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0 on Sandra Bullock and Chris McKay Team for Netflix Comic Book Movie ‘Reborn’After the success of Birdbox, Netflix and Sandra Bullock are back in business. Bullock, The Lego Batman filmmaker Chris McKay and Vertigo Entertainment are teaming up for the Millarworld comic book adaptation Reborn, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
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Reports of the death of movies are greatly exaggerated. The exhibition business came roaring back in 2018, as blockbusters such as “Black Panther,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” powered ticket sales to record levels. The domestic box office hit a new high-water mark of $11.5 billion and global revenues also have a…
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It’s been a year of trench warfare in the battle for talent, attention and high-profile projects between Netflix and Disney — and next year is looking like it will become even more fierce. Both entertainment giants appear to be feeling the competitive heat from one another, as Disney’s content deals dry up with Netflix while…
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Universal and MRC’s The Mortal Engines has currently earned just $7.5 million in North America and $42m worldwide. Even if it legs out like Night at the Museum (not likely), it would still barely top $60m domestic. And with $34m overseas after opening in much of the world, the more likely endgame for the $100m-budgeted fantasy flick is under-$30m…
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Apocalypseburg is getting into the holiday spirit in a new short from The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. Emmet is throwing a party to cheer everyone up. Batman struggles with the joy he’s feeling and the abdominal muscles that are disappearing after a few (too many?) cups of eggnog. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second…
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Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. It’s time to let them fight, as this new trailer teases several confrontations between Godzilla and some of his classic opponents. Where 2014’s Godzilla was too light on action, this film is going to have an abundance of it. The studio also released a…
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald earned $11.2 million (-62%) in its third weekend to bring its 17-day domestic total to $134.2m. The film is falling fast in North America and China while kicking at least a little butt overseas. That’s a bigger fourth-weekend drop than Justice League, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them…
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Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the hit series SpongeBob SquarePants, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 57. He had revealed in March that he was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and complications from that led to his passing.
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To the surprise of absolutely no one, Robin Hood was the year’s designated Thanksgiving turkey at the domestic box office. The $100-million-budgeted Lionsgate/Summit release earned just $14m over the Wed-Sun debut frame. There are two big caveats. The film doesn’t open overseas until this coming weekend and Lionsgate covered much of the budget via foreign…
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MGM and New Line’s Creed II opened with a knockout $35.2 million Fri-Sun/$55.8m Wed-Sun debut. That’s (sans inflation) the biggest opening weekend ever for a live-action flick on Thanksgiving weekend, as well as the biggest debut for a sports movie. With a 30% larger five-day debut compared to Creed ($42m in 2015) and surprisingly decent…