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Monday, Jul 1

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Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Box Office Boondoggle: ‘Yellowstone’ Fans Are (Largely) a No-Show

The fifth season of Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone — made famous in no small part because of its lead star Kevin Costner — enjoyed the top scripted series premiere of 2022 with 12.1 million viewers. Just as impressive, the show saw double…

Sunday, Jun 30

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Box Office: ‘Inside Out 2’ Wins With $57.4M as ‘Quiet Place’ Prequel Scores Record $53M Start and ‘Horizon’ Bombs

Pixar’s Inside Out 2 stayed atop the domestic box office chart in its third weekend with a hearty $57.4 million, enough to scare off Paramount’s prequel A Quiet Place: Day One after a closer-than-expected race. Moreover, Inside Out 2 is…

Box Office Milestone: ‘Inside Out 2’ Crosses $1 Billion Globally in Record Time

Talk about feeling joyful. Pixar and Disney’s Inside Out 2 has crossed the $1 billion club at the global box office in record time for an animated film after playing a major role in reviving the summer box office. The movie achieved the…

Saturday, Jun 29

Box Office: ‘Quiet Place’ Prequel and ‘Inside Out 2’ Duke It Out for No. 1, ‘Horizon’ Left in the Dust

Paramount’s prequel A Quiet Place: Day One is in a closer-than-expected race with Pixar’s reigning champ Inside Out 2 for the weekend box office crown, while Kevin Costner’s pricey Western Horizon: An American Saga is being left in the…

Friday, Jun 28

19

Woody Harrelson Thriller ‘Last Breath’ Lands February 2025 Release in Theaters

Focus Features will release thriller Last Breath in theaters on Feb. 28, 2025. The film, from Longshot Films and Dark Castle Entertainment, stars Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu and Finn Cole. Universal Pictures International will distribute…

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Box Office: ‘A Quiet Place’ Prequel Makes Loud Entrance With Franchise-Best $6.8M in Previews, ‘Horizon’ Earns Meek $800K

Paramount’s prequel A Quiet Place: Day One made a loud entrance at the domestic box office with a franchise-best $6.8 million in Thursday previews. That’s an impressive start, considering this is the first entry not directed by franchise…

Thursday, Jun 27

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Box Office Forecast: ‘Twisters’ Tracking for Major $40M-$55M U.S. Opening

The forecast is looking better than good for Lee Isaac Chung’s summer tentpole Twisters. The Universal summer tentpole — featuring a high-wattage cast that includes Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos — is tracking to open to …

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Box Office Preview: ‘Inside Out 2’ to Cross $1B as ‘Quiet Place 3,’ ‘Horizon’ Hope to Bask in June Boom

Pixar and Disney’s Inside Out 2 has a big weekend ahead of it as it prepares to close out June by becoming the first film of 2024 to jump the $1 billion mark in worldwide ticket sales. It’s expected to accomplish the feat on Sunday or…

Wednesday, Jun 26

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‘Downton Abbey 3’ Sets Fall 2025 Global Release in Theaters

Downton Abbey 3 has decided on its theatrical release date. The third film in the small-screen turned big-screen franchise will open in cinemas globally on Sept. 12, 2025, Focus Features announced Wednesday. Universal Pictures…

Tuesday, Jun 25

18

Box Office Preview: Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Saddles Up for Subdued $10M-$12M U.S. Opening

In recent weeks, Kevin Costner embarked on a multi-city tour promoting Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1, the first of four big-budget Westerns that he directs and stars in. He appeared on local morning shows, did press junkets and…

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Box Office: How ‘Inside Out 2’ Became 2024’s First Must-See Movie, Even Beating ‘Barbie’ in Its Second Weekend

For years, Pixar’s films have appealed to families and general audiences alike, a potent combination in terms of box office potential. With Inside Out 2, that duality hit the next-level, which helps explain why the PG-rated sequel enjoyed…

Sunday, Jun 23

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Box Office: ‘Inside Out 2’ Soars to Record $100M Second Weekend in U.S., Hits $724M Globally

Joyful? Ecstatic? Elated? Take your pick. Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is on fire at the global box office, where it grossed a record-shattering $100 million domestically and $164.4 million overseas in its second weekend to finish Sunday with $724…

Saturday, Jun 22

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Box Office: ‘Inside Out 2’ Becomes Top Movie of 2024, Could Clear Close to $100M in Second Weekend

Inside Out 2 is showing no signs of slowing down as it shatters more records in its second weekend. Among other feats, the Pixar film has passed up Dune: Part Two to become the top-grossing film of 2024 at the domestic box office with $285…

Thursday, Jun 20

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Juneteenth Box Office: ‘Inside Out 2’ Scores Record $30M Wednesday

Pixar’s Inside Out 2 continues to sizzle at the box office, where it earned a record $30 million Wednesday. It is also the highest gross for Juneteenth since the date became recognized as a federal holiday in 2021. Excluding movies opening…

Wednesday, Jun 19

19

How ‘Inside Out 2’ Broke Hollywood’s Box Office Curse

Embarrassed? Hardly. Sad and fearful? No way. Joyous? Absolutely. That was the vibe on the morning of June 17 when Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman cracked open the champagne to toast those who had worked on the making and…

