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Reworked Transformers Rises to Top
Reworked
Transformers
Rises to Top
box office
Jun 11, 2023 3:45 PM CDT

Reworked Transformers Rises to Top

Latest installment outperforms reviews

(Newser) - It was Miles Morales and the Spider-Verse versus the Transformers at the box office, and the bots came out on top. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the seventh entry in the series, was No. 1 in its first weekend in North American theaters with $60.5 million, according to studio...

Marvel Came, Changed, Conquered Hollywood
Tone of Marvel Films Have
Changed Since Iron Man
longform
Jun 10, 2023 1:30 PM CDT

Tone of Marvel Films Have Changed Since Iron Man

They're getting nuttier. 'New Yorker' digs deep into how the MCU has taken over Hollywood

(Newser) - "Twenty years ago, few people would have bet that a struggling comic-book company would turn a bunch of second-string superheroes into movie icons—much less swallow the film industry whole," writes Michael Schulman in the New Yorker . And yet here we are in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At...

Actors 'Lock Elbows' in Big Move Against Studios

SAG-AFTRA union members overwhelmingly vote for strike if deal isn't reached by June 30

(Newser) - As writers in Hollywood remain on strike , it now looks like another group may soon join them. Members of the SAG-AFTRA union, which represents 160,000-plus movie and TV actors and other performers, voted Monday evening to authorize a strike if an acceptable new contract isn't reached with studios...

Animated Spider-Man Soars in Debut
Animated Spider-Man
Soars in Debut
box office
Jun 4, 2023 1:45 PM CDT

Animated Spider-Man Soars in Debut

Latest installment far exceeds forecast and first film

(Newser) - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opened in US and Canadian theaters to a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the kind of movie-to-movie box office growth that would be the envy of even the mightiest of Hollywood franchises. Sony Pictures' multiverse-spinning...

Little Mermaid Emerges a Winner

Little Mermaid
Emerges
a Winner
box office
May 28, 2023 2:35 PM CDT

Little Mermaid Emerges a Winner

Live-action remake dethrones 'Fast X'

(Newser) - The Little Mermaid made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend. Disney's live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.5 million on 4,320 screens in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. And Disney estimates the film...

Ray Stevenson Said He Had to Be an Actor
Ray Stevenson
Said He Had
to Be an Actor
obituary
May 22, 2023 7:05 PM CDT

Ray Stevenson Said He Had to Be an Actor

His films included 'RRR,' the 'Thor' series

(Newser) - Ray Stevenson, a prolific actor whose films included RRR and the Thor series, has died. He was 58 and died in Italy, Variety reports, where he was working. Born in Northern Ireland, Stevenson attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He began working on TV shows in the 1990s before winning...

Fast X Passes Guardians 3
Fast X Passes Guardians 3
box office
May 21, 2023 12:50 PM CDT

Fast X Passes Guardians 3

Previous leader falls into distant second place

(Newser) - The 10th installment of the Fast and Furious franchise was off to the races this weekend, knocking Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 out of first place and easily claiming the No. 1 spot at the box office. Fast X earned $67.5 million in ticket sales from 4,046...

New Releases Can&#39;t Reach Guardians Vol. 3
New Releases Don't Touch
Guardians, Mario Bros.
box office
May 14, 2023 1:15 PM CDT

New Releases Don't Touch Guardians, Mario Bros.

'Book Club' tops weekend debuts

(Newser) - Several new movies infiltrated theaters this weekend, including a lighthearted trip to Italy with Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, and Mary Steenburgen and a Ben Affleck-fronted detective thriller. The two top spots were once again claimed by Marvel and Mario, however. In its second weekend, Guardians of the Galaxy ...

Guardians of the Galaxy Dethrones Mario Bros.
Guardians of the Galaxy
Has Powerful Opening
box office
May 7, 2023 12:55 PM CDT

Guardians of the Galaxy Has Powerful Opening

Film, which turns the Marvel page, dethrones 'Super Mario Bros.'

(Newser) - There is nothing like the promise of a chapter closing to draw people to the movie theater, especially when tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This weekend, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which says goodbye to this iteration of the space misfits and its driving creative voice, director James...

In Hours, Your TV Watching May Take a Serious Hit
In Hours, Your TV Watching
May Take a Serious Hit
the rundown
May 1, 2023 11:20 AM CDT

In Hours, Your TV Watching May Take a Serious Hit

Hollywood braces for strike by writers at midnight, unless a deal is reached

(Newser) - Hollywood is now hours away from a strike that would affect scores of TV shows and films—as well the people who watch them. And the main sentiment in coverage is that a deal looks unlikely before the midnight deadline. Details:
  • Two sides: On one side is the Writers Guild
...

