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Universal Pictures is swapping around two big tentpoles on the calendar and it’s only because one is in more of a position to go then the other. The Radio Silence directed revival of The Mummy […]

EXCLUSIVE: Ketchup Entertainment‘s Coyote vs. Acme trailer clocked 25.6MM views in its first 24 hours after dropping on April 22, we hear. Per social analytics corp WaveMetrix, that makes it the most watched family film […]

The historic 95-year-old Westwood Village Theatre is reopening — sort of — but in a big way. The venue, which is operated by the American Cinematheque and the Jason Reitman led Village Directors Circle, will […]

Ford v. Ferrari scribe and The Agency and MobLand series EP, Jez Butterworth, has closed an overall five-year deal with Universal Entertainment across TV, streaming and film. The new pact commences on January 2027 after […]

EXCLUSIVE: The walk-up business for Lionsgate‘s Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, is doing significantly more than just easing down the road. Earlier tonight we heard they were at $10M, then $11M, now the combined previews from […]

UPDATE AFTER EXCLUSIVE: John Carney’s Power Ballad starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas is now going limited on May 29 before a wide break on June 5. The movie about the bond between a past-his-prime […]

EXCLUSIVE: Utopia’s arthouse, boutique and self-distribution imprint, Circle Collective, has picked up actor Greg Vrotsos’ (Orange Is The New Black, Twin Peaks: The Return, Boston Strangler) feature directorial debut Situations, in which he stars and […]

AGBO and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA) have named the 2026 grant recipients for the Russo Brothers Italian American Filmmaker Forum (RBIAFF). Five filmmakers were each awarded a $10,000 production grant to […]

Universal‘s international release of Lionsgate‘s Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, opened in most of its 82 markets Wednesday with an $18.5M first day (which includes Tuesday previews). Back out those previews, and Wednesday alone was $16.6M. […]

EXCLUSIVE: James McAvoy‘s feature directorial debut, in which he also stars, California Schemin‘, will arive in theaters on October 2 in NYC and LA before expanding on Oct. 9 through Bob Yari’s Magenta Light Studios. […]

The sequel to Josh Ruben’s 2025 horror romance Heart Eyes is coming to the Melrose lot. Paramount Pictures will co-produce and co-finance Spyglass Media Group’s Heart Eyes 2 for a global theatrical release, with a date set for Feb. […]

Sony Pictures’ Affirm Films has set an October 16 release date for the Brazilian remake of the Kendrick Brothers‘ 2003 debut feature Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul. The movie will open in Brazil and Latin […]

Focus Features has set a Sept 11 release for the Paul Greengrass directed, Andrew Garfield starring The Uprising, which follows the untold true story of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II. As […]

‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ A24 Remake To Be Directed by Curry Barker You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content April 21, 2026 6:04pm Services to share this page. In […]

New Line’s Mortal Kombat II hit tracking late last week for what’s shaping up to be a domestic opening in the $40M-$50M range when it opens on May 8. The R-rated feature take of the […]

William H. Macy Signs With United Talent Agency You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content April 21, 2026 1:08pm Services to share this page. EXCLUSIVE:  United Talent Agency […]

Lionsgate‘s Michael Jackson biopic Michael, after additional shoots, will not ease down the road but rather boogie this weekend with what’s expected to be a $150 million start at the global box office. The feature, […]

A24‘s Zendaya and Robert Pattinson romance feature The Drama has indeed engaged moviegoers around the globe, crossing $100M today to become the studio’s fifth film to hit the century mark in its 13-year history. The […]

The outer space plumbers continue to reign supreme around the world with an $83.2M global weekend ($35M dom, $48.2M overseas at 82 territories) taking Super Mario Galaxy Movie‘s global running cume to $747.4M ($355.2M domestic, […]

Before Lionsgate’s Michael moonwalks and boogies down at the box office, we have New Line/Blumhouse/Atomic Monster’s Lee Cronin’s The Mummy which did $1.5M yesterday from showtimes which began at 3PM. The horror pic is eyeing […]

Here’s the breakdown on a world dominated by two plumbers and a deep space Ryan Gosling: Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Uni) 82 territories $152.1M WW ($69M domestic, $83.5M int’l) Global cume $628.7M ($308.1M domestic/$320.6M)/Wk 2 […]

What a difference a year makes. Last year at the start of CinemaCon, we were questioning the existence of theatrical after a dead first quarter, that had the domestic box office dragging -11% behind 2024 […]

Ahead of CinemaCon, Paramount Pictures has picked up all U.S. rights to the Elegance Bratton-directed crime thriller By Any Means, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg. The pic will open on September 4, 2026, Labor Day weekend. […]

EXCLUSIVE: We are hearing that Ride Along 3 is in early development at Universal with stars Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, director Tim Story, and producer Will Packer all in early discussions to return. The […]

