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Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' Eyes $100 Million Plus North America Opening

Los Angeles, May 24 - Disney is gearing up for a potential summer blockbuster in the form of the musical fantasy film The Little Mermaid which is releasing this Friday (May 26) in the US theaters. ## Directed by Rob Marshall, "The Little Mermaid" will be released in over 4300 theaters in the domestic (North America) market, making it one of the widest releases of 2023. ## According to Box Office Pro, the big-budget remake is eyeing to earn a mighty $115 million - $120 million in its first three days (including Thursday previews) of release and $135 million - $140 million by Monday holiday, Memorial Day weekend. ## If the movie opens in the projected lines, it will be the 4th film of 2023 to breach the $100 million mark in its domestic opening weekend, after "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" ($146 million), "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" ($118 million) and "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" ($106 million).## "The Little Mermaid" is expected to be Disney's one of the most successful live-action adaptations. It is a live-action adaptation of Walt Disney Animation Studios' 1989 film of the same name, itself loosely based on the 1837 fairy tale of the same title by Hans Christian Andersen. ## The film stars Halle Bailey in the titular role, alongside Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy. It follows a mermaid princess Ariel who makes a deal with a treacherous sea witch Ursula to trade her voice to human legs in order to impress Prince Eric, who is saved from a shipwreck before the time runs out. ## Stay tuned...

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'Fast X' Emerges Another Hollywood Box Office Hit of 2023 In India

Mumbai, May 23 - This year has been very good for Hollywood films so far in India with back-to-back box office hits. The latest in the list is Universal Pictures' high-octane action thriller Fast X which had the biggest opening weekend of the "Fast & Furious" franchise in India. ## The 10th main installment in the franchise, "Fast X" was released on Thursday, May 18, and took a good opening. It got mixed word of mouth but Despite that, the movie witnessed an upward trend over the weekend to score a fantastic 71 crores gross ($8.6 million) 4-day weekend. ## The Louis Leterrier's directorial held well on the make-or-break first Monday by grossing over 7 crores and remained steady since then which has ensured a healthy lifetime gross total in India of the movie. The total first-week gross collection is close to 94 crores and it will breach the 100 crores gross mark during the second weekend to become the first Hollywood movie of the year to do so. ## "Fast X" is the 4th Hollywood hit of the year in India. Earlier, Keanu Reeves's "John Wick: Chapter 4" and Warner Bros. horror flick "Evil Dead Rise" emerged as unexpected box office hits with the former went on to gross over 50 crores mark. Marvel Studios' latest movie "Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3" is also on course to emerge as a success after nearing 70 crores gross mark. ## As far as the net collection is concerned, "Fast X" may emerge as the highest-grossing film in the franchise in India. Currently, "Fast & Furious 7" is the number 1 film in the series with approx. 108 crores net collection. "Fast X" has already earned close to 66 crores net in 5 days and is on course to breach into the 100 crores club soon. ## Stay tuned...

1110 days ago

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Vin Diesel Confirms 'Fast and Furious' Spinoffs, Including a Female-Led Movie

Los Angeles, May 23 - The "Fast & Furious" movies are not going anywhere anytime soon despite the finale of the main franchise.## The 10th main installment of the franchise "Fast X" is playing in cinemas and the second part of it is scheduled to release in 2025. There might be a 12th film in the franchise but that is not confirmed yet but the Fast family will continue to entertain the audiences. ## Vin Diesel, the lead hero and one of the producers of the "Fast and Furious" franchise has confirmed that he already has plans for spinoffs, including a female-led film. "I started developing the female spinoff... in 2017 with other spinoffs, and the sooner I deliver the finale, the sooner I can launch all the spinoffs", Diesel told Variety reporter Marc Malkin. ## Vin Diesel earlier this month teased that "Fast X" might be spread out over three films. It was originally planned to end in two parts but since there are so many characters, Diesel said that "There was no way I can pull that off unless I had everyone on for five seconds. These characters are appealing and we need to see more of them". ## There are no confirmed details about which characters will get the spinoffs movies, but one of them might be Gal Gadot's Gisele Yashar who shockingly appeared in the mid-credit scene of "Fast X" along with Dwayne Johnson's Luke Hobbs.## The news of Johnson returning as Luke Hobbs in the "Fast X" was already revealed and Diesel admitted that it wasn't easy to keep the cameos secret but "I'm so excited to have them back home and even more excited to see fan reactions and to see how happy it makes people". ## Stay tuned...

