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Box Office: DC's The Suicide Squad Collects $4.1 Million From Thursday Previews At Domestic Box Office

Los Angeles, August 7, 2021: Warner Bros. and DC's The Suicide Squad is off to a good start at the domestic box office with $4.1 million in Thursday evening shows at the North American box office. The Thursday preview collection of The Suicide Squad records a pandemic-era best preview number for an R-rated film, despite the fact that the movie is also available on the streaming platform HBO Max and 4th covid-19 wave in the US because of the Delta variant of the virus. The 10th film in the DC Extended Universe, The Suicide Squad, directed by James Gunn, is the standalone sequel about DC's team of antiheroes featuring a cast led by Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, and Peter Capaldi. Warner Bros. is predicting only a $30 million domestic collection for the film, compared to $80 million a month ago for Disney and Marvel's Black Widow (the latter started off with a pandemic-era best $13.2 million on Thursday night its opening weekend). Warner Bros. #TheSuicideSquad collects $4.1M at the domestic box office from Thursday previewsThe antiheroes film records the best preview number for an R-rated film during the pandemic.The DC movie eyeing $30M in the opening weekend considering it is also playing on HBO Max.— Sacnilk Entertainment (@SacnilkEntmt) August 7, 2021 The story of The Suicide Squad follows a group of convicts to demolish a Nazi-era laboratory. Along the way, they encounter a giant alien named Starro. Stay tuned...

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The Conjuring Franchise Crossed $2 Billion At The Global Box Office

Los Angeles, July 31, 2021: The Conjuring film franchise has become the most successful horror series of all time as the franchise has crossed a massive $2 billion mark at the global box office. New Line Cinema, one of the producers of the horror series, confirmed on Saturday. "The Conjuring Universe just passed $2 Billion at the global box office! Thank you to the filmmakers, cast, crew, and FANS who have made this the most successful horror series of all time!", the company announces on Twitter. The Conjuring Universe just passed $2 Billion at the global box office! Thank you to the filmmakers, cast, crew and FANS who have made this the most successful horror series of all time! pic.twitter.com/swHmgx5Sv5— New Line Cinema (@newlinecinema) July 30, 2021 The latest installment in the series, "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It", is nearly $200 million at the global box office. Made in the budget of around $40 million, "The Conjuring 3" currently stands at a gross of $194 million worldwide. Warner Bros. is the distribution company of the franchise. "The Conjuring 3" has had a day and date release on HBO Max and in theaters on June 4 in the USA. In India, the movie is scheduled to release on August 13 in theaters. Stay tuned...

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Disney Responds To Scarlett Johansson Over Alleged Breach Of Contract

Los Angeles, July 30, 2021: A few hours after Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney Co., the company has hit back at the actress, calling the lawsuit "sad and distressing". ## On Thursday (July 29), Scarlett Johansson suid Disney at the Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that her contract was breached when the Walt Disney Co. released the film on its Disney+ streaming service at the same time as its theatrical debut. The actress's agreement with Disney's Marvel Entertainment/Marvel Studios guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release of her films, in which her salary was mostly based on the film's box-office performance.## Disney countered Johansson's lawsuit in a rather fiery statement, stating, "There is no merit whatsoever to this filing. The lawsuit is especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic", Disney said. ## The company went on to state that the actress has already received $20 million for her work and argued that "the release of 'Black Widow' on Disney+ with Premier Access has significantly enhanced her ability to earn additional compensation on top of the $20M she has received to date". ## Black Widow was made available on Disney's streaming service for a $30 rental fee at the same time it debuted in theaters on July 9. "Black Widow" set a pandemic-era box office record with $80 million in North America. It earned an additional $78 million overseas and $60 million on Disney Plus. However, the movie witnessed a historical decline of 67% in the second weekend at the box office. ## Earlier, the US theater association also slammed Disney for making the film available at home. The association felt that due to Disney's two-way release, the theatrical business was badly affected. Currently, Black Widow stands at a gross of $319 million worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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Black Widow: Scarlett Johansson Files A Lawsuit Against Walt Disney Co. Over Her Film's Digital Release

Los Angeles, July 29, 2021: Walt Disney Co. lends in hot water over Black Widow's Disney+ release. Scarlett Johansson, star of Marvel Studios' latest release Black Widow film, filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney Co. on Thursday (July 29) at the Los Angeles Superior Court, as reported by The Direct. ## Johansson reportadly alleged that her contract was breached when the Walt Disney Co. released the film on its Disney+ streaming service at the same time as its theatrical debut. ## The actress's agreement with Disney's Marvel Entertainment/Marvel Studios guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release of her films, in which her salary was mostly based on the film's box-office performance. ## According to the suit's allegations, "Disney intentionally induced Marvel's breach of agreement" to prevent Scarlett Johansson "from realizing the full benefit of her bargain with Marvel". There is no official comment from the company yet regarding the lawsuit filed against it. ## Black Widow was released on July 9 simultaneously on Disney+ premiere access at the same time it debuted in theaters. It is to be noted that the US theater association also slammed Disney for making the film available at home. The cinema chains' reaction came after the movie dropped by 67% in the second weekend after taking the record-breaking opening of the pandemic era. ## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros. Announces The Release Dates Of The Suicide Squad, The Conjuring 3, And Mortal Kombat In India

