Tag: The Fate of the Furious
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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Tops Previous Film in Chinese Opening
A week before it arrives in the U.S., “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” had its opening in China this weekend, earning a $111 million launch. That tops the $97.5 million made by the first “Jurassic World” in 2015, and that total included $30 million from two whole days of previews.In the Chinese box office record books,…
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Has the Biggest Opening Weekend of All Time Worldwide, Has Already Outgrossed 6 McU Movies
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes just became a whole lot mightier — at the box office. Avengers: Infinity War has officially broken the all-time opening weekend record, edging out the previous worldwide title holder, The Fate of the Furious, for the highest-grossing box office opening in cinema history. And it hasn’t even come out in China yet.…
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Crushes Everything in Its Path, but It’s Still Not Quite the Biggest Opening Ever
“Avengers: Infinity War” opened at an estimated $250 million, at least 10 percent ahead of its biggest advance guesses. Even $200 million (just below “Black Panther”) would have been incredible; at this level, it’s historic. Unadjusted, it will beat out “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the reboot that opened to $248 million in December 2015.Worldwide…
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’s $630M Global Bow Sets All-Time Record – International Box Office
Refresh for latest…: Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War has pulled off a jaw-dropping feat, scoring the biggest global opening ever with an estimated $630M. That races it ahead of The Fate Of The Furious which previously held the record after gunning to $543M in its Easter launch last year. The superpowered bow for the Anthony Russo-…
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Crushes $179M In 3 Days Overseas; Record Global Bow In Sight
Saturday Update: With a Friday that was worth about $83.5M, Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War has grossed $178.5M in three days at the international box office. As we noted yesterday, the epic from Anthony and Joe Russo is on the path to a superpowered opening above $300M overseas. Combined with the domestic expectation of $245M+, the…
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If Dwayne Johnson Is Hollywood’s Biggest Star, Why Did ‘Rampage’ Open Soft?
“Rampage” opened #1 last weekend at just under $36 million, with Dwayne Johnson its only name draw. Is that enough to make The Rock the biggest movie star in Hollywood — or, is his greatest asset the near-complete dearth of actors who can open movies?Johnson’s marquee value is well documented. Since 2011, he appeared in…
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F. Gary Gray to Direct Hasbro’s ‘M.A.S.K.’ Movie
It’s game on for F. Gary Gray and Hasbro’s M.A.S.K. property.The Fate of the Furious filmmaker will direct the project for Paramount, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.No writer is yet attached to the project, based on the 1980s property created by the now-defunct toy company Kenner. The premise, which revolves around the task force M.A.S.K.…
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Paramount’s ‘M.A.S.K.’ Movie Will Be Directed By ‘Fate of the Furious’ Filmmaker F. Gary Gray
The Hasbro Cinematic Universe has new life. A new report says F. Gary Gray, the filmmaker behind last year’s billion dollar grosser The Fate of the Furious, has signed on to direct a M.A.S.K. movie based on the action figure toyline from the 1980s. But isn’t Gray also directing the new Men in Black film?…
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Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Rampage’ Beats Out Horror Competition at Weekend Box Office
The box office continues to decline. And Dwayne Johnson is a major star. He took thriller “Rampage” (Warner Bros.) to a narrow win over John Krasinski’s sleeper hit “A Quiet Place” (Paramount) as both films grossed over $30 million. That’s the second time two films have reached that level for a weekend in 2018 —…
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77 percent of readers agree with Helen Mirren — give out stunt Oscars!
As usual, Helen Mirren is right. The Oscar winner recently voiced her dismay at the lack of stunt recognition at the Oscars, and 77 percent of our readers agreed there should be little golden statues for stunt work.“How is stunt work any different than the sound or art direction of a movie?” user vbresd wrote.…