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The Invitation Leads Weak Performers
Inexpensive Horror Film
Tops Bullet Train
box office
Aug 28, 2022 2:35 PM CDT

Inexpensive Horror Film Tops Bullet Train

The Invitation opens to $7M after costing $10M to make

(Newser) - The horror film The Invitation needed just $7 million to finish at the top of the weakest weekend of the summer at the North American box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. Directed and co-written by Jessica M. Thompson and starring Game of Thrones actor Nathalie Emmanuel, The Invitation tells...

Dragon Ball Super Holds Off Beast
Dragon Ball Super
Tops Idris Elba Film
box office
Aug 21, 2022 3:15 PM CDT

Dragon Ball Super Tops Idris Elba Film

Actor has another one opening next weekend

(Newser) - Idris Elba may go head-to-head with a lion in Beast, but the action flick was no match for the latest Dragon Ball movie at the North American box office this weekend. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero topped the charts in its first weekend in theaters, with $20.1 million in...

Bullet Train Keeps Its Lead
Bullet Train Keeps Its Lead
NEW RELEASE
Aug 14, 2022 1:10 PM CDT

Bullet Train Keeps Its Lead

'Maverick' bounces back to third place on a slow weekend

(Newser) - The Brad Pitt action film Bullet Train led all movies in ticket sales for a second straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while a quiet spell in theaters and incredible staying power allowed Top Gun: Maverick to rocket back into third place in its 12th week of release. After...

There&#39;s a &#39;Sad Irony&#39; in Bruce Willis&#39; Final Roles
There's a 'Sad Irony' in
Bruce Willis' Final Roles
analysis
Aug 13, 2022 10:15 AM CDT

There's a 'Sad Irony' in Bruce Willis' Final Roles

He had few lines, making his cognitive decline hard to detect, writes Matt Zoller Seitz

(Newser) - Bruce Willis is out of the acting game , with the brain disorder aphasia making it impossible for him to remember lines. By the end of his career, he had been reduced to making what amounted to cameos—very lucrative cameos—in mindless, direct-to-video action movies. Willis had little dialogue in...

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...

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...

Cameron Takes Preemptive Strike at Avatar 'Trolls'

Director doesn't want to hear whining about running time, forgotten characters

(Newser) - The running time of the upcoming Avatar sequel hasn't yet be revealed, but you can expect it to be long. After all, director James Cameron "hasn't made a movie under two-hours-long since The Terminator" of 1984, reports Slashfilm . Avatar itself was 2 hours and 40 minutes long....

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,...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Finally, After Years of Delays, a Peek Into Avatar Sequel
Footage for 
Avatar Sequel
Is Out, With
One Big Tease
MOVIE TRAILER
May 10, 2022 8:14 AM CDT

Footage for Avatar Sequel Is Out, With One Big Tease

Could it be that one of Jake and Neytiri's kids are human?

(Newser) - It's been 13 years in the making, but Avatar fans finally can see a sequel on the horizon. Variety reports that 20th Century Studios is offering a sneak peek of James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water via a new trailer that tracks down Jake Sully, Neytiri, and...

Doctor Strange 2 Has Year&#39;s Biggest Opening
Doctor Strange 2 Is
Twice as Big as Part 1
box office
May 8, 2022 4:25 PM CDT

Doctor Strange 2 Is Twice as Big as Part 1

December's Spider-Man may deserve part of the credit

(Newser) - The summer movie season is off to a blockbuster start thanks to Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. The superhero extravaganza grossed an estimated $185 million in ticket sales in its first weekend in US and Canadian theaters, the Walt Disney Co. said Sunday. Not only did it more...

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