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  • ‘Encanto’ Leads Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office After Tight Race with ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’

    ‘Encanto’ Leads Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office After Tight Race with ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’

    The numbers are finally in for the weekend, as Encanto has taken the top spot for the weekend with $40.3M over 5-days. It’s noticeable that 52% of its cume is from Latino and Hispanic audiences. Internationally, the animated Disney film kicked off with $70M. Ghostbusters: afterlife was the film’s biggest competition with a strong $35.3M weekend. As Deadline points out, their audiences had a strong crossover and may have taken a bite out of each other’s success over the weekend.

    Technically, Encanto made $27M over three days. That is a tight race for the top spot if you discount the early release for the film. The positive aspect is that it proves families are slowly entering theaters more and more again. Universal and Illumination have high hopes for the upcoming December release of Sing 2 that has a similar audience structure. Still, it was a mellow weekend overall which was down quite a bit in comparison to pre-pandemic numbers.

    Still, House of Gucci was the first drama to really find an audience over the weekend, as it had the highest opening for a drama with $14.2M in three days, even growing to $21.8M in five. For comparison’s sake, as Deadline points, we haven’t had a strong drama opening since 2910’s Little Women over Christmas. We’ll see if this is a sign that they will also see more recovery in the coming weeks.

    Source: Variety, Deadline

  • ‘Encanto’ Tops the Thanksgiving Box Office

    ‘Encanto’ Tops the Thanksgiving Box Office

    Disney’s Encanto is number one at the box office.

    The numbers are beginning to roll in and it looks like Disney’s Encanto will take the top spot at the box office this weekend. The film pulled in $11 million on Friday, with its 3-day settling around $30 million with the potential to reach $45 million over the Thanksgiving weekend. While that’s not a huge opening compared to life pre-Pandemic, the Thanksgiving box office is up from last year.

    Expected to come in second place is Ghostbusters: Afterlife with $36.3 million. That’s with $9.75 million on Friday with $26 million for the weekend. That brings its domestic haul to approximately $88 million in its second outing. With little competition, Afterlife should go on to cross the $100 million domestic mark in the coming weeks. Following Afterlife is the newest release from Ridley Scott, House of Gucci, earning $22.5 million over the five day weekend.

    Marvel Studios’ Eternals finishes in fourth place with $11 million, bringing its total to $150.3 million domestically. Finally, in fifth place is the latest Resident Evil movie: Welcome to Raccoon City. That film, unfortunately, looks to be a box office disaster with just $8.85 million over the Thanksgiving weekend.

    Source: Box Office Guru

  • ‘Dune’ Crosses $100 Million at Domestic Box Office

    ‘Dune’ Crosses $100 Million at Domestic Box Office

    Earlier this week, Warner Bros. announced it plans to re-release Dune for a limited IMAX run in December. The news came as the film was on the cusp of hitting $100 million at the domestic box office. With the re-release planned, it was all but certain the film would achieve the feat, it was just a matter of when. And as it turns out, Dune was able to hit $100 million domestically without the help of the re-release.

    The numbers are in and Dune is on track for $2.2 million this weekend. That is enough to bring the film’s domestic haul to $102 million. In the Pandemic-era, crossing the $100-million mark at the domestic box office is an impressive feat. Gone are the days where $200 million is the norm. In fact, to date, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Venom: Let There be Carnage are the only releases this year to hit that milestone. While a $200 million domestic haul is still up in the air, Dune now retains the title of the top-grossing movie release among all Warner Bros. and HBO Max releases for 2021.

    With its planned IMAX re-release still set for Dec. 3, it’s likely Dune will see an uptick in its domestic haul. As it stands, IMAX screenings brought in $50 million of the film’s overall domestic gross. Releasing the film back in IMAX should help boost that number even more.

    Source: Box Office Guru

  • Report: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Locks in Final Runtime

    Report: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Locks in Final Runtime

    With the first press screening reportedly taking place next week, the final cut of Spider-Man: No Way Home has been prepared and, thanks to a new report, we know exactly how long it will be…down to the second. According to Big Screen Leaks, an account that leaks information about projects seen on a big screen, the threequel will clock in at 148 minutes and 1 second.

    https://twitter.com/bigscreenleaks/status/1464441402645962755

    Earlier this week, RPK News revealed that Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire’s screen time in the film would be roughly 30-minutes. With the news of the film’s runtime now available, we can calculate that the 2 non-Holland Peters will be on screen for 20 percent of the film, kindly leaving 80 percent for the rest of the actors, including Charlie Cox.

