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Los Angeles, April 3 - Jared Leto's long-in-pending superhero movie, "Morbius" finally debuted in North American theaters on April 1st and opened on top of the domestic box office, despite being slammed by the critics. The movie collected $17.1 million on Friday with the weekend is projected to reach about $40 million. ## The latest entry into the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters opened to moderate figure, but with a $75 million production budget, 'Morbius' is a less imposing financial investment for Sony than the usual comic book action spectacle.## The Marvel/Sony film was utterly ravaged by critics, notching up a dismal 17% aggregate approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. The Cinema Score also lend at 'C+', indicating that Daniel Espinosap-directed didn't leave much of an impression on general audiences.## "Morbius" arrived late in cinemas after it received numerous theatrical release delays due to the covid-19 pandemic. With not much support from the critics and general audience alike, things will get tough for "Morbius" at the box office, purely because of the busy April, which will see a fair amount of competition emerge in the form of Universal's retro-action spectacle 'Ambulance', Paramount's speedy sequel 'Sonic the Hedgehog 2' and the 'Harry Potter' spin-off from Warner Bros., 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'.## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK

Los Angeles, March 28 - There are films and then there is "Spider-Man: No Way Home" which has proved to be a long racehorse. The Tom Holland-starrer has stunned the trade section with its historical biz at the worldwide box office amid the covid-19 pandemic. ## The Marvel/Sony's superhero flick has done an unthinkable and crossed $800 million at the domestic (North America) box office. On its 15th weekend, it earned another $2 million, which took it past $800M at $800.5M. The movie was released in theaters worldwide in December 2021 and opened to a massive $250M+ in North America. ## At one point, the now breached box office milestone was looking a far cry. Sony Pictures, however, kept pushing the film and delayed its "Morbius" to give a chance to Spidey film to pile on the momentum which has paid off. ## "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has become only the 3rd film of all time to breach the $800M domestic milestone. Only "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ($936M), and "Avengers: Endgame" ($858M) have scored more than "No Way Home" domestically. Worldwide, the 3rd MCU Spider-Man movie is at number 6 with $1.88 billion. ## The film was directed by Jon Watts and written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. It stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man alongside Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Benedict Wong, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, March 1 - Warner Bros. has decided to pause the release of its highly-anticipated DC movie, "The Batman" in Russia amid the continuous invasion of Ukraine. "The Batman", starring Robert Pattinson, was slated for March 3rd release in Russia, which has now been pulled at the 11th hour.## "In light of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, WarnerMedia is pausing the release of its feature film The Batman in Russia", a WarnerMedia spokesperson said in a statement. "We will continue to monitor the situation as it evolves. We hope for a swift and peaceful resolution to this tragedy". ## Apart from Warner Bros., Sony Pictures has also taken a decision to not release its upcoming movies in Russia, including the high-profile Marvel pic "Morbius", starring Jared Leto. "Morbius" was slated for January 28 release this year, but now, postponed to April 1st.## "Given the ongoing military action in Ukraine and the resulting uncertainty and humanitarian crisis unfolding in that region, we will be pausing our planned theatrical releases in Russia, including the upcoming release of Morbius", a Sony spokesperson said late Monday.## Russia has been one of the biggest international markets for Hollywood films. The recently released Sony's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has so far grossed $44.5 million in Russia since its debut in December 2021. ## It is to be known that Disney was the first to take the decision of not releasing its film in Russia. It's not clear how long Disney's ban of its movies in Russia will go on. Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is set to kick off summer on May 6.## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, February 24 - The Sony Pictures' video game adaptation, "Uncharted" has surpassed the entire domestic box office total of James Gunn-directed "The Suicide Squad", starring Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, and John Cena, among others, in just 6 days. ## The Tom Holland-fronted adventure movie, based on the popular PlayStation game series from publisher Naughty Dog, "Uncharted" has grossed $57.9 million through Wednesday (Feb. 23), overtaking "The Suicide Squad" ($55.8M) along with "The Addams Family 2" ($56.5M), and "The Boss Baby 2" ($57.3M). ## Warner Bros. "The Suicide Squad", based on the DC Comics team Suicide Squad, was a day-and-date release on HBO Max in 2021 while "Uncharted" is an exclusive theatrical release, which has been Sony's top priority, despite the covid-19 pandemic. On Thursday, it will cross "Tenet" ($58.5M), and "The Croods 2" ($58.6M) entire North American box office total. ## Directed by Ruben Fleischer ("Venom"), "Uncharted" stars Tom Holland as Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg as his mentor Victor Sullivan. In the film, Drake is recruited by Sullivan in a race against corrupt billionaire Santiago Moncada (Banderas) and his hired mercenary Jo Braddock (Gabrielle) to locate the treasure of the Magellan expedition.## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, February 19 - Tom Holland is proving his worth at the box office as his latest film, "Uncharted", also featuring Mark Wahlberg, has surpassed expectation and opened to a strong $15.4 million on Friday at the domestic (North America) box office. ## The Sony Pictures' video game adaptation, based on the popular PlayStation game series from publisher Naughty Dog, "Uncharted" is projected to gross $40-$44 million in the 3-day weekend. "Uncharted" is doing far more business than expected thanks to younger males who are frequently visiting theaters, reports The Hollywood Reporter. ## Directed by Ruben Fleischer, the movie did not receive well by the critics, giving just 39% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, it is being loved by the audiences, who gave it a B+ CinemaScore and 88% score on Tomatometer. The strong box office performance of "Uncharted" also gives an indication of how critics' reviews have become overrated, as suggested by director Ruben Fleischer, who called critics' reviews surprising for being so negative. ## The $120 million budgeted film was conceived as an origin story for the game series' globe-trotting adventurer Nathan Drake, played by Holland. Nathan begins the story as a bartender before he is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan and lost 500 years ago. ## What starts as a heist job for the duo becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Santiago Moncada (Antonio Banderas), who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs.## Meanwhile, Holland's "Spider-Man: No Way Home", which opened in December 2021, is still putting strong legs at the domestic box office. On its 10th Friday domestically, the superhero movie grossed $1.8 million, dropping just 9% from the last Friday. The total domestic collection of "No Way Home" currently stands at $764.7 million, becoming the 3rd biggest domestic grosser of all time.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, February 17 - "Spider-Man: No Way Home" might not have set a release date in China yet, another Tom Holland-fronted movie is going to release in the biggest movie market in the world. ## Sony Pictures' "Uncharted", starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg has been dated for a March 14 release in China. The studio's Weibo account shared the news today with a video message from Holland and Wahlberg and a subtitled trailer, as well as a new poster, according to Deadline. ## Based on Sony's video game series of the same name developed by Naughty Dog, "Uncharted" won't be a day-and-date release with domestic, but it is surely a great sign as Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is facing trouble to get released in China, owing to what amounted to an unofficial ban on Marvel throughout the past year. ## Apart from "Uncharted", the other Hollywood title that gets a release date in China is Warner Bros./DC's "The Batman", starring Robert Pattinson. The superhero film will be released four days after "Uncharted" on March 18. It also becomes the first superhero flick since "Wonder Woman 1984" to get a release in China. ## Hollywood movies are having a tough time in getting a release date in China, but things are looking positive with "Uncharted", and "The Batman". Disney/20th Century's murder mystery "Death On The Nile", headed by Gal Gadot has also a confirmed release date in China on February 19. The aforementioned titles are the only Hollywood movies to have fixed dates in China, as of now.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, February 14 - With "Spider-Man: No Way Home" still putting strong numbers at the box office, Tom Holland's next film "Uncharted" has kicked off the international box office on a strong note. ## Ahead of its domestic (North America) debut on February 18, Sony's big-screen adaptation of its popular video game series opened in 15 international markets and grossed a solid $21.5 million over Valentine's Day weekend. There were questions about whether Tom Holland could bring audiences to theaters outside his "Spider-Man" movies, and "Uncharted" might have answered all those questions. ## Directed by Ruben Fleischer, the action-adventure film had the biggest start in the United Kingdom, swinging to $6.4 million, followed by Russia with $4.5 million, Spain with $3.5 million, and Ukraine with $1.3 million.## Compared to pandemic-era blockbusters, "Uncharted" movie is tracking 12% above "Eternals", 18% above "Black Widow" and 21% higher than "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" at similar points in their theatrical rollouts, according to Variety.