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UPDATE, writethru: Newcomer Ad Astra, from Fox/New Regency and distributed by Disney, launched this weekend with an estimated $26M in 44 markets for a $45.2M worldwide start. The international box office debut is within the range we were hearing before the weekend, and is 49% ahead of last year's First Man and 23%…

UPDATE; writethru: New Line/Warner Bros' It Chapter Two had its second reading at the global and international box office this weekend, after screaming to the 2nd highest worldwide opening ever for a horror movie last session. With the sophomore frame's extra balloons, the franchise has now crossed $1B worldwide. The…

UPDATE, writethru: Universal's Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw continued to flex its muscles at the top of the international box office this weekend, smack-talking its way to another $39.1M in 69 markets. The overseas cume topped $500M in the session, hitting $525.3M as it approaches $700M global. The current…

EXCLUSIVE: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood producer and Quentin Tarantino regular collaborator Shannon McIntosh has set a four-picture venture with Evolution Pictures, the genre label of UK sales outfit GFM Films. McIntosh Films will team with Evolution on four martial arts action movies, which will be produced by…

SUNDAY UPDATE, writethru: Universal's Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw hit the ground running in China this weekend, muscling in on an estimated $102M (RMB 721M) three-day debut. That sets a new all-time August opening record for the market and is the 2nd best bow of 2019 on a studio movie there. Overall, the Dway…

UPDATE, WRITETHRU: Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood is having some hot August nights at the international box office with $53.7M from 49 markets this session. That includes 46 new hubs where the Leonardo DiCaprio/Brad Pitt-starrer came in 30% higher than Django Unchained to log the director’s best…

Things are moving pretty quickly for Margaret Qualley. Shortly after getting rave reviews out of Cannes for her performance as hitchhiking Manson Family girl Pussycat in Quentin Tarantino's box office hit Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood, the actress was nominated for her first Emmy, playing the part of choreographer…

One of the memorable moments in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is when Brad Pitt’s Cliff Booth goes head to head with the legendary Bruce Lee played by Mike Moh. This scene polarized audiences and many criticized Tarantino for his portrayal of the martial arts and Hollywood icon — many saw it as…

UPDATE, WRITETHRU: Universal's Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw put another $60.8M in the tank during its second frame at the international box office. The Dwayne Johnson/Jason Statham-starrer pumped up its overseas cume to $224.1M in 66 markets through Sunday, and global to $332.6M. The drop in offshore markets…

FX Networks is staying the course in its program acquisition strategy under new owner Disney, continuing to be a leading buyer of marquee movie titles. FX’s latest big-screen acquisitions include Sony’s hits Spider-Man: Far from Home and Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, Universal’s Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw and…

5th Writethru Sunday AM after Saturday update: Universal’s Hobbs & Shaw saw a solid Saturday with an estimated $20.6M, which kept the pic on track toward its $60.8M opening this weekend. This is exactly where Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout opened a year ago, which carried us into August, and we can expect…

5th Update Monday AM: Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood wound up coming in at $41.08M which is where we saw it on Saturday AM before Sony and rivals pegged it at $40M yesterday morning. Sony was expecting $10.1M yesterday and Hollywood did $11.06M. I’m told by rival distribution sources that this…