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'Star Wars: Force Awakens' First Ever to Cross $900 Million Domestically
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With an estimated $1.76 million yesterday, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the only film to cross $900 million domestically and it has achieved that milestone in only fifty days. In addition to this watershed moment, by the end of today, Saturday, February 6, Star Wars is expected to become only the third film in history to cross the $2 billion mark worldwide and it will have done so in only 53 days. Considering how quickly Force Awakens has achieved these accomplishments, putting them into any kind of comparable context is nearly impossible. It took Star Wars only 20 days to beat the previous all-time domestic record of $760.5 million held by Avatar. It took Avatar not only 318 days to achieve that number, but two separate releases. As for the worldwide number, Star Wars and Avatar are the only two films to actually cross $2 billion worldwide upon their initial release while it took Titanic two separate releases to cross $2 billion. »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
Bernie Sanders to Appear on ‘Saturday Night Live’
23 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Bernie Sanders meet Bernie Sanders? The Democratic presidential candidate is set to make an appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, according to ABC News. Larry David is hosting the new episode, and has drawn raves for his impersonation of Sanders in recent weeks. Also Read: Kanye West, Melissa McCarthy to Return to 'Saturday Night Live' Sanders becomes the third presidential candidate to appear on the show this election season. Hillary Clinton appeared during the season premiere episode, with Miley Cyrus hosting, while Donald Trump hosted an episode, with much controversy. Melissa McCarthy will host next week’s »
- Linda Ge
Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Star in Musical Comedy for Universal
22 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt will costar in a new musical comedy for Universal, TheWrap has learned. Marc Platt, who produced the Broadway musical “Wicked” as well as last Sunday’s “Grease: Live” on Fox, will produce alongside Adam Siegel for Marc Platt Productions. Tatum and his partners Reid Carolin and Peter Kiernan are also producing for their Free Association company, and Gordon-Levitt is producing with hitRECord Films. Details of the project have not been disclosed. Gordon-Levitt came up with the original idea along with Michael Bacall, who will also write the screenplay. Bacall also wrote the screenplays for the »
- Beatrice Verhoeven and Matt Donnelly
Tidal Is Donating $1.5 Million to Charities, Including Black Lives Matter
31 minutes ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
On Trayvon Martin's 21st birthday, Tidal will donate $1.5 million to Black Lives Matter and a host of other charities, including Opportunity Agenda, Hands Up United, Sankofa, Community in California, Dream Defenders in Florida, Black Youth Project in Illinois, the Baltimore Justice Fund and Empowerment Development Corporation in Maryland, Million Hoodies and the Gathering for Justice League in New York. The money comes from the first Tidal X: 10/20 charity concert that took place in Brooklyn last year with performances by Jay Z, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, and others, Mic reports. Tidal's grants will be administered through the New World Foundation, which funds several civil rights groups and social movements."The process of acquiring recommendations [for nonprofits] was collaborative and inspired by the message that speaks to racial and social inequities and injustice in our society," Roc Nation's managing director of philanthropy, Dania Diaz, told Mic. "Each year we will support »
- Greg Cwik
‘The Choice’ Is ‘Filmed Like an Ad for Erectile-Dysfunction Medication’ and 8 More Scathing Reviews
49 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
“The Choice” is Nicholas Sparks‘ 11th book to be adapted to the screen — and critics agree that “they should have stopped at No. 10.” Currently holding a score of 7 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, “The Choice” overtook 2014’s “The Best Of Me” on Friday to become the lowest-rated Sparks movie. Critics say that the film is shallow, overlong and best watched with a “barf bag nearby.” One critic even goes so far as to say that “The Choice,” starring Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer in the leads, is “filmed like an ad for erectile-dysfunction medication.” Also Read: 'The Choice' Review: Nicholas Sparks' Latest Adaptation Won't Set Fans. »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
Woody Harrelson Applied for a Pot Dispensary License in Hawaii, in a Fitting Epilogue for Every Character He's Played
50 minutes ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
At any moment, every Woody Harrelson character could turn to the camera and give a 5-minute monologue about one day opening a small pot business in Hawaii. Now, the actual Harrelson is doing just that, as the actor has applied to open one of Hawaii's first medical marijuana dispensaries. Harrelson's application, submitted through his company Simple Organic Living, is competing with 65 others for eight licenses that were made available by a 2015 law. The state will review the proposals and award dispensary permits in April. Those accepted may open their businesses in July. May the odds be ever in Woody's favor. »