## The $120 million budgeted movie, will debut in the U.S. and Canada in the coming weekend along with India, Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and South Korea. Apart from Holland who plays Nathan Drake, "Uncharted" also stars Mark Wahlberg as his mentor Victor Sullivan, with Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, and Antonio Banderas in supporting roles.## In the film, Drake is recruited by Sullivan in a race against Santiago Moncada (Banderas) and Jo Braddock (Gabrielle) to locate the fabled treasure of the Magellan expedition.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, February 10 - Sony Pictures International Productions has joined hands with Mukesh Khanna's Bheeshm International, and Brewing Thoughts Private Limited to bring the iconic Indian television superhero, "Shaktimaan" to the big screens. ## Sony Pictures India took to social media and announced the "Shaktimaan" movie. It will be made a trilogy and one of India's superstars will headline the project while one of the leading directors will direct this superhero film. ## After the super success of our many superhero films in India and all over the globe, it's time for our desi Superhero! Sony Pictures International Productions is set to bring 'Shaktimaan' to the big screen and will recreate the magic of the iconic superhero, to be headlined by one of India's superstars", Sony Pictures India tweeted with a video, giving a glimpse of "Shaktimaan" suit. ## After the super success of our many superhero films in India and all over the globe, it's time for our desi Superhero!@ThoughtsBrewing @SinghhPrashant @MadhuryaVinay @actMukeshKhanna @vivekkrishnani @ladasingh @sonypicsfilmsin @sonypicsindia pic.twitter.com/sQzS2Z6Oju— Sony Pictures India (@SonyPicsIndia) February 10, 2022 ## "Shaktiman" is the first Indian superhero. The television series was aired on DD National from 13 September 1997 to 27 March 2005. Mukesh Khanna, who will be co-producing the cinematic trilogy, played the titular role of Shaktimaan and his alter ego Pandit Gangadhar Vidhyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastriji, in the series. ## In October 2020, Mukesh Khanna had confirmed the "Shaktimaan" film trilogy and had said that it will be bigger than "Krish". "Shaktimaan" has been one of the most-watched and popular tv shows of the 90s, and now, it is set to be made for the big screen with high VFX technology. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, February 3 - Sony Pictures just produced its biggest blockbuster in the form of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and is now, expanding its Universe of Marvel Characters by bringing the first female superhero in the helm. ## According to Deadline, actress Dakota Johnson, known for her roles in "Fifty Shades of Grey" and "The Social Network" is in talks to star in the studio's "Madame Web" movie. The movie will be directed by S.J. Clarkson, known for "The Defenders", "Life on Mars" while Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless have penned the screenplay.## In the comics, Madame Web is depicted as an elderly woman with myasthenia gravis and thus was connected to a life support system that looked like a spider web. Due to her age and medical condition, Madame Web never actively fought any villains.## It is said that considering Dakota Johnson's young age, she could play the current, younger Madame Web, Julia Carpenter in the movie instead of playing the original Madame Web in the comics, Cassandra Web.## The Deadline report states that Sony has been trying to include a female-driven property in Sony's Marvel Cinematic Universe for a long time. The studio has been searing for the A-listers to play the title role in the film for the last two months and the list has been cut down with Johnson gaining front-runner status right before the holiday. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, January 31 - Tom Holland-fronted "Spider-Man: No Way Home", amid the covid-19 pandemic and without a single penny from China, has crossed the magical $1 billion mark at the overseas box office. The superhero movie has now grossed $1.003B overseas over the 7th weekend, pushing the global total to a mighty $1.74 billion. ## The Marvel/Sony Pictures has now become only the 10th film of all time to reach $1 billion at the international box office. Without China, which is the biggest movie market in the world, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is only the 6th title to achieve the feet. The movie currently stands at number 6 at the worldwide box office among the all-time highest grosser. ## "No Way Home" has also become the top-grossing superhero movie ever with a market cume of $120.1M in the United Kingdom, which is currently leading film's overseas box office, followed by Mexico with $74.4M, Korea at $61.5M, France at $61.2M, Australia with $55.2M, and Brazil at $53.8M. ## The Jon Watts-directed has beaten "Avengers: Endgame" in 19 international territories to become the highest-grossing title ever there, which are - the UK, Mexico, Croatia, Argentina, Belgium, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Mongolia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Syria, Turkey, and Ukraine. ## In India, "No Way Home" is the second-biggest non-domestic film ever with $36.2 million. "Avengers: Endgame" is at number one with $63.00 M and will remain at the top. During the