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Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer officially launched in China today, grossing an estimated $5.4M. Word of mouth is strong with the Universal title carrying a 9.5 on Maoyan, the platform’s best-ever audience score for a Nolan film. The Douban critics score at 8.7 is on par with 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises. The weekend is shaping up to

Jay-Z is back on his social media grind, but he’s sticking to his pattern of only returning when he’s got product to push … this time it’s his new feature film. The elusive rap legend rebooted his account on Tuesday, revealing the official trailer for “The Book of Clarence” … the upcoming theatrical release he

Several multiplexes in Florida are seeing their final shows tonight before Hurricane Idalia hits the state in what’s expected to be a category 3 storm with surges of 15 feet on the state’s Gulf Coast side. Deadline hears that at least 24 cinemas are closing in Florida tonight including but not limited to AMC locations

Play video content TMZ.com Jason Momoa‘s status as a loyal and rockin’ Metallica fan is secure with this video showing the dude taking on a hectic mosh pit with a swarm of other fans at the band’s L.A. concerts. Check out the clip, obtained by TMZ — the “Aquaman” star was in the mix with

The North American box office has been a challenge to track the past couple of years, first with movie theaters shuttering along with almost everything else due to the Covid pandemic, and then in 2023, just when thing were returning to normal, a pair of Hollywood strikes has further complicated studios’ release-date strategies. Still, as

Jay-Z‘s giving the world a first look at his new film “The Book of Clarence,” but we’re only seeing a small part of the journey — Hov’s promised the movie’s gonna be stuffed with hidden meanings for fans!!! Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. The film is set in biblical times and

National Cinema Day did 8.5 million admissions we hear off of a Sunday total day box office that’s estimated around $34M. All tickets for all movies and showtimes were $4 vs. last year’s $3. Note this figure could go up later today once final numbers are tabulated. Last year’s National Cinema Day drew 8.1M. The

Sam Asghari has his sights set on his acting career in the midst of his divorce from Britney Spears … and we’re told his family’s been a pretty big priority, too, in recent weeks. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Sam, who’s a SAG-AFTRA member, is planning on continuing with acting gigs when the

Emma Seligman’s Bottoms is looking at an estimated weekend gross of $516k on ten screens with a possible leading $51,625 per-theater average for the raunchy, teenage high school girl take on Fight Club. That’s a win for MGM, its Orion Pictures label and Brownstone Productions, producers on the modestly budgeted ($11.3 million) film written by

Metallica is in town — performing in the City of Angels — and Hollywood’s biggest stars made sure they were front and center to catch the all action … including a rowdy Jason Momoa. The legendary rock band stopped off in Los Angeles Friday night for one of two concerts they’re doing here at SoFi

It’s an unusual theatrical weekend as the second National Cinema Day rolls out Sunday with $4 tickets for all shows and formats at participating theaters — the bulk of the nation’s circuits big and small. The event was announced Monday with a dedicated clip of new openings, recent returning (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) and

Barack Obama‘s kids are just like us — hitting the grocery store on their own to stock up on grub … which is exactly what Sasha Obama was doing this week. The ex-First Daughter — who’s 22 years old now — was spotted out in WeHo Friday doing a little supermarket pop-in at a Trader

Box office analytics firm EntTelligence which is monitoring 13.5 million seats in over 100K showtimes for Sunday’s National Cinema Day is currently seeing that day’s presales outstripping Saturday by more than 700%. The second annual National Cinema Day will see all movies on Sunday selling for $4, for all showtimes and formats. Last year’s National

Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount+ have released the first teaser trailer for Good Burger 2. In the teaser we see the reunion between Dexter Reed (Kenan Thompson) and his former co-worker, Ed (Kel Mitchell). Good Burger 2 is due to premiere exclusively on Paramount+ later this year. [embedded content] Email:neill@outloudculture.comSocials: @neillfrazer

Dave Chappelle‘s 50th birthday party looked more like the Oscars or Grammys, as his A-list celebrity pals continued to pour into the bash. Dave and company were at The Comedy Cellar in NYC Thursday to celebrate. Among the guests — Chris Rock, Justin Timberlake, T.I., Chance the Rapper, Jon Hamm, Aziz Ansari, Jaleel White, Tisha

