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FRIDAY PM UPDATE: Avatar The Way of Water‘s 3rd Friday is on its way to $22M+, which is up 15% from its second Friday of $19.2M a week ago and will put the sequel’s 15-day total at around $380M. Today’s gross is also bigger than Rogue One‘s third Friday of $18.2M. This looks to be

2022 was a huge year to celebrate in the world of James Bond movies. The 60th anniversary of Dr. No’s release was cause for celebration, reminding franchise fans of many films like The World is Not Enough that have kept 007 on the big screen. Such memories can bring up longstanding conversations, like the criticisms

Actor Bob Penny, who scored minor roles in the films “Forrest Gump” and “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died. Bob passed away in Huntsville, Alabama on Christmas Day, according to an online obit from Laughlin Service Funeral Home. His cause of death was not disclosed. Penny was a bit part actor in dozens of films and

AMC Entertainment has rejiggered is board, announcing the election of two new directors and one who is exiting. The former Sundance Institute chief and Miramax production president Keri Putman, a big advocate for independent film, as well as Dee Clark, who has worked in information technology at Hasbro, Mattel, Warner Music and Apple, will join

There are a lot of crazy Glass Onion celebrity cameos and name drops in Glass Onion: a Knives Out mystery. A lot of meme-worthy lines/ moments are peppered throughout Rian Johnson’s new movie release, adding the flavor and heat of stuff like Jeremy Renner’s small batch hot sauce to the mix.  However, Daniel Craig’s in-character

Mark Wahlberg is all sun, smiles and muscles this holiday season — hitting the beach with his family in tow. Mark and his wife, Rhea Durham, were spotted in Barbados this week getting a little rest and relaxation before hitting the water to cool off. The two seem to be recharging before 2023 — and

WEDNESDAY UPDATE: James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has officially topped the $1B global mark. As we wrote yesterday (see below), the 20th Century Studios/Disney sequel got to the milestone with Tuesday’s grosses. This benchmark has been met in just 14 days of worldwide release.  20th Century Studios/Disney’s Avatar: The Way of Water now has

The Hangover became the highest-grossing R-rated comedy in 2009 domestically. It even managed to sneak into first place at the weekend box office ahead of Pixar’s Up! One of the comedy’s core cast members, Ed Helms, spoke about the panic and anxiety he felt due to The Hangover’s fame, painting us a picture of the

Orlando Brown is losing a movie role because of his domestic violence arrest … a role the alleged victim actually got him. TMZ broke the story … the former Disney star was arrested Thursday for misdemeanor domestic violence after cops in Ohio responded to a call about a fight in progress between two men. Matthew

“I had a bit of a crisis of faith as we were cutting the movie together,” admitted James Cameron of his billion-dollar-grossing Avatar: The Way of Water. “It was too violent. I wanted a balance between the beauty, the epiphany, the kind of spiritual aspect of the film, with the action, and I felt it

Part of the reason the James Bond movies have such good behind-the-scenes stories to share is the fact that there are so many who’ve auditioned to be a part of that world who either didn’t get in or found their way in later. That’s not only true with the men who could have been Bond,

Stephen Greif, who played Speaker of the House Sir Bernard Weatherill on Season 4 of “The Crown,” has died. Greif’s reps announced his death Monday, but did not disclose the cause. With great sadness we announce the death of our wonderful client Stephen Greif.His extensive career included numerous roles on screen and stage, including at

Damien Chazelle’s $80M 1920s-set Hollywood epic Babylon went up in a blaze of fire at the domestic box office this past weekend with an awful $5.3M four-day start. Say what you will about harsh winter conditions impacting moviegoing across the country, however, this movie, which was greenlit by a previous Paramount regime and greatly supported

While Top Gun became a massive hit in its day due to the incredible action sequence using real jets, that was far from the only thing about the movie that became iconic and memorable. The volleyball scene in the original film has lived on in infamy as much as anything else and the sequel was

Margot Robbie‘s latest film bombed at the box office, marking the second such flop she’s been in this year … both of which were huge ensemble numbers with top A-list talent. Of course, we’re talking about ‘Babylon’ — which hit theaters this holiday weekend … and only raked in a meager $3.5 million domestically through

