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TUESDAY AM UPDATE, writethru with actuals: Disney/Fox’s Dark Phoenix came in below Sunday's estimate with an international box office opening of $103.7M in 53 markets, per the actuals. Combined with a heavily singed domestic bow, the global debut was $136.5M, lower than pre-weekend projections from the industry. The…

SUNDAY UPDATE, writethru: Warner Bros/Legendary’s Godzilla: King Of The Monsters has come in with a $130M opening weekend launch at the international box office. As we noted yesterday, this is far lower than what the industry was seeing ahead of the debut. The continuation of Legendary’s modern monster series is the…

6TH UPDATE, SUNDAY AM FINAL: Even though Legendary/Warner Bros. Godzilla: King of the Monsters led all movies at the domestic box office, it’s with lackluster results, as the lizard has fallen below his stateside projections with $49M, per the studio – and some rivals even see the pic’s three-day lower at $47M. And…

While Godzilla: King Of The Monsters is expected to dominate the global and international box office this weekend, Bong Joon-ho's Cannes Palme d'Or winner Parasite is coming on strong in its home market. The Thursday Korea opening was a No. 1 $3.93M (including previews), according to local reporting service Kobiz…

With superhero fever cooled down for about a week until Disney/Fox’s Dark Phoenix, the world is primed for a big spectacle, shifting interest to monsters, and Elton John. Legendary builds out of its Japanese-classic beasts inspired franchise with its third installment Godzilla: King of the Monsters in which the green…

The Memorial Day weekend may be over, but Disney’s Aladdin continued to mine box office gold with an estimated strong Tuesday of $12.1 million. Disney will report their official figures soon. That’s the second best Tuesday for a live-action reboot of a Disney animated classic following Beauty and the Beast ($17.8M…

Sony’s Columbia Pictures has the most anticipated movie of the summer in Spider-Man: Far From Home, which picks up the story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the wake of grim events depicted in the mega-hit Avengers: Endgame. That’s according to a new fan survey by Fandango that asked fans which films they planned…

UPDATE: Just a reminder of when Deadline told you Legendary would be moving its deal from Universal back to Warner Bros, two and one half weeks ago. EARLIER: July 25, 2018 12:47 AM PST: Legendary’s move of Detective Pikachu from Universal to Warner Bros presages the same move for the Dalian Wanda-backed…

“Long live the king” is said in the new trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters which can pretty much explain what is in store for in the forthcoming sequel of the iconic monster. The panel included stars Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, O’Shea Jackson, Thomas Middleditch and director Michael Dougherty but the…

Elizabeth Ludlow, who plays Arat, a member of the Negan-led Saviors on AMC’s The Walking Dead, has joined Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the upcoming sequel from the Warner Bros/Legendary monster cinematic universe. Michael Dougherty is directing the pic, which he co-wrote with Zach Shield. Kyle Chandler, Vera…

The West Wing alum Bradley Whitford has been cast in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the monster-verse sequel from Warner Bros and Legendary. The film, which remains tight-lipped on its plot, is directed by Michael Dougherty from a screenplay he penned with Zach Shields. Whitford joins a solid roster that includes…

EXCLUSIVE: Charles Dance, known for his role as Tywin Lannister in HBO’s Game of Thrones, has closed a deal to join Legendary/Warner Bros’ Michael Dougherty-helmed sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Sally Hawkins also has signed on to reprise her role of Dr. Vivienne Graham from 2014’s Godzilla, which was directed…