covid-era, "No Way Home" is also the 2nd biggest-grossing movie at the Indian box office, after the domestic blockbuster "Pushpa - The Rise". ## Meanwhile, the 3rd and final Spider-Man movie in the Homecoming trilogy is currently the 4th biggest-grossing film at the domestic (North America) box office with $735.9 million after the 7th weekend. At the end of its total domestic box office run, "No Way Home" is expected to finish at number 3, beating "Avatar" for the spot. ## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, January 30 - The Marvel/Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home", which has already broken several box office records worldwide, has now become bigger than the combined first two Spider-Man movies featuring Tom Holland at the domestic (North America) box office. ## The finale of Tom Holland's Homecoming trilogy grossed $2.75 million on its 7th Friday, pushing the film's total domestic cume to $727.6 million. The "No Way Home's" total domestic cume is $2.9 million higher than the combined total of "Spider-Man: Homecoming", and "Spider-Man: Far From Home". ## "Spider-Man: Homecoming", which was released in 2017, had grossed $334.2 million at the domestic box office, while its worldwide total reached $880.1 million. On the other hand, "Spider-Man: Far From Home", released in 2019, did better than "Homecoming" and grossed $390.5 million domestically and $1.1 billion globally.## However, there shouldn't be any comparison among all three Spider-Man movies in the Homecoming trilogy. While the first two Tom Holland-fronted Spidey flicks were released when there was no covid-19, "No Way Home" has battled the pandemic all the way and how. It is already the biggest Spider-Man movie of all time, both at the domestic and overseas box office and overall, the 6th highest-grossing movie ever at the worldwide box office.## One of the main reasons behind "No Way Home's" blockbuster box office success is the surprise elements involved in it. The movie introduces the multiverse concept into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), which allows the popular characters from the past Spider-Man movies to feature in the film. ## Directed by Jon Watts, in the film, Peter Parker (Holland) asks Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to use magic to make his Spider-Man identity a secret again following its public revelation at the end of Far From Home. When the spell goes wrong, the multiverse is broken open which allows visitors from alternate realities to enter Parker's universe.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, January 25 - Marvel/Sony Pictures did everything to keep the Spider-Man fans guessing about the elements in "Spider-Man: No Way Home", released a month ago. Even though the secret was revealed with the release of the film in December 2021, the social media users, however, have finally their first official look at the secret, Marvel/Sony was hiding until yesterday. ## For the first time since the film's release in December, fans are seeing a photo from the movie prominently featuring its best and most spoilery part. The image comes courtesy of an interview VFX supervisor Chris Waegner did with the website Befores and Afters, in which he broke down several key special effects sequences in the movie.## One of the first images shows Tom Holland's Peter Parker/Spider-Man uniting with Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire's web slingers. In the image, the Spider-Man in the front and center with his Stark Industries-built suit is Tom Holland while the leftmost figure is Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker and the right one is Andrew Garfield's.## After years of speculation about a multiverse reunion, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" brought together all three actors who had played live-action versions of the Marvel hero in the Spider-Man trilogy and The Amazing Spider-Man movies. It is the first official image featuring the Spider-Man trio together.## Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, & Tom Holland assemble in first official #SpiderManNoWayHome still of the Spidey trio 🕷🕷🕷 pic.twitter.com/06PCEzH6UU— Fandom (@getFANDOM) January 24, 2022 ## The other images reveal the looks of Garfield and Tobey's Peter Parkers while fighting the villains during the climax scene. Interestingly, Marvel/Sony hide two other Spideys except Tom Holland's during the fight climax scene in the trailer for the Brazilian audiences. However, the fans did notice the mistake and kept their guessing game on. That scene finally revealed the full picture in new stills. ## Tobey Maguire & Andrew Garfield added back in the battle in more official #SpiderManNoWayHome stills 📸 pic.twitter.com/LFal0u0awx— Fandom (@getFANDOM) January 24, 2022 ## However, one has to say that those suspense and thrills heavily paid off in keeping the excitement of fans high all the time which turned into a mega box office success of the film. The finale of Holland's Home Coming trilogy has done wonders at the box office in a time when the biz is struggling because of the covid-19 pandemic. However, fighting all odds, "No Way Home" has become the 6th highest-grossing film of all time with $1.69 billion, and first during the covid-19 pandemic to reach $1 billion at the global box office.## Stay tuned...