“You’re not actually going to allow them to do that, are you?” Such are the gripes across the City of Angels from rival distributors about Sony’s public-facing acknowledgment that they’ve previewed Gran Turismo over the last two weekends, lagniappe box office which will be included in Friday’s total. Yesterday starting from 2PM showtimes, the feature

Play video content Ex-NFL running back Stevan Ridley is finally sharing video of the race that ultimately put Kevin Hart in a wheelchair … and you can see the comedian came up injured just as the guys were about to cross the finish line. Per the vid, the race went down on a roadway somewhere

The first All Fun and Games clip from Vertical Entertainment‘s upcoming supernatural horror thriller has been released. The film stars someone who is no stranger to horror in Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things) and Asa Butterfield. The film arrives in theaters on September 1. “The film explores the elements of cruelty inherent in children’s games – Flashlight Tag, Hangman,

New Line’s new animated movie, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, is moving from its April 12, 2024 release date to Dec. 13 next year. The move stems from a chain-reaction of Warner Bros re-dating today, spurred by Legendary Entertainment’s Dune: Part Two going from Nov. 3 this year to March

Safaree isn’t here for Halle Berry writing fat child support checks to ex-husband Olivier Martinez … in fact, he sees it as an inappropriate gender role reversal!!! As we reported, Halle and Olivier’s divorce settlement calls for her to pay him $8k per month … plus, and additional 4.3 percent of any annual income she

This Wednesday, Warner Bros.’ Barbie will become the highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office year to date with north of $574.2M, overtaking Universal/Illumination Entertainment’s Super Mario Bros Movie which finaled its stateside run at that amount. The last time Warner Bros. ruled with the top-grossing movie of the year was in 2011 with Harry

Wrestling legend Terry Funk — a WWE Hall of Famer — has died … Ric Flair announced Wednesday. “In My Entire Life,” Flair said in revealing the passing of his good pal, “I’ve Never Met A Guy Who Worked Harder. Terry Funk Was A Great Wrestler, Entertainer, Unbelievably Fearless, And A Great Friend! “Rest In

As Barbie becomes the highest-grossing film of 2023 today at the domestic box office with north of $575M, Warner Bros and Imax said the Greta Gerwig-directed movie is getting a one-week Imax release starting September 22 in North American and select locations around the world. The pic starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling has cleared

Halle Berry‘s long road to finalizing her divorce to Olivier Martinez is officially over … after the ex-couple hammered out a formal custody and child support arrangement that has the actress paying big bucks. Here’s the deal … back in 2016, Halle and Olivier split after 3 years of marriage. The exes had one child,

In the midst of a weekend with National Cinema Day, in addition to several previews, Sony’s feature take of PlayStation game, Gran Turismo, is bound to take No. 1 at the box office. This despite the fact that tracking has lowered its projections on the film down to $12M from $15M. Gran Turismo was originally

The Fugees’ reunion is officially on, centered around the blockbuster album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” … which is celebrating its 25th anniversary on Friday. Beginning in September, Lauryn will embark on a 17-date tour throughout New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and her New Jersey hometown, with Wyclef Jean and Pras reuniting for their first

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Inshallah a Boy, the directorial debut of Amjad Al Rasheed which world premiered during the Cannes Film Festival’s Critics’ Week and is set to have its North American debut at TIFF next month. Inshallah a Boy is being considered for Jordan’s Official Selection for Best International

Taylor Swift is no stranger to the fact she draws a crowd … making sure her team met with local cops before Jack Antonoff‘s wedding to prep for the crush of fans showing up to catch a glimpse of their favorite singer. Beach Haven Police Chief James Markoski tells TMZ … security for the singer

EXCLUSIVE: The National Association of Theatre Owners’ EVP & General Counsel Jackie Brenneman has departed, several sources inform Deadline. This became effective Friday. Brenneman was also one of the founders, and the President of NATO sister org, The Cinema Foundation. The news follows in the wake of the new administration at NATO led by new

Vertical Entertainment has unveiled the trailer for the up coming rom-com She Came to Me, starring Peter Dinklage as a composer who cheats on his wife. The film is slated to hit theaters on September 29  “Set in the bustling metropolis of New York City, follows Steven Lauddem, a composer who is plagued by a creative block