Having already helped to push the franchise past the $3 billion mark combined earlier this month, Universal and Illumination Entertainment are celebrating another box office milestone for Despicable Me 3 this weekend, with the animated sequel pushing its worldwide haul beyond the $800 million mark. The third instalment in the main Despicable Me series has […]
Despicable Me becomes highest-grossing animated franchise of all time
With its fourth entry – Despicable Me 3 – edging towards $950 million at the box office, making it the biggest film of the summer, Universal and Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me franchise has now topped Shrek to become the highest-grossing animated franchise of all time. The series, which launched in 2010, has grossed a combined […]
Despicable Me 3 pushes the franchise beyond $3 billion worldwide
Universal and Illumination Entertainment are celebrating another box office success with Despicable Me 3, the latest instalment of the animated franchise. Spurred on by a $66 million opening in China this past weekend, the film had grossed $477 million by close of play on Sunday, helping to push the series beyond the $3 billion mark combined […]
Director Colin Trevorrow exits Star Wars: Episode IX due to creative differences
Disney and Lucasfilm will need to find a new filmmaker to round out its Sequel Trilogy, with the studios announcing that they have parted ways with Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) on Star Wars: Episode IX due to creative differences. “Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually chosen to part ways on Star Wars: Episode IX,” reads […]
Colin Trevorrow on delivering an “emotionally resonant and satisfying” Star Wars: Episode IX
With the release of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi creeping ever-closer, director Colin Trevorrow is currently hard at work on pre-production on the next instalment in the main saga, and during a recent interview with THR the filmmaker has been chatting about the pressure of bringing the curtain down on the Sequel Trilogy […]
Matt Reeves talks The Batman, praises Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy
As director Matt Reeves continues his press tour for War for the Planet of the Apes, the filmmaker is naturally getting a lot of questions regarding the status of his next big film, The Batman. Reeves recently spoke a few days ago about how he aims to make a noir-driven Batman film with a focus on the character’s emotions, and now […]
Dunkirk becomes Christopher Nolan’s most successful UK release
Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic Dunkirk has become the acclaimed filmmaker’s most successful release of all-time at the UK box office, where it has grossed £56.4 million and counting. Dunkirk shot to the top of the box office in July, with the U.K. scoring the biggest Warner Bros. opening of 2017. It went on […]
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk passes $500 million at the worldwide box office
Spurred on by an impressive opening in China earlier this month, Christopher Nolan’s latest film – the World War II epic Dunkirk – has sailed past the $500 million mark at the global box office, having grossed $508.3 million to date around the world. “Christopher Nolan has proven why he is regarded as one of the […]
Dunkirk to get the widest 70mm release in theaters in 25 years
With Dunkirk just a couple weeks away, Warner Bros. has announced that Christopher Nolan’s latest film will be released in 70mm across 120 theaters, the highest number for the format in 25 years. 70mm is used for wide high-resolution film, once being a hallmark of the industry and used for big, cinematic films like Lawrence of Arabia and Ben-Hur. Its […]
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk gets an extended TV spot
With the release of Dunkirk fast approaching, Warner Bros. has unveiled a new extended TV spot for Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic, and you can watch it below… SEE ALSO: Dunkirk will be Christopher Nolan’s shortest film since Following “Dunkirk opens as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces. […]
