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Macaulay Culkin Pitches Home Alone Sequel, With a Twist

Culkin character Kevin McCallister would now be the dad, while his son sets the traps for him

(Newser) - Macaulay Culkin isn't ruling out another Home Alone sequel, and he even has a pitch for it. Speaking at a 35th-anniversary event last weekend celebrating the 1990 film, Culkin told fans he's "not completely allergic" to the idea of revisiting his character, Kevin McCallister—as long as...

New Wicked Outdraws the First
New Wicked Outdraws the First
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Nov 23, 2025 12:03 PM CST

New Wicked Outdraws the First

Theatergoers appreciate second chapter more than critics do, exit polls show

(Newser) - Universal Pictures' two-part Wicked gamble continues to defy gravity at the box office. Just a year after Part One brought droves of audiences to movie theaters, even more people bought opening weekend tickets to see the epic conclusion, Wicked: For Good. According to studio estimates on Sunday, the film earned...

Now You See Me 3 Holds Off The Running Man
Now You See Me 3
Holds Off The Running Man
box office
Nov 16, 2025 12:25 PM CST

Now You See Me 3 Holds Off The Running Man

Winning film comes 10 years after the second installment

(Newser) - It's no illusion: The third installment in the thieving magician Now You See Me series beat the high-profile action pic The Running Man at the North American box office this weekend. Lionsgate's Now You See Me: Now You Don't pulled in $21.3 million, while Paramount's...

Predator: Badlands Leads Mild Rebound
Predator: Badlands
Leads Mild Rebound
box office
Nov 9, 2025 3:35 PM CST

Predator: Badlands Leads Mild Rebound

Other debuts trail far behind in follow-up to brutal weekend

(Newser) - Predator: Badlands led all films in North American theaters this weekend by taking in $40 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, a better-than-expected result that slightly lifted the box office from its autumn doldrums. Debuting on the heels of the worst box office weekend of 2025, Predator: Badlands easily topped...

Regretting You , Black Phone 2 Top Recycled Competitors
2 Studios Claim Weekend Title
box office
Nov 2, 2025 1:06 PM CST

2 Studios Claim Weekend Title

Regretting You , Black Phone 2 top recycled competitors

(Newser) - The movie exhibition business closed out one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend. With the holiday falling on a Friday, studios avoided opening any major new films. Instead, there were several rereleases, including Back to the Future, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary,...

Armie Hammer Is Back on Big Screen After Sex Scandal

Trailer is out for Frontier Crucible, the actor's first film role since 2021 sexual assault allegations

(Newser) - Armie Hammer is returning to the big screen in the upcoming Western thriller Frontier Crucible, marking his first film role since sexual assault allegations sidelined his career four years ago. The trailer for the film, released this week, signals the 39-year-old actor's first entry into Hollywood since the 2021...

Chainsaw Man Is the Boss This Weekend
Chainsaw Man
Performs
Like a Boss
box office
Oct 26, 2025 12:59 PM CDT

Chainsaw Man Performs Like a Boss

Regretting You, Springsteen biopic trail anime release

(Newser) - A big-screen adaptation of the popular anime Chainsaw Man has beaten out a biopic about the Boss and the horror sequel Black Phone 2 to top the North American box office. It's the latest win for an anime film, less than two months after Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—...

Dialed-In Black Phone 2 Opens Stronger Than Original
Black Phone 2 Tops Original
box office
Oct 19, 2025 2:01 PM CDT

Black Phone 2 Tops Original

Nothing happens over the weekend to reverse theaters' downturn

(Newser) - The horror sequel Black Phone 2 topped the North American box office charts this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Not only did it surpass the original's $23.6 million debut, it's a win Blumhouse needed after a string of disappointments...

Tron: Ares , Roofman Don't Meet Expectations
Third Tron Posts Muted Victory
box office
Oct 12, 2025 3:00 PM CDT

Third Tron Posts Muted Victory

Roofman also falls short of expectations in debut

(Newser) - Tron: Ares powered up the box office grid in the top spot this weekend, but Disney's third entry in the sci-fi franchise fell short of expectations despite some favorable reviews. The film starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, and Jeff Bridges earned $33.5 million, according to Comscore estimates on...

The Role of Linda McCartney Is Cast

Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan joins Sam Mendes' Beatles project

(Newser) - Hollywood has found its Linda McCartney: Saoirse Ronan has signed on to play the first wife of Paul McCartney in director Sam Mendes' four-film project about the Beatles, reports Deadline . Ronan, a four-time Oscar nominee, is set to join a cast that already features Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney,...

