Universal's How to Train Your Dragon is on track to fly in with a global debut of just over $200M, landing higher than pre-weekend projections. The live-action take on the beloved animated franchise through yesterday had grossed $54.9M from the international box office, including $29.1M in previews…

Updated Saturday AM: Universal’s How to Train Your Dragon is still on course for a similar opening to what we spotted yesterday, now at $82.7M, but the real story with this live-action movie, as Nancy pointed out in the preview, is the overseas gross. The global start on Dean DeBlois’ latest is $200.3…

Hit Sundance documentary Prime Minister starts an exclusive run at AMC Theaters. Samuel L. Jackson and Pierce Brosnan test out a western in The Unholy Trilogy. Venice-premiering Israeli-Iranian sports drama Tatami, part two of a Norwegian trilogy and a doc on Simple Minds launched during the group's…

Imax has hired Heather Morgan as its new Head of Global Distribution. At the same, Craig Dehmel, who’s been Imax’s longstanding Head of Global Distribution for the last nine years, is departing the large format exhibitor. During Dehmel’s run at Imax, the company delivered the best years…

Disney's live-action charmer Lilo & Stitch has surfed past $800M at the global box office. It crossed the milestone with Wednesday's business included, and through yesterday counts $807.6M worldwide.  The bubbly Dean Fleischer Camp-directed update on the 2002 animated hit is expected to reach…

Universal’s reboot of Jurassic World — Jurassic World Rebirth starring Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey — is shaping up for a $115 million-$135 million five-day opening according to three-weekend tracking released Thursday morning. This is the second Jurassic movie to open on a Wednesday…

UPDATED Violent Night 2 from 87North and Universal is coming, and it’s set for a Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2026 theatrical release. The first Tommy Wirkola directed movie, written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, follows an embittered Santa played by Stranger Things‘ David Harbour, as he battles…

Great early heat here on James Gunn’s Superman. Fandango is reporting that the Amazon Prime Early Access screenings for the film have become the ticket retailer’s best first-day advance ticket seller of 2025, outselling all other movies' general first-day ticket sales year to date including…

Domestic box office estimates for this week’s opening of the live-action adaptation of Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon are between $65 million-$75 million-plus at 4,000 theaters, and don’t be shocked if this beloved title overperforms. This isn’t Gus Van Sant’s take on…

EXCLUSIVE: We understand that The Quorum, the film tracking and research company founded by former UTA Research Head, David Herrin, has been sold to Greenlight Analytics. The Quorum is currently being maintained by the team at Greenlight Analytics, led by CEO Bill Skelly. Greenlight Analytics…

In the latest round of Annecy news, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation are bringing the feature take of Marissa Meyer’s No. 1 bestselling book series, The Lunar Chronicles, to theaters on Nov. 3, 2028. Noëlle Raffaele is directing (story artist on The Lego Ninjago Movie, The…

The big indies are out in force in a crowded market on another strong weekend for ticket sales with the domestic box office now up 26% versus 2024, according to Comscore. Neon is trying something new for the edgy brand with The Life Of Chuck. The Phoenician Scheme from Focus Features jumps to wide…