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'Fast X' Scored An Excellent Opening Weekend In India and The Worldwide Box Office

Los Angeles, May 21 - The 10th main installment in the Universal Pictures' "Fast & Furious" franchise, Fast X has an excellent opening weekend at the worldwide box office. ## The high-octane action thriller scored $318.50 million (2640 crores) worldwide in its opening weekend, including $67 million at the domestic (North America) box office. Domestically, the movie opened slightly lower than the last movie "F9 - The Fast Saga" which grossed $70 million.## While the movie scored on the expected lines in North America, it surpassed expectations internationally by grossing $251.50 million over the 5-day weekend. China was the biggest market for the movie with $78.30 million over a 5-weekend weekend, including previews.## Meanwhile, the Louis Leterrier's directorial flick scored a fantastic 4-day opening weekend in India, grossing an estimated 71 crores ($8.6 million) or 60 crores net collection. This is the biggest opening for a Hollywood title in India this year, outgrossing Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania". ## Overall, $319 million of "Fast X" is the second biggest worldwide opening of 2023, behind only "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" which grossed over $380 million over a 5-day weekend. ## The top 10 international markets of "Fast X" through the first Sunday are as follows - China ($78.3M), Mexico ($16.7M), France ($9.6M), Brazil ($9.6M), India ($8.6M), Indonesia ($8.4M), Germany ($8M), the UK ($7.5M), Japan ($7M), and Korea ($6.7M).## Stay tuned...

1112 days ago

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'Fast X' Projected To Gross $300+ Million Opening Weekend At The Worldwide Box Office

Los Angeles, May 20 - Universal Pictures' action thriller Fast X is all set to score above the initial box office projections at the worldwide box office. ## The Louis Leterrier's directorial latest installment in the "Fast and Furious" franchise shoot to $28 million Friday opening day, including $7.5 million Thursday previews, at the domestic box office. ## According to Variety, the movie is expected to gross another $22.40 million on Saturday and $16.80 million on Sunday for a $67 million opening weekend. This opening is around 4% lesser than "F9: The Fast Saga" which opened to $70 million in 2021.## Internationally, "Fast X" is estimated to earn over $250 million in its 5-day opening weekend for around $320 million worldwide launch. It will be the second-biggest worldwide opening of 2023, behind "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" which earned over $380 million in its opening weekend.## Meanwhile, the film is having a very good opening weekend in India and is projected to earn $8.40 million/70 crores in 4-days. It is the biggest opening weekend for a Hollywood title in India in 2023.## Stay tuned...

1113 days ago

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DC Studios' 'The Flash' First Box Office Projection Revealed

Los Angeles, May 20 - The DC Studios' biggest bet this year, The Flash is getting ready to release this June. It is the first solo movie for DC's iconic superhero characters on the big screen, which will bring Michael Keaton's Batman along with a few other key heroes and villains. ## DC has been all over for the last few years and finding it difficult to win over the hearts of the audiences. "The Flash" too has been in the hot water because of Ezra Miller's controversial past. So, there is a common question about whether the movie will succeed or will meet the same fate as the previous couple of DC movies. ## Directed by Andy Muschietti, "The Flash" involves a solid star power, and given the high cost, Warner Bros. will be hoping and praying for its success. The best thing that has happened with the movie so far is that it is carrying immensely positive talks as the people who have watched it are calling it one of the best superhero movies ever made, and one of them includes Tom Cruise.## The first box office projection for "The Flash", revealed by Box Office Pro is definitely painting a highly positive picture. The website estimated a domestic opening weekend of the movie somewhere between $115 million and $140 million with a domestic (North America) total projection of $280 million to $375 million.## Should "The Flash" open the high end of that mark, it would be the 4th biggest opening for a DC movie and the second biggest in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) of all time. Even if it opens to the lower mark, it would be either on the 3rd or the 4th positive in DCEU. ## DCEU's top opening weekends can be seen below (as per Box Office Mojo) - ## 1. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) - $166 million## 2. Suicide Squad (2016) - $133.7 million## 3. Man of Steel (2013) - $116.6 million## 4. Wonder Woman (2017) - $103.3 million## 5. Justice League (2017) - $93.8 million## It would be interesting to see where the movie actually lands in its domestic opening weekend because "The Flash" is having strong pros and cons, which could push its box office return drastically either way. All the questions will be answered when the movie will debut on the big screen on June 16. In India, it will release on June 15 in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil languages.## Stay tuned...