Mumbai, July 27, 2021: As theaters have reopened in most of the states of India, Hollywood production house, Warner Bros. has announced the release dates of its three much-awaited films - The Suicide Squad, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and Mortal Kombat, in India. ## "Mortal Combat", and "The Conjuring 3" have already been released in international markets but were delayed in India due to the covid-19 pandemic. These two films will now release on July 30 and August 13 respectively in multiple Indian languages. "The Suicide Squad", however, will release in India on the same date as its international release on August 5. ## Martial arts fantasy film, Mortal Combat, had previously released in India in April in languages other than Hindi. The Suicide Squad and The Conjuring are popular franchises in India and are sure to attract audiences to the theatres on their names. ## "It is heartening to know that Warner Bros Pictures have announced the release dates of Mortal Kombat, The Suicide Squad 2, and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Many states have given permission for cinemas to re-open and the release of these movies in three consecutive weeks in multi-languages and multi-formats would surely give a boost to the industry by inducing moviegoers back to the big screen to enjoy these amazing films", Kamal Gianchandani, CEO, PVR Pictures said, as per News18. ## Meanwhile, Universal Pictures' "Fast & Furious 9", which was announced for August 5 release in India, has now been postponed. Considering the franchise's popularity in India, the production house has decided to release the film once key markets like Maharashtra open up. F9 is likly to release in the second half of August. ## Stay tuned...

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The US Theater Association Slams Disney For Simulatanous Digital Release Of Marvel's Tentpole Movie - Black Widow

Los Angeles, July 19, 2021: The US cinema association, the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO), has slammed Walt Disney Co. for simultaneous Disney+ and theatrical release of Marvel Studios' Black Widow, saying the decision has undercut the tentpole's box office potential and promoted piracy. ## After taking a record pandemic era opening, the Scarlett Johansson led superhero movie falls flat in the second weekend and recorded the decline of 67 percent, one of the biggest drops ever for a Marvel title, and the worst among the Marvel films released by Disney. The record decline didn't go well with theaters owners who come out hard on Disney for their two-way release decision. ## "Despite assertions that this pandemic-era improvised release strategy was a success for Disney and the simultaneous release model, it demonstrates that an exclusive theatrical release means more revenue for all stakeholders in every cycle of the movie's life", NATO said in a statement (via THR). ## In the second weekend (16-18 July), Black Widow recorded $26.3 million domestic gross and fell to no. 2, behind Warner Bros.' Space Jam: A New Legacy, which topped the chart with a better-than-expected domestic debut of $31.7. Space Jam, however, is also the simultaneous theaters and HBO Max release, coming in Warner Bros.' release plan of its 2021 movies. ## NATO thinks the standalone superhero offering from Marvel should have debuted in the $92 million to $100 million range domestically. The trade organization points to cannibalization from Disney+ and piracy as the prime culprits for Black Widow's performance.## "One can assume the family-oriented Disney+ household is larger. How much? How much password sharing is there among Disney+ subscribers? Combined with the lost theatrical revenue and forgone traditional PVOD revenue, the answer to these questions will show that simultaneous release costs Disney money in revenue per viewer over the life of the film", NATO says.## "Piracy no doubt further affected Black Widow's performance and will affect its future performance in international markets where it has yet to open", the release continued. "Pristine digital copies became available within minutes of release on Disney+. Black Widow was the most torrented movie for the week ending July 12. "It is also available on myriad illegal streaming sites all over the Internet". ## Meanwhile, Disney is all set to bring Black Widow directly on its streaming platform in India, skipping theatrical debut. However, Both Disney and WarnerMedia have indicated they will return to a traditional theatrical release when the pandemic subsidies, both in the U.S. and overseas.## Stay tuned...

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Dwayne Johnson Calls Black Adam The Hardest Undertaking Of His Entire Career As DC Superhero Film Wraps Up

Los Angeles, July 17, 2021: Keeping things straight to the point, Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock said that "Black Adam" was the most challenging film of his entire career and took his enormous effort physically and mentally. ## Taking to social media on Friday, the Hollywood star announced that the filming of DC's upcoming superhero movie has been wrapped up and also open up a bit about the brutal production. "Incredible journey", Johnson said in part. ## "Hardest undertaking of my entire career physically [and] mentally. Worth every second. Boundless gratitude to my 1,000+ crew members, actors, and director, Jaume Collet-Serra. The hierarchy of power in DC Universe is changing", he added. ## The Black Adam antihero star was responding to another tweet from a fan account that featured a video of Johnson thanking the crew for all their efforts and saying how excited he was for fans to see the picture.## That a wrap on BLACK ADAM⚡️Incredible journey. Hardest undertaking of my entire career physically & mentally. Worth every second. Boundless gratitude to my 1,000+ crew members, actors and director, Jaume Collet-Serra. The hierarchy of power in DC Universe is changing. BA⚡️ https://t.co/adjLrimOYS— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) July 16, 2021 ## Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, "Black Adam" is intended to be a spin-off from Shazam! (2019) and the eleventh film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film stars Dwayne Johnson as Teth-Adam / Black Adam alongside Noah Centineo, Aldis Hodge, Sarah Shahi, Quintessa Swindell, and Pierce Brosnan in prominant roles. ## Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions are producing with Beau Flynn of FlynnPictureCo. FlynnPictureCo's Scott Sheldon is serving as executive producer. The movie is scheduled to be released in theaters on July 29, 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Marvel Studios' Black Widow Takes The Best Opening Of Pandemic Era At The Domestic BO

