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What’s going on right now at the box office and with theaters goes far beyond the muted $30M domestic results of Tenet. This isn’t a death knell piece for exhibition, nor is this more rhetoric to freak studios out and have them delay even more movies. Studios, you’ve created enough damage in that space. It’s

English Actor John Rhys-Davies is best known for his role as the ax-wielding dwarf, Gimli — who helps to destroy the One Ring and navigate Middle-earth while dropping some epic one-liners– in the early 2000s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ film trilogy including ‘The Fellowship Of The Ring,’ ‘The Two Towers’ and ‘The Return Of The

I’ll give the guy some credit, he at least knows his audience. While he gets the quote slightly wrong, he references the character of Hopper from Pixar’s A Bug’s Life. While using the villain of a Pixar movie as your source might not be the best place to build your argument, the ultimate point is

Not everyone is ready to go back to theater, and it’s going to take a long time before moviegoers are comfortable. Warner Bros.’ domestic box office for Tenet, which only made $6.7M in its second stateside weekend (technically 3rd) is an indicator of this, of course, with New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco closures being

A family of “Edward Scissorhands” fans scooped up the Boggs house featured in the movie, and instead of getting it at a slashed price … they ponied up a little extra to seal the deal. We broke the story … the Florida home used for exterior and interior shots in the 1990 Tim Burton cult

Justice League is currently streaming on HBO Max, which will also be the home of the Snyder Cut. You can use this link to sign up for the streaming service. A number of Justice League actors have voiced their support for Ray Fisher’s real-life fight for justice. Most recently Aquaman himself Jason Momoa voiced (NSFW)

UPDATED: STX is moving the U.S. release of Greenland to 4Q to a date to be pre-determined. This is more bad news for exhibition looking for new product, as the Gerard Butler movie leaves behind its Sept. 25 release. Universal moved MGM’s Candyman to 2021 TBD off its Oct. 16 date following Warner’s big move to push Wonder Woman

Exclusive “The Princess Bride” cast virtually reunited Sunday night, but Fred Savage‘s face was noticeably missing from the Zoom call, leaving fans wondering if politics was afoot … but TMZ’s learned that’s simply inconceivable. Sources close to the actor — who played The Grandson in the ’80s cult classic — tell us he was in

Jennifer Lopez and Latin Grammy winner Maluma have recorded a collection of new music for Marry Me because in the film the pair will play a musical power couple. The song heard in the clip above “Marry Me” actually has a role in the new film as the new hit song by the duo, who are

EXCLUSIVE: Following a strong start at the international box office last weekend, Voltage Pictures’ After We Collided had another passionate run overseas this session. In 21 markets, the sequel to 2019 $70M worldwide hit After added $4.2M this weekend to reach a running tally of $21M. The film will continue overseas rollout through September while

Directed By: Ben Wheatley Screenplay By: Jane Goldman and Joe Shrapnel & Anna Waterhouse Based on the Novel By: Daphne du Maurier Produced By: Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Nira Park Cast: Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Keeley Hawes, Ann Dowd, Sam Riley, Tom Goodman-Hill, Mark Lewis Jones, John Hollingworth, Bill Paterson After a whirlwind romance in Monte Carlo

Dame Diana Rigg — the legendary actress with epic roles in “Game of Thrones” and the UK’s ‘Avengers’ TV series — has died. The British actress rose to prominence in the 1961 TV series, “The Avengers,” and became a worldwide phenomenon as a Bond girl in the 1969 Bond film, “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.”

It’s beautiful to see the sheer amount of love that Paul Walker’s daughter and his Fast and Furious family showed him on his birthday. Although it may still be hard for them to grapple with the fact that he’s no longer with us, it’s clear that they’ve chosen to relish their memories of him.

