Tag: Tomb Raider
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China box office: ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ debuts top
Sci-fi action sequel takes $68.3m from first three days, knocking ‘Tomb Raider’ to 2nd.Hollywood dominated the Chinese box office in the week of Mar 19-25, as Pacific Rim: Uprising became the third Us film in a row to top the charts, following Black Panther and Tomb Raider.Legendary East’s action sci-fi sequel stormed the charts with…
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‘Black Panther’ becomes biggest superhero release of all time in North America
Pacific Rim Uprising takes the crown, as Tomb Raider falls away.Legendary Entertainment’s Pacific Rim Uprising starring John Boyega ended Black Panther’s magnificent five-week run at the top of the charts, although Marvel and Disney chiefs have plenty to celebrate as their tentpole sailed past $600m and overtook The Avengers to become the highest-grossing superhero release…
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‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ rules world on $150.3m
Black Panther crosses $600m internationally.Pacific RimUprising starring John Boyega dominated global box office on an estimated $150.3m, fired up by a $64.8m three-day launch in China, while Tomb Raider dropped away somewhat on $44.5m globally, and Black Panther crossed $600m internationally.Legendary EastA lot was riding on the Chinese performance for Pacific Rim Uprising given Wanda’s…
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Faith films challenge Hollywood at box office
The true story behind the hit song for the band MercyMe took $25m in seven days amid a recent rise of religious moviesAs Hollywood struggles with sexual harassment scandals and box-office woes, it could do worse than turn to God. For while religious movies have traditionally been considered a niche phenomenon, that assessment may need…
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‘Black Panther’ pushes Disney past $1bn at 2018 international box office
Legendary’s Pacific Rim Uprising expected to dominate through Universal.Black Panther became the 14th highest global release in history as it crossed $1.2bn on Wednesday (March 21) and propelled Disney past $1bn in international receipts for the year-to-date.The Marvel Studios release has been the box office sensation of 2018 so far – although its days atop…
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Peter Rabbit kicks Black Panther off the top of the UK box office
Family-friendly bunnies hop to the top in their first week with double the takings of Alicia Vikander’s Lara Croft reboot Tomb RaiderWhile Black Panther extends its run at the top of the Us box office into a rare fifth week, in the UK the Marvel superhero hit succumbs to a well-aimed kick from the family-friendly…
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MGM CEO Gary Barber in shock departure
Executive exits after seven years at helm as Tomb Raider stumbles in North America.MGM chairman and CEO Gary Barber has departed the company after seven-and-a-half years in a shock move announced on Monday night (March 19). No reason for Barber’s departure was given at time of writing.MGM’s lacklustre recent track record at the box office,…
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Gary Barber out as MGM CEO
Executive departs after eight years at helm as Tomb Raider stumbles in North America.MGM chairman and CEO Gary Barber has departed the company after eight years in a shock move announced on Monday night (March 19). No reason for Barber’s departure was given and company representatives had not returned calls to elaborate at time of…
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‘I Can Only Imagine’ is the Surprise Box Office Hit No One Saw Coming
I Can Only Imagine, a faith-based film from Roadside Attractions, is a surprise box office hit. The film ended up in third place over the weekend, just below reigning box office king Black Panther and new release Tomb Raider, and above Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time. How did this happen? I can only imagine. Folks,…
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7 Video Games that Should Be Adapted into Movies — IndieWire Critics Survey
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post).With “Tomb Raider” opening this weekend, and “Ready Player One” right around the corner, we…