With over 60% of theaters closed over the holidays due to the pandemic, Wonder Woman 1984 [WOND2] topped the weekend box office with an estimated $16.7 million, while debuting simultaneously on HBO Max. The audience demographics was 52% female and 56% over the age of 25. Moviegoers gave the sequel a Cinemascore of B+, which is below the A of the 2017 original. Word of mouth on social media are more evenly mixed.
News of the World [NEWSW] opened in second place with $2.4 million.
The...
Box office is about to cheer up a bit for the holiday weekend as Wonder Woman 1984 [WOND2] finally opens in a cinematic landscape ravaged by the pandemic. Unfortunately, the blockbuster sequel becomes the first Warner Bros. film to open simultaneously in theaters and streaming on HBO Max. Gal Gadot [GGADO] returns with director Patty Jenkins [PJENK] on the highly-anticipated and long-awaited PG-13 rated sequel, which was first scheduled for November 2019 and then June 2020, before being...
The Hollywood Stock Exchange has opened up the Music Market in time for the 63rd Grammy Awards. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 14th, 2021.
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Trade AlbumStocks for the eight nominees in Album of...
GKIDS has uploaded the domestic dubbed and subtitled trailers for the animated Earwig and the Witch [EARWG] produced by Studio Ghibli and directed by Goro Miyazaki. Earwig and the Witch will open in theaters early 2021.
Growing up in an orphanage in the British countryside, Earwig has no idea that her mother had magical powers. Her life changes dramatically when a strange couple takes her in, and she is forced to live with a selfish witch. As the headstrong young girl sets out to uncover...
Warner Bros. has dropped the official trailer for the crime drama The Little Things [LTHNG]. Denzel Washington [DWASH], Rami Malek [RMALE] and Jared Leto [JLETO] star in the film which will open in theaters and stream on HBO Max simultaneously on January 29th.
Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon (Washington) is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a killer who is terrorizing the city....
Amazon Studios has released the official trailer for the comedy sequel Coming 2 America [CTAM2]. Eddie Murphy [EMURP] returns as newly-crowned King Akeem and Arsenio Hall as his trusted confidante Semmi as they embark on an another adventure from their great African nation of Zamunda to the borough of Queens, New York to find his long lost son. Originally set to release theatrically by Paramount, Coming 2 America will now premiere March 5th on Prime Video.
Focus Features has unveiled the official trailer for the drama Land [LAND] starring Robin Wright [RWPEN] who makes her directorial debut. Land opens in theaters on February 12th, just a week ahead of the similar Nomadland.
Edee (Wright), in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that uncertainty, retreats to the magnificent, but unforgiving, wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter (Demián Bichir)...
Walt Disney has revealed a special look at the musical documentary The Beatles: Get Back [LETBE] directd by Peter Jackson [PJACK], who introduces the clip. Assembled from archival footage of the UK band's recording sessions,
The Beatles: Get Back will arrive in theaters next year on August 21st.
The film showcases the warmth, camaraderie and creative genius that defined the legacy of the iconic foursome. Shot in January 1969 and compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage (filmed by...
Despite underperforming expectations with an estimated $2.2 million opening, Monster Hunter [MONHT] still achieved the high score at the weekend box office. The audience was 64% over the age of 25.
The Croods: A New Age [CROD2] was dethroned to second place at $2.0 million, advancing its total to $27.0 million. The animated sequel held 66% of previous weekend even though it also premiered on PVOD this weekend.
Fatale [FATLE] debuted in third place with just $925K. The erotic thriller...
Even though more than 60% of movie theaters remained closed, Sony is opening Monster Hunter [MONHT] this weekend to take advantage of the holiday break. The videogame adaptation comes from director Paul Anderson [PANDE] and star Milla Jovovich [MJOVO], the husband and wife team behind the Resident Evil franchise. Monster Hunter hopes to appeal to more than just male gamers. However, the PG-13 rated fantasy has drawn poor reviews as well as some controversy over a poor joke that’s since...
