SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Refresh for more analysis and chart In an amazing feat for an adult-skewing, 2 hour and 39 minute running movie at the box office, Warner Bros’ Baz Luhrmann directed Elvis is heading toward an estimated $31.5M opening, looking to truly top the box office. Outside of superhero tentpoles like Spider-Man: No Way Home at 2 hours and 28 minutes, lengthy movies have largely seen their openings capped during the pandemic, i.e. House of Gucci at 2 hours and 38 minutes did a 3-day of $14.4M while West Side Story at 2 hours, 36 minutes opened to $10.5M. In addition, it’s an embarrassment of riches for most of the majors this weekend as at least four movies look to clear $20M+ apiece. Elvis skewed heavily female at 58% with a massive 30% over 55 years old. Women and older adults have been the hard demos to pull out during the pandemic and it’s clear in the wake of elder demo movies such as Top Gun: Maverick cracking past the half billion … [Read more...] about ‘Elvis’ Shakes, Rattles & Rolls To $31M+ In Fierce Dance-Off At Box Office With ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
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Sanjana Sanghi Opens Up On How She Prepped For Rashtra Kavach Om
One of the most- awaited action entertainers starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Sanjana Sanghi- Rashtra Kavach Om is set to release theatrically on 1st July 2022. Helmed by Kapil Verma, the leading starcast appears in extremely aggressive and heavy-duty action-packed roles for their film. To prep herself as Kavya in Om , Sanjana Sanghi took professional training for a period of 3 months to perfectly perform the hardcore action sequences. She was also trained in martial arts, various forms of fights and the usage of heavy weapons, demanded for her role. Her transformation to get into the bold and furious character Kavya in Rashtra Kavach Om has astounded the audience tremendously. Speaking of her training and preparation for the film, Sanjana said, "To be entrusted with being and becoming Kavya by Kapil and Ahmed Sir has been the most humbling journey of my career yet. Putting in the hours at training and learning each skill from weapon training to hand-to-hand … [Read more...] about Sanjana Sanghi Opens Up On How She Prepped For Rashtra Kavach Om
Blac Chyna Lands Crisis Publicist Role in Upcoming Movie ‘Secret Society 2’
Secret Society 2 Say what you want, but Blac Chyna can't seem to stop chasing the bag ... cause she'll be in an upcoming movie and her new role is actually hilarious! We've learned Chyna landed the role in the flick ... "Secret Society 2." She'll be playing a publicist named Vicki, who specializes in crisis management -- something BC knows a thing or 2 about! Secret Society 2 In the movie, Chyna's character, Vicki, plays a badass publicist who goes to extreme lengths for her clients ... especially when it comes to Celess and Si Si, two rising stars in young Hollywood with secrets that can ruin their careers. Right when they are on the brink of making it big, things take a deadly turn. And, she has co-stars -- Reyna Love , Erica Pinkett , Vivica A. Fox , and Jeremy Meeks . BTW ... 3 of Chyna's songs will be featured in the film. Secret Society 2 Chyna's performance is already in the can ... it was shot months before … [Read more...] about Blac Chyna Lands Crisis Publicist Role in Upcoming Movie ‘Secret Society 2’
‘Happening’ Director Audrey Diwan On Roe V Wade: “I Never Imagined That Such A Big Democracy Could Accept This” — Guest Column
Editor’s Note: French filmmaker and screenwriter Audrey Diwan is the director of Venice Golden Lion-winning abortion drama Happening (L’Evénément). Adapted from celebrated French writer Annie Ernaux’s autobiographical novel of the same name, it follows the emotionally harrowing and physically perilous battle of a brilliant literature student to obtain an abortion in 1963, some 12 years before it was made legal in France. The film’s unexpectedly timely U.S. release by IFC Films in May coincided with news via a leaked document that the Supreme Court was on the verge of overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion in the US. This came to pass on Friday (June 24). As abortion clinics begin closing in some U.S. states, Diwan has penned a column for us on a decision that has sent shockwaves across the world. We should not lie to ourselves. Let’s start with the facts. We all know that when the right … [Read more...] about ‘Happening’ Director Audrey Diwan On Roe V Wade: “I Never Imagined That Such A Big Democracy Could Accept This” — Guest Column
Mammootty’s Rorschach Is An Intense, Violent Action Film, Says Reports
Mammootty, the megastar of Malayalam cinema recently wrapped up the Kerala schedule of Rorschach , his upcoming film. The project, which is helmed by young director Nissam Basheer, will be wrapped up in a couple of weeks with a short schedule in Dubai. As per the reports, the Mammootty starrer is an intense, violent action film. Yes, you read it. According to the sources close to Rorschach , the movie will have some highly violent action scenes that are entirely new to the Malayalam film industry. The reports also suggest that the Mammootty starrer might bag an 'A' certificate from the censor board, due to the same reason. However, it has been confirmed that the Nissam Basheer project is going to be a unique experience for the Malayali audiences. Mammootty, who will turn 71 on September 7, this year, is undoubtedly going through a very exciting phase in his acting career. The megastar is rediscovering himself as an actor with a large variety of bold and … [Read more...] about Mammootty’s Rorschach Is An Intense, Violent Action Film, Says Reports
Of Studio 54, Michael Jackson, Cary Grant And A Hollywood “Pimp”: Director Matt Tyrnauer On His Two Awards-Contending Docs
Director Matt Tyrnauer finds himself in contention for awards this year with not one but two feature-length documentaries. Taken together, they offer a unique social and cultural history of America from the late 1940s into the 1980s. Studio 54 centers on the latter end of that time period, when entrepreneurs Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager transformed an old theater space in Manhattan into “the greatest nightclub of all time,” as Tyrnauer and many others consider it. “You could look at other genres of nightclub like the Stork Club and say, ‘That was great, too,’” the director notes. “But there was certainly nothing in the modern era that ever approached Studio 54, as hard as everyone tried.” From 1977 to 1979—the height of the disco era—the club became a magnet for celebrities and the non-famous, who cavorted in a drug-fueled atmosphere of revelry and wild abandon. “It was the perfect expression of its moment and the product of the peculiar genius of its … [Read more...] about Of Studio 54, Michael Jackson, Cary Grant And A Hollywood “Pimp”: Director Matt Tyrnauer On His Two Awards-Contending Docs