Los Angeles, July 12, 2021: Marvel Studios' superhero film, Black Widow has lived up to the expectation. The MCU prequel topped the domestic box office with $80 million after the first weekend and took the biggest opening of the covid-19 pandemic. Black Widow grossed $39.5M on Friday, $23M on Saturday, and approx $17.5M on Sunday. The $80 million weekend gross is right in line with the lower-end of "good enough" expectations, even if it's closer to Ant-Man and the Wasp ($76 million on this weekend in 2018) than Doctor Strange ($88 million in November of 2016). ## The Scarlett Johansson fronted also nabbed $78M from the international market, making it a $158M box office debut worldwide. Black Widow is a simultaneous two-way release on Disney+ for $30 and theaters. Disney said that Disney+ brought in $60 million in additional revenue, which allows them to argue that the film "grossed" $215 million worldwide this weekend. Despite the simultaneous release, Black Widow is ahead of the $70M debut of the recently release F9, which, in fact, was an outright theatrical release. Black Widow is also the biggest Fri-Sun domestic debut since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ($173 million) in December of 2019. Black Widow is directed by Cate Shortland and produced by Kavin Feige of Marvel Studios. Apart from Scarlett Johansson, the movie also stars Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, and David Harbour in prominant roles along with O-T Fagbenle, William Hurt, and Ray Winstone. Stay tuned...

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Valimai Motion Poster: Thala Ajith Looks Stylish In The First Look Motion Poster Of Valimai

Chennai, July 11, 2021: The two-years of long-wait for the fans of Ajith Kumar finally witness the light of the tunnel as makers unveiled the first look motion poster of Valmai. The motion poster has everything - edgy, fast-paced, and also gives a glimpse into power-packed action, to make Ajith Kumar's fans excited. ## The multiple first look motion posters read, "Power is the state of mind", which is enough to hype the fans. The first look posters feature Ajith in a stylish avatar. The background music from Yuvan Shankar Raja is rocking and mesmerizing. ## Producer Boney Kapoor took to social media and released multiple first look motion posters. Have a look - ## The wait is over! #ValimaiMotionPoster #Valimai pic.twitter.com/22z59gGNL4— Boney Kapoor (@BoneyKapoor) July 11, 2021 ## The wait is over! #ValimaiMotionPoster #Valimai #ThalaAjith #Hvinoth pic.twitter.com/Qvi8KsgSTo— Boney Kapoor (@BoneyKapoor) July 11, 2021 ## The motion poster was earlier scheduled to release on Ajith's 50th birthday on May 1. However, due to the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the release of the poster was pushed. Ajith had also asked his fans to be patient. "Cinema is just entertainment for you. But for me, it is my profession. My decisions depend on my work and social welfare. Our respect in this society is decided by our actions", the actor had said in a statement.## Directed by H Vinoth, Valimai also stars Huma Qureshi and Kartikeya Gummakonda in prominant roles. The actioner is Vinoth’s second consecutive movie with Ajith and Boney Kapoor after Nerkonda Paarvai, which was the official Tamil remake of the Hindi movie Pink. ## Valimai is co-produced by Boney Kapoor's Bayview Projects LLP and Zee Studios. The movie will be releasing later in the year in cinemas. ## Stay tuned...

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Spider-Man Star Tom Holland Reacts On Scarlett Johansson-Led Black Widow

Los Angeles, July 10, 2021: After getting delayed for more than one year, Marvel Studios' female-led superhero movie, Black Widow, finally playing in theaters on July 9. The 24th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) was also released simultaneously on Disney+ Premier Access with $30 additional fees required in the US. ## As expected, Black Widow opened with highly positive reviews from critics and audiences. Currently, the movie is "Certified Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes with an 80% critics score and 93% audience score. Critics have called it one of the finest solo superhero films from Marvel Studios. ## Not only the critics and audiences, the "Spider-Man: No Way Home" star Tom Holland too enjoyed watching this much-awaited film from Marvel. The actor took to Instagram stories and wrote, "Been waiting ages for this film and it was worth the wait. This film is awesome!!! So exciting and so funny". ## Set after the events of Captain America: Civil War (2016), the film sees Natasha Romanoff on the run and forced to confront a conspiracy tied to her past. Black Widow is also going to be Scarlett Johansson's one last appearance as Natasha in the MCU movies. In Avengers: End Game, Natasha had already died to get the infinity stone. ## "In some weird, messed up, backwards way, if any person could be truly altruistic and totally weird, because nobody is obviously, but actually the act that she... Her sacrifice was a truly altruistic offering," Johansson said of Natasha's decision to earn the Soul Stone for the Avengers and spare Clint Barton's life while talking to ComicBook.com on the movie's set. ## "I think she really sacrifices herself, in a way, no just really out of love, for love, she saves her friend. She saves everyone, but she saves her friend. And I think that just being in that kind of headspace and being able to make that decision, that selfless decision, that selfless act, is so incredibly powerful. It's amazing that she could be in that headspace to do that", she added. ## Black Widow, directed by Cate Shortland, also stars Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff, O. T. Fagbenle as Mason, and Ray Winstone as Dreykov. ## On the other hand, Tom Holland will be reprising his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man from Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) in the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home. The Jon Watts directorial is scheduled to release in theaters on December 17, 2021, as part of Phase Four of the MCU. ## Stay tuned...

