Tag: The Nun
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‘The Nun’ Rises to Box Office Record for ‘Conjuring’ Franchise
Warner Bros. is looking at another strong weekend at the box office thanks to their new “Conjuring” universe entry “The Nun,” which is currently estimated to set a new franchise opening weekend record with $50 million from 3,876 screens.Interestingly, this estimate comes in spite of very weak critical and audience reception, with reviewers giving the…
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Box Office: ‘The Nun’ Summons Franchise-Best $5.4 Million on Thursday Night
“The Nun” has conjured up a franchise-best $5.4 million on Thursday night.Jennifer Garner’s “Peppermint,” meanwhile, made a moderate $800,000 at 2,340 locations.“The Nun,” the fifth installment in Warner Bros.’ “The Conjuring” horror franchise, is pegged to dominate the domestic box office with forecasts in the $36 million to $45 million range when it debuts at…
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‘The Nun’ Looks to Scare Up a ‘Conjuring’ Universe Opening Weekend Record
Through the end of July, Warner Bros. was approximately 30% behind where they were in 2017, a year in which the studio topped $2 billion domestically for only the second time in its history. Thanks to the August releases of The Meg and Crazy Rich Asians, that difference was cut down to -21% by the…
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‘The Nun’ Doesn’t Learn From The Sins Of The Previous ‘Conjuring’ Films [Review]
The lockstep nature of horror sequels is hard to escape. Once you’ve shown your hand, it’s difficult to keep bluffing. “The Conjuring” series is no exception, though it’s maybe a more heartbreaking one given the roundabout way that Warner Bros./New Line Cinema have gone about it by forgoing serialized sequels in favor of the Cinematic…
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‘Operation Finale’ Tops Studios’ TV Ad Spending
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the TV advertising attention analytics company iSpot.tv, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer claims the top spot in spending with “Operation Finale.”Ads placed for the drama had an estimated media value of $4.04 million through Sunday for 968 national ad airings on 29 networks. (Spend figures are based…
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‘The Nun’ Eyes Huge $32 Million-Plus Opening Weekend
After popcorn season comes to a close, Warner Bros. is hoping to scare moviegoers back into theaters with “The Nun.”Early tracking suggests the fifth installment in “The Conjuring” franchise is on pace to open to more than $32 million when it opens on Sept. 7, though some estimates predict it could make as much as…
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Is This YouTube Ad For ‘The Nun’ Smart Marketing, Irresponsible, or Both? [Updated]
Update: YouTube has officially pulled the ad for violating its “shocking content” policy. We’ve added their response below. I vividly remember being in my college dorm room and being tricked into watching a viral video of a car cruising through a lush, green countryside. Soft flute music plays in the background, and a few seconds…
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Daily Podcast: Horror Movies That Traumatized Us, “So Bad They’re Good” Movies, MoviePass, The Nun, and Mailbag Questions Galore
On the August 14, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including MoviePass’s latest screw-up and a YouTube ad for The Nun. We’ll also dive into the mailbag to…
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The Nun director reveals James Wan helped film part of the movie
James Wan has been a busy man these last few years, directing the uber-successful Conjuring movies, overseeing the shared universe that followed, directing Furious 7, and now putting the finishing touches on his most epic project yet – Aquaman. In between, you’d think he would find time to read a book, nap, or really anything…
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Third ‘Annabelle’ Horror Movie in the Works at New Line
New Line is expanding the massively profitable Conjuring universe with a third “Annabelle” movie that will open on July 3, 2019.Gary Dauberman, who has written the scripts for two demon doll movies, will make his directorial debut on the untitled Annabelle project. He’s also writing the script.James Wan’s Atomic Monster and the Peter Safran Company…