Box Office: ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ Starts Slow Overseas as ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Crosses $700 Million Globally

Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk meet on Saturday night in a repeat of their heavyweight world title clash from September 2021.

local listings.While “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” will not be streaming upon its initial release, it will eventually be streaming on Crunchyroll.The latest installation of the “Dragon Ball” institution sees the return of Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that Goku previously destroyed. Since its destruction, the army has been reformed with new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 and is back for vengeance against Goku and his family.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorViva Kids has acquired North American distribution rights to the Sky Original animated adventure “The Amazing Maurice,” set to be released stateside and only in theaters on Jan. 13, 2023.

Two wide studio releases will hopefully prevent this summer from reaching another low at the box office after last weekend’s $67.3M. If there’s one movie that’s going to pull ahead, sources are betting on Crunchyroll’s Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. That distributor has proven in a short amount of time that they can draw a great deal of anime fans in a Friday through Sunday span. The Tetsuro Kodama directed animation movie is looking at anywhere from $12M-$15M, ahead of Universal’s genre lion-stalking film, Beast, starring Idris Elba; that pic hoping for at least double digits.

Fugitive Nicholas Rossi has been accused of forcing a woman into a bedroom and sexually assaulting her, according to a new charge filed in America. The Sunday Mail has obtained US court files which outline details of the third allegation against the convicted sex offender which will form part of his extradition case from Scotland.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterJordan Peele’s latest nightmare, “Nope,” has crossed $100 million at the domestic box office, marking the director’s third feature film (out of three) to achieve that benchmark.After three weeks on the big screen, the film’s North American tally stands at $100.32 million.“Nope” — starring Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as siblings who discover something spooky hovering around their family’s ranch — is one of the few original movies to cross the $100 million mark in pandemic times. When it comes to movies that aren’t based on existing brands or franchises, only director Baz Luhrmann’s musical biopic “Elvis” ($137 million) and the Sandra Bullock-led romantic comedy “The Lost City” ($105 million) have surpassed the coveted threshold in 2022.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterHook, line and sinker. “Top Gun: Maverick” has toppled “Titanic” as the seventh-biggest film ever at the domestic box office, earning $662 million in ticket sales.For Paramount, “Top Gun: Maverick” has also overtaken “Titanic” as the studio’s biggest film in its 110-year history.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterGigi Saul Guerrero is set to direct “Jenni,” a movie about the life of Mexican American singer Jenni Rivera.The biopic, which is authorized by the late artist’s estate, will be produced by Los Angeles-based multimedia company Mucho Mas Media and De Line Pictures.Developed by Guerrero and screenwriter Shane McKenzie, the movie follows Rivera’s rise as a Spanish singer who successfully crossed over to U.S. and global audiences, as well as her work as a women’s rights activist.

Naman Ramachandran The ongoing school holidays saw two family-friendly animated titles lead the U.K. and Ireland box office.Warner Bros.’ “DC League Of Super-Pets” debuted atop the box office with £2.6 million ($3.2 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.

Warner Bros’ DC League Of Super-Pets started wagging its tail overseas this weekend, barking up an estimated $18.4M in 63 markets That’s in line with expectations and places it 37% ahead of family comp The Bad Guys in like-for-likes. The global debut was $41.4M.

Great British Bake Off star Val Stones seems a little baffled to hear from fans that her voice features in new animated film DC League of Super-Pets. Val starred in the 2016 series when Mary Berry was still judging alongside Paul Hollywood, but was sadly the fifth contestant to be booted out after a disastrous pastry week. At the time, Val amused viewers by listening to her cakes and performing aerobics while baking.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“DC League of Super-Pets,” an animated adventure about the four-legged friends of superheroes, opened in first place at the domestic box office with $23 million from 4,313 theaters.Though the Warner Bros. movie sold enough tickets to dethrone Jordan Peele’s “Nope” on North American charts, it’s a mediocre start given the film’s $90 million price tag.

according to The Hollywood Reporter.“Nope,” the Jordan Peele sci-fi horror film came in second place, taking home $5.8 million. The film dropped 70 percent in sales since Friday, and earned over $5.84 million in the eight days since its release, according to Forbes.“Thor: Love and Thunder” is getting less love this week, coming in third with a little over $3.75 million in sales.

Prior to release, the animated superhero film starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart had been projected for a $25-30 million opening, just below the $31 million earned by Warner Bros.’ 2021 animated film “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” Instead, “Super-Pets” is opening just below the $23.9 million opening recorded by Universal/DreamWorks’ “The Bad Guys” earlier this year. “The Bad Guys” went on gross $96.6 million domestic and $245 million worldwide against a $70 million budget.

J. Kim Murphy Even superheroes’ dogs open at the top of the box office.The animated comedy “DC League of Super-Pets” looks to top domestic charts in its opening, projecting a debut of $22.4 million.

Rick and Morty will be returning for a sixth season. We’ve got instructions for how to watch the latest episodes when the season airs. The Adult Swim cartoon has been on the air now for almost nine years, first airing back in December 2013.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“DC League of Super-Pets” lifted off with $2.2 million in Thursday previews, as the Warner Bros. animated superhero comedy looks to unseat Jordan Peele’s “Nope” from its perch atop the box office charts. Over the weekend, “DC League of Super-Pets” is aiming to rack up $25 million to $30 million when it opens in 4,300 North American theaters.

“DC League of Super-Pets” from Warner Bros. and DC made a super $2.2 million at the box office in its Thursday pre-shows from 3,200 locations.

Warner Bros is looking to excite family audiences that have OD’ed on Minions: The Rise of Gru with a new animated movie this weekend, the Dwayne Johnson-Kevin Hart voiced DC League of Super-Pets. Last night the Jared Stern-Sam Levine directed move made $2.2m in previews at 3,200 theaters.