Margot Robbie's Wuthering Heights Wraps with $240M Global Earnings
Speaking of theatre owners’ favorite bankable star #MargotRobbie, her steamy #WutheringHeights ends its theatrical run after 56 days in theatres at US #BoxOffice, with a 84M lifetime US run, after grossing 8k on 8th and final THU over the last 58 theatres still playing it. Globally, it hits a 240.4M cume, after reaching 156.4M overseas as of THU, with a few markets still playing it.
All Major Palme D'Or 2026 Contenders Finally Selected
Well there it is. They finally picked up EVERY real major Palme d'Or contender for 2026. Very very very excited about this one...
Transparency Beats Secrecy: Hail Mary's Rocky Strategy Wins
The marketing hype isn't catching on at all yet... I actually think there's an interesting thought regarding modern marketing - they're keeping it all secret & hidden (obviously). Whereas Project Hail Mary's choice to put Rocky front & center and not...
Top Director Cuts Ties With Agent Who Launched Her
Why would one of the hottest directors in Hollywood bail on the agent who helped get her there? This is why ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/dxU95e8QOI
Theater Execs Praise Zendaya, Holland as Next‑Gen Bankables
Movie Theater Operators Weigh In on Fewer Trailers, Too Much Texting and Today’s Bankable Stars: ‘Zendaya and Tom Holland Are the Next Gen’ https://t.co/MgAgJzLmIM via @variety
Alamo Drafthouse's Phone-Driven Experience Disappoints Me
finally had a chance to experience Alamo Drafthouse’s new phone-driven moviegoing experience and it’s safe to say I was not a fan.
Theater Chain's Decline: A Sad Yet Essential Reflection
A sad but necessary essay by @davidehrlich on the new state of my favorite theater chain.
Oscar Hype Mirrors Fandom Rivalries, Not Film Merit
it's fun to look back on oscar season a few weeks after the ceremony, the way people became crazed about publicly rooting for this movie over some other random movie they perceived as a threat like barbz or k-pop fans
Bardem Embodies Eccentric Auteur Vibe in Cannes' The Beloved
From this first look footage, Javier Bardem seems to be channeling Coppola or Iñárritu in this role. He so perfectly captures that aloof eccentric filmmaker vibe. I'm looking forward to watching this... The Beloved is a 2026 Cannes Film Festival Main...
Inside the Biggest For All Mankind Episode
Did you watch the new @forallmankind_ yet? If you did, you know it was a big one, and I talked to the showrunners about, well, you know. That. https://t.co/0BqYnzBEct
Netflix Drops “Perfect” After Millie Bobby Brown Exits
EXCLU: The Netflix Olympic movie PERFECT where Millie Bobby Brown would play Olympian Kerri Strugg has been scrapped after the STRANGER THINGS star exited the project due to creative differences with the producers https://t.co/tpij1ML44X
Universal's Romcom Expected to Open Modestly at $6‑9M
On the other hand, #Universal’s new romcom in town #YouMeAndTuscany could come below industry’s projections this weekend at US #BoxOffice, after the romance starring #HalleBailey and #RegeJeanPage grossed timid 750k on THU Previews (vs #SoloMio 744k, #WestSideStory’s 800k) A 6M-9M 3-day...
Cineplex Sees March Box Office Surge After Mini‑boom
Cineplex reports March box office surge @seekingalpha We wrote about the box office mini-boom earlier this week at @wallsthorizon @christinelshort https://t.co/ngUwIEjPh2 https://t.co/5MVG7CwyvI
Top Must‑Watch Shows and New Films This Weekend
From returning hit shows to a couple of intriguing new films, here's what you'll want to watch this weekend. https://t.co/rqdc5bjAwV
Wedding Night Thriller Trailer Starring William Moseley Drops
Wedding Night Thriller 'An Enemy Within' Trailer with William Moseley https://t.co/T9E1LoaukR #AnEnemyWithin #WilliamMoseley #thriller https://t.co/6eserkFYkd
New Brutal Chinese Action Thriller Trailer Drops
Brutal Chinese Action Thriller Film 'The Butcher's Blade' Official Trailer https://t.co/jk8afzFZzP #China #TheButchersBlade #actionmovie #FengchaoLiu #FufuYuan #ShanshanChunyu https://t.co/aTvqyGwp1c
Revisiting Stand By Me: Fresh Review Released
My review of the re-release of Stand By Me (1986) (dir. Rob Reiner) is up here: https://t.co/IGUCpp0PxY
Lee Cronin's “The Mummy” Delivers Relentless, Terrifying Horror
LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY goes hard. It does not hold back. A freaky-as-fuck creepshow. Scary, scream-worthy & squirm-inducing. Natalie Grace is the MVP in a Linda Blair-inspired performance. A buffet of split diopter shots.
