Tag: A Wrinkle in Time
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‘I Can Only Imagine’ is the Surprise Box Office Hit No One Saw Coming
I Can Only Imagine, a faith-based film from Roadside Attractions, is a surprise box office hit. The film ended up in third place over the weekend, just below reigning box office king Black Panther and new release Tomb Raider, and above Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time. How did this happen? I can only imagine. Folks,…
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‘Black Panther’ Surpasses ‘Tomb Raider’ for Fifth Box Office Crown
Disney-Marvel’s “Black Panther” has maintained its momentum at the domestic box office, winning its fifth consecutive weekend with $27 million from 3,834 locations.Alicia Vikander’s “Tomb Raider” finished second in its opening weekend in line with expectations with $23.5 million from 3,854 sites for Warner Bros. and MGM. Lionsgate-Roadside Attractions’ faith-based drama “I Can Only Imagine”…
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‘Black Panther’ Tops $600M Domestically While ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Surprises with $17M Debut
For the fifth weekend in a row, Disney and Marvel’s Black Panther is the weekend’s number one film at the domestic box office, becoming the first film to accomplish that feat since Avatar in 2009. The film is also only the seventh film to ever gross over $600 million at the domestic box office as…
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Friday Box Office: ‘Tomb Raider’ Takes Early Lead Over ‘Black Panther’
By the end of Friday, Tomb Raider had secured enough of a lead over Black Panther to claim the top spot with a little over $9 million but those who have been following the numbers may feel a pinch of deja vu from last week. Indeed, Ava DuVernay’s wondrous yet indistinct A Wrinkle in Time…
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How ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Celebrates Femininity and Young Womanhood
After seeing A Wrinkle in Time, I was overwhelmed by the fact that this is an entire blockbuster movie that acts as a celebration of women. Even more special and unique is that women of color are always at the forefront of this movie, with director Ava DuVernay leading the charge. A Wrinkle in Time…
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Christian Indie ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Set to Over-Perform at Box Office
The nation’s moviegoers look to be turning out in bigger numbers for a Christian-themed independent film than for the first mainstream teen movie with a gay main character. Roadside Attractions’ “I Can Only Imagine,” based on the story of the biggest-selling Christian song of all time, is looking at an estimated $14 million-plus for the…
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The final frontier: how female directors broke into sci-fi
It was seen as a job for the boys. That’s changing thanks to the likes of Ava DuVernay, Patty Jenkins and Claire Denis being given opportunities to oversee big-budget productionsCritical reactions to Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time may have been mixed, but there’s no denying it is a cinema landmark. DuVernay is not just…
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Ava DuVernay To Direct Jack Kirby Comic Creation ‘The New Gods’ For Warner Bros, DC
Exclusive: After making history as the first woman of color to helm a $100 million-plus live-action film in A Wrinkle In Time, Ava DuVernay will continue to play in the event film sandbox. She’s closing a deal with Warner Bros and DC to direct a big-budget screen adaptation of The New Gods, the creation of…
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Ava DuVernay to Direct DC’s Superhero Epic ‘New Gods’
Ava DuVernay is stepping into the superhero universe.The filmmaker has come on board to direct “New Gods” at Warner Bros. as part of the studio’s DC Extended Universe. “New Gods,” based on the DC Comics series of the same name, is aimed at creating a new universe of properties for the studio. Created and designed…
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‘New Gods’: Ava DuVernay to Direct Superhero Epic for DC
Just because Ava DuVernay didn’t direct “Black Panther” doesn’t mean she won’t be a helming a superhero movie. It just won’t be for Marvel: DuVernay is set to direct “New Gods” for Warner Bros. as part of the ever-expanding DC Extended Universe. That franchise has seen mixed results so far, but it’s fared best with…