Blue Beetle star Xolo Maridueña is hoping his DC movie is a box office hit. He portrays Jaime Reyes in the new superhero movie. “Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab,” reads the synopsis. “When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he’s … Read more
In a repeat from the last four weeks, Barbie remained atop the domestic box office, taking in $33 million (-36%) in its fourth weekend to bring its total to a massive $526.3M and $1.183B worldwide, per Deadline. That’s just phenomenal for the Greta Gerwig-directed pic, which is now less than $200M away from overtaking The … Read more
Do you think they will make a commemorative Billionaire Barbie doll? Think of the accessory opportunities. After years of stops and starts, and numerous scripts and different creative teams, the Barbie movie is officially a mega-blockbuster. Over the weekend, the film crossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office. That makes Greta Gerwig the first female … Read more
Blue Beetle is eyeing a $30 million box office opening in the U.S., which is nearly double the previous prediction. The arrival of the latest DC superhero is nearly upon us, and he may make a bigger impression at the box office than we thought. Previous reports stated that Blue Beetle was tracking toward a … Read more
Barbie continues to perform extremely well at the worldwide box office, with the film officially crossing over $1 billion over the weekend en route to make history. Barbie makes history by joining the billion-dollar club Thanks to the latest entries from both the North American and international box offices (via Variety), Barbie has crossed into … Read more
Orson (Jon Hamm) is the newest employee at the cheekily-named The Authority. He’s a typical benumbed office cog with a muted brown suit and flat disposition to boot. Working in the offices of The Authority, he encounters gossipy, unfriendly coworkers and a droning boss. He doesn’t mind if he sticks to his schedule and completes … Read more
Leslie David Baker, perhaps better known as Stanley from the American version of The Office, has had to put his spinoff on hiatus. This proposed project was initially announced back in 2020, when the campaign for an Uncle Stan spun off from The Office went viral. Baker put up a Kickstarter which received a total of $336,450. Fortunately, that was enough to surpass … Read more
It’s been quite a while since a pair of films took over the box office. This summer was a major disappointment, with films like Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Fast X failing to generate more than a mere shrug from moviegoers. The Flash bombed so hard that media outlets coined a new … Read more
Barbie and Oppenheimer had tremendous second week holds while Haunted Mansion becomes the latest Disney under-performer As expected, Barbie remained on top of the box office for a second week in a row with an impressively small drop off of just 43% for a second week take of $93 million and a domestic total of … Read more
I was at one of New York City’s bigger multiplexes for a press screening last night, and the place was packed to a degree I have not seen in a movie theater in a long time — especially on a Monday night. The line for concessions snaked all the way down the lobby, and it … Read more