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After releasing early in Australia last weekend, Universal/Illumination’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru is looking groovy at the international box office, adding $14.6M in 39 new offshore market openings across Wednesday and Thursday. Coupled with Oz’s first week, the running offshore cume through yesterday is $22.5M. A further 21 markets open today including the UK

Ryan Gosling is set to live in a Barbie world alongside Margot Robbie for Greta Gerwig’s live-action Barbie movie, which is among 2023 movie releases to get excited for. Barbie is currently filming in Los Angeles, and from the photos we’ve seen so far, Gosling could have another iconic role on the books as Ken.

So, this is ironic … Amber Heard lost Johnny Depp‘s defamation case in no small part because she lied about donating half her divorce settlement to the ACLU … and now a judge has awarded the ACLU $38,000 … and guess who has to pay — NOT AMBER. Here’s the deal … Johnny’s legal team

Cineworld and its CEO, Mooky Greidinger, have been found guilty by an Israeli court of infringing merger conditions dating back to 2010 over the supply of films to a movie theater in Tel Aviv. A suit brought by the local competition authority argued that Cineworld’s local distributor, Forum Film, did not provide eight movies over

Chances are if you’ve gone to your local multiplex in the past couple of months, you’ve seen the teaser trailer for the upcoming movie Avatar: The Way of Water. Whether it’s in 2D or the absolutely stunning 3D presentation of the future of James Cameron’s franchise, it’s a pretty mind-blowing experience. In fact, you may

A big-time “oops” for Howard Stern — or one of his staffers — has Marvel fans buzzing, because he accidentally let it slip he’s shooting a movie … but he doesn’t sound too hyped about it. Howard spilled the tea during a break on his SiriusXM show, apparently not realizing his microphone was still hot,

We gotta wait a little while longer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two as Warner Bros has moved the Legendary film from Oct. 20, 2023 to Nov. 17, 2023. The new release date for Dune: Part Two has been a traditional launch pad for Warner Bros. having opened many Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movies in that pre-Thanksgiving space as well as Justice League. However,

In the original Jurassic Park, there are more iconic scenes than one movie can typically manage. But among them, it’s tough to forget Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm laying shirtless and sweaty midway through the movie. This moment was even once commemorated via a giant statue in London. But as Goldblum was recently asked about how

Actress Mary Mara‘s drowning may have resulted from a serious head injury … this according to her rep. Mary’s rep Craig Dorfman tells TMZ … investigators informed her family about new evidence … that she may have died after slipping and hitting her head following her swim in the town of Cape Vincent. They say

After a two year delay due to the pandemic, Illumination/Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, the fifth movie in the Despicable Me/Minions universe, arrives looking to lead the Independence Day domestic box office with $70M-$80M over 4-days, and another $70M+ abroad for a potential $150M global launch. There are no other major studio wide entries over July 4th

When Bob Iger stepped down and Bob Chapek took his place as the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, it was early 2020, just a few weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the Disney theme parks and movie theaters, among other major elements that makes the Mouse House go round. After over two years

Play video content CBS John Hinckley — the man who tried assassinating Ronald Reagan once upon a time — is feeling remorse for what he did, and is and is now asking for forgiveness. Hinckley shared his feelings Tuesday on ‘CBS Mornings,’ offering up condolences to the families that suffered for what he did. He

Broadway box office held steady last week, with total grosses of $30,789,627 showing a 4% increase over the previous week even with two fewer shows on the boards. Of particular note, A Strange Loop and MJ have held on to their post-Tony Award strength: Both productions were among the roster’s full houses. A Strange Loop,

The last time we saw Russell Crowe on the big screen was in 2020’s Unhinged, where he played an irate driver hunting down a single mother. The actor is now a little under two weeks away from making his theatrical return in Thor: Love and Thunder, where he’ll play the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Zeus. Before

Actress Mary Mara drowned in the St. Lawrence River during a swim …  according to New York State Police. The “Ray Donovan” actress was discovered Sunday morning in the town of Cape Vincent. Troopers responded to a call for a possible drowning in the river at around 8 AM … when they arrived they found