New Yorkers braved the cold this weekend for Corsage at two theaters ( IFC Center, Film at Lincoln Center) as Marie Kreutzer’s biopic of Empress Elisabeth of Austria starring Vicky Krieps grossed an estimated $32,000 over the three-day weekend for a robust $16k per screen average. The four-day estimate for the IFC Films biopic of

When she made her breakthrough role as Penny Lane in Almost Famous, Kate Hudson wasn’t the first person from her family to enter the entertainment industry. In fact, she’s the daughter of Housesitter actress Goldie Hawn and musician Bill Hudson, and the stepdaughter of actor Kurt Russell. Since articles have been rolling out recently about

We’ve all heard of No Shave November, but this ‘Decembeard,’ we take a look at some of your fave stars and ask … are they better off with a buzz or a little fuzz? Fans might remember Jonah Hill with no facial hair, but things have certainly changed. He’s been rockin’ a full-blown blonde beard

Patti Smith hosted a New York screening of Corsage last week, one of many showings since the Oscar-shortlisted Best International Feature contender premiered to a warm welcome in Cannes, where it won Best Performance, Un Certain Regard, for star Vicky Krieps as the Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Sisi for short. It’s fitting that Smith, royalty

Director Damien Chazelle’s latest film, Babylon, focuses on a time of significant change and turmoil in Hollywood history. The movie (see what Eric Eisenberg thought of the epic) tells the story of the transition from silent films to “talkies” and how the change upended some actors’ lives. So naturally, while doing press for the movie,

The Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree — and in Gwyneth Paltrow‘s case … we mean that literally, especially after seeing these shots of them hitting the beach for the holidays. The actress flew down to Barbados just ahead of Christmas this week, and it seems she and her brood are enjoying a sun-kissed

FRIDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: Close to eighty cinemas have shuttered today as Winter Storm Elliott tears up the Midwest, 1.3M lose power, and many cities such as Atlanta, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Tallahassee set to see record cold Christmas Eve temperatures per the National Weather Service. Multiplexes in such cities as Cleveland (16 turning off the lights),

Top 10 lists are a common occurrence around this time of year. As the ranks of what were once upcoming movies are evaluated by critics and audiences alike, the winners and losers of 2022 are starting to shake out in greater detail. Which makes one recent study measuring the most popular titles of the year

Bono‘s daughter is clapping back at New York Magazine’s owners after putting “nepotism babies” on blast  – because she says the president of the entire company fits the bill, too. In a beautiful turn of events, I have just been informed that Pamela Wasserstein, the CEO of @NYMag , is a nepo baby herself. Her

With strong and consistent mid-weeks, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has crested the $600M mark worldwide. This comes after it rapidly passed $500M global earlier this week, following its $441.6M opening weekend. The current worldwide total through Wednesday is $609.7M including $426.8M from the international box office. The offshore cume lifts Way of

There has been a long and storied history regarding the on-again-off-again National Treasure 3. While an all-new television series National Treasure: Edge of History (starring a new cast) is currently available to anyone with a Disney+ subscription, it’s been more than fifteen years since Nic Cage’s Benjamin Franklin Gates graced the silver screen. But, if

Actress Charlbi Dean died of a bacterial infection and other complications … it was announced 4 months after her sudden passing. The NYC medical examiner released Dean’s cause of death Wednesday night, using the more official term, “Bacterial (Capnocytophaga) Sepsis.” Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. According to the Center For Disease

The Sony Adam Driver sci-fi movie 65 is moving onto the opening weekend of New Line’s Shazam: Fury of the Gods, March 17-19. The Scott Beck-Bryan Woods movie was previously dated for March 10, 2023. The studio, I hear, has a confidence in the movie, and it’s to give the pic some air from the

Holiday classics like the original Home Alone have seared themselves into the minds of those who enjoy a rewatch every Christmas season. New movie releases like Violent Night may challenge the status quo by attempting the same sort of immortality, and that’s natural, as Chris Columbus’ 1990 movie struck the perfect balance of violence and

Pete Davidson and Chase Sui Wonders were spotted at Pete’s place late at night … and while we’ve been told they’re just “great friends,” these shots seem to tell a different story. The “Bodies, Bodies, Bodies” co-stars arrived at his NYC apartment late Monday night … seemingly having a great time with each other yet