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Matt Damon On Rejecting James Cameron's Avatar: 'You Will Never Meet An Actor Who Turned Down More Money'

Los Angeles, July 10, 2021: The Thor: Love and Thunder actor, Matt Damon, may be one of the biggest Hollywood stars, but he will still be known for rejecting one of the biggest movies ever made, and with that, a golden chance to become an overnight millionaire. ## The 50-year-old actor taught a master class at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday and revealed how he had turned down the lead role in mega-blockbuster Avatar, despite James Cameron offering him a chunk of the film's profits. ## "I was offered a little movie called 'Avatar'," the star revealed, according to Deadline". [Director] James Cameron offered me 10% of it". For the record, Avatar is the highest-grossing movie ever with $2.8 billion at the box office. ## "I will go down in history… you will never meet an actor who turned down more money", Damon continued at Cannes where his crime drama film, Stillwater premiered. ## When someone in the audience pointed out that James Cameron is well underway on his sequels to the movie, Damon joked, "There are sequels? Oh my god". He, however, reasoned that he was shooting the Jason Bourne movies when Avatar was offered to him and took the "moral" decision not to leave that franchise in the lurch. ## In Damon's place, Sam Worthington was cast in the lead role and earned an award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for his work but presumably didn't get 10% of the original's profits.## Avatar, which also starred Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, among others, was released in 2009 and its sequel is gearing up for the worldwide debut on 16 December 2022, followed by 3 more films in the franchise in 2024, 2026, and 2028. The sequels are expected to add several big names to the franchise including Kate Winslet, Vin Diesel, Edie Falco, and Michelle Yeoh.## Stay tuned...

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Universal Movies To Make Their Peacock Debut 4 Months After Opening In Theaters

Los Angeles, July 9, 2021: Universal Pictures has signed a landmark deal with sister streaming service Peacock for its upcoming films. Starting 2022, all Universal movies will be heading to Peacock no later than four months after they open in theaters. ## The new deal will allow Peacock to stream Universal films such as Jurassic World and the new Halloween movie, among others to premiere them within four months after their theatrical release, as well as within the final four months of an 18-month window. ## On the other hand, Amazon Prime Video and IMDb TV have also reached a multi-year licensing agreement with Universal Filmed Entertainment Group that will give the streamers access to blockbusters like F9 and Jurassic World: Dominion after they stream on Peacock, in a total of 18-months window. ## Universal said the traditional 18-month window would be divided between Peacock and other partners, as follows: For the first and last four months, Universal movies will play exclusively on Peacock; for the intervening 10 months, they will be made available to Prime Video and IMDb TV. ## Under the Amazon deal, IMDb TV — Amazon's free streaming service — will also have AVOD and SVOD rights to titles like Dolittle, The Invisible Man, F9, and Sing 2, as well as animated titles like Despicable Me 2, How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Shrek 2.## The new deals between Universal Pictures and streamers, come in light of the effect, the covid-19 pandemic has made. Before the pandemic era, movies didn't go to streamers before six to seven months of their theatrical run. Recently, Netflix had also inked a similar kind of deal with Sony Pictures, according to which, Netflix will be the first to stream Sony Feature Films beginning from 2022 after they complete their theatrical run. ## Also Read: Disney Bags The Streaming Rights To Sony Pictures Films After Netflix Window Expires## Stay tuned...

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Fast & Furious 9 To Hit Indian Cinemas On August 19 In Five Languages

Mumbai, July 8, 2021: If there was no covid-19 second wave, we would have been enjoying the high octane actioner, Fast & Furious 9 in theaters by now. But now, things are looking a lot better and the latest installment in Universal Pictures' F9 franchise, is gearing up for its big-screen debut in India. ## After taking the world box office by storm, F9 will officially be releasing in India on August 19 next month and is one of the first big-budget action spectacles being released exclusively in cinemas this year. The Justin Lin directorial will be releasing in English and dubbed versions of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada languages. ## The Fast and Furious franchise is one of Hollywood's most successful franchises in India. Since the first Fast & Furious film, the franchise has collected over USD 5 billion worldwide. Talking about F9, it has grossed over $600 million worldwide and is the first Hollywood movie of the pandemic era to achieve this feat. ## F9 has already been released in the US, Canada, China, Russia, Korea, Hong Kong, and the Middle East. The global fan base around the series has only been on the rise, with many of them waiting with bated breath for F9 to release after the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic delayed it for over a year.## The sequel to The Fate of the Furious (2017) movie stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster, Chris Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Helen Mirren, and Charlize Theron from the last film while John Cena joins Cardi B and Ozuna as the new faces to the star-studded line-up. ## Apart from the mega-budget franchise, Universal will reportadly be releasing 6 other titles in the August to September window - ## Promising Young Woman - August 6## Old - August 13## The Croods: A New Age - August 27## Nobody - August 27## The Boss Baby: Family Business - September 10## The Forever Purge - September 17## Stay tuned...

