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Great news ahead of its Nov. 22 opening: Universal‘s feature take of stage musical Wicked has posted first day advance ticket sales on Fandango which rank as the retailer’s second best year-to-date behind Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine. As you know that Disney theatrical release posted a first day of $96.1M and 3-day of $211.4M.

Who the hell saw this coming? In what’s expected to be a David-vs.-Goliath situation at the weekend box office between indies and a major Hollywood studio, Cineverse’s unrated gory slasher horror movie Terrifier 3 is looking to gross $11 million+ this weekend if not more, completely pushing Warner Bros’ bomb Joker: Folie à Deux out

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to French survival thriller, Survive, starring Emilie Dequenne (Close), Andreas Pietschmann (Dark), Lisa Delamar, Lucas Ebel, and Arben Bajraktaraj. Pic is getting a release in theaters and on VOD in January. The pic, directed by Frédéric Jardin and written by Matt Alexander, follows Julia and her

The opening for Warner Bros‘ Joker: Folie a Deux was even lower at $37.8M this weekend versus the $40M that the studio reported yesterday morning. Sunday came in at $6.2M, -45% off Saturday’s $11.3M. The movie cost $190M+ before P&A. Overseas was better as we told you yesterday with a $81.1M take, however, just like

Sunset Blvd., Jamie Lloyd’s revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical starring Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis, topped the $1 million mark in weekly grosses last week, filling the St. James Theatre for all six previews and joining the ranks of McNeal and Romeo + Juliet as Broadway‘s most recent powerhouse newcomers. Though it fell

In the wake of Sony’s success with Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us, which racked up $344.5M worldwide, Universal is getting in on the action with the New York Times bestselling author, having landed rights to her novel Reminders of Him. Though no director or stars are attached as of yet, the studio has aggressively

EXCLUSIVE: Angel Studios will release Brave The Dark in theaters on January 24, 2025 on a minimum of 1,000 screens. Based on a true story, the film by Damian Harris portrays the transformation of a 1980s small-town drama teacher Stan Deen — played by BAFTA winner and Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Jared Harris — drawn into

Refresh for latest…: Warner Bros/DC’s and Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux clearly did not cause the hoped for frenzy at turnstiles in its opening this session.  While the Joaquin Phoenix/Lady Gaga-starrer came in with $81.1M in 76 markets at the international box office, which was within projections for this first wave, domestic cratered. In

Sam and Colby: The Legends Of The Paranormal from popular ghost-hunting YouTubers Sam Golbach and Colby Brock scared up a no. 6 spot at the domestic box office. Also this weekend, Mubi continued a series of firsts for the indie distributor with The Substance. And Columbia Pictures’ Saturday Night saw $280k at just 21 locations.

A New York State Supreme Court judge has ruled that Charles Cohen owes creditor Fortress Credit Corp. $187.25 million if a scheduled auction of assets including Landmark Theatres doesn’t cover the $500+ million the New York real estate magnate owes. The repayment of that 2022 loan has been in dispute for a year. The parties

Paramount is making some big shifts on its 2025 release calendar, the biggest title dated being Edgar Wright’s reboot of The Running Man starring Glen Powell. The pic is going the Friday before Thanksgiving next year, on November 21. Running Man will race against Wicked: Part Two on that date as well as Angel Studios’

A popular anime empire and a beloved manga both hit screens in North America this weekend, with The Outrun starring Saoirse Ronan, five actors playing surrealist artist Salvador Dali, and a trio of thought provoking docs new on the specialty circuit this weekend. Also noting Columbia Pictures’ Saturday Night from Jason Reitman, which rocked its opening

FRIDAY PM: As of this minute, Todd Phillips’ audacious Joker: Folie à Deux is looking at an OK Friday of $20M, including last night’s $7M, and hoping to stay above $50M but could sink to $45M at 4,102 theaters. Numbers-wise, even though it was a PG-13 movie, this looks far too similar to The Marvels,

Neve Campbell and director Kevin Williamson just made it official: Scream 7 is opening on February 27, 2026. Currently, that’s the only wide release on that date. Earlier in that month, on February 13, Disney has the weekend on hold for an untitled Marvel Studios movie. The Scream 7 date is a global one for

Todd Phillips’ musically infused sequel Joker: Folie à Deux opens this week and is currently not expected to emulate the business of 2019’s Warner Bros movie Joker, which ultimately wound up as the second highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time at $1.07 billion, scoring 11 Oscar nominations and winning two including for Joaquin Phoenix as

Romeo + Juliet, Sam Gold’s new Broadway adaptation of the Shakespeare classic starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, sold out its first three preview performances last week, filling Circle in the Square beyond its seating capacity and scoring the week’s top average ticket price at $178.94. The modern-dress adaptation, one of a half-dozen new productions

EXCLUSIVE: After a successful world premiere at Telluride and opening night at the New York Film Festival, and with Rotten Tomatoes critical reviews at 80% fresh, Amazon MGM Studios is taking Orion/Plan B’s Nickel Boys to screens later in December. Originally the RaMell Ross-directed and co-written feature based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was

ABC and CBS aren’t running spots for Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump early-days biopic The Apprentice during the campaign debates, Deadline has confirmed. Briarcliff Entertainment boss Tom Ortenberg tells Deadline, “The timidity and cowardice of those in the corridors of power in Hollywood never ceases to amaze. Despite all the obstacles thrown in our way, we

A restored 4k version of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre hits theaters today from MPI Media Group/Dark Sky Films on the 50th anniversary of the iconic indie scarefest by the late Tobe Hooper. It’s booked in 900 theaters with Regal, Cinemark, Cineplex, Marcus, Harkins and all Alamo Drafthouse locations. Other venues include the Music Box

The highest grossing animated movie of all time, Disney’s Inside Out 2, drew 30.5 million views worldwide on Disney in its first five days, not only becoming the No. 1 film premiere YTD, but even more. The sequel dropped on Disney+ on Sept. 25, repping a 104 theatrical window for the movie between cinemas and