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'Allegiant' Opens Short of $30M, 'Zootopia' Tops $200M and 'Bronze' Bombs
3 hours ago | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
It's another #1 finish for Disney's Zootopia as the animated hit crossed $200 million this weekend, topping all newcomers. Coming in second was The Divergent Series: Allegiant, with an opening that was down over 44% from its predecessor, and in third was Sony's latest faith-based feature, Miracles from Heaven, which over-performed the studio's conservative expectations. In all, the top twelve was down just a hair compared to the same weekend last year with a combined gross of $119 million, of which Zootopia accounted for nearly 32%. Dropping only 25.9%, Zootopia took in an estimated $38 million this weekend, bringing its overall cume to $201.8 million domestically, the third highest domestic total for a Walt Disney Animation Studios title (not adjusted for inflation). Additionally, it brought in another $64.8 million internationally, bringing its worldwide cume to $591.7 million, which places it just behind the $591.8 million Tangled brought in globally over the course of its entire run back in 2010. In second, with an estimated $29 million, »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
Czech Director Jan Nemec Dies at 79
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Director-scribe Jan Nemec, a co-founder of the Czech New Wave which was banned for work exposing communist brutality, died Friday after an illness, according to Prague media. Nemec was 79.
Having chosen to study at Prague’s prestigious Famu film school over pursuing a career in jazz, the young Nemec was uniquely focused and soon put together his debut feature in 1964, “Diamonds in the Night,” based on the true-life escape from a Nazi transport by co-writer Arnost Lustig.
The film’s haunting, surreal imagery and minimal dialogue unfolds as two young boys who, despite being marked for death, wander through forests, decrepit city streets and perplexing encounters with characters both familiar and strange.
“A Report on the Party and the Guests” followed in 1966, recounting a bizarre kidnapping that menaces a social gathering of dandies in the forest, a metaphor that would highly concern state censors not long after its release.
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- Will Tizard
‘Maze Runner’ Director Addresses Dylan O’Brien’s On-Set Injury
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“Maze Runner” director Wes Ball has spoken up about the on-set accident that left franchise star Dylan O'Brien in the hospital Thursday.
O’Brien was injured on the set of the YA series’ third installment, unfortunately titled “The Death Cure,” filming a scene that involved a vehicle.
“Well, it’s been a whirlwind of emotions these past few days,” Ball wrote in a letter (an image of which he tweeted on Saturday). “I’ve been overwhelmed with feelings of anger and sadness and guilt. But, ultimately I find myself left with a deep love and respect for Dylan. He is one tough cookie. I’m sorry for the grief this accident has caused his friends and family as well as my wonderful cast and crew. It’s scary seeing your friend get hurt, but fortunately, Dylan is going to be just fine. After a few weeks of rest and »
- Marianne Zumberge
Kristen Bell Says ‘Frozen 2’ Begins Production Next Month
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The animated musical Frozen was a massive runaway hit for Walt Disney Animation back in 2013, making a sequel to the movie a forgone conclusion. However, Disney dragged their feet a bit when it came to confirming plans for Frozen 2, and it wasn’t until just over a year ago that the project was officially […]
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- Ethan Anderton
Box Office: 'Zootopia' Beats Underperforming 'Allegiant' To Take Top Spot For Third Straight Week
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The past six weeks at the box office has been a tale of two very different movies. For most of February, it was the filthy, foul, R-rated "Deadpool" that dominated the multiplex, only for the pendulum to swing in the complete opposite direction with Disney's family flick "Zootopia" riding at the top of the box office, where this weekend, it has grabbed first place again, for its third straight week. The numbers on the animated movie are great. The picture pocketed another $38 million domestically, contributing to a $102.8 million global haul, bringing the total worldwide number to $591 million. There are few movies do this well on its third weekend in release, and indeed, "Zootopia" has placed eighth all-time in that category, behind a list of mostly blockbuster sequels. By time all is said and done, "Zootopia" is looking at $900 million total, if not more. But its hold on the top spot »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Weekend Box Office: Zootopia Threepeats, Allegiant Chokes, The Bronze Bombs
1 hour ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Zootopia enjoyed a roaringly strong third weekend, dropping just 25% from last week. That helped it add $38 million this weekend, narrowly cruising past $200 million. At this rate it will pass Big Hero 6 to become Disney's third highest grossing non-Pixar animated film (yeah, that's a lot of caveats) behind The Lion King ($312 million, 1994) and Frozen ($400 million, 2013). The Divergent Series fell hard as the third entry to the franchise, Allegiant, debuted in second place with just $29 million. That's almost half of what the $50+ million both previous movies made and marks the first time a franchise entry didn't open at number. Given the lackluster start, it may also be the first to fail to pass the $100 million mark. The disappointing start doesn't quite qualify as a bomb, given that international sales will help recover its $110 million production budget, but it raises questions over how well the in pre-production fourth film, due out in »
