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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Save the Dates: Sinners to Stream on Max, The Summer I Turned Pretty Rollout Plan and More
Sinners is coming home. The big-screen blockbuster starring Michael B. Jordan will make its global streaming debut on Max Friday, July 4, the streamer has announced. The movie will then premiere on HBO linear Saturday, July 5 at 8/7c. More from TVLine Every New Scripted Show Confirmed to Premiere in 2025 - Save the Dates! Save the Dates: 4 Faith-Based Lifetime Movies, Roku's Love Letter to Dingers and More The Sandman's Final Season Trailer Features Dream's Return to Hell, Warns 'All Good Stories Come to an End' Written and directed by Black Panther's Ryan Coogler, Sinners stars Jordan in a dual role as twin brothers who return to their Mississippi hometown, where they face off with a swarm of vampires. The cast also includes Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell and Delroy Lindo. Hitting theaters in April, Sinners became a massive hit at the box office, grossing more than $275 million domestically. In other recent scheduling news… * The Summer I Turned Pretty's third and final season, premiering Wednesday, July 16, will open with the first two episodes, followed by weekly drops through Sept. 17. * Danica McKellar and Trevor Donovan will star in the Great American Family original movie Grounded in Love, which will begin streaming exclusively on Great American Pure Flix on Thursday, Aug. 7. It will then premiere on Great American Family Saturday, Sept. 27 at 8 pm. McKellar stars as a flight attendant who takes a road trip to her grandmother's Kentucky farm and reunites with her childhood friend, played by Donovan. Get a first look here: Best of TVLine 'Missing' Shows, Found! Get the Latest on Ahsoka, Monarch, P-Valley, Sugar, Anansi Boys and 25+ Others Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More
Forbes
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Will ‘Superman' Fly High Or Stay Grounded This Summer Movie Season?
With just three weeks until writer-director James Gunn's Superman soars into theaters on July 11th as the first superhero would-be blockbuster of 2025 summer movie season and the official live-action kickoff of the DCU. Superman hit tracking this week, and early estimates were sort of all over the place. But will Superman fly high or stay grounded this summer movie season? David Corenswet stars in "Superman." Source: Warner The early tracking for Superman ranges from $90-125 million, or $125-145 million, depending on who you ask (the studio points to the lowball numbers). So $125 million is either the high end or low end, and $112 million threads the needle. WBD and DC Studios are sticking to the conservative lower-end predictions, while other tracking and press lean toward the higher range, or at least where the overlap exists. That's why you see competing tracking estimates depending on which media you pay attention to, and why some is lower (again, trying to hedge bets and not get expectations so high that a good opening creates an impression of being 'low'). My current numbers suggest it'll probably open around $120-130 million domestic, with a lowest end of about $100 million and a high end swinging way out to $150 million. This is just domestic box office, remember, without international box office figured in. Forbes Superman Returns (Again) - How James Gunn's Reboot Defines DC's Future By Mark Hughes Where it winds up depends on word-of-mouth over the weekend. So watch the Friday night grade it gets at Cinemascore — A or a A+ grade suggests it will land closer to the higher end or exceed it, and A- grade probably means it'll hit closer to the middle, and anything lower means the low end of expectations. Once we have the weekend numbers, then we can look at the audience grades and how much competition there is for the same demographics in the first two weeks, and from that we can tell what the final multiplier will be — The final multiplier is simple, it just means you look at the total opening weekend box office and then multiply it by a number to get the final box office at the end of it run. For example, if a movie opens at $100 million and has a final multiplier of 3x, that means it's total gross at the end of it theatrical run is three times the amount that made on opening weekend, or in this example $300 million. So if Superman opens to $120 million domestically, then a 3x final multiplier would hypothetically mean it finishes its theatrical run with about $360 million domestic. We need to find out what the final multiplier will be, and as I said that depends on audience word-of-mouth and competition. The Cinemascore grade helps a lot here. Generally speaking, the higher the grade the higher the final multiplier. With a B+ grade for example, you might expect a near 2.5x final multiplier. With an A+ grade, you could get anything from a 3.3x to 4x final multiplier. It's obviously not exact, but it gives you a pretty fair idea of the range. My own moderate guess right now is that Superman