Spoiled Nepo Kids, Yet Still Worth Watching
This is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard. All three are spoiled nepo babies who wouldn’t be anything if it wasn’t for their famous fathers. Still… I’d totally watch it. 👀🍿🥤
Faces of Death: Promising Start, Disappointing, Plot-Hole Ending
#FacesOfDeath starts with a ton of promise with nifty direction & synthy score but devolves into plot-hole stupidity with one of the dumbest endings I could possibly conceive of Yet another zero-restraint undoing 😵 https://t.co/NMbCMRxeWY
Adapting Blumhouse for Shifting Consumer Behaviors
I’ll be at The Long Play SF next Tuesday speaking with @pkafka on how I’m continuing to set-up Blumhouse to thrive in a time of shifting consumer behaviors. Register here: https://t.co/bMWAWiAX3R https://t.co/bwhQ1XaWpE
Paramount‑Skydance Restructures Debt, Adding $31B to WBD
Pretty sure we need to add $31 billion or so of WBD debt to this number. Paramount Skydance Restructures Debt Financing for Warner Bros. Discovery Deal https://t.co/KdxmGFAyON via @variety
Giant Mummy Stands Guard at BeyondFest Screening
Mummy Dearest: At the #BeyondFest screening of leecroninsthemummy tonight and they’ve got a ginormous mummy in the parking lot.
Live Reaction Tonight: Does the Concept Really Deliver?
Now VHSing #FacesOfDeath at AMC 16 Reax LIVE tonight on #MMT🌕 Really like the concept here but does it deliver 🤔 https://t.co/VEeayBqGlX
New “The Sea Hag” Teaser Teases Widow’s Bay Series
Another 'The Sea Hag' Teaser for 'Widow's Bay' Horror Comedy Series https://t.co/WUM9Ep8Lbr #horror #TheSeaHag #MatthewRhys #WidowsBay #AppleTV https://t.co/V4gPUpBHxa
Statham's New Trailer Predictable: Same Action Formula
In good news, there is a trailer for a new Jason Statham movie. You don't need to watch it, you know exactly what the plot is.
Hollywood's Survival Strategies in the AI Age
I’ll be at The Long Play SF next Tuesday speaking on HOW HOLLYWOOD CAN SURVIVE IN THE AI AGE. Register here: https://t.co/SU1Y29ibJU https://t.co/wCAGrS8LOf
Exit 8: Surreal Subway Horror Mirrors Personal Fears
A young man confronts his life and fears while trapped in a surreal, endless subway corridor, in the surprisingly effective Japanese horror film "Exit 8". Here's my spoiler-free review: https://t.co/lesrIWr4ZV #horror #film #movies #exit8 https://t.co/hAjK9zsvGb
Yeon Sang‑ho Unveils Zombie Thriller ‘Colony’ at Cannes
First Look Teaser Zombie Thriller 'Colony' Directed by Yeon Sang-ho https://t.co/QmatLfWynH #Cannes2026 #YeonSangho #zombies #Colony #horror #Midnight https://t.co/ypGCe5LK0j
A24’s ‘The Drama’ Isn’t a Redefinition, Just Star Power
Owen appreciates A24. But “redefine?” What the hell is he on about? The article doesn’t go within 100 miles of any redefinition of the distributor. A24 makes show-ers (horror, mostly) and grow-ers (like The Drama and Everything Everywhere). Same...
New Trailer Reveals ‘The Step Daddy’ Serial Killer Horror
Family Man Serial Killer 'The Step Daddy' Trailer with Vincent M. Ward https://t.co/y6Q9VmmDeG #horror #TheStepDaddyMovie #VincentMWard #LewTemple #serialkiller https://t.co/nQVwwerOA8
Zootopia 2 Smashes Viewership, Nearly Doubles Netflix Rival
ZOOTOPIA 2 debuted with a monster 1.7B minutes viewed in its first five days on Disney+, per Nielsen. That's nearly double the #2 movie that week, WAR MACHINE on Netflix.