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Megan Fox Expresses Her Desire To Play A Superhero Character In A Marvel Or DC Film

Los Angeles, July 8, 2021: Hollywood actress, Megan Fox has done superhero films, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and a sequel to it, however, she played a human in the films. She also has done sci-fi action films such as the Transformers movie. ## However, the 35-year old actress has her sights set on gaining some superpowers. In a recent interview with InStyle (via People), Fox spoke about her acting ambitions, including potentially joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe or playing a character in DC films. ## "I won't lie, I do want to find a Marvel or a DC character that I've always wanted to play, and do one of those", she said. "People hate on you as an actor for that because it doesn't get you the big awards". She went on to say that she doesn't care about winning awards if she gets a chance to play a Marvel or DC character. ## Megan Fox became a mother at the age of 26 in 2012 and according to her, becoming a mother at age 26 gave her newfound purpose in this "horrendous, patriarchal, misogynistic hell that was Hollywood at the time". She recalled people having a "pervasive perception of me as a shallow succubus... for at least the first decade of my career". ## Since then, Fox has stepped back into the acting game, returning to horror movies for the first time since Jennifer's Body (2009) in Till Death, which was released last Friday (July 2). Going forward, she will be starring in Midnight in the Switchgrass alongside Bruce Willis and her boyfriend, Machine Gun Kelly, due to release on July 23, 2021. ## Stay tuned...

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Hollywood Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino Buys Los Angeles' Vista Theatre; Plans To Open It Around Christmas

Los Angeles, July 6, 2021: Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has been a big believer in big-screen cinema. The star filmmaker and Oscar winner, who has written, directed, and produced several Hollywood films, runs his own theater, New Beverly Cinema, in Los Angeles, California. The historic movie theater recently opened its gate after almost a year. ## Now, Tarantino has announced that he has purchased Vista Theatre. It is a historic single-screen movie theater in Los Angeles, California, located in Los Feliz on the border with East Hollywood. While he showed his big belief in cinema-going, Tarantino commented during a recent episode of Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, that some of the big movie chains that have shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic "deserved to go". ## "I never like any theater closing, but some of these exhibitors that are going, they fucking deserve to go. They've taken all the specialness out of movies anyway, some of these chains", Tarantino told Shepard (according to variety), explaining that he doesn't believe a movie theater should "recreate my living room". ## Quentin Tarantino said that those who have shut down theaters due to the pandemic will regret it as he thinks boutique cinemas "will actually thrive in this time". Announcing the purchase of Vista Cinema, with plans for it to open around Christmas, the filmmaker said that they will show new stuff in it. ## "When we opened up the New Beverly about two weeks ago, in June, we sold out every single show. And I'll announce one thing here that people don't know yet: I bought the Vista (theater). We're going to probably open it up around Christmastime. And again, the only film", Tarantino said. ## "But it won't be a revival house — we'll show new movies that come out where they give us a film print, we'll show new stuff. It's not going to be like the New Beverly, the New Beverly has its own vibe. The Vista is like a crown jewel kind of thing. So it will be the best prints, we'll show older films, but they'll be like older films where you can hold a fortnight engagement", he added. ## Talking more about Vista Theater, it opened on October 9, 1923, as a single-screen theater. In addition to screening films, the theater also showed vaudeville acts on stage. The original seating capacity in the auditorium held space for 838 seats. The owners later removed every other row to allow for increased legroom, reducing the number of seats to 400. ## The Vista is now a first run theater, meaning they screen new movies and as Tarantino said, it will remain a first-run theater, and wherever possible, they will be screening 35mm prints.## Stay tuned...

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From 'Wild Speed' To 'Jet Break' - The Japanese Titles For The 'Fast & Furious' Movies Are Ultra Pro