- Jackson McHenry
John Krasinski on His Successful Sundance Doubleheader
51 minutes ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
A trip to the Sundance Film Festival would be nerve-racking for most filmmakers, but John Krasinski had double the concerns going into this year's edition: In addition to producing Kenneth Lonergan's tragic drama Manchester by the Sea, he also starred and directed in The Hollars, a family dramedy about a man who returns to his hometown to take care of his sick mother (Margo Martindale). Fortunately, Krasinski's time in Park City went about as well as he could have hoped, since Manchester earned rave reviews and sold to Amazon for eye-popping numbers, while The Hollars was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics near the tail end of the festival. Back in Park City, he sat down with Vulture to let us know how it was all going.This isn’t your first time at the Sundance rodeo, but when you’re coming here with two very intimate movies …... Do you get nervous? »
- Kyle Buchanan
Goteborg: Zentropa Sweden Prep ‘Hashtag,’ ’12 Dares,’ ‘Milf,’ ‘My Saga,’ Adapt ‘Iceburn’
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Goteborg– When seven years ago Swedish producer Madeleine Ekman was offered the opportunity to lead the Swedish outpost of Denmark’s Zentropa Entertainment, her main task was to co-produce Peter Aalbæk Jensen-Lars von Trier-Zentropa projects, eventually adding some local talent.
“But you can’t develop a production company without its own original profile,” said Ekman, who brought in her first Swedish director in 2011 – Björn Runge and his award-winning “Happy End.”
With Swedish regional film centre Film Väst and Poland’s Lava Films, Zentropa Sweden produced Swedish director Magnus von Horn’s “The Here After,” which was selected for Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes, and recently won a Guldbagga Award, Sweden’s national film prize, for best film. It has just wrapped principal photography on Swedish director Izer Aliu’s feature debut, while shooting a mini-series for Swedish pubcaster Svt-Play, “Hashtag.” TV drama is based on the 2012 instagram. »
- Jorn Rossing Jensen
Film Review: ‘Life, Animated’
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The busy subgenre of documentaries featuring autistic subjects gets a strong new entry in “Life, Animated,” a captivating portrait of a young man for whom Disney animated movies have provided a powerful lifeline to progress, language and understanding. Interweaving clips from “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” “Peter Pan” and any number of toon classics whose words and images the 23-year-old Owen Suskind has long committed to memory, this latest film from Roger Ross Williams (“God Loves Uganda”) teems with insights into how children’s fantasy can and can’t bridge a developmental gap, but works on an even more basic, emotional level as a warm testament to a family’s love and resilience. Acquired for North American distribution by the Orchard, this winner of a Sundance directing prize could benefit from its accessible hook and generous sampling of Disney clips to reach a wider-than-usual audience for nonfiction titles of its type. »
- Justin Chang
‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Out-Kicks George Clooney’s ‘Hail, Caesar!’ at Friday Box Office
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“Kung Fu Panda 3” kicked up another $5.3 million on Friday, solidly securing a second No. 1 weekend despite the distraction of Sunday’s Super Bowl and a bunch of new wide-release challengers. The DreamWorks Animation sequel is projected to ring up $22 million for the weekend as Saturday draws on and families are venturing to the movies theaters. Its current domestic total stands at $48 million. Universal’s “Hail, Caesar!” starring George Clooney, earned $4.3 million on Friday night. It is currently tracking at $11.6 million for the entire weekend, based on a $22 million budget for the Coen brothers’ sendup of »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
Yanic Truesdale Is a Lot More Excited to Work With Lauren Graham Again Than Michel Gerard Ever Would Be
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If you were betting that Netflix's Gilmore Girls revival would go forward without Stars Hollow's favorite ambiguously gay snark machine, you're probably really bad at betting. Yanic Truesdale, who played the French concierge Michel Gerard in Gilmore Girls, shared a photo of himself on set with Lauren Graham for the revival. The news is particularly exciting as Truesdale moved back to Montreal, where he opened a spinning studio called Spin Énergie and appeared in a few French-language shows, after Gilmore Girls ended. Truesdale joins a cast that includes Graham, Alexis Bledel (Rory), Kelly Bishop (Emily), Scott Patterson (Luke), Matt Czurchy (ugh, Logan), and pointedly not Melissa McCarthy. So if the Dragonfly Inn is back in business, who exactly is doing the cooking? »
- Jackson McHenry
Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Pummels ‘The Choice,’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Animated Jack Black romp “Kung Fu Panda 3” is ruling the box office for a second straight weekend, steamrolling new releases “Hail, Caesar!,” “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” and “The Choice” on its way to a three-day haul of $22 million.
