Refresh for latest… The big addition to international markets this weekend was Sony’s Inferno with a $50M start in 53 markets. The Ron Howard-helmed threequel adapted from Dan Brown’s 2013 book bowed to No. 1 in 45. Sony says Inferno is currently tracking 8% above Jason Bourne which it’s comping in … Read entire story.
Source: Deadline
I’m hardly the first one to mention it, but it’s clear to me that the summer blockbusters this year have been, well…lacking. That might be being kind too. It feels like one of the worst slates ever, at least the most disappointing. Almost every single week, something … Read entire story.
Source: HollywoodNews.com
I had no intention of writing a Steven Spielberg ranking until too many people started dismissing The BFG as the film disappointed at the box office. After all, I approach Mr. Spielberg with the respect and devotion a churchgoer has for a saint – there are few cinematic storytellers I… Read entire story.
Source: /Film
7TH UPDATE, Monday 5:20 PM: This weekend, Illumination Entertainment further proved it’s not just an animation label relegated to a Russian-speaking villain and yellow Tic-Tac guys as The Secret Life Of Pets came in well above its weekend estimates with $104.35 million gross, the sixth-best opening in… Read entire story.
Source: Deadline
Universal Going into the weekend, most analysts had The Secret Life Of Pets projected to earn between $70 and $80 million, which would’ve been massive for an original, non-sequel, animated movie. Many assumed that Finding Dory‘s still prominent place in theaters would hurt another animated film somehow. … Read entire story.
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