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‘The Bad Guys’ Steals No. 1 Spot at Box Office With 25 Million Opening
Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s “The Bad Guys” made off with the No.1 spot at the box office this weekend, earning 8 million on opening day for an estimated 25 million opening from 4,009 theaters, and beating box office projections for a poor opening in the mid-teens.While that launch is nowhere near the opening for past DreamWorks films […]
Continue reading‘Over the Moon’ Trailer: Netflix Gets Animated Over the Chinese Moon Goddess Legend
Netflix dropped the first trailer Tuesday for its upcoming animated feature, “Over the Moon” (coming in the fall), a wondrous update of the Chinese Moon Goddess fable, directed by former Disney legend and Oscar winner Glen Keane (“Dear Basketball”). The co-production with Pearl Studio (“Abominable”) was animated at Sony Pictures Imageworks, with Oscar winner John […]
Continue readingWomen Directed Record 12% of Top 100-Grossing Films in 2019, Study Finds
A record 10.6% of the directors of 2019’s top 100-grossing movies were women, directing 12% of Hollywood’s biggest hits last year, according to the latest study by Stacy L. Smith and USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.That’s the best gender representation since Smith and her team began studying the prevalence of female directors in 2007 — though […]
Continue readingOscars: Academy Announces 344 Films Eligible for 2019 Best Picture
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that 344 feature films are eligible for the 2019 Academy Awards.To be eligible for the consideration, the films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by Dec. 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days. Academy rules also […]
Continue readingDirector Jill Culton on the Evolution of ‘Abominable,’ Working With Pearl Studio
It took several years, but writer-director Jill Culton has finally seen her animated film “Abominable” come to the big screen, and in a big way. The DreamWorks Animation-Pearl Studio production led the domestic box office with $21 million in its opening weekend. As of Oct. 8, it has taken in nearly $80 million worldwide, and […]
Continue readingChina Box Office: ‘My People’ and ‘The Captain’ Both Enjoy $100 Million Weekend Scores
Two Chinese films – both patriotic, but of very different genres – dominated the weekend box office in China. Both scored more than $100 million and extended their already stunning midweek tallies.According to data from Artisan Gateway, Bona Film Group’s “The Captain” (aka “The Chinese Pilot”) earned $103 million, narrowly ahead of the state-backed omnibus […]
Continue readingWeekend Box Office: An ‘Abominable’ Weekend at ‘Downton Abbey’
As I’m sure you’ve realized by now, the weekend is over. Which means it’s time to tally up the weekend box office and see which movies came out ahead, and which sank like a stone. The weekend’s big winner was Abominable, an animated pic from Universal. Second place went to the tea-drinking inhabitants of Downton […]
Continue readingThe 12 Best Biopic Performances of All Time — IndieWire Critics Survey
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday.The Judy Garland biopic “Judy” has been met with mixed reviews, but Renée Zellweger’s work in the title role has inspired rave after rave, and has made her the one to beat for Best Actress.This week’s question: What […]
Continue readingBrad Pitt’s ‘Ad Astra’ Maintains International Box Office Lead With $18 Million
Disney and Fox’s “Ad Astra” scaled international box office charts again, maintaining its lead for the second weekend in a row. The astronaut drama starring Brad Pitt amassed another $18 million from 50 foreign territories, easily placing first overseas among Hollywood offerings.After two weekends in theaters, “Ad Astra” has generated $53.5 million abroad and $89 […]
Continue reading‘Abominable’ #1 as the Oscar-Season ‘Judy’ Soared With $3 Million
DreamWorks Animation’s “Abominable” achieved a surprisingly easy #1 this weekend. With just under $21 million, it fell into line with cartoon features around this period. “Smallfoot” last year took in $23 million.That was enough to easily top the second weekend of “Downton Abbey.” The big-screen extension of the popular British series added $14.5 million to […]
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