Disney we hear is looking to keep the three-time Oscar nominated filmmaker and helmer of Thor Ragnarok in the family. We’ve confirmed that the two-time Oscar nominee of Disney sister Searchlight’s Jojo Rabbit has been approached about a Star Warsmovie, however, it’s not clear yet if it’s a feature for Disney+ or the…
Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker has officially crossed the $1B mark globally, becoming Disney’s 7th release of 2019 to the milestone. The epic saga-ending installment is also the 9th film of the year to get there (along with Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home and Warner Bros’ Joker). The Star Wars…
5th Update Monday: Quick update to let you know that Paramount’s Like a Bossbeat Warner Bros.’ Just Mercyfor 4th place after both called the spot yesterday. Actuals showed the Paramount comedy with $10M, while Just Mercy came in with $9.7M. Including its limited run since Christmas, the Michael B. Jordan-Jamie Foxx…
Sam Mendes' 1917 takes the worldwide crown this weekend with $56.4M. The Golden Globe Best Picture (Drama) winner from DreamWorks/Amblin/Universal was tops domestically and added $19.92M at the international box office from 30 Amblin and Universal markets. The global total through Sunday brings the estimated worldwide…
Sam Mendes’ Universal/Amblin WWI pic 1917already is seeing a Golden Globes bounce from its surprise wins for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Director.
Fandango reports a boost in advance sales this morning for 1917, selling five times more tickets than the film did a week ago for the Sunday-Monday overnight. Industry…
UPDATE, writethru: Disney/Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker continued its global domination in the third weekend, now with a worldwide cume of $918.8M. It will soon become the Mouse's 7th release of 2019 to cross the $1B mark. The current split is $450.8M domestic and $468M at the international box office…
4th Update, Sunday AM writethru after Saturday AM post: While it’s been widely forecast that 2020 will be a down year at the box office due to less Disney franchise IP on the schedule, the first weekend of the year, per Comscore, cleared $141.2M. That is lower than what we were seeing yesterday because of the fact…
EXCLUSIVE: Sony/Seven Bucks/Matt Tolmach Productions' Jumanji: The Next Level is closing in on its predecessor, Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. With a $548.8M worldwide gross through January 2, the Dwayne Johnson-starrer now counts $209.7M domestic and $339.1M from the international box office. Comparatively at the…
It’s time to get out of holiday mode and get down to business — Oscar business that is, as nominating ballots for the 92nd annual Academy Awards now are live. The roughly 8,730 active voting members have just five days, until Tuesday, to determine the nominees for the best of 2019. The nominations will be announced on…
Updated with Disney figures: Early morning estimates show Disney’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkercrossing the $400 million mark stateside with $407.6M after a New Year’s Day of $17M. That take bests the January 1 cash of The Last Jedi ($14.2M) and Rogue One ($16.75M). Skywalker ranks fourth among the…
2nd Update, Sunday 4:11PM: Comscore reports tonight that global box office is at $41B-plus with international at an all-time high of $30 billion-plus, for the first time ever.
We might gripe that streaming is encroaching on theatrical stateside, but it’s certainly thriving and booming abroad. Comscore gave shoutouts…
UPDATE, writethru: Disney/Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker has climbed to $724.8M globally after 12 days in release. The split is $363M from the international box office and $361.8M domestic. This is after a $94.3M offshore weekend, which is above projections and reps just a 43% drop from the debut frame…