1113 days ago

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Sony's 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Release Date Preponed In India

Mumbai, May 18 - Sony Pictures' Marvel computer-animated superhero film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse release date has been preponed in India from its original June 2, 2023, release.## Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, "Across the Spider-Verse" moved by one day and will now be hitting Indian cinemas on June 1st in 10 languages, including the original English language. The reason for the preponement is unknown. ## The studio previously announced that star Indian cricketer, Shubman Gill will be the voice of Indian Spider-Man Pavitr Prabhakar in Hindi and Punjabi languages. The new trailer of the movie will be unveiled today. ## Sony Pictures India announced the new release date with a new poster. "Get ready, India! The moment we've all been waiting is right around the corner. With Spider-Man: Across the #SpiderVerse, meet the FIRST Indian Spider-Man, Pavitr Prabhakar, web-slinging his way into your hearts like never before!"## "With the spectacular @ShubmanGill as the voice of our #Spidey in Hindi & Punjabi; buckle up for a rollercoaster ride of mind-blowing action! Releasing Pan-India in 10 languages for the very first time; on June 1st", the tweet reads.## With the spectacular @ShubmanGill as the voice of our #Spidey in Hindi & Punjabi; buckle up for a rollercoaster ride of mind-blowing action!Releasing Pan-India in 10 languages for the very first time; on June 1st.— Sony Pictures India (@SonyPicsIndia) May 18, 2023 ## The movie is set after the events of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018) in which Miles Morales is unexpectedly approached by his love interest Gwen Stacy to complete a mission to save every universe of Spider-People from the Spot, who could cause a catastrophic disaster. Miles is up for the challenge, where he and Gwen journey through the Multiverse together and meet its protectors, a group of Spider-People known as the Spider-Society, led by Miguel O'Hara. However, Miles finds himself at odds with Miguel and the Spider-Society on how to handle the threat.## Stay tuned...

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Johnny Depp Responds To Hollywood's Boycott Calls Against Him

Cannes, May 17 - Johnny Depp's first leading role in nearly three years, the French movie Jeanne du Barry got a 7-minute standing ovation at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. ## "Jeanne du Barry", in which Depp plays King Louis XV, marks the actor's first film in three years, following his long legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp won the battle but not before losing multiple big Hollywood projects, including "Fantastic Beasts". ## During the legal tussle, many Hollywood studios parted their ways from Depp though some of them now seem to be willing to work with him. During the press conference for "Jeanne du Barry" today at Cannes, Depp was asked about how he feels about Hollywood's boycott calls against him and Depp appeared to have mixed feelings about the same. ## "Did I feel boycotted by Hollywood? You'd have to not have a pulse to feel like, 'No. None of this is happening. It's a weird joke'", he said (according to Variety). "When you're asked to resign from a film ("Fantastic Beasts 3") you're doing because of something that is merely a function of vowels and consonants floating in the air, yes you feel boycotted".## He continued, "I don't feel boycotted by Hollywood because I don't think about Hollywood. It's a strange, funny time where everybody would love to be able to be themselves, but they can't. They must fall in line with the person in front of them. If you want to live that life, I wish you the best".## Meanwhile, amid his displeasure with Hollywood, Depp recently signed a $20+ million deal with the French luxury fashion house, Dior. This is said to be the biggest deal ever in men's fragrance. ## Stay tuned...

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'Fast X' Opening Day Advance Booking Status In India

