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Brad Pitt&#39;s Bullet Train Has Solid but Unspectacular Debut
Reviews Don't Help Bullet Train
box office
Aug 7, 2022 1:05 PM CDT

Reviews Don't Help Bullet Train

Brad Pitt film has solid but unspectacular debut

(Newser) - The stylized action romp Bullet Train, starring Brad Pitt, arrived with a $30.1 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, as the last big movie of Hollywood's summer recovery landed in theaters. The film's debut for Sony Pictures was solid but unspectacular for a movie that...

Directors of Nixed Batgirl React to the Shock Move

'We still can't believe it,' say Belgian filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah

(Newser) - One studio exec called the move by Warner Bros. Discovery to never release Batgirl, despite the fact that shooting on the film has already wrapped up, "unprecedented." The movie's directors seem to agree with that take. They're now speaking out on the move that has taken...

Actor Gets Big Defenders After Criticism on Monroe Role

Some aren't buying Ana de Armas as Marilyn, but late icon's estate, Brad Pitt are all in

(Newser) - A trailer was released last week for Blonde, Netflix's upcoming biopic on Marilyn Monroe, and not everyone was buying the sneak-peek performance of Ana de Armas in the lead role, with criticism especially directed at the fact that the Cuban-Spanish actress's accent doesn't especially sound like the...

Super-Pets Edges Nope
Nope Falls to
Super-Pets
box office
Jul 31, 2022 12:55 PM CDT

Nope Falls to Super-Pets

Theaters begin to experience summer slowdown

(Newser) - The summer box office showed signs of slowing down this weekend, as the animated DC League of Super-Pets opened in theaters across North America. The superhero spinoff about Superman's dog earned $23 million from 4,314 locations, according to studio estimates Sunday. Though slightly less than expected, it was...

Nope Replaces Thor in Top Spot
Nope Replaces
Thor in
Top Spot
box office
Jul 24, 2022 1:25 PM CDT

Nope Replaces Thor in Top Spot

Reviews are positive about Jordan Peele thriller

(Newser) - The UFO thriller Nope topped the North American charts in its first weekend in theaters with an estimated $44 million in ticket sales, Universal Pictures said Sunday. Though it doesn't come close to the $71 million debut of Us, it is still significantly impressive for an original, R-rated film—...

Thor Survives Major Fall
Thor Survives Major Fall
box office
Jul 17, 2022 2:10 PM CDT

Thor Survives Major Fall

Dropoff is big but similar to those of other Disney superhero films

(Newser) - The Marvel sequel Thor: Love & Thunder dropped a hefty 68% in its second weekend of release but still held the top spot at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the bestseller adaptation Where the Crawdads Sing debuted with a better-than-expected $17 million. Taika Waititi's Love ...

Thor: Love and Thunder Has Franchise&#39;s Biggest Debut
Thor: Love and Thunder Has
Franchise's Biggest Debut
box office
Jul 10, 2022 1:25 PM CDT

Thor: Love and Thunder Has Franchise's Biggest Debut

Marvel hit still trails its Doctor Strange

(Newser) - Four movies in, Thor is still bringing the hammer down at the box office. Thor: Love and Thunder earned $143 million in its opening weekend in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It's a franchise best for the god of thunder and another success story of the summer...

Trailer for Trump Documentary Emerges
Trailer
for Trump
Documentary
Emerges
video
Jul 5, 2022 11:30 AM CDT

Trailer for Trump Documentary Emerges

Politico obtains the clip for Alex Holder's 'Unprecedented'

(Newser) - The trailer for a documentary about former President Trump that caught the attention of the Jan. 6 House panel has been obtained by Politico . The approximately two-minute teaser for Alex Holder's documentary contains no bombshells. Instead, it demonstrates what Politico describes as the "filmmaker's unique access to...

Minions Returns Late but Strong
Minions Returns Late but Strong
box office
Jul 3, 2022 1:25 PM CDT

Minions Returns Late but Strong

Delayed sequel closes in on July Fourth weekend record

(Newser) - Families went bananas for Minions this weekend at the movie theater. Minions: The Rise of Gru brought in an estimated $108.5 million in ticket sales from 4,391 screens in North America, Universal Pictures said Sunday. By the end of Monday's Independence Day holiday, it will likely have...

Elvis Opens Even With Top Gun
Elvis Shares
Crown With
Top Gun
box office
Jun 26, 2022 4:25 PM CDT

Elvis Shares Crown With Top Gun

Films finish weekend in a virtual tie as bio pic tops expectations

(Newser) - Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic Elvis shook up theaters with an estimated $30.5 million in weekend ticket sales, but—in a box-office rarity—Elvis tied Top Gun: Maverick, which also reported $30.5 million, for No. 1 in theaters. Final figures Monday, once Sunday's grosses are tabulated,...

