As The Box Office Battles Back, Is No. 1 Circuit AMC About To Buckle? Don’t Bet Against Adam Aron … At Least Not Yet – CinemaCon

1 circuitAMCEntertainment, which is saddled with about $4.8 billion in debt, is bound for bankruptcy. But no major exhibitors are expected to fold at least just yet. From what we hear, there arent any exhibitors behind in rental payments to major studios. AMC CEO Adam AronGetty/Courtesy Again, this not Covid, which pushed Regal parent Cineworld into bankruptcy in the fall of 2022. It re-emerged last year a private company, having shed most of its debt and a number of theaters....

April 7, 2024 · 3 min · 582 words · Andrew Rodriguez

James Norton On Being The “Small Hero” In Psychological Thriller ‘Playing Nice’, Growing His Indie Label Rabbit Track, And Moving Behind The Camera: “That’s Definitely In The Plan”

Hes a kind of small hero, Norton told Deadline. Unlike most of the characters Ive played, hes very likable, very amenable and recognizable. It will bow on ITV in the UK and play on Canal+ in France. James Norton In Studiocanal and Rabbit Track Series Playing NiceStudioCanal Studiocanal is handling international sales and will launch the series internationally this week in Cannes atMIPTV. The drama is heightened when hidden motives begin to reveal themselves....

April 7, 2024 · 1 min · 166 words · Maria Brown

Lewis Hamilton Regrets Turning Down Tom Cruise For ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Role

Lewis Hamiltonis producing aFormula 1movie withJoseph Kosinskistarring Brad Pitt. I will even be a janitor, Hamilton recalled in aGQinterview talking about his conversation with Cruise. Just let me be in it. Lewis Hamilton; Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’Qian Jun / MB Media / Getty Images / Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection And I dont want to be the one that lets this movie down. And then secondly, I just really didnt have the time to dedicate to it....

April 7, 2024 · 1 min · 138 words · Thomas Jones

Michael Cieply: From Campaign Flicks To ‘Civil War,’ The Political Genre Has Followed Us Down

Im not overly fond of politics. Given a choice, Id rather talk food, or faraway places. But I do have a weakness for political films or, more precisely, films about political campaigns. A24’s ‘Civil War’A24 As a genre, they tend toward satire, if not broad comedy. Its painfully funny stuff. Watch on Deadline Should we show it at the White House, Barack Obama asked. Absolutely not, Clooney told him. The picture was too real to be of any help to a real politician....

April 7, 2024 · 1 min · 192 words · Christopher Sims

Nice Expansion For ‘Wicked Little Letters’ As Profanity-Laced British Period Comedy Lands In Top Ten – Specialty Box Office

The Thea Sharrock-directed film starringOlivia Colman(also a producer) and Jessie Buckley, no. 8 at the domestic weekend box office, has a $1.6+ million cume. The number is on the high end of SPCs expectations, and the Sunday estimate may be conservative. Wicked Little LettersStudiocanal Its playing especially well in major cities and college towns but also popping in smaller markets like Seattle. Word of mouths is terrific, SPC says. An 89% Rotten Tomato audience score....

April 7, 2024 · 1 min · 189 words · Jason Henry

Rachel McAdams Says She “Can’t Wait To See” ‘The Notebook’ Musical After She Wraps ‘Mary Jane’ Broadway Debut

Rachel McAdamsis making her Broadway debut withMary JanewhileThe Notebookmusical continues to perform to sold-out audiences. [Its] crazy, just crazy, McAdams said onThe Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal. And shes going to be singing and dancing!' Rachel McAdams; Ryan Gosling and McAdams in ‘The Notebook’Arturo Holmes / Getty Images / New Line / Courtesy Everett Collection McAdams said her friends mom said. He was like, Um, I dont know if you are…...