EXCLUSIVE: Blumhouse revealed a new motion logo this weekend on their new horror movie, The Black Phone, which overpowered in its 3-day debut to $23.6 million. The new logo preceded the Scott Derrickson directed, produced and co-written film and it’s the studio’s first ever update to its motion logo. The logo was created by design studio

Nearly two years after the news broke about the death of Chadwick Boseman, it is now being reported that a settlement has been reached in the negotiations of the actor’s estate: Boseman’s widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, will evenly split it with Boseman’s parents, Leroy and Carolyn Boseman. According to Radar Online, court documents have been

Meadow Walker, the daughter of the late Paul Walker, has weighed in on the overturning of Roe v. Wade with her own personal story. The 23-year-old revealed she had an abortion in 2020, just as the COVID pandemic began to rage. Meadow said … “Today marks a huge setback in history- a profound injustice to

Refresh for latest…: Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick has raced past the $1B mark worldwide, becoming only the second movie of the pandemic era to reach such rarefied air — and Tom Cruise’s first time to the milestone in a career that has spanned 40 years. It took just 31 days for the aviators to get

Being an Oscar-winning and commercially successful actress like Sandra Bullock doesn’t happen by osmosis, as she’s worked hard to become the beloved star that she is. Recently, Bullock confirmed that she’s placing her personal life ahead of her career following the release of rom-com The Lost City to focus on being a mother to her

John Lennon allegedly had an affair with an assistant who was 10 years his junior and it was all Yoko Ono‘s idea … according to a new documentary. According to “The Lost Weekend: A Love Story,” a doc that just premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival … John had an affair in the 1970s with

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Refresh for more analysis and chart In an amazing feat for an adult-skewing, 2 hour and 39 minute running movie at the box office, Warner Bros’ Baz Luhrmann directed Elvis is heading toward an estimated $31.5M opening, looking to truly top the box office. Outside of superhero tentpoles like Spider-Man: No Way Home at

Taika Waititi has become so massive for his work in the later Thor movies and in the Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit, but it all really started with What We Do In The Shadows. After directing a short in 2005 that first brought to life the comedic idea alongside frequent collaborator Jemaine Clement, Waititi later made the

Play video content BACKGRID The upcoming movie on the Gabby Petito murder looks super intense … judging by the scenes being filmed right now, including a heated argument between Gabby and Brian Laundrie. Lifetime’s “The Gabby Petito Story” is shooting scenes just outside Salt Lake City, Utah.  This scene, shot Friday, shows Gabby and Brian’s

Warner Bros’ Baz Luhrmann-directed Elvis has grossed $3.5 million from all previews off 3,400 locations, which includes Tuesday fan events and Thursday night’s showtimes. Meanwhile, Universal/Blumhouse’s The Black Phone took in $3 million from showtimes that began at 5 p.m. yesterday at 2,800 sites. It’s expected to be a rich weekend at the box office, with potentially

Last September, roughly four years after Illumination Entertainment’s untitled Mario movie was announced to the public, the animated feature’s voice cast was revealed, with Chris Pratt leading the charge as the man himself, Mario! We’re a little under a year away from hearing how Pratt will sound as the popular Nintendo character, but the Guardians

J.K. Rowling fell victim to a Russian-made prank while talking to who she thought was Ukrainian President Zelensky … but ended up being one big troll. The author jumped on a zoom call with — not the president — but Russian-based comedy duo Vovan and Lexus … the two have been known for prank-calling high-profile

Distribution sources are saying there’s a chance that Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick could top the box office this weekend in its fifth session with $32 million, a 28% decline week over week. This will easily send the Tom Cruise movie past the half-billion point at the domestic box office; the pic already is the actor’s highest

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial ended at the beginning of June, with the former coming out as the “winner” through being awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages (that latter amount was reduced to $350,000). While the legal drama isn’t done between these ex-spouses, as Heard (who was

It’s all coming to life … Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling‘s Barbie and Ken characters came face-to-face on set — the first time fans have gotten a glimpse of the two together. Both clearly were dressed in wardrobe from Barbie’s cowgirl collection Tuesday in L.A. Gosling sported a black ensemble, complete with a white cowboy