Where Hawkeye Stories Should Go Next, According To Jeremy Renner
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In the past, Jeremy Renner has been a bit wishy-washy in regards to whether or not his Marvel Cinematic Universe character - Hawkeye - should ever get his own solo film. He's said before that he is more than happy to remain a utility player in larger ensemble projects, but has added that there is certainly a lot to explore with the character and that the future is nice and mysterious over at Marvel Studios. At this point we really have no idea if a Hawkeye movie will ever happen, but there is one new avenue that has caught Renner's eye: the Marvel Netflix shows. The actor was a special guest this weekend at the newly launched Silicon Valley Comic Con, and he had the opportunity to discuss the "Netflix model" when asked about it during a spotlight panel. According to ComicBook.com, Jeremy Renner was asked if he'd be »
Jeremy Renner Is Down to Make a Hawkeye Netflix Series
1 hour ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Ever since getting a taste of the history between Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) in The Avengers, fans have been hoping for a standalone movie following either or both of the former agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for their own adventure. Previously, Jeremy Renner previously said that he wasn’t really gunning for his own […]
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- Ethan Anderton
The Joker and Riddler Were Almost in ‘Batman v Superman,’ Says Zack Snyder
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Lex Luthor and Doomsday are ready to wreak havoc in the highly anticipated “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” but the movie also almost featured two additional famous DC supervillains.
Director Zack Snyder said in a recent interview with Collider that “the Joker and the Riddler both came close to being in this movie.”
“We talked about the possibility of putting them in,” he went on. “[Screenwriter] Chris Terrio and I talked about it a lot and felt that their mythological presence is felt in the movie, and that’s cool, but I didn’t want to get my eye too far off the ball because I needed to spend the time, frankly, with Batman and Superman to understand the conflict.”
Jesse Eisenberg will play Luthor in “Batman v Superman,” with Robin Atkin Downes providing the voice and motion capture for Doomsday. Jared Leto will make his debut as the Joker »
- Alex Stedman
‘The Revenant’ Opens in China With $33 Million, Nears $500 Million Worldwide
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The Revenant” has opened with an impressive $33 million in its first three days in China, lifting the worldwide total to nearly $500 million.
China is one of the final markets to open the survival drama, which won Oscars for DiCaprio as best actor, Alejandro G. Inarritu as best director and Emmanuel Lubezki for best cinematography. Japan will be the final market to open on April 22.
Bona Film Group announced on Feb. 29 — the day after the Oscars — that it would release “The Revenant” in China with the release jointly handled by Bona, China Film Group and Alpha Pictures. Chinese censors reportedly cut less than two minutes from the frontier epic.
“The Revenant” is still generating decent business for Fox in the U.S. after three months in theaters. It finished the weekend in 10th place with a $1.2 million weekend at 985 locations, pushing the U.S. total to $181.2 million.
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- Dave McNary
Warner Bros.’ ‘Midnight Special’ Soars In Debut; Holdover ‘Eye In The Sky’ Solid: Specialty Box Office
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Warner Bros. moonlighted on the Specialty side this weekend with Jeff Nichols' sci-fi drama Midnight Special taking its bow in style. Starring Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton and Kirsten Dunst, the title handily topped all releases in a per theater average basis at $37K in five theaters. Next up among limited releases was Magnolia's My Golden Days, which was released exclusively in theaters, averaging a more sober $9K. Fox Star Studios touted its opening of Bollywood title… »
This Week In Trailers: Hush, A Fighting Chance, The Passing, Too Late, Everything is Copy
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Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week […]
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- Christopher Stipp
SXSW Review: Alex And Benjamin Brewer’s ‘The Trust’ Starring Nicolas Cage And Elijah Wood
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Co-directors Alex and Benjamin Brewer’s heist drama “The Trust” earns its keep by its choice of mismatched cop protagonists alone. The odd pairing of Nicolas Cage and Elijah Wood reflects the film’s off-kilter vibe, with the pair playing two crooked Las Vegas officers who team up to rob a secret basement vault. Their dynamic is the chief thrill of the film, which, aside from a streak of dark humor that succeeds better than most, proceeds with the usual elements of retro music, nihilistic touches, and snappy dialogue that make up the modern crime thriller. With absolutely zero honest, amiable characters in sight — this is Vegas, after all — the Brewers settle on the corrupt and lazy. Stone (Cage) wastes away in the police station impound, sorting crime scene evidence while being forced to pull items for the children of higher ranked officers. Out in the field, Waters (Wood) would »
- Charlie Schmidlin
‘Zootopia’ Zooms To $592M Global; ‘The Revenant’ Rides Into China With $33M – Intl B.O.