HBO Max's Latest Film Is a Record-Smasher

Latino remake of 'Father of the Bride' is streaming service's most-viewed movie to date

(Newser) - The latest Father of the Bride remake was created to broadcast on HBO Max exclusively, and it's a move that's paid off for the streaming service. Deadline reports the new version of the film, starring Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan, drew HBO Max's largest audience ever for...

Lightyear Can&#39;t Catch Jurassic World
Lightyear Can't Catch
Jurassic World
box office
Jun 19, 2022 12:20 PM CDT

Lightyear Can't Catch Jurassic World

Animated film's opening is strong by pandemic standards

(Newser) - Lightyear did not go to infinity (or beyond) in its first weekend in theaters: Pixar's first major theatrical release since March 2020 blasted off with $51 million in its debut weekend in North America, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Not only did it open lower than expected, the...

Here's What Critics Are Saying About Jurassic World Dominion

Reviewers not feeling it for conclusion of 'Jurassic World' trilogy

(Newser) - Audiences are loving Jurassic World Dominion, handing it an 80% score on Rotten Tomatoes . Critics not so much. Director and co-writer Colin Trevorrow's conclusion of the modern trilogy about humans and dinosaurs inhabiting the same planet—reuniting Jurassic Park stars Laura Dern, Sam Neill, and Jeff Goldblum for the...

Cruise Posts Personal Best With Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick Sets
Tom Cruise Record
box office
May 29, 2022 2:00 PM CDT

Top Gun: Maverick Sets Tom Cruise Record

Ticket sales for opening weekend hit $124 million

(Newser) - Forget breaking the sound barrier: Tom Cruise just flew past a major career milestone. The 59-year-old superstar just had his first $100 million opening weekend with Top Gun: Maverick. In its first three days in North American theaters, the long-in-the-works sequel earned an estimated $124 million in ticket sales, Paramount...

Woody Harrelson Movie Gets 8-Minute Ovation at Cannes

'Triangle of Sadness' satire wows, and maybe shocks a little, during screening

(Newser) - Tom Cruise's Top Gun sequel wowed the crowd at Cannes. Woody Harrelson's latest movie appears to have one-upped it there, reports Variety . The outlet describes an "uproarious eight-minute standing ovation" after the screening of Triangle of Sadness. The film from Sweden's Ruben Ostlund is described as...

Doctor Strange Wins Weekend Ahead of Top Gun
Doctor Strange Repeats,
but Top Gun Is Incoming
box office
May 22, 2022 4:50 PM CDT

Doctor Strange Repeats, but Top Gun Is Incoming

Tom Cruise film lands next weekend

(Newser) - Doctor Strange and his multiverse got to linger a little longer atop the weekend box office as Tom Cruise and Top Gun wait in the wings. Marvel's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was the top-earning film of the weekend for the third straight week, bringing in $31....

Top Gun Sequel, Cruise Blow Away Cannes

Star unexpectedly receives Palme d'Or, movie fest's most esteemed prize, for 'Top Gun: Maverick'

(Newser) - Early buzz on the Top Gun sequel has been astoundingly good , and that only continued this week at the Cannes Film Festival, where the movie received a five-minute standing ovation, and star Tom Cruise was handed a surprise Palme d'Or, the festival's most esteemed prize. Deadline reports that...

Doctor Strange Plunges but Stays on Top
Doctor Strange
Drops 68% but
Remains No. 1
box office
May 15, 2022 1:35 PM CDT

Doctor Strange Drops 68% but Remains No. 1

Film already ranks as the second biggest of the year

(Newser) - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness stayed on top of the box office charts during its second weekend in theaters, earning an additional $61 million from North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. With $688 million in global grosses, it's already one of the highest-grossing films of...

Fred Ward Took Off in The Right Stuff
Fred Ward Took Off
in The Right Stuff
obituary
May 13, 2022 3:35 PM CDT

Fred Ward Took Off in The Right Stuff

Actor's varied roles included 'Tremors,' 'Henry and June'

(Newser) - Fred Ward, a longtime character actor known for his roles in the historical space epic The Right Stuff and the cult classic Tremors, has died. He was 79. Ward brought an old-time grit and charisma to a variety of roles, Variety reports, that struck audiences as genuine. "The unique...

40 Years Later, the Sequel We've All Waited For

Rob Reiner to direct follow-up to 1984's 'Spinal Tap,' with Shearer, Guest, McKean all on board

(Newser) - Get ready to turn it up to 11 , because there's a Spinal Tap sequel in the works. Rob Reiner will once more take the director's seat in the follow-up to his 1984 mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap, with Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Christopher Guest all set to...

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