Mumbai, May 17 - Hollywood films are having a good time at the Indian box office as recently released two low-profile films "John Wick: Chapter 4" and "Evil Dead Rise" emerged as surprise hits with the former went to scoring over 50 crores net collection.## Marvel Studios' "Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3" is also performing well and is nearing the 50 crores net mark. This momentum is expected to be continued as Universal Pictures' much-awaited Fast X, which is a bigger Hollywood IP than the aforementioned two films, is releasing next on this Thursday, May 18. ## The 10th installment of the "Fast & Furious" franchise is among the most-awaited Hollywood films, and keeping that in mind, the advance booking for the same was opened a month ago. As the release is getting nearer, the advance booking has started picking the pace and is already better than "GoTG3".## "Fast X" has sold approx. 170K advance tickets worth 4.50 crores gross for the opening day. The three national chains (PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis) have sold approx. 80K tickets and more than 50% of these tickets got booked in the last 48 hours. ## The movie has been able to clock good pre-sales which has ensured a good opening at the box office. "Fast And Furious 9: The Fast Saga", which was released during the peak of covid-19, took the opening of just 1.90 crores and went on to score around 14 crores in lifetime collection in India. ## "Fast X", which is releasing in a much better time, will look to open with a double-digit mark. As per reports, the movie would be released on around 2500 screens in India, so the double-digit opening is very much on the table, and if it gets favorable word of mouth, then it is sure to have a very good lifetime collection. The advance booking for the weekend is good with over 100K tickets already sold in PIC multiplex chains.## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios 'Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3' Jumps Past $500 Million Worldwide

Los Angeles, May 14 - Marvel Studios' latest superhero blockbuster Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3 has jumped past $500 million at the worldwide box office after the remarkable second-weekend hold domestically (North America) as well as internationally. ## James Gunn's directed flick has crossed the lifetime total of Marvel's last film "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" ($475.50 million) in just 10 days after pushing total global cume to $531 million, including $214.70 million at the domestic box office. ## In its second weekend, GoTG3 scored the second biggest hold in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), after "Black Panther" (44.70%), and the best comic book movie hold post the covid-19 pandemic after dropping just 47.10% for $62.60 million. ## Internationally, the final film in Gunn's Guardians trilogy added another solid $92 million for a $316.20 million total overseas collection. The third installment is expected to become the highest-grossing film in the trilogy as Hollywood Trade is expecting it to finish over $900 million worldwide. ## The top overseas markets of GoTG3 through the second Sunday are as follows - China ($58.2M), the UK ($29.6M), Mexico ($24.7M), Korea ($21.7M), France ($18.3M), Germany ($13.4M), Australia ($13.1M), Brazil ($12.4M), Italy ($8.8M), and Indonesia ($7.80M). In India, the film has grossed $6.70 million in 10 days which is a decent collection. ## Stay tuned...

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DC Studios Superhero Movie 'The Flash' Theatrical Runtime Revealed

Los Angeles, May 13 - Warner Bros' DC superhero movie The Flash is gearing up to bring the studio back in the frame after the disastrous result of "Shazam! Fury of the Gods". It is scheduled to release on June 16 worldwide. ## Ahead of the film's release, the theatrical runtime of "The Flash" has been revealed. As per One Take News, the Ezra Miller-fronted film will be 144 minutes (2 hours and 24 minutes) long, making it the fourth-longest film in the DCU.## Only "Zack Snyder's Justice League" (4 hours and 2 minutes), "Wonder Woman 1984" (2 hours and 31 minutes), and "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2 hours and 32 minutes) boast more extended showings than "The Flash".## Directed by Andy Muschietti, "The Flash" stars Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash alongside Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, Michael Keaton, and Ben Affleck in key roles.## In the movie, Barry Allen/The Flash travels back in time to prevent his mother's murder, which traps him in an alternate reality without metahumans. He enlists the help of his younger self, an older Batman, and the Kryptonian castaway Supergirl in order to save this world from the restored General Zod and return to his universe. ## "The Flash" will release in India on June 15 in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages.## Stay tuned...

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Dwayne Johnson Reportedly Returns To The 'Fast and Furious' Franchise

Los Angeles, May 13 - The Fast and Furious saga is one step closer to its end but it can't get done without one of the franchise's biggest assets, Dwayne Johnson. ## Dwayne Johnson, who last appeared in the Fast & Furious spin-off "Hobbs & Shaw" in 2019, previously told that he would never be making his comeback in the franchise, but it seems that has become a thing of the past as according to The Wrap, the Hollywood superstar is all set for one final ride in the franchise.## As per the report, Dwayne Johnson has returned to the "Fast and Furious" franchise, making an appearance in the post-credits sequence for the upcoming Fast X, which releases next week on May 19.## The return of The Rock may surprise many as he was adamant about not making a comeback to the blockbuster action series after having some issues with Vin Diesel, the star and producer of the franchise. Diesel, however, requested Johnson to put the issues aside and come back to the series, in an Instagram post in November 2021.## In another surprising news, there could be the 12th film in the franchise after Vin Diesel said that Universal Pictures has asked if "Fast X" could be turned into a trilogy. Earlier, there were plans to complete the franchise with the 11th film or the second part of "Fast X" which will release in 2025.## "Fast X", directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jason Momoa, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Cena, Charlize Theron, Helen Mirren, Brie Larson, and Rita Moreno, opens worldwide on May 19. ## Stay tuned...

