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Breaking Baz: Renée Zellweger, As Irresistible Rom-Com Heroine Bridget Jones, Is Getting A Statue In Central London

Topnewsplus1 month ago09 mins

EXCLUSIVE: Bridget Jones, Helen Fielding’s beloved madcap heroine immortalized in four celebrated romantic comedies by Oscar winner Renée Zellweger, will be monumentalized with a statue in London’s Leicester Square, as Working Title co-chairman Eric Fellner tells Deadline that a fifth Bridget Jones movie would be “a wonderful idea.” “Unbelievably and a first for Working Title, we’re getting a…

Breaking Baz: Jon M. Chu On How The Breathtaking ‘Wicked: For Good’ Took Flight With New Songs For Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande, Plus A Secret Guest Star As Cowardly Lion

Topnewsplus2 months ago040 mins

EXCLUSIVE: Jon M. Chu says he “tweaked and tweaked” Wicked: For Good, the second part of his breathtaking movie musical about Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West who fled Oz, and Glinda the Good who remained. Getting the film to gleam involved bringing back stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande to film new lines for the…

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Evolves July 4th To Post Covid M+ Record; 5-Day Opening Now Roaring To 1M+

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Evolves July 4th To Post Covid $26M+ Record; 5-Day Opening Now Roaring To $141M+

Topnewsplus5 months ago09 mins

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Barbeques, swimming pools and fireworks couldn’t keep these dinosaurs away as Universal & Amblin‘s Jurassic World Rebirth stomped to a July 4th Friday of $26.3M, +4% from Thursday. Yesterday was also the movie’s second-highest grossing day after its $30.5M opening (which I hear had showtimes that began at 12:01 AM). The 5-day…

‘M3GAN’ 2.Oh No: Why Blumhouse & Atomic Monster Sequel Sputtered & Crashed At The Box Office

Topnewsplus5 months ago014 mins

After becoming a surprise hit at the 2023 winter box office, fueled by a flaming hot TikTok dance meme, to the tune of $180 million worldwide off a $12M budget, there was no question that Blumhouse and Atomic Monster had to make a sequel to M3GAN. The psycho-doll movie was back, and this time she…

‘F1’ Gears Up With 0M Opening Weekend Around The World, Brad Pitt & Apple Original Films Records; ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Asleep At M+ – Saturday Box Office

‘F1’ Gears Up With $140M Opening Weekend Around The World, Brad Pitt & Apple Original Films Records; ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Asleep At $10M+ – Saturday Box Office

Topnewsplus5 months ago020 mins

SATURDAY AM: No need to change tires here, because Apple Original Films‘ F1 via Warner Bros is still zooming around the track with a massive $140M global opening we hear, not only the best ever for the streamer that embraced theatrical, but also a record start for a Brad Pitt movie ahead of World War…

Disney Leads U.S. Box Office With .1B Year To Date, But Warner Bros Is Billion-Bound Too

Disney Leads U.S. Box Office With $1.1B Year To Date, But Warner Bros Is Billion-Bound Too

Topnewsplus6 months ago09 mins

As we near the half year point of 2025 for the domestic box office, which is currently running at $3.7 billion (+23% over 2024) for Jan. 1-June 15 frame, Disney Studios is leading all majors with $1.1 billion. That’s not a surprise with a string of mass-appealing movies, i.e. Lilo & Stitch ($371.7M) and Marvel…