Oct 15, 2019 | In Production
Disney is in early development on a live-action “Inspector Gadget” movie and has set up the project with “Aladdin” producers Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich at their Rideback banner. Disney has hired Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell, best known as “Saturday Night Live”...
Oct 15, 2019 | Box Office, New Releases, Trending
Warner Bros.’ “Joker” laughed its way to a new record at the domestic box office. Despite mounting controversy and security concerns, the R-rated comic-book movie scored an even bigger debut than the studio initially reported, bowing to $96.2 million from 4,374 North...
Oct 15, 2019 | Box Office, New Releases, Trending
If Will Smith had access in real life to the de-aging technology used in his upcoming sci-fi thriller “Gemini Man,” the actor would have a few questions for his younger self. “I would go back to [1999’s] ‘Wild Wild West,’ and I would say, ‘a–hole why didn’t you do...
Oct 7, 2019 | Box Office, New Releases, Trending
Disney and Fox’s “Ad Astra” scaled international box office charts again, maintaining its lead for the second weekend in a row. The astronaut drama starring Brad Pitt amassed another $18 million from 50 foreign territories, easily placing first overseas among...
Oct 7, 2019 | Box Office, New Releases, Trending
“Abominable” towered over the box office this weekend as Universal and DreamWorks’ animated adventure debuted to $20.85 million in North America and $29.7 million worldwide. The PG movie benefitted as one of the few offerings at multiplexes catering to family crowds...
Oct 7, 2019 | Box Office, New Releases, Trending
With a quick joke and a plea to let his film stand alone as art, director Todd Phillips unveiled “Joker” to an audience of executives and glitterati at the film’s buzzed-about Hollywood premiere. Forgoing the usual introduction of cast and producers, Phillips made a...