Taylor Swift's Film Is a Party at Theaters
Taylor Swift Also
Wins at Theaters
box office
Oct 5, 2025 2:30 PM CDT

Taylor Swift Also Wins at Theaters

The Official Release Party of a Showgirl far outdistances The Smashing Machine

(Newser) - This weekend's box office belonged to two undeniable draws: Taylor Swift and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. It might have looked like a close matchup of returning champions, but Swift's devoted fanbase once again proved unstoppable. Her film, The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, debuted at No....

One Battle After Another Opens on Top, Helped by Reviews

Leonardo DiCaprio film debuts at No. 1

(Newser) - One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson's widely acclaimed American epic of rebellion and resistance, opened with $22.4 million in ticket sales from North American theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. The ultracontemporary opus signifies a major gamble by Warner Bros.: The studio is making...

AI Face-Swapping Used to Comply With Chinese Censors

A same-sex wedding scene was altered in Together

(Newser) - "What's happening outside the film is even more terrifying than what's shown in it," a social media user in China remarked after it emerged that a same-sex wedding in the body horror movie Together was digitally altered with AI to present a straight couple. After...

Demon Slayer Rides Out Overall Ticket Sales Plunge
Weekend Ticket Sales
Prove a Horror
box office
Sep 21, 2025 2:00 PM CDT

Weekend Ticket Sales Prove a Horror

Receipts fall nearly 50% from last weekend

(Newser) - Neither a Jordan Peele-produced horror nor a Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell romantic drama were enough to continue the September hot streak at the movies. Overall ticket sales were down nearly 50% from last weekend, the AP reports, with the holdover champion Demon Slayer edging out the newcomer Him for...

Record Anime Opening Bounces The Conjuring
Record Anime Opening
Bounces The Conjuring
box office
Sep 14, 2025 2:10 PM CDT

Record Anime Opening Bounces The Conjuring

Latest Demon Slayer installment opens a trilogy

(Newser) - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba–Infinity Castle carved out a place in box office history this weekend as the Japanese anime film went straight to No. 1—outpacing the horror sequel The Conjuring: Last Rites. The Sony-owned Crunchyroll release shattered expectations with a mighty $70 million debut in North America,...

Dick Van Dyke's 100th Birthday Fete Comes With a Film

Documentary Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration ? is headed to theaters in December

(Newser) - Movie theaters across the country are pulling out all the stops for Dick Van Dyke's 100th birthday in December. A new documentary about the song and dance man's life, Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration, will be in theaters over his birthday weekend on Dec. 13 and 14, says...

Hundreds of Hours of Unseen 9/11 Footage Headed to the Public

New York Public Library to host archive of unseen video from that day, attack's aftermath

(Newser) - In the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, filmmakers Steven Rosenbaum and Pamela Yoder didn't just document the tragedy from behind their own cameras—they put out a call for everyday New Yorkers to share their footage, too. More than 100 people answered, contributing raw video from rooftops, sidewalks,...

Michael Caine, 92, Isn't Calling It Quits Yet

Actor will reportedly appear with Vin Diesel in The Last Witch Hunter 2 , now in development

(Newser) - A 92-year-old Michael Caine is reportedly coming out of retirement for the chance to share the spotlight with Vin Diesel once again. Though nothing has been finalized, Caine is expected to reprise his role from 2015's The Last Witch Hunter in a fast-tracked sequel, Variety reports. Though the original...

Latest Horror Win: The Conjuring: Last Rites
Latest Conjuring
Rides Horror Wave
box office
Sep 7, 2025 2:00 PM CDT

Latest Conjuring Rides Horror Wave

Hamilton finishes a distant second for the weekend

(Newser) - It's the year for horror, as demonstrated this time by The Conjuring: Last Rites. The film's opening weekend tipped the genre over $1 billion in earnings for the year's domestic box office. The horror sequel raked in $83 million domestically in 3,802 theaters, making it the...

Hollywood's Summer Slump Spurs Uncomfortable Question

Franchise fatigue, fewer moviegoers leave studios asking if this is the new normal

(Newser) - Hollywood expected a blockbuster summer, but moviegoers didn't show. This year's North American box office turned in its weakest summer performance since 1981—adjusted for inflation and if you overlook the pandemic years. As the New York Times reports, those results are raising uncomfortable questions: "Is...

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