&#39;Super Mario Bros. Stays on Top
Super Mario Bros. Doesn't Budge
box office
Apr 30, 2023 2:30 PM CDT

Super Mario Bros. Doesn't Budge

Judy Blume adaptation has strongest debut

(Newser) - It's still Mario Time at the box office. The Super Mario Bros. Movie led ticket sales for the fourth straight weekend in US and Canadian theaters with $40 million as the global haul for the Universal Pictures release surpassed $1 billion, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Nintendo videogame...

Man Scales LA Radio Tower With Message About Singer

No one's sure why the guy had a 'Free Billie Eilish' sign; he now faces trespassing charges

(Newser) - A guy with a message about one of America's biggest pop stars scaled the KTLA radio tower in Hollywood on Tuesday, though no one's really sure what that message meant, or what he was trying to accomplish. KTLA reports that soon after 6:30pm, calls started coming in...

In One Week, Late Night Could Take a Hard Hit

Looming Hollywood writers strike will affect talk shows, 'SNL' first if deal isn't reached by May 1

(Newser) - May 1 is the deadline for Hollywood writers, represented by the Writers Guild of America, to reach a contract agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, and if no such deal is struck, the late-night TV arena will be the first to say goodbye to new episodes,...

Super Mario Bros. Closes In on $1B Take
Super Mario Bros.
Holds Off Horror Reboot
box office
Apr 23, 2023 12:40 PM CDT

Super Mario Bros. Holds Off Horror Reboot

Hit film is the highest-grossing animated release since the pandemic began

(Newser) - The Super Mario Bros. Movie continued to rack up coins at the box office, leading ticket sales for the third straight weekend, as the animation hit neared $1 billion after just 18 days in theaters. The weekend's top new release, the horror reboot Evil Dead Rise debuted solidly, launching...

Super Mario Bros. Sets Another Record
Super Mario Bros.
Sets Another Record
box office
Apr 16, 2023 1:25 PM CDT

Super Mario Bros. Sets Another Record

Animated movie already is the year's biggest

(Newser) - The Super Mario Bros. Movie scored the best second weekend ever for an animated movie in North American theaters with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. With $94 million from international showings, Mario's global total now stands at a staggering $678 million, surpassing Ant-Man and ...

Clint Eastwood Will Start Next Directing Gig at Age 93

'Juror No. 2' is expected to start shooting in June

(Newser) - Clint Eastwood is getting back in the director's chair. The Unforgiven and Gran Torino filmmaker is set to direct the legal drama Juror No. 2 for his longtime studio, Warner Bros., per the AP . The film will be Eastwood's first since 2021's neo-Western Cry Macho, which also...

Super Mario Bros. Opens Big
Super Mario Bros.
Smashes Records
box office
Apr 9, 2023 1:20 PM CDT

Super Mario Bros. Smashes Records

Animated film has year's biggest global opening

(Newser) - Audiences said let's go to the movie theater for The Super Mario Bros. Movie this weekend. The animated offering from Universal and Illumination powered up with $204.6 million in its first five days in 4,343 North American theaters, including $146.4 million over the weekend, according to...

Dungeons &amp; Dragons Dethrones John Wick
Reviews Lift Dungeons & Dragons
box office
Apr 2, 2023 1:40 PM CDT

Reviews Lift Dungeons & Dragons

(Newser) - Riding terrific reviews and a strong word-of-mouth, the role playing game adaptation Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves opened with $38.5 million in US and Canadian movie theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, stealing the top box-office perch from John Wick: Chapter 4. The Paramount Pictures...

John Wick Series Has Biggest Opening
John Wick Hits Franchise High
box office
Mar 26, 2023 12:40 PM CDT

John Wick Hits Franchise High

Each installment has sold more tickets than the one before

(Newser) - John Wick: Chapter 4, the fourth installment in the Keanu Reeves assassin series, debuted with a franchise-best $73.5 million at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Lionsgate film, starring Reeves as the reluctant-but-not-that-reluctant killer John Wick, exceeded both expectations and previous opening weekends in the R-rated...

&lsquo;Shazam! Sequel Has Weak Opening
Shazam!
Posts
Weak Win
box office
Mar 19, 2023 1:25 PM CDT

Shazam! Posts Weak Win

Sequel ranks low among DC openings

(Newser) - Shazam! Fury of the Gods felt the fury of the marketplace in its theatrical debut this weekend. The New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero movie opened to a disappointing $30.5 million from 4,071 theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, the AP reports. The Shazam! sequel fell short...

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