Disney for the third time in both the studio and the motion picture film industry, will click past the $3 billion mark at the domestic box office either today, most likely tomorrow with the opening of Frozen 2 this weekend. This doesn’t include any B.O. from Fox or Fox Searchlight which is around $463.9M (but if you
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Refresh for latest…: Disney’s Frozen 2 is off to a hot start overseas with $18.6M from 26 markets at the international box office through Thursday. All debuts were No. 1, while Anna and Elsa now own the biggest animated opening day of all time in Korea ($4.2M) and several other hubs including Indonesia, Turkey, the
Refresh for updates: Disney’s Frozen 2 fired up previews last night at 6PM raking in $8.5M. That’s an amazing start for an animated pic in November, up there with such previews for summer family pics like Aladdin ($7M), Finding Dory ($9M) and Toy Story 4 ($12M). Last night’s cash is also ahead or around the previews
For the Deadline record, the Laemmle family will not be selling their 81-year old Los Angeles arthouse chain and will remain in control. We first broke the news that they were looking at suitors back in August. Today, we also exclusively learned that the Music Hall in Beverly Hills is technically not closing. Laemmle will
Apple is officially pushing the release of George Nolfi’s The Banker to a TBD date. The pic was to go limited on Dec. 6, with a streaming platform release on Apple TV+ in January. From what we know now, the streaming release hasn’t been changed yet. The news follows after the cancellation of the pic as the
Sony’s sequel Jumanji: The Next Level is looking to file a $40M+ opening when the PG-13 family pic hits theaters on Dec. 13. Moviegoing typically doesn’t explode until after Christmas Day, which falls on a Wednesday this year; the Star Wars pics being the exception to that marketplace rule. Hence, the projections this morning might
The China release of Lulu Wang’s indie breakout The Farewell has been delayed. The Sundance hit was due in theaters on Friday, November 22, but was abruptly pulled from the schedule this week. There’s been no official word as to the reasons behind the change, although it is believed the family dramedy will get a
Man, do we need a hit. Right now, November domestic ticket sales are at a four-year low with around $447M per ComScore, down 27% from the same period a year ago before the 10-day Thanksgiving stretch rings in. Last November grossed $1.065 billion, which turned out to be the third best result for the month
Broadway box office took a step back last week, with most shows reporting receipt drops from the prior week (which included Veterans Day Weekend, perhaps boosting tourist money). In all, the 36 Broadway productions grossed $32,819,621 for the week ending Nov. 17, about 7% down from the previous week. Attendance, though, held steady at 289,802.
Paramount Pictures today announced Chris Aronson as President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution for the film studio. Aronson will report to Marc Weinstock, President of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution and Mary Daily, Co-President of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution. In his role, Aronson will oversee all aspects of domestic theatrical distribution, including theatrical sales, in-theatre marketing, operations,
Refresh for latest…: Fox/Chernin Entertainment’s Ford V Ferrari raced its way to a $21.4M start at the international box office this weekend. The Disney release went out in 41 material markets and came in slightly above pre-frame projections. This is a solid start that combines with domestic’s high-octane debut to make for a $52.4M global
The Trey Edward Shults family drama Waves surfed into New York at the Angelika and AMC Lincoln Square, as well as the Arclight Hollywood and Landmark Los Angeles. With its strong festival run, emotionally wrought performances (specifically from the mesmerizing Kelvin Harrison Jr.), and its 91% Rotten Tomatoes rating, the stunning A24 pic made a splash
The family drama Waves made its premiere at Telluride before going to the Toronto Film Festival, where it became the talk of the town. Critics were raving about it while the Twitterverse gave it the seal of approval before A24 picked it up to release on November 15 — a choice spot for awards season. Directed and
In the wake of Terminator: Dark Fate’s failure at the B.O., and Paramount’s recent decision to make Beverly Cops 4 for Netflix, we have the further breakdown of cinema IP in Sony’s Charlie’s Angels reboot which is tanking with a God-awful $8.2M opening, 3 Stars on Screen Engine-Comscore’s PostTrak and a B+ Cinemascore. The Elizabeth Banks-directed-written and
Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Bron Studios’ Joker is dancing across the $1B global box office mark today, becoming the first R-rated movie ever to the milestone. It is Warner Bros.’ 7th film to cross $1 billion behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($1.34B), Aquaman ($1.148B), Lord of the Rings: Return of the King ($1.12B), Dark Knight Rises ($1.08B), Hobbit: The Unexpected
