Box Office Milestone: 'Little Women' Strolls Past $100M in U.S.

The hedgehog narrowly beat the wild dog to claim the top spot at the North American box office over the weekend (February 21-23, 2020).

The foreign-language film that made history at the Academy Awards 2020, Parasite, is very much in demand in the United Kingdom's market. The film, Parasite won the prestigious Palme d’Or at Cannes.

LOS ANGELES, Feb 16, (Variety.com) – Paramount’s family film “Sonic the Hedgehog” ignited over Presidents Day weekend with $57 million in North America and $100 million globally, the best showing ever for a video game adaptation.

In a noteworthy feat for an original title, Rian Johnson's whodunnit Knives Out has reached the $300 million mark at the worldwide box office.Knives Out's domestic total through Monday stands at $159.1 million, with an international tally of $140.9 million.The crime caper — which first hit theaters in late November — is the second-most successful original movie of 2019 at the global box office behind Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which grossed $374.2 million.

By Nancy Tartaglione

Fear of the coronavirus increased its impact on the South Korean cinema industry. Films were cancelled and box office revenues dropped for a second weekend.

The cast and crew of Little Womentook home best costume design during the 92ndOscars on Sunday night.Greta Gerwig's film was up for six awards at the ceremony, including best picture, adapted screenplay (Gerwig), actress in a leading role (Saoirse Ronan), actress in a supporting role (Florence Pugh), original score (Alexandre Desplat) and costume design (Jacqueline Durran).Based on Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel, the film follows the March sisters — Amy (Pugh), Jo (Ronan), Beth (Eliza Scanlen)

The stars ofLittle Womenbrought modern glamour to the 92nd Academy Awards Sunday night.Stylist Cristina Ehrlich was behind both director Greta Gerwig and Oscar winner Laura Dern's red carpet ensembles. The director channeled Old Hollywood with her olive green Dior gown, which featured a sweetheart neckline and delicate fringe finish on the skirt hem.

“Little Women” reached a notable box office benchmark, surpassing $100 million in North America.

Little Women

By Anthony D'Alessandro

Fear of the spread of the coronavirus that is sweeping China has begun to contaminate the film industry in South Korea.

With “Little Women,” producer Amy Pascal has scored her second Oscar nomination (after “The Post”). Writer-director Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott is only the third best picture nominee ever to be produced, written and directed solely by women, following “The Piano” and “Winter’s Bone.” Pascal has another distinction: Of the nine nominated films of 2019, she is the only solo producer.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) — Box office newcomers “Rhythm Section” and “Gretel and Hansel” fumbled as “Bad Boys for Life” remained champions during a painfully slow Super Bowl weekend.

GÖTEBORG, Sweden — Home to the most dynamic streaming markets in Western Europe, the Nordic region still posted solid box office returns in 2019, especially from Hollywood tentpoles “The Lion King,” “Avengers: Endgame” and “Joker,” which ruled on all top ten charts, except in Denmark. Local fare, however, lost ground in all five territories.

Great movies always speak directly to the here and now regardless of their actual settings. Taken together, six of 2019’s best-picture nominees manage to survey still-potent American themes across the span of the past century and a half.

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.

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.