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!!!
We all knew that Star Wars: The Last Jedi would make a ridiculous amount of money, so the only question was “How much?” Disney has just send out a press release announcing that in only 11 days, the Star Wars sequel has surpassed Wonder Woman as the second-highest grossing film of 2017. Wonder Woman topped out at $412 million domestically. The Last Jedi has now … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Passes ‘Wonder Woman’ to Become 2nd Highest-Grossing Film of 2017!!!
The National Board of Review has announced honorees for its 2017 awards. Steven Spielberg‘s The Post, which is receiving mostly positive notices from critics, took top honors with Best Film, while the organization’s full Top 10 is filled out by a pretty diverse group that includes Lady Bird, Dunkirk, Baby Driver, and Logan. Of course the glaring inclusion here is Alexander Payne‘s Downsizing, which received some scathing reviews and is something of a misfire … Continue reading National Board of Review Names ‘The Post’ Best Film of the Year; ‘Logan’ Cracks Top 10!!!
Warner Bros.-DC Entertainment’s “Justice League” has crossed the $300 million milestone at the international box office, thanks to a second weekend of $72.2 million at 31,450 screens in 66 markets. With the U.S. gross of $171.2 million after 10 days, the superhero team-up has earned a total of $481.3 million worldwide. The top international performance for “Justice League” came from China, with a second-place $15.8 … Continue reading ‘Justice League’ Tops $300 Million at International Box Office!!!
Warner Bros.-DC’s “Justice League” dominated the international box office in its opening weekend with $185.5 million at approximately 47,000 screens in 65 markets, led by $51.7 million in China. The costly superhero tentpole is ahead of the international opening weekends for Warner’s “Wonder Woman” and Disney-Marvel’s “Thor: Ragnarok.” In China, where “Justice League” screened at 20,500 screens, the film took in 65% of grosses from … Continue reading ‘Justice League’ Scores $185 Million Opening, Led by China at the International BO!!!
It’s official: Patty Jenkins‘ Wonder Woman is now the top-grossing superhero origin movie in both the domestic and worldwide box offices. In five months, Gal Gadot‘s Amazon warrior princess has rocketed to the top of the charts past such household names as her fellow DC Comics heroes Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern, while also besting Marvel’s Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, and the rest of the MCU. And … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Officially Becomes the Top-Grossing Superhero Origin Movie of All Time!!!
With Justice League only a few weeks away and tickets now on sale, early tracking has come out for Warner Bros’ big superhero crossover. According to Deadline, industry estimates have the film opening around $110M-$120M in the U.S. and Canada. Deadline also notes that some of Justice League’s projection is being taken by Thor: Ragnarok, which opens two weeks prior. Once that film is out … Continue reading ‘Justice League’ Early Tracking Has the Superhero Film Opening to $110-120 Million!!
After sitting on the shelf for almost two years, Geostorm finally opened last weekend and received a 13% on Rotten Tomatoes and only pulled in $66.8 million. With a reported budget of $120 million plus $15 million for reshoots, the film would needed to make $300 to $350 million just to break even according to TheWrap. Usually, the bar for a blockbuster is higher, but … Continue reading ‘Geostorm’ Will Probably Be One of 2017’s Biggest Flops!!!
It’s no secret that Warner Bros. and DC Films have had trouble finding their way as far as the DC Extended Universe is concerned, but there seems to be agreement that they may finally be hitting upon a solid road ahead. This summer’s Wonder Woman, the fourth film under the DCEU banner after Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Suicide Squad, was the studio’s … Continue reading DC Films to “Deemphasize” the Whole Cinematic Universe Idea Going Forward!!!
Last season on The Flash, the show took on a very limited version of the Flashpoint storyline because many of the major DC heroes were not available for the TV show. And though that’s not the case in the DC Extended Universe, the big screen heroes will have a Flashpoint movie of their own. Making such a premise intriguing to us? A new report that … Continue reading Gal Gadot Rumored To Bring Wonder Woman Into Flashpoint Film!!