will open to $120 million domestic, anywhere from $100 million to $150 million overseas, and with an A audience grade. And I'm currently estimating an opening between $220 million worldwide to $270 million worldwide, with the sweet spot being $245 million, give or take a few million. Forbes New 'Superman' Trailer Hopes To Inspire Audiences To Look Up Once More [Updated] By Mark Hughes If those numbers hold up, including the A grade I'm predicting, then the final multiplier would be anywhere from a low-end 3x to high-end 3.7x is my guess. And that translates to about $660 million to $999 million in total global box office by the end of Superman's theatrical run (I don't expect that high-end number, honestly). The mid range is roughly $830 million. Then we need to consider the competition, and that's where a big secondary question is gonna hold a lot of sway. Jurassic World: Rebirth open a week earlier, and it's probably going to be the biggest film this summer if it's even halfway good. This film should wind up in 2025's final top tier of earners, with Avatar: Fire and Ash undoubtably taking the crown while the rest fight it out for the remaining top spots on year-end charts. Smurfs opens a week later, and while I don't think this one is going to be a runaway animated blockbuster hit to the tune of Disney and Pixar releases, it'll still be successful. I expect $400 million-$500 million, but I haven't done all of my math on this one yet. Then comes Fantastic Four: First Steps two weeks after Superman opens, as probably the biggest relevant challenger. It's going to be a big film, regardless of which of these superhero movies winds up with the biggest numbers for the year. There's a wide range on this MCU franchise-starter, anywhere from $750 million range if it has a softer play, to possibly making a run at $1 billion if it delivers the Marvel goods and plays more like the studio's typical big summer releases. Superman shares some key target demographics with each of those above films, the most important being superhero movie fans and families. Which means week by week, there will be varying forms of competition for some of Superman's key demos. The Jurassic Park sequel will cut into some of the general mainstream audience, particularly those looking for popcorn spectacle, and lots of action fans. Smurfs will, of course cut into the younger audiences and family audiences, but it remains to be seen just how much this will wind up mattering across July (where Superman will make the vast majority of it box). Fantastic Four is the movie that most targets the same audience demographics as Superman . Coming in two weeks later, it has the potential to eat more into Superman's weekly holds. But as we have seen in the past, audiences are also more than willing to reward multiple big movies that are in theaters at the same time, if they're good. In fact, if they're good enough, often times movies like this will make audienced so happy that they go out to see the other films as well, actually boosting one another's box office instead of suppressing it. But that's a magical situation we can't really count on or gauge with our numbers, so it's just something to keep in mind as an unexpected hypothetical. Forbes Box Office Predictions Summer 2025: 'Superman,' 'Jurassic Park' And More By Mark Hughes I don't expect any magical outlier scenarios here. It appears inevitable that some audience will drop off from Superman once there's another superhero film on the market. The question is how much all of these films (opening a week before Superman , a week after, and two weeks after) suppress Superman's potential box office. If as I suspect Jurassic Park is the biggest film of the summer, the second-biggest of summer should wind up being one of these superhero movies. I'm inclined to give Marvel the edge, because history suggests they have it. But we are in very different times, so it's hard to say for sure. As much enthusiasm as there is for Superman , it's undeniable that audiences mostly turned against DC's brand for a while, so we'll find out if viewers are ready to give DC another shot, or if people instead take a wait-and-see approach. A wait-and-see approach could potentially be a problem for Superman , because anything longer than about 10 days of waiting and it becomes increasingly more likely those audiences will decide to see the Marvel movie in theaters and catch DC on streaming. I'm not saying this will be a big portion of audience, I just think it's relevant enough that I'm inclined not to expect Superman to finish at the highest end of potential, unless we see opening weekend and second weekend numbers pointing in that direction. That's not saying it won't do well, since I do think it will be a huge hit in one of the years biggest blockbusters. Taking all of this together now, I think we are looking at maybe 15-20% suppression rate of demographic attendance across Superman's second, third, and fourth weekends. So I am currently guessing it will finish somewhere between about $600 million and $800 million worldwide. But this is still early, so