Tuesday, Jun 18

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‘And Just Like That’ Star Karen Pittman on The Possibility of Nya Returning: “There’s More Story to Tell”

Karen Pittman always looked for the humorous moments in having to juggle simultaneous shoots, on opposite coasts, for And Just Like That and The Morning Show, flying back and forth two to three times a month. One was using the time during…

Mike Flanagan’s Reimagined ‘Exorcist’ Film to Hit Theaters in March 2026

Horror Maestro Mike Flanagan’s reimagined The Exorcist film will hit theaters on March 13, 2026, Universal announced Tuesday. Put another way, this isn’t the devil you think you know. Blumhouse and Morgan Creek’s plans for a trilogy of new…

Sunday, Jun 16

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Box Office: ‘Inside Out 2’ Delivers Historic $155M U.S. Opening and $295M Globally in Huge Pixar Comeback

Where to begin in describing the emotions that Hollywood and theater owners — not to mention Pixar and its parent company Disney — are likely feeling over the stunning start of Inside Out 2 at the box office. (Hint: Sadness isn’t one of…

Friday, Jun 14

Box Office: ‘Inside Out 2’ Earns $13M in Thursday Previews, Now Heading for Joyful $130M-$140M Debut

Inside Out 2 is on fire at the Friday box office after starting off with a joyful $13 million in Thursday evening previews, well ahead of expectations and putting the movie on course to become the first title of 2024 to clear $100 million…

Thursday, Jun 13

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Box Office Preview: Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ Jumps on Tracking, Now Eyeing $90M U.S. Opening

Emotions are running high at Pixar and Disney as they open Inside Out 2 at the global box office this weekend, including a jolt of excitement over a last-minute bump in tracking. On Thursday, Hollywood’s leading tracking service the…

Wednesday, Jun 12

21

Sony Pictures Acquires Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Landmark Deal That Puts Studios Back in Theater Game

In a groundbreaking moment, Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in a deal that puts a major Hollywood studio back in the business of owning a movie theater for the first time in more than 75 years. From 1948…

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How ‘Bad Boys 4’ Became the Fun “Jumpstart” the Summer Box Office Needed

Whenever a Sony movie comes in at No. 1, Tom Rothman drives his 1967 Ford Mustang to the Culver City lot and leaves it parked in front of the Thalberg building. But on Monday, there was a hitch after Bad Boys: Ride or Die opened to a…

Sunday, Jun 9

17

Box Office: Will Smith’s ‘Bad Boys 4’ Delivers Huge Victory for Actor With $56M U.S. Debut, $104.6M Globally

Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die jolted the battered summer office back to life with a better-than-expected domestic opening of $56 million opening and $104.6 million globally. Moreover, it puts Will Smith on the road to a career comeback two…

Saturday, Jun 8

Box Office: Will Smith’s ‘Bad Boys 4’ Jolting the Summer Back to Life With $53M Opening

If early weekend estimates are correct, Sony’s buddy action comedy Bad Boys: Ride or Die could help jolt the battered summer office back to life with a domestic box opening of $53 million. Moreover, it could help put Smith on the road to a…

Thursday, Jun 6

22

Can ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Jump-Start Will Smith’s Comeback?

Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die couldn’t be a more apt title for Will Smith, for whom much is riding on the film doing decent business. If it works, it could jump-start Smith’s movie career more than two years after he slapped Oscar host…

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Kevin Costner’s $100M ‘Horizon’ Movie Tracking for Worrisome $12M Domestic Opening

The box office prospects for one of the summer’s biggest swings has appeared on the horizon. Kevin Costner’s big-budget Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter One hit tracking on Tuesday, with one major service putting its domestic opening at…

Wednesday, Jun 5

21

The Summer Box Office Crisis: Is the Sky Really Falling This Time?

Within minutes of the actors strike ending on Nov. 9, Ryan Reynolds was making plans to get back to London and the set of Deadpool & Wolverine, one of the many movies shut down in mid-July when the walkout commenced. He and director Shawn…

Sunday, Jun 2

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Box Office: ‘Garfield’ Wins Sluggish Weekend With $14M as ‘Furiosa’ Runs Out of Gas

It’s another bummer of a weekend at the summer of box office, where overall domestic revenue looks to be down 67 percent — no, not a typo — from a year ago as Hollywood and theater owners continue to grapple with a lack of big event pics.…

Thursday, May 30

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‘Moana 2’ Sets Record for Most Viewed Trailer in Disney Animation and Pixar History

Thanksgiving may be months away, but audiences are already getting ready to feast on Moana 2. A trailer for the movie was viewed by 178 million people in its first 24 hours this week, more than any other trailer for a film in the history…

Wednesday, May 29

‘Furiosa’ Box Office Puts Brakes on George Miller’s Next ‘Mad Max’ Movie

Forty-five years after George Miller introduced audiences to Mad Max, the auteur may have finally hit the end of the road through the postapocalyptic wasteland unless he finds some high-octane gasoline soon. The revered filmmaker’s Furiosa…