Box Office: ‘Zootopia 2’ Serves Up Near-Record .7M Thanksgiving Day, Eyes 0M-0M Opening

Box Office: ‘Zootopia 2’ Serves Up Near-Record $19.7M Thanksgiving Day, Eyes $140M-$150M Opening

Thank goodness the gang of anthropomorphic animals are back. Ditto for the Witches of Oz. After a tough fall for theater owners, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia 2 and Universal’s Wicked: For Good are collectively cooking up just the feast they needed at the Thanksgiving box office. Zootopia 2 topped Thanksgiving Day with a near-record…

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Box Office: ‘Wicked For Good’ Opening to Record-Smashing 1M-Plus in U.S, 8M Globally

Box Office: ‘Wicked For Good’ Opening to Record-Smashing $151M-Plus in U.S, $228M Globally

The Witches of Oz are making magic at the box office. Universal’s Thanksgiving tentpole Wicked: For Good is now on course to open to a record-shattering $151 million-plus in North America and $228 million worldwide after topping Friday’s North American with a massive $68.7 million from 4,115 theaters (that number includes $30.8 million in previews). Audiences are…

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Sydney Sweeney “Proud” of ‘Christy’ Biopic Despite Low Box Office Debut: “We Don’t Always Just Make Art for Numbers”

Sydney Sweeney “Proud” of ‘Christy’ Biopic Despite Low Box Office Debut: “We Don’t Always Just Make Art for Numbers”

Sydney Sweeney is “proud” of working on the Christy Martin biopic Christy despite a low box office debut. Taking to Instagram on Monday, the actress, who portrays trailblazing boxer Christy Martin in the biopic Christy, reflected on making the film that opened to $1.3 million from 2,011 sites and couldn’t crack the top 10 at the…

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Box Office: ‘Black Phone 2’ Dials It in for Blumhouse With .5M U.S. Opening and M Globally

Box Office: ‘Black Phone 2’ Dials It in for Blumhouse With $26.5M U.S. Opening and $42M Globally

Blumhouse is back in action. Scott Derrickson’s sequel Black Phone 2 delivered horror maestro Jason Blum a major win in opening to a better-than-expected $26.5 million domestically from 3,411 theaters and $42 million globally. The pic’s debut follows a string of misses for the banner, culminating with the pricey flop of M3GAN 2.0 earlier this year. The Universal and…

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Box Office Preview: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singalong Books Over 1,700 Cinemas, 1,000 Shows Sell Out

Box Office Preview: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singalong Books Over 1,700 Cinemas, 1,000 Shows Sell Out

Netflix is delivering the late-summer box office a surprise (and needed) gift. The streamer and theater owners, and particularly the major chains, have been at loggerheads for years over exclusive theatrical windows. Netflix has always made it clear that its subscribers are its first priority, resulting in its titles often being boycotted by the bigger…

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