1120 days ago

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Priyanka Chopra's Hollywood Film 'Love Again' Scored A Low Opening Weekend

Los Angeles, May 9 - India's international star Priyanka Chopra's Hollywood movie Love Again failed to make an impact at the box office in its opening weekend. ## Directed by James C. Strouse, the romantic comedy-drama film flopped after taking just a $2.38 million start in its 3-day domestic (North America) opening weekend from 2,703 theaters. The movie doesn't seem to be having a long life at the box office after poor critics and audience scores. ## The remake of the 2016 German film "SMS für Dich", "Love Again" earned a poor "B" CinemaScore and holds 19% on Rotten Tomatoes from 21 critics though the audience score on RT is on the higher side at 93% from 100+ users.## "Love Again" was projected to score $5 million - $10 million in its opening weekend but it failed to top even the lower point of projections. Luckily for Sony Pictures, the movie only cost $9 million to produce. It also stars Sam Heughan and Nick Jonas, among others in key roles. ## The movie is about a lady, Mira Ray (Priyanka), who is struggling to cope with the death of her fiancé. She unintentionally sends a sequence of romantic messages to his old cell phone number, which has been reassigned to Rob Burns' new work phone. As a journalist, Rob is drawn to the candidness in Mira's beautifully written texts. When he is tasked with writing a feature about the famous singer Celine Dion, he seeks her assistance in finding a way to meet Mira in real life and ultimately wins her affection. ## Stay tuned...

1124 days ago

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John Wick Franchise Passed $1 Billion At The Global Box Office

Los Angeles, May 20 - Lionsgate Films' action thriller franchise John Wick has crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office through the 4 films released so far in the series. ## John Wick is one of the most profitable action film franchises of all time. The combined budget of the 4 films in the series is around $230 million while the total gross collection now stands at $1.01 billion, including $425 million for the 4th installment. ## The first film in the series, "John Wick" was released in 2014 and grossed $87.08 million at the global box office against a budget of around $20 million. The domestic and overseas grosses of the film were almost similar at $43 million and $44.08 million, respectively. ## The sequel to "John Wick" debuted in 2017 and cost around $40 million to bring to the big screen. The movie topped the grosses of the first film by more than double margin and scored $171.50 million worldwide, including $92 million domestically and $79.50 million overseas. ## The trade of topping the collection of its predecessor continued with "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" (2019) which breached the $200 million as well as $300 million mark for the franchise globally. Against the budget of $70 million, the movie scored $326.70 million, including $171 million domestically and $155.70 million overseas. ## The 4th and latest in the franchise, "John Wick - Chapter 4" was released in March this year and still playing in a handful of cinemas with a worldwide total currently standing at $425.30 million. Domestically, it is the highest-grossing film in the series with $184 million while it is also the biggest overseas as well with $241.30 million. It cost around $100 million. ## The combined domestic (North America) gross collection of the "John Wick" franchise stands at $490 million while the international collection is around $521.30 million. ## Stay tuned...

1125 days ago

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Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Gets A New Explosive Trailer

Mumbai, May 8 - Filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is one of the most-anticipated films releasing this summer. The biographical film is based on the 2005 book American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. ## The film follows the life of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project in World War II, and his contributions that led to the creation of the atomic bomb.## Ahead of the film's theatrical debut on July 21, 2023, "Oppenheimer" gets a new explosive trailer. The trailer was already leaked yesterday which gives us a peek at the atomic bomb test itself. Interestingly, Nolan recreated the atomic bomb without CGI. ## The new trailer gives shows how Oppenheimer created the deadliest weapon on earth as he is noting that they are in "a race against the Nazis". The 3+ minutes long trailer also shows up Matt Damon as Leslie Groves), Emily Blunt as Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer, Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock, and Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, among others. ## ## Stay tuned...