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!!!
It’s been a minute since we reported on Sony’s Robotech movie, but since Andy Muschietti is all the rage right now thanks to the smashing success of IT, it’s worth reminding you that he’s attached to direct the anime adaptation. But wait, there’s more! Word has it that Robotech now has a new writer attached who will start from scratch on the movie’s story with Muschietti. As Deadline reports, … Continue reading ‘Robotech’ Movie Lands ‘Wonder Woman’ Co-Writer Alongside Director Andy Muschietti!!!
It’s official; Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has closed the deal to return for the sequel, and it’s about damn time. The news comes after a lengthy negotiation process, with the final deal setting a historic precedent as Jenkins becomes the highest paid female director of all time. And you better believe Jenkins made the right move fighting for her worth — Wonder Woman is … Continue reading Patty Jenkins Officially Closes Deal to Direct ‘Wonder Woman 2’!!!
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!!
The John F. Kennedy assassination limited series 11.22.63 helped usher in high-end original scripted programming on Hulu. Now the streaming network is developing another high-profile limited series about Kennedy’s bother, Robert, with Chris Pine set to portray the charismatic politician. The untitled RFK Project hails from Todd E. Kessler (The Good Wife), Overbrook Entertainment and Sony Pictures TV Studios. Like 11.22.63, the RFK limited series … Continue reading RFK Limited Series Starring Chris Pine In Works At Hulu!!
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!!
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!!
Wonder Woman isn’t the only major blockbuster getting a serious Oscar campaign this year. 20th Century Fox is planning to mount a major push—including Best Picture—for the well-reviewed third installment of the new Apes franchise, War for the Planet of the Apes. Director Matt Reeves returned to helm War after successfully directing Dawn of the Planet of the Apes to swell reviews and big box … Continue reading Fox Mounting Big Oscars Push for ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’!!
George Miller’s Justice League Mortal is one of the great “What Ifs?” of modern Hollywood. The film was pretty much ready to go in 2007 for a 2009 release, but the writers strike pretty much stopped it in its tracks. Details, photos, and more have leaked out over the years, and Jay Baruchel, who was tapped to play the villain, Maxwell Lord, has recently revealed … Continue reading George Miller’s Justice League Would Have Featured an Epic Fight Between Superman and Wonder Woman!!
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!!!
This past weekend, Wonder Woman crossed $800 million at the worldwide box office. The only film that has made more is Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. While it’s still trailing a bit behind the worldwide total of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($873.3 million worldwide), it has far surpassed Man of Steel ($668 million worldwide) and Suicide Squad ($745.6 million worldwide). The film’s success … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Crosses $800 Million Worldwide!!
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!!
Ever since Wonder Woman blew up at the box office and became a worldwide success, fans have been wondering if Patty Jenkins would return to the director’s chair for the sequel. While all signs looked positive, nothing was confirmed, and even Comic-Con passed without an official announcement. Then we got a release date for the sequel, but still no word on Jenkins coming back. Today, … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman 2’: Patty Jenkins in Final Talks to Land Historic Directing Deal!!
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!!
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!!
Superhero movies are a large part of Hollywood, and they have been for most of the 21st century, but they’ve never quite managed to break through at the Academy Awards. Naturally, they’re recognized in a few of the technical categories, but when it comes to the more prominent awards, the highest achievement thus far has been Heath Ledger’s posthumous Best Supporting Actor Oscar for The … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Getting Serious Oscar Campaign from Warner Bros!!!
Patty Jenkins and Chris Pine made a pretty good team for Wonder Woman, and while fans are hoping that the script for Wonder Woman 2 can somehow find a way to bring back Steve Trevor, at the very least Jenkins and Pine will be working together again. TNT just sent out a press release announcing that the duo is reuniting for the drama series One … Continue reading Patty Jenkins and Chris Pine Reteam for TNT Series ‘One Day She’ll Darken”!!
