Tag: Black Widow
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Weekend Box Office: Shang-Chi Takes Number One, Will Soon Pass Black Widow
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” easily bested the competition at the box office in a quiet weekend for new releases at the box office. Clint Eastwood’s “Cry Macho” and Gerard Butler’s “Copshop” didn’t stand a chance. Marvel’s latest will soon pass “Black Widow” at the box office domestically. More than that, the…
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‘Shang-Chi’ Stays On Record Pace With Nearly $35.8 Million In Second Weekend; ‘Malignant’ Is D.O.A.
You can now add sustained box-office might to Shang-Chi’s already-impressive array of superpowers. A week after the Marvel blockbuster’s record-breaking Labor Day roll-out, the film not only held on to the top spot with relative ease, thanks to its nearly $35.8 million sophomore weekend haul, it also roared past Black Widow to become the fastest…
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Led by ‘Shang-Chi,’ Disney Films Return to Box-Office Dominance
This weekend’s box-office results justified Disney’s decision to provide theater-exclusive engagements for the remaining 2021 theatrical release schedule. Led by a very impressive second weekend for Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” as well as strong holds for “Free Guy” and “Jungle Cruise,” the studio commanded nearly 80 percent of domestic ticket…
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Here’s Why Shang-Chi And Eternals Might Not Get Released In China
Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is off to a rocky start in China. “Black Widow” still hasn’t been released and the future of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Eternals” is in doubt.”Shang-Chi” star Simu Liu and “Eternals” director Chloé Zhao are both Chinese-born, but they’ve each run into trouble…
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Disney Releasing ‘Eternals,’ ‘Encanto’ Exclusively in Theaters
Disney announced on Friday that upcoming 2021 films “Eternals,” “The Last Duel,” “West Side Story,” “Ron’s Gone Wrong” and “The King’s Man” will get exclusive, 45-day theatrical windows before moving to digital platforms.Meanwhile, the animated musical “Encanto” will play in theaters for 30 days starting on Nov. 24, before hitting Disney Plus.The decision is a…
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US Box Office Preview: ‘Malignant’ No Match For ‘Shang-Chi”
After its record-shattering Labor Day weekend debut, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is set to rule the box office in its second weekend. The latest Marvel superhero movie has exceeded expectations, and there was a collective sigh of relief for the industry after over a month of disappointing box office returns. With…
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North American 2021 summer box office up 893% on 2020, down 59.7% on 2019
Disney/Marvel Studios’ Black Widow tops summer charts.This year’s summer box office season in North America generated $1.752bn according to Comscore for an 892.7% increase over summer 2020, while a 59.7% drop against summer 2019 shows there is still a long way to go before box office can approach pre-pandemic levels.Thirty-seven films were released in more…
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‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Moves Up Release Date
Sony Pictures has once again moved the release date of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” announcing on Monday that it will be pushed up two weeks from Oct. 15 to Oct. 1. It was initially slated to premiere Sept. 24.The move keeps the Marvel tentpole film in what is expected to be a busy October…
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‘Shang-Chi’ Tops Muted Korea Box Office Weekend
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” Marvel’s first movie with an Asian superhero, topped the South Korean box office over its first weekend. But it failed to lift Korean cinema-going to new heights.The film grossed $4.75 million over the opening weekend, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service provided by the Korean…
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Votd: How Black Widow Should Have Ended
“Black Widow” had the unfortunate task of being the first Marvel Studios movie to be released in theaters while the pandemic was still raging on. Though the film started off with a solid box office debut, the simultaneous release of the movie on Disney+ Premier Access certainly took away from what should have been a…