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New Releases Can't Touch Superman
New Releases
Can't Touch Superman
box office
Jul 20, 2025 1:00 PM CDT

New Releases Can't Touch Superman

I Know What You Did Last Summer , Smurfs , Eddington don't do much

(Newser) - James Gunn's Superman showed staying power in its second weekend at North American box offices, collecting $57.3 million in ticket sales and remaining the No. 1 movie in cinemas, according to studio estimates Sunday. None of the week's new releases—I Know What You Did Last Summer,...

AMC Bets on Half-Price Tix to Win Back Moviegoers

Midweek deals target streaming competition, boost flagging theater attendance

(Newser) - With streaming platforms, pricey tickets, and concession costs taking a bite out of movie theater attendance, AMC is hoping half-price tickets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays will coax customers back. The nation's leading cinema chain, which announced in May that it would be offering half-price tickets on Wednesdays throughout...

Superman Rewards Studio's Revival Plan
Superman Rewards
Studio's Revival Plan
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Jul 13, 2025 12:36 PM CDT

Superman Rewards Studio's Revival Plan

'We needed to get the trust of the fanbase,' executive says

(Newser) - In a debut that DC Studios intends to kick off its new era, James Gunn's Superman opened with $122 million in US and Canada ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. The roughly on-target opening was the third largest of 2025, the AP reports, and the...

Scarlett Johansson Is Highest-Grossing Actor of All Time
Scarlett Johansson
Is Highest-Grossing
Actor of All Time
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Jul 12, 2025 2:35 PM CDT

Scarlett Johansson Is Highest-Grossing Actor of All Time

She surpasses Marvel co-stars after Jurassic World Rebirth success

(Newser) - Scarlett Johansson has officially become Hollywood's highest-grossing lead actor of all time, surpassing Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Downey Jr., thanks to her starring role in Jurassic World Rebirth. The new film pulled in $318 million worldwide six days after its release, pushing Johansson's total career box...

IMAX Is Having an Exceedingly Good Year

Company's stock price is up 60% in the past 12 months

(Newser) - IMAX is a 55-year-old business—and it's on track for its most lucrative year ever. CEO Rich Gelfond is projecting this year's global box office for IMAX to top $1.2 billion, up 33% from 2024, with Wall Street expecting even bigger things in 2026. CNBC digs...

F1 Overtakes Napoleon as Apple's Highest-Grossing Film

It's 'an extremely important movie for Apple and for the industry at large'

(Newser) - Apple's F1: The Movie has crossed $293 million at the global box office, making it the tech giant's highest-grossing film to date. The movie has surpassed the previous Apple record-holder, Napoleon, which made $221 million in 2023, NBC News reports. Apple's three other theatrical releases fell...

New Films Stay Out of Jurassic World' s Way
New Films Stay Out
of Jurassic World's Way
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Jul 6, 2025 1:05 PM CDT

New Films Stay Out of Jurassic World's Way

New installment easily outpaces F1: The Movie

(Newser) - Dinosaur fatigue may be a theme in Jurassic World Rebirth, but moviegoing audiences don't seem to have that issue. The newest installment in the Jurassic World franchise ruled the Fourth of July holiday box office with a global, five-day launch of $318.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday....

F1: The Movie Gives Apple Its First Theatrical Hit
F1: The Movie Laps Competition
box office
Jun 29, 2025 12:35 PM CDT

F1: The Movie Laps Competition

Brad Pitt film becomes Apple's first theatrical smash

(Newser) - Apple has its first box office hit. F1: The Movie debuted with $55.6 million in North American theaters and $144 million globally over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing the tech company easily its biggest opening yet. Starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, and Kerry Condon, F1 was...

Elio Highlights a Pixar Problem
Elio Highlights
a Pixar Problem
Jun 23, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

Elio Highlights a Pixar Problem

Original animated films face tougher crowds

(Newser) - As we reported yesterday , Pixar's latest original film crash-landed at the box office this weekend, with Elio marking the studio's worst opening ever despite mostly positive reviews. The New York Times takes a look at the headwinds facing the "once-unstoppable" Pixar. Its animated sci-fi adventure—which...

Dragon Holds Off Newcomers
Dragon
Holds Off
Newcomers
box office
Jun 22, 2025 2:15 PM CDT

Dragon Holds Off Newcomers

Elio provides Pixar with its lowest opening ever

(Newser) - Neither Pixar nor zombies were enough to topple How to Train Your Dragon from the No. 1 slot at North American box offices over the weekend. The Universal Pictures live-action remake remained the top film, bringing in $37 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, despite the sizeable new...

How to Train Your Dragon Tops Last Installment
How to Train Your Dragon
Tops Last Installment
box office
Jun 15, 2025 1:15 PM CDT

How to Train Your Dragon Tops Last Installment

Live-action adaptation bounces Lilo and Stitch

(Newser) - How to Train Your Dragon took flight at the box office this weekend, proving that some remakes still have teeth. The Universal live-action adaptation of the animated franchise soared to a strong $83 million debut in North American theaters, according to Comscore estimates Sunday. The film, directed by franchise veteran...

