Tag: Encanto
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‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ Becomes First Disney Song to Top Billboard Hot 100 in 29 Years
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” the surprise hit off the “Encanto” soundtrack, has gone where even “Let It Go” couldn’t: It’s become the first song from a Disney movie to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart since “A Whole New World” from “Aladdin” did it in 1993.It joins the “Encanto” album itself…
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Watch: How Encanto Made The Elaborate Choreography For ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’
One of the musical highlight’s of “Encanto,” the 60th Disney animated feature, is the song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” which has topped the Billboard charts and become a viral hit. For this song, directors Byron Howard and Jared Bush took a page from how classic Disney movies were animated in the past, in that they actually…
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‘She immediately saw herself’: how Encanto strikes a major chord in a diverse world
The runaway success of the Colombia-set animation, with its infectious Lin-Manuel Miranda songs, is in no small part thanks to its Latinx characters, cast and key film-makers“My kids Love it!” “It’s Massive in our house!” The WhatsApp group for my daughter’s reception-year class – usually home to messages about lost school jumpers and tips for…
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Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story Set To Bomb With $10.5 Million Opening Weekend
2022 continues to be a rough year for lavish Manhattan-set musicals, as Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” has grossed just $10.5 million in its opening weekend — a disastrous result when measured against the movie’s $100 million production budget.The first warning sign was the Thursday preview ticket sales for “West Side Story,” which amounted to…
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‘Spider-Man’ Call Home — Theaters Need You Stat
Weak Thanksgiving holdovers? Absence of new titles? Uptick in Covid concerns? Confusion over home availability? Name your poison, and it still might not include the scariest possibility — that interest in moviegoing has taken a permanent hit from which it may never recover.At $12.7 million, “Encanto” (Disney) led a weekend when all films combined could…
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‘Encanto’ Retains Top Spot at Quiet Post-Thanksgiving Box Office
As is fitting for the days after Thanksgiving, moviegoers are largely turning out for leftovers this weekend. “Encanto,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and “House of Gucci” will retain the top three spots at the domestic box office, replicating the final standings of last weekend’s rankings.Disney’s “Encanto” is projected to gross $12.3 million from 3,980 locations in its…
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Oscars 2022: Best Original Score Predictions
The race for Best Original Score is marked by experimentation and invention, highlighted by the innovative frontrunner “Dune,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Spencer,” “Cyrano,” “King Richard,” “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” “Nightmare Alley,” and “Candyman.” Plus, two animated musicals — both graced by the songwriting chops of the very hot Lin-Manuel Miranda — experiment with…
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Why ‘Encanto’ and ‘House of Gucci’ Box Office Debuts Are Cause for Celebration… and Concern
For the first time in a long while, audiences were enticed to leave the couch for new movies that didn’t involve superheroes or speedy cars.Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Disney’s animated musical fable “Encanto” collected a leading $40.3 million between Wednesday and Sunday and MGM’s star-studded crime drama “House of Gucci” brought in $20 million…
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‘Encanto’ Leads a Box Office That’s Lacking Holiday Spirit
After a strong October, theaters hoped recovery would stabilize. Better yet, that improvement would continue over the holidays, starting with the five-day Thanksgiving period.As is typical, a Disney animated film — this time, “Encanto” — leads the field. It grossed $40.3 million over five days, which is a pale comparison against 2019. That’s when “Frozen…
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‘Encanto’ Enchants Thanksgiving Box Office With $40.3 Million Bow; ‘House of Gucci’, ‘Resident Evil’ Open In Top 5 As ‘Licorice Pizza’ Sets Indie Record
The nation’s multiplexes were as crowded as Thanksgiving tables as four new releases battled for a piece of the box-office pie over the five-day holiday weekend. As expected, Disney’s latest animated offering, Encanto, won the festive frame, debuting in the top spot with a $40.3 million bow. Meanwhile, United Artists’ star-studded House of Gucci entered…