Released on Feb. 8, the Universal film became the country’s fourth highest-grossing movie of the year to date after its first weekend. Russia’s culture minister Vladimir Medinsky singled out Universal’s Fifty Shades Freed for “crashing” the homegrown movies that were in theaters when the Hollywood studio movie was released in the country on Feb. 8. “I don’t
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Studio blockbusters including ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ‘Despicable Me 3’ and ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ helped drive record box-office results in the U.K. and strong performances in France and Russia. Cinema admissions ticked up slightly in Europe last year, according to official figures released Wednesday by the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the body
Projections for the superhero film keep being revised upward by major tracking services. The forecast keeps getting better and better for Disney and Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, which opens Friday in North America. Hollywood’s leading tracking service NRG on Monday revised its opening weekend estimate to $165 million or more for the four-day Presidents Day
‘Peter Rabbit’ opens to $25 million in the U.S., while Clint Eastwood’s ‘The 15:17 to Paris’ debuts to $12.6 million after getting derailed by many critics. Universal’s Fifty Shades Freed seduced audiences in its worldwide debut, grossing $136.9 million and propelling the female-fueled, Valentine’s Day franchise past the $1 billion mark in global box-office ticket
The threequel is the final title in the film franchise based on E.L. James’ books. Universal’s Fifty Shades Freed earned a sizzling $5.6 million in Thursday evening previews. The threequel closes out the female-fueled film franchise based on the BDSM-laced novels by E.L. James. Dakota Johnson once again stars as Anastasia Steele, while Jamie Dornan
The threequel is the final title in the femme-fueled film franchise; Sony’s ‘Peter Rabbit’ heads for $20 million-plus, followed by Clint Eastwood’s ‘The 15:17 to Paris’ with $10 million or more. Universal’s Fifty Shades Freed is dominating at the box office, where it’s on course to earn $17.5 million Friday from 3,768 theaters for a
The ‘Fifty Shades’ threequel closes out Universal’s profitable BDSM-laced film trilogy. Universal’s Fifty Shades Freed is set to seduce the competition at the pre-Valentine’s box office with a debut of $30 million or more. The threequel closes out the female-fueled film franchise based on the BDSM-laced novels by E.L. James. Dakota Johnson once again stars
The movie subscription service has contributed $26 million to films competing in the best picture race and other top categories. MoviePass said Thursday it has exceeded 2 million subscribers, who pay $9.95 a month to see as many films as they want. The news came one day after MoviePass made headlines when it issued a press
The Marvel and Disney superhero movie lands in North American theaters Feb. 16. Filmmaker Ryan Coogler’s critically acclaimed Black Panther continues its historic run-up into theaters, outpacing all previous movies released in the first quarter in terms of advance ticket sales on market leader Fandango. The tentpole, from Disney and Marvel studios, is beating out
The Marvel and Disney superhero pic opens Feb. 16. Critics so far are purring loudly over Black Panther, which boasted an early Rotten Tomatoes score of 100 percent after the first 55 reviews posted on Tuesday. The score could easily change, considering the Disney and Marvel Studios superhero pic doesn’t debut in North American theaters
The weekend of the big game is one of the quietest frames of the year in terms of moviegoing. Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has scored another touchdown, reclaiming the No. 1 spot in its seventh outing at the North American box office. It’s the first time since Titanic in 1998 that a movie
Super Bowl weekend is one of the quietest frames of the year in terms of moviegoing. CBS Films and Lionsgate’s classic haunted house tale Winchester, starring Helen Mirren, is performing ahead of expectations in its box-office debut, according to early Friday returns. The genre pic is winning the Friday race for a possible No. 1
Elsewhere, Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-nominated ‘The Shape of Water’ makes its biggest push yet. CBS Films and Lionsgate’s spooky pic Winchester — starring Helen Mirren — is the only new film daring to open over Super Bowl weekend, one of the quietest frames of the year in terms of moviegoing. If prerelease tracking is correct,
THR takes a sneak peek at the coming wave of Chinese blockbusters, which are already raking in major revenue. The world’s biggest box-office season — Chinese New Year in China — is still two weeks away, but the country’s unreleased blockbusters are already sucking up revenue before liftoff. Fantasy sequel Monster Hunt 2, directed by
Thanks to powerful word-of-mouth and a hit soundtrack, the film boasts one of the best holds of any movie since ‘Titanic.’ To use her own words, 20th Century Fox film chairman-CEO Stacey Snider felt “gut punched” when The Greatest Showman, starring Hugh Jackman as circus impresario P.T. Barnum, limped to an $8.8 million opening during
