Box Office: ‘Mean Girls’ Tops Quiet Weekend With $11.7M as Nasty Winter Freeze Begins
A winter freeze has set in at the domestic box office as theater owners and studios grapple with a slowdown in product due to last year’s labor strikes and resulting production delays. For the Jan. 19-21 weekend, Paramount’s Mean Girls musical stayed in first place in its second outing with an estimated $11.7 million from […]
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Terry Press Named President of Strategy & Communications at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners (Exclusive)
Terry Press is officially reuniting with Steven Spielberg. Amblin Partners has tapped the veteran and widely regarded Hollywood studio executive in the newly created role of president of strategy and communications. The announcement was made jointly by Amblin founder Spielberg and CEO Jeff Small. In the newly created role, Press will join the executive team […]
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‘Anyone But You’: How TikTok (and Shakespeare) Saved the Romantic Comedy From the Theatrical Graveyard
TikTok may have just saved romantic comedies from being banished forever from the big screen to the hinterlands of streaming. Sony’s Anyone But You, based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, has become a box office darling and could reach $85 million to $100 million domestically against a $25 million budget, despite mediocre reviews and […]
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Motion Picture Association Renews Chair-CEO Charles Rivkin’s Contract for Third Term
Charles Rivkin’s contract as chairman-CEO of the Motion Picture Association has been renewed for a third term, making him the longest running head of the trade organization since the legendary Jack Valenti. Rivkin arrived at the MPA in January 2018. One of his first acts was to open up the membership ranks to include Netflix […]
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Imax Hires Veteran Exec Anne Globe as Chief Marketing Officer
Imax has tapped Anne Globe as its new chief marketing officer. The veteran Hollywood studio executive will oversee all brand, film marketing, creative and social media for the global entertainment technology platform, which has rebounded from the pandemic in a major way thanks to keen demand for the big-screen experience it offers. She succeeds Denny […]
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Box Office: ‘Mean Girls’ Singing to $33.2M Opening, ‘Beekeeper’ Buzzes to $19M
Mean Girls is easily winning the box office popularity contest at the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend box office with an estimated domestic opening of $33.2 million, coming in ahead of expectations. The Paramount film arrives in 3,791 North American theaters 20 years after the Lindsay Lohan-led cult classic Mean Girls, which was directed by […]
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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Moves Up Two Weeks in May to Avoid ‘Furiosa’
Filmmaker Wes Ball’s 2024 summer tentpole Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will try to conquer moviegoers two weeks early. Disney’s 20th Century Studios announced Friday that the film will now open May 10 instead of May 24. The shift gives it distance from the crowded Memorial Day marquee, which includes George Miller’s Furiosa: […]
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Box Office: ‘Mean Girls’ Struts to $3.3M in Previews, ‘Beekeeper’ Buzzes to $2.4M
Mean Girls strutted to $3.3 million in previews at the North American box office, on par with Wonka. Paramount’s movie adaptation of the Broadway musical is based on the 2004 big-screen teen comedy that turned into a cultural classic. The new movie is expected to open to as much as $30 million over the long […]
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David Gordon Green Departing 2025 ‘Exorcist’ Sequel, Search Underway for New Director
The rebooted Exorcist franchise has hit another dramatic crossroads as Universal and Blumhouse search for a new director. David Gordon Green is departing the sequel to The Exorcist: Deceiver as he focuses on his production of Nutcrackers starring Ben Stiller, as well as season four of HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones. The Exorcist: Deceiver was set […]
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Taraji P. Henson Praises Oprah at ‘The Color Purple’ Screening: “She Was There Holding Our Hands”
Oprah and the stars of The Color Purple gathered together for a screening of the musical Wednesday night, hours after scoring a coveted SAG best ensemble nomination — and also used the occasion to put aside any notion of rumored tension between them, even if subtly. Kerry Washington moderated a Q&A with Oprah — who […]
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Box Office: ‘Mean Girls’ to Dominate Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend
Mean Girls should do nice business in its box office debut. Paramount’s movie adaptation of the Broadway musical that was, in turn, based on the 2004 big-screen teen comedy is expected to open to as much as $30 million over the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. That would mark a great start for […]
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Jonathan Majors’ ‘Magazine Dreams’ Unlikely to Get Searchlight Release After Star’s Conviction
A year ago, Jonathan Majors embarked on a 29-hour drive from his home in New York City to Park City, Utah, where he unveiled the body building drama Magazine Dreams to rapturous reviews at the Sundance Film Festival. It was the start of what was supposed to be a banner year, which was to include […]
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