Tech Commentary Lost when Show Explains Instead of Trusting Viewers
I liked where FACES OF DEATH was going with its commentary on a tech-obsessed era…until they stopped trusting their audience to decipher the message and had their characters do it for them. My review: https://freshfiction.tv/faces-of-death-review-a-modern-facelift-for-a-cult-classic-splatter-horror/
ACE Strategy Predicts Another AMC Collapse
Another $AMC bites the dust Guys you need to understand the ACE does not miss https://t.co/rEBDKCbaML
Higgs X Seedance 2.0 Cuts 90% of Production Work
Thanks to Higgs x Seedance 2.0, we can skip about 90% of the production work. - No equipment - No reshoots - No endless edits It’s basically: references → cues → a full, cinematic result. Honestly, this is pretty amazing. https://t.co/B1Zd3uXVaw
AI‑driven India to Add 1
Google projects 1.2B people will come online for the first time by end of 2026—many through AI platforms, not browsers. Bollywood is already making AI films for them. The nightmare for Hollywood: India does not need U.S. IP, U.S. union...
AKIRA's Remastered IMAX Return Sells Out Fast
There are anime films which eventually become cult classics. And there is #AKIRA, which is above them all, with a growing following, generation post generation The special remastered re-release at the BFI IMAX has several screenings about to sell out...
Devil Wears Prada 2 Opens $66M, Beats Original
DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 came on tracking today at $66 million opening, per NRG. First DEVIL opened to $27.5 million in 2006, or $44 million in today's dollars. Good news for @Lucas_Shaw, though MICHAEL (on Team Belloni) is also surging,...
Mortal Kombat 2 Early IMAX Fan Screenings Begin Ticket Sales
WB has just announced that #MortalKombat2 will get limited early fan screenings in IMAX theatres, opening ticket pre-sales today for the locations below where the fan screenings will happen on WED, MAY 06, ahead of #MortalKombatII official THU previews on...
Mortal Kombat II Sequel Trailer Announces Ticket Sales
Get Your Tickets Trailer for 'Mortal Kombat II' Fight Tournament Sequel https://t.co/ruwyvGGwXO #MortalKombatII #sequel #KarlUrban #HiroyukiSanada #JoeTaslim #TadanobuAsano #actionmovie https://t.co/vqQh2x6vgd
Keanu Reeves Stumbles in Jonah Hill’s Bitter, Unfunny Drama
Outcome: Keanu Reeves plays a troubled star in Jonah Hill's spiteful & unfunny almost-movie about the pain of public opinion. at least there's a terrific one-scene Scorsese performance as a bitter child agent who works out of a bowling alley. my...
Almodóvar and Farhadi Likely Oscar Contenders From Cannes
I’m sure there will be some great work amongst the Cannes competition films. Gonna be funny watching writers try to rationalize than any of them a going to be serious Oscar contenders from this group this year. I suspect that...
Kids Films Lead Theatrical Hits; Netflix Animation Lags
I found that Kids Entertainment made up the 2nd-largest share of 40 successful original/new-to-screen theatrical films (2021–2025). Meanwhile, Netflix’s original animation still struggles to break through. Given Brad Bird's talent, I'm hoping he changes that.
Cannes 2026 Showcases Auteur Titans Farhadi, Almodóvar, Sachs
Cannes Film Festival 2026 Lineup: Asghar Farhadi, Pedro Almodóvar, Ira Sachs, Hirokazu Kore-eda Set for Auteur-Driven Competition https://t.co/97ILZIHf3u via @variety
O'Leary Warns Netflix Narnia Gamble Will Shutter Theaters
Cinema United Chief Michael O’Leary on Netflix’s ‘Narnia’ Gamble and Why Paramount’s Deal to Buy Warner Bros. Must Fail: ‘Theaters Will Close’ https://t.co/27oShjrvOd
Netflix to Debut 1940s‑style Sci‑fi Detective Series Ray Gunn
Billed as a 1940s-era sci-fi detective story, Ray Gunn will premiere on Netflix sometime later this year. https://t.co/6MGl1jfzxd
Nicole Kidman's Overlooked Horror Film Returns on HBO Max
Nobody is more booked and busy than Nicole Kidman, but her deranged Amazon horror movie has been ridiculously overlooked — but it's making a comeback on HBO Max. https://t.co/6lBPGrA7T4
Jeff Shell’s Exit May Halt Shortened‑window Push
Jeff Shell was one of the proponents of shortened windows before he was out at Universal. Hopefully, his exit from Paramount will keep the new regime from trying to push that envelope themselves.
Three Eras, One Gay Journey: La Bola Negra
Premiering at #Cannes2026 in the Main Competition. La Bola Negra directed by Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo. Explores what it means to be gay throughout different eras, focusing on "three existences" that are connected through themes of sexuality, desire, pain,...
Satirical Cannes Debut Explores Queer Identity Amid Crisis
Premiering at #Cannes2026 - Jim Queen. A gay influencer's life crumbles when a virus turns Paris's gay men straight. He teams up with a twink to find a rumored cure in the Marais district. A satire on identity, fame, queer...