“ A Quiet Place: Day One ” is making noise at the box office. The prequel earned an estimated $53 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s both a franchise best and significantly more than expected. Going into the weekend, prerelease tracking had “Day One” pegged for … Read more
Lupita Nyong’o is crediting her work on “A Quiet Place: Day One” for silencing her fear of cats. The Academy Award winner plays Samira in a horror movie that sees her accompanied by her cat, Frodo, as aliens invade Earth and take over New York City. “I’ve been terrified of cats my entire life,” Nyong’o … Read more
Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke voice Joy and Anxiety, respectively, in Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.” Disney | Pixar Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” is the newest member of the billion-dollar club. The animated feature has tallied $1.014 billion worldwide as of Sunday, making it the highest-grossing film of 2024 and the first film … Read more
BURBANK, Calif. — If Dionne Harmon never found an old script on New Edition’s biopic, the R&B group’s story might still be sitting on a shelf instead of becoming a highly-rated miniseries for BET. Same can be said for other projects like “The Bobby Brown Story” and the Soul Train-inspired series “American Soul.” She might … Read more
At a time when the box office is starved for content and audiences seem pickier than ever, Fathom Events is posting record revenue gains. For 20 years, the joint venture between AMC, Regal and Cinemark has been best known for bringing alternative content to the big screen in the form of classic Hollywood titles, live … Read more
The movie year, jumbled a bit by 2023’s strikes, might feel like it’s only just getting going. The box office is, finally, booming thanks to “Inside Out 2.” But at the year’s midway point, a lot of terrific movies have already come out – more, maybe, than you might realize. Not even counting some of … Read more
Should a review of a “Despicable Me” movie be a thoughtful analysis or just a list of the funny stuff the Minions do in it? As much as I might believe in the value of film criticism, I kind of suspect that even the finest points of assessment would be dismantled about as fast as … Read more
Hollywood actor and musician, Martin Mull, has died after a long battle with a mystery illness, aged 80. The veteran actor was best known for his roles in TV shows such as Arrested Development and Rosanne, and the murder mystery movie Clue. Mull’s daughter announced the actor’s death on Thursday over Instagram. Know the news … Read more
When it comes to originals, Netflix and Amazon have the deepest libraries of prestige movies. But ever since CODA won the Best Picture Oscar, it’s become clear that some of the best movies are on Apple TV+. As with any streaming service, not every film on the roster is a winner, but from the Billie Eilish documentary to Sundance darlings, … Read more
With Inside Out 2, practically everyone at Pixar (and Disney) is breathing a sigh of relief. After a few years of less-than-stellar reviews and movies that were sent straight to Disney+, Pixar seems to be returning to its former glory with the second installment in the Inside Out series. It has grossed nearly $800 million … Read more