1125 days ago

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Marvel Studios' 'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3' Launched To $280+ Million At The Worldwide Box Office

Los Angeles, May 7 - Marvel Studios and Disney's Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 launched to more than expected $289.30 million at the worldwide box office, including $118.40 million domestically (North America) over the 3-day weekend. ## The James Gunn-directed superhero movie opened in the projected lines at the domestic box office, which is the second biggest opening of the year, behind "The Super Mario Bros. Movie's" $146 million. The third installment in the GoTG franchise, however, fell well short of the $146 million opening of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017). ## The movie is carrying super positive word of mouth which is promising enough for the movie to dream for a long run. It is having 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes along with an "A" CinemaScore (only the third Marvel movie to get A post-pandemic). ## At the international box office, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" crushed industry projections with a huge $170.90 million from 52 markets over the 5-day weekend and beats the likes of "Ant-Man 3" ($121.3M), "Thor: Love And Thunder" ($159M) and "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" ($150M). ## "GoTG3", however, underperformed in India with an estimated $3.50 million over a 3-day weekend, one of the lowest openings for a Marvel movie in the post covid era. ## The top 10 international markets of GoTG3 are as follows - 1. China ($28.10M), 2. the UK ($14.20M), 3. Korea ($13.60M), 4. Mexico ($13M), 5. France ($8.20M), 6. Germany ($7.30M), 7. Australia ($7M), 8. Brazil ($6.70M), 9. Japan ($5M), 10. Italy ($4.90M). ## Stay tuned...

1126 days ago

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Warner Bros. 'Evil Dead Rise' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film In The Franchise

Los Angeles, May 7 - Warner Bros. Pictures' horror thriller Evil Dead Rise, which was almost landed directly on streaming, has become the highest-grossing film in the Evil Dead franchise at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office. ## The fifth installment in the series, "Evil Dead Rise" has crossed the $100 million mark at the worldwide box office, surpassing the lifetime total of $97.50 million of the 4th film "Evil Dead" which was released in 2013. The total worldwide cume of the film reached $114.80 million, including $60.70 million internationally through the third weekend.## The Lee Cronin-directed film is projected to reach $54+ million at the domestic (North America) box office by 3rd Sunday and is likely to top fourth "Evil Dead's" lifetime domestic haul of $54.20 million to become the biggest film in the series domestically as well. ## The original "Evil Dead" was directed by Sam Raimi in 1981, and earned $2.90 million worldwide. Raimi went on to make "Evil Dead 2" in 1987, which earned $5.90 million worldwide, and "Army of Darkness" in 1992, which made $11.50 million, before Fede Álvarez directed the 4th installment. ## Interestingly, "Evil Dead Rise" has emerged as a surprise blockbuster in India with an estimated gross total of $4 million through the 3rd Sunday. It is the second Hollywood film in the last two months to have big box office success in India after Keanu Reeves-fronted "John Wick: Chapter 4" which grossed around $7.50 million.## Made on a budget of around $20 million, "Evil Dead Rise" was destined for a streaming release on Max before strong test scores encouraged Warner Bros. to give it a proper theatrical release, and it turned into a massive blockbuster for the studio. ## Stay tuned...

1126 days ago

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Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Hits Record For MCU In Letterboxd's Ratings

Los Angeles, May 6 - Director James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy is finally coming to an end with the final film hitting theaters this Friday. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has been billed as a special film in the MCU for many reasons. ## Not only was GoTG3 the final film in this much-loved superhero series, but the threequel was also director James Gunn's final MCU movie. Just like the first two Guardians movies, the latest flick is also getting wide praise from the audiences and now, it has created a new MCU record in ratings. ## The threequel currently opens at a 4.2 rating out of 5 on Letterboxd, making it the highest-rated MCU movie, distributed by Disney on the social platform. The original Guardians of the Galaxy movie scored a 3.8 rating on Letterboxd, while Vol. 2 has a 3.5 rating.## "Spider-Man: No Way Home", which was distributed by Sony Pictures, opened slightly higher at 4.3 ratings, but it currently stands at 4 ratings on the platform. ## Meanwhile, other than the Letterboxed's ratings, GoTG3 has received an "A" CinemaScore, which is on par with the first two films in the franchise. It is only the 3rd MCU movie post the covid-19 pandemic, after "Shang Chi" and "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" to receive an "A" CinemaScore.## As far as the box office of the film is concerned, GoTG3 scored the biggest Thursday previews in the franchise with $17.50 million while overseas, it scored $35 million in the first two days (Wed+Thu) for $52.50 million global cume through Thursday. ## Stay tuned...

