Following a largely preordained election, Vladimir Putin was sworn in last week for another six-year term as president of Russia. Putin’s victory has, of course, been met with accusations of fraud and political interference, factors that help explain his 87.3% vote share. If this continuation of Putin’s 24-year-long hold on power makes one thing clear, it’s that he and his regime will not be going anywhere for the foreseeable future. But, as his war in Ukraine continues with no clear end in...
We don’t know what the exact GDP of the Kingdom Of The Planet Apes is—let alone its various imports, exports, and stances on inter-primate tariffs—but its economic fortunes are certainly looking rosy this weekend: Variety reports that the film, directed by Maze Runner escapee Wes Ball, is on track to make at least $52 million in its opening week in theater, putting it right in line with previous installments in the well-performing franchise. That also makes it the winner at the box office this...
More than five decades since a group of astronauts led by Charlton Heston took a ill-fated journey to a strange world, moviegoers are still ape over the "Planet of the Apes" franchise. "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes," the latest entry in the series of films about a planet ruled by talking apes, made a smash debut over the weekend, ruling the box office chart with a monster $56.5 million. It's the third highest opening of the year, after the $81.5-million debut of “Dune: Part Two” in early...
Monkey see (at the movies), monkey do (like earning money at the box office).
EA CEO Andrew Wilson has stated in a company earnings call that considerations towards adding advertisements into future video games are very much alive within the company. However it's not a surefire thing - and he stresses that they have to be "very thoughtful" about it. Wilson says, "To answer your question on advertising broadly, again, I think it's still early on that front. And we have looked over the course of our history to be very thoughtful about advertising in the context of our play...
John Krasinski’s IF is somehow both a winner and a loser at the weekend box office. Sure, it was the #1 movie in theaters this past weekend, but it also came up a few million short of projections. The film was expected to make $40 million and only raked in $35 million domestically, according to Variety. IF’s worldwide box office total came to $55 million, about half of the movie’s $110 million budget (and that doesn’t include marketing costs). It’s really not a bad showing for an original...
Last year’s Barbenheimer was hailed as saving cinema. Now takings are down and even franchises are falling flat. Can Hollywood manoeuvre itself out of this disaster zone?In Hollywood, the first weekend of May is traditionally seen as the official kick-off of the summer movie season: an auspicious blockbuster date that has, of late, become rather a boring one.Since 2007, when Spider-Man 3 (three full cycles ago in that deathless franchise) topped the box office – and barring two years where the...
Prior to Monday night’s playoff game against the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers honored a Euclid police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty over the weekend.
OPENINGS: After last week’s Fall Guy stumble, KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th/Disney) arrived at the high end of projections with $56.5M. That was roughly on par with the starts for 2011’s Rise ($54.8M) and 2017’s War ($56.3M), although a bit lower than 2014’s Dawn ($72.6M). The franchise has reliably done better […]
The apes are taking over the box office 'cause "The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is pulling big money on opening weekend -- headed for $50m+. According to The Hollywood Reporter 'KOTPOTA' made just north of $22 million Friday, and the…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is widely known for its various box office successes, many of which have become some of the highest-grossing films of all-time and propelled the MCU into one of the biggest franchises ever. However, that doesn’t mean the studio has a perfect track record, and it turns out that The Marvels is []