Tag: Fifty Shades Freed
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‘Fifty Shades’ Author E.L. James Was Confounded by Series Success: ‘I Was Like a Rabbit In the Headlights’
The author of the Fifty Shades franchise Erika Mitchell, better known by her pen name E.L. James, has said that she remains confounded by the success of the books and films.The British author wrote the erotic romance trilogy “Fifty Shades of Grey,” “Fifty Shades Darker” and “Fifty Shades Freed,” which together sold some 165 million…
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Dakota Johnson Signs With Lighthouse Management (Exclusive)
“Suspiria” and “Bad Times at El Royale” star Dakota Johnson has signed with Lighthouse Management.The in-demand actress, who is still repped by Wme, had several management companies pitching to her before finally signing with Lighthouse.Johnson has had a busy month, with the Fox thriller “Bad Times at El Royale” opening earlier this month and the…
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Tyler Hoechlin Joins Alexandra Daddario in ‘Can You Keep A Secret?’
Exclusive: Tyler Hoechlin is boarding Can You Keep a Secret?, BCDF Pictures’ romantic comedy that stars and is executive produced by San Andreas star Alexandra Daddario.Can You Keep a Secret? is based on Sophie Kinsella’s four-million-copy New York Times bestseller and centers around Emma Corrigan (Daddario) who spills her secrets to a handsome stranger sitting…
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German box office down by almost 17% in first half of 2018
However domestic market share climbed by 4.1%.German cinemas posted overall a year-on-year fall of 16.9% in box-office takings and tickets sold in the first half of 2018, according to figures collated by ComScore for the period between 4 January and 4 July.A total of 46m tickets were sold generating box office of €406.9m ($476m), compared…
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‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ is the New #1, and ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Continues to Soar
Finally, we have a new top-grossing film as “Pacific Rim: Uprising” made $28 million and took the reins from “Black Panther.” It’s the first weekend since early February that Disney hasn’t been #1.“Pacific Rim: Uprising” did a little better than anticipated, but that’s damning with faint praise.Worldwide it made $150 million (led by China), which…
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Dakota Johnson, ‘Atlanta’s’ Zazie Beetz Join Armie Hammer Thriller (Exclusive)
Dakota Johnson and Zazie Beetz are in negotiations to join Armie Hammer in Annapurna’s untitled thriller.“Under the Shadow” helmer Babak Anvari is writing and directing the movie, with Lucan Toh of Two & Two Pictures, Christopher Kopp of Aza Films, and Annapurna Pictures all on board to produce.The film follows a New Orleans bartender (Hammer)…
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‘Black Panther’ to cross $900m worldwide on Monday
Red Sparrow flies into action on $26.5m; Fifty Shades Freed crosses $250m.Marvel Studio’s cultural phenomenon Black Panther has reached $897.7m worldwide and will become the fifth Marvel Cinematic Universe release to $900m when it does so on Monday (March 5).ChinaOperation Red Sea retained the international box office crown as an estimated $62.6m haul boosted the…
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‘Book Club’ Trailer: Jane Fonda and Diane Keaton Read ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ and Are Forever Changed
The “Fifty Shades of Grey” movie franchise may have ended with the release of this year’s “Fifty Shades Freed” — the climax, and don’t you forget it — but the cultural reach of E.L. James’ bestselling novels has not yet petered out in the cinematic realm. In Bill Holderman’s upcoming “Book Club,” the first book…
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‘Fifty Shades Freed’ Cuffs $300M+ At Ww Box Office; Franchise Tops $1.25B
Universal Pictures’ climactic third installment of the Fifty Shades franchise has thrust past the $300M worldwide mark. Through Friday, Fifty Shades Freed has liberated $306.7M global and $217.4M at the international box office. This comes after the James Foley-directed movie opened to $135.3M global in the frame beginning February 7. That bow helped the trilogy…
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Bill Maher Wants to Know Why the Most Popular Movie of the #MeToo Era Is ‘About a Woman on a Leash’ — Watch
Bill Maher wants to know why, in the era of #MeToo, the most popular movie in America is “Fifty Shades Freed” — a film he describes as being about “a woman on a leash.” During his New Rules segment last night, the controversial TV host turned his attention to the seeming disparity between the growing…