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Weekend Box Office Update: Actual Numbers for “Onward” and “The Way Back” Were Lower Than Reported
I hate to say it, but I knew it.
Yesterday's guesstimates for weekend numbers on "Onward" and "The Way Back" were inflated to make things...
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UPDATE: “Onward” and Downward as Disney-Pixar’s Latest Release Has Box Office Collapse Despite Good Reviews
SUNDAY AM UPDATE: Disney says "Onward" made exactly $40 million. At least that's the number for now. They had to avoid that $39 million!Â
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UPDATED Ben Affleck Has Lowest Opening in 20 Years with “The Way Back” Even After Baring Soul in Dozens of Interviews
SUNDAY MORNING UPDATE: Somehow, not quite sure how, "The Way Back" made its way to $8.5 million. That's 1 million more than its multiple....
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South by Southwest Festival Cancelled After City of Austin Shuts It Down Over Virus Panic: Are Tribeca, Cannes Next?
The South by Southwest Music and Film Festival has been shut down. The festival tweeted a short time ago that the City of Austin...
Books
Woody Allen’s Publisher, Hachette, Forced to Drop Filmmaker’s Autobiography Despite Strong Advance Sales
Woody Allen's publisher, Hachette, turned out to be cowards. They've dropped his autobiography, "Apropos of Nothing," after protests from within the company and pressure...
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Exclusive: Oscar Winner Eddie Redmayne On Board for Disney’s “Jacob Marley” Scrooge Movie Directed by Bill Condon
Christmas 2021 can't come fast enough with this news.
I'm told that Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne has signed up to play the title character in...
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Could COVID-19 Cancel Cannes? Will Movie Companies Impose Travel Restrictions? Is this the Real China Syndrome?
All of a sudden things are getting way too real.
Dozens of companies are imposing travel restrictions on their employees. For example, as South by...
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Streamers are Squeamish: Netflix, Apple, and Amazon All Cancel South by Southwest on Virus Fears and Panic
Streaming services are more scared than studios of the coronavirus.
Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are all out of South by Southwest. They've cancelled their screenings...