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At the first year-end since the March 4 launch of ViacomCBS’ Paramount+, the streaming platform has released some information about consumption of its original content. There are no hard numbers as no streamer besides Netflix has released viewership stats yet but there is a list of some of Paramount+’s top…

Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part II is available to stream now on Paramount+, the streaming service said today. Written and directed by John Krasinski, and starring Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Djimon Hounsou and Krasinski, the film begins streaming 45 days after its May 28 theatrical…

UPDATE: Universal's F9 is gearing up to hit the $500M mark globally, a milestone it will cross on Monday as it becomes the first Hollywood movie to do so during the pandemic era, and the first since any studio film originally released during 2019. The Justin Lin-helmed title will also join China's Hi, Mom and Detective…

UPDATE: As it vroomed into domestic theaters, turbocharging North America with a pandemic record $70M start, Universal's F9 also opened in 22 new overseas markets, lifting the international box office cume to $335M and putting $405M in the tank globally. F9 has surpassed the lifetime of last summer’s Tenet…

UPDATE: International box office markets this weekend were again rife with holdovers doing solid business, while also awaiting a new major title to swing summer into full gear. Lionsgate/Millennium’s Stateside champ, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard was the only signifiant new opener in the session with an estimated $7.8M…

Sunday AM Update:  The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard is coming in higher over five days with $17M and a 3-day of $11.7M at 3,331 locations. It’s an OK result, and better than expected, but it’s not a result that has the town skipping about the return of the summer box office as the pandemic winds down, especially over…

MONDAY AM UPDATE: It’s Monday morning, and a Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part II is still No. 1 for the weekend after a solid third Sunday of $3.5M sending the sequel’s 3-day to $12M, -38%, for a running total of $109.3M. Warner Bros.’ In the Heights came in with $11.5M, after a $2.9M Sunday (which is still better than…

UPDATE: With no major new releases, this was a strong holdover weekend at the international box office, led by last week's champ, New Line/Warner Bros' The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, followed by Disney's Cruella and Paramount's A Quiet Place Part II. In the case of Conjuring 3, it crossed $100M global after…

Sony is reporting the Thursday night previews for Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, which began at 4 p.m. at 2,572 theaters, and the long-awaited Will Gluck-directed sequel grossed $900K. The first Peter Rabbit in February 2018 didn’t hold any previews. Sony earlier in the week was expecting $8M-$10M, but the sequel very…

EXCLUSIVE:  Actress Millicent Simmonds has signed with WME for representation in all areas. The 18-year old actress broke out in Todd Haynes's feature Wonderstruck opposite Julianne Moore, which made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. She continued on to star in Paramount and John Krasinski’s…

Paramount+ said Monday that it will significantly expand its content offering to more than 2,500 titles by the end of summer, starting with the exclusive premiere of the sci-fi action film Infinite, which will make its debut June 10. It stars Mark Wahlberg and Chiwetel Ejiofor and is directed by Antoine Fuqua. On…

UPDATE, writethru: The horror genre was the biggest global draw this weekend, demonstrating that the communal theatrical experience of scary movies is alive and well. New Line/Warner Bros' The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It led the international box office with $26.8M from 43 markets while Paramount's A Quiet Place…