Tag: Uncharted
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Universal Owns the VOD Charts This Week, Led by ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’
Universal is usually strong on VOD charts, but this week it dominates by holding 13 out of 30 possible slots with the just-released “
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‘Nope’ Opens to #1 but Falls Short of Opening Box-Office Expectations
San Diego Comic-Con this weekend reminded exhibitors of good times ahead with “Black Adam” (Warner Bros.) in October and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Disney) in November. It’s an apt moment for the distraction. With “Nope” opening to 44 million, this weekend’s box office total of 124 million might be the best we see until “Black…
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It’s a Tie! ‘Elvis’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ in Fifth Weekend Do 30.5 Million
Lots of positive news for theaters this weekend to report, although like last weekend’s even better results, they come with caveats.The standout result is that Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” (Warner Bros.) did over 30 million, at the high end of recent projections. Though not as big as “Bohemian Rhapsody” (51 million), with the new film’s appeal…
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Director Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Spiderhead’ #1 at Netflix
Is it a sign of consumers becoming more price-conscious? This week’s VOD charts suggest perhaps, and also that Sony is still figuring out how to thread the needle without its own streaming channel.“Morbius,” just reduced to 5.99, “Uncharted” at the same price though not new, and the quickly lowered “Father Stu” all got the placement,…
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‘Gran Turismo’: Sony Developing A New Movie With Neill Blomkamp To Direct
It took a long time to get onscreen thanks to Covid-19, but Sony‘s “Uncharted” raked in more than 400 million at the global box office after its February release. Not bad for a poorly reviewed, kind of insipid videogame adaptation. But that film’s success has Sony looking ahead to more games to adapt for the…
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Gran Turismo Movie In The Works At Sony, Neill Blomkamp Might Direct
PlayStation Productions and Sony Pictures are collaborating once again to bring a video game adaptation to the big screen, this time with the popular racing simulator, “Gran Turismo.” The two companies took in hundreds of millions with their collaboration for “Uncharted,” and with “Gran Turismo” serving as the most popular game on the PlayStation console,…
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Three Movies Claim #1 VOD Slots and None Are Superhero Movies: Is This What Hope Feels Like?
Three new recent theatrical releases, two of which have grossed over 50 million, all of which were in this weekend’s theatrical Top Ten, share the #1 VOD chart spots among the listings we follow. This rare split is accompanied by another never before seen occurrence that may never happen again.“The Lost City” (Paramount), “The Northman”…
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AMC Is Developing An Alan Wake TV Series, So Stock Up On Batteries
The video game adaptation box has been opened, and it will not be closed! Now that movies based on video games are hot again (think “Uncharted” versus anything Uwe Boll has made), it feels like every network and production company is chomping at the bit to release its own.AMC has no interest in missing out…
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With ‘Uncharted’ and ‘Spider-Man’ on Top of VOD Charts, Sony Looks Good Without a Streamer
Sony ruled for another week as “Uncharted” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (both 19.99) each had #1 showings: The video game adaptation is #1 at iTunes and Vudu, while the massive Marvel hit took top spot at Google Play.This reinforces the strategic wisdom of two Sony decisions: the extended theatrical window for both films (far…
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‘Morbius’ tops global box office with 84m debut; ‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2’ scurries to 25.5m
‘Morbius’ looks to be on a profitable path for stakeholders Sony and Marvel.Worldwide box office April 1-3 RankFilm (Distributor)3-day (world)Cume (world)3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l)Territories 1. Morbius (Sony) 84m 84m 44.9m 44.9m 63 2. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Paramount) 25.5m 25.5m 25.5m 25.5m 31 3. The Batman (Warner Bros) 24.2m 710.5m 13.4m 361.5m 77 4. Rrr (various)…