With Stranger Things set to return to Netflix for its second season this October, executive producer and director Shawn Levy has been chatting to Collider about the acclaimed supernatural drama series, revealing that creators The Duffer Brothers have had so many ideas for the story that some material is being held back for season three.“As […]
Logan opens to $237.8 million worldwide
Well, it looks like the tracking was wide of the mark again…Having been pegged for a $170 million global bow, Hugh Jackman’s X-Men swansong Logan has exceeded expectations, with the third Wolverine solo movie debuting to $237.8 million worldwide.The film, which reunites Jackman with James Mangold, director of 2013’s The Wolverine, grossed $85.3 million domestically, […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi disappointing at China box office
It seems the force isn’t very strong in the Middle Kingdom, as Star Wars: The Last Jedi looks set to struggle at the Chinese box office with an opening weekend of around just $5 million.THR is reporting that Episode VIII grossed $560,000 in midnight takings on Thursday night, and will likely finish the weekend in […]
Deadpool appearance could tempt Patrick Stewart back as Professor X
After initially stating that he was open to further appearances as Professor Charles Xavier following his latest in Logan, Patrick Stewart subsequently changed his mind and said that, as with Hugh Jackman, the new Wolverine movie would mark his final outing in the X-Men franchise.Well, it seems that – unlike Hugh Jackman – the lure […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi crosses $1 billion worldwide
The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm are celebrating the end of 2017 with the news that Star Wars: The Last Jedi has crossed $1 billion worldwide in its third weekend of release.The Rian Johnson-directed blockbuster has grossed $517.1 million domestically, making it North America’s eighth-biggest film of all time behind last year’s Rogue One: A […]
Disney’s three Star Wars movies have passed the studio’s Lucasfilm purchase price at the worldwide box office
In 2012, The Walt Disney Company paid $4.06 billion to acquire Lucasfilm from George Lucas, and it looks like that has proven to be a very shrewd investment, with the studio’s first three Star Wars movies – Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Last Jedi – […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi climbs to $1.2 billion worldwide
Despite a rather disappointing opening of just $28.7 million in China, Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi has now pushed its global haul to $1.205 billion.The Rian Johnson-directed sequel slipped to third in the domestic box office chart this weekend behind Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Insidious: The Last Key, but still […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi tracking $425 million global opening
We’re now just hours away from the arrival of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which opens here in the UK at midnight tonight, and as you’d expect, box office tracking is predicting a rather impressive opening weekend for the latest chapter in the Star Wars saga.According to THR, The Last Jedi is looking at a […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi character posters and locations featurette
Lucasfilm has unveiled five new international character posters for Star Wars: The Last Jedi featuring Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), Finn (John Boyega), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and BB-8, along with a ‘Worlds of The Last Jedi’ featurette which explores the real-world locations and practical sets of the movie; check them out […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi passes $1.3 billion worldwide
It was already the highest-grossing release of 2017, and now Star Wars: The Last Jedi has reached another box office milestone, with the divisive Episode VIII pushing its global haul beyond the $1.3 billion mark.The Rian Johnson-directed film has grossed $610.8 million domestically, in addition to a further $701.1 million from international markets, for a […]