1127 days ago

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Marvel Studios 'Blade' Production Set To Be Delayed Due To Writers Strike

Los Angeles, May 6 - The writers' strike in the USA has started taking a toll on upcoming films, including Marvel movies. ## According to THR, Marvel Studios has stopped the pre-production work on its upcoming vampire thriller feature film Blade starring Mahershala Ali. It becomes the first tentpole movie impacted by the strike. ## Marvel had recently hired "True Detective" creator Nic Pizzolatto to work on the script but it was too late for the studio to avail his service due to the strike. The filming of "Blade" was set to begin next month in Atlanta, which has now been postponed till the strike is over. ## Meanwhile, despite the delay in "Blade", Marvel seems to be upping the ante with other upcoming movies as it is planning on having three movies shooting at the same time along with two series. ## "Captain America: New World Order" is already in development and currently filming in Atlanta. "Deadpool 3" is all set to start rolling this month in London, while "Thunderbolts" is to hit Atlanta in June. The much-awaited "Fantastic Four" is expected to start filming in January 2024 in London. ## Stay tuned...

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DC Studios' 'The Flash' Prepones The Release Date In India

Mumbai, May 5 - Warner Bros. highly awaited DC Superhero movie, The Flash release date has been preponed in India by a day. The Ezra Miller-fronted flick will now be hitting Indian cinemas on June 15 in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. ## Directed by Andy Muschietti, "The Flash" was earlier supposed to indulge in a direct box office clash with Prabhas-fronted highly-anticipated epic Adipurush on June 16. It will now have a Thursday release. Warner Bros. took to Twitter to confirm the same with a new poster.## Some exciting news for DC fans! The Flash is coming to India a day early!#TheFlashMovie now releasing in Cinemas across India on 15th June. In English, Hindi, Tamil & Telugu. Also in IMAX. #WarnerBrosIndia #TheFlashMovie #EzraMiller #BenAffleck #MichaelKeaton #Supergirl pic.twitter.com/nZdOQZCTkZ— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) May 5, 2023 ## "The Flash" stars Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash alongside Sasha Calle as Supergirl, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, Michael Keaton as Batman, and Ben Affleck as Batman, among others.## In the movie, Barry Allen/The Flash travels back in time to prevent his mother's murder, which traps him in an alternate reality without metahumans. He enlists the help of his younger self, an older Batman, and the Kryptonian castaway Supergirl in order to save this world from the restored General Zod and return to his universe. ## Stay tuned...

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'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' Set To Be The Longest Hollywood Animated Movie of All-Time

Los Angeles, May 3 - Sony Pictures' Marvel animated movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is inching closer to its release date and the anticipation around it is building up. ## Co-directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, the sequel to "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018) will see Miles go on an adventure with Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman across the multiverse where he meets a new team of Spider-People, known as the Spider-Society, but comes into conflict with them over handling a new threat. ## Now, it has been revealed that "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" will be the longest-running Hollywood animated movie of all time. According to Cryptic4KQual, who has been a reliable source for runtime info on Hollywood films, the movie has a theatrical run time of 2 hours and 20 minutes (140 minutes). ## The reported runtime makes "Across the Spider-Verse" the longest-running Hollywood animated film, beating "Consuming Spirits", which has a runtime of 2 hours and 16 minutes (136 minutes). Among the Spider-Man movies, it will rank third longest-running film. ## Top 5 longest-running Hollywood animated movies of all-time - ## 1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - 140 minutes (rumored)## 2. Consuming Spirits - 136 minutes## 3. The Lord of the Rings - 132 minutes## 4. I am Nightmare - 128 minutes## 5. Fantasia - 126 minutes## The lengthy runtime of "Spider-Verse 2" isn't surprising as it will have a lot more to tell and introduce many storylines and characters than the first movie. It will feature new characters such as Issa Rae's Spider-Woman, Daniel Kaluuya's Spider-Punk, and Oscar Isaac's Spider-Man 2099 along with the potential cameos from live-action characters from the likes of Venom and even Tom Holland's Spider-Man (per MCU - The Direct). ## The movie is slated to release on June 2, 2023. In India, it will release in as many as 10 languages. ## Stay tuned...

