Broadway box office for the 2022-23 season – the first full season since the industry’s return from the Covid closure – reached $1,577,586,897, a big increase over the last two hard-hit seasons but still about 14% lower than the pre-pandemic high of $1.8 billion. Figures released today by the Broadway League indicate that total attendance
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Play video content SplashNews.com Johnny Depp didn’t leave London without paying tribute to his longtime pal and late guitarist, Jeff Beck … performing on the same stage they did a year ago, all in his honor. Johnny hit the stage Monday night at the Royal Albert Hall for a tribute concert for Beck, who died
Recently in an interview with Variety, Vin Diesel said that a female-led Fast & Furious spin-off movie is currently in development. “I started developing the female spinoff…in 2017 with other spinoffs, and the sooner I deliver the finale, the sooner I can launch all the spinoffs,” Diesel said. At the premiere of ‘Fast X’, all the female
Amanda Bynes is facing a tough reality after spending weeks in a mental hospital, often feeling sad and isolated, as she works to balance her medical needs and where to go next in life … TMZ has learned. Sources close to Amanda tell us … she’s back living solo in her own place after her
Ray Stevenson, known for his work in ‘Thor’ and the “Star Wars” franchise, has died. Ray’s publicist confirms the news to TMZ, telling us he died Sunday — they say they have no further details surrounding his death at this time. Ray first broke into the world of acting in 1993, appearing in various episodes
Actress Maria Bakalova has signed on for the lead role in upcoming action comedy ‘My Masterpiece’, which hails from producers Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood through their Balboa Productions banner. The film will be directed by Cassandra Brooksbank, which will be her feature directorial debut after years of experience in commercials and music videos. ‘My Masterpiece’ will commence
While it might seem that Fast X has run out of gas in the states, it’s totally turbo boasted overseas as the tenth installment in the Universal franchise is eyeing a an offshore start of $235M to 60M+ domestic. That will get Fast X to $295M worldwide, making it the third highest global start for
Robert De Niro‘s got a lot to celebrate these days — not only has he debuted his new flick at Cannes, but he’s a father once again … and the mother to baby #7 joined him in France for a bash at the prestigious film festival. The 79-year-old actor and his GF Tiffany Chen hit
Matt Johnson’s film BlackBerry about the rise and fall of the world’s first smartphone passed $1.7 million its second week out with an estimated three-day gross of $525k in 595 theaters. The Canadian number — $250k from 200 theaters — was only a 13% drop from opening weekend. Stateside, the indie crossed $1 million with a
20th Century Studios has announced that three new cast members will be joining Rami Malek in the upcoming thriller ‘Amateur’. Rachel Brosnahan, Laurence Fishburne, and Caitríona Balfe have been cast in the upcoming film. ‘Amateur’ is set to be directed by James Hawes from a screenplay written by Ken Nolan. Malek will also serve as an executive
Johnny Depp knows this is a pivotal moment in his career, and a real chance to get back his A-list Hollywood status … so, that’s exactly why he’s focusing on the important stuff to get his mind right. Sources connected to the actor tell us his recent stop at the Cannes Film Festival — where
As Sanctuary, Zachary Wigon’s twisted tale of a dominatrix and her wealthy client, opens in NY and LA, David Lancaster of producer Rumble Films recalls a speedy 18-day shoot on a custom-made set in Brownsville, Brooklyn in late summer of 2021. It was Covid, so not the easiest time for indie financing. It world premiered
New York Jets star Sauce Gardner will never forget Jessica Alba now … ’cause just a couple weeks after he didn’t know who she was during a Knicks game meetup — he scored some custom cleats with her face all over them!!! Sauce got the feet heat this week from artist Mike Jordan … who
Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jason Momoa, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, John Cena, Jason Statham, Sung Kang, Alan Ritchson, Daniela Melchior, Scott Eastwood, with Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Brie Larson and Rita Moreno ‘Fast X’ is the tenth installment in the Fast and The Furious franchise and once again we
Universal’s Fast X, in what was an early start for previews for the franchise at 2 p.m., sparked to $7.5 million in Thursday numbers. Forecasts see the Louis Leterrier-directed tenthquel at a $60 million-plus stateside frame this weekend, with a greater amount of gas abroad at $235 million. How last night stacks up: the previous
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are both thriving in Europe, but leading very different lives — while he’s getting standing ovations in Cannes, she’s keeping things lowkey as she goes about another day in Spain. AH was out and about Thursday in Madrid, where she’s now living with her daughter, Oonagh … and looking pretty
Fueled by the strong performance of John Wick: Chapter 4, Lionsgate’s John Wick franchise has crossed the $1B mark at the worldwide box office. The Keanu Reeves-led series’ total take to date now stands at $1,011,319,297 global. Of the quartet, Chapter 4 is the highest-grossing, with $425.3M and counting. Next up is 2019’s John Wick:
As production begins on the upcoming sequel, some new photos have surfaced from the set of ‘Beetlejuice 2’. The movie is scheduled to arrive in theaters on September 6, 2024. In the photos, we get to see Winona Ryder’s return as Lydia Deetz. Ryder returns after over three decades since the original Tim Burton movie.
