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Holdover play continued to dominate the international box office this weekend, notably Disney/Pixar's Soul which led the frame with $9.3M in 13 markets amid scant drops in both Russia and Korea. This brings the offshore total to $85.2M. Next up were a trio of Chinese movies that have been around for a few weeks as the…

After an impressive start at India's box office, the Tamil-language film Master has hit Amazon Prime Video across the globe, and looks set to maintain the star power of leading actor Vijay. Two years after playing a charismatic soccer coach in Bigil, Vijay dances into the role of a charismatic professor in Master…

After opening as the No. 1 film worldwide over India's harvest festival weekend earlier this month, Tamil action thriller Master is making its way to Amazon Prime Video on Friday, January 29. From that date, the film will be available to Amazon Prime members in India and across 240 countries and territories. The story…

Refresh for latest…: Disney/Pixar's Soul got off to a jazzy start in Korea this weekend, debuting at No. 1 and seeing the second best bow for a non-local title since the Covid pandemic began. The Pete Docter-directed original also launched in Russia, at No. 1, and came in ahead of several pre-Covid animation openings…

If there are any milestones worth noting this week, it’s that the Focus Features thriller Promising Young Woman crossed the $3 million in its fourth week in theaters. This weekend the Emerald Fennell-directed pic starring Carey Mulligan played in 1,333 theaters and added an estimated $430K to its box office till this…

UPDATE, writehru: Fans of Kollywood cinema got a treat this weekend as Tamil action thriller Master debuted in India and a handful of other markets across the harvest festival period. While we do not have confirmed figures for the Vijay-starrer in India, estimates had it at around $11M from Wednesday-Friday with the…

Master, the highly-anticipated Tamil action thriller from director Lokesh Kanagaraj, has gotten off to a strong start at India’s box office and in other markets where it's playing worldwide. Meanwhile, a Hindi remake of the Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi-starrer has today been set by Endemol Shine India, CINE1 Studios and…

The Pongal holiday is kicking off in southern India with the release of Lokesh Kanagaraj's Master, the first major local picture to hit cinemas since the Covid crisis began. The Tamil action thriller stars Vijay (who's also referred to at home as “Thalapathy” or "Commander") and Vijay Sethupathi, and hopes are being…

While the industry buckles under the weight of coronavirus, those crew members who often live paycheck-to-paycheck stand on the front lines of the financially affected. But what of those below-the-line workers most vulnerable to infection? Makeup artists and hair stylists are required by trade to be up close and…

Younger star Molly Bernard and Nike Kadri (One Dollar) have been added to the cast of Master, the Amazon Studios thriller starring Regina Hall. Zoe Renee and Amber Gray recently joined the film, which is written and directed by Mariama Diallo. Production is currently underway. The plot follows three black women who…

EXCLUSIVE: Zoe Renee (Black Lightning, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase) and Amber Gray (Escape at Dannemora, Amazon’s upcoming The Underground Railroad, Broadway’s Hadestown) have been tapped to co-star opposite Regina Hall in Master, a heightened thriller written and directed by Mariama Diallo. The film, which…

EXCLUSIVE: Girls Trip and Black Monday star Regina Hall has set her latest project with Amazon Studios. The actress and comedian will serve as executive producer well as star in Master, an occult drama written and to be directed by Mariama Diallo. The film follows two African American women at a predominantly white…