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'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Tracking To Earn $250+ Million Worldwide In The Opening Weekend

Los Angeles, May 3 - The finale of Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy by director James Gunn is hitting the big screen this Friday (May 5) and the movie is expected to start the summer box office with a bang. ## According to Hollywood trade experts, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is projected to open around $110 million - $120 million in its 3-day domestic (North America) opening weekend. This can be termed as an underwhelming start as "GoTG2" opened at $146 million in 2017. ## While the critics' reviews are decent for the third installment, the poor performance of the recent Marvel movies can be seen affecting the opening of "GoTG3" which is being hailed as the best Marvel movie since "Avengers: Endgame" (2019). ## Internationally, the superhero movie is expected to score around $140 million - $150 million over a 5-day opening weekend. The worldwide opening of the film is projected to be around $250 million - $270 million. It cost over $200 million to make, according to Variety. ## The last few Marvel movies haven't performed to their potential, especially "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania", which despite the biggest opening in the "Ant-Man" franchise, ended up as the lowest-grossing film in the series with a worldwide gross collection finishing below $500 million mark. "GoTG3" is expected to bring Marvel back and is carrying the potential to surprise everyone at the box office.## In the film, the Guardians embark on a mission to protect Rocket (Cooper) from the High Evolutionary (Iwuji). It stars an ensemble cast featuring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter, Elizabeth Debicki, Maria Bakalova, and Sylvester Stallone.## Stay tuned...

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John Wick Chapter 4 Surpasses $400 Million Worldwide and 50 Crores Net Box Office Collection In India

Los Angeles, May 1 - Lionsgate Films' spy action thriller John Wick: Chapter 4 is continuing to put up a strong show at the North American as well as the overseas box office and crossed the $400 million worldwide mark. ## Despite being an R-rated flick, the film continues to draw audiences in its sixth week of release and becomes the only film in the franchise to top the $400 million worldwide box office mark. In its 6th weekend, the Keanu Reeves-fronted flick grossed a solid $15 million worldwide for a total of $402 million global cume. ## Directed by Chad Stahelski, the 4th installment has now grossed $176 million domestically (North America) and $226 million at the overseas box office over 72 international markets. The movie is eying to finish its lifetime box office run of over $430+ million. ## Meanwhile, the 4th installment of the "John Wick" franchise has crossed the 50 crores net mark at the Indian box office after 5 weeks. It is the highest-grossing film in the series in India and has scored around thrice of the combined collection of the previous three films. The gross India total of "John Wick 4" stands at around 60 crores ($7.3 million). ## Interestingly, each of the "John Wick" sequels has scored around $100 million more in collection than its predecessors and it is the only franchise that manages to do that in 4 installments. "John Wick 3" (2019) grossed $327 million worldwide, and before that, "John 2" (2017) scored $174 million and the original "John Wick" (2014) film made $86 million worldwide.## Stay tuned...

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie Crossed $1 Billion At The Worldwide Box Office

Los Angeles, April 30 - The first film of 2023 to cross the coveted $1 billion milestone is here!## Universal, Illumination, and Nintendo's video game adaptation animated movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie has officially become crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office through the 4th Sunday. ## "Super Mario Bros." is the first animated movie and the 5th overall to cross the $1 billion mark in the post-pandemic era, after "Spider-Man: No Way Home", "Top Gun: Maverick", "Jurassic World Dominion", and "Avatar: The Way of Water". ## It has grossed $490 million in North America and $532 million at the international box office so far, becoming the only video game movie to top $1 billion globally. Overall, the "Super Mario Bros. Movie" is the 52nd film of all time to breach this box office milestone. ## The top 10 markets for the movie are as follows - 1. North America ($490M), 2. Mexico ($73.2M), 3. The UK ($56.4M), 4. Germany ($43.9M), 5. France ($40.8M), 6. Australia ($31.1M), 7. Spain ($22M), 8. China ($21M), 9. Brazil ($20.6M), 10. Italy ($19.6M).## Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, the movie was released on April 5 worldwide and took a gigantic opening of $375+ million over the 5-day weekend, the biggest of 2023 so far. It is currently the 4th highest-grossing movie in the post covid era and the 49th biggest-grosser of all time. ## The film follows the Brooklyn-based plumbers known as Mario and Luigi, who are sucked into the mystical Mushroom Kingdom. Along with Princess Peach, they prepare to stop the mighty Bowser from total domination. ## Stay tuned...

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