Tokyo, July 6, 2021: Universal Pictures' latest film in the "Fast & Furious" franchise is enjoying a successful run at the international box office. F9 released in some of the key overseas markets such as China almost a month before it debuted in North America on June 25. ## The Vin Diesel and John Cena starrer is now gearing up for its theatrical release in Japan on August 6, 2021. However, what is attracting the viewers most about the Japanese release, are the titles of the Fast & Furious 9 and of the previous films in the franchise. ## Completely different from the original titles, the alternative titles for all ten Fast & Furious movies are rather wonderful or one would say are ultra pro. So here enjoy these alternate titles (which have been circulating to appreciative amazement on Reddit and were confirmed late Friday by Universal Pictures) for all movies in the franchise (via The Hollywood Reporter) - ## _________________________________________________________________________________## - The Fast and the Furious (2001): Wild Speed ## - 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003): Wild Speed X2 ## - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006): Wild Speed X3: Tokyo Drift ## - Fast & Furious (2009): Wild Speed MAX ## - Fast Five (2011): Wild Speed MEGA MAX ## - Fast & Furious 6 (2013): Wild Speed: Euro Mission ## - Furious 7 (2015): Wild Speed: Sky Mission ## - The Fate of the Furious (2017): Wild Speed: Ice Break ## - Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019): Wild Speed: Super Combo ## And the latest one is... ## - Fast & Furious 9 (2021): Wild Speed: Jet Break ## _______________________________________________________________________________## Meanwhile, the ninth main installment in the franchise has blown away the domestic box office. Amid the uncertainty and being delayed for a whole year, F9 debuted with huge $70 million over the June 25 weekend, marking the biggest opening of the pandemic era. It also becomes the only third Hollywood movie and fastest to reach $100 million at the domestic box office. ## As for India's release, F9 was all set to release on June 25 but the covid-19 pandemic spoiled the party. The movie is now expected to debut in India in August if enough theaters reopen by that time. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios' Black Widow's Domestic Box Office Projection Gets Bigger After Positive Reviews

Los Angeles, July 4, 2021: As the summer box office continues its progressive rebound in North America, Marvel Studios' upcoming superhero film, Black Widow, which released on Friday (July 9), is all set to take the biggest pandemic era opening at the domestic box office. The movie snares huge $13.2M Thursday night, a pandemic record and on par with previous Marvel's movies. Black Widow is Marvel's first theatrical offering since Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and now, as the release of the highly-awaited film is getting nearer, the fans are counting the days. The box office projection of the film, despite the fact that it will have a simultaneous release on Disney+ premiere access for an additional $30, is getting better and better with each passing day. Earlier, Black Widow was projected to score between $65 million and $90 million in the first weekend at the domestic box office. However, very positive reviews from 155 critics have sent the highly anticipated film to a strong 83 percent Rotten Tomatoes score in recent days, which also shuffles the projection of the film. According to Boxoffice Pro, the ticket pre-sale activity of Black Widow is leagues ahead of the recently released F9 at the same point in the pre-release cycle. Keeping that in mind, Black Widow is now projected to earn between $80M - $110M in the opening domestic weekend, which is 11% higher than the last week's projection. If it opens with the highest projection, Black Widow will be the first Hollywood movie to earn $100M in the opening weekend during the pandemic era. Directed by Cate Shortland, the upcoming prequel is set to showcase the return of Scarlett Johansson as the titular spy. While the plot details are still being kept under wraps, Black Widow has been confirmed to be set in between the events of Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Scarlett Johansson will be joined by Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, and David Harbour in prominant roles along with O-T Fagbenle, William Hurt, and Ray Winstone. The early reviews from Black Widow are highly positive as critics are calling it one of the best solo films of Marvel Studios. Stay tuned...

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Box Office: F9 Crosses $100 Million At Domestic Box Office In Record Pandemic Time

Los Angeles, July 4, 2021: Universal Pictures' high octane actioner, F9 is getting bigger and bigger and setting new pandemic records. The fact that the latest installment in the Fast & Furious franchise dominating the box office domestically and internationally. After opening up with a huge $70 million in the first weekend, the Justin Lin directorial becomes the only third Hollywood movie to cross the $100 million marks, that too in a record time since the pandemic began. The film's first week gross total was approx $93 million, and on Friday (July 2), F9 earned approx $7.5 million, making the film go past the $100 million milestones in just 8 days. The movie is on track to earn $30M in the extended 4th of July holiday weekend. F9 crushed, A Quiet Place Part II's previous pandemic record of earning $100M domestically in fifteen days. A Quiet Place 2 was the first to reach the $100 million mark in North America. Godzilla vs. Kong recently joined the list as it finally passed the $100M milestone three months after it was released. F9, which was already opened in the international market including China before debuting in the domestic market, will surpass Godzilla vs. Kong's worldwide total of $444M to become the highest-grossing Hollywood-made movie in the COVID-19 era. Even though F9's new record could be short-lived as Marvel Studios' Black Widow is releasing on July 9, it is another sign that the movie theater industry is finally rebounding. Black Widow, despite simultaneously releasing on Disney+ with premier access, has been projected to score higher than F9 in the opening weekend at the domestic box office. Stay tuned...

