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UPDATE, WRITETHRU: Make it four in a row for Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and its dino-might atop the international box office. In 68 markets, the JA Bayona-helmed sequel grossed $56.1M this weekend to take the overseas cume to $667.6M. That lifts the global gobble to $932.4M…

5th Update Sunday AM writethru with updated chart: Anyone who ever thought moviegoers completely abandoned the theaters for their couches, think again. Summer is truly roaring, and it’s not just because of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which is topping the B.O. in its second weekend with $60M, -59%, with a 10-day…

Universal/Amblin Entertainment’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom stomped to an estimated $18.4 million yesterday, making it the second-best take for a live-action movie in June on a Tuesday, filing behind Jurassic World‘s $24.3M and ahead of Warner Bros’ Wonder Woman at $14.3M. This weekend the J.A. Bayona-directed…

Sicario: Day Of The Soldado will next week become the first indie to open day-and-date in Saudi Arabia since the 35-year movie theater ban was lifted. The follow-up to Denis Villeneuve's gritty 2015 Mexico-set action thriller is again scripted by Taylor Sheridan, with Gomorrah‘s Stefano Sollima directing. Sony is…

It was unexpected, but believe me when I tell you Sicario: Day of the Soldado, the sequel to the critically acclaimed 2015 Sicario, is simply the most intelligent and exciting action thriller of the summer. Going in I thought perhaps this would be kind of like They Call Me Mister Tibbs was to In the Heat of the Night…

Just when you thought the drug war was over, a new trailer for Sicario: Day of the Soldado has been released and it looks like the cartels still aren’t getting along. Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin reprise their roles in the sequel to 2015’s critically acclaimed Denis Villeneuve-directed action drama. Academy…