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In a rare situation for a Disney tentpole, particularly a live-action title based on a treasured classic animated musical, The Little Mermaid looks to bank more at the domestic box office ultimately than overseas, with $300M-$350M U.S./Canada to $260M abroad. At that level, per finance sources, off a reported $250M production cost and $140M global

Bam Margera is desperate to develop a relationship with his son, Phoenix … but the former “Jackass” star says his estranged wife isn’t having it. Bam’s attorney, Peter W. Thompson, tells TMZ … Nikki is not allowing Bam to talk to his son through FaceTime or phone calls, and she’s completely cut off all contact.

Talk about legs — or, more appropriately, wings: Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick is still playing in Japanese cinemas a full year on from its debut. Continuing on from a stratospheric and super-leggy run, the sequel, on its 365th day of release, became Tom Cruise’s biggest film ever in the market. In doing so, it overtook

Play video content Instagram / @olympiaohanian Safe to say Serena Williams‘ 5-year-old daughter is a big fan of “The Little Mermaid” … Olympia LOST IT after she got a Halle Bailey “Ariel” doll, and the entire adorable reaction was captured on video! The video, which was shared on Olympia’s Instagram, shows dad Alexis Ohanian handing

Refresh for latest…: Disney’s live-action take on The Little Mermaid is doing swimmingly at the domestic box office, with a three-day opening of $95.5M and a four-day projection of $117.5M. Factoring in the international box office bow of $68.3M, that makes for an estimated $163.8M global debut through Sunday. The offshore launch is lower than

Something about the new live-action version of “The Little Mermaid” isn’t sitting right with singer Paloma Faith … who says the movie’s plot is a really hard one to explain to her kiddos. Paloma took to social media over the weekend, first congratulating Halle Bailey for her performance in the new Disney flick — before

Refresh for latest…: Apart from big new opener The Little Mermaid, which we detailed here, this weekend was notable for propelling Universal’s Fast X past the $500M mark globally, and Disney/Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 to over $730M worldwide. The Fast & Furious franchise had, earlier this week, crossed $7B globally while the

Jodi Benson‘s looks over the years are out of this world! Watch and you’ll see … a 38-year-old version of the first ‘Little Mermaid’ looking absolutely fin-tastic at the premiere of “The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea” in Hollywood, California back in 2000 (left). This was over a decade after the release of

A24’s Julia Louis-Dreyfus-starrer You Hurt My Feelings will top an estimated $1.7 million in limited nationwide release for the four-day holiday weekend, at the high end of expectations on 912 screens. That puts it at no. 8 at a domestic box office where Little Mermaid is making all the waves. Breakdown: Friday – $474k; Sat.

Leo DiCaprio may be as famous for yachting as he is for another, even bigger ship, but these days he’s strictly upper deck! The “Titanic” star was lounging this weekend on the top deck of a super yacht with some buddies … along the coast of Sardinia. There he was — again — a shirtless

The arthouse box office hasn’t recovered quickly post-Covid, but one of the oases for the sector, even by pre-pandemic benchmarks, has always been a Wes Anderson movie. This summer we have his latest all-star absurdist comedy, Asteroid City, which just premiered at Cannes, which begins its limited run on June 16. How big has Anderson

Jane Fonda isn’t chasing award show glory anymore, and she certainly wasn’t about to chase the winner of one France’s after a director took top honors … see for yourself. The actress was on hand Saturday at Cannes, where the the Palme d’Or was awarded to French filmmaker Justine Triet for her flick, ‘Anatomy of

“It was a contributor to the specialty box office, and I hope it will be again,” says Laemmle CEO Greg Laemmle of MoviePass, the subscription service that unsurprisingly went bankrupt in early 2020 after offering a movie a day for ten bucks a month. A co-founder Stacy Spikes, who was pushed out amid strategic differences

EXCLUSIVE, late Thursday PM: Sources are telling us that Disney’s Rob Marshall directed The Little Mermaid is singing some high notes tonight of $10M+ in previews. Should that figure exceed $10.8M it will rep the 6th highest preview performance among PG and G rated titles in motion picture history. Tracking pegged the Halle Bailey movie

Sydney Sweeney is making it crystal clear she and her fiancé are doing just fine … rocking her engagement ring for the first time in a very long time. The “Euphoria” star was spotted in Cannes, leaving the Hotel Martinez with her fiancé Jonathan Davino by her side. More notably, she was wearing her bling

