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'80s 'Culture-Changers' Enter National Film Registry

Dirty Dancing , Beverly Hills Cop are among this year's entrants onto Library of Congress' list

(Newser) - Each year, the librarian of Congress picks 25 movies that are at least a decade old and "culturally, historically, or aesthetically" significant to enter the National Film Registry. Per Variety , there were more than 6,700 entrants this year, all submitted by the public as possible contenders. This year'...

Kraven Bombs, Leaving Moana 2 , Wicked on Top
Kraven Bombs, Leaving
Moana 2, Wicked on Top
box office
Dec 15, 2024 2:40 PM CST

Kraven Bombs, Leaving Moana 2, Wicked on Top

Spider-Man spinoff brings in only $11M for weekend

(Newser) - The Spider-Man spinoff Kraven the Hunter got off to a disastrous start in North American theaters this weekend. The movie starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson earned only $11 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it one of the worst openings for a Marvel-adjacent property. Its box office take was even less...

Here Are Your Top Films of 2024, per 2 NYT Critics

All We Imagine as Light , Nickel Boys rank first on the lists for Manohla Dargis and Alissa Wilkinson

(Newser) - It was a hectic year in politics, but people still managed to find time for a movie or two, or several, including New York Times film critics Manohla Dargis and Alissa Wilkinson. The duo have compiled their individual top 10 lists for the flicks that most thrilled and moved them,...

Moana 2 Tops the Original
Moana 2 Tops
the Original
box office
Dec 8, 2024 12:15 PM CST

Moana 2 Tops the Original

New films can't topple holiday weekend offerings

(Newser) - The Walt Disney Co.'s animated film Moana 2 remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it brought in another record haul. The film added $52 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. That brings its domestic total to $300 million, surpassing...

Moana 2 Leads Record Weekend
Moana 2 Leads
Record Weekend
box office
Dec 1, 2024 1:55 PM CST

Moana 2 Leads Record Weekend

Total holiday weekend ticket sales hit $420M

(Newser) - Moana 2 brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $221 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That, combined with Wicked and Gladiator II, made for an unprecedented weekend in cinemas and a confluence of blockbusters more like what's...

Wicked , Gladiator II Can't Match Barbenheimer
Wicked, Gladiator II
Can't Match Barbenheimer
box office
Nov 24, 2024 1:15 PM CST

Wicked, Gladiator II Can't Match Barbenheimer

Debuts nevertheless are a boost for theaters

(Newser) - With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, Wicked and Gladiator II breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the busiest moviegoing weekends of the year. Jon M. Chu's lavish big-budget musical Wicked, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, debuted...

Red One Tops Weekend Before Wicked, Gladiator II
Audiences, Studios Seem
to Await Wicked, Gladiator II
box office
Nov 17, 2024 12:15 PM CST

Audiences, Studios Seem to Await Wicked, Gladiator II

Red One tops weekend without being a major draw

(Newser) - Moviegoers were not yet feeling the holiday spirit this weekend, or at least not the cheer Red One was offering. The big budget, star-driven action comedy with Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans sold $34.1 million in tickets in its first weekend in theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. It...

Your 97th Oscars Host Is a First-Timer

2-time Emmy host Conan O'Brien nabs the gig

(Newser) - The host of the 2025 Academy Awards will be newbie on the Oscars stage. But he's "a beloved comedian with decades of experience in everything from comedic opening monologues to silly skits and energetic musical numbers," per Vanity Fair . His name: Conan O'Brien. The former late-night...

It May Be Clint's Final Film. So Where Is the Fanfare?

Warner Bros. is not promoting Juror #2 despite strong reviews for director Eastwood

(Newser) - One of the films that opened over the weekend to strong reviews is Juror #2 , a courtroom drama directed by none other than Clint Eastwood. If the film's existence comes as a surprise, it's no wonder: Warner Bros. put it in only a relative handful of theaters—about...

Venom Holds Off Horror, Holiday Challenges
With Few Challenges,
Venom Repeats
box office
Nov 10, 2024 12:40 PM CST

With Few Challenges, Venom Repeats

(Newser) - Venom: The Last Dance has been no blockbuster in North American theaters. But in a lethargic fall moviegoing season, even a so-so performing superhero sequel can rule the box office for three straight weeks. For the third weekend in a row, the film has been the No. 1 movie at...

