Tag: Booksmart
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‘Aladdin’ Tops the Holiday Weekend Box Office, ‘Brightburn’ and ‘Booksmart’ Are Mostly on Target
The Memorial Day weekend box office gave audiences an extra day to catch new releases this weekend, and it seems like everyone was clamoring to see how Disney fared with their latest live-action remake of an animated classic. Aladdin topped the weekend box office with a three-day opening weekend of $85 million. But when all…
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Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ Soars Over Memorial Day Weekend at the Box Office
Disney’s Aladdin topped the weekend with an impressive debut, delivering over $85 million for the three-day and is expected to top $100 million for the four-day, Memorial Day holiday weekend. Meanwhile, fellow newcomers Brightburn and Booksmart finished more in line with studio expectations than Mojo’s aggressive pre-weekend forecast and Avengers: Endgame will become only the…
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Booksmart director Olivia Wilde: ‘Being young is the most painful, most hilarious experience’
The American star on re-energising the high-school movie with her directorial debut and what it’s like seeing your mum run for CongressOlivia Wilde’s directing debut, Booksmart, follows one chaotic day in the lives of Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever), two very smart girls who intensely love each other as best friends. It is…
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‘Booksmart’ Cast and Crew on What Movies Inspired Their New High School Comedy [Interview]
Booksmart is the film about female friendship for a new generation. What sets this film apart from Bridesmaids is that rather than focus on women in their 30s, the film chooses to focus on a pair of women on the eve of graduating high school. I spoke with a number of cast and crew on…
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Box Office: ‘Aladdin’ Flies to $7 Million on Thursday Night
Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” flew to $7 million during Thursday night previews in North America.That’s well above the $5.7 million “Pokemon Detective Pikachu” earned two weeks ago on its way to a $54 million three-day opening.“Aladdin” has been pegged to gross between $75 million to $85 million at about 4,400 sites over the four-day Memorial Day…
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‘Booksmart’: Watch the First 6 Minutes of Olivia Wilde’s Acclaimed Comedy
Good morning, reader. Take a deep breath. Good — you’re ready to dominate this day and watch the first six minutes of “Booksmart,” Olivia Wilde’s acclaimed directorial debut. The film doesn’t open theatrically until next week, but Annapurna has made the first six minutes available to watch online as a kind of end-of-the-school-year treat. Avail…
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The Pair From Set It Up Are Starring in a Brand-New Romantic Comedy on Netflix!
Good news, Set It Up fans (aka everyone who’s seen Set It Up). Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell are teaming up for a new movie along with the filmmakers behind the popular Netflix romantic comedy, which premiered last June. It’s not a sequel to the rom-com – which also stars Lucy Liu and Taye Diggs…
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Film News Roundup: Billie Lourd Joins Olivia Wilde’s High School Drama ‘Booksmart’
In today’s film news roundup, Billie Lourd joins high school drama “Booksmart,” Steve James gets an AFI honor, and the Yosemite climbing documentary “The Dawn Wall” gets distribution.CastingBillie Lourd has been cast opposite Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein in the high school drama “Booksmart,” directed by Olivia Wilde in her feature directorial debut.The story follows…
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Olivia Wilde Sets Directorial Debut ‘Booksmart’ With Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein to Star (Exclusive)
Olivia Wilde is setting her directorial debut “Booksmart” with Annapurna Pictures and cast Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein to star.The pic is being produced by Annapurna and Gloria Sanchez, the female-focused production banner wing of Gary Sanchez Productions. Chelsea Barnard, David Distenfeld, and Megan Ellison are producing for Annapurna and Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, and…