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West Side Story Disappoints
West Side Story
Disappoints
box office
Dec 12, 2021 1:15 PM CST

West Side Story Disappoints

Spielberg's musical posts weak sales in first weekend, despite reviews

(Newser) - Despite critical acclaim and two years' worth of anticipation, Steven Spielberg's lavish West Side Story revival made little noise at the box office, debuting with $10.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday—a worrisome result for a movie industry struggling to recapture its finger-snapping rhythm....

Encanto Stays on Top
Encanto
Repeats
box office
Dec 5, 2021 2:45 PM CST

Encanto Repeats

Top three draws hold their spots in last weekend before 'West Side Story' hits

(Newser) - Leftovers were on the menu for moviegoers in North America this weekend. Encanto, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and House of Gucci repeated in the top three spots, according to studio estimates on Sunday. All three films are playing exclusively in theaters, the AP reports. The weekend after Thanksgiving is usually pretty quiet...

Encanto , House of Gucci Open Strong
Encanto Wins
Weak Holiday
Weekend
box office
Nov 28, 2021 2:29 PM CST

Encanto Wins Weak Holiday Weekend

'House of Gucci' debuts in third place

(Newser) - Thanksgiving weekend moviegoing was still far from the feast it normally is, but Disney's Encanto and the Lady Gaga-led House of Gucci both gave a lift to two genres that have been particularly battered by the pandemic: family movies and adult dramas. Encanto led the box office with $27...

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Overwhelms King Richard
Ghostbusters Appears
to Find an Audience
box office
Nov 21, 2021 2:30 PM CST

Ghostbusters Appears to Find an Audience

Like other dramas, King Richard opens modestly

(Newser) - Busting ghosts is still a fairly lucrative business after almost 40 years. Heading into Thanksgiving weekend, the latest attempt to revive Ghostbusters drew a sizable audience to theaters, while the awards darling King Richard, like most dramas in the pandemic era, is struggling. Featuring a reverence for nostalgia and a...

Eternals Plunges but Hangs On
Eternals
Survives
Plunge
box office
Nov 14, 2021 12:25 PM CST

Eternals Survives Plunge

Clifford joins blockbusters in the weekend's top five

(Newser) - Disney and Marvel's Eternals took a steep drop in its second weekend in theaters, but it's still hanging on to first place ahead of newcomers like Clifford the Big Red Dog. Eternals added $27.5 million over the weekend, bringing its domestic total to $118.8 million, according...

Eternals Draws Customers, Whether They Like It or Not

Audience ratings come in lower than previous Marvel films

(Newser) - Eternals, one of Marvel's most ambitious efforts to expand its superhero universe, arrived in theaters with about $71 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates. By most studios' box-office standards, the opening was enviable. Only three other films have debuted better during the pandemic, the...

Report: Emilio Estevez, Mighty Ducks Part Ways Over Vax

Actor reportedly won't be back for Disney+ show after not complying with vaccine mandate

(Newser) - If you're eagerly awaiting the next season of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, recently renewed for a second installation on Disney+, be aware there's apparently one big casting cut. Yahoo Entertainment reports that Emilio Estevez won't be reprising his role as coach Gordon Bombay, which he also...

On a Slow Weekend, Dune Stays on Top
Dune Tops
Weak Weekend
box office
Oct 31, 2021 1:40 PM CDT

Dune Tops Weak Weekend

'Last Night in Soho,' 'Antlers' finish well back, while 'The French Dispatch' does well on a few screens

(Newser) - After a record-breaking start, October's box office closed out quietly this weekend with Dune repeating at No. 1 and two prominent genre newcomers, Last Night in Soho and Antlers, stumbling. Whether it's due to Halloween falling on a Sunday, too many new options, or simply a lack of...

Will Ferrell Walked Away From a $29M Elf Payday

Star reveals he turned down sequel because it just wasn't that good

(Newser) - Elf has become somewhat of a holiday cult classic, and hopes by fans of a sequel for the 2003 movie have been percolating for years, but its star, Will Ferrell, is now finally revealing why that sequel never came to be. The 54-year-old SNL alum tells The Hollywood Reporter...

Brandon Lee's Fiancee: 'There's No Such Thing as a Prop Gun'

Lee, son of Bruce Lee, was killed on movie set in 1993, in similar way as Halyna Hutchins

(Newser) - The family of Brandon Lee, the actor who died in 1993 in a freak gun accident while filming The Crow, knows too well the feelings that the family of Halyna Hutchins is going through. After the 42-year-old cinematographer was killed last week in New Mexico when a gun being handled...