Venom 3 Stays Strong as Here Goes Nowhere
Venom 3 Stays Strong
as Here Goes Nowhere
box office
Nov 3, 2024 12:30 PM CST

Venom 3 Stays Strong as Here Goes Nowhere

Reviews don't help Tom Hanks, Robin Wright reunion

(Newser) - Venom: The Last Dance enjoyed another weekend at the top of the box office. The Sony release starring Tom Hardy added $26.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was a relatively quiet weekend for North American movie theaters leading up to the US election. Charts...

Venom Installment Wins but Not Convincingly
Venom Has a Low-Grade Victory
box office
Oct 27, 2024 1:40 PM CDT

Venom Has a Low-Grade Victory

Performance reflects a down year for superhero films

(Newser) - Venom: The Last Dance showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, significantly down from the alien symbiote franchise's previous entries. Projections for the third Venom film from Sony Pictures had been closer to $65 million....

Second Smile Tops Weekend
Second Smile Wins Weekend
box office
Oct 20, 2024 12:15 PM CDT

Second Smile Wins Weekend

Joker 's collapse paves way for another horror victory

(Newser) - Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts, and an Oscar contender got off to a sparkling start this weekend. Smile 2, in its first weekend, and Terrifier 3, in its second, proved to be the big draws for general movie audiences in North America, while the Palme d'Or...

Terrifier 3 Slays Joker , Apprentice
Terrifier 3 Surprises Competition
box office
Oct 13, 2024 2:00 PM CDT

Terrifier 3 Surprises Competition

Meanwhile , Joker sequel plunges 81% in second weekend of release

(Newser) - The choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a Saturday Night Live origin story, and Pharrell Williams as a Lego. In the end, all were trounced by an ax-wielding clown. Terrifier 3, a gory, low-budget slasher from the small...

Joker 2 Audience Isn't Amused
Joker 2 Audience Isn't Amused
box office
Oct 6, 2024 4:10 PM CDT

Joker 2 Audience Isn't Amused

Anticipated sequel tops weekend but receives low scores from viewers

(Newser) - Joker: Folie à Deux is the No. 1 movie at the box office, but it might not be destined for a happy ending. In a turn of events that only Arthur Fleck would find funny, the follow-up to Todd Phillips' 2019 origin story about the Batman villain opened in theaters...

Guess Who's Not Retired Anymore?
Guess Who's
Not Retired
Anymore?
Oct 2, 2024 9:40 AM CDT

Guess Who's Not Retired Anymore?

Actor Daniel Day-Lewis is back after 7-year hiatus to appear in Anemone , directed by son Ronan

(Newser) - If an actor claims they're retiring, do they actually really mean it? That's a nay for Daniel Day-Lewis, the Academy Award-winning thespian who announced seven years ago , at age 60, that he was leaving the biz. He's now apparently retracting that decision, with a new movie in...

Coppola Poured Money and Soul Into This Film. People Hate It

Audiences reject Megalopolis , but defenders say it's a work of art that will be appreciated in time

(Newser) - American film audiences got their first chance this weekend to weigh in on legend Francis Ford Coppola's decades-in-the-making film Megalopolis . No thanks, they replied .
  • "There is no kind way to put it," writes Brooks Barns in the New York Times . The movie "died on arrival over
...

Wild Robot Beats Coppola Flop
Wild Robot Beats Coppola Flop
box office
Sep 29, 2024 12:30 PM CDT

Wild Robot Beats Coppola Flop

Filmmaker's longstanding Megalopolis project debuts to $4M

(Newser) - Francis Ford Coppola's decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic Megalopolis flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film Wild Robot soared to No. 1 at the weekend box office. Wild Robot, Chris Sanders' adaptation of Peter Brown's bestseller, outperformed expectations to launch with $35 million in ticket sales in...

Beetlejuice , Transformers Top a Slow Weekend
Beetlejuice, Transformers
Top a Slow Weekend
box office
Sep 22, 2024 2:15 PM CDT

Beetlejuice, Transformers Top a Slow Weekend

Joker: Folie à Deux could give theaters a draw soon

(Newser) - It's a three-peat for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The Tim Burton legacy sequel to his 1988 horror comedy topped the North American box office charts for the third straight weekend with $26 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. It edged out the animated new release Transformers One, which...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Has Topped Charts Twice
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Is Twice a Winner
box office
Sep 15, 2024 12:05 PM CDT

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Is Twice a Winner

Little new competition pushes the Tim Burton sequel

(Newser) - Moviegoers said yes to more Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this weekend. After its monster opening, the Tim Burton sequel easily topped the domestic box office charts again with $51.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Down only 54% from a week earlier, the North American gross for the...

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