After pulling in $33.5M across five days of previews at the Chinese box office, local war epic The Eight Hundred overwhelmingly stormed theaters today, its first official day of release. Adding roughly $20M across the country on Friday — the biggest single-day box office since cinemas resumed operations — the Middle Kingdom cume is now
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With movie theaters finally lighting back up across much of the U.S., the National Association of Theatre Owners and its members are making a rare show of unity in support of CinemaSafe, a new set of health and safety protocols. The COVID-19 response codifies several measures undertaken by theaters and many other businesses, including face
Exclusive Jason Mitchell‘s next big role is incredibly timely — he’s portraying the life of a Black man shot and killed by cops just hours before his wedding … one of the most controversial police-involved shootings in recent history. Jason, who’s previously played Eazy-E in “Straight Outta Compton,” has landed the role of Sean Bell
When movie theaters in the U.S. made the decision to close and the first wave of movies saw themselves get delayed Christopher Nolan’s Tenet set itself up to be the first major release to open once theaters were back in business. As theater openings were postponed, so was Tenet. But now, the film is finally
Sony Pictures Classics has scheduled Azazel Jacobs’ drama French Exit for a Feb. 21, 2021 release in time for Oscars. The pic, which stars Oscar nominees Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges, is making its world premiere as the Closing Night feature at the 2020 New York Film Festival. Directed by Jacobs and written by award-winning novelist Patrick deWitt, based
Karen is going Hollywood … with an upcoming suspense thriller starring Taryn Manning!!! The “Orange Is The New Black” star just signed on to play a “Karen” on the big screen … in a story about a racist, entitled white woman in the South who terrorizes her new African-American neighbors. Sound familiar? The movie, from
Disney Parks, Experiences, and Consumer Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro shared a couple of images to Instagram of him inside the new Avengers Campus. The first shows him standing by the new QuinJet display, showing off the size of the thing. We also see him with Disneyland Resort President Kevin Potrock, and Marvel Studios chief Kevin
China was the big breakout this past weekend, leading the international box office for the fourth frame in a row and powered by the reissue of Warner Bros’ Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone in a 4K 3D restoration that conjured $13.6M on 16,000 screens over the three-day frame. With Monday and Tuesday’s Middle Kingdom
Exclusive Stacey Dash and her husband both want their marriage off the books like it never happened … and the mister’s claiming he only said “I do” while in a spiritual trance. Stacey’s estranged lawyer hubby, Jeffrey Marty, filed new court docs in response to Stacey’s divorce petition … and he’s asking a judge to
During the global pandemic, a lot of us have found ourselves stuck at home with not a lot to do. For most of us, that means catching up on all the movies and television that you keep meaning to watch but never have the time to do. Others, who maybe have wanted to keep a
The Alamo Drafthouse is ready to safely open its doors to select theaters around the country starting August 21, it said Tuesday, with additional theaters opening the following week. The Austin-based dine-in theater experience will also be the first place to see Bill & Ted Face the Music. On August 26, the Drafthouse will exclusively
Play video content Exclusive Westbrook Courtesy of East Goes Global Will Smith‘s been brushing up on his Chinese during the pandemic … welcoming folks back to movie theaters in China with a safety PSA in their language!!! Here’s the deal … theaters are beginning to reopen over in China — yes, other countries are way
While it’s certainly true that a lot of attractions at Disney Parks that were originally not specifically designed to be connected to Disney IP have seen that change, there are still a lot of rides that remain true to what they once were. The Matterhorn Bobsleds went through major refurbishments as recently as 2012 and
Deadline has confirmed that New York’s upper west side movie theater, the Landmark at 57 West, is closing after the venue’s circuit couldn’t come to terms with its landlord, the Durst Corporation. The arthouse luxury eight-plex which opened in the fall of 2017, which was located at the cross streets of 11th Avenue and the
Exclusive Norman’s Rare Guitars is in trouble … and Slash and Post Malone are among the celebs holding out hope the legendary guitar shop avoids its swan song. Here’s the deal … Norman Harris‘ famed guitar shop in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley is in serious jeopardy of closing its doors forever due to the pandemic,
