Aug 15, 2018 | Box Office, New Releases, Trending
When “BlacKkKlansman” had its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the rapturous reception signaled one thing — Spike Lee is back. So it makes sense that when the timely crime drama opened at the domestic box office four months later, it earned Lee his...
Aug 15, 2018 | Box Office, New Releases, Trending
Warner Bros.’ big-budget shark thriller opened well above expectations, biting off $45.3 million when it opened in 4,118 North American locations, according to Monday’s final numbers. That was easily enough to nab the No. 1 slot over “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,”...
Aug 10, 2018 | Box Office, New Releases
Some people see history as a linear progression, but Hollywood offers plenty of evidence that it’s cyclical. Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” which opens Aug. 10, is based on true events in the 1970s, but it reflects the current battles over the rise of white...
Aug 10, 2018 | Box Office, New Releases
Tom Cruise easily conquered Winnie the Pooh at the domestic box office. “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” generated $35 million from 4,395 locations in its sophomore frame, while Disney’s “Christopher Robin” opened at the lower end of forecasts with $25 million from...
Aug 10, 2018 | Box Office, New Releases
Going to the beach is about to get a bit scarier with the release of sci-fi horror movie “The Meg.” The Warner Bros. film centers around an 80-foot prehistoric shark that emerges from the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world’s oceans in the Pacific Ocean....
Aug 1, 2018 | Box Office, Trending
Last summer, when Tom Cruise broke two bones in his ankle during the shooting of “Mission: Impossible — Fallout,” it was a mishap that could have happened to anyone, including a veteran stunt person, but it didn’t play well for the Cruise brand. Video footage of the...