Universal’s Fast & Furious franchise has reached a new milestone, spinning past $7B at the global box office. Getting there, it becomes the fifth series of films to the mark, doing so with 11 titles. It’s currently the No. 5 franchise of all time, and is tied with Warner Bros’ Wizarding World for the fewest

Play video content TMZ.com Dolph Lundgren is turning his pain into purpose … saying he couldn’t be happier to inspire others, after opening up about his 8-year battle with cancer. We caught up with the “Rocky” icon Monday at LAX, where he gave us an update on how he’s been feeling since revealing he was

UK-based global theater chain and parent of Regal Cinemas said overnight it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 in July. The news comes as nearly 100% of its legacy lenders agreed to an amended and restated restructuring agreement and backstop that have been months in the making. There had been some holdouts. The giant exhibitor

Jonathan Majors and his new boo Meagan Good kept things lowkey on their latest date … quietly slippin’ in and out of Red Lobster with some of her family for some grub. The “Creed 3” and “Harlem” stars were spotted at the seafood chain Tuesday in Woodland Hills — spending 3 hours with Meagan’s mom

Disney’s return to live-action takes of their animated vault in the fullest theatrical form happens this weekend with Rob Marshall’s The Little Mermaid which is eyeing a $180M worldwide start. The majority of that number will be made stateside with $120M for the four-day Memorial Day weekend holiday, and around $100M over three days. At

Carrie Fisher fans now have a shot at an iconic piece of “Star Wars” history … Princess Leia’s dress is up for grabs, but it’s gonna take way more than Obi-Wan’s help to snag it! The one-of-a-kind costume has hit the auction block at Propstore Auction. It was worn by the late actress in the

Broadway box office for the 2022-23 season – the first full season since the industry’s return from the Covid closure – reached $1,577,586,897, a big increase over the last two hard-hit seasons but still about 14% lower than the pre-pandemic high of $1.8 billion. Figures released today by the Broadway League indicate that total attendance

Play video content SplashNews.com Johnny Depp didn’t leave London without paying tribute to his longtime pal and late guitarist, Jeff Beck … performing on the same stage they did a year ago, all in his honor. Johnny hit the stage Monday night at the Royal Albert Hall for a tribute concert for Beck, who died

Ray Stevenson, known for his work in ‘Thor’ and the “Star Wars” franchise, has died. Ray’s publicist confirms the news to TMZ, telling us he died Sunday — they say they have no further details surrounding his death at this time. Ray first broke into the world of acting in 1993, appearing in various episodes

While it might seem that Fast X has run out of gas in the states, it’s totally turbo boasted overseas as the tenth installment in the Universal franchise is eyeing a an offshore start of $235M to 60M+ domestic. That will get Fast X to $295M worldwide, making it the third highest global start for

Play video content TMZ.com Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are bringing some scarily realistic-looking action to an Atlanta neighborhood, where cameras were rolling for a violent scene from “Bad Boys 4.” TMZ obtained this footage recorded from a building next to the ATL parking lot where the cast and crew worked on a shoot-out sequence

Matt Johnson’s film BlackBerry about the rise and fall of the world’s first smartphone passed $1.7 million its second week out with an estimated three-day gross of $525k in 595 theaters. The Canadian number — $250k from 200 theaters — was only a 13% drop from opening weekend. Stateside, the indie crossed $1 million with a

Play video content BACKGRID Jonathan Majors is pretty clearly in a new relationship because he and Meagan Good were jetting off together … looking affectionate. Jonathan and Meagan were at LAX Saturday, arriving in the City of Angels after leaving NYC. They were holding hands and leaning in close as they walked to a white

Fueled by the strong performance of John Wick: Chapter 4, Lionsgate’s John Wick franchise has crossed the $1B mark at the worldwide box office. The Keanu Reeves-led series’ total take to date now stands at $1,011,319,297 global. Of the quartet, Chapter 4 is the highest-grossing, with $425.3M and counting. Next up is 2019’s John Wick:

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are clearly lovin’ their vacation together … so much, in fact, that he gave her a nice pat on the rear as they stepped onto dry land for some lunch! The Amazon bigwig and his boo were spotted in the South of France Saturday, taking some time away from his