John Wick Spinoff Can't Catch Lilo & Stitch
John Wick Spinoff
Can't Catch Lilo & Stitch
box office
Jun 8, 2025 11:40 AM CDT

John Wick Spinoff Can't Catch Lilo & Stitch

Ballerina comes in below forecasts

(Newser) - In the box office showdown between a deadly assassin and a chaotic CG alien, Lilo & Stitch still had the edge. The Disney juggernaut celebrated a third weekend at the top of the charts, while the John Wick spinoff Ballerina did not jeté as high as expected. According to studio...

Lilo & Stitch Climbs 2025 Ranks
Lilo & Stitch Climbs 2025 Ranks
box office
Jun 1, 2025 12:35 PM CDT

Lilo & Stitch Climbs 2025 Ranks

Latest Mission: Impossible repeats in second place

(Newser) - Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning dominated the box office charts again after fueling a record-breaking Memorial Day weekend. Theaters in the US and Canada had several new films to offer this weekend as well, including Sony's family-friendly Karate Kid: Legends and the A24 horror movie...

Lilo & Stich , Mission Impossible Draw Crowds
Lilo & Stich
Propels
Big Holiday
Weekend
box office
May 25, 2025 3:15 PM CDT

Lilo & Stich Propels Big Holiday Weekend

Newest Mission: Impossible trails but sets franchise record

(Newser) - Lilo & Stich teamed with Tom Cruise for a monster Memorial Day box office weekend. Disney's live action version of Lilo & Stich earned a staggering $145.5 million in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, the second-biggest domestic opening of the year after A Minecraft Movie....

Final Destination: Bloodlines Makes a Winning Debut
Bloodlines Revives
Final Destination Franchise
box office
May 18, 2025 1:42 PM CDT

Bloodlines Revives Final Destination Franchise

The Weeknd's thriller finishes well back in debut

(Newser) - The end is not looming for the Final Destination franchise at the box office. Its sixth installment, Final Destination: Bloodlines, drew big crowds to movie theaters this weekend and easily topped the domestic charts with $51 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie earned the same...

New Releases Don't Touch Thunderbolts , Sinners
New Releases Don't Touch
Thunderbolts, Sinners
box office
May 11, 2025 12:28 PM CDT

New Releases Don't Touch Thunderbolts, Sinners

Just one debut, Clown in a Cornfield , finishes in the weekend's top five

(Newser) - Marvel's Thunderbolts and Ryan Coogler's Sinners dominated the North American box office charts again this weekend. Now in their second and fourth weekends respectively, the two films had new competition, including a horror movie, a Kerry Washington action pic, a Josh Hartnett airplane thriller, and a Shakespeare-inspired musical....

Thunderbolts Puts a Charge Into Marvel
Thunderbolts Puts
a Charge Into Marvel
box office
May 4, 2025 2:30 PM CDT

Thunderbolts Puts a Charge Into Marvel

Distributor doesn't release weekend figures for Rust

(Newser) - Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts opened with $76 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, kicking off the summer box office with a solid No. 1 debut that fell shy of Marvel's more spectacular launches. All eyes had been on whether Thunderbolts, a teaming of antihero rejects similar...

Sinners Holds Off a Star Wars Rerelease
Sinners Holds Off
a Star Wars Rerelease
box office
Apr 27, 2025 1:00 PM CDT

Sinners Holds Off a Star Wars Rerelease

The Accountant 2 finishes third, behind Revenge of the Sith

(Newser) - Horror movies are often one-week wonders at the box office, but Ryan Coogler's Sinners is defying the odds and proving to be true event cinema. In its second weekend in theaters, Sinners earned $45 million in ticket sales from theaters in the US and Canada, according to studio estimates...

Sinners Bounces Minecraft From Top Spot
1932 Vampire Film With
2 Michael B. Jordans Is No. 1
box office
Apr 20, 2025 12:00 PM CDT

1932 Vampire Film With 2 Michael B. Jordans Is No. 1

Sinners b ounces Minecraft from top spot

(Newser) - Brand names, not filmmakers or stars, are said to rule the box office these days. But Ryan Coogler's Sinners, led by twin Michael B. Jordans, proved a bloody exception to modern movie rules, launching with $45.6 million in ticket sales in US and Canadian theaters, according to studio...

Minecraft Is Year's Biggest Hit
A Minecraft Movie
Tops 2025 Releases
box office
Apr 13, 2025 2:05 PM CDT

A Minecraft Movie Tops 2025 Releases

(Newser) - After just two weeks in theaters, A Minecraft Movie is already the highest-grossing Hollywood release of 2025. The Warner Bros. videogame adaptation followed up its blockbuster opening with a second weekend of $80.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Worldwide, it's quickly surpassed $550 million....

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