Mulan, Disney’s live-action update on its 1998 animated classic grossed an estimated RMB 52.5M ($8.26M) on its opening Friday in China. The figure includes midnights, and portends a three-day weekend around $26M. This is a disappointment for the Niki Caro-directed movie which has faced mounting controversy in recent days, and will have suffered from piracy

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There’s also the added caveat of how you, or the person that’s taking you through time, can only go places that the traveler has been before, and can remember. So before you think of killing Hitler, or shagging Helen of Troy, remember that, as James told Tim during their cozy Ted Talk on Time Travel,

Word was leaking that more wide release date changes were afoot in the wake of Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 postponing from Oct. 2 to Christmas Day and here we have Universal/MGM/Bron/Monkeypaw’s Candyman moving from its Oct. 16 date to an unset future date in 2021. All studio partners are assessing a new date, and the latest

Exclusive Chuck Norris is going after a company that’s using his iconic action star status and masculine reputation to sell boner pills … according to a new lawsuit. The “Walker, Texas Ranger” star’s suing a company he believes goes by a couple different names — Bio-Molecular Solutions and Biogenetics — claiming it’s using his famous

This is a small, but certainly necessary, step toward Disneyland Resort reopening. There are certainly many different factors that will need to come together before Disneyland is able to reopen, but one of them is that it needs to make financial sense for Disney to do so. Even if California gave the all-clear now, which

In the wake of the announced reopening of OC earlier this week, AMC is officially throwing the doors open to four locations in the greater Los Angeles area this weekend, followed by the AMC Woodbridge 5 on Sept. 18. The AMC Anaheim GardenWalk 6, AMC Orange 30, and AMC Tustin 14 will open on Friday,

Exclusive Lindsay Lohan‘s art of the book deal consists of agreeing to write it, getting a huge sum of money and then failing to turn in a draft … at least according to a new suit. Publishing company HarperCollins is going after Lohan, claiming she breached a contract she signed way back in March 2014

While she didn’t reveal which role, it stands to reason that Brie Larson might have been auditioning for Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in Iron Man 2. Natasha is the only significant female character in that first sequel, and the search for the perfect actress was likely a wide one. Even if it’s hard to imagine anyone

Imax CEO Rich Gelfond anticipates streamers will become more active in exhibition as the post-COVID business shakes out and said his team is turning gray at the stress of constantly shifting release schedules — even as Deadline reports that Warner Bros. is thinking of pushing Wonder Woman 1984 to late December. “One of the reasons

Exclusive “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp is suing Kevin Spacey for an alleged sexual assault … and now there’s another plaintiff making an additional claim. Rapp filed suit in NYC claiming he met the disgraced actor in 1986 while performing on Broadway in “Precious Sons.” Rapp claims Spacey invited him, 14 at the time,

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. It’s almost hard to believe, but The Rise of Skywalker is quickly approaching its one-year anniversary. Following the departure of Colin Trevorrow, J.J. Abrams returned to the galaxy far far away in an

Good news for those in Los Angeles: Going to see Tenet just got closer. Orange County, Calif. has moved from the purple to the red tier in the state’s coronavirus monitoring system, which means that  movie theaters and restaurants for indoor dining can reopen at 25% capacity as well as churches for indoor worship. Shopping

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com The guy who helped invent Jelly Belly jelly beans is going full Gene Wilder in these dark times — promising to give one lucky person their own candy factory if they play his game. David Klein has kicked off a Willy Wonka-esque treasure hunt that’s open to anyone in these

Having said that, while the movie may be good, and be a Disney produced tentpole, those things combined don’t necessarily add up to the obvious success that they once did. While the movie is being released in theaters in many international markets, it’s only available in the U.S. on Disney+ for $29.99 plus a Disney+

Refresh for updates: Warner Bros. long-awaited Christopher Nolan movie Tenet finally opened in the U.S., and together with its Canadian run, which began last weekend rang up $20.2M to date at 2,810 theaters. All in, the time travel, 2 1/2 hour spy thriller has clocked almost $150M to date. Since movie theaters closed down nationwide due to

Starring Kristen Stewart Mackenzie Davis Alison Brie Aubrey Plaza Daniel Levy with Victor Garber and Mary Steenburgen Directed by Clea DuVall Written by Clea DuVall & Mary Holland Meeting your girlfriend’s family for the first time can be tough. Planning to propose at her family’s annual Christmas dinner – until you realize that they don’t even know she’s gay