Refresh for updates Disney has just unloaded a few release date changes to Fox pics and RSVPed a ton of dates for untitled stuff all the way into 23. The list is below. We’re still digesting this. Let’s break this down by years. 2020 –Matthew Vaugn’s The King’s Man, which is already being promoted in
James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari from 20th Century Fox/Chernin Entertainment put $2.1 million in the tank from Thursday box office previews that began at 6 PM. Projections expect the pic being released by Disney to exceed $20M this weekend, maybe even as high as $30M. Great exits for the Christian Bale-Matt Damon movie last night: 4 1/2
The New Line movie, Black Adam, based on the DC comics property will hit cinemas on Wednesday Dec. 22, 2021, five days after Fox’s Avatar sequel on Dec. 17. Pic is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who recently directed Johnson in Disney’s upcoming Jungle Cruise. Black Adam will open up against Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 4, Universal’s feature adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked, and —
Despite pumping out some of the most riveting cinema in the world, South Korea has long flailed at the domestic box office. Until now, with NEON’s release of Bong Joon-ho’s Cannes Film Festival Palme D’or winner Parasite, which soared past $11.278M this weekend, with many distribution sources projecting the pic’s stateside endgame at $20M. Worldwide,
Ford v Ferrari, an original movie aimed at older males about the 1966 Le Mans race between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari will lay claim to the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office with $20M, maybe even $30M+ start, stopping Sony’s franchise reboot of Charlie’s Angels in its tracks with its lowest opening
Paramount is putting its Rugrats movie in timeout. The studio said today that it has pulled the Nick TV adaptation from its schedule after originally setting a January 29, 2021, release date. Taking over that weekend slot is Rumble, the toon from Paramount Animation and WWE Studios that is set in a world where monster wrestling is a global
There’s a very good chance that an original movie, 20th Century’s Ford v Ferrari, is poised to best a rival studio franchise reboot, Sony’s Charlie’s Angels at the box office this weekend, $20M-$30M+ to $10M-$12M. That’s great for these types of adult titles in a year when most major studios have flooded the marketplace with so
Jagged Little Pill, the Alanis Morissette musical that’s not about Alanis Morissette, joined the Million Dollar Club in its first full week on the Broadway grosses chart, taking in $1,107,845 for eight previews for the week ending Nov. 10. The Jagged take no doubt helped Broadway’s overall total, which jumped about 14% from last week
Paramount and Skydance Media already had Dec. 25, 2020 reserved on the release schedule and it’s being designated to the Chris McKay-directed The Tomorrow War starring Chris Pratt. Pic, scripted by Zach Dean, follows a man who is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront his
Tootsie, the Broadway musical that had an easier time charming critics than winning potential ticket buyers, will play its final performance on Sunday, January 5, 2020. The musical, based on the hit Dustin Hoffman movie from 1982 and a winner of two Tony Awards, will have played 293 regular and 25 preview performances since opening
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon’s original feature Troop Zero, which made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival back in January, will be released worldwide on Amazon Prime Video on Jan. 17, 2020. Pic is the first feature title being announced for the Amazon Prime streaming 2020 film slate. Previously reported exclusively by Deadline, Amazon opted to
Refresh for latest…: While Warner Bros’ Doctor Sleep is snoozing at the domestic and international box office with a global total of just $34.1M to date (and despite good reviews and audience scores), the Burbank studio has a major milestone ahead as Joker closes in on the $1B mark worldwide. Not only will the movie
Finance sources tell us today that Warner Bros.’ weekend Stephen King upset Doctor Sleep is poised to lose around $20M after all ancillaries, should it earn $100M at the global box office. If ticket sales are lower, in the $80M range, then the loss swells to around $30M+. This comes after the grand under-performance of the
As films like Parasite, Jojo Rabbit and Judy flourish and find audiences, Shia LaBeouf’s semi-autobiographical film Honey Boy looks to sweeten the pot and bring its unique vision to not only the Specialty box office space but also the award season race. Directed by visionary filmmaker Alma Har’el, whose feature documentary work LaBeouf has produced, Honey Boy has been gaining
Sony’s sequel to its $962.1M global hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle will debut in China on Dec. 13 in sync with its domestic opening. China is a rich territory for Dwayne Johnson with such pics like Hobbs & Shaw ($201M), Rampage ($156.3M), San Andreas ($103M) and Skyscraper ($98.4M) racking up bucks. The first Jake Kasdan-directed pic made $78M in the Middle Kingdom, repping 14%
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