    As always, reported runtimes include mid and post credit scenes and the credits, so you can expect the film to be a little closer to 2 hours and 15 minutes in length, but the reported 2 hour and 28 minute runtime places it just ahead of Captain America: Civil War’s 2 hour and 27 minutes and just behind Avengers: Infinity War’s 2 hours and 29 minutes and as Marvel Studios fourth longest film behind Avengers: Endgame (3:01), Eternals (2:37) and the aforementioned Infinity War. No Way Home will be the longest MCU Spider-Man film, with Homecoming having clocked in 2 hours and 13 minutes and Far From Home running 2 hours and 9 minutes. It will also be the longest running Spider-Man movie to date, with only The Amazing Spider-Man 2 coming close at 2 hours and 22 minutes. With so many characters sharing the stage and so much to do as the final film of a trilogy, it’s no surprise we’re seeing an extended runtime.

    Spider-Man: No Way Home will hit U.S. theaters December 17th.

    Source: Twitter

  • ‘Eternals’ Heads to Disney Plus in January

    ‘Eternals’ Heads to Disney Plus in January

    Marvel Studios’ latest blockbuster, Eternals, is headed to Disney Plus soon.

    Despite receiving mixed reviews from fans and critics alike, still Eternals is proving to be a hit for Marvel Studios. Eternals hit theaters in November and has gone on to amass over $300 million at the worldwide box office. The film is on track to surpass Black Widow‘s theatrical run with a potential $425 million global box office haul – an impressive feat with no China release. Now it looks set to hit Disney Plus in January.

    A new report from Streaming Guider states the film will hit the streaming service on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2022. That’s approximately 70 days following its theatrical run, about the same amount of time between Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings‘ launch on the service.

    Director Chloé Zhao recently took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes image from the first test screening for the film. As it occurred early on during the pandemic, the test screening was held outside in a parking lot. This allowed viewers to be socially distanced and still enjoy the film.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CWwVegfPVhU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

    Eternals is now playing exclusively playing in theaters.

    Source: Streaming Guider.

  • Hiddleston, Wilson and DiMartino Seemingly Confirmed for ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’

    Hiddleston, Wilson and DiMartino Seemingly Confirmed for ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’

    As Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness enters reshoots, it now appears as though Tom Hiddleston, Own Wilson and Sophia DiMartino will return in the sequel. Earlier this month, reports surfaced suggesting that part of the reasoning behind the extensive reshoots was to add cameos from a Marvel Television series. Of course, said cameos were not exactly named, although earlier reports suggest Captain Carter will make her live-action debut, while Loki will return alongside Sylvie.

    Now, thanks to IMDb, it looks as though Loki and Sylvie – along with Mobius, will indeed return for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Stunt performers for Hiddleston, Wilson and DiMartino have been added to the cast of the forthcoming film on IMDb.

    Just recently, the Doctor himself, Benedict Cumberbatch commented on the reshoots. The actor noted they were ultimately to enhance the film further. “We’re in the middle of reshoots and we’re working incredibly hard to make a schedule work to realize the full potential of the film,” he explained. “Bits that we want to do better but also bits that were just impossible to do on the day because of logistics, COVID, etc.”

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness hits theaters May 6, 2022.

    Source: IMDb

  • ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Reshoots are to “Realize the Full Potential of the Film”

    ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Reshoots are to “Realize the Full Potential of the Film”

    It came as a shock to many that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had to restart a new wave of reshoots. Yet, it’s also quite a regular occurrence for any modern production to try to nail a few additional shots and make up for things they couldn’t make work due to scheduling conflicts. There were also some rumors hinting that the reshoots were a way for them to add a few more cameos that didn’t manage due to scheduling conflicts.

    Luckily, in the latest edition of Empire, leading star Benedict Cumberbatch offered a little insight into why they were tackling the reshoots, especially with how extensive they were teased to be. He goes on to highlight logistics and COVID as reasoning, but also that they want to “realize the full potential of the film,” which is a rather curious remark. Here’s the full quote:

    We’re in the middle of reshoots and we’re working incredibly hard to make a schedule work to realize the full potential of the film – bits that we want to do better but also bits that were just impossible to do on the day because of logistics, COVID, etc. We were so delayed in production because of that. Luckily, not during production too much. Although everything is just a little slower.

    Benedict Cumberbatch

    The quote is certainly curious as it does add that a multiversal storyline wants to “realize its full potential.” So, it adds to the rumors that they are likely adding a few more appearances, especially with the reference to COVID as a major cause. Here’s hoping that recent developments don’t affect the current production, which is currently eyeing a May release.

    Source: Empire via The Direct

  • ‘Encanto’ Eyeing Top Spot at the Box Office Over Thanksgiving Weekend

    ‘Encanto’ Eyeing Top Spot at the Box Office Over Thanksgiving Weekend

    It looks like Encanto has taken the top spot over the Thanksgiving weekend with a Thursday preview earning of $5.8M. Though, while even House of Gucci is shaping up to be connecting with audiences with a strong showing of $3.4M in previews, it’s still a much weaker overall ticket sale in comparison to pre-COVID times. Still, Disney’s animated musical

    Encanto is currently on its way towards a $13.3M cume by Friday, which puts it on a good track on a strong weekend. Especially with a softer Disney budget of $120M. Lady Gaga is also proving her box office prowess once more and could make the $75M quite a popular film. Dramas have been fighting their way through the box office since the pandemic, which makes sense as audiences are going to be way more selective in their viewing choices.

    Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City also opened over the weekend and earned around $1M in its previews with a Friday gross of $3.5M expected. It’s a cheap production at around $25M but has not been strongly advertised and gone under most people’s radar up until its release. It’s still a bizarre decision by Sony not to invest in such an iconic gaming intellectual property that has proven successful in the past.

    Still, Ghostbusters: Afterlife continues to pull in good numbers and now stands at $63.3M domestically. Eternals now stands at a still impressive $142.7M. While hard to compare to pre-pandemic times, the numbers are still there showing that people are slowly going back to cinemas and House of Gucci‘s performance might also add some hope that dramas are back in the upswing as well for stronger performances moving forward.

    Source: Variety

  • New ‘The Marvels’ Crew Merch Highlights the Main Trio

    New ‘The Marvels’ Crew Merch Highlights the Main Trio

    Not too long ago, we learned that production has wrapped on The Marvels. The Captain Marvel sequel will expand its cast in a new way, as it’s no longer just a story about Carol Danvers but also her new fellow Marvel’s, Iman Vellani‘s Kamala Khan and Teyonah Parris‘ Monica Rambeau. The official logo already teased the blend of all three icons and it seems that trend continues in the newly shared crew merch by prosthetic makeup artist Kate Wakefields on her Instagram page.

    While it doesn’t reveal anything new, which sometimes can be the case such as She-Hulk‘s merch accidentally including the wording “Season 1.” This time around, it’s more a tease of our main trio and highlighting each individual characters’ logo.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CWsGHApK82X/

    There have been rumors that the character of Blue Marvel is potentially being included in the production, which would be fitting given the sequel’s new naming. It might be quite the leak if he was included in crew merch, which has a tendency to find their way online at some point. So, they’d likely just focus on the three characters that have been officially announced.

    Source: Twitter

  • New Toy Leak Indicates Sleepwalker and D’Spayre Among the ‘Multiverse of Madness’ Wave Figures

    New Toy Leak Indicates Sleepwalker and D’Spayre Among the ‘Multiverse of Madness’ Wave Figures

    Very few people cover the future Marvel Legends wave on the level of YouTuber Rektangular. His channel is full of leaks and updates of any kind, which makes it worth a follow if you’re a collector. In his most recent update, Rektangular spilled the beans on what to expect from Hasbro’s Marvel Legends collection for 2022.

    Obviously, the further out the waves, the less info that’s available, but Rektangular seemed very certain about what to expect from the first two waves set to launch in 2022. The best part is that both will feature figures from upcoming MCU films.

    The first wave of Legends is currently scheduled for a January release and will feature characters from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The wave will feature a mix of seven MCU and comic book characters who are currently only known by the following code names:

    • Runes
    • Bleeker
    • Bleeper
    • Stripes
    • Master
    • Sleep
    • Dreamy

    According to Rektangular, two of those figures will be comic book sculpts of Sleepwalker and D’Spayre. A digital rendering of D’Spayre, who is a demon and one of the Fear Lords that feed upon the souls of humans for power, leaked some time ago. However, this is the first mention (to my knowledge) of Sleepwalker joining the wave. A relatively obscure character, he has a bit of a cult following and has taken on the Fear Lords, specifically Nightmare, in the comics. Of course, these characters being in the wave is in no way an indication that they will appear in the film.

    It’s likely that Sleepwalker and D’Spayre are “Sleepy” and “Dreamy” while the other characters are from the film. Given what we know, it’s possible that Wanda is “Runes”, Strange is Bleeker (a reference to the NYC Sanctum’s location), America Chavez is “Stripes” and Wong is “Master.” That just leaves “Bleeper”, who could be Rintrah. Keep in mind this is the first wave and won’t be spoilery, so Rintrah seems safer than say members of the rumored Illuminati.

    April will reportedly see the release of a 7-figure wave featuring characters from Thor: Love and Thunder that we recently covered here. According to Rektangular, the rest of the year will see 6 additional waves released:

    • April: Vintage wave
    • May: X-Men wave
    • June: Classic wave
    • September: Avengers wave
    • September: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever wave
    • October: Avenger wave

    It’s likely that characters from Marvel Studios’ streaming series She-Hulk, Moon Knight, and Ms. Marvel will be sprinkled into some of the waves listed above. It’s also possible that additional waves could be planned. Check out Rektangular’s report below and give him a follow if you’re into such things.

    Source: YouTube