In a surprise to absolutely no one, Wonder Woman 2 is 100% happening, and Warner Bros. has now officially announced a release date. The film will hit theaters on December 13, 2019, which is a change of pace from the summer release of the first film. That puts it opening one week before the Masters of the Universe reboot and a little over a week before … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman 2’ Gets 2019 Release Date!!
On the same day Warner Bros. wowed fans with trailers for “Justice League” and “Ready Player One” at Comic-Con, “Wonder Woman” passed “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” to become the highest domestic-grossing film of the summer. In addition, the estimated $50.5 million opening for Christopher Nolan’s WWII film “Dunkirk” has pushed WB past the $1 billion domestic mark for the 17th consecutive year, a … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Becomes Top-Grossing Summer Film as Warner Bros. Crosses $1 Billion Domestically!!
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!!!
Hollywood is gearing up for the annual Comic-Con marketing bonanza and if there’s one studio you can always count on to go big, it’s Warner Bros. In addition to bringing out Steven Spielberg‘s Ready Player One and Denis Villeneuve‘s Blade Runner 2049, the studio is of course delivering some DCEU updates. The press release promises “stars Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Ray … Continue reading Warner Bros. Dates Two Mystery DC Movies for 2020!!!
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!!
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!!
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!!
When it comes to the domestic box office, Wonder Woman lords over all. Skating on rapturous reviews, highly positive word of mouth, and a true breakthrough to the zeitgeist, Wonder Woman has now officially become the highest grossing movie domestically in the DC Extended Universe so far. For those keeping track the DCEU officially begins with Man of Steel, and with a domestic total of $330.533 … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Just Passed ‘Batman v Superman’ to Become the Highest Grossing DCEU Movie!!
If you’ve missed any of DC Comics’ fantastic animated movies over the last 10 years, you’re gonna love this news. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC Entertainment will celebrate a decade of heroic animation with the release of the “DC Universe Original Movies: 10th Anniversary Collection”, a comprehensive box set of all 30 films, 5 animated shorts, new special features and exclusive collectible items coming November … Continue reading DC Animated Movies 10th Anniversary Collection Gathers 30 Movies in One Place!!
Paramount‘s Transformers: The Last Knight took the #1 spot this weekend as expected, but that opening was the lowest the franchise has seen thus far by a rather significant margin as a lot of attention will now turn toward the film’s international run. Meanwhile, WB‘s Wonder Woman is still tearing up the box office as it has now become the highest grossing release within the … Continue reading ‘Transformers 5’ Opens with Franchise Low as ‘Wonder Woman’ Surpasses ‘Batman v Superman’ at the Domestic Box Office!!!
Patty Jenkins isn’t taking prisoners, y’all. Wonder Woman is already the best-reviewed film in the DCEU and the record-holder for the best opening weekend from a female filmmaker, and today it sets a new benchmark as the highest-grossing live-action film directed by a woman. The film passed the $600 million mark at the worldwide box office on Wednesday, and per Variety, the Gal Gadot-led superhero actioner … Continue reading Wonder Woman Just Broke a Major Box Office Record!!
“The Mummy” is closing in on $300 million worldwide after leading the international box office for the second consecutive weekend. The Tom Cruise vehicle had a disappointing $32.2 million opening weekend in North America and a steep drop-off during week two. But overseas, it’s on track to earn $53 million in 68 territories this weekend, which would raise its international total to $239 million. Universal … Continue reading ‘The Mummy’ Leads While ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ 5 Crosses $500 Million at the International BO!!!
Disney and Pixar‘s Cars 3 brought in enough to take the top spot at the weekend box office, but most eyes will be turning toward the spectacular third weekend for Warner‘s Wonder Woman in second place and Lionsgate‘s All Eyez On Me, the latter of which definitively over performed versus pre-weekend expectations. Also outperforming expectations was Entertainment Studios‘ 47 Meters Down while Sony‘s Rough Night … Continue reading ‘Cars 3’ Speeds to Weekend #1 while ‘All Eyez On Me’ Opens Well as ‘Wonder Woman’ Tops $570M at the Worldwide BO!!
