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Paramount's "A Quiet Place — Part II" and Disney's "Cruella" may not have been able to keep this Memorial Day weekend from being the lowest since the early 1990s, but they have brought the highest overall weekend totals since the COVID-19 pandemic began — and likely raised the bar for the summer blockbusters to come. Current estimates have "A Quiet Place — Part II" earning $58.5 million over the four-day holiday weekend, while "Cruella" made...

'F9' Off to Fast Start in China, But Will Tepid Fan Reviews Pump the Brakes on Global Box Office? TheWrap 1 hr ago © TheWrap f9 © Provided by TheWrap This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is PRO-INSIGHT_banner_JF-1.png Universal's decision to release "F9" in China a month ahead of the U.S. has paid off in a big way, as the "Fast & Furious" film has scored the biggest opening weekend for a Hollywood film since the start of the pandemic. This weekend, the ninth "F&F" film — tenth if you include the 2019 spinoff "Hobbs & Shaw" — opened to $135 million at the Chinese b...