Tag: The Invisible Man
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Korean Box Office: ‘Invisible Man’ Tops Virus-Hit Weekend, ‘1917’ Remains in Second
The Korean box office hit rock bottom this weekend due to coronavirus that is fast spreading in the country. According to Kobis, the box-office tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the country’s box office managed some 230,803 ticket sales between Saturday and Sunday. That is lower than the previous weekend’s 285,663 admissions and…
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Disney and Pixar’s ‘Onward’ Delivers $40 Million Debut; ‘The Way Back’ Scores $8.5M
Disney and Pixar’s Onward topped the weekend box office, but fell just a bit shy of expectations, a performance some may relate to the current Covid-19 concerns, though most everything else performed as expected if not better. Universal’s The Invisible Man held on quite well, delivering a second place performance, while WB’s release of The…
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‘Onward’ rules international box office as coronavirus takes toll
Universal’s The Invisible Man on cusp of $100m worldwide.Disney/Pixar’s Onward ruled international weekend box office on an estimated $28m debut as the ongoing spread of coronavirus took its toll amid theatre closures and restrictions across parts of the world.With China out of the game while most of its 70,000 sites are shut down, significant box…
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As ‘The Invisible Man’ Thrives, Universal Lines Up Another Monster Movie
Universal’s busted Dark Universe franchise, once thought dead-on-arrival thanks to the 2017 box-office tragedy “The Mummy,” looks to be reinvented, thanks to strong filmmakers with original ideas. Writer/director Leigh Wannell’s H.G. Wells adaptation “The Invisible Man,” starring Elisabeth Moss as a terrified woman being gaslit by her ex after he fakes his own death, has…
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‘The Invisible Man’ Producer Jason Blum Would Love to Make ‘Frankenstein’
Now that The Invisible Man is a huge hit for Blumhouse, more Universal monster reboots are all but guaranteed. Universal already has the Dracula spin-off Renfield in the works, as well as Elizabeth Banks’s Invisible Woman. What else could we see in the future? According to Blumhouse head Jason Blum, the answer is Frankenstein. Blum…
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With ‘Invisible Man’ & ‘The Lodge,’ Hollywood Fully Embraces The Terror Of Gaslighting Horror
As humans, we cannot help but look for patterns, but sometimes the universe makes it easier than others. For example, we may have noticed two high-profile horror releases from February. We might have also noticed that the films were anchored by their lead actresses and received solid reviews from horror and non-horror journalists alike. But…
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‘The Invisible Man’ Ending: Elisabeth Moss, Leigh Whannell Break Down Two Biggest Shocks
[Editor’s Note: This post contains major spoilers for “The Invisible Man.” Do not read further if you do not wish to be spoiled.]Leigh Whannell’s “The Invisible Man” opened nationwide February 28 and is already one of the year’s biggest critical and commercial hits (the film boasts a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes from 226 reviews and…
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How ‘Invisible Man’ Composer Benjamin Wallfisch Wrote a Musical Love Letter to ‘Psycho’
When Benjamin Wallfisch learned that he was going to compose the score for the 2020 reboot of “The Invisible Man,” he deliberately stayed away from rewatching the 1933 original. The goal, he says, was “to keep the sound as fresh as possible.”Director Leigh Whannell showed Wallfisch the film with no temp music as all, with…
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Weekend Box Office: ‘The Invisible Man’ is a Very Visible Hit
The Invisible Man is a huge hit, and I have no follow-up snark or joke to go with this news. I’m just legitimately happy. Leigh Whannell is a great filmmaker, and I’m thrilled to see audiences connecting with his latest, which is scary, intense, and exceptionally well-made. It’s certainly a stark contrast between the last…
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‘Invisible Man’: How Universal Saved Its Monster Movies By Cutting Costs
When Universal released “The Mummy” starring Tom Cruise in 2017, the results were horrific.The big-budget reboot cost $350 million to make and promote, so the studio lost a sizable chunk of change when the film ended its box office run with $409 million globally. “The Mummy” was intended to kick off an interconnected cinematic universe…