BURBANK, CA—Emphasizing that losing even just a few comic book fans would be a “fate worse than death,” Disney CEO Bob Iger admitted Monday that he and all his employees spend every waking moment consumed by the fear that you will one day turn on superhero movies. “Working at Disney? It’s hell. Because I know…
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HALLOWEEN KILLING BOX OFFICE
WRITE THRU SATURDAY 7:33 AM after 12:15 AM post: The 11th sequel in a horror franchise, executive produced by the series’ creator John Carpenter, starring the series’ original actress (Jamie Lee Curtis) in a female survivalist tale that speaks to today’s times seems to be a recipe for box office success. Universal/Miramax/Blumhouse’s Halloween are coming in at $33.2M for…
Black Panther’s Four-Day Total: $404 Million Worldwide and a Slew of Shattered Records
The superhero film’s domestic haul was a jaw-dropping $235 million, miles ahead of original tracking numbers. by YOHANA DESTA Early numbers indicated that Black Panther would make between $100 million and $120 million in its opening weekend. As hype and wild pre-sale ticket numbers grew, though, that humble number got nudged higher and higher—all the way to $170 million a…
