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'Superman' Smushes 'Smurfs' At Friday Box Office As 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' Smashes Records in Japan
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ earned less on its first Friday, $5.8 million, than ‘I Still Know What You Did Last Summer’ in November of 1998, while…
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Studios Want Fewer Commercials, But Theaters Need More Movies
Studios are justifiably upset about the increasing length of Regal and AMC's pre-show reel of trailers and ads. Conversely, theaters would probably like…
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News Bites For Thursday Night
Initial thoughts on AMC’s “Cheap Ticket Wednesday,” a babality-free’ Mortal Kombat II’ trailer, a ‘Dredd'-ful update and an (intentionally?) ironic…
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Ep. 76 - Reign of the 'Superman'
Listen now | Umberto Gonzalez joins to discuss what’s different about this second attempt at a DC Comics Cinematic Universe and why it might actually…
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Box Office: 'Superman' Jumps 33% For $17M Tuesday and $155M Five-Day Cume
Even by "Cheap Ticket Tuesday" standards, a live-action $100 million-plus opener rising 1/3 from Monday to Tuesday is almost unheard of.
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Reviews: I Know What You Smurf-ed Last Eddington
This weekend’s three wide-release newbies (‘Smurfs,’ ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer,’ and ‘Eddington’) certainly qualify as “variety at the…
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Box Office: 'Superman' Continues Warner Bros. Winning Streak
The DC Studios flick is WBD’s fifth movie in a row to open above $45 million, a record such run, and indicative of the overall health of a studio not…
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'Superman' Box Office: 7 Hot Takes From a $125 Million Debut
Yes, ‘Man of Steel’ opened bigger. No, one Superman success does not guarantee a future for DC Studios. Plus, five more good, bad or ugly takeaways from…
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Box Office: 5 Hot Takes From a (Mostly) Super $200 Million Weekend
Small(er) drops for holdovers like ‘Jurassic World 4’ and ‘F1’ at the domestic box office imply that not everyone was merely sitting back and waiting…
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'Superman' Tops Weekend Box Office With Inconclusive $217M Global Debut
James Gunn’s DC Studios kick-off flick opens with what could be a solid start *if* it produces legs closer to ‘The Batman’ or ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming…
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Box Office: 'Superman' Nabs $57M Friday
In an irony that Thanos would appreciate, the Last Son of Krypton’s latest cinematic relaunch is thus far earning domestic grosses nearly identical to…
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'Ballerina' Is Playing Like a 'John Wick' Movie... At Least on PVOD
The Ana de Armas-led spin-off is seemingly continuing the pattern of Lionsgate’s Keanu Reeves-led action flicks above their weight in the…
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