“War for the Planet of the Apes” won this weekend’s battle of the box office in North America, riding on strong reviews and ever more natural-looking apes to take $56.3 million. The Fox/Chemin Entertainment production managed to outdraw “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” which fell by more than half from its opening three-day weekend to pull in $44.2 … Read more
New release “War for the Planet of the Apes” won this weekend’s war for box office supremacy in North America, riding on strong reviews and ever more natural-looking apes to take in an estimated $56.5 million. The Fox/Chemin Entertainment production managed to outdraw “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” which fell by more than half from its opening three-day … Read more
“Spider-Man: Homecoming,” Sony’s newest addition to the growing library of summertime superhero yarns, spun up an impressive opening in North American theaters this weekend, with ticket sales for the three-day weekend estimated at $117 million. That would give the film the third-largest opening so far this year, behind “Beauty and the Beast” and “Guardians of … Read more
“Despicable Me 3,” the latest installment of the animated crime caper series, smashed the North American box office through the US holiday weekend, taking in nearly $100 million, industry figures showed Wednesday. The latest installment of the franchise that opened in theatres last Friday hauled in $99 million through the five-day weekend, according to industry … Read more
“Despicable Me 3,” the latest installment of the animated crime caper series, debuted at the top of the North American box office, estimates showed Sunday, but fell short of industry expectations in weekend ticket sales. Steve Carell stars as the voice of “despicable” bad guy-turned-protagonist Gru — and his twin brother Dru — in the … Read more
Filmmaker Edgar Wright revealed Monday the death-defying extremes he went to for heist thriller “Baby Driver” — strapping himself to the outside of a speeding car to get the right shots. The British writer-director said he would normally direct his bank robbers from the safe distance of a “command van” but found he had to … Read more