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Ghostbusters: Afterlife Overwhelms King Richard

Ghostbusters Appears
to Find an Audience

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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
Survives
Plunge

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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 Looks Human Compared to Predecessors

Eternals Draws Customers,
Whether They Like It or Not

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Nov 7, 2021 1:50 PM CST

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...

Dune Tops
Weak Weekend

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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...

Dune Shines On Big Screen
Despite Hybrid Release

Oct 24, 2021 4:10 PM CDT

Dune Shines On Big Screen Despite Hybrid Release

Long-awaited sci-fi update sold $40.1M in tickets

(Newser) - Denis Villeneuve's Dune debuted with $40.1 million in ticket sales in its opening weekend in North America, drawing a large number of moviegoers to see the thundering sci-fi epic on the big screen despite it also being available to stream in homes. Warner Bros. launched the Legendary Entertainment...

Halloween Kills Looks
Like a Survivor

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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...

Latest Bond Film
Hits Its Mark

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Oct 10, 2021 11:55 AM CDT

Latest Bond Film Hits Its Mark

'No Time to Die' sets no records but posts fourth-best opening in franchise history

(Newser) - After over 18 months of pandemic delays, No Time to Die opened on target. The final James Bond film of the Daniel Craig era grossed $56 million from 4,407 North American theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday, to easily take the first-place spot. It didn't break any...

Venom Debut
Hits Pre-COVID
Heights

Oct 3, 2021 4:10 PM CDT

Venom Debut Hits Pre-COVID Heights

The movie, only in theaters, blew away expectations with its $90.1 opening

(Newser) - Pandemic moviegoing is finally starting to look like pre-pandemic moviegoing. Sony Pictures' Marvel sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage blew away expectations to debut with $90.1 million in ticket sales, making it easily the best opening of the pandemic, according to studio estimates Sunday. Venom: Let There Be Carnage...

Dear Evan Hansen
Draws Small but
Enthusiastic Crowd

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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...

Eastwood's Weak Opening
May Send Message to Studios

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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

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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 ...

Shang-Chi Upends Thinking
With Labor Day Record

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Sep 5, 2021 2:10 PM CDT

Shang-Chi Upends Thinking With Labor Day Record

Theatrical-first strategy pays off for Marvel film

(Newser) - On what's historically one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies, the Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings smashed the record for Labor Day openings with an estimated $71.4 million in ticket sales, giving a box office reeling from the recent coronavirus surge a...

Candyman Director
Makes History

Aug 31, 2021 1:46 AM CDT

Candyman Director Makes History

It's the first film to debut at No. 1 for a Black female director

(Newser) - Candyman debuted in the No. 1 spot for the domestic box office, making it the first film directed by a Black woman to do so. Director Nia DaCosta, 31, also now has the second highest-grossing three-day domestic box office opening for a Black female director, People reports. The top spot...

Creepy Candyman
Tops Slow Box Office

Aug 29, 2021 4:13 PM CDT

Creepy Candyman Tops Slow Box Office

Jordan Peele movie is a follow-up to the 1992 horror original

(Newser) - Candyman hooked the top spot at the North American box office. The Universal Pictures film starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II impressively pulled in more than $22.3 million through a quiet weekend despite concerns over the delta variant, per the AP . The R-rated horror movie, co-written by Jordan Peele and directed...

Animated Puppies Top
Most of the Big Names

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Aug 22, 2021 2:00 PM CDT

Animated Puppies Top Most of the Big Names

None of the weekend debuts can catch Ryan Reynolds' latest

(Newser) - Four new films with major stars including Hugh Jackman and Michael Keaton opened in North American movie theaters this weekend, and only the one with animated puppies fared well. But it wasn't enough to beat out Ryan Reynolds' action-comedy Free Guy, which topped the charts for the second weekend...

Ryan Reynolds May Have
a New Movie Franchise

Aug 16, 2021 10:25 AM CDT

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...

Suicide Squad Ticket Sales
Weak as Delta Surges

Aug 8, 2021 3:29 PM CDT

Suicide Squad Ticket Sales Weak as Delta Surges

The latest wave of COVID infections is keeping movie fans at home

(Newser) - Moviegoing, once expected to be closer to semi-normal levels by now, continues to be battered by the pandemic, the delta variant of the coronavirus, and in-home streaming. The latest casualty: James Gunn's The Suicide Squad, a critically acclaimed, carnage-ridden would-be smash that disappointed with $26.5 million in estimated...

Jungle Cruise Thrives Despite
Delta Variant Concerns

Aug 1, 2021 5:36 PM CDT

Jungle Cruise Thrives Despite Delta Variant Concerns

Disney flick does well in theaters despite renewed COVID worries

(Newser) - Despite growing concerns over the delta variant, Jungle Cruise still drew moviegoers out to theaters during the film’s opening weekend to sail atop the North American box office. The Disney film starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt exceeded expectations by pulling in more than $34.1 million over the...

Old, M. Night Shyamalan's
Latest, Tops Snake Eyes

Jul 25, 2021 4:20 PM CDT

Old, M. Night Shyamalan's Latest, Tops Snake Eyes

Both films doing well despite low ratings from critics

(Newser) - M. Night Shyamalan’s Old easily won a slower weekend at the North American box office, while the GI Joe pic Snake Eyes lived up to its name, per the AP . Although both fresh offerings from major studios, moviegoers turned out in modest numbers on a weekend where there was...

Space Jam
Outplays
Black Widow

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Jul 18, 2021 11:35 AM CDT

Space Jam Outplays Black Widow

Families turn out to give studio its biggest opening of the pandemic

(Newser) - Black Widow ceded its No. 1 spot to an unlikely foe in its second week in theaters: the Tune Squad. LeBron James, Bugs Bunny and the rest of the stars of Warner Bros.' Space Jam: A New Legacy defied expectations and won the box office this weekend. According to...