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Though the 2024 movie schedule will not see the release of the film adaptation of Michael Crichton and James Patterson’s best-seller Eruption, the gears are turning pretty fast behind the scenes. As the previous Eruption movie update saw Free Solo and Nyad directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi secured as the helmers, a pretty
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Knoxville, Tenn.-based Regal, said it’s completed a $250 million capital raise to improve and digitally enhance its theaters as the box office rebounds. Construction has started with over 30 locations to be completed in 2025. The upbeat news comes as Regal’s parent Cineworld, which emerged from bankruptcy last summer, is facing the tough decision of
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For some in Hollywood, there’s a sigh of relief in Skydance’s $8 billion takeover of Paramount: A legacy motion picture studio and entertainment conglom will largely remain standing. This versus if Sony had actually won Paramount, in which case we’d be looking at a potential reduction in theatrical releases, a maneuver that would greatly impact
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There wasn’t a lot new opening this weekend specialty-wise but few notable holdovers continued to crank in moderate release namely Kalki 2898 AD, which is on fire, as well as Thelma and Kinds Of Kindness. Kalki will end at no. 8 on 925 screens in week two, the second weekend in the top ten for
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Before it officially hit the 2024 movie schedule, the highly anticipated Bad Boys: Ride or Die’s Hollywood red carpet premiere was the place to be. Stars of the excellent action movie series and key figures from the franchise gathered for a night filled with excitement and nostalgia. One standout among the crowd was the original
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The 39th edition of France’s reduced-price movie ticket scheme, La Fête du Cinéma, has blasted through all previous records with 4.65 million admissions across the four-day event. The promotion sees movie tickets discounted to 5 euros each for all showings in participating cinemas (excluding premiums for 3D and other special screenings). French exhibition org, the
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Actor Mike Heslin, who had a role in Taylor Sheridan‘s 2023 show “Special Ops: Lioness” has passed away at 30. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Heslin’s husband Scotty Dynamo released the sad news on his Instagram account Friday … telling the public the budding actor had died on Tuesday, July 2nd
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Gory Hindi action film Kill opens on 827 screens via Roadside Attractions this weekend. It’s the distributor’s first foray into Indian film, which is having another moment after two pics hit the top 10 in North America last week. This is a crowded theatrical market with wide releases piling in and some high-profile indie holdovers.
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So, surprise, surprise, but Minions are the lords of Independence Day. Illumination/Universal’s Despicable Me 4 is looking at $28 million Wednesday, sans Tuesday previews (they weren’t held), which is high enough to get the movie to an estimated $120 million over its first five days through Sunday. That’s where tracking was spotting it, and it’s
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In just a few weeks, another major entry on the 2024 movie schedule will be upon us, and it promises to (figuratively) blow the roof off cinemas. The highly anticipated Twisters, which stars Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones, has been touted as pure blockbuster fun. Of course, the flick is a successor to the 1996
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Audiences are accustomed to seeing Michael Rooker play tough characters in projects like The Walking Dead and Guardians of the Galaxy, but the actor himself had some tough-love advice for audiences who didn’t exactly flock to his latest film Horizon, which is directed by and stars Kevin Costner. The film opened to an underwhelming $11
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Media mogul Barry Diller is exploring a bid for Paramount, The New York Times reports. The Hollywood potentate-turned-digital media-pioneer’s IAC Corp. has inked nondisclosure deals with Shari Redstone’s National Amusements Inc., the company’s controlling stakeholder, the paper said. The Times said the status of the Diller-Paramount talks is unclear. A Paramount rep declined to comment
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After success in the early aughts, Lindsay Lohan has returned to acting. She kickstarted her emotional return by starring in two holiday romantic comedies that are available to stream on Netflix, with a third set to release later this year during the Christmas season. It’s been fun getting to see her tackle more adult roles
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Renuald White — a soap opera star who broke down barriers for Black people in modeling — has died … according to one of his longtime friends. Fashion designer Jeffrey Banks revealed the news to Women’s Wear Daily — a popular fashion magazine — Friday sharing that White died last week while under hospice care
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