'Equalizer 3' cleans up, while 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' score new records

The third installment in the Denzel Washington-led “Equalizer” franchise topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday. By the end of the Monday holiday, Sony expects that total will rise to $42 million.

Entertainment 04 Sep, 2023

'Tenet' launches with $53M in overseas gambit at box office

NEW YORK: The first wave of big new movies released since the beginning of the pandemic, including Christopher Nolan's mind-bending thriller "Tenet" and the long-delayed "X-Men" spinoff "The New Mutants," arrived in theatres over the weekend, testing...

Travel Abroad 31 Aug, 2020

Gerwig talks �Little Women� for academy�s women initiative

NEW YORK: With a new awards season underway, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences hosted a luncheon Wednesday supporting female filmmakers and celebrating the women behind Greta Gerwig’s upcoming “Little Women.” The event, held at...

Travel Abroad 03 Oct, 2019

'It: Chapter Two' floats to No. 1 with $91 million

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com): Leave it to Pennywise to deliver a much-needed jolt to the domestic box office. Warner Bros and New Line’s “It: Chapter Two” arrived with $91 million, a promising start to fall after a lackluster summer moviegoing...

Travel Abroad 09 Sep, 2019

The Lion King' rules with $185 million debut: Box office

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com): Simba and Mufasa reigned supreme this weekend as Disney’s “The Lion King” dominated box office charts. Director Jon Favreau’s remake of the animated classic collected a massive $185 million from 4,756 North American...

Travel Abroad 22 Jul, 2019

'Men in Black: International' leads box office with muted $28 million

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood seems to be coming down with a contagious case of franchise fatigue this summer, as “Men in Black: International” and “Shaft” become the latest sequels largely dismissed by moviegoers in North America. Sony’s...

Travel Abroad 17 Jun, 2019

'Avengers: Endgame' obliterates records with $1.2B opening

NEW YORK: The universe belongs to Marvel. "Avengers: Endgame" shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, reaching a new pinnacle in the blockbuster era...

Travel Abroad 29 Apr, 2019

�The Curse of La Llorona� reigns over weekend box office

LOS ANGELES: “The Curse of La Llorona” brought good fortune at the box office. The Warner Bros horror film based on a Mexican legend about a woman who murdered her children and wanders the world looking for them brought in $26.5 million...

Travel Abroad 22 Apr, 2019

Box Office: 'Captain Marvel' soars to $153 million launch

LOS ANGELES: Brie Larson’s “Captain Marvel” is soaring to a heroic opening weekend of $153 million in North America at 4,310 sites, reviving what had been a slumbering 2019 box office. “Captain Marvel” took in $302 million...

Travel Abroad 11 Mar, 2019

'How to Train Your Dragon' stays Number 1, 'Madea' a strong 2nd

LOS ANGELES: "How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" topped the North American box office for a second week, but close on its tail was Tyler Perry's final instalment of the "Madea" franchise. Driven by a largely female audience, "A Madea...

Travel Abroad 04 Mar, 2019

Oscar nods honor �Roma,� �The Favourite,� �Black Panther�

NEW YORK: Oscar voters on Tuesday showered Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” with a leading 10 nominations for the 91st Academy Awards, while two dominant but contentious Hollywood forces — Netflix and...

Travel Abroad 23 Jan, 2019

With new category, Oscars are now a popularity contest

NEW YORK: Not since Faye Dunaway shouted “La La Land!” has an Oscar announcement caused quite as much chaos as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decision to create a new Academy Awards category for “outstanding achievement in...

Travel Abroad 10 Aug, 2018