as we enter July the data will get better and we'll have enough pre-sales and awareness data to make much better predictions. The two big unknown factors on which it will all hinge are, as I said, Fantastic Four's performance, and the 'Krypto factor.' That awesome dog could wind up being so popular and pull in many people who otherwise wouldn't have shown up, and could be a breakout star with kids in the audience. That's the sort of thing that we can't gauge yet, but if it happens, then it introduces a much better chance of a rising tide lifting all boats toward higher end of potential. If anyone can deliver that, it's James Gunn. His track record (box office and qualitatively) speaks for itself, and I think everything we've seen from this movie so far looks like everything Superman needed in order to have a chance at reaching his full box office potential. If the movie delivers on the promise of the trailers and is as good as early scenes look, then it's bound to succeed — because if it doesn't, then frankly I don't even know what you could possibly do with this character that audiences would show up for anymore. As long as Superman does at least $700 million, DC Studios and Warner Brothers are going to be happy. Anything north of that, and they're gonna be ecstatic. Forbes Counting Down And Ranking All 11 Superman Movies From Best To Worst By Mark Hughes Anything less than $700 million, though, and it starts to look even more similar to what happened last time than it already does. I don't expect this type of outcome at all, but if it happens, then I would guess it's because Jurassic Park is so immensely popular it keeps eating the box office, plus Fantastic Four shows up and picks up where Jurassic Park left off by owning too much of the box office as well. Meanwhile, Smurfs overperforming even a little bit and generating a moderate equivalent of 'Minions fever' among younger kids would make it into a long haul competitor as well. If all of this happened, and if audience disinterest in DC movies continued to linger too much, and if Superman itself was actually not as good as the trailers look, and if as a result the film is front loaded with fans and interested parties getting those advance tickets (thus causing a big drop off week to week after a huge debut, akin to Batman v Superman having a record-setting worldwide opening weekend but then falling off the cliff at the box office each subsequent weekend, then I think Superman would in this scenario wind up at the lower end of potential. In this obviously HIGHLY unlikely series of negative events piling up, Superman would probably wind up finishing somewhere in the $500+ million range. That's not good, to be sure, but the reason even this train wreck scenario still gets it to a non-trainwreck number (again, the last nine DCEU releases in a row across five years each failed to reach $400 million except the Aquaman sequel that limped across that threshold) is because those advance ticket numbers, it's online footprint, and the related overindexing demographic data all suggest enough interest to put the right number of the right butts in seats. But technically, if everything went bad enough, and the movie absolutely sucked, and if some huge economic disaster took place nationwide, then it could certainly flop to the tune of something like $350 million-$400 million. It happens sometimes, more so recently, as we've seen. Hopefully, though, it's clear how unlikely all of that is. If we walk backwards from here, then it starts to become more clear that the context and theatrical marketplace is all primed for the arrival of Superman . Putting up $700 million, after the past nine years of DCEU films struggling to reach $400 million, would signal a reversal of fortunes for WBD's plans for a larger shared universe of their most valuable stable of characters. Forbes 'Superman' Soars In His Best Film With 4K 40-Year Anniversary Release By Mark Hughes While I do think it would've perhaps been a bit wiser to wait an additional year to put even more distance between Superman and the previous DCU, it's also impossible to predict what the future holds in store – another pandemic? worse economic pain? a war? social and political unrest? Any of those, or all of them combined as the unfortunate situation may be, could lurk around the corner. Audience tastes also change, and technology moves forward in ways that could disrupt everything even more (AI is increasingly adopted into filmmaking, more than most of the public and even folks working in Hollywood seem to grasp yet, and it will only increase in the coming months and year). So my own sense that it would've been best to let the DCEU memories fade more, I also expected The Batman: Part II to release this year or next, and without that there's more reason for DC to want and need Superman sooner instead of later. Fans should rest easy that all signs, even from a conservative reading, point to this movie doing well enough to be successful, even if that success is only moderate compared to expectations and hopes. A bad scenario, while possible, would