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…

Updated: Disney's Lilo & Stitch continued to sew up strong business in its third weekend, with the global cume now at $772.6M as it closes in on $800M WW in the coming days. The international box office tally through Sunday is $436.8M after a $67.7M offshore frame (-47%).  Paramount/Skydance's Mi…

SUNDAY AM WRITETHRU after Saturday AM update: One of the most intriguing yet mindboggling dynamics in moviegoing is that which prevents audiences from getting off the couch, even when the word of mouth out there is great on a movie. Such was the dilemma this weekend for Lionsgate’s John Wick…

The box office has kicked into high great with a steady flow of films, studio and independent. It’s getting crowded and smaller distributors are hoping the rush will really and truly spill into indie and specialty fare. Signs are good with excellent numbers for Focus Features' The Phoenician Scheme…

In its first 24 hours since movie tickets went on sale Tuesday, Sony Pictures' 28 Years Later has become the best horror ticket pre-seller of 2025, outstripping advance tickets at the same point in time for Sinners and Final Destination: Bloodlines.  The sequel also has outpaced the presales for…

Searchlight’s Ready or Not 2: Here I Come has set a theatrical release of April 10, 2026. The news was made official Thursday on social media. The sequel to the 2019 cult horror movie that grossed $57 million has the Radio Silence directing team of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett…

Apple Original Films’ Brad Pitt movie F1 and Blumhouse and Atomic Monster/Universal’s M3GAN 2.0 hit three-week tracking Thursday morning, each with an eye at $30 million-plus in their respective three-day U.S. box office openings June 27-29, the pre-July 4th frame. Some, not all, sources are…

Universal is positioning its Valentine’s Day entry Colleen Hoover’s Reminders of Him, in just the right place, moving the Vanessa Caswill directed movie from Feb. 13, 2026 to Feb. 6. That’s ahead of another female skewing film for the frame, Warner Bros’ Wuthering Heights starring Margot Robbie and…

Word got out today that the No. 1 exhibition circuit, AMC Theatres, will start running more advertising during their pre-shows beginning July 1. Why is this a big deal? Bigger than the taxation of trade routes? Because AMC close to six years ago said it wouldn’t partake in National CineMedia’s…