Vertical has acquired U.S. rights in an early presale deal to Oscar nominee Andrew Niccol’s crime thriller Lords of War, from Oscar-winning studio Vendôme Pictures (CODA) which produced and financed the film. Vertical will show […]

Universal’s Halle Bailey and Rege-Jean Page romance You, Me & Tuscany did $750K in previews at 2,550 theaters from showtimes that began at 2PM. The $18M production is only expected to file in the high […]

Summer begins May 1 with 20th Century Studios’ The Devil Wears Prada 2, which after arriving on three-week tracking Thursday morning is eyeing a $66 million+ opening. Presales we hear are double that of Wuthering […]

EXCLUSIVE: Frankie Faison and Saturday Night Live alums Alex Moffat and Heidi Gardner have joined the cast of Amazon MGM Studios’ untitled romantic comedy starring Cameron Diaz and Stephen Merchant, which the latter is directing […]

EXCLUSIVE: Fathom Entertainment is boarding Cinverse’s theatrical 20th re-release of Guillermo del Toro’s 3x Oscar winning Pan’s Labyrinth as the distribution partner with a nationwide release date set of Oct. 9. Cineverse will be at […]

Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s Super Mario Galaxy Movie will continue to have a gravitational pull on moviegoers in its second go-round with $60M-$70M, between a -47% to -54% ease from its $131.7M 3-day haul. The Chris Pratt, Anya […]

EXCLUSIVE: Nick Babiarz is coming back to Ginsberg / Libby as Vice President, Awards. The news follows the recent announcement that partner Lee Ginsberg is exiting the firm to begin a career as an independent […]

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has taken U.S. to the Neal Street and Elysian Film Group’s fantasy-adventure The Magic Faraway Tree following its near $11M at the UK box office after 11 days in release. Vertical has schedule […]

Ten-time Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, producer, author and actor Janelle Monáe is heading to UTA for representation in all areas including touring, media, filmed entertainment, brand partnerships and more. The signing comes as Monáe is […]

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has inked actor Tom Hopper for representation in all areas.  Hopper is best known for his turn as Luther Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, on which he stars opposite Elliot Page. Since its […]

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Entertainment is proceeding with layoffs starting Tuesday across the motion picture group, teleivsion and corporate offices, in what is seen as a months-long process. The number being pink-slipped is estimated to be […]

Bleecker Street has taken most global territories to the James Ashcroft-directed horror film When Darkness Loves Us, starring Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, PONIES), Marlon Williams (Sweet Tooth, The Twelve), Victoria Pedretti (You, Forbidden Fruits) […]

We’ve confirmed that Andy Serkis will reprise his role as Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne’s butler, in Matt Reeves’ follow-up The Batman II which commences shooting in June in London. Essentially, what required solving was reconciling […]

Dune: Part Three doesn’t open until Dec. 18, but Warner Bros is reporting that 70MM Imax shows are already selling out for the Denis Villeneuve directed threequel in both North America and London. Essentially, we […]

Ahead of CinemaCon next week, Universal has taken to social media to unveil that its comedy movie directed by Judd Apatow and starring Glen Powell will be titled The Comeback King. The movie follows Powell […]

Illumination and Universal’s Super Mario Galaxy Movie at $372.5M worldwide is the second highest grossing movie in the Nintendo videogame plumbers big screen franchise behind 2023’s Super Mario Bros‘ $387.8M, but, damn, did this sequel […]

EXCLUSIVE: Big news here before Amazon MGM Studios takes the stage a second time at Caesars Palace Colosseum and that’s that the new Spaceballs movie will be rolling into theaters on April 23, 2027. Don’t […]

Nine days before Cinema United looks Paramount executives eye to eye at their Las Vegas confab, CinemaCon, the movie theater lobbyist org’s boss Michael O’Leary has fired off some letters this week. He wrote to […]

EXCLUSIVE: Screenwriter and author Karen McCullah has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas, Deadline has learned. McCullah’s cinematic canon as a screenwriter includes such romantic comedy and coming-of-age crowd pleasing favorites as Legally […]

There’s a universal language being spoken this week, and that’s Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s Super Mario Galaxy Movie which is posted a full-day Wednesday global figure of $68.4M, $33.9M of that from 78 markets. That’s a bigger result […]

EXCLUSIVE: Multi-award winning actor Dennis Quaid is set to star in AMC‘s NASCAR drama Thunder Road, from Young Guns and The Highwayman scribe John Fusco. The project, which Deadline first told you about, is in […]

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu director and producer Jon Favreau will be the headliner this year at CinemaCon‘s Creative Community Luncheon, which in years past has featured such talent as Glen Powell, Colman Domingo, […]