“Good Burger” is returning to the big screen with OG stars Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell … and we nabbed an early look at the new production’s set as filming gets underway. Eyewitnesses tell TMZ … the sequel “Good Burger 2” started shooting Thursday in North Providence, RI around 8 AM, and it’s obvious the
IMAX is ramping up its operations in France, as well as expanding its longstanding relationship with Kinepolis in Europe and North America. In France, IMAX will aim to nearly triple the number of its systems from the 22 currently in operation to more than 60. One of those will be in partnership with Belgian exhibitor
Universal Pictures has finally debuted the teaser for it’s upcoming horror film ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s‘, which hails from Blumhouse Productions. Based on the popular horror video game, Five Nights at Freddy’s is being directed by Emma Tammi from a screenplay she co-wrote with game creator Scott Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback. The movie will star
The “White Men Can’t Jump” remake — starring Jack Harlow — will pay tribute to Lance Reddick in the upcoming film by dedicating the film to the late actor, following his sudden death. TMZ Sports is told … the film, a remake of the original 1992 flick, featuring Reddick in one of the leading roles,
Universal’s Fast X has started its engines overseas, opening notably in China and Korea on Wednesday and clocking $18.4M from just those two markets. The Louis Leterrier-directed franchise instalment got off to a strong start in China, taking an estimated $17.4M today, including $2.7M from midnight shows. It’s dominating the market with 84% of the
Play video content TMZ.com Weezer provided entertainment to the striking writers picketing outside Paramount Pictures … supporting the cause by playing some of the band’s most famous songs. Play video content TMZ.com Lead singer Rivers Cuomo was flanked by guitarists Brian Bell and Scott Shriner outside the major movie studio Wednesday … playing an acoustic
Daisy Ridley has signed on for the leading role in director Martin Campbell’s upcoming action thriller film called ‘Cleaner’. Production is expected to begin later this year. “Cleaner is a nail-biting thriller, unique and original in both its characters and its setting. Much of the film takes place on the side of the Shard – hundreds of
EXCLUSIVE: Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Christian Gudegast’s action thriller sequel, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera which stars Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. reprising their respective roles of “Big Nick” and “Donnie”. A wide theatrical release is planned for Q4 of 2024. Gudegast also wrote the screenplay for the production which
There’s no love lost between Johnny Depp and his international fans, who swarmed the actor with praise before the premiere of his first movie since the Amber Heard trial. Depp was on hand for the Cannes Film Festival Tuesday for the premiere of “Jeanne du Barry.” JD plays King Louis XV in the flick, directed
Tony nominations seem to have given a box office boost to at least some of Broadway’s shows, with Some Like It Hot, Kimberly Akimbo, Parade and Leopoldstadt reporting noticeable bumps for the week ending May 14. The biggest improvement, though, was for a musical that scored zero nominations: Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ grossed $678,147 in its
Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Madeline Brewer, Zoey Deutch, Phoebe Dynevor, Mckenna Grace, and Daryl McCormack have been announced as the cast for the upcoming thriller ‘Anniversary’. The film is being described as “following a very close-knit family that is torn apart as new movement “The Change” envelops the U.S.”. Lionsgate and Fifth Season are developing the
Alec Baldwin is officially wrapped on “Rust” … following the production screeching to a halt with the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins — and the actor’s sending off the project with a clean shave. Baldwin showed off his back-to-normal look late Monday night, writing, “God, it felt good to shave off that beard…” You’ll recall,