more likely look like about $500 million worldwide gross and involve enough external factors to call it a mulligan, especially if reviews and audience scores are good, and if The Batman sequel and other DC projects are shaping up well. Of course, as the days and weeks progress, I will continue fine-tuning my estimates and have more solid final numbers before opening weekend arives. More likely is that Superman is catching the mainstream global public's attention in a way he hasn't for a long time (although the fantastic Superman & Lois series was sort of proof of concept that a more earnest and relationship-driven approach was a winning formula). While I do currently expect Marvel to win the superhero match up this summer, I don't think it's at all a sure thing and I think with Krypto's help Superman definitely has a fair chance to score an upset victory.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Minecraft Movie' hits streaming this week: How to watch and everything you need to know
Ready to experience the viral chicken jockey moment from the comfort of your own home? A Minecraft Movie dominated the box office — and headlines — this past spring, raking in nearly $1 billion worldwide and causing reports of chaos inside theaters across the country. Starting Friday, you can experience the film in all its block-y glory on streaming. The video game-inspired blockbuster starring Jack Black and Jason Mamoa starts streaming on HBO's Max (still soon to be renamed HBO Max, again) this Friday, June 20. In addition to the standard version of the film, Max is also releasing a version featuring American Sign Language interpretation. Here's what else you need to know about how to watch A Minecraft Movie at home. A Minecraft Movie hits streaming this Friday, June 20. You'll be able to watch two versions of the box office hit, the standard A Minecraft Movie and a version with American Sign Language (ASL) interpretations by Deaf ASL Interpreter Sophia Morales. A Minecraft Movie stars Jack Black, Jason Momoa Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Hansen. Jennifer Coolidge is also featured. A Minecraft Movie has generated over $951.51 million worldwide since it debuted in theaters, making it this year's biggest box office earner of the Western world so far (per Box Office Mojo). While there's been no official announcement, comments in a Deadline interview with Warner Bros. co-chairmen and CEOs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy all but confirmed that there are plans in the works for A Minecraft Movie sequel. When asked about possible sequels to both A Minecraft Movie and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), De Luca said that they expect cinematic follow-ups to both, further explaining, "The ink might not be dry on the deals yet, but imminently."
Malay Mail
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
‘Ejen Ali The Movie 2: Misi Satria' vs ‘Keluang Man' – which will prevail?
JUNE 14 — While we're now knee deep into the Hollywood summer movie season, with plenty of heavyweight Hollywood titles duking it out in Malaysian cinemas right now like the newly-opened Ballerina, How To Train Your Dragon and Karate Kid: Legends, who'd have thought that we'd get to witness the Malaysian version of blockbuster battles as well in the last few weeks when both Ejen Ali The Movie 2: Misi Satria and Keluang Man opened within a week of each other to compete for the hearts and wallets of fellow Malaysians? Box-office wise, I think it's pretty clear that Ejen Ali 2 is the winner here, banking RM50.7 million after 18 days, and with nothing yet officially announced in terms of box-office for Keluang Man after almost two weeks, it's probably not making as much, otherwise the numbers would've been officially announced ASAP to drum up more interest for people to go and see it in cinemas. Still, numbers aren't everything when it comes to movies. Quality, approachability and enjoyment are also very important factors in determining both the critical and commercial success of a mainstream film, so let's dive in and see who's the winner in this regard as well, shall we? Ejen Ali The Movie 2: Misi Satria If I had kids, I'd probably have watched every single season of Ejen Ali (there are three of them so far, if I'm not mistaken), and would have been in possession of an even deeper understanding of the lore and characters involved in this hugely successful animated franchise from local studio WAU Animation. I walked into the first Ejen Ali The Movie without having watched a single episode of the series and was still mightily impressed and cried buckets (like I sometimes do watching Pixar movies) a few years back. So, when Ejen Ali The Movie 2: Misi Satria was finally announced, of course I was more than excited to check it out and see if the new movie would be as impressive as the first one. Chronologically taking place after the events of the first movie and Season 3 of the series (which I haven't watched), this movie finds Ali no longer wielding the IRIS suit, which is now being used by Alicia (a new development