Cinematographer Killed on Set Was 'Building a Reputation'

Halyna Hutchins, 42, described as a rising star

(Newser) - The cinematographer tragically killed Thursday when Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of the movie Rust was about to get her big break, according to friends. Halyna Hutchins, named one of American Cinematographer's Rising Stars of 2019 , was shot around 1:50pm local time while working...

Halloween Kills Has a Healthy Opening
Halloween Kills Looks
Like a Survivor
box office
Oct 17, 2021 12:30 PM CDT

Halloween Kills Looks Like a Survivor

New installment of horror series tops industry expectations

(Newser) - Halloween Kills may be available to watch at home, but the latest installment in the Michael Myers saga is making a killing at the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters. Universal's David Gordon Green-directed film scared up $50.4 million from 3,705 locations, according...

Dear Evan Hansen Draws Small but Enthusiastic Crowd
Dear Evan Hansen
Draws Small but
Enthusiastic Crowd
box office
Sep 26, 2021 11:50 AM CDT

Dear Evan Hansen Draws Small but Enthusiastic Crowd

Film opens in second place, behind Shang-Chi

(Newser) - Dear Evan Hansen may have been a hit on Broadway, but the filmed adaptation of the Tony-winning show is off to a slow start in movie theaters. The Universal musical that's playing exclusively in theaters grossed an estimated $7.5 million from 3,364 locations, according to studio estimates...

Melvin Van Peebles Launched Film Genre
Melvin Van Peebles
Launched Film Genre
obituary
Sep 25, 2021 1:57 PM CDT

Melvin Van Peebles Launched Film Genre

Younger filmmakers pay tribute to director, playwright, and options trader

(Newser) - Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright, and musician whose work ushered in the "blaxploitation" wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. Van Peeples, sometimes called the "godfather of modern Black cinema," was 89. "Dad knew that Black images matter," his...

Weak Eastwood Opening May Be Message to Hollywood
Eastwood's Weak Opening
May Send Message to Studios
box office
Sep 19, 2021 4:15 PM CDT

Eastwood's Weak Opening May Send Message to Studios

'Cry Macho' numbers suggest older Americans aren't ready to return to theaters

(Newser) - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is the top film at the box office for the third straight weekend, while the muted reception for Clint Eastwood's Cry Macho suggests older moviegoers still aren't eager to return to theaters. Marvel's Shang-Chi, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton,...

Shang-Chi Stays on Top With $35.8M Weekend
Shang-Chi Stays on Top
With $35.8M Weekend
box office
Sep 12, 2021 2:00 PM CDT

Shang-Chi Stays on Top With $35.8M Weekend

Black Widow 's pandemic record falls

(Newser) - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings stayed on top at the box office, collecting $35.8 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That was the best second-weekend gross of any film during the pandemic, edging out the previous Marvel movie, Black ...

These 2 Gigs Will Pay You Big Bucks to Get Scared

Watch 13 horror movies, pocket $1,300 (if you're selected)

(Newser) - Done with the beach and ready for fall? A financial advice website is offering a an easy way to transition into the Halloween season, with big bucks for one lucky fan who can hunker down and watch 13 horror flicks in nine days' time, reports UPI . FinanceBuzz will pay $1,...

Barbra Streisand Takes Issue With A Star Is Born

Singer says 2018 film was too similar to 1976 remake

(Newser) - Barbra Streisand said she "loved" Bradley Cooper's version of A Star Is Born when the film came out in 2018. Three years on, she has a bit of a different opinion. "I thought it was the wrong idea," Streisand told Australia's The Project of the...

Ryan Reynolds May Have a New Movie Franchise

'Free Guy' exceeds expectations, and Disney already wants a sequel

(Newser) - Ryan Reynolds may have another movie franchise on his hands in addition to Deadpool. Not only did his new flick, Free Guy , do better than expected at the box office over the weekend, but Reynolds announced that Disney already wants a sequel. Free Guy, a sci-fi action comedy that takes...

Johnny Depp: It's Been a 'Surreal 5 Years'

In interview with 'Sunday Times,' Depp talks new film, 'boycott' against him in wake of legal woes

(Newser) - The reason for the current commotion in Johnny Depp's life? "The absurdity of media mathematics." That's per Depp himself, in a new interview with the Sunday Times in which the 58-year-old actor talks about his new movie, Minimata, and how he thinks he's been snubbed...

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