Keanu Reeves says that show business people are versatile and used to having to come up with solutions to problems, and that is an incredibly valuable skill right now. Coming up with new safety protocols so that all the people on the film set are as safe as possible is one thing, but considering how
Refresh for updates The top grossing titles at the weekend domestic box office, were straight from Canada with Paramount’s SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run landing the No. 1 spot with $900K from 300 locations per the Melrose Ave studio with $345K on Friday, and $300K on Saturday, -13%. SpongeBob Movie, along with Trolls: World Tour, have been the only
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com TMZ Sports obtained audio of the farewell speech LeBron James gave to the “Space Jam” cast and crew on his last day of shooting … and it’s emotional stuff. The NBA superstar — wearing his #6 ‘Toon Squad’ uniform — addressed the cast and crew in Summer 2019 (before the
That’s because the new report touches on the movie having shifted from Los Angeles to Austin before Austin became a Covid-19 hotspot. In fact, in June of 2020, it was reported that Hypnotic planned to shift from California to Texas in July, which would have resulted in $24 million spent in the state, per the
You may have heard his name uttered by Kanye West or Migos in songs but Martin Margiela isn’t necessarily a household name when it comes to fashion — but it should be. One of the most elusive designers in the fashion industry, there are barely any photos of him on the internet, but his work
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Yep, Stipe Miocic has seen that footage of Daniel Cormier training with Steven Seagal back in the day … but he ain’t worried about it! The footage was shot back in 2015 when Cormier was getting ready to fight Jon Jones at UFC 182. Seagal — who considers himself a
Counterpoint: Disappointing fight sequences aside, the lack of “Iron Man” in Iron Man 3, and even the more absurd uses of the armor, do, at times, seem to be an intentional effort to convince audiences to take Tony Stark more seriously as a man, which you could argue was a success given how beloved he
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone worked some magic in China on Friday with Warner Bros’ 3D reissue conjuring $4.6M. This is by far the biggesst single-day gross since cinemas resumed operations, overtaking the opening of WB’s earlier re-release of Chirstopher Nolan’s Interstellar by 66% (though that film bowed on a Sunday). Overall, China’s fourth
R. Kelly‘s alleged manager is facing more legal fallout over what the feds claim are efforts to run interference for the disgraced singer. Donnell Russell has just been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for an alleged threat to shoot up an NYC theater in December 2018 when the Lifetime documentary, “Surviving R. Kelly,”
What separates Cameron Diaz’s spunky video are a couple of things. First and foremost, that song choice, Enya’s classic “Only Time,” is spot on. Secondly, a lot of the people who are attempting the wine challenge barely get started and then they stop what they are doing before the glass is empty and prematurely celebrate.
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures will be hosting a high-end dual big screen drive-in experience on the Culver City, CA lot starting this Friday, Aug. 14. They are the first major studio ever to turn their lot into a drive-in. The drive-in will be located in the studio’s Thalberg parking lot and showcase several Sony classic catalog
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Steve-O‘s up to his old tricks, and though his latest stunt isn’t his gnarliest … it’s pretty damn funny. The ‘Jackass’ star attached himself to a Hollywood billboard Thursday morning with the help of a bunch of black tape, in what he believed was a super safe publicity stunt rigged
Then you shift to the sequel, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and you realize that this was an explanation that this story would send Peter on a European journey with his class. There, he’d encounter Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) and a slew of B-level baddies, but again, the subtitle didn’t directly tie into the villains used in
Exhibition will slowly come back to life this Friday at the box office after largely being shutdown for 21 weeks due to the pandemic. However, the first notable ticket sales will be coming out of the Great White North. Paramount is giving a big screen release to The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run in Canada
Sony’s TriStar Pictures acquired the rights to Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody biopic and already announced a temporary release date. The studio is looking at a 2022 release. Although there have been documentaries centered around the late singer in the past, this is the first feature film. The film is to be produced by Pat