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NEW YORK (AP) – Eight years ago, Steven Spielberg predicted that the superhero movie would one day go “the way of the Western”. Spielberg’s comments caused a widespread stir at the time. Avengers: The Age of Ultron was then one of the year’s biggest movies. The following year would bring Captain America: Civil War, Deadpool […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Wonka debuted with USD39 million in box office sales in US and Canadian theatres over the weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday. That made it a strong start for the Timothée Chalamet – starring Willy Wonka musical that underscored the young star’s draw. Musicals have been tough sells in theatres […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham weren’t enough to save Expend4bles from a debut box office flop. The fourth installment suffered the action-packed franchise’s worst opening weekend while The Nun 2 took home the top spot for a third straight week, data firm Comscore reported recently. The Lionsgate and Millennium’s film, also […]

AP – The third instalment in the Denzel Washington-led Equalizer franchise topped the domestic box office this weekend with USD34.5 million according to studio estimates on Sunday. By the end of the Monday holiday, Sony expects that total will rise to USD42 million. Labor Day signals the end of Hollywood’s summer movie season, which will […]

Lindsey Bahr Avatar: The Way of Water didn’t make quite as big of a splash as many assumed it would, but James Cameron’s big budget spectacle still helped breathe life into the box office this weekend. The sequel earned USD134 million from North American theatres and USD300.5 million internationally for a USD434.5 million global debut, […]

Lindsey Bahr AP – Moviegoing audiences chose the horror movie over the romantic comedy to kick off the month of October. Paramount’s Smile topped the North American charts with USD22 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday, leaving Billy Eichner’s rom-com Bros in the dust. Universal’s Bros launched with an estimated USD4.8 […]

Jonathan Landrum Jr LOS ANGELES (AP) – Spider-Man: No Way Home has swung back on top of the box office during a holiday weekend where American theaters aimed to lure moviegoers with discounted USD3 tickets. The first ‘National Cinema Day’ nationwide promotion became the highest-attended day of the year, drawing an estimated 8.1 million moviegoers […]

Andrew Dalton LOS ANGELES (AP) – The horror film The Invitation needed just USD7 million to finish at the top of the weakest weekend of the summer at the North American box office, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Directed and co-written by Jessica M Thompson and starring Game of Thrones actor Nathalie Emmanuel, The […]