Unspooling in 3,987 locations, DreamWorks Animation’s “Panda” should finish the weekend with a total domestic gross of up to $70 million. It generated $5.3 million in Friday receipts. The original “Kung Fu Panda” took in a U.S. total of $215 million when it hit theaters in 2008, and its sequel tallied $165 million in 2011. This chapter of Po the Panda’s story, rated PG and distributed by Fox, also stars Kate Hudson and Bryan Cranston.
Behind “Panda” is the latest from the Coen brothers, “Hail, Caesar!,” which took in $4.3 million Friday from 2,232 locations. The Universal release should finish the weekend with up to $12 million for its opening frame. George Clooney, Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson »
- Marianne Zumberge
NAACP Image Awards: Taraji P. Henson Says ‘We Don’t Need to Ask for Acceptance from Anyone’
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Hollywood’s elite celebrated the year’s efforts to diversify entertainment at the NAACP Image Awards Friday night, where awards season diversity reigned as a hot topic in the wake of the controversy surrounding 2016’s Oscar nominations.
“We don’t need to ask for acceptance from anyone. We are enough, we’ve been enough and we always will be enough,” said “Empire’s” Taraji P. Henson while accepting her award for outstanding actress in a drama series. “Empire” and “black-ish” topped the television category, both winning three awards.
“Creed’s” Michael B. Jordan also won big, grabbing the awards for outstanding actor in a motion picture and entertainer of the year. “Straight Outta Compton” was honored with the award for outstanding motion picture.
“We need to do away with the myth that black film doesn’t have a foreign market, because it does,” “Scandal’s” Joe Morton told Variety before the show, »
- Alyssa Sage
NAACP Image Awards: Taraji P. Henson Says ‘We Don’t Need to Ask for Acceptance from Anyone’
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Hollywood’s elite celebrated the year’s efforts to diversify entertainment at the NAACP Image Awards Friday night, where awards season diversity reigned as a hot topic in the wake of the controversy surrounding 2016’s Oscar nominations.
“We don’t need to ask for acceptance from anyone. We are enough, we’ve been enough and we always will be enough,” said “Empire’s” Taraji P. Henson while accepting her award for outstanding actress in a drama series. “Empire” and “black-ish” topped the television category, both winning three awards.
“Creed’s” Michael B. Jordan also won big, grabbing the awards for outstanding actor in a motion picture and entertainer of the year. “Straight Outta Compton” was honored with the award for outstanding motion picture.
“We need to do away with the myth that black film doesn’t have a foreign market, because it does,” “Scandal’s” Joe Morton told Variety before the show, »
- Alyssa Sage
Oscar Parties 2016: The Best Invites (Updating)
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
This guide to Oscar parties will be updated on an ongoing basis until the week of the big event. It is a good thing 2016 is a leap year. The bleary morning after the Oscars, the quadrennial February 29, will be a recovery day after nominees, their teams, partners, and co-celebrants dry out after a week spent celebrating the Academy Awards. Before and after the Chris Rock-hosted telecast on February 28, industry festivities will spread from Hollywood to the beach. Here is TheWrap’s navigational guide. Wednesday, February 24 Stevie Wonder Performs at Global Green Mr. C Beverly Hills Wednesday, February 24 Two guys who will both. »
- Mikey Glazer
Best of the Week: Coen Bros. Take on Hollywood, Ryan Murphy Tackles O.J., Why George Miller Deserves the Oscar, More
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Arthouse Audit: Natalie Portman Indie 'Jane Got a Gun' Flops, Oscar Shorts and 'Ip Man 3' Soar 'Hail, Caesar!' Review & Roundup: Escapist Hollywood Comedy from the Coen Brothers How 'American Crime Story' Explains Our Obsession with the O.J. Simpson Trial How the 'People v. O.J. Simpson' Writers Found 6 Characters for Their 'Shakespearean High-Wire Act' How They Designed George Miller's Oscar-Nominated 'Mad Max: Fury Road' How Sony Pictures Classics Picked Up Four Pictures at Sundance 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' 'The Martian' and 'The Revenant' Take Art Directors Guild Honors Oscars: Evaluating the Best Editing Nominees 'Peak TV' or Peak Ott? From Louis C.K. to Seeso, Players Jockey for Position in a Crowded Market 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' Director on Staying True to Jane Austen, Even During the Zombie Apocalypse 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies': World War Zzzzzs (Review & Roundup »
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Joel & Ethan Coen Crack Each Other Up, And Me, Talking About 'Hail, Caesar!'