The company, which AT&T is looking to acquire for $85.4 billion, posts improved quarterly earnings. Time Warner, the entertainment conglomerate that telecom giant AT&T is looking to acquire for $85.4 billion, on Thursday reported higher fourth-quarter earnings and touted some full-year records for key divisions. Chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes lauded Warner Bros. for having
Elsewhere, Christian Bale’s ‘Hostiles’ rides into the top five after expanding nationwide, while overseas, ‘Maze Runner’ wows with $62.6 million. Maze Runner: The Death Cure sprinted to the top of box office in its domestic debut over the weekend, unseating Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle with $23.5 million from 3,787 theaters. The final installment in
The threequel is the final installment in the YA film franchise. Maze Runner: The Death Cure is on course for a $24 million debut at the North American box office, according to early Friday returns. That will be enough to unseat Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, now in its sixth weekend. The Jumanji reboot is
Elsewhere, Christian Bale’s ‘Hostiles’ expands nationwide, while a flurry of films landing Oscar nominations look for a bump. Maze Runner: The Death Cure should have no trouble sprinting to the top of the North American box office this weekend with a debut of $20 million or more. The threequel is the final installment in the
Led by ‘Beauty and the Beast’, imported films took $935 million last year, which registered the second-biggest box office numbers of all time. Hollywood’s share of the Japanese box jumped 18.6 percent in 2017, but was still outperformed by local fare, taking 45 percent, or $935 million, of the $2.08 billion (￥228.6 billion) market. The
The first superhero tentpole of 2018 hits theaters in three weeks. Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther is tracking to open to a heroic $100 million-$120 million at the North American box office, according to early prerelease surveys. Marvel Studios and Disney open the stand-alone superhero movie on Feb. 16, the beginning of the four-day Presidents’ Day
The actress stars opposite Sam Claflin in the intense survival drama. Shailene Woodley’s Adrift has landed a prime summer release date in theaters: June 1. STXfilms announced the news on Wednesday. The actress stars opposite Sam Claflin in the intense survival tale. Adrift is inspired by the true story of a woman who sets off
A combined company could be a powerhouse across two continents and be in a much better position to compete with AMC. Cineworld, a company with zero theaters in the U.S, is poised to become the second biggest movie exhibitor in the country, now that its bid to acquire Regal Entertainment appears officially unchallenged. If the
The market was undeniably slower this year with the absence of Netflix and Amazon snapping up titles. No Netflix. No Amazon. No problem. Despite dominating the past several Sundance markets, the two streamers had yet to make a move by the Jan. 24 festival midpoint. Instead, an even newer newcomer (Neon) and a more established
Nine movies are competing for the best picture prize in this year’s Oscar contest, many of them smaller titles that have earned anywhere from $6 million to $40 million so far. Now that this year’s Oscar nominations have been unveiled, which of the nine best picture contenders stand to benefit at the box office? Two
The Winston Churchill biopic is on the verge of passing ‘The Big Sick’ to become the most successful specialty release of the past year after galvanizing older moviegoers across the U.S. — including President Trump. On Dec. 18, President Donald Trump hosted an impromptu, bipartisan screening of Darkest Hour at the White House for members
Fox Searchlight and its Chinese partners are aiming to capitalize on awards season buzz for the film, timing its release two days before the 90th Academy Awards ceremony. Awards season favorite Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is set to get a limited release in China on March 2. The country’s growing National Alliance of Arthouse
The latest smash hit from actor-producer Aamir Khan, ‘Superstar’ is the first Indian film to score a revenue-sharing release under China’s quota system, which is usually reserved for Hollywood imports. India’s Aamir Khan remains a king of the Chinese box office. The Bollywood actor’s latest international hit, musical drama Secret Superstar, opened in first place with
‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ is now one of the top-grossing Sony titles of all time in North America; ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ crosses $600 million domestically. Continuing to display impressive staying power, Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle stayed atop the box office in its fifth weekend, earning an estimated $20 million from
’12 Strong’ and ‘Forever My Girl’ also debut nationwide. Den of Thieves nabbed $950,000 in Thursday preview screenings. STXfilms’ R-rated heist movie stars Gerard Butler as a cop who’s pitted against a crew looking to rob the Federal Reserve Bank in downtown Los Angeles. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Pablo Schreiber and O’Shea Jackson Jr. are also among
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