EXCLUSIVE: U.S. outfit Eclipse Pictures has boarded the Skybound Entertainment-Radar Pictures thriller Exo, which Cedric Nicolas-Troyan (The Huntsman: Winter's War) will direct. Eclipse will arrange financing for the film, and represent it for worldwide sales. Casting will shortly be underway for an estimated spring…

6TH WRITE THRU, MONDAY: Huntsman got flooded by The Jungle Book yesterday. In weekend actuals from ComScore today, The Huntsman: Winter’s War collected $19.44M, below the $20.08M reported by Universal on Sunday. Note that other industry reports on Sunday morning were in line with what Uni projected. The Cedric…

UPDATE, Monday, 3:14 PM: With a better-than-expected $98.9M weekend in international markets, The Jungle Book is still king of the box office. The frame reps a roughly 30% drop from last week and brings the offshore kitty to $341.3M ($4M more than estimated yesterday). Along with the domestic swing, the global total…

MONDAY UPDATE, Writethru: Disney’s The Jungle Book has roared louder than projected with weekend actuals coming in at $138.6M versus Sunday’s estimate of $136.1M. That takes the offshore total to $189.9M after two frames. Coupling the overseas haul with the wild domestic start, the worldwide total is $294.1M which…

UPDATE, Writethru Monday, 1:14 PM: The international weekend saw a handful of new releases in various rollout patterns as studios jostled to capitalize on kids vacations and get some play in ahead of the upcoming Captain America: Civil War. Opening in 18 markets, Universal's The Huntsman: Winter's War fell short of…

Universal’s sequel to 2012’s Snow White And The Huntsman is opening in 18 international territories this weekend ahead of its domestic debut on April 22. On Friday, The Huntsman: Winter’s War chopped down $4M for an early overseas total of $15M. That puts the weekend at an estimated $21.3M through Sunday. Across the…

8TH UPDATE: Monday 5:31PM. Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice might come up $3.7M million short of breaking even in its global theatrical run. However, the first title in DC features 2.0., which was blasted by critics with a 29% Rotten score and given a B CinemaScore from audiences, likely will turn a…

Universal’s Snow White And The Huntsman prequel has a new moniker. The studio said today that the film will be titled The Huntsman: Winter’s War. The action-adventure pic starring Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Jessica Chastain and Emily Blunt is keeping its April 22 release date. Universal also revealed character…