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Chris Pratt Talks About 'The Tomorrow War' And Working With James Gunn & Taika Waititi On Guardians of the Galaxy 3 & Thor: Love and Thunder

Los Angeles, July 2, 2021: Chris Pratt returns to the screens with Amazon Prime Video's new science fiction film "The Tomorrow War". Pratt's character, Dan Forester fights aliens after being sent into a future war to save mankind from losing a global war against a deadly alien species, in this Chris McKay directorial. ## In the movie, which was supposed to debut in theaters last year, Dan Forester teams up a scientist and his alienated father to make sure a long life for his young daughter and to rewrite the planet's fate, by traveling to the year 2051. Pratt says he doesn't believe in aliens but it is the story of the film that moved him to do it. ## "There are a lot of films you would want to see in the theater. But I think this story is so good that if the script was just read to you, you'd be moved", Pratt told Variety at the movie's June 30 premiere at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. ## Moving forward, Pratt will be returning as Peter Quill/Star-Lord in Marvel Studios' upcoming superhero films, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and Thor: Love and Thunder. While the filming on Thor 4 has recently been concluded, the action star confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy 3 starts filming later this year. ## While he was tight-lipped on what fans can expect from the ragtag, intergalactic crew's next adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, the best summation of his quote was that it is going to be director James Gunn's another masterful work. Reflecting on working with Gunn and Thor 4 director Taika Waititi, Pratt described both directors as rock stars in their own way who have their own styles of working. He continued to gush over Waititi, calling him a madman and genius. ## "He is the kind of guy who can deliver an amazing movie… That's the destination", Pratt said. "The journey to getting there [is] just as fun as watching the movie. He's vibrant, he's always making the crew laugh, he's doing bits. You can't believe he's the director", he added. ## Thor: Love and Thunder, starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor, is scheduled to be released on May 6, 2022, as part of Phase Four of the MCU while Guardians of the Galaxy 3 will be hitting theaters on 5 May 2023. Apart from these two Marvel films, Pratt will be reprising his role in Universal Pictures' Jurassic World: Dominion, scheduled to debut in theaters on June 10, 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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Vin Diesel On Universal Pictures' Theatrical Release Decision For F9, 'I Take My Hat Off To Them'

Los Angeles, June 29, 2021: Hollywood star Vin Diesel has praised Universal Pictures for going outright theatrical release of long-awaited, F9. The actor, who fronted the latest installment of the "Fast & Furious" franchise, along with John Cena and others, is all praise for the studio to support theaters amid the covid-19 pandemic. ## "You can't fault another studio for wanting to stream a movie, but the ones like Universal are bold enough to say, 'Hey, we're going to support the theatrical release. I take my hat off to them", Diesel said to variety. ## The Justin Lin directorial, F9 debuted in the USA on June 25 and broke the pandemic era box office record in the domestic market. F9 was projected to score between $50-$70 million in the opening domestic weekend, and by surprising everyone, it opened to the highest projection of $70 million in the first three days from nearly 4200 North American theaters. ## Reacting to the box office numbers of F9, Diesel feels happy that people are returning to the theatrical experience. "I think what feels best is just the idea that people are returning to the theatrical experience. It feels good to say, 'Cinema is back!'", the actor said. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: F9 Sets New Pandemic Era Box Office Record With $70 Million Domestic Debut

Los Angeles, June 28, 2021: Justin Lin's directorial, the 9th installment in the Fast & Furious franchise, F9 has made an impressive debut in the USA despite the covid-19 scare. F9 was projected to score between $50-$70 million in the opening domestic weekend, and by surprising everyone, the movie opened to the highest projection of $70 million in the first three days, after debuting with $30 million on Friday, a single-day record for the pandemic era, includes $7.1 million in previews. The Universal Pic also broke the pandemic era box office record for North America and the biggest domestic opening since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in December 2019. The movie is playing nearly 4,200 theaters in North America, which is the widest count for any film opening in recent months. F9 easily surpassed the $60 million domestic launch of 2019 spinoff Hobbs & Shaw, unadjusted for inflation, but couldn't match the $98.8 million start of The Fate of the Furious in 2017, underscoring that the fragile nature of the box office recovery. Globally, F9 has crossed $400 million including nearly $210 million from the Chinese box office. Paramount Pictures' horror-thriller flick, A Quiet Place Part II previously held the record for a pandemic-era opening after grossing $57.1 million over the long Memorial Day weekend, including $47.5 million for the three-day weekend. It is also the first Hollywood movie to cross the $100 million mark in the domestic market, with a current domestic gross of $136.4 million and $248.5 million globally. F9 will be the only third Hollywood flick after A Quiet Place Part II, and Godzilla vs. Kong, to reach the $100 million mark in the USA. Stay tuned...

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Paramount Pictures Unveils Title And Plot Details Of 7th Installment Of Transformers Movie

Los Angeles, June 23, 2021: Paramount Pictures is all set to take the Transformers franchise to the next level with its seventh installment. During a virtual press event, Paramount revealed that the 7th film in the Transformers franchise will be titled - Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, indicating something beastly. ## The forthcoming Transformers movie will be different from its previous films in many ways. Directed by Steven Caple Jr., who last directed Creed II, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will include robots who transform themselves into animal forms like a gorilla, falcon, and rhinoceros. ## "There are different breeds of Transformers. In our particular film, they are prehistoric animals who travel through time and space, and we find them here on Earth", said Caple revealing that Optimus Prime will be the film's main hero and that the fan-favorite character will appear in his G1 form. ## The main villain will be named Scourge, who has 'big clawed hands and smoking exhaust ports on his shoulders. Scourge takes the symbols from his victims and fuses them onto his body as trophies. The movie will also feature Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback in the lead human roles. Ramos will essay the role of a Brooklyn-based ex-military electronics expert while Fishback will be portrayed as an artifact researcher in the film. ## Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will be set in the year 1994 and will narrate the backstory of Optimus Prime. The movie will partially be set in Brooklyn, New York, and will also go to Peru, among other locations. The sci-fi action film will take audiences on a 90s globetrotting adventure and will introduce the Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons to the existing battle on earth between Autobots and Decepticons.## Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is scheduled to release on 24 June 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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Leaked Set Pictures From 'The Flash' Movie Reveals First Look At Michael Keaton's Bruce Wayne, Ezra Miller's Barry Allen, And Sasha Calle As Supergirl

