Box Office: ‘1917’ Picks Up Impressive $3.2 Million in Previews, Kristen Stewart’s ‘Underwater’ Bombing

Locally-made action comedy “The Grand Grandmaster” emerged on top of the Hong Kong box office during the Lunar New Year holiday. But, hit by the aftermath of political protest and growing precautions against the coronavirus threat, the theatrical business took a steep tumble.

Kristen Stewart’s career has taken off since she starred in the Twilight saga back in 2008. She has made her name starring in big films such as Snow White and the Huntsman, Adventureland and more recently the female-led blockbuster Charlie’s Angels. Now, Stewart is swapping leather boots for a diving suit as she stars in Underwater, directed by William Eubank (The Signal).

The Japanese box office leaped by 17% in 2019 to set a record $2.4 billion score, according to figures announced Tuesday by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, locally known as Eirin. The previous high was the $2.2 billion recorded in 2016.

Measures to limit travel and the closure of most cinemas almost completely eliminated box office takings in China on what should have been the country’s busiest movie-going weekend of the year. The pain is set to continue.

Cinema box office in Australia dipped by 2% in 2019 to an annual total of A$1.23 billion, or $841 million, according to data from the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia. That was the country’s third highest figure in local currency terms, but it also shows the theatrical industry to be rangebound since 2015.

As Clea DuVall'sHappiest Season— the gay rom-com starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis — heads into production in Pittsburgh, the movie has rounded out its supporting cast.Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber and Schitt's Creekcreator and star Dan Levy are joining the TriStar and Entertainment One project, along withGLOWstar Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza.Happiest Seasonfollows a woman (Stewart) whose plan to propose to her girlfriend (Davis) while at her family’s annual holiday party is

Opening on Wednesday (Jan. 15), Korean-made comedy “Secret Zoo” landed on top of the South Korean box office. The Son Jae-gon (“My Scary Girl”) film earned $5.95 million from 813,000 admissions over its opening five days, including $4.3 million earned over the weekend. That was enough for a 38% share of the country’s total weekend box office. Distributed by Acemaker Movieworks, “Secret Zoo” sees the story of a couple who try to save a zoo from being shut down.

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) — Universal’s Dolittle and 1917 found out what Bad Boys will do when they come for you at the box office. Sony’s Bad Boys for Life, the third entry in the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led series, beat expectations and towered over the competition during the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.

“Bad Boys for Life” is showing plenty of power at the North American box office with an impressive  launch of around $66 million at 3,740 venues over the four-day holiday weekend.

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence starrer Bad Boys for Life's box office collection report is here. The movie may become the second-best or the best MLK weekend opening of all-time at the box office. As per Deadline's report, the estimated collection of four-day gross could be around USD 63 million to 67 million. And as per the same reports, the movie has already minted around USD 23 million on its opening day.

Bad Boys for Life made quite an impression at the Thursday box office, earning a January-best $6.4 million in previews.The threequel, reteaming Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, opens 17 years after the last installment in Sony's action comedy franchise. The R-rated pic is tracking to earn $38 million to $50 million over the long Martin Luther King Jr.

Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” and Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” both flopped in China with dismal $261,000 and $212,000 opening weekends, respectively, according to data from Maoyan. 

Universal’s “Dolittle” crushed “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in an unusual opening weekend clash at the South Korean box office.

With 2020 officially underway, Fox is bringing the Kristen Stewart-starring thrillerUnderwater to theaters on Jan. 10, hoping to catch audiences that have already seen Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker or other holiday releases and are looking for something new.Stewart stars as Norah, one of a team of researchers sent to a deep-water facility, cut off from the surface world for long stretches of time.

When Kristen Stewart says she almost died filming Underwater, her new deep-sea horror in theatres today, she isn’t kidding.

Talk about dedication to her craft: Kristen Stewart faced one of her greatest fears to bring us the water-based horror flick Underwater. As it turns out, the Charlie's Angels actress is terrified of water. Unfortunately, that's exactly what her latest project is centered on.

When Warner Bros announced that Robert Pattinson will be playing the new Batman in the Matt Reeves directorial, Twilight fans expressed their interest in seeing her ex-girlfriend Kristen Stewart play the Catwoman. The two stars haven't worked since the culmination of the Twilight series.