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Refresh for latest… International box office estimates are rolling in for the weekend with the animals of Zootopia running wild in 49 offshore markets. In the 6th session of overseas release, Walt Disney Animation Studios' tale of anthropomorphic critters stood tall to cop $64.8M. That brings the offshore cume to just shy of $400M at $389.9M. The global total is $591.7M, with $600M coming up fast. China maintained its love affair with the furry folks — especially Flash… »
‘All The Way’ Trailer: Bryan Cranston Is Accidental President Lyndon B. Johnson
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After portraying President Lyndon B. Johnson in the stage play All The Way, Emmy winner Bryan Cranston is reprising his Tony-winning performance for an HBO film adaptation of the same name. The first trailer for the film which chronicles the struggle of the accidental president, working as hard as he can to fill the empty […]
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- Ethan Anderton
‘Zootopia’ Stomps on ‘Allegiant’s’ Opening at U.S. Box Office
4 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The animal kingdom showed plenty of box office bite as Disney’s “Zootopia” easily defeated Shailene Woodley’s “The Divergent Series: Allegiant” with a $38 million weekend at 3,959 North American locations.
It was the third straight victory for “Zootopia,” which has taken in a surprisingly strong $201.8 million in 17 days. But that victory came at a cost for Lionsgate’s “Allegiant,” which tallied $29.1 million in a case of franchise fatigue — as its once-robust audience showed far less support for the opening weekend.
“Zootopia” and “Allegiant” had been expected to duel for the top spot this weekend, but “Allegiant” managed barely half of the $54.6 million launch of “Divergent” in 2014 and the $52.3 million debut of “Insurgent” last year. It’s the best second-place opening of 2016 but below recent forecasts for the third chapter of the four-part dystopian franchise.
Liosngate has set the finale “Ascendant” to open in June, 2017.
Audience interest in “Allegiant” may have »
- Dave McNary
Top 20 Stories of the Week: Indiana Jones 5, X-Men: Apocalypse, Sausage Party & More
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The Top 20 Stories of the Week are the stories we think you should check out on /Film from the previous week. This week we have updates on some TV shows getting renewed or canceled, trailers for the new seasons of Silicon Valley and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, divisive discussion on the hopeful new VOD […]
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- Ethan Anderton
Star Wars' John Boyega moves to clarify Screen Nation award speech
7 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
In series of tweets, London actor apologises for any misunderstanding of comments on row about lack of diversity in film industry
Tackling a fraught and nuanced subject in an awards acceptance speech can often be a perilous endeavour, and Star Wars actor John Boyega has become the latest celebrity figure to hurriedly clarify comments made amid the high emotion of a moment of triumph.
Diversity in the film industry was the political hot potato grasped by the 24-year-old actor as he accepted the best male performance gong at the Screen Nation Film and Television awards on Saturday evening.
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- Peter Walker and agency
The Observer/Anthony Burgess awards 2015: Ed Cripps wins second prize
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Ed Cripps’s article on a South Bank Show about Paul Greengrass scooped second place at the annual arts journalism awards
Read the winning essay by Leah Broad
The South Bank Show’s episode on Paul Greengrass was the best kind of arts journalism, an accidental celebration of two aesthetic statesmen dense with respect and common ground. Melvyn Bragg and his subject are sophisticatedly mainstream, lustrously haired documentarians with inverse social trajectories, Bragg the Wigton-born baron of the arts, Greengrass the public school anti-establishment renegade, a peer and a parabolist. If Bragg has become our post-Parkinson interviewer-laureate, Greengrass is (along with Shane Meadows) a sort of director-laureate, north-south magnets of tough, humane Englishness.
Bragg’s approach flickers between tutorial, therapy, dance and seduction, occasionally catching himself in the mirror
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- Ed Cripps
High-Rise review – black humour and horror
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Ben Wheatley’s clever adaptation of Jg Ballard’s ‘unfilmable’ book offers a creepy, future-retro vision of a society riven by wealth
“For all its inconveniences, Laing was satisfied with life in the high-rise…” This screen adaptation of Jg Ballard’s prescient 1975 novel about disintegrating life in a “luxury” tower block has been a long time coming. Nicolas Roeg famously wanted to adapt Ballard’s book as long ago as the late 70s, and since then umpteen directors and screenwriters have been variously attached to the increasingly “unfilmable” title. Now writer Amy Jump and director Ben Wheatley have finally succeeded where others failed.
Their version of Ballard has the same blend of black humour and creeping horror that characterised their previous cross-generic collaborations such as Kill List and A Field in England. It both respects and realigns the themes of Ballard’s novel, while marking the material out as distinctively their own. »
- Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
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