Tag: The Fate of the Furious
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Can ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ and ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ Coexist at Box Office?
Looking ahead as the calendar turns to August, this coming weekend will be the last big one of the summer box office season. “The Lion King,” now a freshly-minted $1 billion hit, will continue to be a presence, “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” enters a crucial second weekend and Universal sends in its summer tentpole,…
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‘Fast & Furious 9’ Production Halted After Stuntman Injury On UK Set
An injury to a stuntman on the set of Universal’s Fast & Furious 9 at Leavesden studios in the UK halted production Monday. A studio spokesperson confirmed the news.“We had an injury on the set of Fast 9 today in Leavesden with one of our stuntmen,” the studio said. “We have halted production for the…
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Box Office: ‘Men in Black: International’ and ‘Shaft’ Belly Flop
Disney/Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” can’t come soon enough to buoy the floundering summer box office. This weekend’s openings are pathetic. Franchise reboot “Men in Black: International” (Sony) and the second remake of “Shaft” (Warner Bros.) together grossed under $37 million. Two summers ago, when “War for the Planet of the Apes” opened to “only” $56…
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ Crosses $500M in China
Avengers: Endgame is Hollywood’s first half-billion-dollar movie in China.The Marvel/Disney juggernaut crossed the $500 million mark late in the afternoon in Beijing on Thursday after already racing past Universal’s The Fate of the Furious ($392.8 million) to become the biggest imported film in China ever.Three patriotic local blockbusters sit at the very top of China’s…
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‘Saints Row’ Getting Film Adaptation, F. Gary Gray Set to Direct
“The Fate of the Furious” director F. Gary Gray was tapped to direct a film version of the “Saints Row” series of video games, currently in the early planning stages, IGN reported Wednesday.Greg Russo will write the screenplay for the adaptation. Russo is also scripting movie reboots of “Mortal Kombat” and “Resident Evil.”We don’t have…
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Record-breaking ‘Avengers: Endgame’ storms to $725m worldwide
UK delivers second highest Friday of all time behind Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2.Avengers: Endgame remains on course for an unprecedented $1bn five-day global debut after racing to $644m worldwide through Friday that set new North American, international and global industry opening records, climbing to $726.4m including a record-breaking Saturday in China.Internationally,…
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Dwayne Johnson Wraps ‘Most Challenging Film’ Ever
It’s a wrap on Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.Dwayne Johnson shared the news Friday on Instagram, saying production just ended on the “most challenging film” he’s ever done.“Hobbs & Shaw is officially wrapped,” Johnson wrote. “Easily the most challenging film I’ve ever produced and starred in, however based on the fans’ insanely hyped…
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Idris Elba to Play Villain in ‘Fast and Furious’ Spinoff Starring Dwayne Johnson
Idris Elba is in final negotiations to play the main villain in “Hobbs and Shaw,” the “Fast and Furious” spinoff starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham.“Deadpool 2” director David Leitch is on board to helm, with Johnson and Statham reprising their roles as special agent Luke Hobbs and criminal mastermind Deckard Shaw, respectively. “Fast and…
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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Rises To $370M Overseas; ‘Incredibles 2’ Powers $52M Early Bow – International Box Office
Update, Writethru: Coming off of its $151M opening last weekend, Universal/Amblin’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom added a further $173.6M this session in 51 markets. Those include China where the dino-dollars are $111.9M (Rmb 715M) for the 3-day, repping Universal’s 2nd biggest bow ever in the market, behind The Fate Of The Furious. The international box…
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China Box Office: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Opening Dominates Weekend
A blockbuster opening by “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” lifted the Chinese box office from one of its lowest weekends of the year to one of its strongest.The monster movie grossed an estimated $112 million in the Middle Kingdom between Friday and Sunday. It played 175,000 screenings per day according to local data provider Ent Group,…