New York, June 21, 2021: After several production starts delays and swapping of directors, the DCEU, "The Flash" movie has finally kicked off filming. The movie will see Ezra Miller playing The Flash/Barry Allen, in his first-ever solo film from DC Comics. Because of Flashpoint, The Flash is expected to include several major DC heroes. ## Meanwhile, the new set pictures of "The Flash", has revealed the first look at Michael Keaton returning as Bruce Wayne aka Batman in the film. The online pictures also give the first glimpse of Ezra Miller's Barry Allen (not in the Flash costume so far), Sasha Calle as Supergirl, and Kiersey Clemons as Iris West. ## The return of Michael Keaton - the original Batman, is making DC fans go crazy. For years, Keaton's portrayal of the Caped Crusader has stood among the very best. Ben Affleck, who played the superhero Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017), will also be making his entry in The Flash. ## Have a look at the first look pics - ## Michael Keaton returning as Bruce Wayne aka Batsman, making the fans lost their mind. He last played the role in Tim Burton’s 1992 film Batman Returns. ## BREAKING: We have our first look at Michael Keaton returning as Bruce Wayne in #TheFlash! pic.twitter.com/BXP7xRvarC— Big Screen Leaks (@bigscreenleaks) June 20, 2021 ## Barry and Iris!## Barry and Iris! #TheFlash pic.twitter.com/kNFQmljPBl— Adam Stabelli (@GothamAdam) June 20, 2021 ## Sasha Calle’s Supergirl suit in The Flash movie## HD look at Sasha Calle’s Supergirl suit in #TheFlash movie! pic.twitter.com/27ZcjZYCHb— DC Updates (@UpdatedDC) June 20, 2021 ## The Flash is currently filming in England. It is being directed by Andy Muschietti, who is better known for his horror films like Mama and Stephen King's It. Written by Birds of Prey and Bumblebee writer Christina Hodson, the movie will take inspiration from the Flashpoint storyline in comics. ## The Flash is scheduled to be released on November 4, 2022, by Warner Bros. Pictures. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Marvel Studios 'Black Widow' Is Projected To Score Higher Than Universal Pictures 'F9' In The Domestic Opening Weekend

Log Angeles, June 20, 2021: The early box office predictions suggesting that Marvel Studios' Black Widow will outscore Universal Pictures' Fast & Furious 9, in the opening domestic weekend. Both movies are due to release on July 9 and June 25 respectively in the US. ## Black Widow and F9 were originally slated for 2020 release but the covid-19 pandemic delayed the releases by a whole year. And now, as theaters begin opening and the box-office starts to back on track with hits like A Quiet Place 2 and Godzilla vs. Kong - Black Widow, and F9 are set to be the biggest hits of the pandemic era. ## The fact that Scarlett Johanson fronted, Black Widow is a two-way release in theaters and on Disney Plus Premier Access for $30 simultaneously as compared to F9, which is an outright theatrical release. Still, Black Widow is expected to win the box office war against the high octane actioner, F9. ## According to Boxoffice Pro, Black Widow is expected to score between $65 million to $90 million in compared to F9's $50-$70 million in the opening weekend. Going by the predictions, Black Widow is set to become the top-grossing opening domestic weekend since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ## Despite the covid-19 effect, Black Widow's opening weekend projection is already ahead of previous MCU movies such as - The Incredible Hulk ($55 million) and Ant-Man ($57 million). Both Captain America: The First Avenger and Thor opened to $65 million in 2011 and that matches Black Widow's lowest box-office predictions ($65M). If Black Widow opened to the highest projection of $90 million, it would top the opening weekends for Ant-Man and the Wasp ($75 million) as well as Doctor Strange and Thor: The Dark World ($85 million). ## Directed by Cate Shortland, the upcoming prequel is set to showcase the return of Scarlett Johansson as the titular spy. While the plot details are still being kept under wraps, Black Widow has been confirmed to be set in between the events of Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). ## Scarlett Johansson will be joined by Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, and David Harbour in prominant roles along with O-T Fagbenle, William Hurt, and Ray Winstone. The early reviews from Black Widow are highly positive as critics are calling it one of the best solo films of Marvel Studios.## Meanwhile, on the other hand, Justin Lin's directorial, F9, has already opened in many international markets including China. It has crossed $200 million at the China box office while the overall collection of F9 is around $300 million. The movie stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, John Cena, among others in key roles. ## For India, both Black Widow and F9 are expected to release in the months of July and August as theaters are looking to reopen by then. ## Stay tuned...

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