Tom Cruise and “The Mummy” comfortably headed the Chinese box office with a $52 million opening – significantly greater than the film’s weak performance in North America. Playing some 105,000 screenings per day from Friday to Sunday, the gross total for “The Mummy” accounted for more than half of China’s total box office. It scored $17.5 million on Friday, followed by $19.1 million and $13.9 … Continue reading ‘The Mummy’ Takes $52 Million Opening Weekend Win At The China Box Office!!!
While Universal‘s release of The Mummy starring Tom Cruise is the #1 movie worldwide, it fell short of its anticipated mark domestically. The Cruise-led feature had to settle for second place, finishing nearly $25 million shy of Wonder Woman‘s second weekend, as the DC Comics adaptation enjoyed a #1 finish at the weekend box office for a second week in a row. With an estimated … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Tops at #1 Again While Cruise’s ‘Mummy’ Under Performs at the BO!!
Justice League won’t just be combining the major superheroes of the DCEU; it will also be combining their supporting casts with roles for Mera (Aquaman), Lex Luthor (Batman v Superman), Hippolyta (Wonder Woman), and Henry Allen (The Flash). While we knew that Connie Nielsen was set to return as Hippolyta for Justice League, it turns out that Robin Wright is also on board for the … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Actresses Hint at More Amazonian Backstory for ‘Justice League’!!!
Patty Jenkins is coming off an incredible accomplishment with Wonder Woman. Its opening weekend at the box-office is the highest domestic opening for a female director, and she made a movie that’s feeling the love from just about everyone. Jenkins will direct the Wonder Woman sequel, which will supposedly bring Diana’s (Gal Gadot) story to America next, but she’s also going to work on a project for the horror … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Director Patty Jenkins is Making a Horror Project For Shudder!!!
Wonder Woman had a huge opening weekend, so Warner Bros. announcing a sequel is really more of a matter of “when”, not “if”. So when that sequel finally is announced, what can we expect? One of the few benefits of Wonder Woman having a lower profile than Batman or Superman is that there are no specific demands with regards of what her follow-up movie would … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman 2’: Patty Jenkins Already Knows Where She Wants to Set the Sequel!!!
Wonder Woman exceeded all expectations this weekend, delivering an impressive $100 million opening, the largest opening for a female-directed feature, vastly out-performing the previous record holder Fifty Shades of Grey, which debuted with $85.1 million back in 2015. Meanwhile, Fox‘s release of the DreamWorks Animation feature Captain Underpants came up a little short of Mojo‘s forecast while mildly outperforming the studio’s modest expectations. Overall, the … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Sets $100 Million Record Opening at the BO!!!
Synopsis – Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war to end all wars, discovering her full powers and true destiny. My Take – Can you believe it took 76 years for DC to get their most recognizable female superhero … Continue reading Wonder Woman (2017) Review!!!
Wonder Woman 2 is pretty much a given at this point. While it has yet to be officially announced, Wonder Woman is already a critical success and it’s shaping up to be a huge hit at the box office as well. While the studio is already juggling a lot of other superhero properties including attempts to launch solo franchises for Aquaman, The Flash, Nightwing, and … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman 2’: Patty Jenkins Is Already Signed on for the Sequel!!!
With “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” now far in the rear view mirror and with “Alien: Covenant,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” and “Baywatch” all performing below expectations, the summer box office is in desperate need of another hit to stop the struggles in May from carrying over to June. Just in time, here comes Warner Bros. and DC Films … Continue reading Industry Hopes ‘Wonder Woman’ Will Rescue the Summer Box Office!!!
Disney‘s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales led the way this Memorial Day weekend while Paramount‘s Baywatch struggled to match expectations. Meanwhile, Disney‘s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues to deliver while the studio’s Beauty and the Beast became only the eighth film to cross $500 million domestically. Overall, the weekend was down ~15% compared to Memorial Day weekend last year … Continue reading ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’ Top Memorial Day Weekend Box Office as ‘Baywatch’ Flops at the BO!!!
