The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony ended with a surprising upset as Parasite became the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture. Bong Jong Ho accepted four Oscars in all, which led the night for all films, as well as tied Walt Disney for taking home the most Oscar Statuettes in one night. The Hollywood Stock Exchange offered AwadOptions for the nominees in the top eight categories and HSX traders collectively predicted six of the winners.
The Oscar for Best Picture went to...
Falling short of industry predictions and even Warner Bros.' own more modest expectations, Birds of Prey [GOTCS] debuted with an estimated $33.3 million. The R-rated comic spinoff drew an audience that was 51% female with 65% aged 25 or older.
After a three week reign, Bad Boys for Life [BADB3] was knocked down to second with $12.0 million to bring its total to $166.3 million.
1917 [1917.BW] finished third at $9.0 million and $132.5 million in total.
Dolittle [DOCDO] took the fourth...
Universal has revealed the second trailer for the modern update of the horror classic The Invisible Man [INVSB] produced by Blumhouse. Elisabeth Moss [EMOSS] stars in the film written and directed by Leigh Whannell. The Invisible Man arrives in theaters on February 28th.
With the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, only one new film opens in wide release this weekend. Up for an Oscar for Bombshell, Margot Robbie reprises her role as Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey [GOTCS], an R-rated spin-off of the PG-13 rated The Suicide Squad which opened to $133.7 million, but faded quickly August of 2016. Warner Bros. decided to have Harley Quinn lead a new superheroine team that includes The Huntress and Black Canary. Birds of Prey is the first comic book movie since...
Universal and Illumination have unveiled the official trailer for the animated prequel/sequel Minions: The Rise of Gru [MNIO2]. Steve Carell [SCARE] returns to voice the future supervillain as a teenager, while Taraji P. Henson [TPHEN] joins the cast as the leader of the Vicious 6. Minions: The Rise of Gru arrives in theaters on July 3rd.
In the heart of the 1970s, amid a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain...
Lionsgate has unleashed the teaser trailer for the horror spinoff Spiral: From the Book of Saw [SAW9]. Chris Rock [CROCK] and Max Minghella [MMING] star as police detectives on the trail of a serial killer of cops. Also starring Samuel L. Jackson [SLJAC], Spiral: From the Book of Saw slices into theaters starting May 15th.
Warner Bros. has revealed the second trailer for the drama The Way Back [HASBN], which reunites Ben Affleck [BAFFL] with The Accountant director Gavin O'Connor. Mirroring his personal life, Affleck plays an alcoholic who lost his way as well as his marriage searching for redemption. The Way Back hits theaters on March 6th.
Illumination has uploaded the first look at the animated prequel/sequel Minions: The Rise of Gru [MNIO2], which aired during the Super Bowl. The full trailer will premiere on Wednesday. Minions: The Rise of Gru arrives in theaters on July 3rd.
Walt Disney has released the final trailer for the action adventure Mulan [MULN], a remake of their 1998 animated film. Yifei Liu stars as the legendary Chinese heroine. Mulan opens in theaters on March 27th.
When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. Masquerading as a man, Hua Jun, she...
While a couple of new releases flopped at the weekend box office, Bad Boys for Life [BADB3] easily won for a third straight time with an estimated $17.7 million. The sequel has rushed its total to $148.1 million.
1917 [1917] retained the second position with $9.7 million, bringing its sum to $119.2 million.
Dolittle [DOCDO] stayed in third place at $7.7 million and $55 million cumulatively.
Gretel & Hansel [GRHNS] opened at the fourth spot with $6.1 million. Audience for the horror was...