April 7, 2024 · 1 min · 136 words · Miss Megan Gilbert

‘Blue’s Clues’ Star Steve Burns Watched ‘Quiet On Set’ Docuseries “With Horror & Heartbreak”

In a recent interview, Burns shared his thoughts on the ID docuseries. I dont have any particular insight into any of that, the former Nick Jr. star toldToday. Im coming to it much the same as anyone else, with horror and heartbreak. ‘Blue’s Clues’ alum Steve Burns talks ‘Quiet on Set’ docu-seriesNickelodeon Network / Courtesy: Everett Collection / ID Its just terrible to watch it unfold. I dont know what else to say, other than that its heartbreaking....

April 7, 2024 · 1 min · 119 words · Evan Cohen

‘Godzilla x Kong’ Jumps To $31M+; ‘Monkey Man’ Sees $10M+ & ‘The First Omen’ Still Jinxed With $8M+ – Sunday Box Office

The twosome are beating their chests to ten-day$135Mtotal. Typically the audiences for Bollywood movies come out in the first weekend and then fall apart in weekend 2. It will be interesting to see ifMonkey Manhas any legs off its B+ CinemaScore. (L-R) ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ ‘Monkey Man’ and ‘The First Omen’Everett Keep in mind the predecessor was boosted by its play over the Thanskgiving weekend. The firstGodzillain 2014 had a 67% second frame drop, so anything lighter is great....

April 7, 2024 · 2 min · 399 words · Courtney Shaw

‘Godzilla X Kong’ Rises To $361M WW, ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Tops $400M & ‘Dune: Part Two’ Passes $660M; ‘Boy And The Heron’ Soars In China – International Box Office

This is about as expected. The global bow is$17.5M. Latin America leans in on horror and the prequel performed best inMexicowhere it opened No. From left: ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 4,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘The Boy and the Heron’Warner Bros, Universal, Studio Ghibli 3 with $1.6M. The global bow is$12.7M. International markets will continue to be added over the next few weeks including France and Korea....

April 7, 2024 · 2 min · 341 words · Joshua Farmer

‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open Riffs On How Women’s March Madness Has Been A Lot More Exciting Than The Men’s Tournament

Caitlin Clark is going as for State Farm, Subway, XFinity and Nike. Im only doing ads for three of those companies. People think Im just mean because I have resting QAnon face. I make then run 10 miles breathing in Louisiana swamp gas. Mulkey answered, Oh. Northern, Southern State. Shes clearly not watching it either, Johnson said. That was one of a number of references to the relative lack of stars on the mens side....

April 7, 2024 · 1 min · 170 words · Austin Schwartz

Adrian Schiller Dies: Star Of Netflix Drama ‘The Last Kingdom’ Was 60

Adrian Schiller, who played Aethelhelm in the Netflix historical seriesThe Last Kingdom, died Wedneday at 60-years-old. No details on location or cause has been revealed. In a statement, agent Amanda Evans confirmed his death. Adrian SchillerMike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage She termed his death sudden and unexpected. Evans added that Adrian enjoyed a varied and successful career across all media. Our deepest condolences go to his family, who ask for privacy at this most difficult of times....

April 6, 2024 · 1 min · 131 words · Leslie Benton

Nicholas Galitzine Suffered For His Art While Filming ‘Mary & George’

Nicholas Galitzinehad a tough time filmingMary & George. Galitzine ended up breaking his ankle in the dance and fighting scenes on the first day of the shoot. There were these heeled shoes that you see characters wearing a lot, he explained. Nicholas GalitzineCourtesy of Bartek Szmigulski These stately homes have very slippery floors. He wore riding boots so the splint on his ankle was covered. The same day he broke his ankle, another injury occurred....

April 6, 2024 · 1 min · 147 words · Lisa Nichols

Nicola Coughlan Says Her ‘Bridgerton’ Contract Specifies A PG-Version Of The Show For Her Parents

Pssst, Mr. and Mrs. Coughlan. DO NOT turn on the television. Its literally written into my contract, she said. (L to R) Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in ‘Bridgerton’Liam Daniel/Netflix People think Im like saying it as a joke. I just dont want to. I grew up Irish Catholic. Thats just not how we vibe. When she first sawBridgerton, she didnt know it was gonna be so saucy, Coughlan recalled....

April 6, 2024 · 1 min · 158 words · Daniel Moore