-- Wicked and Gladiator II, two of the year’s most-anticipated films, brought in a combined $168 million in weekend sales at US and Canadian theaters, kicking off what’s likely to be a strong holiday season for cinemas. Universal Pictures’ film version of the hit Broadway musical, Wicked finished in first place with $112.5 million in ticket sales, researcher Comscore Inc. …
Sukumar’s Pushpa 2: The Rule, starring Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil, sold over 40k tickets in the US days before its release on December 4. ‘We know where to fit in’ A fan made a flow chart comparing the number of shows allotted to Pushpa 2 in Cinemark screens versus Kalki 2898 AD and Devara: Part 1, claiming …
NEW YORK — Three weeks after the U.S. presidential election in November, Ridley Scott will present his latest big-screen opus. Disney chief Robert A. Iger last year signaled the need “to entertain first,” adding “it’s not about messages.” This past summer, Disney led Hollywood out of a box-office slump with a pair of billion-earners in “Inside Out 2” and “Deadpool …
CNN — This year, two disparate, big-budget films will share a release date: One, an R-rated historical epic stacked with a starry cast of Oscar hopefuls. Both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” were major films with astronomical hype from respected auteurs, but even the studios couldn’t have predicted that audiences would make both films appointment viewing over the same weekend, he said. …
The rare twin strikes by Hollywood actors and film and television writers have halted the production of many tentpole projects. The production of Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s much-awaited film Deadpool 3, Tom Cruise’s eighth Mission: Impossible movie, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel, Disney’s Lilo & Stitch remake, Brad Pitt’s Formula One movie, and Tom Hardy’s Venom 3 are a few …