Tag: Frozen II

  • How to Watch Strange World

    How to Watch Strange World

    Though the animation titan that is the Walt Disney Company has mostly been sticking to its roots with infectiously fun musicals such as Encanto (2021) and Frozen II (2019), the studio has also been exploring animated expeditions into more adventurous stories. Recently, there have been a wide variety of these non-musical adventures, including hit films…

  • ‘Spider-Man’ Call Home — Theaters Need You Stat

    ‘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…

  • ‘Encanto’ Retains Top Spot at Quiet Post-Thanksgiving Box Office

    ‘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…

  • ‘Encanto’ Leads a Box Office That’s Lacking Holiday Spirit

    ‘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…

  • Box Office: ‘Encanto’ Leads With Projected $43.2 Million Opening, ‘House of Gucci’ Connecting With $21.8 Million

    Box Office: ‘Encanto’ Leads With Projected $43.2 Million Opening, ‘House of Gucci’ Connecting With $21.8 Million

    While the Thanksgiving box office will wind up totaling far less than previous years’ holidays, there were still plenty of viewers to go around between the weekend’s offerings. Disney’s “Encanto” will top the domestic box office for the weekend, while MGM’s “House of Gucci” has become one of the first adult dramas to draw a…

  • Box Office: Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Debuts to $1.5 Million, ‘House of Gucci’ Nets $1.3 Million in Tuesday Previews

    Box Office: Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Debuts to $1.5 Million, ‘House of Gucci’ Nets $1.3 Million in Tuesday Previews

    Disney’s “Encanto” netted $1.5 million in Tuesday evening previews and MGM’s star-studded crime drama “House of Gucci” brought in $1.3 million ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.“Encanto” is expected to top the box office and generate $40 million over the five-day period, a more muted launch for a Disney holiday offering than previous Thanksgiving debuts from…

  • The Morning Watch: Animators React to ‘Frozen II’, How Fake Weather Is Made in Movies & More

    The Morning Watch: Animators React to ‘Frozen II’, How Fake Weather Is Made in Movies & More

    The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, see how animators react to scenes from Frozen…

  • ‘Croods: A New Age’ Opens Better Than Expected, but Theaters Are at Best Break Even

    ‘Croods: A New Age’ Opens Better Than Expected, but Theaters Are at Best Break Even

    “Croods: A New Age” grossed about $9.7 million for the three-day weekend, $14.2 million for the five days. That puts it at about the same level as the first weekend of “Tenet” even as Covid-19, Regal Cinemas, and seasonal drive-in closings meant it played in 21 percent fewer theaters.It’s tough to make precise comparisons, but…

  • ‘Freaky’ Repeats as Winner of Quiet U.S. Box Office With $1.2 Million

    ‘Freaky’ Repeats as Winner of Quiet U.S. Box Office With $1.2 Million

    Body-swap horror comedy “Freaky” repeated as the winner of a seriously subdued U.S. box office with $1.2 million at 2,057 locations in North America during the Friday-Sunday weekend.The Universal and Blumhouse Productions’ movie stars Vince Vaughn as a serial killer and Kathryn Newton as a low-profile high schooler who inadvertently switch bodies on Friday the…

  • Roland Emmerich’s ‘Moonfall’ Will Launch Josh Gad Into Space

    Roland Emmerich’s ‘Moonfall’ Will Launch Josh Gad Into Space

    Disaster film extraordinaire Roland Emmerich has once again set his sights on space with his upcoming action thriller Moonfall, about (you guessed it) the moon falling to Earth. As reported by THR, the first person cast in the ensemble picture is Frozen II’s Josh Gad, and to be perfectly honest, there’s no better candidate for…