3 hours ago | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
There's a reason the Coens make a lot of comedies. They're funny. Read one of their inimitable scripts or see "Burn After Reading," "Raising Arizona," or "The Big Lebowski," and you'll be howling with laughter. Even their "serious" movies are pretty funny. "Hail, Ceasar!" is an out-and-out comedy in the vein of such other period valentines as "The Hudsucker Proxy" or "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" So it's no surprise that hanging out with them in a relaxed way is a huge amount of fun, even if it doesn't amount to much in the way of a ground-breaking 15-minute interview. The pattern is the same. Joel sits down and tends to lead the answers, while Ethan paces around and jumps in with additions, curlicues and comments. And they often laugh at each other. They crack each other up. And me. Josh Brolin and George Clooney are front and center in this homage to 50s Hollywood. »
- Anne Thompson
Super Bowl 50 Streaming Free: 35% of Millennials Plan to Watch Game on Connected TVs
3 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
The Super Bowl for the first time will be available free on over-the-top Internet devices like Apple TV and Roku — no pay-tv subscription needed. And CBS Sports should be expecting a broadband blitz for the game’s live stream.
About 35% of millennials (18-34) said they expect to watch Super Bowl 50 on a connected-tv platform, according to a recent survey of U.S. consumers by Adobe Digital Index. That’s markedly higher than their elders: Just 15% of Gen Xers and 13% of Baby Boomers say they watch live sports on Internet-connected TV devices.
CBS Sports is streaming Super Bowl 50 live on the web here for PCs, Macs and tablets. The game also will be available via CBS Sports apps for Roku, Apple TV (third- and four-generation models only), Google Chromecast, Microsoft’s Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV models from Sony, Sharp and Phillips.
Given the high interest from young »
- Todd Spangler
Super Bowl Ad Review: Heinz Spot Tastes Like The Real Deal
3 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Here’s a Super Bowl ad with a lot of meat on it. It’s a spot for ketchup.
You won’t find Alec Baldwin, Christopher Walken, Amy Schumer or any of the other handfuls of famous folk slated to show up this Sunday night appearing on behalf of Heinz barbecue sauce and a range of the company’s other condiments. All you’ll see is a commercial that truly belongs in the Big Game.
Heinz seems to recall a time when Super Bowl ads dazzled, grabbed the viewer’s attention, and then told them something about the product they were trying to sell. It’s a strange notion in 2016, to be sure, when so many ads push consumers to go and post something about what they just saw on Twitter. Having demonstrated to the chief financial officer that someone cared enough about the ad to hack out 140 characters about it, »
- Brian Steinberg
Watch Ben Stiller Teach Elton John How to 'Blue Steel'
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Elton John and Ben Stiller both found themselves on the Graham Norton Show's couch Friday, the same day the rock legend released his new LP Wonderful Crazy Night. With Stiller in London promoting Zoolander 2, the actor spilled the secrets behind Derek Zoolander's "Blue Steel" facial expression and gave John a lesson in how to achieve the look.
"It's a six-part process," Stiller said of "Blue Steel." "It starts, first of all, with the thought, the inception of it. Secondly, it's starting to feel it in the lower part of your body, »
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