The “Dear Evan Hansen” team get a pass to ask each other anything.
09.09.2021 - 16:01 / variety.com
Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorStephen Chbosky never intended to create a film series. But with the films “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “Wonder” and now “Dear Evan Hansen” under his belt, he jokes that he has made “The First Day of School Trilogy.”Based on the Tony Award-winning musical, “Dear Evan Hansen” will open the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept.
9, and will be released in theaters on Sept. 24.
The “Dear Evan Hansen” team get a pass to ask each other anything.
While the failure of Universal’s Dear Evan Hansen at the domestic box office with a $7.5M opening didn’t really surprise anyone after the movie was torn apart by critics post its TIFF world premiere, the latest misfire by a feature adaptation of a Broadway musical raises plenty of questions about the sub-genre’s fate at the box office.
“Dear Evan Hansen” may have been a hit on Broadway, but the filmed adaptation of the Tony-winning show is off to a slow start at the box office in its first weekend in theaters.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Dear Evan Hansen,” the Universal Pictures adaptation of the smash Broadway musical, didn’t strike a chord with moviegoers.Marred by negative reviews and COVID-19 concerns, the film fell short of expectations and collected a muted $7.5 million from 3,365 North American theaters in its debut.
On Friday, “Shang-Chi” passed the $183.4 million domestic run of “Black Widow” to become the highest grossing film in North America since the pandemic began, and this week it is set to become the first film since “Bad Boys for Life” in February 2020 to reach the $200 million mark.
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Universal’s feature adaptation of Tony-winning Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen grossed $800K from previews last night from 2,700 theaters which started showtimes at 7PM.
21 million views on YouTube since it debuted in May. But the movie has been hounded by some negative buzz, both in terms of its disappointing reviews (it currently has a 36% score on Rotten Tomatoes) and online questions about whether its star Ben Platt at 27 years old should have reprised his role as a high school teenager, as well as for its themes about teenage suicide and anxiety.
The soundtrack for the new movie musical Dear Evan Hansen has been released!
Dear Evan Hansen fans have always wanted to know Ben Platt‘s net worth, and many are even more curious now that the beloved Broadway musical has been made into a movie starring Ben himself. Well, in the words of “For Forever,” it looks like Ben Platt’s net worth has only been climbing “higher and higher” ever since his Dear Evan Hansen days—and it doesn’t seem like this trajectory is slowing down any time soon.
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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterFive years and one pandemic lockdown after “Dear Evan Hansen” opened to acclaim on Broadway, the popular musical is finally ready to shine on the big screen.Given the prolonged period of solitude during COVID-19, and the reality that we’re still living in plague times, the cast and director of the movie believes “Dear Evan Hansen” will take on more resonance with audiences.“We’ve all been through this horrible ordeal, and it is ongoing.
Amy Adams and Julianne Moore hit the blue carpet for the premiere of their new film, Dear Evan Hansen, held at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Wednesday night (September 22) in Los Angeles.
Ben Platt holds hands with Noah Galvin hold hands on the red carpet at the premiere of Dear Evan Hansen, held at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Wednesday night (September 22) in Los Angeles.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Dear Evan Hansen,” the big-screen adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, premieres in theaters this weekend. Will it be found at the top of box office charts?The Universal film, which sees Ben Platt reprising his Tony-winning role, is projected to debut to approximately $10 million from 3,300 North American cinemas.
NEW YORK -- Millions of people will get a chance to get to know the shy, teenager Evan Hansen this month, but Ben Platt is waving farewell.The actor and singer is intimately intertwined with Evan, originating the role in 2015 and eventually leading the stage musical “Dear Evan Hansen” to its world debut in Washington, D.C. He soon took Evan off-Broadway, then to Broadway and Grammy triumphs.
Shooting a movie musical can be as complicated as an action blockbuster dominated by green screens and CG visual effects. For the past few decades, directors, for the most part, have preferred to have their stars sing live on set as opposed to lip-syncing a pre-recorded track.