courtesy of Season 3 of the series) and is now becoming the pilot of SATRIA, a new experimental armoured suit that uses AI to enhance both physical and mental capabilities. The villain this time around is a hacker named Neonimus, who at first appears to be the main threat to Cyberaya but will later be revealed to be a mere pawn in what is a larger plot being planned by unknown forces. The film's B story involves former agent Rizwan, who independently tries to track down and uncover who the puppet master is behind these nefarious schemes. Packed to the brim with some visually impressive action sequences, my experience of watching Ejen Ali The Movie 2: Misi Satria is akin to what I felt whilst watching Ne Zha 2, kinetic and visually exciting experiences that somehow lacked that bit of heart that made the first movie such a magical experience in the first place. The kids will love this one, but the adults would probably have wished for a stronger emotional core to keep them interested, like the best of Pixar does and has done for us many times before. YouTube screenshot of a scene from the trailer of 'Keluang Man' Keluang Man As a 90s kid, local cartoon series like Keluang Man and Usop Sontorian were staples of my TV diet back then. I won't call myself a hardcore fan or anything like that, but if I happen to be in front of the TV when these shows come on, you can bet that I'd sit down and watch them from beginning to end. There was something very Malaysian about both series' sensitivities and sense of humour. Of course that being a very long time ago, I'll also have to admit that I remember very, very little about the details in both series. Naturally, when a 'live' action Keluang Man movie was announced, the 90s kid in me couldn't help but get quite excited to see how that would turn out. And when the minds behind this new adaptation turned out to be quite a few of the same people behind the hit series Project High Council and some of the Polis Evo movies, I was even more excited. Starring Nas-T as Borhan, a patient at a mental hospital in Tampoi who also moonlights as the masked crime fighter Keluang Man, director Anwari Ashraf has crafted a superhero origin story that's part action movie, part irreverent comedy, and full of 90s pop culture references and needle drop moments that any 90s kid would be delighted to watch. However, that delightful advantage is also potentially a double-edged sword as people who are not 90s kids will very probably not be able to catch all these little jokes and references, and be baffled as to why these uncles and aunties are laughing so hard at this joke that they do not understand at all. As a 90s kid, yes, I had a grand old time watching this movie, so kudos to Anwari and the whole team for coming up with such a lovable update of a much-cherished time capsule, but with most of the 90s kids already being dragged by their kids (and maybe even grandkids) to watch Ejen Ali The Movie 2: Misi Satria in the cinema, I do fear for the box-office prospects of Keluang Man.
Mint
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Housefull 5 Box Office collection Day 8: Akshay Kumar movie struggles to keep up; mints THIS amount on Friday
Housefull 5 Box Office collection Day 8: Akshay Kumar's latest comedy movie capitalised on a strong start, but is now on a steady decline, shows the latest Box Office collection. The Akshay Kumar starrer movie's India net collection now stands at ₹ 130.24 crore, as per data collated by industry tracker Sacnilk. However, a glimpse at the day-to-day collection presents a declining trend. On the second Friday (Day 8), as of 7:09 pm, Housefull 5 clocked a little less than ₹ 3 crore – ₹ 2.99 crore. The figures are over fifty percent low as compared to the comedy movie's earnings on Thursday, and the previous week's earnings when the film reported double-digit earnings at the Box Office. Housefull 5 had started with a bang on Friday (Day 1), minting ₹ 24 crore, and eventually saw an uptick to ₹ 31 crore and ₹ 32.5 crore in the next two days. The upward trajectory, however, did not last long, as after stepping into the week, Housefull 5 started witnessing a decline in the Box Office collection, with the figures totalling to single digit earnings. Day 5 [1st Tuesday] - ₹ 11.25 Cr Day 6 [1st Wednesday] - ₹ 8.5 Cr Day 7 [1st Thursday] - ₹ 7 Cr Day 8 [1st Friday] - ₹ 2.99 Cr (early estimates) The decline in the Box Office earnings also reflected in the movie's occupancy rate on Friday. Ironically, despite being titled Housefull, the film played to half-empty halls. On Friday, June 13, Housefull 5 had an overall 9.12 per cent Hindi occupancy, with morning shows filled up to 5.51 per cent, and theatres occupied up to 12.73 per cent in the afternoon. Housefull 5 stars Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonam Bajwa, Nargis Fakhri, and Soundarya Sharma in lead roles. Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Chunky Panday, Johnny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Dino Morea, Ranjit, Nikitin Dheer, Chitrangda Singh and Fardeen Khan are the other cast members
