an official selection of her “Reese’s Book Club,” and is now attached to produce the film adaptation. Now, Witherspoon’s film adaptation of the beloved book … Continue reading ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’: Olivia Newman Set to Direct Adaption!!

‘Where The Crawdads Sing’: Reese Witherspoon Will Produce The Adaption For Fox 2000!!!

Fox 2000 has picked up Delia Owens’ debut novel Where the Crawdads Sing which Reese Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine label will produce as a feature film. The book was included on Witherspoon’s ‘Reese’s Book Club’. The book spent the last 12 weeks on The New York Times Bestseller list and the last two months on Audible. GP Putnam’s Sons published the book in August and it is set … Continue reading ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’: Reese Witherspoon Will Produce The Adaption For Fox 2000!!!